Kentucky Colonelcy Newsroom
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Statement of Identity: The Kentucky Colonel Class
The Kentucky Colonel Title is a Civic Commission
The Kentucky Colonelcy is a historic civic institution and honorific commission of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A Kentucky Colonelcy is not a club membership; it is a public-facing title bestowed by the Governor, signed as an official act, and recorded as part of Kentucky’s public tradition. The title belongs to the individual and to Kentucky’s civic heritage.
The Sovereignty of the Title
The Kentucky Colonel Society / Kentucky Colonel Council / Kentucky Colonel Cooperative Commons (K3C) exists to protect dignity, heritage, and class identity for individuals who hold the Governor’s commission. We treat the commission as a real civic marker of merit and public trust—an identity with responsibilities, not a product label and not a fundraising brand.
We recognize colonels as goodwill ambassadors by tradition: people who carry Kentucky’s story, values, and reputation into wider civic life through public service, leadership, scholarship, and example.
Correction of Identity and Origin
It is a matter of public record that the Kentucky Colonelcy resides in the individual and the Commonwealth—never in a private corporation. The title’s public meaning must remain free from monopolization, coercion, and historical revisionism.
- Distinct Entity: This publication is not affiliated with, and is not subordinate to, the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels (HOKC).
- Representative Authority: HOKC is a private charitable organization; it may represent its donors and members, but it does not hold authority over the Kentucky Colonel Class as a whole.
- Historical Accuracy: When public claims about origin, meaning, or authority appear in the record, we document sources, preserve citations, and correct misinformation.
- Public Record & Civic Heritage: The Kentucky Colonel is a civic identity rooted in Kentucky’s public tradition and must remain describable, discussable, and usable in educational and expressive contexts.
Our Mission
Our mission is to document, explain, and preserve Kentucky Colonelcy as a subject of public interest: its history, its language, its institutions, and the real-world civic behavior of those who hold the title. We publish durable references, controlled definitions, and a stable record designed to remain citable tomorrow, next decade, and beyond.
This registry supports that mission by giving readers an authoritative crosswalk to the site’s Pages and cornerstone Articles, so no one is left guessing where official content lives.
Official declaration of the Kentucky Colonel Cooperative Council (K3C).
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Keywords: crosswalk, content registry, canonical links, site navigation, official pages, newsroom index
About Kentucky Colonelcy
Description: Publisher identity and editorial orientation for Kentucky Colonel News: what the publication is, what it covers, how it is structured, and how identity language is used across Pages, Articles, and structured publishing elements.
Summary: Explains the Publisher (Organization), the Website as a publication property, and the mission framing that supports documentation-first writing, durable references, and consistent public-meaning terminology.
Keywords: publisher identity, mission, editorial orientation, organization, website property, naming context
Glossary of Defined Terms
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Summary: Provides canonical meanings for key terms (and the distinctions between them) so readers, researchers, and critics can cite the same definitions and avoid “talking past each other” in disputes.
Keywords: glossary, definitions, controlled vocabulary, disambiguation, terminology, reference anchors
Contact Kentucky Colonelcy
Description: Reader communications channel for corrections, source submissions, and link-recovery. Use this page to report an error, request a factual correction, or provide documentary material relevant to a published claim.
Summary: The contact page supports the newsroom’s accountability workflow: it exists so readers can supply evidence, flag omissions, and help maintain a durable record—especially when disputes involve identity, authority claims, or public history.
Keywords: contact, corrections, submissions, feedback, broken links, accountability
Principles, Policies & Standards
Description: Editorial governance for the newsroom: what counts as a source, how claims are verified, how corrections are issued, how transparency is handled, and what standards guide publication decisions and reader trust.
Summary: This is the ruleset behind the reporting. It documents expectations for sourcing, attribution, fact-checking, and corrective updates so the publication remains consistent, auditable, and useful as a long-term reference.
Keywords: editorial standards, fact-checking, corrections policy, transparency, governance, reader trust
URI: https://news.kycolonelcy.us/p/principles-policies-standards.html
Citations & References
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Summary: This page centralizes supporting sources so readers can audit the record. It is meant to remain stable over time, with citations organized so future readers can trace claims, context, and documentary support.
Keywords: citations, references, bibliography, sources, research scaffolding, verification
Articles Directory (Newsroom)
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Facebook's Kentucky Colonel Conundrum
Description: Case study of platform moderation and trademark assertions involving Kentucky Colonel discourse online. The article describes how legal complaints and selective disclosures can trigger censorship, disrupt communities, and distort public-history debate.
TL;DR: Documents a takedown and asset-seizure event involving Facebook, the HOKC, and a Kentucky Colonel author, framed as a public-domain identity and speech dispute where trademark rhetoric is used to chill discussion.
Keywords: Daniel Boone, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, Kentucky Colonels, public domain, Facebook
URI: https://news.kycolonelcy.us/2025/01/facebook-kentucky-colonel-conundrum.html
Can US Judges be Kentucky Colonels?
