Opinion – Mackenzie Clark: Organ donation is the ultimate gift — a precious one that matters
This time of year typically means friends and families gather more for meals and holiday outings. During those times of…
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Opinion – Bill Straub: How much more of ‘ugly nation’ status can we possibly take?
To say that Rep. Thomas Harold Massie is exasperating is undisputable. He is the rare politician who actually seems to…
Opinion – Chet Hand: Boone County’s future is being decided right now — your voice matters
Boone County is in the middle of one of the most important planning cycles we undertake: the update to our…
Opinion – Jerry Deaton: GOP war on healthcare fails to offer alternative, speaks volumes
My sister died of cancer back about five years ago, and for her, it was a battle she bravely waged…
Letter to the Editor: Boone County Attorney Turner on Marsy’s Law fifth anniversary, stopping domestic violence
The Boone County Attorney’s Office, along with numerous community partners including law enforcement agencies, the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, and entities…
Opinion – Jacob Ogan: Polling data shows political violence presents grave threat to American republic
The last few years have seen a stark increase in political violence. Most recently, the conservative activist and speaker Charlie…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Turkey prices, cartel boats, MAGAEpstein, Northern Lights, Veterans Day, air travel
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Jennifer Jackson: Kentuckians have a right to participate in legislative process
Our representative democracy rests on a fundamental principle: We, the people, have a right to participate in decisions that affect…
Opinion – Emily Burton Sherman: Faith without works — in the age of SNAP and hungry babies
Somerset pastor and great-grandpa Johnny Dunbar knew he needed to take notes for the upcoming conversation with a stranger. “Good…
Opinion – Al Cross: Martha Layne Collins advanced Kentucky, provided lessons
Martha Layne Collins, who died Nov. 1 and was interred Monday, was a good governor. She grew in office, advanced…
Opinion – Howard Whiteman: America — exactly as wild as you want it
At first, I didn’t know what it was. The sound sort of reminded me of a muffled elk bugle, and…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Election wins, Veterans Day, Dick Cheney, Price Andrew
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Jon Danks: The difference a coach can make — Kyle Niederman is an example of the best
In the Erlanger/Elsmere school district, there has been a long known struggle of football teams having mediocre football seasons or…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Hypocrisy, double-standards, and outright law-bending — measured in crypto
It’s fair to assume that very few folks in Ludlow or Silver Grove have ever heard of a cryptocurrency kingpin…
Opinion – Dustin Isaacs: The filibuster is not the problem. It’s the point. End the shutdown
Congress remains locked in a political standoff in what is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. While headlines…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Trick or Treat, SNAP, Epstein distractions, blowers
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Col Owens: We are challenged to understand what’s happening in our country — and must engage
I think most of us are greatly challenged to understand what is presently happening in our country. Many current events…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Rand Paul shows backbone in recent efforts to kill Trump’s damaging tariff policy
The human farce, aka President-cum-Dictator Donald J. Trump, offers up the truth so infrequently that anything passing for accuracy from…
Opinion – Mitch McConnell: Protectionists in D.C. are mistaken in imposing trade barriers through tariffs
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, released the following statement on the…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on week’s news — ballroom, zombie, price of beef, change
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Bill Straub: How can Americans stand with leader who considers many of them ‘the enemy’
On March 4, 1865, just 36 days before the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, effectively ending the Civil War he sought…
Opinion – Al Cross: Steve Cawood was always a volunteer for Appalachia
If you wanted to make a movie about the pain and progress of Kentucky’s Appalachian coalfield in the last 60…