A Kentucky coal miner featured in a viral Gameday video reflected on the role of fatherhood as he shared details about his family&#8217;s VIP treatment.
Michael McGuire, his wife and son were all invited for a VIP treatment at Rupp Arena after University of Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari spotted McGuire covered head to toe in coal sitting in the stands next to his son. The father had taken his kid to the annual Blue and White scrimmage in Pikeville a few weeks ago after getting off work.
At the time, Calipari noted that the image made him think of his own family roots and made a public VIP offer as he asked for help to find the man, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/basketball-coach-sees-familiar-site-of-coal-miner-and-son-in-stands-makes-public-vip-offer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported. Last week, the coach came through for the family.
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Michael McGuire and his family getting the VIP treatment tonight at Rupp Arena. McGuire is the coal miner who Coach Calipari spotted in the crowd at the Blue and White scrimmage in Pikeville a few weeks ago. <a href="https://twitter.com/WHAS11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WHAS11</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xst1UiK4OU">pic.twitter.com/Xst1UiK4OU</a>
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After the game, a reporter asked McGuire about being a &#8220;super dad&#8221; following the viral image and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOJwDaiPXLc&amp;t=271s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coal miner said</a> it was about being there for your kid.
&#8220;Just doing what I always do,&#8221; McGuire responded. &#8220;Pretty much part of it. I&#8217;ve shown up at countless Pee Wee baseball games like that.&#8221;
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My family’s American dream started in a Clarksburg, WV coal mine, so this picture hits home.
From what I’ve been told, after his shift, he raced to be with his son &amp; watch our team. Don’t know who this is, but I have tickets for him &amp; his family at Rupp to be treated as VIPs!! <a href="https://t.co/a5BJXUnK2v">pic.twitter.com/a5BJXUnK2v</a>
&mdash; John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) <a href="https://twitter.com/UKCoachCalipari/status/1584557978631294978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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McGuire&#8217;s wife, Mollie, <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/viral-coal-miner-dad-vip-basketball-experience-fatherhoodc">called</a> the whole experience so touching after witnessing everyone&#8217;s kindness.
&#8220;That&#8217;s when it&#8217;s like, you know, we&#8217;re just a small Eastern Kentucky family,&#8221; Mollie shared. &#8220;Just to see how it&#8217;s touched everyone has been very touching for us and for Michael to see what it means just because he&#8217;s a good dad. And we reassure him that he&#8217;s appreciated all the time, but just all the kindness of everyone else has been very touching for us.&#8221;
In October, the Wildcats head coach of men&#8217;s basketball took to Twitter to share a photo of the young boy and a man covered in coal, which he said struck a chord with him harkening back to his family roots.
&#8220;My family&#8217;s American dream started in a Clarksburg, WV coal mine, so this picture hits home,&#8221; Calipari tweeted to his 1.5 million followers. From what I&#8217;ve been told, after his shift, he raced to be with his son &amp; watch our team. Don&#8217;t know who this is, but I have tickets for him &amp; his family at Rupp to be treated as VIPs!!&#8221;
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I’ve thought a lot today about my grandfather, who worked underground in the mine. I’ve also had the privilege to go underground with miners in KY and a comment stuck out to me: “We go down together and we come up together.” 
They work for each other. The ultimate teammates!!
&mdash; John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) <a href="https://twitter.com/UKCoachCalipari/status/1584606931225759745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I&#8217;ve thought a lot today about my grandfather, who worked underground in the mine,&#8221; Calipari added in a follow-up tweet. &#8220;I&#8217;ve also had the privilege to go underground with miners in KY and a comment stuck out to me: &#8216;We go down together and we come up together.'&#8221;
&#8220;They work for each other,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The ultimate teammates!!&#8221;

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Coal Miner Featured In Viral Gameday Video Reflects On Fatherhood, VIP Treatment

