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Backward, ho, Kentucky

As a left-leaning independent, I just wanted to give the Kentucky legislature a shout-out for making history last week: for the first time in decades, not having even one woman or African-American in a leadership position.

Job well done. This is the leadership we need in Kentucky if we are ever to return to the 19th century.

Steve Everett

Elkton

This story was originally published January 6, 2017 at 7:02 PM with the headline "Backward, ho, Kentucky."

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