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Helen LaFrance: Enduring artist and West Kentucky memory keeper kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/16/h...
Helen LaFrance: Enduring artist and West Kentucky memory keeper • Kentucky Lantern
A  collection of Kentucky artist Helen LaFrance’s paintings is receiving long-overdue attention thanks to efforts by the Paducah Historic Preservation Group.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Dear Rep. Tipton: For your bill, we say ‘Thanks, Jimbo!’
Attacking senior citizens is a good way to lose friends ... and votes.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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Your Daily Cartoon!
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Your Daily Cartoon!
Hakuna moronic...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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The Most Racist, Barr None?
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The Most Racist, Barr None?
Nah. He’s Probably Just An Average Racist
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February 10, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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State legislators from 27 States convene to say ‘The federal government has crossed a line’
Why wasn’t Kentucky one of those states? Other red states were there.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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DraftKings and FanDuel spending millions on 2026 midterms, new filings reveal
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DraftKings and FanDuel spending millions on 2026 midterms, new filings reveal
The two largest online sports gambling companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, have already spent millions of dollars on the 2026 midterm elections, according to FEC disclosures filed on Friday.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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Protesters are outraged over ICE’s latest targets: school-aged children
Families, teachers and faith leaders in Minneapolis braved frigid temperatures on Friday to rally against a campaign of enforcement that has left students afraid to go to school.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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How do we turn the tide?
We ask Ken Wolf, retired historian and specialist in German history
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February 2, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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The most anti-union president ever gets called out in western Kentucky
And on James Comer, they say he is ‘beholden to a rogue man running around making his own rules and terrorizing the citizens of this country.’
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January 31, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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A Statement On The Arrest Of Don Lemon
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A Statement On The Arrest Of Don Lemon
From Me, The President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
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January 31, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Our Gettysburg Moment
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Our Gettysburg Moment
The stakes in Minneapolis are higher than even the participants may realize.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Lawsuit: DHS blocking lawyers from meeting with detainees minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/28/l...
Lawsuit: DHS blocking lawyers from meeting with detainees • Minnesota Reformer
DHS also has a recent history of defying court orders.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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The hollow corporate response to the Minnesota killings
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The hollow corporate response to the Minnesota killings
At the beginning of December, the Trump administration launched “Operation Metro Surge,” sending thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other federal officers to the Minneap...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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January 24, 2026
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January 24, 2026
This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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My Minnesota, and Their Minnesota
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My Minnesota, and Their Minnesota
This tragedy hits home, literally.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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8 weeks under siege in Minnesota minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/23/8...
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
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January 23, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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It’s Sundowning in America
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It’s Sundowning in America
A presidential mind is a dangerous thing to lose
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January 20, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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A short history of Appalachia’s model towns and what they tell us for the future kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/19/a...
A short history of Appalachia's model towns and what they tell us for the future • Kentucky Lantern
Appalachia's experiments with model communities show the need for local ownership of land and the freedom for residents to shape their own future.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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It hurts too much to think about the rest kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/12/p...
It hurts too much to think about the rest • Kentucky Lantern
I’ve been thinking about Renee Good’s dog because my heart hurts too much to think about what happened to Renee Good.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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When Trump’s term is finally up, we must burn his legacy to the ground
Berry Craig says Charlie Pierce has it exactly right.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Making a Kentucky campus a better home for woodpeckers, one box at a time kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/25/m...
Making a Kentucky campus a better home for woodpeckers, one box at a time • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky State University staff and volunteers have been slowly reshaping woodlands on campus to supports native birds.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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Popular Information
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Popular Information | Judd Legum | Substack
Independent accountability journalism. Click to read Popular Information, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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December 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Jim Hightower's Lowdown
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Jim Hightower's Lowdown | Substack
America's #1 populist! News and shows about the progressive, democratic populist rebellion from former Texas Ag Commissioner and NYT best-selling author Jim Hightower. Click to read Jim Hightower's Lo...
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December 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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With Trump’s trademark lack of decency on display, his devotees toe the line
But not all are hiding in fear. One KY Republican is speaking out.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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It's been over 3 years already! Get Kentucky news from the Kentucky Lantern.

Meet the Kentucky Lantern, independent journalism that’s free for all to read kentuckylantern.com/2022/11/30/w...
Meet the Kentucky Lantern, independent journalism that's free for all to read • Kentucky Lantern
Newspapers have lost 60% of their journalists; Kentucky Lantern aims to fill gaps in state-focused reporting and commentary without paywalls.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM