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VIDEO: President Trump and his administration are stopping the production of pennies

Lauren Smiley, Broadcaster February 13, 2025

As of Feb. 9, former President Donald Trump announced that he has instructed his administration to no longer produce the penny. Some say this is long overdue, while others think that stopping production...

Fourth annual Lexington women’s march ‘a reminder that we always have work to do’

Natalie Parks January 18, 2020

Against the rain, wind and dreary weather on Saurday afternoon in Lexington, one thing stood out: the brightly colored rain jackets, umbrellas, signs and hats of the fourth annual Lexington Women’s March.A...

April Ryan speaks at Memorial Hall on Friday, January 25. Photo by Pete Comparoni | UKphoto

CNN reporter April Ryan speaks on UK’s campus

Cody Ryan January 28, 2019

At an event hosted by the Martin Luther King Center, a crowd gathered to hear White House Correspondent and CNN political analyst April Ryan give a lecture in Memorial Hall Friday.On Friday, Jan. 25, Ryan...

Anti-Trump protestors hold signs and chant across the street from Alumni Coliseum. President Donald Trump held a rally in support of congressional candidate Andy Barr on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 on Eastern Kentucky University's campus in Richmond, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Protestors gather outside at EKU as Trump stumps for Barr inside arena

Sarah Ladd October 13, 2018

RICHMOND— Demonstrators began gathering off Eastern Bypass across from the Alumni Coliseum around 2 p.m. on Saturday ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to Eastern Kentucky University’s campus.Hundreds...

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Obama called out Trump, and we needed to hear his message

September 10, 2018

Last Friday, former U.S. President Barack Obama broke his silence about President Donald Trump and the Republican Party at a University of Illinois speech and his message was one we all need to heed.Until...

The new NFL rule is an affront to democracy

Sarah Ladd May 28, 2018

My social media newsfeeds are full of praises of the NFL for their recent announcement that players will now be required to stand or stay in the locker room during the National Anthem.  ESPN announced...

Republicans could learn from Colin Kaepernick

November 2, 2017

Last week, Nevada senator Jeff Flake announced that he would not be seeking another term as senator. In his speech, he gave a scathing criticism of Trump, saying, “we must never regard as 'normal' the...

Trump’s proposed education budget cuts funding, demands debt collection

Madison Rexroat March 20, 2017

President Trump’s new budget proposal for 2018, released Thursday, includes rollbacks for higher education-related funding.The proposal, while it keeps the Pell Grant program, reduces funding for that...

U.S. colleges react to travel ban

Madison Rexroat February 4, 2017

Just over a week since President Trump’s earth-trembling travel ban last Friday, travelers, protesters, politicians and colleges continue to take action.With over 17,000 students from the affected nations...

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