This past year has been turbulent, filled with lies and a devastating pandemic. Underlying this has been political division, made worse by a total breakdown in civil, civic conversations.

The Trump impeachment trial was Democrat's pursuing legal, constitutional truth and Republicans supporting lies and bogus technicalities with yet again an acquittal to impeachment.

Where do we go from here?..

FRANKFORT - Legislation addressing sexual offenses committed by police officers while on duty passed the Kentucky Senate today by a 35-0 vote.

The measure, known as Senate Bill 52, would amend third-degree rape, third-degree sodomy and second-degree sexual abuse statutes so law enforcement officers could be charged with those crimes if they engage in sexual acts with a person under investigation, in custody or under arrest. A loophole in the current statutes excludes law enforcement officials, according to testimony from a committee hearing on the bill earlier this month.

PADUCAH, KY (02/17/2021) West Kentucky Community and Technical College will host FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and Scholarship Night February 25 from 4-7 p.m. in its Emerging Technology Center, Room 109.

The "Big Lie" that the election was "stolen" from Donald J. Trump is only the most recent lie spread on cable shows, the internet, and radio that have given so many a crazy sense of reality...

One would think that a Capitol Hill seditious insurrection and 500,000+ COVID deaths would force corporate advertisers to react to their advertising/underwriting of such dangerous lies.

We have a long way to go in curing the disease of spreading lies in traditional media, big social media sites, and the darkest corners of the web...

Ivan and Mary Potter shopping in Hazel KY

Meet the husband and wife team responsible for West Kentucky Journal.

Editor's Note: Updated - Ivan Potter retired from the Clinton City Council as of January 1, 2017.

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