Louisville 8th Grader Speech Goes Viral
Louisville eighth grader Daniel Mattingly was chosen to give the graduation speech for his class at Stuart middle school. After several revisions that didn't meet the teachers' standards Mattingly was told to "speak from his heart." And speak he did. Mattingly lobbed...
Breathitt County Schools Settles Social Media Harms Case
Is exposing college students to raunchy and vulgar performances part of higher education? Some at Eastern Kentucky University apparently think so. According to the Lexington Herald Leader, EKU officials agreed to pay controversial rapper Ice Spice $275,000 for an...
EKU Hosts Controversial Ice Spice Concert
Is exposing college students to raunchy and vulgar performances part of higher education? Some at Eastern Kentucky University apparently think so. According to the Lexington Herald Leader, EKU officials agreed to pay controversial rapper Ice Spice $275,000 for an...
CA Seizes Gender Confused Child from Parents
Parents in California lost custody of their daughter after opposing a child’s gender transition. Alexandra Lyashchenko and her husband, both Ukrainian immigrants, lost custody of their 15-year-old daughter in 2024 after they opposed her desire for gender transition....
SCOTUS Allows Telehealth Abortions to Continue
The U.S. Supreme Court was asked to stop tele-health abortions and drugs to continue while litigation proceeds. Some believe it may reflect a strategic procedural choice rather than a final ruling on the issue. Still, the broader trend regarding abortion is clear: the...
KY Election Takeaways
The 2026 primary election is in the books, and, to the surprise of the Secretary of State, voter turnout was five percentage points higher than projected. 25% of eligible voters turned out to vote in the midterms. Biggest news in Kentucky is that Congressman Thomas...
Massie Loses Congressional Seat to Trump-Endorsed Gallrein
Last week's primary election cycle highlighted Pres. Trump's sway over Republican candidates and the outcome of some elections. Nowhere was this clearer than in Trump's effort to oust Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie from office. Trump recruited and endorsed Ed...
Memorial Day
Today we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country. Memorial Day began just after the Civil War ended, and our nation began the healing process from the bloodiest war in history that left some 600,000 dead. We also remember the soldiers who...
Revised Student Loan Rules
Nearly 43 million Americans are bogged down in student loan debt, which altogether comes to about $1.8 trillion. According to the Education Data Initiative, the average federal student loan debt balance stands at $39,547. And that's a heavy weight for new grads just...
Beshear Unilaterally Launches Pre-K Pilot Program
Governor Andy Beshear announced he's launching new pre-K pilot programs through executive action. But it's drawing criticism from Republican lawmakers who argue the governor is bypassing the legislature. Their concern is over whether a major education initiative...