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Kentucky voters will vote next week on whether to amend the state constitution to clarify that nothing in the constitution guarantees abortion access. The measure is being pushed by conservatives to ensure that judges cannot rule that there is an implied constitutional right to abortion that prevents lawmakers from passing pro-life laws.
While Kentucky is a deep-red state, a pro-life amendment <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-life-amendment-in-kansas-was-first-abortion-test-since-roe-v-wade-overturned-heres-how-it-fared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">failed in red Kansas</a> this year following an opposition campaign <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/18/what-kansas-abortion-rights-win-means-kentucky/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">led</a> by a former Planned Parenthood lobbyist named Rachel Sweet. That means the Kentucky measure could fail too — not only because amending the state&#8217;s constitution is designed to be difficult, but because Sweet is also running a $5 million opposition effort in the state.
A Daily Wire review of the social media accounts of three field staffers who are listed as working for Sweet in Protect Kentucky Access’s (PKA) <a href="https://secure.kentucky.gov/kref/publicsearch/OrganizationalSearch/OrganizationDetails/185205" target="_blank" rel="noopener">campaign finance filings,</a> however, raises questions about whether they represent mainstream Kentuckians.
One of the staffers, Allison Sack, shared a story on Instagram that included a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17922093332536205/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> from The Satanic Temple. “The Satanic Temple is the leading beacon of light in the battle for abortion access,” the Temple&#8217;s caption said. She shared another meme in the same story lamenting &#8220;when it&#8217;s been 8 whole months and Joe Biden still hasn&#8217;t done a socialism like Fox promised.&#8221;
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-458054" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/satanic-388x576.png" alt="" width="388" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/satanic-388x576.png 388w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/satanic-202x300.png 202w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/satanic.png 554w" sizes="(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px" /></div>
Skylar Davis, another of the staffers, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/skylardavisart/photos/pb.100063548738478.-2207520000./3285606944818167/?type=3">called</a> upon the &#8220;witches of Kentucky&#8221; to &#8220;Hex the KKK&#8221; in 2020.
&#8220;The KKK thinks it&#8217;s ok to pass out pamphlets around neighborhoods in Louisville. Brave enough to slide some papers around but too scared to show their face. So this is a call to action. Witches of Kentucky, Hex the KKK. They ain&#8217;t safe y&#8217;all,&#8221; she posted.
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Some of the images on Davis&#8217; Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theskylardavis/">page</a>, which describes her as a photographer, are occult-themed, and her Facebook profile <a href="https://www.facebook.com/skylardavisart">photo</a> appears to be a woman holding a skull. The occult-themed images appear to be part of a photo shoot involving two women. The Instagram of one of the women in the photos <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ethellovelesss/">describes</a> her as a &#8220;traveling tangerine showgirl.&#8221;
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Davis <a href="https://www.facebook.com/skylardavisart/posts/pfbid02DW5s7t1VRUtnzej6d6VMeNE5e9MEfUMXtzemcMKdhA9NadXkmtuZp7jEzeLHdg4zl">also</a> &#8220;took to the streets&#8221; to protest for abortion with the Party for Socialism and Liberation Louisville, according to Facebook posts. Photos show attendees marching with signs that say, “Fight for Socialism!” and “keep your Christ out of my coochie,” and carrying a red Communist flag.
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The Party for Socialism and Liberation calls for &#8220;a revolution that ends the rule of the capitalist class,&#8221; explaining that this &#8220;will open the way to communism and the end of class society.&#8221; After the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, it called to &#8220;abolish the Supreme Court&#8221; because it &#8220;serves to defend the exploitative and oppressive system of capitalism.&#8221;
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-458082" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/socialists3-2-644x576.png" alt="" width="644" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/socialists3-2-644x576.png 644w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/socialists3-2-300x268.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/socialists3-2-768x687.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/11/socialists3-2.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px" /></div>
Until September, PKA also listed another field staffer, Amira Bryant. According to local news station <a href="https://www.wdrb.com/news/protesters-arrested-blocking-louisville-streets-charged-with-rioting-punching-officer/article_78d69e5c-b190-11ea-aa92-4b158459d734.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WDRB</a>, she was one of 17 people arrested in June 2020 following &#8220;morning protests near Jefferson Square [that] have turned violent several times this week with people blocking roadways, threatening drivers and confronting police.&#8221; One man was charged with inciting a riot, and another with wanton endangerment of a police officer after he allegedly drove &#8220;at a high rate of speed directly at a line of at least 30 officers.&#8221;
On social media, Bryant <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4094860393897841&amp;set=pb.100001217639211.-2207520000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> an idea for defunding police that would redirect the police budget to &#8220;injection sites&#8221; and &#8220;peer &#8216;walking counselors,'&#8221; and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4051375631579651&amp;set=pb.100001217639211.-2207520000">posted</a> a photo of someone carrying a sign that said &#8220;LMPD, suck my d&#8212;.&#8221; The radio show that she hosts <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=932630967412367&amp;set=pb.100068673093388.-2207520000">advertised</a> a &#8220;&#8216;Cum&#8217; spit Erotic Poetry Slam&#8221; and an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=906744370001027&amp;set=pb.100068673093388.-2207520000">event</a> where &#8220;Dranks&#8221; were sold including &#8220;Amira&#8217;s booty&#8221; for $10 and &#8220;sweet titty sweat&#8221; for $1.
Protect Kentucky Access did not return a request for comment from The Daily Wire.
Since September 30, PKA has spent $2.3 million on media buys, $412,000 on direct mail, $384,000 on digital advertising, and $17,000 on salaries, according to campaign finance records.
Of its $5.3 million in funding, the group has received $1.2 million from Planned Parenthood affiliates, $1 million from the Advocacy Action Fund, $550,000 from the Sixteen Thirty Fund, $250,000 from Michael Bloomberg, and $64,000 from the ACLU of Kentucky.

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Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/michael-j-knowles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Knowles</a> spoke at the University of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> Tuesday night, delving into the world of “conspiracy theories,” or at least what the Left deems them to be.
Knowles’ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVVDWlrQDCI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">speech</a>, hosted by the Young America’s Foundation (YAF), highlighted how the Left and legacy media call conservatives wacky conspiracy theorists for opinions that many times turn out to be true. In the speech, Knowles gave examples of how he believes the legacy media and institutional elites use the negative term to silence views that oppose their narrative.
“After ‘racist,’ ‘conspiracy theorist’ is probably the single worst thing that you can be called in our society,&#8221; Knowles said. &#8220;The minute you get labeled a conspiracy theorist, pretty much everything that you have to say ceases to be taken seriously.”
The Daily Wire host then went into how so-called conspiracy theories during the early days of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/covid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID</a> pandemic turned out to have some truth. Knowles mentioned that COVID originating in a Chinese lab in Wuhan was quickly dismissed as a ridiculous idea by the experts on the pandemic and the establishment media, but then months later, the experts admitted that the virus most likely came from the Wuhan lab. U.S. health experts <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/scientists-believed-coronavirus-leaked-from-wuhan-lab-but-top-u-s-official-warned-against-debate-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> did not want the lab leak theory to be discussed by the media so as not to harm “international harmony.”
Knowles gave more examples of conspiracy theories that have appeared to come true regarding gain-of-function research, COVID vaccines, “structural shenanigans in the 2020 election,” and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/big-tech-worked-closely-with-the-fbi-and-dhs-to-police-disinformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Big Tech censorship</a> at the will of the federal government. The conservative talk show host also reminded his audience how the legacy media peddled the Trump-Russia conspiracy following the 2016 election, but just moved on after the theory <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/clinton-campaign-just-made-stuff-up-about-trump-russia-former-fbi-intel-chief-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">couldn&#8217;t be proven</a>.
“The true function of the label ‘conspiracy theorist’ is not to separate truth from fantasy, but rather to simply get dissidents to shut up,” the host of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-michael-knowles-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Michael Knowles Show</a>” commented, adding that the Left’s accusations of “conspiracy theorist” often “destroys a man’s label in the public square.”
“In an age such as ours, the difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth is often not the difference between delusion and reality,” Knowles concluded. “As our liberal ruling class has shown so clearly over the past few years, in an age such as ours, the real difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth is about three to six months.”

