It’s fair to say that of Kentucky’s entire Congressional delegation, I was not expecting Rep. Hal Rogers to be the only one to throw his legacy to the winds and his face onto the “Wall of Sedition [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.
A couple of years ago, courts struck down North Carolina’s congressional district map, concluding that it represented a clear case of gerrymandering. If one were to even look at the map, it is patently clear how this conclusion could be reached. Of course, North Carolina isn’t the only
I told a friend of mine about all the churches across Kentucky that said they were going to ignore the governor and have in-person services anyway. She said with a snort, “Way to hang together and take care of your fellow human beings. Really showing the love of Jesus to
[https://www.forwardky.com/content/images/wordpress/2020/10/DitchMitchQuiltFull.jpeg]The Ditch Mitch Quilt in all its quilted-and-signed glory. As you may know if you read this site regularly, we recently held a contest to give away the one-of-a-kind Ditch Mitch Quilt. This special quilt was created from quilt
An editorial by Melissa Pack Moran and Rebecca Powell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are two women who have different connections to Appalachia, but who share a passion for the mountains. Melissa grew up in Van Lear, the home of Loretta Lynn. Her mom and dad still reside there. Many of her relatives
I’m a professed Christian, and as a follower of Jesus Christ, I believe that all life is sacred. I also believe that life begins at conception, from the moment the embryo is implanted in the mother’s womb and starts to take human form. Thus, as a pro-life Christian,
Many public health professionals [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html] and politicians [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/us/coronavirus-masks.html] are urging or requiring citizens to wear face masks to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Some Americans have refused, wrongly claiming mask
Oregon voters have long cast their ballots by mail [https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/janfeb-2016/vote-from-home-save-your-country/] in many types of elections, including for local, state and federal offices. They started doing so in 1987 – and have voted exclusively by mail in all elections [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/
For decades, Republicans have bragged that they are the party of “fiscal responsibility.” Anyone with the ability to understand basic math, and read charts, knows that is not true. Reagan intentionally drove up the deficit in an attempt to starve social programs. Bush gave tax breaks to the rich and
Some of us have heard the story of the article in the New York Sun newspaper by Francis P. Church, one of its editors, in 1897 entitled “Is There is a Santa Claus?” The article was a response to a letter from a young girl, Virginia O’Hanlon, who asked
Let ‘em eat cake, Sen. McConnell? You and your Republican majority are wrapping up a weekend off while almost 30 million jobless workers are scared stiff trying to figure out how to make ends meet now that you’ve let lapse their $600 in enhanced federal weekly unemployment benefits. You
As millions of Americans prepare to vote in November – and in many cases, primaries and state and local elections through the summer as well – lots of people are talking about voting by mail [https://theconversation.com/some-states-more-ready-for-mail-in-voting-than-others-136458] . It is a way to protect the integrity of the country’s voting
Endorsements are the bane and the joy of every campaign. Based on the letter after your name, there are some that you expect, and some you know you won’t get. There are also surprises (“we got endorsed by THEM?”) and disappointments (“whaddya mean, they endorsed our opponent?!? He’s
Citing “government overreach” and calling the laws “arbitrary and overbroad,” Republican leaders in Kentucky today proposed eliminating laws setting speed limits and requiring seat belts. The call for such action came at a press conference in Frankfort. The politicos were reacting to recent developments across the country, where various legislatures
A slew of Republicans claim they’re clueless about the president’s re-election strategy, Michelle Goldberg wrote [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/opinion/trump-racism-2020-election.html?referringSource=articleShare] in The New York Times. “He has no message,” she quoted [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/opinion/trump-racism-2020-election.html?
I am an old lady, so my memory isn’t what it was. But even 40 years later, I still remember the name of Arthur McDuffie. Arthur McDuffie, a black insurance salesman and Marine veteran riding a motorcycle in Miami, was 33 in 1979. He didn’t get to be
