Tag: Slaven

Janie Slaven: THE PREACHER’S DAUGHTER: I’m not a ballerina

May 22—I have been known to be judgmental. I will fully own that. All of my life I’ve been afraid of women. They intimidate me. They are prettier, stronger, more talented than me. I developed a coping mechanism from an early age that if I could make fun of myself first, then maybe those women […]

Janie Slaven: GUEST COMMENTARY: Labor is cool again

Mar. 23—Is it possible that blue collar Kentucky workers could finally be reaching a turning point in the long slide in their standard of living? If so, history may credit the victories in the now-ratified new contracts of the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the Teamsters. After decades of stagnant wages and eroding job quality, […]