Advocates renew crusade to gain more assistance from lawmakers for Kentucky’s ‘kinship care’ families
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern For Barry Shrout, raising four granddaughters is a role he willingly took on — and…
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Constance Alexander: Writer Julia Maddox introduces mamaw to ‘big city folks’ with ‘A Coalfield Christmas’
It happens all the time. Julia Maddox writes a screenplay that explores some aspect of rural life, shares it with…
Constance Alexander: Pandemic leaves legacy of loose ends and unanswered questions
The only photo we have of my maternal grandparents is typical of the Victorian era. Sitting ramrod straight in an…
The Man Scout: Stick with me in End Times, we will feast like kings – just be sure to bring a flint stone
By Chris Cole Special to NKyTribune Last week I shared details about my fear of fire and a few incidents…
Jeff Rubin: Today is Grandparents Day; age matters — and with it comes wisdom and love to share
Today is Grandparents Day. Signed into law by presidential proclamation in 1978, the statue marking this day lists three purposes…
Growing opioid epidemic results in more grandparents raising their children’s children
An increasing number of grandparents are raising their grandchildren, largely because many of the children’s parents are addicted to heroin…
Donna Bloemer: Thanks, Simone Biles (and her ‘parents’) for reminding us of power of grandparents
By now most Americans have been captivated by the story of gymnast Simone Biles, the 4’8” gymnast who can catapult…
Jeff Rubin: More Kentucky grandparents are raising grandchildren, leading the trend nationally
Over 56,000 children are being raised by grandparents in Kentucky according to a fact sheet posted by Kinship Families Coalition….
Allison Russell: Kentucky can do better when it comes to helping grandparents as parents
Family members participating in the care and raising of children is a long-held tradition in our country. However, the reasons…