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1 week ago | 
forwardky.com | Teri Carter |Berry Craig |Bruce Maples
Congratulations, Bill Maher. You found the bottom of your barrel. Bill said he went to the White House for dinner with the president because he and his buddy, Kid Rock, thought there was something better to be done “than hurl insults from 3,000 miles away.”I won’t bore you with every detail — you can watch Bill’s monologue for yourself if you’d like — but it boils down to them having a lovely, engaging evening and Mr. Trump being quite charming. Ah, charm.
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2 months ago | 
forwardky.com | Berry Craig |Richard Hall |Andrew Feinberg |Kentucky Lantern
I grew up in the Cold War when we spent considerable time and treasure-and sometimes shed blood-ferreting out Soviet spies and other Kremlin “assets” in our midst. All the while, Republican Cold Warriors slimed the Democrats as “soft on communism.”Never in my 75 years did I dream that a GOP-majority Senate would one day vote to put a potential Russian asset in a president’s cabinet.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
hoptownchronicle.org | Berry Craig
Donald Trump says he wants Canada as our 51st state. But he’s not the first American politician who’s yearned to unfurl the Stars and Stripes over our northern neighbor. Two centuries ago, Henry Clay, Kentucky’s greatest statesman, was gung ho for invading Canada, then a British possession. “It is hard to escape the belief that Clay was the chief agent in forming the public opinion of the West in favor of a Canadian invasion,” wrote Ellery L.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
kentuckylantern.com | Berry Craig |Kentucky Lantern
Donald Trump says he wants Canada as our 51st state. But he’s not the first American politician who’s yearned to unfurl the Stars and Stripes over our northern neighbor. Two centuries ago, Henry Clay, Kentucky’s greatest statesman, was gung ho for invading Canada, then a British possession. “It is hard to escape the belief that Clay was the chief agent in forming the public opinion of the West in favor of a Canadian invasion,” wrote Ellery L.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
forwardky.com | Amye Bensenhaver |Bruce Maples |Berry Craig
In the world of political theatre, there are very few, if any, accidents. Attorney General Russell Coleman’s announcement last week of settlement agreements in two major cases proves the point.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
forwardky.com | Bruce Maples |Berry Craig
Skip to content Now with more readers and less tweets. :-) This post is for subscribers only Subscribe now Already have an account? Sign in Specifically, Article 5 of the NATO Treaty Paid Members Public The bills come from both sides of the aisle. Paid Members Public And thousands have visited an authorized practitioner to learn more. Paid Members Public
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
forwardky.com | Tessa Redmond |Berry Craig
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky lawmakers are hoping to address female reproductive health and healthcare services, adoption and abortion during the 2025 session of the General Assembly. Here are some of the bills filed so far. Senate Bill 35 would amend several sections of Kentucky’s current abortion law to allow exceptions for elective abortions and clarify under what circumstances a physician can determine that an abortion is necessary.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
forwardky.com | Berry Craig
“These are the times that try men’s souls,” the famous patriot Thomas Paine wrote in the bleak winter of 1776 when it looked like we might lose our war of independence against Great Britain. Union men and women will again face soul-trying times starting Jan. 20 when president-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated for the second time.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
forwardky.com | Berry Craig
As Donald Trump continues to bloviate about making Greenland a part of the U.S., here are some things to keep in mind. ITEM: The U.S. encouraged the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949 as a bulwark against Soviet expansionism in Europe. The U.S. is the principal power in NATO. ITEM: Trump won’t rule out using military force to seize Greenland. ITEM: Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, one of the original 12 NATO members.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
forwardky.com | Berry Craig
Via two press releasesBattery Workers at BlueOval SK in Kentucky file for first major union election in the South in 2025GLENDALE, Ky. — A supermajority of workers at battery maker BlueOval SK filed a petition Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board for a vote to form their union with the UAW.
