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Don't study history, Lt. Gov. tells students

They say those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.

If that's the case, then advice this week from Kentucky's lieutenant governor to college students could result in a lot of repetition.

Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton told the editorial staff of the Eastern Kentucky University student newspaper that colleges and students should focus on programs that produce jobs.

Read entire article at Courier-Journal