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Dee Davis on Jesse Jackson's 1988 campaign stop in Hazard, Kentucky. Worth reading.

Jesse Jackson (1941-2026)  | The Daily Yonder Jesse Jackson speaking at the Democratic primary campaign rally at Hazard, Kentucky, Memorial Gymnasium, March 1988. (Photos courtesy Mimi Pickering)

Jesse Jackson in Hazard: my piece in the Yonder.

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I went through all of the January lobbying reports to see which companies and groups were spending the most to influence lawmakers in Frankfort, here's what I found.

As Marx said: “I had an uncle who was well over four feet.”

Former University of Kentucky/Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns

Remembrance: Katharine Pearson Criss (1948-2026) | The Daily Yonder Katharine Pearson Criss, who was instrumental in starting the Center for Rural Strategies and the Daily Yonder, died January 2, 2026. She was 79. At the

So long to my old pal:

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Trump says 11 killed in US strike on drug-carrying vessel from Venezuela The Trump administration has signalled a willingness to use military force against drug cartels.

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Trump’s war on drugs confuses Nobel Peace Prize Committee.

First they came for Busboys and Poets, and I said nothing. But then I’ve heard some very bad poetry there, and once I was served a regrettable vinegarette. A wash, really.

Ozarks Notebook: The Reemergence of ‘One-Room’ Schools in Southwest Missouri For about a century – from after the Civil War through, in some places, the 1960s or so – one-room education was the bedrock of rural Ozarks communities. Kids focused on learning basics like reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmitic that were taught by one teacher in one room. In southwest Missouri, this form of schooling is reemerging in rural areas where families seek a different style of education for their children.

This seemingly old-timey form of schooling is reemerging in rural areas where families seek a different education for their children.

$1.7 trillion in market capital was lost in the five days after 9/11 attacks.

$3.1 trillion in market capital was lost today.

In Ky bourbon country, the prospect of a trade war feels like a hangover that won't go away The lack of a final resolution around tariffs with close trade partners has left some elected leaders and industry officials concerned about Kentucky bourbon. American whiskey exports slumped amid an ...

In Kentucky bourbon country, the prospect of a tariff trade war feels like a hangover that won't go away

Palmer's House of Toys | The Daily Yonder At 17 I was the Santa Claus for the Walkertown section of Hazard. Rick Rosanova, the news guy at Channel 4, was Santa at the new Sears in the old bowling

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When I was Santa Claus for the Walkertown section of Hazard.