by Staff | Jun 24, 2019 | Blog
Democrats in Congress held a hearing on whether to set up a commission to study and respond to the question of reparations for slavery. A few Democratic presidential candidates appear to favor the idea. But a recent Fox News poll found that 60 percent of Americans...
by Staff | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is on a mission to make America green. He pledged $500 million to the Beyond Carbon initiative and their goal is to “phase out every last U.S. coal-fired power plant by 2030.” The group plans to pass laws that promotes...
by Staff | Jun 20, 2019 | Blog
British journalist and author Malcolm Muggeridge once said, “The depravity of man is at once the most empirically verifiable reality but at the same time the most intellectually resisted fact.” If you don’t believe in the depravity of man—which...
by Staff | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog
Kentucky’s Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Public Safety John Tilley told lawmakers about challenges faced by the Corrections Department. Currently, close to 24,000 Kentuckians are behind bars and an additional 48,000 are on parole or probation. It takes a lot...
by Staff | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog
Kentucky has over 9,000 kids in foster care, but if House Speaker Pro Tem David Meade has his way, that number will dwindle. Meade is a foster parent himself and he’s trying to do all he can to make it easier for Kentuckians to help children who need foster...
by Staff | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog
One out of every six boys and one out of every four girls will be sexually abused before they turn 18 years old. That’s according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. It’s a tragic statistic. What is more troubling is the prevalence of sexual...
by Staff | Jun 14, 2019 | Blog
An article in the New York Times stated; How ‘The View’ Became the Most Important Political TV Show in America. Now, if you’re not familiar with The View, it consists of liberal women commenting on current events and politics. The show isn’t...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 13, 2019 | Blog
A wave of pro-life laws continues to sweep the nation. And the wave has caused alarm with abortion defenders. Most recently, United Nations deputy high commissioner for human rights, Kate Gilmore sharply condemned the laws as "hateful" and...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog
It's one of the most iconic pictures of the 20th century. A Chinese man stands directly in front of a tank in Tiananmen Square. The year was 1989 and Chinese students protested their oppressive government, and this student in particular was willing to lay...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 11, 2019 | Blog
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by Richard Nelson | Jun 10, 2019 | Blog
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by Richard Nelson | Jun 7, 2019 | Blog
A new study found that finding a purpose in life may decrease the risk of dying early. This is according to JAMA Current Open. Researchers gathered personal data from 7,000 Americans between the ages of 51 and 61 and they found that those without a strong life...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog
Paducah city commissioners are considering two religious liberty amendments to a controversial ordinance that passed last year. The original ordinance added gender identity and sexual orientation to its list of civil rights in areas of housing, employment,...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 5, 2019 | Blog
When you look up to the sky on a starry night, ever get the feeling of being small? All those stars and the vastness of the universe tend to humble us. Well, the universe just a little bigger. Astronomers processed 16 years’ worth of photos and data from the...
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 28, 2019 | Blog
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