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Dr. David Kabithe, as a physician with "boots on the ground," offers his perspective on the "potential partnership between Jennie Stuart Hospital and Deaconess."
Jennie Stuart on 18th Street
Non-profit health systems across the country are facing significant challenges, and Jennie Stuart is not immune to these pressures, writes Leslie Carroll, board chair.
Jennie Stuart canton view
Boiled custard is a rich and creamy drink whose devotees, often residents of Kentucky and Tennessee, prefer it to egg nog.
boiled custard
North Carolinians have leaned on old fashioned town meetings for communications after Hurricane Helene — a lesson that could apply even in normal times for maintaining healthy communities.
Black Mountain
Getting a reader to write about how they respond to our journalism is a meaningful part of our mission as a nonprofit news outlet, writes editor Jennifer P. Brown.
Helene donations airport
The community ought to "fight to save one of our most important assets" in Jennie Stuart Medical Center, writes former Hopkinsville mayor Dan Kemp.
Jennie Stuart sign on Canton
Curing dark tobacco leaves in smoke-filled barns is a process that has remained mostly unchanged for decades in Western Kentucky.
Tobacco fire
"A 'one size fits all' approach to open government law can yield unexpected and unwelcome outcomes for public servants wrestling with the tension created by statutory duty, on the one hand, and fear of retaliation in the workplace, on the other," writes Amye Bensenhaver.
James K. Patterson statue
Kentucky's sunshine laws don't appear to apply to Jennie Stuart Health because it is a private, nonprofit organization.
Jennie Stuart canton view
Leaders of Kentucky universities cowered in the face of systemic racism and GOP opposition to diversity, equity and inclusion, writes Teri Carter for Kentucky Lantern.
Equality and Equity Concept Illustration