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Flu shots for all, especially old and young, who remain most vulnerable

by Constance Alexander
October 22, 2019

Typically, the flu strikes in the fall and winter months, with activity at its peak anywhere between December and February. The flu doesn’t always follow a strict schedule, of course, and some years it still packs a pow through Memorial Day.

Ky. Supreme Court strikes blow for open gov’t, says court is arbiter of access

by Amye Bensenhaver
September 30, 2019

The Court invoked the seminal 1803 U.S. Supreme Court opinion, Marbury v. Madison, in expounding on the proper role of the courts in interpreting laws enacted by the General Assembly.

Ky. citizens own the plane and have a right to know how governor uses it

by Amye Bensenhaver
September 18, 2019

The frustration for reporters and the public, thus far, has been an inability to correlate the records documenting flights in the KSP jet to specific destinations and associated events at those destinations.

Pension system transparency is fundamental to open government

by Amye Bensenhaver
August 28, 2019

The open records law does not exempt the Kentucky Retirement Systems or the Teachers Retirement System (except with respect to member account information). There is, therefore, something colossally offensive about their resistance to the idea that they should not be held to the same standards of transparency and accountability as all other public agencies.

Dog days of August revive memories of life without air conditioning

by Constance Alexander
August 20, 2019

Before air conditioning was ubiquitous in American homes, families had countless ways to endure the hottest days of summer.

Opinion: McGrath stumbles, Broihier steps up, others in wings, then there’s Mitch McConnell

by Al Cross
July 19, 2019

Michael Broihier announced his candidacy Thursday. Like Amy McGrath, he is a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and entered politics with an evocative video aimed at national, small-dollar fundraising.

A letter from the editor: Hoptown Chronicle website is up, nonprofit launches

by Jennifer P. Brown
June 6, 2019

Hoptown Chronicle, an independent, nonprofit news site in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, has launched. Founder and editor Jennifer P. Brown outlines the organization’s mission and what readers can expect for its future.

Controversy nothing new to Kentucky Derby

by Stuart Sanders
May 23, 2019

While current disputes about the “fastest two minutes in sports” are ongoing, at least none of the jockeys in this year's Kentucky Derby had a brawl. That’s exactly what happened 86 years ago.

Opinion: As General Assembly ends, it did not — in most big ways — act in the public interest

by Al Cross
March 15, 2019

Al Cross, director of its Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, argues that in most big way the Kentucky General Assembly didn't act in the public interest this session.

Opinion: Kentucky needs a citizen-based defense of sunshine laws

by Amye Bensenhaver
March 14, 2019

The sunshine laws that protect the public’s right to know how government agencies make decisions face potential serious threats.