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• ‘Raising hope’ for couple battling cancer together

  17-09-2026 05:13 via state-journal.com
  
  Melissa and Eric Rogers have been together since 2011. As the pair each fights their respective cancer diagnosis there’s a belief that it has strengthened their love.
  “He’s always been my rock. (When we got his diagnosis) I was scared of losing my best friend, my husband,” Melissa noted. “But I firmly believe this experience has deepened my bond, and my love for him.”
  Melissa was first diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2019. Then five years later, her
  
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• Guest columnist: Be present, listen to teens

  17-09-2026 05:05 via state-journal.com
  
  Back-to-school season can present challenges and opportunities as a parent. Relaxed summer schedules are replaced with classes, homework, and extracurriculars, and the transition to a new semester can be both exciting and stressful.
  Fortunately, the school year is full of everyday moments parents and caregivers can use to check in on their kids. Whether it’s an early breakfast before school, the commute home, or an after-school FaceTime call from work, these small moments can let kids know
  
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• Guest columnist: The real value of journalism

  17-09-2026 05:01 via state-journal.com
  
  The news earlier this month that 13 skilled journalists in Lexington were laid off was heartbreaking but also frightening.
  The suggestion that AI can replace reporters who are trained to observe, interpret, and ask the tough questions is unrealistic. AI is a tool and a resource, but it cannot replace a human reporter.
  The real danger here is the declining number of journalists in the field. It is not just newspapers. We have witnessed veteran broadcast journalists who have been sidelined as TV g
  
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• Guest columnist: Enrollment cliff can create pathways for working Kentuckians

  17-09-2026 05:01 via state-journal.com
  
  For years, higher education leaders in Kentucky have been discussing and preparing for the “enrollment cliff,” the long-anticipated decline in the number of traditional college-age students following the Great Recession. That moment has arrived. The number of U.S. high school graduates peaked in 2025 and is projected to decline in the years ahead, prompting institutions everywhere to rethink enrollment strategies and long-term sustainability.
  The demographic challenge is clear. But t
  
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• Tommy Druen: That’s how we’ve always done it

  17-09-2026 05:00 via state-journal.com
  Every August, a man in the small Scottish town of South Queensferry gets covered head to toe in burrs. Yes, burrs, those prickly little nuisances that stick to your socks. Thousands of them. His neighbors weave flowers into the mass, press a decorated staff into each of his hands, and parade him through town for seven miles and nine hours.
  He stops at pubs along the way. This is Scotland, after all. Since his face is completely covered, he drinks the free whiskey offered him through a straw.
  It
  
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• Police, fire blotter (Sept. 15)

  17-09-2026 05:00 via state-journal.com
  
  The following calls were received by the Frankfort Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Frankfort Fire and EMS and Franklin County Fire Department on Tuesday:
  • At 5:43 a.m., officers took a theft report on East Main Street. A caller reported the driver’s door of a Nissan Versa was wide open.
  • At 9:53 a.m., deputies at the sheriff’s office on River Bend Road took a fraud complaint.
  • At 1:20 p.m., deputies took a theft report at Shell Five Star o
  
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• Letter: Comer should release unredacted Epstein files

  17-09-2026 05:00 via state-journal.com
  Dear editor,
  In the course of human events there comes a time for people to rise up against the injustice committed against them.
  As citizens, we know there are certain crimes which cannot be excused or forgiven — crimes attacking our children. Therefore, we must act and compel those who can to act.
  We must force Rep. James Comer, representing the 1st Congressional District of Kentucky, to act. As chairman of the House Oversight Committee, with one wave of his pen he can force the Departme
  
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