Local officials are responding to reports that Russia has invaded neighboring country Ukraine, with those responses ranging from condemning the invasion to raising concerns for both the Ukrainian people and
After repeating language considered anti-Semitic openly in a state legislature committee meeting, Somerset s State Senator Rick Girdler told the Commonwealth Journal that he apologizes for the words he spoke.
By Christopher Harris
Commonwealth Journal Jul 23, 2021
11 hrs ago
From left, State Rep. Shane Baker, State Senator Rick Girdler, and State Reps. Josh Branscum, David Meade, and Ken Upchurch gathered on the new outdoor deck of the Harbor Restaurant at Lee s Ford Marina for the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce s annual Legislative Update on Thursday evening. Christopher Harris I CJ
In Washington, Democrats have a group of legislators they call the Squad. In Pulaski County, the GOP has their own version of the Squad.
State Representatives Shane Baker, Josh Branscum, David Meade and Ken Upchurch and State Senator Rick Girdler â all of whom represent at least a portion of Pulaski County in Frankfort â gathered on the new deck overlooking Lake Cumberland at the Harbor Restaurant for the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce s annual Legislative Update on Thursday evening.
By Christopher Harris
14 hrs ago
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron was the featured speaker at Tuesday s July Somerset-Pulaski Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, held Tuesday at The Center for Rural Development. Christopher Harris I CJ
One secret to public speaking is knowing your audience. In Somerset, it never hurts to invoke the name of John Sherman Cooper.
That s what Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron did in his visit to the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce s monthly membership luncheon on Tuesday. Like Cameron, Cooper was an attorney, with time at Harvard Law School and a longstanding practice in Somerset before beginning his political career. As a U.S. Senator and later Ambassador to East Germany, Cooper became one of the nation s most distinguished statesmen in the second half of the 20th century, leading to his statue on Somerset s Fountain Square.