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Officials in <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> asked managers of the commonwealth’s pension funds to ensure that environmental, social, and governance investing, also known as <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/esg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESG</a>, has no place in the management of taxpayer dollars.
Several conservative states have been opposing the investment methodology over concerns that the approach mingles left-wing political causes with the maximization of profits. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball told the managers of the commonwealth’s public pension authority and teachers’ retirement system, which handle a combined $66 billion, that ESG investment practices “violate statutory and contractual fiduciary duties,” according to a <a href="https://treasury.ky.gov/news/Documents/Treas%20Ball%20and%20AG%20Cameron%20Letter%20to%20KY%20Public%20Ret.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> provided to The Daily Wire.
“We write today to request that you, as the executive directors of the Commonwealth’s major public pension systems, advise our offices about your systems’ efforts to ensure that ESG considerations are not being implemented in your systems’ investment decisions, consistent with Kentucky law,” the letter said. “Your response is essential to guaranteeing that politics has no place in Kentucky’s public pensions.”
The officials cited an opinion from Cameron asserting that “investment managers entrusted to make financial investments for Kentucky’s public pension systems must be single-minded in their motivation,” meaning that activism “has no place” in commonwealth investment decisions. “Whether these ancillary purposes are societally beneficial is beside the point when speaking of the duty of fiduciaries,” he argued.
“Kentuckians worked hard for decades to earn their pensions and rely on them for livelihood in retirement. It is important their investments are maximized, not politicized,” Ball said in a statement provided to The Daily Wire. “As the watchdog of taxpayer dollars, I remain committed to ensuring funds are invested and spent consistent with the law.”
Multiple conservative states have already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/missouri-is-the-latest-state-to-divest-from-blackrock-pulls-500-million-in-pension-funds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">divested</a> from entities supporting ESG, arguing that the movement inevitably entangles social agendas with fiduciary duties. Missouri, South Carolina, and Louisiana have pulled over $1 billion from asset management company BlackRock, which has taken “voting action on climate issues” against dozens of portfolio companies. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has stated on multiple occasions that “climate risk is investment risk,” necessitating the support of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/climate-risk-is-investment-risk-bill-clinton-and-blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-make-bold-claims-about-woke-investing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rapid global transition</a> toward renewable energy.
“The joint action of Treasurer Ball and Attorney General Cameron sends a clear message to Kentucky&#8217;s pension fund investment managers: their obligations are to work for the pensioners, not the Democratic Party, international climate groups, or megalomaniacs like Larry Fink,” Consumers’ Research Executive Director Will Hild said in a statement provided to The Daily Wire. “We applaud both officials in standing up for the citizens of Kentucky, who are being crushed due to reckless, illegal actions by companies like BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street that put progressive politics above their legal and moral duties.”
Nineteen state attorneys general <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/conservative-attorneys-general-investigate-six-major-banks-for-wokeness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched an investigation</a> this month into six major banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, to evaluate their degree of involvement with ESG and their commitments to pursue the reduction of carbon emissions. An <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/behind-the-scenes-most-executives-actually-hate-woke-investing-survey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exclusive poll</a> from The Daily Wire showed that American investors would prefer that companies commit solely to the pursuit of profits, with 58% of respondents agreeing that companies leveraging their power for political or social ends is a “bad thing.”

