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TAKING CHEAPSIDE
Content warning: This film contains strong language, violent moments, and themes of racism and bigotry. Viewer discretion is advised. Long before the Civil War, Lexington’s courthouse square, known…
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Lexington’s Cheapside was once the South’s largest slave-trading market—later home to Confederate monuments that symbolized centuries of oppression. Our latest film follows a community’s fight to transform a site of trauma into a place of truth and healing.
🎥 "Taking Cheapside" is now streaming:
🎥 "Taking Cheapside" is now streaming:
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At the eleventh hour, Mitch McConnell slipped a provision into the federal spending bill that could end the shutdown—banning Delta 8 THC, THCA & even most CBD products. Congressional Republicans in Kentucky, one of the largest producers of hemp, are unhappy. My latest.
Republican disquiet over hemp ban threatens passage of bill to end shutdown
Kentucky trio oppose provision restricting hemp-derived products, with House to vote on Wednesday on funding bill
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November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
At the eleventh hour, Mitch McConnell slipped a provision into the federal spending bill that could end the shutdown—banning Delta 8 THC, THCA & even most CBD products. Congressional Republicans in Kentucky, one of the largest producers of hemp, are unhappy. My latest.
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Jim Higdon, an owner of Kentucky-based Cornbread Hemp, said McConnell's hemp provision in the CR “will eliminate every product made by Cornbread Hemp” and put his and every other CBD company/hemp farmer in America out of business.
McConnell, Paul clash over Senate provision that critics say will destroy US hemp industry
Kentucky GOP Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell are clashing over a provision that opponents say will destroy the growing hemp industry in America.
www.lpm.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Jim Higdon, an owner of Kentucky-based Cornbread Hemp, said McConnell's hemp provision in the CR “will eliminate every product made by Cornbread Hemp” and put his and every other CBD company/hemp farmer in America out of business.
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Local experts and advocates say the disparity is alarming, but not surprising.
The 16-year-old boy pleaded with the judge through scratchy handwriting on a crinkled piece of notebook paper.
The 16-year-old boy pleaded with the judge through scratchy handwriting on a crinkled piece of notebook paper.
In Louisville, almost every kid being tried in adult court is Black
Local experts and advocates say the disparity is alarming, but not surprising.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Local experts and advocates say the disparity is alarming, but not surprising.
The 16-year-old boy pleaded with the judge through scratchy handwriting on a crinkled piece of notebook paper.
The 16-year-old boy pleaded with the judge through scratchy handwriting on a crinkled piece of notebook paper.
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Martha Layne Collins, who in 1983 became Kentucky’s first female governor and the only female governor nationwide, and who was known for a corruption scandal involving her husband but also for bringing the auto industry to her state, died on Saturday in Kentucky. She was 88.
Martha Layne Collins, 88, Dies; Kentucky’s First Female Governor
She rose from a junior high school teacher to the state’s top official, and helped persuade Toyota to build its first American factory in Georgetown, Ky.
nyti.ms
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Martha Layne Collins, who in 1983 became Kentucky’s first female governor and the only female governor nationwide, and who was known for a corruption scandal involving her husband but also for bringing the auto industry to her state, died on Saturday in Kentucky. She was 88.
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Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88.
She landed a Toyota plant that has become a mainstay of the state's economy. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/01/m...
She landed a Toyota plant that has become a mainstay of the state's economy. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/01/m...
Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88 • Kentucky Lantern
Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as Kentucky governor, revolutionized the state’s economy by landing Toyota has died. She was 88.
kentuckylantern.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88.
She landed a Toyota plant that has become a mainstay of the state's economy. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/01/m...
She landed a Toyota plant that has become a mainstay of the state's economy. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/01/m...
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Kentucky food pantries call for community support ahead of SNAP cliff — latest from me
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Kentucky food pantries call for community support ahead of SNAP cliff
Kentucky Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Kentucky food pantries call for community support ahead of SNAP cliff — latest from me
www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
"If you take away resources, we’ll just do it ourselves."
In West Louisville, Michael George turned a pandemic-era backyard project into Fifth Element Farms, showing us what food sovereignty can look like when the community steps in.
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In West Louisville, Michael George turned a pandemic-era backyard project into Fifth Element Farms, showing us what food sovereignty can look like when the community steps in.
🎧 Read and listen to the full story:
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Michael George – Louisville, KY
When Louisville native Michael George first put a shovel into the soil behind his home, he didn’t imagine it would grow into an urban agricultural project that now feeds his neighbors in one of the…
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October 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"If you take away resources, we’ll just do it ourselves."
In West Louisville, Michael George turned a pandemic-era backyard project into Fifth Element Farms, showing us what food sovereignty can look like when the community steps in.
🎧 Read and listen to the full story:
kyplace.com/kentucky-voi...
In West Louisville, Michael George turned a pandemic-era backyard project into Fifth Element Farms, showing us what food sovereignty can look like when the community steps in.
🎧 Read and listen to the full story:
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No Kings across Kentucky, including my photos from Lexington. kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/18/i...
