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Infrastructure problems continue to plague eastern Kentucky months after severe flooding left thousand of residents without housing. According to FEMA, missed inspections or no response to contact attempts have left more than 2,000 thousand people ineligible for assistance. Scott McReynolds, executive director, Housing Development Alliance, explained at a recent press conference that because so many homes were built in the floodplain, it has been a challenge to find available land to rebuild, and what land remains sits much higher up on mountaintops. ...

Scores of flood-impacted families are in trailers and tents as cold winter months approach, advocates say.

Begun by the late Ed Ryan ... tangible presents for those who have given us so much to write about this year.

Scores of flood-impacted families are in trailers and tents as cold winter months approach, advocates say.

Before we renew this space’s 41-year tradition of imaginary but fitting Christmas gifts for Kentucky political figures, here’s a plea for some real gifts for folks who really need them: