Journalist, 40 years with Louisville Times and Courier Journal.
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Some news: Friday was my last day on the job at the Courier-Journal after almost 40 years. It was an exciting, exhausting, rewarding four decades.#outtahere
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Among the most chilling comments by @LouisvilleMayor was that the assault rifle used in Monday’s mass shooting at the Louisville bank will someday be sold at auction under a Kentucky law that forces police to auction weapons used in crimes rather than destroy them.#massacre
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KY Gov Andy Beshear in MSNBC now talking about Trump cuts to Weather service, other agencies. He’s not a fan.
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Does this mean KY Sen. Rand Paul won’t be chair of Senate health and human services?
#BREAKING: Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has narrowly won reelection over Republican Adam Laxalt in Nevada, according to an AP race call.
The result means Democrats will retain control of the Senate. n.pr/3EuQpMh
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Reporting from the walk in freezer at Frankfort Applebees where the manager just sent us because of pending tornado, it’s cold. #Tornado
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I can’t thank everyone enough and it just breaks my heart that we can’t be together to celebrate all the good work we all do every day on behalf of people who so desperately need a voice but so often are denied. Never stop fighting for them.
And the 2020 Journalist of the Year is ...
The one and only @d_yetter for her coverage of child abuse in Kentucky.
The judge said her reporting "is a forceful but compassionate look at the problem that should spur many into action."
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CNN reports KY Sen. Rand Paul, who delayed outcome of Supreme Court confirmation vote, was booed when he finally appeared and ignored reporters' questions about why he was late for the vote. #SCOTUSConfirmation
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Andy Beshear tells Dems at breakfast that If Matt Bevin won’t come to W KY for Fancy Farm, he “ought to move back to New Hampshire.” Adds, “and I know “40,000 teachers willing to help him pack!”#FancyFarm
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And some video from angry teachers. This does not seem to be dying down.#kyga18
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Sat next to an older fellow at lunch from Benton KY wearing a Charles Booker button. Told me “he’s got a lot of support down here.” #fancyfarm
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To everyone who wondered if I made it alive out of the walk in freezer at Frankfort Applebee’s during the tornado warning, yes, yes I did and am safely at home. #Tornadowarning
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Kentucky legislators get pay hike after voting increase for themselves but not for teachers - Kentucky Lantern kentuckylantern.com/2023/01/…
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This so great!
White House picks Louisville's Edward Lee as state dinner guest chef. What to know courier-journal.com/story/li… via @courierjournal
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At Mass today, during intentions, the priest asked that the Holy Spirit move anyone who is not vaccinated against COVID to get vaccinated. #Amen
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Corbin KY
The #BlackLivesMatter rally in downtown Corbin is scheduled to go until 9:30 tonight, and will resume Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Rex Chapman now on MSNBC talking about racial equity and how his black friends were treated differently by police. #protests2020
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Had two plumbers from a local company that supposedly follows COVID protocol show up at my house with no masks, they told me they didn’t have any. Then they told me they were unvaccinated. Cancelled apt, asked them to leave. Nearly 7000 new cases today in KY. #kycovid
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There goes $50 million in additional food stamps for May. Means 544,000 very low income Kentuckians will see, on average, a cut of about $100. Reminder: majority are kids and people 60 or older.
Also the House and Senate voted to override Beshear’s veto of SJR 150 and HB 4, so those are law. Background on those two: courier-journal.com/story/ne…
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I think it is great that Kentucky has a state beekeeper.
We are proud to announce Amanda Skidmore, of Oldham County, will join us as the new Kentucky State Apiarist. More here: bit.ly/3wcuHv8
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Poll shows Beshear approval topping all Democratic governors. Here's a look at the numbers courier-journal.com/story/ne… via @courierjournal
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Brief announcement: for the first time in many years I will not be sitting in a newsroom frantically hitting the refresh key every few seconds for election results. #freeatlast
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Hey @LouPubMedia , just heard your fundraising promo touting your success “as other media outlets struggle to stay relevant.” As a sustaining member I request you avoid digs at other outlets where my friends work hard to report the news, sometimes under difficult conditions.
