The two CRT bills: Only White history allowed
Republicans are manufacturing a phony crisis with bills designed to score points in November. The bills seek to limit a public elementary or secondary teacher's freedom to teach about systemic racism
Berry Craig
Berry Craig is a professor emeritus of history at West KY Community College, and an author of seven books and co-author of two more. (Read the rest on the Contributors page.)
Arlington, KY
Henderson: 'The outpouring of help is nothing shy of amazing'
“It's coming from UA International and from Pipe Trades locals all over the country,” said Kyle Henderson. It took him a full minute-and-a-half to run the list.
Church mural survived the tornado, but its fate is uncertain
Thomas Bright still marvels at Helen LaFrance’s old mural in Mayfield’s St. James AME Church, where he’s a lifelong member. But the retiree and Army veteran fears the artwork is doomed for demolition like his red brick, 1900s-vintage house of worship.
In the face of the tornado, the Rock of Labor stood strong
The powerful tornado that ravaged Mayfield left the Graves County courthouse in shambles. But the “Rock of Labor,” a memorial to old United Steelworkers Local 665, still stands on the courthouse lawn.
Some pics from POTUS visit
Berry Craig was at the Mayfield stop of President Biden, and sent us these photos.
A native reports on Mayfield
Berry Craig, a native of Mayfield, tells of visiting his home town on Sunday.
A photo gallery from Mayfield
Berry Craig went to Mayfield for an ecumenical church service outside the destroyed Presbyterian church. While there, he took these pictures to share with us.
Remembering Pearl Harbor 80 years later: the story of Paducah man, James Vessels
One of our contributors, Berry Craig, also writes for numerous other publications, including the Courier-Journal. In honor of Pearl Harbor Day, he wrote a remembrance of a local person who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Thomas Massie versus the spirit of Christmas
Nazis were notorious for perverting Christmas. Thomas Massie is giving the Hitler worshippers a run for their money by posting on Twitter a photo of him and gun-toting family members all grinning and posing for a photo in front of a Christmas tree.
Jenkins: Dems are ’READY TO FIGHT for what Kentuckians believe in. Period.‘
Rep. Joni Jenkins sent out a fund-raising letter that sounds more like a call to battle. "It's past time to take the fight TO Republicans and their lies and misinformation. It stops now!"
A must-read: Where Trump and the GOP are taking the country
It’s past time for the Democrats to start reminding voters — loudly, clearly and unceasingly — precisely where Donald Trump and the Trumpian Republicans are steering the country: Straight toward white supremacy and authoritarianism.
No, the Democratic Party isn't socialist. It's just what GOP voters want to hear.
Republicans count on their followers missing the distinction between Sweden and North Korea by trying to convince them that social welfare bills such as the Build Back Better Act will draw us closer to the latter rather than the former.
Michael Dyson “makes everyone mad,” then gets standing ovation
The Paducah-McCracken County NAACP invited the best-selling author, well-known pundit, and Vanderbilt University professor to town Sunday afternoon for a program billed as “Glory: An Evening with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson.” He did not disappoint.
Tilton to McConnell: 'You will never be a hero'
I’d love to see the expression on Mitch McConnell’s mug when he reads Toni Tilton’s constituent letter. If he does read it, he might put on Kevlar gloves first.
Rally for voting rights in Paducah
Paducah is in deep western Kentucky, Donald Trump-Mitch McConnell country. But about 20 people rallied outside McConnell's local office Wednesday to protest his opposition to the Freedom to Vote Act.