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University of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> Head Coach John Calipari spotted a familiar sight at a recent game when he saw a coal miner and his son in the stands and made a public VIP offer to them.
The Wildcats head coach of men&#8217;s basketball took to <a href="https://twitter.com/UKCoachCalipari/status/1584557978631294978?s=20&amp;t=-6LR7RgDtu3wUnZ26p91cA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> to share a photo of the young boy and a man covered in coal, which he said struck a chord with him harkening back to his family roots.
&#8220;My family&#8217;s American dream started in a Clarksburg, WV coal mine, so this picture hits home,&#8221; Calipari tweeted to his 1.5 million followers Monday.
&#8220;From what I&#8217;ve been told, after his shift, he raced to be with his son &amp; watch our team,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Don&#8217;t know who this is, but I have tickets for him &amp; his family at Rupp to be treated as VIPs!!&#8221;
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My family’s American dream started in a Clarksburg, WV coal mine, so this picture hits home.
From what I’ve been told, after his shift, he raced to be with his son &amp; watch our team. Don’t know who this is, but I have tickets for him &amp; his family at Rupp to be treated as VIPs!! <a href="https://t.co/a5BJXUnK2v">pic.twitter.com/a5BJXUnK2v</a>
&mdash; John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) <a href="https://twitter.com/UKCoachCalipari/status/1584557978631294978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Kentucky coach <a href="https://twitter.com/UKCoachCalipari/status/1584598084532961280?s=20&amp;t=-6LR7RgDtu3wUnZ26p91cA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later shared</a> that the family has been located as he thanked everyone for their &#8220;incredible response to this. No one rallies like the #BBN!&#8221;
&#8220;We are looking forward to hosting [mcguire_mollie9], her husband Michael and their family at a game soon!!&#8221; the coach tweeted.
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Thank you everyone for your incredible response to this. No one rallies like the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BBN</a>!
We are looking forward to hosting <a href="https://twitter.com/mcguire_mollie9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mcguire_mollie9</a>, her husband Michael and their family at a game soon!! <a href="https://t.co/2OpC5tkjag">https://t.co/2OpC5tkjag</a>
&mdash; John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) <a href="https://twitter.com/UKCoachCalipari/status/1584598084532961280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I&#8217;ve thought a lot today about my grandfather, who worked underground in the mine,&#8221; Calipari added in a follow-up tweet. &#8220;I&#8217;ve also had the privilege to go underground with miners in KY and a comment stuck out to me: &#8216;We go down together and we come up together.’”
&#8220;They work for each other,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The ultimate teammates!!&#8221;
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I’ve thought a lot today about my grandfather, who worked underground in the mine. I’ve also had the privilege to go underground with miners in KY and a comment stuck out to me: “We go down together and we come up together.” 
They work for each other. The ultimate teammates!!
&mdash; John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) <a href="https://twitter.com/UKCoachCalipari/status/1584606931225759745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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It is unclear exactly which game the photo came from, but it seems safe to assume it&#8217;s from the Blue-White Game on Saturday, October 22, at the Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville, Kentucky. It was an intrasquad game where the White eked out a win against the Blue 70-67.
The proceeds from the game went toward fundraising efforts for Eastern Kentucky flood relief, as noted by <a href="https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article266746831.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KentuckySports.com</a>.
In an earlier <a href="https://twitter.com/UKCoachCalipari/status/1584178327643832320?s=20&amp;t=-6LR7RgDtu3wUnZ26p91cA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a>, the coach made it clear he loves his job and is grateful for the fans who helped raise money for flood relief.
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Work up very grateful this morning.
Grateful for this team.
Grateful for everyone I got to meet at the park yesterday who haven’t lost their spark or hope.
Grateful to the city of Pikeville.
Grateful to our fans who raised $160k for flood relief.
Grateful to be YOUR coach!! <a href="https://t.co/ryE4688AUZ">pic.twitter.com/ryE4688AUZ</a>
&mdash; John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) <a href="https://twitter.com/UKCoachCalipari/status/1584178327643832320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Work up very grateful this morning,&#8221; Calipari tweeted. &#8220;Grateful for this team. Grateful for everyone I got to meet at the park yesterday who haven&#8217;t lost their spark or hope.&#8221;
&#8220;Grateful to the city of Pikeville,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Grateful to our fans who raised $160k for flood relief. Grateful to be YOUR coach!!&#8221;

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Basketball Coach Sees Familiar Sight Of Coal Miner And Son In Stands, Makes Public VIP Offer

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Former KentuckyJudge and gubernatorial candidate Tom Emberton died at 90 years old Thursday morning after rescuing his wife in an accidental house fire.
Emberton, a Republican who ran for governor of Kentucky in 1971 and was appointed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1987, heroically rescued his wife and got her to safety before going back inside the inferno to save his Edmonton, Kentucky, home and ultimately lost his life, Mayor Doug Smith <a href="https://www.wymt.com/2022/10/20/former-kentucky-court-appeals-judge-tom-emberton-dies-house-fire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, according to WYMT.
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Absolutely tragic. Former Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Tom Emberton died in a house fire today in Edmonton. The mayor tells us that Tom heroically saved his wife Julia but lost his life during his effort to save their home. <a href="https://t.co/YwxwJKk3yn">pic.twitter.com/YwxwJKk3yn</a>
&mdash; kellydeannews (@kellydeannews) <a href="https://twitter.com/kellydeannews/status/1583194522514706432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Tom was just the greatest guy in the world to be around,” Smith added. “He was infectious to everybody. He had a way about him that was really special.”
Emberton and Smith were friends and fishing partners.
“He was a friend to many and always a champion of South Central [Kentucky],” Smith said. “His wisdom, kindness, and always sage advice was an encouragement to all.
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who served on Emberton’s gubernatorial campaign and considered Emberton a friend, said he was “heartbroken to learn of the tragic passing.”
“Tom gave me one of my earliest experiences in the rough and tumble reality of political campaigning, hiring me to work on his 1971 gubernatorial campaign,” McConnell said, according to WBKO. “He taught me valuable lessons on public service and running as a statewide Republican in Kentucky. Tom advocated for conservative values across our state and played a key role in organizing Kentucky Republicans at every level, paving the way for me and so many other conservatives to follow in his footsteps.”
McConnell said a Democratic governor appointed him to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1987, citing a distinguished career and outstanding service to the commonwealth.
Emberton held the position twice after being re-elected and was elected by his peers to serve as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals until retiring in 2004.
WBKO <a href="https://www.wbko.com/2022/10/20/former-kentucky-court-appeals-judge-tom-emberton-dies-house-fire/">reports</a> Emberton attended Western Kentucky University and was inducted into the WKU Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 2016.
Emberton is survived by his wife of 65 years, two children, and five grandchildren.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Tom Emberton as we learn of his passing. His leadership and thoughtfulness for the Commonwealth will be missed by many. <a href="https://t.co/J8ryhdly8u">pic.twitter.com/J8ryhdly8u</a>
&mdash; Commissioner Ryan Quarles (@KYAgCommish) <a href="https://twitter.com/KYAgCommish/status/1583151062298394625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Former Kentucky Judge Dead At 90 After Rescuing Wife From House Fire

