I hesitate to link to this; take care, because it's a genuinely horrible story of the death of a small child. Newspapers acquire, justified or not, reputations for certain kinds of stories. The Lexington Herald Leader, it seems, almost invariably has some terrible tale of...
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Get big government out of my grocery store liquor aisle! A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Kentucky law prohibiting grocery and convenience stores from selling wine and distilled spirits.
This is how we roll in Kentucky: Former state treasurer Jonathan Miller finished eighth overall in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and won $69,896. Miller was one.
Eric Lipton's feature on the decline of coal in Kentucky is interesting, though flawed. He tells a heartbreaking story for these coal miners, helping us understand just how deeply people in eastern Kentucky believe in coal. Even if other economic opportunities appeared in the region,...
Ladies and gentlemen, start your mint juleps. Here's Smooth Bobby Farley's Derby picks: Union Rags Alpha Take Charge Indy Take it to the bank*. *Do not take to any reputable.
Some preparatory celebration... Jubilation over the University of Kentucky's win over the University of Louisville quickly turned into scenes of couch-burning mayhem in key celebratory areas around campus. State Street,.
In the course of what amounts to an aesthetic argument on behalf of the Louisville Cardinals, Dennis Berman argues: This should be a moment of elation for Kentucky fans. Their team plays a ruthlessly beautiful brand of basketball. Their starting lineup is better than the...
Alyssa notes something that people in Kentucky have been talking about for a while: Rand Paul's potential Presidential candidacy in 2016. It's an interesting problem. Rand surely has more potential.
Quiggin: Now that I’ve got started, what is it with the adulation of Clay, Calhoun and Webster? Sure, they were the leading figures in the US in the decades leading up.
Next Tuesday, Kentucky State Senate President David Williams is going to lose to incumbent Democrat Steve Beshear by about thirty points. Rather than accept this outcome with honor and dignity, Williams decided to "fight": The director of Flex Films (USA) said comments made Tuesday by...
Kentucky has a very impressive set of politicians for its size. Like most southern states, it's probably overperformed over the years, particularly as compared to many northern states. 1. Henry.
Rodger Payne highlights a contradiction between Mitch McConnell's roles as GOP leader and US Senator from Kentucky: Dick Cheney's memoir apparently verifies an interesting political point from George W. Bush's.