by Richard Nelson | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog
We live in a highly charged political climate and for that reason many businesses choose to stay on the sidelines so they don't offend customers. This isn't the case for Target which announced they're marketing products with the rainbow flag in order...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog
Turnout in the primary election was higher than expected. Yet, even so, only two out of 10 registered voters went to the polls to elect candidates for constitutional offices. Winners on the Republican side include: Gov. Matt Bevin, Daniel Cameron for Attorney General,...
by Richard Nelson | May 31, 2019 | Blog
Do you believe in miracles? Magoffin County residents in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky do. A two-year old boy went missing from his parents home on Mother's Day when neighbors and the county rescue team began searching for him. It didn't seem likely that...
by Richard Nelson | May 30, 2019 | Blog
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by Richard Nelson | May 29, 2019 | Blog
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by Richard Nelson | May 23, 2019 | Blog
The state of civil discourse is breaking down in our nation. It gets even worse when elected officials harass citizens for exercising their First Amendment freedoms. This is what happened outside a Philadelphia Planned Parenthood where 1000 citizens prayed outside....
by Richard Nelson | May 22, 2019 | Blog
Is it appropriate to expose toddlers and young children to same-sex weddings? PBS thinks so. They featured a homosexual "wedding" on a popular cartoon for children. The cartoon “Arthur,” is the longest-running animated series for children in the...
by Richard Nelson | May 21, 2019 | Blog
It's election day in Kentucky today! And if you're like most people you may be learning this for the first time. It's been a quiet election season as there are only a few offices on the ballot. Kentucky is one of a handful of states that elects its...
by Richard Nelson | May 20, 2019 | Blog
Tomorrow, Kentucky voters will go to the polls to determine their party's nominee for governor and five other constitutional offices. But the turnout is expected to be low. Voting may be an inconvenience at times but being inconvenienced is a small price to...
by Richard Nelson | May 17, 2019 | Blog
Four Kentuckians die every day from an opioid overdose which puts us in the middle of a crisis and the federal government is stepping in. The University of Kentucky received an $87 million federal grant to combat the crisis and measure the impact...
by Richard Nelson | May 16, 2019 | Blog
The University of Kentucky is raising in-state undergraduate students by 2.4 percent this fall. This brings the annual cost of tuition to $12,360. Out-of-state tuition will increase 6.2% to $30,680. It's also raising room and board by an additional three percent....
by Richard Nelson | May 15, 2019 | Blog
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a fetal heartbeat bill into law last week. The bill protects unborn human life once a heartbeat is detected. Six states now have fetal heartbeat laws including Iowa, Ohio, North Dakota, Kentucky and Mississippi. Iowa just cut Planned...
by Richard Nelson | May 14, 2019 | Blog
There are many worldviews acceptable in the public arena today but in general the Christian worldview is not one of them. This is because it challenges a secular mindset that dominates society. The Christian worldview teaches that there's a Creator. Secularists...
by Richard Nelson | May 13, 2019 | Blog
According to the latest Gallup poll the percentage of adults who are members of a church has declined to a low of 50 percent. Declines were heaviest among those who identified as Democrats and Hispanics. The decline is significant. In 1999, 70 percent of Americans...
by Richard Nelson | May 10, 2019 | Blog
Nearly two decades ago, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) declared that measles was "eliminated" from the United States. Fast forward to 2019 and measles is making a comeback. So far this year there are 704 cases in 22 states. It's the highest number...
by Richard Nelson | May 9, 2019 | Blog
A recent report by State Auditor Mike Harmon found that Kentucky horse tracks have been paying for their own video gambling regulations. Video Slots were legalized by the Horse Racing Commission in 2010 and the Horse Racing Commission is responsible for...
by Richard Nelson | May 8, 2019 | Blog
There’s a popular show on Netflix called 13 Reasons. It centers around a high school student who commits suicide. The show unpacks the events that led to this tragedy. Now a new study finds that teen suicide spiked in the months following the release of 13...