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If you are following this story out of Kansas about a police raid on a small town community newspaper, I recommend Kansas Reflector, which as been on it from the start and is a affiliate of Kentucky Lantern.
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Bob Heleringer: I am a Kentucky Republican calling out my party's war against LGBTQ people courier-journal.com/story/op… via @courierjournal
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Spectators dressed in Handmaids Tale garb at House Judiciary to oppose two abortion bills.#kyga20
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Jonah Bevin obtains protective order against adoptive father former KY Gov. Matt Bevin kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/…
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Sen Alice Forgy Kerr, R-Lex, announcing she is filing a bill to ban conversion therapy aimed at making gays straight. She calls it a “discredited practice” and “barbaric.” #kyga2020
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While GOP lawmakers obsess over trans kids and library books, KY consistently ranks high in child abuse and neglect directly linked to extreme poverty, caregiver addiction, family violence and mental illness. Those represent the real threats to KY kids.
My Day in Family Court: Our Lawmakers Are Focused on the Wrong Things, by Bonnie Jean Feldkamp | Creators Syndicate creators.com/read/bonnie-jea…
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A nice remembrance of Virginia Moore, who became a reassuring presence to many of us during the pandemic.
‘She changed the world.' Kentucky honors the late Virginia Moore kentuckylantern.com/2023/06/… via @KYLantern
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Nice to hear Gov Beshear speak highly of longtime Frankfort reporter Ronnie Ellis who died today. He was due some respect. #presscorps
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AP reports pizza store in Bowling Green donating proceeds from BG Massacre pizza to Southern Pov Law Center.#BowlingGreenMasacre
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Daniel Cameron giving a gracious concession speech, says he called Beshear to congratulate him. What a difference 4 years makes. #kygovernor
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Just had a young woman come to my house at 9 pm going door to door for Charles Booker. First time I recall anyone from a US Senate campaign come to the house.#KYSen
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Gerth: Divorce battle shows Matt Bevin still can’t figure out when to concede
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Thank you Andrew. I have received many kind and cordial comments since my departure from the CJ. Yours was not among them.
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So remind me why civilians should be able to get assault rifles?
LMPD Body Camera video from 333 E. Main St. on 4-10-23. piped.video/xQUK7UyF8uE #LMPD
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This is a big damn deal.
Louisville will build 'permanent supportive housing' with ARP funds courier-journal.com/story/ne… via @courierjournal
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Report: Fugitive Kentucky lawyer Eric Conn captured in Honduras after six months on the lam courier-journal.com/story/ne… via @courierjournal
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Hi Twitterati: This is me working in the newsroom in a power outage. Subscribe during our flash sale so we can keep shedding light in the dark.#cjnews
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Britainy Beshear collects a 'staggering' number of toys for Kentucky tornado survivors courier-journal.com/story/ne… via @courierjournal
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Announcing a big move today. After 3 months working from dining room table, decided to move to standup desk (kitchen counter). #Covid_19
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Not sure what everyone’s doing on a rainy afternoon but I’m having a glass of champagne sent to this year’s winners of the Presentation Academy Tower Awards so we could toast each other on Zoom.#presentationacademy
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I didn’t think Ken Burns country music documentary could get any better but tonight’s episode featuring Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton defied expectations. #PBScountrymusic
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Sen. Schickel's comment that "people are in it for the money" in public schools, as well as charter schools, draws audible laughter. #KYGA22
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Farewell to longtime CJ journalist Sheldon Shafer, who left us early this morning a day before his induction into the KY Journalism Hall of Fame. Here he is at a bench dedicated to him at Louisville’s’ Waterfront Park.
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Quit whining about Kentucky's newest COVID-19 restrictions. Get on board courier-journal.com/story/op… via @courierjournal
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Guy passing by U of L on a bicycle shouts “I am too!”