'I love America': 'No Kings' protesters rally across Kentucky opposing Trump • Kentucky Lantern
Thousands of Kentuckians turned out to protest President Donald Trump’s administration, some pointedly refuting Republican claims disparaging their motives.
kentuckylantern.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
No Kings across Kentucky, including my photos from Lexington. kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/18/i...
"You can’t live on it as a farmer... you’re working somewhere to take care of your farming habit." | Steven Wright of Owenton, KY, shares his deep roots and the choices that come with keeping land in the family.
🎧 Listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
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🎧 Listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
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Steven Wright – Owenton, KY
Steven Wright was born and raised in Owen County and has never lived anywhere else — aside from his own farm. Wright began his career in farming, but by the 1980s and 1990s, he had transitioned int…
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October 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"You can’t live on it as a farmer... you’re working somewhere to take care of your farming habit." | Steven Wright of Owenton, KY, shares his deep roots and the choices that come with keeping land in the family.
🎧 Listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
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🎧 Listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
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Data from the study shows one county jail in Kentucky had contracted with ICE to hold roughly 120 detainees in January. By August, nine county jails held more than 900. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Report: Kentucky jails contracting with ICE have 659% increase in detainees this year
Data from the study shows one county jail in Kentucky had contracted with ICE to hold roughly 120 detainees in January. By August, nine county jails held more than 900.
www.lpm.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Data from the study shows one county jail in Kentucky had contracted with ICE to hold roughly 120 detainees in January. By August, nine county jails held more than 900. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
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A new art installation in Clifton honors the neighborhood’s history with mosaic details visitors have to “get a feel for.” www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Perception brought to life: Multi-sensory art installation opening in Clifton
A new art installation in Clifton honors the neighborhood’s history with mosaic details visitors have to “get a feel for.”
www.lpm.org
October 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A new art installation in Clifton honors the neighborhood’s history with mosaic details visitors have to “get a feel for.” www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
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Student + early career journalists in Appalachia (or young folks who want to write): pitch 100 Days! Looking for stories w/ angles on young people, related to education & what's happening on campuses, politics, life & identity, & more. Rates start at $150 for opinion, $200-$400 for reporting.
100 Days in Appalachia's Call for Pitches
100 Days in Appalachia began as an experimental pop-up publication, designed to candidly narrate the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency from within the heart of a region dubbed “Trump Country...
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September 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Student + early career journalists in Appalachia (or young folks who want to write): pitch 100 Days! Looking for stories w/ angles on young people, related to education & what's happening on campuses, politics, life & identity, & more. Rates start at $150 for opinion, $200-$400 for reporting.
"It’s meditative…hands in the dirt, seeing things grow."
Rachel and Joel Grimes of Paducah, KY, grew up surrounded by gardens, cattle, and the rhythms of farm life.
🎧 Read and listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
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Rachel and Joel Grimes of Paducah, KY, grew up surrounded by gardens, cattle, and the rhythms of farm life.
🎧 Read and listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
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September 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"It’s meditative…hands in the dirt, seeing things grow."
Rachel and Joel Grimes of Paducah, KY, grew up surrounded by gardens, cattle, and the rhythms of farm life.
🎧 Read and listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
kyplace.com/kentucky-voi...
Rachel and Joel Grimes of Paducah, KY, grew up surrounded by gardens, cattle, and the rhythms of farm life.
🎧 Read and listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
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After this high school in Kentucky banned cellphones, they saw a 67% increase in students checking out library books.
Kentucky joins a growing number of states, schools and districts that have been implementing new phone bans.
Kentucky joins a growing number of states, schools and districts that have been implementing new phone bans.
A school in Kentucky banned phones. Remarkable things started happening.
After Ballard High School banned phones, they saw a 67% increase in students checking out library books.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
After this high school in Kentucky banned cellphones, they saw a 67% increase in students checking out library books.
Kentucky joins a growing number of states, schools and districts that have been implementing new phone bans.
Kentucky joins a growing number of states, schools and districts that have been implementing new phone bans.
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This is awesome news! It’s still early days but phone bans in Kentucky schools are having a huge impact on library book check outs!
September 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This is awesome news! It’s still early days but phone bans in Kentucky schools are having a huge impact on library book check outs!
Public actions > Private regrets
Morgan McGarvey privately said he regrets Charlie Kirk vote, Louisville Black leaders say
Morgan McGarvey privately said he regrets Charlie Kirk vote, Louisville Black leaders say
Leaders of three Louisville advocacy groups said Rep. Morgan McGarvey called them after he voted in favor of a House resolution honoring Charlie Kirk.
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September 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Public actions > Private regrets
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58 Kentucky hemp farmers sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell urging him not to insert language into a bill to ban certain hemp-derived products. McConnell tried to attached such a provision in a July spending bill, and Congress is now trying to pass a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.
Kentucky hemp farmers urge McConnell in letter to not ‘criminalize’ their harvest
Kentucky hemp farmers sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell asking him for a meeting and to not again try to insert language into a bill banning certain hemp-derived products.
www.lpm.org
September 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
58 Kentucky hemp farmers sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell urging him not to insert language into a bill to ban certain hemp-derived products. McConnell tried to attached such a provision in a July spending bill, and Congress is now trying to pass a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.
