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Stories about people, places, events, and so on. Factual, but written in a story-telling style.
How are our gubernatorial candidates commemorating MLK Day?
What do our candidates for governor have to say about Dr. King on this day that honors him?
Hakeem Jeffries explains Dem principles – using the alphabet
The leader of the Democrats in the U.S. House laid out what they stood for, in a speech the video of which went viral almost immediately.
2022 – the ‘year of the union’ in Louisville
Unions are alive and well in Kentucky’s largest city – and not just at factories
The Democrats of the past and the Republicans of the present
Most insider-written institutional histories tend to be more hagiography than history. Kenny Fogle’s History of the Kentucky Democratic Party isn’t.
Pearl Harbor and The Beast
“All the people not expecting it. Not knowing what to do. Not knowing where to go.”
A historian describes the REAL first Thanksgiving
On this Thanksgiving Day 2022, Berry Craig lays out for us what that first Thanksgiving was REALLY like.
Three election stories you should read
Berry Craig is one of our most prolific, and most popular, contributors here at Forward Kentucky. And for this year’s midterms, he has put together a threesome of election stories that are definitely worth your time.
Vote as if it’s your last chance to have your voice heard. Because it may well be.
We can’t pretend we don’t know what’s happening and where it will lead if it’s not stopped.
A true tale of two ties and more
Think your vote doesn’t matter? Gather ’round, dear readers, and hear a true tale of three elections: Two ties and a single vote win – out of 12,637 ballots cast.
The spitting and biting Lyons
It’s a pretty safe bet that between now and Tuesday, First District U.S. Rep. James Comer won’t bite one constituent’s thumb off, or duke it out with another. That’s ditto for Comer’s challenger, Jimmy Ausbrooks. Even so, there would be precedent.
Madison Leach makes history in western Kentucky
No matter who wins the race for Calloway County attorney, Democrat Madison Leach has made history. She’s apparently the first openly trans candidate to seek elected office in western Kentucky, one of the state’s most conservative corners.
Stereotyped – again
Have you ever been stereotyped? Berry Craig has, by both liberals and conservatives. They both assume he is a loyal Trumper. Boy, are they wrong.
Charles Booker bends the arc in Murray
The Calloway County Democratic Party had a fish fry on Friday that featured Charles Booker. And Booker did not disappoint.
Berry, Melinda, and the Beefeater
While watching Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, Berry Craig reflects on the Beefeater he and Melinda got to know on a trip to London. A really cool story!