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A Kentucky man who killed three students and injured five more in a 1997 school shooting has been denied parole.
The man, who will not be named per Daily Wire policy, was just 14 years old when he opened fire at Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky, on December 1, 1997. He has spent the past 25 years in prison but became eligible for parole this year.
Last week, a two-person panel couldn’t reach a unanimous decision regarding the shooter’s parole, so the full parole board voted Monday morning, ruling that the shooter should serve out his entire life sentence.
The shooter pleaded guilty to three counts of murder, five counts of attempted murder, and one count of first-degree burglary back in 1997, CNN <a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/09/26/us/paducah-kentucky-michael-carneal-parole-full-board-hearing/index.html">reported</a>. Last week, he told parole board members that if he were to be released, he would live with his parents and continue to receive mental health treatment.
Alana Meyer, the shooter’s public defender, had argued that her client was a teenager with undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenia when he opened fire on his fellow students. Meyer wrote that, in the 25 years since the shooting, the shooter &#8220;has committed himself to his mental health treatment, to participating in available educational and vocational programs, and to being a helpful and positive person within the prison.”
She added that the shooter &#8220;has shown deep, genuine remorse and taken responsibility for the shooting.&#8221;
The shooter, however, also told the parole board that he still hears voices in his head, although he has learned to ignore them. On the day of the shooting in 1997, he said, he heard a voice that told him to &#8220;pick up the gun out of the backpack and hold it in front of me and shoot.&#8221;
The shooter told the parole board, &#8220;There&#8217;s no justification or excuse for what I did,” but that he was “offering an explanation.”
While some on the parole board may have considered letting the shooter leave prison, his victims were adamant that he remain behind bars.
Missy Jenkins Smith, who was 15 when she was shot in the chest, leaving her paralyzed from there down, spoke to the parole board last week.
&#8220;He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years. Also on December 1, 1997, Michael sentenced me to life in a wheelchair without the possibility of parole ever,&#8221; she said.
Smith didn’t recognize the sound of a gun when the shooting began and stood near a girl, 14-year-old Nicole Hadley, who had just been shot in the head. Smith was waiting for Hadley to get up when she was shot in the chest and started losing feeling in her stomach and legs.
Hadley’s parents also attended the parole hearing, asking about potential consequences of releasing the shooter.
&#8220;If the shooter is released, what happens when he doesn&#8217;t take his meds? Who&#8217;s he going to hurt or kill next? The community and the families don&#8217;t deserve to be sentenced to even harsher &#8212; to living in fear,&#8221; Gwen Hadley asked through tears.
In the end, the seven-member parole board voted unanimously to keep the shooter in prison.
Parole board chair Ladeidra Jones told the shooter that “due to the seriousness&#8221; of the crime and because lives were taken, it is the decision of the parole board that he would “serve out your sentence,” <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/26/heath-high-school-shootr-michael-carneal-denied-parole-life-in-prison/69508884007/">according to the Courier-Journal</a>.
The parole board also released a statement saying it made its decision &#8220;in compliance with Kentucky law and in an effort to maintain a delicate balance between public safety, victim rights, reintegration of the offender and recidivism.&#8221;

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Parole Denied For Kentucky School Shooter Who Says He Still Hears Voices

