‘They have no way to get out until the bridges are rebuilt’
An update on the trip to EKY by Jeff Wiggins and Jerald Adkins to see how unions can help.
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Stories about people, places, events, and so on. Factual, but written in a story-telling style.
The proposal
I expected ample flora and fauna photo ops on our road trip to Alaska – and lots of knock-your-socks-off mountain scenery, to boot. I didn’t figure on photographing a marriage proposal.
Our UAW-made Buick just took us, trouble free, the equivalent of three round trips by air from New York to London, with nearly 1,200 miles to spare
Need more proof – as it were needed – that UAW members make rugged, dependable, smooth-riding vehicles?
A Charles Booker brand of politics
Paul Wesslund takes us on a journey through Charles Booker’s new book, and gives us insight into the man, the campaigns, and the change he wants to make in Kentucky politics.
Nelson County Dems celebrate their candidates – then dash after dessert
Our publisher, Bruce Maples, attended a “meet the candidates” night put on by the Nelson County Democratic Women’s Club. Here’s his report on the evening – including the desserts!
VOTING STARTS TODAY – What you need to know
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
Two scholars examine the Ark Encounter and the God it represents.
Beshear and the Dems are making a difference for rural Kyians
“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
“Public libraries seek to represent everyone, are agenda free, and should remain apolitical.”
The dystopian future is now
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
Heather Cox Richardson draws a universal truth out of what happened on this day.
A sailor finally comes home
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
Think “solidarity,” that old union byword, is just an empty phrase these days? Think again.
Mayfield update – after the tornado, and now
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'
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
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.
