Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) recently held listening sessions where parents could raise concerns and share input about their child's education. Much of it has to do with which school their child will attend. You see, not all Louisville schools are...

The first Thanksgiving in America was in 1621, when Gov. William Bradford called for a celebratory feast after a good corn harvest. Bradford and the pilgrims barely made it through the first winter. Half their number had died. And those that made it didn't know...

We live in a post-truth age where personal belief and emotion trump objective facts. But when heartfelt emotion meets the hard truth of objective reality there is conflict and confusion. The latest comes from the Netherlands where 69-year-old Emile Ratelband is suing...

Florida is once again the center of national attention over election results. Seats for Florida governor and U.S. Senator at stake. Republicans are ahead in vote counts by razor thin margins but actions by Broward County Supervisor of Elections, Brenda Snipes, casts...

Attorneys with the Bevin administration went to federal court last week to defend a recently enacted pro-life law that bans what is known as dismemberment abortion. Steve Pitt, Gov. Bevin’s general counsel called it a "gruesome procedure" where the...

Kentucky has a high percentage of its kids living in poverty. In fact, it's close to 25 percent according to Kentucky Youth Advocates. Nearly half of Kentucky's children live in low-income homes or 200 percent of the poverty level. So in an age of...

Is America a good idea? The idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? According to Dartmouth professor Mark Bray, the answer is no. Bray wrote an op-ed entitled "How Capitalism Stokes the Far Right and Climate Catastrophe." He said "The world...

Do you know that what you have is a gift?  What I mean is that by being an American citizen you have a great gift and one that people come from all over the world to experience. Think about it, we have freedom of speech and the right to assemble. We can worship...

The elections are behind us and many of you are probably very glad since your no longer subjected to negative ads. Regardless of how your favored candidates did it's important to be reminded that election aren't everything. They're important, yes. Good...

Today is the observance for Veteran's Day. It was originally known as Armistice Day which marked the silencing of the guns of WWI on November 11, 1918.  Now we honor all our veterans who've ever served in our armed forces. National defense may be...