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My foray into government seemed in hyperdrive. It was my patriotic attempt to do all I could to restore our nation to its first principles and a greater respect for life.
I had left my 30-year career as a chemist to become a speechwriter and advisor to then Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin. I was an energy policy wonk and had the honor of collaborating with the White House a few times on key issues.
When we were not reelected in 2019, I began to prepare a return to private life when I was appointed as a Senior Advisor in the Trump Administration.
So, I would head to Washington D.C.. My family, including our Golden Retriever, Chipper, would follow as soon as I got settled.
At the end of my first month in Washington, I was thrilled to be invited to a White House breakfast meeting the following week. But as I made my way up the Metro steps heading to my new apartment, I learned Chipper had just lost his battle with cancer. I was overcome with emotion. He crossed the Rainbow Bridge while I was 900 miles away. The regret and guilt of not being there for him were overwhelming.
All those thoughts dissolved, however, as I reached the top Metro step. Everything went black, and I collapsed.
After eventually getting back to my apartment, I had to scramble to find a doctor. I had only been in the city a month. A friend in Alexandria recommended an internal medicine specialist, Dr. Gary Miller. I didn’t know it at the time, but that selection would save my life.
That specialist noticed that my fingernails had no pink coloring beneath them; instead, they were completely white. He quickly referred me to the hematology department at Sibley Memorial Hospital.
This, too, was a life-saving decision. The internist told me months later, when I called to thank him, that he’d suspected I had a serious condition but didn’t have the testing capability at his office to be certain. He did, however, know that the team at Sibley was among the best in the world at diagnosing what he suspected.
The night after seeing the internist, I called my wife, who was still in Kentucky packing the house. I assured her I felt fine and that this was all much ado about nothing, but God impressed upon her that it was serious. She got on the first available flight to Washington.
Days later, after a series of blood tests, I remained steel-spined as the doctor at Sibley came into my room and told us that he suspected cancer, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). A painful bone marrow biopsy followed and confirmed the worst possible news. I had T-type with two mutations, making mine the most rare and deadly form of cancer in the world, with an approximate 98% fatality rate. There weren’t even enough survivors to craft any kind of hopeful prognosis. Sibley Hospital had become a satellite facility at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and was under the supervision of one of the top oncologists in the world. He was the only doctor on record to have cured my type of cancer.
“Okay, no problem,” I said. “I can beat it. What do we have to do, like chemo or something?”
“Yeah, or something,” the doctor answered, a bit perplexed by my cavalier response.
“No problem, here’s the deal, I have a meeting at the White House next week. I’ll go take care of that and then come back here, and you can tell me what I need to do.”
The doctor rolled his stool over to me and placed a hand on my shoulder. “Mr. Skates,” he said intensely. “You aren’t comprehending what I am telling you. Mr. Skates, there is no medical explanation for you to be alive right now. You have almost no red or white blood cells left. You are passing out because there is no vehicle to carry oxygen to your brain. We are starting chemo on Monday, and there will be no meeting. Fighting this disease will dominate your life for the next year.”
That’s when the gravity of the situation hit me. 
I was given three days to get my affairs in order before reporting the following Monday for my first chemotherapy treatment. Acute leukemia hits you like a freight train, so once I reached the point of passing out, the shortness of breath and weakness were debilitating. 
Still, we took a few hours on one of those days to tour the Museum of the Bible. My son pushed me in a wheelchair. I’m glad I took the risk. Even with all the magnificent artifacts, a simple one impacted me the most. 
There was a small oil lamp on display made of clay. In my imagination it was a child’s lamp that was used at the child’s bedside. It was said to be from the time of Jesus’ youth. The fact that the little lamp had traveled across space and time for me to admire it at such an emotional time, gave me a renewed perspective on the bigness of God. I determined that if I lived or died, He was in control. From that day forward, I was never afraid of my illness.
I would undergo the most intensive chemo regimen in use for six months. It was brutal and included 14 spinal taps, since my leukemia liked to hide in the spinal fluid. Then, the hard part: I would have to move to Baltimore and Johns Hopkins for a bone marrow transplant. I would be there for 66 days. Chemo, alone, couldn’t defeat this foe. The chemo was tough, but it was a walk in the park compared to the transplant. My son, a haploidentical match (a 50% match) would be my donor.
The transplant process, and the massive progress that has been made in conducting them in the last five years, is a miracle unto itself. After a day of testing and scans, I was given whole body radiation and one last massive dose of chemo. These were intended to destroy my own marrow and immune system. I was neutropenic for a time. A minor infection could have been fatal. 
Even after my son’s marrow was introduced into my body a few days later, weeks would go by before I would have any immunity at all. The nausea and weakness were at their most intense during this period. I lost all of my hair and my beard, and I lost 80 pounds. I then underwent two more painful bone marrow biopsies.
All of this occurred in 2020 during the pandemic. Covid would have quickly been fatal for me. My wife did the work of a saint, moving us to D.C. while I was in the hospital with the help of a church friend who drove our Ryder truck to Washington. She kept everything that came into our apartment sanitized. She did all of this with no family support, given we were so far from Kentucky and the limited travel due to the pandemic. 
We also survived all of this as Washington, D.C. and Baltimore were literally on fire from the summer riots.
I thought I went to D.C. to help save the Republic. Apparently, God sent me to D.C. to save my life, to ensure I was at Sibley and Johns Hopkins and to see the only doctor who had cured my type of leukemia.
I am now two years in remission, supposedly it takes three before you’re considered cured, but I think I’ve made it. I’m back home in Kentucky near my grandchildren, and, after a long period mourning Chipper, I’ve even taken in a new puppy. I’m a walking medical miracle.
Chris Skates is an author and a former chemist, speechwriter, and senior policy advisor.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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I Went To D.C. To Help Save The Republic. God Turned Me Into A Walking Medical Miracle Instead.

