Opinion – Bill Straub: Dr. Fauci saw a pandemic and tried to stop it; he should have our gratitude
To be frank, I would rather replace Dustin Hoffman in the dentist’s chair in Marathon Man than take another swing…
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Opinion – Preparing tomorrow’s skilled trades workforce begins long before graduation
By Phil Griffin, Brandon Bray, and Sara Bray Special to NKyTribune COVID-19 reminded us that skilled trades professionals are essential…
Opinion – Melanie Landrum: Kentucky hospitals are helping turn the tide on the opioid crisis
When a Kentucky woman called an emergency department earlier this year, she wasn’t asking whether treatment was available. Through tears,…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Vindictive prosecutions, Western wildfires, out of ammo, tug-of-war
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Bill Straub: For Comer, accountability now amounts to simply admitting the corruption
LOUISVILLE – Rep. Jamie Comer, the professional Goober Pyle impersonator favored to become the great Commonwealth’s next governor, following in…
Opinion – Al Cross: Fancy Farm weekend looked ahead to next year
FANCY FARM, Ky. – The three-day political cavalcade that ends at the Fancy Farm Picnic was less about this year…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Trust and news, back to school, shark week, ozone hole
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion: Kentucky’s Food Is Medicine Initiative changing lives — healthy, nutritious meals matter
By Jonathan Shell and Melanie Landrum Special to NKyTribune Kentucky faces a chronic disease crisis. More than 40 percent of…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Rand Paul just won’t let it go, but the witch hunt against Fauci proved nothing
For Sen. Rand Paul, a big swing and a miss. Again. Paul, R-Bowling Green, has been waging a vendetta against…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist views of news — Smoke, Odyssey, heat wave, testosterone, champions
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Mike Harmon: Annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm picnic is more than barbeque and barbs
Every first Saturday in August, the little community of Fancy Farm reminds the rest of Kentucky of something we sometimes…
Opinion – Bill Straub: In the wake of silence, we might say ‘shut it down, Mitch’ but his (essential) response is ‘I prefer not to’
The contretemps surrounding the fate of Sen. Mitch McConnell brings to mind, sadly, the death of Paul McCartney back in…
Opinion – Al Cross: One-on-one Democratic primary could stir energy
The Kentucky Democratic Party is having a one-on-one primary election for governor, its first in more than 50 years. Those…
Opinion – Ann Elizabeth Delahanty: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act keeps dream of homeownership alive
For too many Kentuckians, the dream of homeownership has begun to feel just that…a dream. The challenge is bigger than…
Opinion – Richard Nelson: Data centers are leaving an imprint on KY elections, proponents should take heed
On the way to a candidate training event that took me through Mercer County, I couldn’t help but notice the…
Opinion – Howard Whiteman: The Elixir of Life, a precious natural resource — and car washes
Parked at a laundromat in Gunnison, Colorado doesn’t seem to be the best place to think about water issues, but…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — the heat wave, Graham, fake news, summer rides
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Bill Straub: At Trump’s behest, Rand Paul and Andy Barr wade ‘into the breach’ on birthright citizenship
When the great singer Nat “King’’ Cole moved into an exclusive Los Angeles residential district in the late 1940s, he…
Opinion – Lindsey Tichenor: Technology can’t replace physical interaction critical for educational success
There is no question that technology has transformed nearly every aspect of our lives. It has changed the way we…
Opinion – Al Cross: McConnell created information vacuum, badly filled
Sen. Mitch McConnell has long followed the political maxim, “You can’t get into trouble for something you didn’t say,” but…
Opinion – Mike Harmon: For better or worse, changes to Kentucky’s campaign finance laws coming July 15
On July 15, several changes to Kentucky’s campaign finance laws included in HB 136 and HB 139 from the 2026…
Opinion – David Harris: Social Security can (and should be) saved — it needs this ‘Roth Act’
Recent news reports indicate that the Social Security system is on pace to be insolvent by 2032. Contrary to what…