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Collage artist Aleta Stone visits the white crosses put up in remembrance of those who died in the 2025 tornado. It's close to where she collected remnants for the collages that became art awards.
Cheri Lawson
Next month will mark one year since a tornado tore through parts of Laurel County. A Kentucky artist used remnants from that 2025 tornado to create awards handed out by the Governor’s Awards in the Arts.
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    Tom Martin
    How to push the civility reset button. A thoughtful conversation between two leaders of “Braver Angels,” a nationwide movement with a Kentucky chapter that is working to help people overcome loss of friends and family estrangements to the divisiveness of our times.
  • Ruth Hunt Candies, subject of a play by Cat Goguen, still produced by hand.
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    Why AI makes rural access to broadband internet all the more essential. Education contributor Brigitte Blom, in conversation with EKU Artificial Intelligence strategist Lisa Blue.
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