Coffee & Writing

by Miriam Kavanagh

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Kentucky

  • The Problem with Kentucky’s Ballot

    Once upon a time, the medical community used words that we now understand to be offensive to people and their loved ones. The medical community stopped using the term “idiot” in the mid-1890s because of its derogatory nature. The term “insanity” has been retired from medical nomenclature for about 100 years. This is on the… Read more

  • Get Out There and Vote!

    In Kentucky, we were recently allowed to apply to vote absentee. I applied and within a few days my ballot came in the mail. I was thrilled, but I hit my head badly a few days earlier, and my noggin wasn’t quite clear yet. I wanted to make sure my head was clear in case… Read more