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
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.
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.
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.