Fact-checking Biden and Republicans on Afghanistan
Fact-checking Biden and Republicans on Afghanistan President Biden has made remarks "that haven't always squared with the facts" in defending...
Focus on W. Va., driven by Manchin’s pivotal role, could also help the rest of Appalachia and other distressed rural areas
Manchin and then-VP Biden in 2017 (Photo by Tom Williams, Roll Call) West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's pivotal position in the...
Busting myths and verifying facts about coronavirus vaccines
By Mallory Olson University of Kentucky Over the past year, a novel, highly contagious virus has spread across the world....
NEW UK STRAIN OF COVID SPREADS FASTER, NO MORE HARMFUL
Fast virus spread raises fear that the U.S. has developed a more contagious strain; White House says if you gathered,...
AP: Capitol event was riot or insurrection, not coup attempt
Thursday, January 07, 2021 AP: Capitol event was riot or insurrection, not coup attempt What happened at the U.S. Capitol...
Biden says Democrats forgot rural Americans: ‘We have got to rebuild the middle class . . . especially in rural America’
Biden toured Floyd Valley Healthcare in LeMars, Iowa, in July 2019. (Photo by Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal) Democrats have forgotten rural...
To ‘celebrate’ or not to celebrate Halloween; that is the question
As Halloween 2020 approaches, many families want to know if it's safe to let their children go trick-or-treating in the...
BESHEAR MULLING MORE RESTRICTIONS AS VIRUS CASES HIT RECORD FOR ONE DAY
SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2020 Report prepared for task force says Ky. should tighten limits on gatherings and restaurants, close bars...
THE RURAL BLOG: ‘Ky. liberals must listen to rural conservatives, find commonality’ –Booker
Black progressive who nearly won Senate nod in Ky. says liberals must listen to rural conservatives, find commonality Charles Booker...
Protesters hang Beshear in effigy, sparking bipartisan rebukes
Photo by Sarah Ladd, Courier Journal, via Twitter Protesters hung Gov. Andy Beshear in effigy from a tree across from...
BESHEAR MAY CLOSE CHURCHES WHO ARE ‘WILLFULLY’ REFUSING TO COMPLY WITH MANDATE
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News -- Kentucky is doing better than most states at limiting spread of the coronavirus,...
Plasma from recovered patients helps two critical ones; Latest deaths include two women in Louisville, aged 60 and 88
Beshear projects number of deaths based on compliance rates; plasma from recovered patients helps two critical ones; story tells risks...
September is National Recovery Month; recovering addict Rex Chapman slated to attend event in Paintsville Sept. 21
Every September, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration sponsors National Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of substance-use and...
Al Cross: Beshear, Bevin, Alvarado finagling with the facts
Al Cross: Beshear, Bevin, Alvarado finagling with the facts, but everyone wants their own version of truth People and politicians...
MCCONNELL WANTS TO BAN UNDER 21 SMOKING NATIONWIDE, SAYS VAPING EPIDEMIC IS REASON
McConnell says he will introduce bill to raise to 21 the legal age to buy tobacco products anywhere in the...
FLU NUMBERS JUMPED 65% IN FIRST WEEK OF YEAR
Flu numbers jumped 65% in first week of year; about half of cases are children; several months left in flu...
WORK FOR MEDICAID APPROVED FOR KENTUCKY BY FEDS
Federal officials re-approve state's plan for changes in Medicaid; gradual rollout could start April 1, but more litigation looks likely...
NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH DAY IS THURSDAY, NOV. 15
Rural communities have unique health-care needs: accessibility, a lack of providers, the needs of an aging population suffering from a...
KENTUCKY STUDENTS SAY THEY ARE ADDICTED TO JUUL E-CIGS
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