Adrian Paul Bryant

Opinion | Andy Beshear’s Moment of Choice Will he listen to parents or unions on federal tax credit scholarships?

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board has taken a sudden interest in Kentucky's House Bill 1.

bezos bought a prestigious national investigative newspaper so he could gut it and run "consider setting a monthly budget" and "pay off your credit cards" tier financial advice columns like those blogs with adsense spots on all 4 corners of the screen

Candidate filed to run in both Idaho and Kentucky. What happened next? The Republican told the Statesman that he spends most of his time in Idaho, but was traveling to the Bluegrass State a lot for family.

Turns out the guy who dropped out of the HD45 race yesterday had filed to run in Kentucky & Idaho at the same time.

“I was in the process of withdrawing here (Kentucky) when I filed there (Idaho), so they overlapped,” Thompson said in a phone interview.

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Heaven have mercy on us all—Presbyterians and Pagans alike—for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending

Heathcliff Panel: Cats go marching down the street carrying signs and balloons that say 'DUDE'. Some are wearing either dude shirts or helmets. Two birds watch from a tree. One of them says “With these strikes, the President sends a powerful message to the world. We’ll let you know when we figure out what it is.”

New Yorker Panel: Government officials are on stage. The speaker at the lectern says "The bro rally was bigger."

3/4/26

I have a friend whose Cookout tray order is 2 quesadillas for the main, and for the 2 sides they get... 2 quesadillas.

City emails show why Lexington mayor’s street was cleared quickly after Winter Storm Fern Social media posts during Winter Storm Fern accused the mayor of getting special treatment from the city’s road crews. Here’s what city officials say happened.

More "gutter-level" journalism, at your service!

From @adrianpbryant.bsky.social:

I’ve seen enough: Zendaya is Meechee

Got it. I'm sorry for your loss. To clarify: You want a eulogy for your father that's 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲, sounds 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁, and captures the 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗺. I get it. He wasn't just your father — he was your Dad. Here a few options I came up with:

If you're a Kentuckian named Mitch, 2026 is the year to call it quits.

Got in trouble with my parents after they found out I had the peach one in 7th grade at a friend's house. Totally worth it, tasted great.

I am as extroverted as can be, but love a solo trip to the movies. I usually take one 3 day solo trip a year. Do things alone sometimes!

Good job alert 🚨

The Herald-Leader is hiring a "campus community reporter" to cover all things UK.

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A full term in office.

Pay for however many newsletters you want, please, give all those writers money

But you can't replace a whole journalism ecosystem with a series of freelancers, you just can't. There also needs to be support for serious papers, magazines, online newsrooms, and nonprofit reporting

Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries.

This is such a well done piece that reports out, with hard data and interviews, something profound about what's gone wrong in this country.

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Heathcliff sits on a small cat bed underneath a giant poster with the word "ME" in huge text and an arrow, point down to the spot where he's sitting. Grandpa Nutmeg stands off to the side with a guest and says "That's his favorite spot."

26 Feb 2026

KY considers lifting repeat residency requirement to help recruit foreign-trained doctors A 2025 report from the state found that Kentucky will have a shortage of nearly 3,000 physicians by 2030.

Thanks to @kentucky.com for republishing my story.

Reminder that any outlet can pick up the @kentuckylantern.com for free!

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We don’t want thunder; we want rum

Beshear melds ‘faith and fairness’ at Kentucky LGBTQ rally where 2028 looms “I’m tired of faith being hijacked to hurt people instead of to help people,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said.

New: "Faith & Fairness" were the driving themes of yesterday's gathering of LGBTQ activists in Frankfort. It's also the punchiest way to describe Beshear's presidential bid posture on social issues.

"I’ll keep standing up to him, or them, because I believe in you."

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Lexington council OKs plan to put solar panels on old landfill despite concerns Edelen Renewables will build a solar panel farm on the former Haley Pike landfill, but will pay much less for the land than officials hoped.

Come hell (a per-acre lease rate $465 cheaper than expected) or high water (a community plan funded $500 per megawatt cheaper than expected), solar will come to Haley Pike.

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Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 The phrase ‘Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen ‘His name’

Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

Lexington relieves another $5.6M in medical debt for local residents The city’s $1M grant to nonprofit Undue Medical Debt has now forgiven more than $18 million in debt owed by Fayette County residents.

After this announcement, Lexington and nonprofit Undue Medical Debt have forgiven over $18 million in debt for Fayette Countians.

www.kentucky.com/news/health-...

no one should hate this movie, it is perfect, and completely bonkers

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Lexington candidate facing felony charges may not live in district he’s running for February court documents show the candidate’s home address as outside the 9th Council District, which he has filed to run in.

Matt Miniard's ever-growing list of legal troubles may have just gotten longer, as it looks like he does not live in the district he's running for.

From Beth Musgrave and Chris Leach:

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wow, I can't believe they got the real people

Fayette County School board calls special meeting, but won’t say why The Fayette school board met in closed session for about two hours Monday, before setting another special meeting for next week.

After meeting in closed session for nearly two hours on Monday night, the Fayette County schools board set another special meeting for next week but would not say why.

Monday’s private discussion and the announcement of a special meeting come amid discussion about the superintendent's performance.