When Rowan County Kentucky resident David Ermold filed to run for county clerk it made national news. Why would the national media be interested in a county clerk race in Eastern Kentucky? Because Ermold was denied a marriage license by the incumbent county clerk...

Devin Estes came home from school one day and complained to his mother that he was being bullied because he told his classmates he doesn't believe in God. Devin doesn't participate in a religious gathering called the Upper Room—an outside the classroom...

Nobody likes a bully. So when a Knoxville, Tennessee middle schooler who was bullied at school, shot a brief video he posted on Facebook it grabbed the world's attention. A tearful Keaton Jones said “People that are different don’t need to be...

One of the great things about our country is that we get to govern ourselves. We don't live under a monarchy or dictatorship. We're a government of the people—a democratic republic to be more precise. This means that average everyday people like you and...

The sexual harassment crisis is threatening the careers of powerful politicians. Gov. Bevin is calling for the resignation of former House Speaker Jeff Hoover and three other Republicans to step down. In Congress, a group of Democratic Senators are calling for Sen. Al...

The state of Kentucky gives its workers a half day of paid leave on Election day. The idea is to encourage civic responsibility. But if they take the leave they're expected to actually vote. However, a recent report by State Auditor Mike Harmon revealed that 1,329...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of the Colorado Baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay wedding ceremony. There's been a lot of misinformation in this case and the court is trying to sort it out. For starters, Jack Phillips...

Have you ever gotten the feeling that Christmas has become something that it was never meant to be? I mean the push to buy more and more, bigger and better, and competition to out give others?  We now have special days that revolve around buying: Black Friday,...

The media is smitten with news about the royal engagement between Britain's Prince Harry and American movie star Meghan Markle. The two announced they'll marry in the spring. But marriage isn't just good for movie stars and royal families. It's good...

We hardly go a week without an update on a never-ending news story from Frankfort. I'm talking about the state pension crisis where the state has some $40 billion in future obligations to state retirees. The pension crisis has been years in the making and is a...