Description: Legal framing and source-linked context around litigation involving Kentucky Colonel identity and corporate enforcement narratives. The article emphasizes how a “trademark case” can function as a speech and civil-rights conflict in practice.
TL;DR: Summarizes the dispute as a public-title meaning and speech issue, referencing docketed sources and naming the parties and counsel, while arguing that selective framing can mislead platforms, courts, and the public record.
Keywords: Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, Kentucky Colonel, Kentucky Colonels International, speech, litigation
URI: https://news.kycolonelcy.us/2025/01/kentucky-judge-a-colonel.html
News and Handbook for Colonels
Description: Launch statement for the publication as a documentation-first newsroom and reference project. It explains the intended audience, the emphasis on verifiable records, and why a durable, citable Kentucky Colonelcy archive matters.
TL;DR: Establishes the newsroom as a long-term reference system for Kentucky Colonelcy: definitions, historical context, and source-backed reporting. Positions the project against revisionism and intimidation by emphasizing recordkeeping and clarity.
Keywords: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Kentucky Colonel, Kentucky Colonelcy, recordkeeping, public meaning
URI: https://news.kycolonelcy.us/2024/12/real-kentucky-colonel-news.html
Kentucky Colonels Int'l Changes Name
Description: Reports an organizational rebrand and re-framing of mission, describing how “Kentucky International” is positioned for a broader civic and professional goodwill-ambassador role connected to Kentucky heritage, investment, and public promotion.
TL;DR: Explains the name change as a strategic shift away from contested “colonels” branding while keeping continuity of purpose. Connects the rebrand to public-facing identity, heritage framing, and organizational evolution over time.
Keywords: goodwill ambassadors, identity, rebrand, Kentucky heritage, colonels
URI: https://news.kycolonelcy.us/2023/09/colonels-change-name.html
Kentucky Colonels Before the 6th Circuit
Description: Appeals-stage context and narrative consequences of litigation about “Kentucky Colonels” branding and public-title usage. The article describes how omission, framing, and authority claims can influence courts while affecting public meaning.
TL;DR: Summarizes the appellate posture and why it matters: the dispute is presented as more than trademark enforcement, touching identity, descriptive use, and the long-term ability of commissioned colonels to describe themselves publicly.
Keywords: appeal, descriptive use, public meaning, trademark framing, courts
URI: https://news.kycolonelcy.us/2023/09/ky-colonels-appeal-to-circuit-court.html
Kentucky Colonel™ not Kentucky Colonels®
Description: Explains trademark and branding distinctions with an emphasis on public confusion: how logos, marks, and organizational branding can be legitimate IP while still being misused to imply ownership of a civic identity.
TL;DR: Clarifies the difference between product/service marks and the public meaning of “Kentucky Colonel.” Frames confusion as harm when branding is used to intimidate descriptive use, rewrite history, or claim exclusive authority over the title.
Keywords: trademark, public confusion, civic identity, descriptive use, branding
URI: https://news.kycolonelcy.us/2023/01/kentucky-colonel-trademark-differences.html
Bluegrass, A Film by a Kentucky Colonel
Description: Heritage-media highlight of the 1965 “Bluegrass” travelogue as Kentucky educational tourism content. The article describes the film’s scenes, identifies notable colonels featured, and explains why it remains culturally useful today.
TL;DR: Presents the film as a preservation-worthy artifact and guided “armchair vacation” through Kentucky heritage. Notes appearances by Col. Harland Sanders and Col. George Chinn, plus Boone-related artifacts shown in the film.
Keywords: Bluegrass film, heritage media, Kentucky travelogue, archives, colonels
URI: https://news.kycolonelcy.us/2023/01/kentucky-colonel-in-bluegrass.html
Historic Icon Evokes Imagination
Description: Cultural-archetype explainer that treats the Kentucky Colonel as an enduring civic icon tied to Kentucky’s public story. The article emphasizes disambiguation, origin narratives, and why public symbols attract mythmaking and confusion.
TL;DR: Frames “Kentucky Colonel” as a widely recognized historical symbol, then argues for clarity between the commissioned civic title and external uses. Uses Boone-era framing and disambiguation to resist revisionism and monopolization.
Keywords: archetype, disambiguation, public meaning, Kentucky history, myths
URI: https://news.kycolonelcy.us/2023/01/kentucky-colonel-evokes-imagination.html
Welcome to Kentucky Colonelcy
Description: Foundational introduction that defines the newsroom’s scope and audience: commissioned colonels, researchers, and readers seeking documentation. The article describes the project as record-building, history-oriented publishing, and identity clarification.
TL;DR: Establishes the publication as a home for documented stories and historical exploration of Kentucky Colonelcy. Sets expectations for civic meaning, reference-style writing, and a network of resources organized around definitions and evidence.
Keywords: Kentucky Colonelcy, documentation, history, definitions, evidence
URI: https://news.kycolonelcy.us/2021/02/kentucky-colonelcy-blog.html
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