Jacqueline Coleman on why she is supporting Kamala Harris
A personal story, shared for the first time, informs her decision
Commentary
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With Biden’s exit from re-election, isn’t turn about fair play?
Also: Jamie Comer has gone from “Biden’s a criminal mastermind” to “Biden’s too befuddled to run the country.”
Mixed emotions – but ready to go forward with Harris
“One of the most unselfish acts of any American president”
In his tales of Appalachian life, JD Vance ignores people like me
William Turner, author of “Harlan Renaissance,” says JD Vance ignores key players in Appalachian life.
Beshear sees a path: running through Vance
The governor was ready with a number of attack lines.
Mitch, Trump, & their cronies just got taken to school
Just thinking about it makes my day!
J.D. Vance: Play-acting at being pro-union
Donald Trump was a disaster for working people and unions. Having Vance as his VP just expands that anti-union stance.
The ‘thin hull’ of our flagship university
The University of Kentucky has an ongoing history of thumbing its nose at the open records laws. But they get snippy when called on it.
Real hillbillies like me don’t trust JD Vance. You shouldn’t trust him either.
In his bestseller memoir, JD Vance uses a wide brush to paint Appalachians as lazy, ignorant and unwilling to try at life.
The Far Right must think marriage is terrible
Apparently, the only way to “save” marriage is to trap the woman once she’s in it.
JCPS task force ignores obvious meaning of open meetings law
The work affects parents in Louisville – but the meetings are in Frankfort.
‘States Rights’ means citizen wrongs
If Trump is elected, where you live will suddenly become supremely important – even life-threatening.
Biden condemns attack, while MAGAs spin up conspiracies and ignore their own calls for violence
Who said “Some people need killing!” Guess what – it wasn’t a Dem.
‘Unfit to rule a free people’
On July 4, we celebrated a group of everyday citizens calling their leader “unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” It is time for us to say that again about Trump.
‘Krishna, Krishna’ at graduation
Christian Nationalists have fought to have prayers at all sorts of school events. Do they have to be Christian prayers?
