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Eastern Standard for Jan. 27, 2022

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Election integrity, access to the ballot, a free and independent press - all fundamentals of democracy. Are they endangered? We get the perspectives of UK election and voting law professor Joshua Douglas, and John Greenman, veteran reporter, editor, news executive and journalism professor emeritus at the University of Georgia who once called Morehead home.

An offer to help sustain civility on the local level is coming to Kentucky in February. NYTimes columnist David Brooks details “Weave”, his mission to support people on the grass roots level who are working to heal our divisions and rebuild trust in our communities.

Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.
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