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A few years ago, I decided to become more than just an informed voter. I applied for a senior position in a gubernatorial administration. When I interviewed directly with the governor I would serve, he asked me a probing question.
“Chris, you’ve got a good career, you’ll be accepting a pay cut and sacrificing five weeks of vacation. You’re living in one of the loveliest towns in the state and you’ll have to move to the capital. Why do you want to leave all that and get involved in the mess that is government?”
My answer came in an instant, “Because I think we are losing the Republic. I think we’ve forgotten first principles and I think I can help.”
My paternal grandmother was a Polish Jew. She came to America long before Hitler came to power, but she left family behind, and she made sure from the time I was five years old that she instilled a political awareness in me. She taught me well what leftism wrought.
That introduction led me to a lifelong study of, and respect for American first principles. Our national departure from those principles was never more apparent than in Biden’s red hued vitriolic speech last week and the Biden agenda in general.
The radical changes promoted by this current administration are destructive to the people of our nation. They are intended to cut us off from our past, and weaken the family, thereby destroying the bonds that connect us with our founding. Left unchecked, these policies will leave us to fend for ourselves, armed only with our own modern intellect and a morality weakened by 300 years of humanist dogma.
Leftism as practiced by the Biden administration claims to care about the individual. But all of the “isms” (socialism, fascism, communism, and leftism) contradict themselves because they have no foundation in a creator God. Therefore, their ideology can only devolve into chaos. They claim to stand for the little guy but favor abortion on demand. They claim to care for the poor but their religion of climate hysteria results in energy policies that drive up electricity costs and greatly harm the poor. The examples of these logical contradictions are innumerable.
They base their beliefs in humanism and the enlightenment, viewing some men as perfectible, by virtue of their own reason no less. In those circles of belief, such men should be trusted with decisions that impact every citizen, in the worst cases awarding them totalitarian control. By stark contrast, consider the two core concepts which provided the basis for our founding documents and must inform any hope for the return of American greatness. They are the fallibility of man and the imago-Dei.
The founders were steeped in the reformation and recognized that man has a sin-nature such that too much power in any one individual or collection of individuals would lead to corruption and tyranny. Therefore, they set up a governmental system of checks and balances so that no corrupt individual could control the entire government or the people.
They set up the senate to be a deliberative body. The founders were very concerned that men, whipped up into an emotional frenzy regarding whatever the issue of the day was, would change law and make law, willy-nilly. They were wary of the mutable passions of men.
In addition, John Adams emphasized the importance of faith and virtue in the majority of the people to make the system work. When his cousin Sam Adams expressed the love that all men have for liberty, John said, “So does a wolf, we must not depend on the love men have for liberty alone to preserve it.” Because the founders firmly grasped the depravity of men, they realized that some men will take unfair advantage of their opportunity and infringe on the opportunity of another. In those cases, there is an appropriate role for the State or civil authorities to step in.
The founders were great admirers of their contemporary Irishman Edmund Burke, who said that “Man’s rights exist only when man obeys God’s law, for right is the child of law.” Therefore, when one attempts to claim a so-called “right” that is in clear violation of God’s law, then no such right exists. Burke also wrote that a right comes with a corresponding responsibility to respect the rights of another. Transgender use of women’s public restrooms is an example of one of these pseudo-rights which, if obtained, would immediately infringe on the true rights of another and lead mankind into chaos.
Nancy Pelosi talks incessantly about “saving democracy,” a topic I am confident she does not understand. The founders were opposed to a pure democracy controlled by the will of the simple (51%) majority. Such a system would lead to mob rule. If history has taught us anything, it has taught us that the majority can be ethically and tactically wrong. This is why our Founders set up a Federalist Republic instead of a pure Democracy.
Far from being mere shadows of the past, the founders set up a system of government that has led to the elevation of the quality of life for more individuals than any other system ever devised. We should consider the ramifications of massive change to that government very carefully and avoid changing laws and constitutions with every whim of fancy that may be popular at a given time. Which is the opposite of what has been done under Democrat leadership where massive bills are “passed to see what is in them.”
Government that is deliberative and based on respect for the individual while recognizing man’s fallibility &#8211; the type of government championed by Burke, Adams, Washington, Churchill, Thatcher, Reagan and at many points by Trump &#8211; is the most humane, most compassionate, and most effective for the largest number of people. We abandon it at our peril.
Chris Skates is an author and a former chemist, speechwriter, and senior policy advisor.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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America’s First Principles Aren’t Irrelevant, They’re The Only Way To Save America

Founding Fathers

Event management platform Eventbrite has removed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/turning-point-usa">Turning Point USA</a> screening of Matt Walsh’s documentary “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/collections/what-is-a-woman">What Is a Woman?</a>” for allegedly promoting “hate,” event organizers say.
Field representative Maggie Fuchs shared a screenshot on her Twitter of the email detailing why Eventbrite removed the event. The screening is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, at the West Kentucky University campus. The Turning Point WKU Twitter page <a href="https://twitter.com/wku_tpusa/status/1567567780207120385">confirms</a> the screening will still happen despite Eventbrite not allowing them to promote it on their platform.
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Eventbrite removed our event to watch <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MattWalshBlog</a> “What is a Woman”. The event will still be happening. Show up and let’s show Eventbrite that their censorship will not stop us. It’s next Tuesday, September 13, 6pm in DSU 2123. <a href="https://t.co/h9sDcNv0Za">https://t.co/h9sDcNv0Za</a>
— Turning Point USA WKU (@wku_tpusa) <a href="https://twitter.com/wku_tpusa/status/1567567780207120385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
An email from the company said, “We encourage our organizers to express their views and gather for a chosen purpose as long as it’s done in a way that doesn’t violate our Legal Terms. We do not permit events, content, or creators that promote or encourage hate, violence, or harassment towards others and/or oneself.”
The notice of removal went on to say that the event “expresses views that are in violation” of the company’s Community Guidelines and Terms of Service. Next, the platform Trust and Safety Team advised that the event would be removed.
The <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/l/community-guidelines/">Community Guidelines</a> for Eventbrite further promise that they are “committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful platform for the organization and discovery of live events.” Specifically prohibited content includes “Hateful or Dangerous Content or Events That Discriminate Against or Threaten Any Societal Group, or Encourages Violence.”
This section specifies content cannot be, “Hate speech, hateful ideologies, and hateful activities that incite, encourage or engage in violence, intimidation, disparagement, harassment, or threats targeting an individual or group based on their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, immigration status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or veteran status.”
Eventbrite did not immediately return The Daily Wire’s request for comment about the specific reason why the event was removed.
The “What Is a Woman?” screening is not the first event to get removed from Eventbrite for violating their community guidelines. In July, Eventbrite <a href="https://www.ticketnews.com/2022/07/eventbrite-face-gop-ire-over-deplatforming-dsouza-event/">canceled payments</a> for an event featuring “2,000 Mules” creator Dinesh D’Souza, including a film screening, because it was promoting “potentially harmful misinformation.”
The movie seeks to prove fraud in the 2020 election.
Louisiana GOP Chairman Louis Gurvich said he believed Eventbrite’s actions were politically motivated, and that they canceled the event at the last minute as a form of sabotage.
“I have to feel like there’s a malicious intent here,” Gurvich said at the time. “We’re not going to recover all the fees. We may recover most, but we’re not going to recover the time and effort it’s going to take to recover the donations … that had already been given to us and then were basically taken away.”

