Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has asked President Donald Trump to reconsider proposed changes to the Head Start program that he said would “destabilize early education systems that we have developed over decades.”  This summer, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced an intent to change policies governing the program, which provides free education […]

Help is available to Kentuckians living with addiction. For resources, visit https://findhelpnow.org/ky. In physical emergencies, call 911. For mental health crises, call or text 988. Locate free Naloxone (Narcan), which can reverse overdoses, near you here.  Van Ingram, the longtime head of Kentucky’s Office of Drug Control Policy, is retiring at the end of 2026, […]

Three years ago, we talked a lot about banning books in Kentucky.  Back then, the wacky war on woke was gaining ground in our legislature and in our libraries. I remember talking to librarians like Erin Waller of the Daviess County Public Library, who was going through a list of 248 books that had been […]