By Jim Wayne | Opinion Contributor The year was 1972. Denny Crum scouted the best talent for what would become a nationally honored men’s basketball program for the University of Louisville. Sitting with the Southern Indiana high school senior and his working class parents at their dining table, Coach Crum made the[Read More…]
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What does it mean to be ‘in recovery’? We need a better federal definition.
By Mitchell Berger | July 11, 2023 STAT News | FIRST OPINION “When I use a word,” one of 19th century British author and mathematician Lewis Carroll’s characters once said, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” Though he was a formidable philosopher and logician, Carroll[Read More…]
Legislation to Help More Kentuckians Reach Long-term Recovery Should Be Signed Into Law
By Amanda Newton If there’s one thing I’ve learned from the last 12 months, it’s that good things can happen when people work together. The COVID-19 era has brought many challenges, but from the earliest days of the pandemic, we’ve seen shining examples of individuals and communities setting aside their[Read More…]