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No one would have missed the cranberry sauce but Mother. She always remembered. At the last minute, still quivering from the rush to get it out of the can, a plate of glistening ruby circlets appeared at the table, thus completing the feast.
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Eastern Tennessee resident believes J.D. Vance’s version of success shouldn’t define an entire region and its people.
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Constance Alexander asked the students in her Murray State University humanities class what they would donate to their imagined Coronavirus Museum. One student offered her great-grandma’s recipe for zucchini bread.
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A public break with an unpredictable president could split the Republican Party into Trump and anti-Trump factions, alienating Trump’s base from party leaders.
Behind every coronavirus number and statistic, there is a real person affected by the pandemic.
For people who did not live through the polio era, it was a time of explicit fear. Everyone knew FDR had been a victim, and everyone knew victims.
We need Marsy’s Law in Kentucky because it would finally give victims of crime a constitutionally protected right to be notified, be heard, and be present at key court proceedings without infringing upon the rights of the accused and convicted.
Anyone wondering how Marsy’s Law will affect the local court system should speak to trusted prosecutors, judges, and lawyers. What they will likely hear is that Marsy’s Law will not make anything better and will in fact make the system less efficient and less reliable.
The governor is looking to the political leaders of Kentucky’s 120 counties and 418 cities to help enforce the mask mandate, or at least publicly encourage compliance with it.
In recognition of National Newspaper Week, Hoptown Chronicle Board member Constance Alexander writes about the importance of community journalism and looks back at the origin of this nonprofit news organization.
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This year marks the passing of an era. There's more convenience for voters, but we're also giving up tradition that was deeply rooted in community.
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For the first time ever, research — but not the scientific kind — is at the fingertips of anyone who knows how to use an internet search engine. The research often stops when the searcher finds information that confirms their suspicions and fits their belief system.