Rick Green
editorrickgreen.bsky.social
Rick Green
@editorrickgreen.bsky.social
From Coshocton, Ohio, to California + lots of places in between defending the 1st Amendment while chasing stories + childhood ambitions. Executive Editor, The Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com.
It's not easy to relocate Mom or Dad to a nursing home. A @heraldleader.bsky.social investigation shows KY is struggling to reduce COVID-19 delayed inspections. The result: Residents have been assaulted, robbed + neglected in urine-soaked sheets.

Read more at: www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
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December 9, 2024 at 12:52 PM
An incredibly disturbing story brewing in Kentucky this morning. Stay tuned to @heraldleader.bsky.social for updates.
www.kentucky.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Et tu, Big Boy in the Bluegrass? May wanna grab that breakfast buffet one final time before it's too late.
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December 5, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Gracious in victory + humble in defeat…for FOUR $8!/#£’ing YEARS! Not much else to say today when you’re a lifelong @ohiostatefb.bsky.social fan. When’s Opening Day?
Bluesky
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November 30, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Sure hope despite the less-than-perfect cake you + yours have a great Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2024 at 9:03 PM
"He is gone, but he is still such a presence." Happy 102nd Birthday to the wonderful (and greatly missed) creator of Snoopy, Charlie Brown + the Peanuts Gang -- Charles Schulz. CC: Charles M. Schulz Museum www.pressdemocrat.com/article/spec...
The life and legacy of Charles M. Schulz
Friends, family and fans share the impact the cartoonist had on Sonoma County and beyond.
www.pressdemocrat.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Bring on _ichigan! #GoBucks
November 23, 2024 at 8:27 PM
This was expected by many who ticketed Kentucky Sen. McConnell to Defense Appropriations after he said earlier this year he was leaving his leadership post. We'll be digging into what this potentially means for Kentucky. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/11/21/d...
McConnell to step down as U.S. Senate GOP leader but take over two key chairmanships • Ohio Capital Journal
Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday he’ll become chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and the Rules Committee when the new Congress convenes in January.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Reposted by Rick Green
We've also got:
- @lblackford.bsky.social - opinion columnist
- @ryanhermens.bsky.social - photojournalist
- @editorrickgreen.bsky.social - executive editor
- @laurengorla.bsky.social - former HL managing editor turned McClatchy audience editor
November 20, 2024 at 3:21 PM
The latest from Frankfort from the @heraldleader.bsky.social politics team. History being made tonight in the General Assembly. www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
www.kentucky.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Reposted by Rick Green
🚨 How did an 80-20 Trump county in rural Kentucky also turn out to be the most anti-school voucher county in the state?

I drove there to find out. 🛻

And the lessons I learned go way beyond the enormous value of public schools in rural communities.

A 🧵 you’ll want to read….
November 20, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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November 21, 2024 at 2:36 AM
My talented @heraldleader.bsky.social colleague @ryanhermens.bsky.social is back with more stunning video: The final vestiges of autumn in KY -- just as we brace for our first blast of winter. Hard to find a better visual storyteller than Ryan. Tx for the great work! www.kentucky.com/news/state/a...
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November 20, 2024 at 10:52 PM
No turducken, but we had a helluva Newsroom potluck lunch w/the talented @heraldleader.bsky.social team. Great journalists. Even better people. Happy (early) Thanksgiving!
November 20, 2024 at 6:07 PM
I typically ask the questions, but let me anticipate yours:
> Ohio native w/ lots of family ties in KY.
> 1st newsroom: Coshocton Tribune.
> 8 others coast-to-coast since then.
> 💚 my kids, Jimmy Carter, Buckeyes football, redwoods, marching bands, bison + green pens.
> “Why not the best?”
November 20, 2024 at 2:58 AM
No better way to start this adventure: The 45 words that changed the world + shaped my life.
November 19, 2024 at 1:08 AM