Column by Jordan Covvey Most people blow off flu season. It seems that clinicians have to beg most patients to go out and get a flu shot, despite the fact that they are quick, relatively painless and inexpensive. My favorite excuse? “I’ve never gotten the flu, so why do I need a flu shot now?” […]

Column by Tim Riley Within the last week, one of the largest economic upheavals in our nation’s history began. Massive, seemingly stable businesses simply shut their doors or were swallowed up by the government. The effects of this event have been felt from the highest levels of the financial system, all the way down to […]

Column by Emily Foerster On Sept. 6, I attended the Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference in Louisville, a daylong event to raise awareness about the health and community benefits of eating locally produced food. I learned a lot, and hearing all of the speakers (our own Wendell Berry among them) inspired me to brainstorm ways […]

Column by David Burnett It won’t happen to me. Subconsciously, that’s what most of us think when we read about the Lexington woman who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted a few weeks ago. It’s probably what the woman herself was thinking. Ironically, even when it does happen to us, we remain in denial: “this isn’t […]