I’m gonna take it, Beshear tells reporters who ask what to tell people nervous about vaccine.#CovidVaccines
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Maybe it’s me but I sense a new level of urgency from Gov. Andy Beshear and Dr. Steven Stack, public health commissioner, in today’s 5 pm coronovirus briefing. #COVID19
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This happened last night: Supreme Court rejects AG Daniel Cameron's emergency appeal to block abortions in Kentucky courier-journal.com/story/ne… via @courierjournal
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Don’t mean to nitpick but if someone is “100 % pro-life” wouldn’t that exclude the death penalty?
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Indigenous group buys 63 acres in proposed prison site, offers different vision for E. KY land • Kentucky Lantern kentuckylantern.com/2025/01/…
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An estimable career. We love you, Tom.
Tom Loftus retires after 35 years of reporting on state politics for The Courier Journal courier-journal.com/story/ne… via @courierjournal
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All I have to say is that if you look closely, you can see my cicada pin
Retired Courier Journal reporter Debby Yetter honored as a 'champion for children' courier-journal.com/story/ne… via @courierjournal
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KY student journalists score:
High school journalists were barred from a Betsy DeVos event. So they took her to task in an editorial. washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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US Rep. John Yarmuth, D -Louisville, stops by CJ newsroom with donuts as gesture of support for journalists following Capital Gazette newsroom shootings.#cjmedia
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KY voter turnout lower than 4 years ago. C’mon KY, do better.
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Top Kentucky child protection official will resign after 2 1/2 years courier-journal.com/story/ne… via @courierjournal
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'I'm old, not stupid': Louisville man, 105, gets second COVID-19 shot, survives two pandemics courier-journal.com/story/li… via @courierjournal
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Please read to the very end this excellent piece by KY’s Silas House. Especially the end. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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Why are these male legislators obsessed with girls’ menstrual cycles? Seems rather creepy.
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Matt Bevin signed a $41M emergency lease for a private prison on his last day in office courier-journal.com/story/ne… via @CourierJournal1
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KYGA wants to step in. What could go wrong?
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Senate is now reading into the record a resolution from state Sen. David Givens in honor of Kentucky political journalist Ronnie Ellis, who died recently. Givens says the work of such journalists in KY is "profoundly important." #kyga20
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They’re everywhere! Teachers staking our hallway outside room where Budget conference committee to meet at 8:30.#kyga18
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Re KY Rep Savannah Maddox measure to let business claiming harm from shut down sue him: Andy Beshear - Isn’t that silly? I’m trying to save lives.#coronavirus
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Greetings, KY COVID watchers. As we head into the weekend, please note that state is now fully red, meaning all 120 counties have high rates of COVID spread. #kycovid
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Thanks to everyone for the kind comments on my induct into KY Journalism Hall of fame. In other new, today’s splinter extraction a success! #kyjhof
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Justice Sotomayor notes the Biden admin vaccine order isn't a mandate, workers can either get vaccinated or be tested and wear a mask on the job. #COVID2022
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This is a stunning piece about a quality couple
The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown washingtonpost.com/news/nati…
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Good bye to Jamie Lucke, a champion for KY who truly understood the rich heritage of E Ky. Godspeed. Readers of the HL have been richer for your work.
In her farewell editorial, Jamie Lucke asks for kindness for the mountains of Kentucky. No more prisons or strip mines or slurry spills. bit.ly/2H8Xt3C ^JC
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I think we can all agree that the switch to daylight saving time is the worst week of the year. #stopthetimechange
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Now there’s an idea!
“It needs to be dialogue between a doctor and their patients and keep big government out of it,” says .@RyanQuarlesKY of decision to use medical marijuana. kentuckylantern.com/2023/02/…
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Well here I am at the dr office waiting to get splinter extracted from hand and just saw this. Very surprised and honored to be among such a group!
uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/8-… Rhymes with "Better" than most of us. @d_yetter
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Kentucky Senate plan to let immunity test equal proof of COVID-19 vaccine dies in House courier-journal.com/story/ne… via @courierjournal
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Geriatric journalist assemblage in Frankfort today at Sage restaurant. Thanks Tom Loftus (right) for organizing.#Journos
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