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Thanksgiving, the forgotten holiday
BY KYLE LOVERN I don’t know about you, but it upsets me to see Christmas decorations displayed in August in most department stores. Before you can even purchase your Halloween candy, they are putting much of it away and restocking the shelves with Christmas candy, red and green bows and wrapping paper. Television commercials have
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A leader in climate reporting has lessons for all newsrooms
BY CCNOW STAFF The Guardian has been Covering Climate Now’s lead media partner since our founding in April 2019. That October, Katharine Viner, the Guardian’s editor-in-chief, announced a climate pledge that would further strengthen the paper’s already strong commitment to the story. “The climate crisis is the most urgent issue of our times,” Viner wrote, and
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John Fetterman, President Roosevelt and disability in public office
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE One of the greatest presidents of all time was Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served from 1933 to 1945. He led this country and saw us through some of our toughest years. Many say he stands as the greatest president of all time. Ironically, he had a difficult time standing. Photographs of
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Kyle’s Korner: Predicting the winter; check your wooly worms
BY KYLE LOVERN Many of you love the fall season with the brilliant colors as the many colorful foliage changes. But as much as I love autumn, I am one to dwell on what lies ahead. Winter. I am not a fan of winter. Sure, when I was a youngster I would love to see
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Jewish women highlight vagueness of abortion ban and put religious liberty to the test
Reprinted from Leader-News Earlier this month, three Jewish women in Louisville filed a lawsuit against the commonwealth of Kentucky, highlighting the vague language of the state’s abortion ban, triggered when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer. The women are all undergoing in-vitro fertilization. Couples often store several fertilized eggs for the
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Halloween: Will the real trick-or-treat be Nov. 8?
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Halloween is coming but the real trick or treat may be Nov. 8, the midterm election. Nov. 8 may feel more like Halloween this year than the traditional October date. Who knows what will happen? Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania all have Senate races that could tilt the balance of Congressional power
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Kyle’s Korner: Fall is a favorite season; remembering days gone by
BY KYLE LOVERN Like many of you, the Fall of the year is one of my favorite seasons. What’s not to like? Nature gives us the beautiful foliage of reds, golds, orange and brown colors that line our beautiful mountains. The days are warm and the nights are cold. The first frost usually comes in
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Paul versus Booker senate race is heated, important
Republican incumbent U.S. Senator Rand Paul will face off against Democrat challenger Charles Booker for one of the state’s senate seats in the upcoming General Election Tuesday, Nov. 8. Booker, a former state lawmaker, defeated three primary opponents to become the latest nominee to try to snap the long losing streak of Kentucky Democrats in
