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Male red-winged blackbirds like to play the field
Red-winged blackbirds are year-round residents of Kentucky and most of the continental US. They typically nest in cattails or bulrushes in marshes and swampy areas but may also nest in drier fields. Males fiercely defend their territory and may attempt to chase away animals or even people. Males often have
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This week's letter-to-the-editor
March 28, 2026
Local man's anti-Trump billboard campaign said to spark reaction from military brass
Trump is 'spiritually ugly', says campaigner
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County's need for high-tech 911 just fiddle-fiddle, so they say
Plus, a retrospective on an eminent domain case
March 29, 2026
American dream
Exchange students from Hokuto City, Japan, share what makes Kentucky their 'American dream'. Plus, it's time for our first Q & A with the publisher!
March 22, 2026
Candidates are everywhere
This week's Postmortem is a lot about them
March 15, 2026Berea City Council
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It's official: Walmart 2.0 is coming to Berea
Plus, it's time for the annual Jail and Bail fundraiser to help support victims of domestic violence, and the pool is ready for a test run before it opens in May
March 18, 2026
'Why not turn abandoned buildings into homeless shelters?' child asks Council
CITY HALL—Kids took center stage Tuesday evening, during the first regularly scheduled City Council meeting of March. First during the public comment, and then when the mayor made a proclamation in their honor. Public comment Nora Heather Wilson, age 10, a fifth grader at Berea Community School, introduced herself
March 04, 2026County
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Despite multiple disruptions, county 911 operators broke records, earned top recognition
FISCAL COURT— A combination of severe weather, a higher than average number of highway wrecks, and other events helped push the number of calls handled by the county's emergency communications center to the most ever on record, a county official told the Fiscal Court during its second regularly
March 25, 2026
Taylor seeks fourth term
Touts achievements to County leaders, says his administration was 'DOGE before there was a DOGE'
October 30, 2025Land Use
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College eminent domain case poses unique dilemma, according to judge
Diminishing the public good to serve the public good hasn't got much case law behind it
February 28, 2026
EKPC v. Berea College case underway
The utility wants to build a transmission line through the College's forest, the College has to prove why that's abuse
February 27, 2026Meet Your Municipality
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Our Land of Promise keeps Berea's Black history alive
Aaron Banther is rediscovering what's been forgotten about our shared story
February 27, 2026
'Joy and abandon' brought to you by the LO and the Gen. Assembly
World class Louisville Orchestra to perform at Madison Southern High School
February 24, 2026Birds of Berea
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Male red-winged blackbirds like to play the field
Red-winged blackbirds are year-round residents of Kentucky and most of the continental US. They typically nest in cattails or bulrushes in marshes and swampy areas but may also nest in drier fields. Males fiercely defend their territory and may attempt to chase away animals or even people. Males often have
March 29, 2026
The goldfinch’s subtle western relative: the pine siskin
These tiny finches typically breed in the western United States and southern Canada, but some years they organize irregular migrations further south and can be seen in Kentucky. Close relatives of goldfinches, pine siskins are also primarily vegetarian and attracted to Nyger seeds. Not as showy as goldfinches, they are
March 22, 2026Postmortem
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County's need for high-tech 911 just fiddle-fiddle, so they say
Plus, a retrospective on an eminent domain case
March 29, 2026
American dream
Exchange students from Hokuto City, Japan, share what makes Kentucky their 'American dream'. Plus, it's time for our first Q & A with the publisher!
March 22, 2026News
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On the Edge with David Kloiber (D), Congressional candidate for Ky 6th
What innovations would this physicist, business man, and software developer bring to Washington?
March 20, 2026
Magistrate Combs is On the Edge, discussing land use, data center policies
What is Madison County's position on data centers? Judge Executive Regan Taylor has gone on the record saying that Madison County doesn't welcome them. But, The Edge has argued that if there are no ordinances in place, then not wanting them and still getting them is
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We're having a birthday party and you're invited
Plus, a special anniversary discount offer, and we want your feedback on the podcast
October 24, 2025
Pop-up book shop at Boone Tavern, Festival Dancers wants new members, Berea College outranks the rest
Pop-up book shop Festival season is in full swing in Berea, beginning with the Appalachian Writers Conference’s Pop-Up Bookshop on Wednesday, September 3, from 11 AM to 6 PM, at Boone Tavern. “The Appalachian Writers Conference is about more than writing; it’s about community. The Pop-Up Bookshop is
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