Rick Green
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Proud Ohioan, editor of Pulitzer-winning Lexington Herald-Leader. đź’š1st Amendment, Big J journalism & Buckeyes. Why not the best? Before: @northbaynews @gannett
Lexington, Kentucky
Joined February 2011
To the attention of @grossberg4ky: I've read your recent public swipes at our reporting. As the executive editor of @heraldleader, let me say this with absolute clarity: We stand by our reporting. All of it.
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The @heraldleader's reporting on accusations against Rep. Daniel Grossberg last year was exhaustive, in-depth, fair and (most important) factual. Those who came forward + shared their stories with us were courageous + offered well-documented details of his behavior. Today's.
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We have a rare opening at @heraldleader, a reporting position that blends coverage of Eastern Kentucky with broader environmental/climate change issues. I'd love to hear from you if you're interested. Here are the details:
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An important ICE/detention story percolating here in #Kentucky. We're watching this one closely and pursuing more details. Stay tuned to @heraldleader.
"Free Ernesto" . ICE agents detained a Bowling Green teen last week who recently graduated high school. Advocates say he is in the country legally and showed ICE agents those documents. Ernesto Andres still remains in ICE custody six days later.
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BREAKING: This sounds ominous for financially challenged @FCPSKY district just days after its failed effort to raise local employment taxes to funnel more money its way. The state auditor is doubling down w/a "special examination" of the district's books
www.kentucky.com
State Auditor’s examination of Fayette County Public Schools comes after Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman ruled that a school board vote was unlawful.
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RT @heraldleader: Fayette school board pauses controversial tax increase after state audit threat
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Fayette County Public Schools will convene a committee to dig into the budget and make recommendations
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BREAKING: The @heraldleader's @JonHale_HL has the biggest story in Kentucky right now: A huge blow (potentially) to @UKFootball is brewing + a huge loss for UK football's head coach. Stay tuned for updates.
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Mark Stoops’ top assistant is reportedly expected to head to the Wildcats’ archrival.
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It's a bittersweet day in Kentucky as one of the most talented columnists with whom I've ever worked @johnclayiv will be retiring at month's end. He's a legend + a Hall-of-Famer we'll miss terribly. Thanks for a career of excellence, John.
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After more than four decades working for the Herald-Leader, John Clay is retiring at the end of this month.
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20 people have now died since a powerful storm raced across Kentucky and churned through Pulaski + Laurel counties. This is an amazing recounting of that tragic + terrible night.
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On May 16, a super-cell storm produced a killer EF-4 tornado packing maximum 170 mph winds that roared across southern Kentucky in a path of destruction and death. Here’s what unfolded.
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BREAKING: The horrific May 16-17 weather pattern that ravaged parts of Southern Kentucky has claimed a 20th victim, @GovAndyBeshear is reporting. Stay tuned to @heraldleader for more details. May all the affected families find peace + be comforted.
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I hate tweets that don’t understand why local journalism matters + how entire stories cannot be posted on this social media platform. Read the story + hopefully you’ll subscribe for more relevant local news we can provide. Thank you!.
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Before he took back the White House + repeatedly since, @realDonaldTrump @POTUS promised to cut grocery prices dramatically. Here in #Lexington, we've been tracking monthly. Our finding? Prices have gone up. See our @heraldleader analysis
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Since January, the Herald-Leader has been tracking prices monthly to see if Trump’s pledge is coming to fruition. Our finding: Local grocery prices are actually higher.
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Back in February, @POTUS @realDonaldTrump said he was coming to KY to make sure the gold remained at Fort Knox. Whatever happened to that idea? @heraldleader offers an update: Don't expect to see Air Force One anytime soon
www.kentucky.com
President Donald Trump questioned whether the gold supply remains at the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox. Did he ever visit?
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Yet another tragic day in #Kentucky. At least one dead and 7 others injured (including a 3-year-old) when an EF-2 twister struck a rural part of Central KY. At least 49 have died in our commonwealth so far in 2025 because of punishing storm systems
www.kentucky.com
At least three homes were damaged in Washington County from a tornado with winds up to 115 mph. It was a surprise storm system that suddenly appeared, Gov. Andy Beshear said.
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RT @_AustinHorn: A black eye for Kentucky Democrats today: the last Eastern Kentucky Senate Democrat announced she's switching parties. ht….
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“I rarely get the feeling that they’re trying to engage people like me,” Webb previously said of the Democratic party.
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RT @phillipmbailey: In #Iowa, @RandPaul dismisses Republican spending cuts as 'wimpy and anemic' (via @DMRegister)….
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Sen. Rand Paul, a vocal critic of the Trump-backed budget bill he said has "wimpy" spending cuts, advocated to shift more Medicaid spending to states.
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RT @Strandjunker: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND STORY: French caretakers take the sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy and scrub it into the letters to….
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