Posted by: KFTC on August 17, 2012
Thirty-one years ago today (August 17), no one in that room in Hazard likely imagined the organization that KFTC is today as they set out to address an unfair tax system and abuses by the coal indu
Posted by: Kristi Kendall on August 16, 2012
The folks on Mill Creek and surrounding areas of eastern Kentucky are once again fighting to protect their homes, water and health.
Posted by: Tanya Turner on August 9, 2012
It was “not only a wonderful way to come together face-to-face as Kentucky youth, it was a way to come together as youth from across Central Appalachia," KFTC member Elizabeth Sanders described the
Posted by: KFTC on August 9, 2012
While toxic air emissions decreased nationwide, they increased in Kentucky. Meanwhile, Kentucky politicians are voting to make sure our air stays unhealthy.
Posted by: Jessica Hays Lucas on August 8, 2012
Posted by: Dave Newton on August 6, 2012
For those of you who aren't familiar with Fancy Farm, it's a far western Kentucky church picnic well known for massive amounts of barbeque and almost as much Bingo.
Posted by: Joe Gallenstein on August 6, 2012
The Northern Kentucky chapter of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth returned to two festivals this year to continue to build upon existing relationships with key ally organizations in the region.
Posted by: Carissa Lenfert on August 5, 2012
The Bill Moyers show this week focused on the topic of voting rights. He interviewed folks from the Brennan Center for Justice who have a recent report out The Challenge of Obtaining Voter Identification about a movement going on in state legislatures across the country trying to make voting more restrictive for some voters.
Posted by: Doug Doerrfeld, Publicity Coordinator, Rowan County KFTC Chapter on August 4, 2012
Posted by: KFTC on August 3, 2012
Musicians in southern California got together recently to celebrate the mountains they know and love, and at the same time send a message of solidarity to those fighting to preserve the Appalachian
"First and foremost, I'm a mom," says April Browning, after mulling over my vague introductory question, asking her to tell me about herself. She subconsciously looks through the trees in the city park we're meeting in to make sure her son is still close by.