Apple Becomes Trillion-Dollar Company

Apple recently became the first trillion-dollar company in our nation's history. This is an amazing story for a company that was near bankruptcy just two decades ago. Amazon, Google and Microsoft are close to becoming trillion-dollar companies as well. The rise in...

Manhunt in Western Kentucky

The FBI is conducting a manhunt in western Kentucky for a man who threatened to kill President Trump. Shawn Christy, 27, of Pennsylvania, had a federal warrant issued for his arrest after he made a social media post promising to kill Trump. Christy is considered...

Ratcheting up the Political Rhetoric

Are some comments by politicians unacceptable? We believe so. If a political leader makes threats, promote falsehoods or contribute to incivility, it's important for citizens to call them out. President Trump has certainly done this and conservatives have called...

Unacceptable Political Speech

Are there some things politicians shouldn't say? We think so. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes joked with a group of Democrats at their annual bean supper before Fancy Farm and said: "Many folks say that Rand Paul can’t be beat,...

Leave the Turtles Alone

A Kentucky couple visiting a beach on the Atlantic landed themselves in hot water when they picked up several sea turtle hatchlings and took them back to their hotel. The hotel housekeeper found a half dozen tiny loggerhead turtles swimming around in a trashcan. When...

Universal Income?

If a political idea sounds too good to be true it probably is. Two years ago Finland implemented Universal Basic Income (UBI). The idea was to pay people who are not working to further encourage them to work and to provide money for them to cover food or housing...

Transgender Fallout for Pharmacist

Should conscience protections be extended to medical professionals? For years that question was settled by laws that protected the conscience of medical providers when it came to the issue of abortion. However, with changing moral standards and cultural attitudes, the...

Religious Liberty Task Force

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he's creating a Religious Liberty Task Force to ensure “that every American has a right to believe, worship, and exercise their faith in the public square.” Sessions told attendees at a Religious Liberty...

Gambling Expansion Gets the Cart Before the Horse

Churchill Downs recently held a job fair and they're looking to hire 200 employees to operate its new casino facility in Louisville called Derby City Gaming. It'll feature 900 slot machines. Churchill calls them historical racing machines but anti-casino...

Fancy Farm Picnic

Tomorrow is the largest picnic in the world and it takes place in the far Western Kentucky hamlet of Fancy Farm, where 20,000 pounds of pork and mutton will be served up, games and raffles will be played, and where the fiery political speeches rival the August heat....

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