Trump causes political earthquake in KY, backing Barr, Alvarado in U.S. Senate, House races kentuckylantern.com/2026/05/01/t...

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Last week’s Beshear-UK dustup shows once again why journalism matters kentuckylantern.com/2026/04/27/l...

This is a really dire development in the downward trend of the public’s right to know.

Beyond proud of @aacquisto.bsky.social & @taylorsixhl.bsky.social for all the hard work they've put into covering Addiction Recovery Care for years, including this latest installment in the saga:

Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others. But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and staff, interviews show. New, with @propublica.org: www.kentucky.com/news/state/a...

Some personal news: After almost 30 years @kentucky.com, I'm joining the @kentuckylantern.com as editor. Bittersweet bc I love the HL so much, but I'm excited for the new challenge.

Linda Blackford: In a letter, booster Bret Setzer said the $1 million golden parachute to Mitch Barnhart was a “slap in the face” to BBN.

Merceline Ochieng’s story is inspired by the murder of Agnes Tirop and of many other women in her country of Kenya. Merceline is a Fulbright Scholar currently living and teaching in Kentucky. www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/merc...

This whole administration continues to be an object lesson in the catastrophic folly of letting unserious people have authority over serious things

We pay authors. We never charge reading fees. We respond to every submission within two weeks. Our website gets thousands of readers each week. Submissions open now at brownhoundpress.com/submit.

DOGE was a huge win for the Effective Sociopathy movement

Trump is not deep but he is complicated www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...

Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

They are the first Herald-Leader employees to be inducted into the Hall of Fame since 2024.

Bluegrass Voices will be the one-stop shop for diverse commentary, editorials, endorsements and much more.

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Thanks to @kentucky.com for republishing my story. Reminder that any outlet can pick up the @kentuckylantern.com for free! www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

Linda Blackford: Everyone loves the arts but not everyone has the will or ability to get a vision of the Lexington arts scene to fruition.

A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.

Whoops! www.kentucky.com/article31480...

What could Kroger Field entertainment district look like? Here are four options During UK’s Board of Trustees meetings last week, the university provided the first glimpse of what a fan entertainment district near the football stadium could look like. Read more in the full story: bit.ly/4kRKCE3

Great story from Beth Musgrave on @appalshop.bsky.social and all it's suffered under the Trump administration www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

What if McCarthyism but even dumber bsky.app/profile/atru...

If you need something to do Wednesday night, come see "Lexington: Resilience in the Redline" for some fascinating local history and great conversation after the movie is over.

Linda Blackford: Secretary of State Michael Adams and I have different ideas about what our threat level should be on Trump and elections.

Thanks @hannahdrake.bsky.social for sharing these wise words with us www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...

”People of all faiths and no faiths” are welcome, said Rev. Carol Wade, of Christ Church Cathedral.

My new literary magazine @brownhoundpress.bsky.social launched yesterday with our first short story. If you like reading good stories, you should check it out and follow. www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/bob-...

Been a busy week www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...

Linda Blackford (@lblackford.bsky.social) column: "It’s curious, in fact, that the viral video is timestamped on Sept. 5, 2025, but it didn’t get released until the day before Capilouto was scheduled to appear in front of legislators. "Total coincidence, I’m sure."

Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...

The pivot to video is a tax on women's time and dignity, I will die on this hill.

Want to learn more about Lexington's history of redlining? Join @commonwealthuky.bsky.social at @universityofky.bsky.social on Feb. 11 for a free screening of "Lexington: Resilience in the Redline." www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...

Linda Blackford: A finding of probable cause, followed by a settlement with two fines and a reprimand is not “fully cleared,” and the fact that Grossberg showed no remorse or apparently any understanding of what just happened shows why he should not be in office. @lblackford.bsky.social

The long saga between Rep. Daniel Grossberg and the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission came to a quiet end on Monday when the Louisville Democrat and his attorney agreed to a settlement and reprimand just before a public hearing into his conduct was set to take place.

Americans must have the right to bear arms so that they can resist tyranny. But if they exercise that right in a time of tyranny, they should expect to be shot and killed.