As referenced in my blog two weeks ago, I am inviting you to walk through the 2014 National KIDS COUNT Data Book, that was released on July 22nd, on an arena by arena basis over the next few weeks.  The 2014 edition of “the nation’s report on kids” is especially fascinating to me as it is the silver anniversary.  This gives us the opportunity to ask, “How are Kentucky kids faring compared to a quarter century ago?”  This week the focus is on health and by any measure, Kentuckians [...]

Some things seemingly never change.  Some things seem to always be changing.  In 1990, the first car with a GPS system was sold and the first webpage was posted to the World Wide Web.  TV critics panned 1990’s new television hit, “The Simpsons,” predicting an early demise of that production while movie critics were confident that Die Hard 2 was one too many of that cinematic premise.  Who could have ever thought where those technological innovations and entertainment brands [...]