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I love spring but hate what it brings
BY KYLE LOVERN I truly love spring. I love hearing the echoes of the first frogs croaking on a mild evening. I love daylight saving time and getting that extra hour of sunshine. I love baseball season. I love watching the green grass grow again. I love seeing the trees like dogwoods and redbuds blossom…
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‘LGBTQIA+ people and youth in Kentucky – we see you’
Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass’ statement on SB 150 The Kentucky General Assembly rushed to pass Senate Bill 150, a sweeping and harmful piece of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation. Kentucky has real educational challenges that need the legislature’s attention. These include meaningful solutions to our educator and staff shortages, support to continue our academic recovery from…
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Love cares enough to try
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Honesty is not always the easiest but usually the most loving path. Let’s say you have a loved one or friend who has diabetes, but they eat crazy stuff every day, from pizza to cookies to soda pop, without regard for personal health. Is it best for you to treat them…
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New bill could allow West Virginia athletes to more easily transfer
BY KYLE LOVERN The West Virginia Legislature recently passed a bill that will significantly change the transfer rules for West Virginia high school athletes. HB 2820 would allow students in grades 9-12 to transfer one time for any reason to another school without losing a year of eligibility. The bill has been sent to Governor…
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Rural communities can prosper through recreation
Rural Development can help DR. TOM CAREW, STATE DIRECTOR USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT KENTUCKY Spring is here, and what better way to experience spring than getting outside? Across this amazing country of ours, millions do just that and take part in what’s become known as the recreation economy. Recreation economies are based on tourism and outdoor…
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Silicon Valley Bank and your life savings
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE If you have worked hard and saved money all your life you may have over $250,000 in a bank. Or maybe one of these days you might if you keep working and saving. You most likely know that only $250.000 of your money is federally insured. In other words, if your…
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Kyle’s Korner: March Madness brings excitement
BY KYLE LOVERN March Madness is once again upon us. For those who don’t follow college basketball or may live off the grid in a cave, the term describes the crazy excitement many hoops fans feel for the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. Over the years that feeling has spilled over to women’s and high school…
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COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness declines rapidly
Seniors need to keep up their immunity, and we need a better vaccine BY KEVIN KAVANAGH FOR INFECTION CONTROL TODAY I am at high risk for severe COVID-19, being 65 years or older, with additional health problems. I received my bivalent booster as soon as possible and am approaching my 6-month anniversary. I, thus, watched…
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