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Stories about people, places, events, and so on. Factual, but written in a story-telling style.
VOTING STARTS TODAY – What you need to know Members Subscribers Public
It’s that time! Time to get yourself to the polls and vote for your candidates. Here’s the info YOU need to get it done!
At the Ark Encounter, the image of a ‘wrathful God’ appeals to millions Members Subscribers Public
Two scholars examine the Ark Encounter and the God it represents.
Beshear and the Dems are making a difference for rural Kyians Members Subscribers Public
“Gov. Beshear and our party are doing even more for rural Kentucky than President Biden and the Dems in Washington are doing for rural America – and that’s a lot,” said Kenny Fogle, the deputy political director of the KDP.
Madison County library director speaks on SB 167 and book banning Members Subscribers Public
“Public libraries seek to represent everyone, are agenda free, and should remain apolitical.”
The dystopian future is now Members Subscribers Public
Welcome to 2022 Kentucky, where our Repub lege has made it so that abortions are illegal, guns are in the hands of anyone who wants one, publicly funded private schools will be allowed to suck the life out of rural public schools, and public school teachers are a dying breed.
April 9, 1865 Members Subscribers Public
Heather Cox Richardson draws a universal truth out of what happened on this day.
A sailor finally comes home Members Subscribers Public
Hal Jake Allison left Paducah for the Navy in 1939. He’s coming home Friday for burial in the city’s Maplelawn Park Cemetery.
Labor steps up to the plate to help communities Members Subscribers Public
Think “solidarity,” that old union byword, is just an empty phrase these days? Think again.
Mayfield update – after the tornado, and now Members Subscribers Public
Here are some pictures showing how far the town has come in its cleanup efforts – and how far it still has to go in rebuilding.
IBEW journeymen helping restore power in Mayfield because 'the union is all about brotherhood and sisterhood' Members Subscribers Public
Two IBEW members are volunteering to get electrical service back on in Mayfield. Berry Craig has the story.
At term's midpoint, Beshear reflects on pandemic work, saying he wishes he had prepared Kentuckians for a longer fight Members Subscribers Public
As Gov. Andy Beshear passed the mid-point of his four-year term, he spent time with KHN to discuss Kentucky’s health issues, how he‘s handled the pandemic, and what he would do over if he had the chance.
Masks for Mayfield Members Subscribers Public
What’s one thing that the tornado survivors need, that hasn’t been talked about? Masks! And Four Rivers Indivisible is stepping up to provide them.
A true story of Q-maniacs driving a physician out of medicine Members Subscribers Public
My career of treating patients has ended. After more than three decades as a physician, the Q maniacs have succeeded in driving me out of providing care to patients.
Henderson: 'The outpouring of help is nothing shy of amazing' Members Subscribers Public
“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 Members Subscribers Public
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 Members Subscribers Public
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.
