September is Hunger Action Month, and it’s a good reminder for us to check on our neighbors. Hunger doesn’t always look like what we imagine or expect – and that’s especially true right …
The news Thursday that 13 skilled journalists in Lexington were laid off was heart-breaking but also frightening. …
Frankfort, Ky. – The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) is taking a clear and unequivocal stand: grooming and sexual abuse of students will not be tolerated in Kentucky’s public …
After months of rehearsal – and the holiday concert not a week away - the sopranos had suddenly become shrill while the altos sank to a half-tone flat. Worse yet, the best tenor’s voice changed …
When I was growing up, the Thanksgiving menu was anchored by the big bird, stuffing, and two kinds of potatoes -- mashed white and sumptuous sweet. On both ends of the table, baskets overflowed with …
By Steven Hunter/For The Sentinel I’m primarily writing this as a reflection of my tribe. Still, many other tribes are similar in that there’s no such thing as patriarchy. Instead, tribes are …
Halito! Sa hohchifo yut Steven. Chahta sia hoki! (Hello! My name is Steven. I am Choctaw!) By Steven Hunter/For The Sentinel My grandmother, Vmpokni , grew up on the ancestral land of our people, …
Intimidated by advance hate speech that seemed designed to stoke the fires of potential violence against non-violent people, I headed to the Janice Mason Art Museum in Trigg County on Saturday, …
Since the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, these words have been prominently displayed on a sign in Murray. The first time I drove past it, I figured I read it wrong, so I pulled a U-turn and …
By Chris Hendricks, Attorney at Law Trial courts are where legal disputes and other cases reach an initial resolution, distinguished from appellate courts, where a panel of judges review a lower …
Just goes to show, if condemning use of certain words over and over and over – while threatening financial ruin, public humiliation, and physical threat to those who say them –you can …
By: Colson A. Thomas Every day, kids and teens across America are exposed to harmful content and online predators through apps downloaded from app stores. While these digital platforms have become a …
By Chris Hendricks, Attorney at Law The French novelist Marcel Proust once said, “There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in a way the …
By Colson A. Thomas The United States stands at a pivotal moment in the 21st century—a chance to lead a new technological era defined by artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and …
Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PHD, CAE, Chief Executive Officer of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, issued the following statement in response to the President’s signing of the reconciliation bill …
This is an email that was sent to superintendents on April 1. On Friday evening, March 28, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent an email to all state education agencies …
By Gene Policinski Editor’s note: This article was written in 2024. Sunshine Week 2025 dates are March 16-22. Sunshine Week is March 10-16, and this year, there’s an even greater need for you to …
By Amye Bensenhaver There’s a picture that apparently exists in the minds of the majority of Kentucky lawmakers. It’s a picture of a law enforcement agency’s harried records custodian …
House Bill 520 , “an act relating to law enforcement records,” is not — as its sponsor testified in the House State Government committee meeting on February 27 — a bill intended to “ensure …
With the legislature currently in session, testosterone flows freely in Frankfort as the Republican super-majority flexes its manly muscles. When the boys want to get something done, poof! It …