When I’m Healed
By Abby Potter Beverly Carr, 53, writes down ingredients for a summertime fresh fruit smoothie. Her bony fingers click the mouse, and she opens a new recipe on Pinterest. She writes this down too, carefully copying every...
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“Baked” treats defy Kentucky law
Posted by WKUJournalism | Aug 10, 2021 | News
By Erian Bradley On one cold October night, she walks into her galley kitchen barefoot, scratching her head before switching on the light above the oven. She reaches into her light brown cabinet to grab her white hand mixer and...
Read MoreGrowing Together
Posted by WKUJournalism | Aug 10, 2021 | Spotlight
By Skyler Ballard After long hours of working in the fields, Drew Snider stretches and hops down off his tractor and heads toward the barn. His wife, Laney, greets him with a wide smile and a handful of flowers to deliver to a...
Read MoreHow I Met My Mother
Posted by WKUJournalism | Aug 10, 2021 | Spotlight
By Katie Zdunek My childhood was periodically sugar-free. Sporadic impulses led Mom to purge the house of junk food, disfiguring the pantry with Kix cereal and Nutrigrain bars. Kix tastes like cardboard spritzed with sugar...
Read MoreKentucky’s last abortion clinic
Posted by WKUJournalism | Aug 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Michelle Hanks On the sidewalk of a four-lane, one-way street, a woman walks to EMW Surgical Center in Louisville, Kentucky for her appointment. It’s a Saturday morning in the fall and the sun is just about the peek through...
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