Pandemic calls for local leadership and trusted voices
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News This was originally published as a column in KyForward.com. Norman Chaffins and Donnie Keeton probably never expected to see their name in a column about...
Category: OPINION
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Six months in, here are 3 takes on the pandemic from those who cover the politics of health: optimistic, realistic and pessimistic
By Dan Diamond and Adan Cancryn Politico Pulse It’s been nearly six months since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first announced that a mystery pneumonia had spread in a Chinese...
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Pastor says the pandemic is like driving: Distancing and masking are analogous to wearing a seat belt and watching your speed
Paul Prather of Mount Sterling, a Pentecostal minister and former Lexington Herald-Leader religion reporter who still writes a column for the paper, has a Facebook page with a diverse set of friends and followers....
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Some don’t take covid-19 seriously, and want to argue about it
By Mark Neikirk A flooring contractor came to our house this week to measure, wearing no mask. Our dialogue went like this: “Do you have one?” “No.” “OK. We can...
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Some don’t take covid-19 seriously, and want to argue about it
By Mark Neikirk A flooring contractor came to our house this week to measure, wearing no mask. Our dialogue went like this: “Do you have one?” “No.” “OK. We can...
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Primary Care Association chief says racial injustice must end
By David Bolt CEO, Kentucky Primary Care Association I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe! That phrase is much more than the last words of a dying black man in Minneapolis....
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The virus is winning, and will not be defeated by false narratives, but by reasonable prevention measures, Somerset physician says
Dr. Kevin Kavanagh —– By Dr. Kevin Kavanagh Society is struggling on two fronts, both for social justice and at the same time to control a raging epidemic. The epidemic...
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Career-college CEO says to take a look at health care careers
By Bruce Kepley In the mid-1990s, I started and ran a business that trained workforces on specific computer software. Large companies would hire us to come in and train their...
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Writer worries about spread of virus in Central Ky. restaurants
By Randy Patrick I’m worried that many of the restaurants I’ve visited in Clark and Jessamine counties are following the guidelines for safe reopening of their dining rooms. I just...
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Rural Kentucky writer blames Trump, toxic masculinity, for many red state residents’ dislike of wearing masks
When Kentucky slowly began to reopen businesses a few weeks ago, Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, asked all Kentuckians to wear masks in public spaces. But many refused, seeming to...