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A story about Pat Beliles' feeding ministry in Hopkinsville has inspired help from several community members.
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By issuing only vague statements about his situation, McConnell left a vacuum filled by speculation, suspicion, conspiracy theories and outright falsehoods that erode confidence in the political system, writes political columnist Al Cross.
As the 250th anniversary of the United States approaches, columnist Al Cross is reminded that the country's story is told in every community, including one like Seventy Six, Kentucky
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A convergence of legislative rollback and judicial constraint is dimming the lights on government transparency in the Commonwealth.
What Kentucky did in the 1990s to address concerns about mega landfills is a template for what we could do now on data centers. 
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Kentucky journalist Al Cross travels to his home county and appraises the community's future after the school board passed a double nickel tax to built a new Clinton County High School.
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The race between Ed Gallrein and Thomas Massie was a test of strength for Trump, writes columnist Al Cross.
"UK is growing and changing because Kentucky is growing and changing," writes spokesman Jay Blanton.
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The University of Kentucky is in the middle of a vast, poorly explained reorganization, in which major swathes of the university are being put into limited liability companies, writes Kentucky Lantern editor Linda Blackford.
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Bill Bishop, a journalist who devoted much of his career to covering rural America, describes how the country's political system is now less about policy and more about grievance.
The first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner was the right pick for one longtime observer of thoroughbred racing.
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Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown takes stock of a landscape where giant mammoths, swift otters and colorful birds have roamed.
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