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Eventbrite Removes ‘What Is A Woman?’ Screening Event For Allegedly Promoting ‘Hate’

Eventbrite Removes 'What Is A Woman?' Screening Event For Allegedly Promoting 'Hate'

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A high school athlete mysteriously fell ill and died last week while aiding in relief efforts after catastrophic flooding in Eastern <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky">Kentucky</a> ravaged several communities, swept away homes, and killed nearly 40 residents.
Aaron &#8220;Mick&#8221; Crawford, 18, became the 38th person to die last month due to flash flooding in the state&#8217;s Appalachian region.
Crawford&#8217;s family told media outlets that after Mick helped flood victims clean up debris and mud, he came home exhausted and complained that his arms felt heavy.
Ronda Crawford, his mother, told <a href="https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article264284031.html">Kentucky.com</a> earlier this week that her son went into cardiac arrest after feeling sick for about three days.
Mick was rushed to Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, where staff admitted him into intensive care before pumping air in and out of his lungs on a ventilator for about four days until he later died on August 5.
&#8220;We do not know the reason and have no explanation for what happened,” Crawford said.
Crawford described her son to the Herald-Leader as the &#8220;kindest sweetest kid.”
&#8220;I know everyone thinks their kid is the best, but he was special,” she said. &#8220;He wanted to help people even before the rain had stopped.&#8221;
Mick&#8217;s desire to serve stemmed from his deep-rooted faith in Jesus Christ.
His mother said he would pray for anyone he met and would not hesitate to ask if they knew about Jesus.
&#8220;If Mick could give us his final wish, it would be that everyone come to know Jesus because that&#8217;s the most important thing in this world to him,&#8221; she said.
Pastor and friend Perry County Sherrif Joe Engle echoed Crawford&#8217;s sentiments, and said that the teen&#8217;s death was a crushing loss for the community.
&#8220;He was just a joy to be around,&#8221; Engle told <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aaron-mick-crawford-teen-mysteriously-death-kentucky-flooding/">CBS News</a>.
Engle last heard from Mick when the teen asked the sheriff where he could assist victims while torrential rains flooded and swallowed up multiple counties across the region, causing residents to search for high ground until rescue teams could arrive.
&#8220;As soon as we understood we had a major disaster going on here, he messaged me,&#8221; the sheriff said. &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure it had even quit raining yet by the time he sent me a message on Facebook.&#8221;
&#8220;Wanting to know where to go. Wanting to know where to help,&#8221; Mick&#8217;s message reportedly said.
Engle said he believes Mick&#8217;s entire life was about making those around him better.
&#8220;That&#8217;s how he lived, and when he died, he made others — even strangers — lives better,&#8221; said Engle.
&#8220;I love him and will miss my friend,&#8221; Engle said.
Mick had also involved himself in high school sports, where he led the football and wrestling teams, showing up to practice every day ready to work, while displaying maturity beyond his years.
&#8220;He was just the type of kid, you know, he never came to practice in a bad mood,&#8221; Knott County Central athletic director Justin Amburgey told <a href="https://www.wymt.com/2022/08/08/knott-county-central-athletics-remember-aaron-mick-crawford/">WYMT</a>. &#8220;He was always very positive.&#8221;
Knott County Central wrestling coach Jonathan Aldana said, &#8220;Everything that he did, and everything that he was, he always wanted to make sure he was doing everything the right way.”
&#8220;When I heard the news about Mick, my heart just sank because you know that&#8217;s a person you want in your community,&#8221; Aldana said.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear called Mick a &#8220;heroic&#8221; student on <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://twitter.com/GovAndyBeshear/status/1556692416320651265" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> early this week.
“Britainy and I are praying for the family of Aaron Crawford, a heroic high school student in Knott County who was bravely helping in the recovery efforts following the flooding,&#8221; Beshear said. “This is another tragic loss for Eastern Kentucky.&#8221; 
&#8220;Let us mourn together and honor Aaron, his compassion and kindness for his neighbors,&#8221; Beshear added.
Beshear established a relief fund for flood victims that will also help pay for the funeral expense for Crawford&#8217;s family.
Mick Crawford was the youngest of eight, with five brothers and two sisters. <a href="https://www.englebowlingfuneralhome.com/obituary/aaron-crawford">Funeral services</a> for Mick were held on Thursday.
State officials announced the death toll increased to 39 victims on Thursday.

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Kentucky High School Student Dies Unexpectedly After Helping Victims In Historic Flash Floods

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announced that a total of four officers, current and former, from the Louisville Metro Police Department have been federally charged for their involvement in the fatal raid on the apartment of Breonna Taylor.
In September 2020, Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced that no officers would be indicted for murder in Taylor&#8217;s case. The 26-year-old&#8217;s death sparked racially-charged protests and riots.
Garland announced Joshua Jaynes, Brett Hankison, Kelly Goodlett, and Kyle Meany had been slapped with charges for several alleged crimes, including lying to obtain a warrant that was used to search the home, the New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/04/us/breonna-taylor-officers-charged.html">reported</a>.
By allegedly lying, some of the officers “violated federal civil rights laws, and that those violations resulted in Ms. Taylor’s death,&#8221; Garland said.
After the feds began poking around the incident, Garland said at least three of the now-charged officers misled investigators, with two “[agreeing] to tell investigators a false story.”
Taylor was fatally shot by plainclothes officers who raided the woman&#8217;s Louisville, Kentucky, home back in March 2020.
Though the mainstream narrative surrounding Taylor’s death initially promoted the idea that she was killed when officers raided her home without knocking, media reports, testimony, and a statement from AG Cameron indicate that officers involved did knock before the raid.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-what-the-media-didnt-tell-you-about-breonna-taylors-shooting">Exclusive: What The Media Didn’t Tell You About Breonna Taylor’s Shooting</a>

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