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Virus case numbers keep falling, but reporting may have been limited
Some key measures of the pandemic in Kentucky continued to fall Tuesday, but it remains to be seen how much that has to do with ...
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Legislature aims at addressing emergency powers of governor
The legislature’s planned changes in the governor’s emergency powers will address “an institutional situation, not an individual situation” like Gov. Andy Beshear’s ongoing mandates during ...
by Al Cross, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 7:40 am
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Why do they require two doses? and other questions about the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, answered
The Covid-19 vaccines being distributed in the U.S. require two doses to achieve the effectiveness level of 95 percent recorded in clinical trials. Multiple doses are ...
by Al Cross, Monday, January 4, 2021 7:15 am
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Beshear says people 75 and older have ‘compelling argument’ to get virus vaccine after nursing homes and health-care workers
Kentuckians 75 and older have a “very compelling argument” to be among those next in line to get vaccines for the novel coronavirus, Gov. Andy ...
by Al Cross, Tuesday, December 29, 2020 2:10 pm
Opinion
Mischievous Christmas gifts for KY politicians, a tradition continued
Thirty-nine years ago, Ed Ryan, then the Frankfort Bureau chief of The Courier-Journal, wrote a column headlined “Possible gifts for officials, first family.” Ed had ...
by Al Cross, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 3:51 pm
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Beshear needs help with preventive pandemic messages
It’s rare for a high-ranking official to seek advice publicly, but that’s exactly what Gov. Andy Beshear did Wednesday at his daily coronavirus briefing, seemingly ...
by Al Cross, Friday, December 11, 2020 7:33 am
Opinion
Amendment 2, on the ballot, has a hidden agenda, but it’s a good one
As our tumultuous, pandemic-extended election consumes the country, this space takes a breath to offer a closer look at something important on Kentucky’s ballot, and ...
by Al Cross, Tuesday, October 27, 2020 4:12 pm
Opinion
Grading political leaders through pandemic
As we approach a crucial election, it’s time to think about the sort of leaders we want and need at all levels of government – ...
by Al Cross, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 3:58 pm
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Sunday’s new-case report gives state largest one-week total
Health commissioner again urges safe behavior next weekend The state reported 462 new cases of infection by the novel coronavirus Sunday, making its Monday-to-Sunday weekly ...
by Al Cross, Monday, August 31, 2020 9:32 am
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Ky. Chamber of Commerce starts campaign to help substance abusers
One of the major obstacles to dealing with substance abuse is the stigma it still has among many people, so the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce ...
