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From a dream to reality and now a farewell: Letter from the editor-in-chief
Hannah Stanley, Editor-in-Chief
• May 2, 2024
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Kentucky Kernel and KRNL editors-in-chief named for the 2024-25 school year
Zaida Bell-Frantz, Reporter
• April 10, 2024
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From the editor: The beauty in front of us
Hannah Stanley, Editor-in-Chief
• August 21, 2023
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Letter from the editor
Hannah Stanley, Managing Editor
• April 28, 2023
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Final thoughts and boundless thanks
Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief
• April 28, 2023
Letter from the editor: The Kernel is committed to the truth
Rayleigh Deaton
• August 26, 2021
‘I am no bird’
Natalie Parks
• May 3, 2021
![McAfee Knob in Virginia, Mount Katahdin, Maine and the Grayson Highlands of Virginia are three of the multiple landmarks former Kernel editor-in-chief Will Wright encountered when he hiked the Appalachian Trail. On Feb. 20, 2020, Wright was named a New York Times fellow.](https://kykernel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/b9048b2c3f304718f847b491db57d1dd-900x675.jpg)
Kernel alum named a New York Times fellow
Hailey Peters
• February 20, 2020
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Letter from the Editor
Rick Childress
• April 26, 2019
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Letter from the Editor
Bailey Vandiver
• April 26, 2019
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