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Four Rivers Indivisible pays a visit to Mitch McConnell

Feb 05, 2025 at 04:59 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

They left him a set of questions, and urged him to oppose the new head of the OMB. by Berry Craig Published February 5, 2025 cross-posted with permission from Forward KYPet.... Read More

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Federal funding freeze: A reminder of why budgets matter

Feb 05, 2025 at 04:57 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

Federal funding freeze: A reminder of why budgets matter by Jason Bailey, Kentucky Lantern February 4, 2025 Last week’s attempted federal funding freeze caused panic f.... Read More

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WATCH: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear Makes Non-Partisan Case Against Tariffs

Feb 02, 2025 at 07:09 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear makes a non-partisan case for Kentucky against President Trump's tariffs. Watch HERE. Be sure to turn the sound on. Kentucky bourbon is a $.... Read More

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Medicaid--Beyond Doctor Visits

Feb 01, 2025 at 01:31 pm by Leslie McColgin

Empowering People with Disabilities to Live in Freedom with Dignity "I am a proud, attractive African American Gentleman. When I was born, God gave me a gift:&n.... Read More

POLITICS for the POLIS-- Let’s Talk/Let’s Thrive

Feb 01, 2025 at 01:31 pm by Rev. Amanda Groves

There are some words that are interpreted as “bad” when they are heard or read, but that is not the whole picture. For example, in the sentence “Remember, th.... Read More

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Your Voice Matters! Contacting Your Elected Officials

Feb 01, 2025 at 01:31 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

We sometimes hear from people that they are "not interested in politics." As renowned twentieth-century journalist Martha Gellhorn once noted, "They might as well say, 'I'm no.... Read More

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Trump's Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block

Feb 01, 2025 at 01:30 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

Article by By Phil Galewitz January 13, 2025 Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Donald Trump.... Read More

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The Truth About Medicaid Fraud

Feb 01, 2025 at 01:30 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

by Andy Schneider< January 10, 2025 This article is reprinted with permission from the author at The Center for Children & Families (CCF) at the McCourt School of Publ.... Read More

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Kentucky Voter Purge Challenge

Jan 30, 2025 at 10:59 am by WKJ Editorial Team

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth v. Adams Filed: June 28, 2024 A voting rights lawsuit filed by Kentuckians for the Commonwealth has been dismissed by the Kentucky Weste.... Read More

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The West Kentucky Citizen Journalism Project

Jan 28, 2025 at 06:38 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

This is a bitter-sweet story of transition for the West Ky Journal. Last week, the long-time publisher and editor, Mary Potter, wrote a farewell story to her role here, There.... Read More

There comes a time

Jan 20, 2025 at 09:37 am by admin

There comes a time when the time has come. To step down. To step aside. This is my time. At the beginning of its seventeenth year of life,I am stepping aside as editor of The.... Read More

Rule #12 - Don't be afraid to admit you could be wrong Rules for Embracing Life in the 21st Century

Jul 12, 2024 at 08:58 am by admin

And so we come to the last Rule. The one that made me look back at Rules #1 through #11 and wonder. Could I be wrong? Maybe I misinterpreted what he was thinking. After all, a.... Read More

Rule #11 - Don't be sheep, speak out when you see wrong Rules for Embracing Life in the 21st Century

Jul 06, 2024 at 11:32 am by admin

"Don't be sheep.." Sheep are mentioned more than 500 times in the Bible. With approval. They provide food, clothing, and lambs make the best sacrifices. Sheep stay togethe.... Read More

Rule #10 - You are the master of your own space and unique time Rules for Embracing Life in the 21st Century

Jun 27, 2024 at 08:01 pm by admin

Space and time are fascinating to sci fi writers, physicists and to one Western Kentucky futurist/geographer. Space is another of those words with multiple meanings. It can b.... Read More

Rule #9 - Know your boundaries but also know when to expand them (Rules for Embracing Life in the 21st Century)

Jun 22, 2024 at 06:13 pm by admin

Boundaries. a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line. a limit of a subject or sphere of activity. the limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationshi.... Read More

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Four Rivers Indivisible pays a visit to Mitch McConnell

Federal funding freeze: A reminder of why budgets matter

WATCH: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear Makes Non-Partisan Case Against Tariffs

Medicaid--Beyond Doctor Visits

POLITICS for the POLIS-- Let’s Talk/Let’s Thrive

Your Voice Matters! Contacting Your Elected Officials

Trump's Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block

The Truth About Medicaid Fraud

Kentucky Voter Purge Challenge

The West Kentucky Citizen Journalism Project

There comes a time

Rule #12 - Don't be afraid to admit you could be wrong Rules for Embracing Life in the 21st Century

Rule #11 - Don't be sheep, speak out when you see wrong Rules for Embracing Life in the 21st Century

Rule #10 - You are the master of your own space and unique time Rules for Embracing Life in the 21st Century

Rule #9 - Know your boundaries but also know when to expand them (Rules for Embracing Life in the 21st Century)

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Four Rivers Indivisible pays a visit to Mitch McConnell

Federal funding freeze: A reminder of why budgets matter

WATCH: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear Makes Non-Partisan Case Against Tariffs

Medicaid--Beyond Doctor Visits