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The possibly contaminated products were shipped to Kroger and other grocery stores.
Radioactive shrimp shipped to KY Krogers? Check your freezer for these lot codes
The possibly contaminated products were shipped to Kroger and other grocery stores.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The possibly contaminated products were shipped to Kroger and other grocery stores.
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Just spotted in the fair city of Paducah, Kentucky
September 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Just spotted in the fair city of Paducah, Kentucky
Lexington’s Cheapside was once the South’s largest slave-trading market—later home to Confederate monuments that symbolized centuries of oppression. Our latest film follows a community’s fight to transform a site of trauma into a place of truth and healing.
🎥 "Taking Cheapside" is now streaming:
🎥 "Taking Cheapside" is now streaming:
TAKING CHEAPSIDE
Content warning: This film contains strong language, violent moments, and themes of racism and bigotry. Viewer discretion is advised. Long before the Civil War, Lexington’s courthouse square, known…
kyplace.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Lexington’s Cheapside was once the South’s largest slave-trading market—later home to Confederate monuments that symbolized centuries of oppression. Our latest film follows a community’s fight to transform a site of trauma into a place of truth and healing.
🎥 "Taking Cheapside" is now streaming:
🎥 "Taking Cheapside" is now streaming:
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A Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) acts as the experienced captain guiding NWS teams. They also connect to local news media and the emergency management community.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
![[Map of U.S.]
Thirty National Weather Service offices are without a chief meteorologist
Some of these offices issue forecasts for major population centers such as New York City, Houston and Cleveland. Several are prone to hurricanes and tornadoes.
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• National Weather Service forecast areas without a meteorologist-in-charge
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Upton, NY Covers New York City and southern Connecticut
Paducah/Louisville/Jackson, KY
Nearly the whole state of Kentucky is covered by forecast areas
without leadership
Houston, TX
All management positions vacant
Note: Data as of May 1, 2025
Sources: CNN reporting (staffing); National Weather Service (forecast area boundaries)
Graphic: Renée Rigdon, CNN](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2wyqv44lm72vasmddeqjgy72/bafkreids4qzbpkypkbmxf5wkh7fqiwfmr74ctatptrk3ty2eqhlt64z66u@jpeg)
May 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) acts as the experienced captain guiding NWS teams. They also connect to local news media and the emergency management community.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
"There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office."
Nearly all of Kentucky has no MICs.
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When news broke that police found a deceased "infant" in a Kentucky college student's room, I begged reporters not to uncritically repeat that language.
I pointed out that cops will often say they found a 'baby' when arresting someone over their *miscarriage*
jessica.substack.com/p/laken-snel...
I pointed out that cops will often say they found a 'baby' when arresting someone over their *miscarriage*
jessica.substack.com/p/laken-snel...
A Kentucky College Student's Arrest Has the Media Parroting Police Talking Points
Reporters need to be a lot more skeptical of cops prosecuting pregnancy cases
jessica.substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
When news broke that police found a deceased "infant" in a Kentucky college student's room, I begged reporters not to uncritically repeat that language.
I pointed out that cops will often say they found a 'baby' when arresting someone over their *miscarriage*
jessica.substack.com/p/laken-snel...
I pointed out that cops will often say they found a 'baby' when arresting someone over their *miscarriage*
jessica.substack.com/p/laken-snel...
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Opponents of the transmission line, including Berea College officials, say the project could harm the city’s drinking water.
Fight heats up over proposed KY power line. Residents, Berea College oppose plan
Opponents of the transmission line, including Berea College officials, say the project could harm the city’s drinking water.
bit.ly
September 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Opponents of the transmission line, including Berea College officials, say the project could harm the city’s drinking water.
“Out here, reusing and repurposing isn’t just smart—it’s survival.”
Brandi and Robert Smith of Sadieville, KY, share their journey from raising sheep to salvaging materials on their farm on Frogtown Road.
🎧 Read and listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
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Brandi and Robert Smith of Sadieville, KY, share their journey from raising sheep to salvaging materials on their farm on Frogtown Road.
🎧 Read and listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
kyplace.com/kentucky-voi...
August 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“Out here, reusing and repurposing isn’t just smart—it’s survival.”
Brandi and Robert Smith of Sadieville, KY, share their journey from raising sheep to salvaging materials on their farm on Frogtown Road.
🎧 Read and listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
kyplace.com/kentucky-voi...
Brandi and Robert Smith of Sadieville, KY, share their journey from raising sheep to salvaging materials on their farm on Frogtown Road.
🎧 Read and listen to the full story on our blog: People & Places
kyplace.com/kentucky-voi...
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From Pikeville to Lexington, Treyton Blackburn’s passion for directing connects people through theater, fostering emotions and community connections.
‘The people over the art form’: Creating community through Shakespeare at the Park
From Pikeville to Lexington, Treyton Blackburn’s passion for directing connects people through theater, fostering emotions and community connections.
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July 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
From Pikeville to Lexington, Treyton Blackburn’s passion for directing connects people through theater, fostering emotions and community connections.