Jesse Jackson: Eastern Kentucky deserves better leaders
by Leonard Pitts Jr., Tribune Content Agency
Aug 10, 2022
3 minutes
The extreme weather that is savaging various parts of America hit Eastern Kentucky last week when unprecedented flash floods wiped out homes and devastated communities, taking at least 37 lives, with hundreds still missing." The region was hit by 8 to 10 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period, what experts called a one in a thousand-year rain event. Those who escaped now struggle to survive in high heat and humidity, with roads and bridges washed out, and food and clean
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