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
Among the most chilling comments by
@LouisvilleMayor
was that the assault rifle used in Mondayβs 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
#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.
I canβt thank everyone enough and it just breaks my heart that we canβt 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."
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
Andy Beshear tells Dems at breakfast that If Matt Bevin wonβt come to W KY for Fancy Farm, he βought to move back to New Hampshire.β Adds, βand I know β40,000 teachers willing to help him pack!β
#FancyFarm
To everyone who wondered if I made it alive out of the walk in freezer at Frankfort Applebeeβs during the tornado warning, yes, yes I did and am safely at home.
#Tornadowarning
Had two plumbers from a local company that supposedly follows COVID protocol show up at my house with no masks, they told me they didnβt have any. Then they told me they were unvaccinated. Cancelled apt, asked them to leave. Nearly 7000 new cases today in KY.
#kycovid
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.
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
Hey
@LouPubMedia
, just heard your fundraising promo touting your success βas other media outlets struggle to stay relevant.β 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.
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.
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 βdiscredited practiceβ and βbarbaric.β
#kyga2020
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.
A nice remembrance of Virginia Moore, who became a reassuring presence to many of us during the pandemic.
βShe changed the world.' Kentucky honors the late Virginia Moore via
@KYLantern
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
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
Not sure what everyoneβs doing on a rainy afternoon but Iβm having a glass of champagne sent to this yearβs winners of the Presentation Academy Tower Awards so we could toast each other on Zoom.
#presentationacademy
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 Louisvilleβsβ Waterfront Park.
I didnβt think Ken Burns country music documentary could get any better but tonightβs episode featuring Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton defied expectations.
#PBScountrymusic
Maybe itβs me but I sense a new level of urgency from Gov. Andy Beshear and Dr. Steven Stack, public health commissioner, in todayβs 5 pm coronovirus briefing.
#COVID19
Honored to have shared the Comment on Kentucky stage with THE Queen of Kentucky Media herself,
@d_yetter
, on the day of her retirement.
I meant it when I said you made Kentucky better and so many women in journalism in this state want to be you when we grow up. ππβ€οΈ
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' via
@courierjournal
US Rep. John Yarmuth, D -Louisville, stops by CJ newsroom with donuts as gesture of support for journalists following Capital Gazette newsroom shootings.
#cjmedia
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
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
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
Re KY Rep Savannah Maddox measure to let business claiming harm from shut down sue him: Andy Beshear - Isnβt that silly? Iβm trying to save lives.
#coronavirus
βIt needs to be dialogue between a doctor and their patients and keep big government out of it,β says .
@RyanQuarlesKY
of decision to use medical marijuana.
GOP lawmakers are handing out harsh punishments for their Democratic colleagues, including potentially expelling three legislators in Tennessee. Experts say it's a sign that political polarization is at its highest level since just after the Civil War.