Letter to the Editor: Workers’ Comp Reforms are good for private and public employers
Private and public-sector employers do not always agree, but when we do come together progress is almost always made for…
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Bill Straub: Certainly no witch hunt as Mueller moves right along; and a word about ‘great guy’ Art Schmidt
With the November election now less than two months away, Republicans are ratcheting up their calls for a quick and…
Marshall Allen: I am a journalist and a Christian; both the ministry and muckraking serve a higher cause
This story was co-published with The New York Times and ProPublica. More than a dozen years ago I was a…
Constance Alexander: The last holiday of summer also a time to honor legacy of our labor unions
The pressman always talked too loud; in fact, he shouted. When I asked my father why, Daddy explained that the…
Quarles: GleanKY, other organizations, working to eliminate hunger, food waste in the Commonwealth
In the book of Matthew, Jesus tells his listeners a parable, foreshadowing Judgment Day. In the middle of that story,…
Eli Capilouto: Memorial Hall art, ‘Witness’, is a powerful context for more dialogue and conversation
The work of art that now frames the vestibule of Memorial Hall is appropriately titled Witness. The word witness, I…
Richard Nelson: Does national motto — ‘In God We Trust’ — belong in our public schools?
Does the National Motto belong in public school? State Rep. Brandon Reed (R-Hodgenville) thinks so. He’s introducing a bill that…
Constance Alexander: Justine Riley shares her sensory appreciation of the horse in new book
“Most people think horses are beautiful, but I think they smell good,” says Justine Riley. In fact, she is so…
Bill Straub: The view from Trump’s DC hotel is ruined by an ‘ugly’ FBI building — and therein is a story
Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell has emerged in the past few months as such a snuggling lapdog for “President’’…
Bridget Powell: As a teacher, it’s my responsibility to help students to good mental health and resiliency
Every school year, I take my 5th-graders to the county jail and judicial facility as a culminating part of the…
Mitch McConnell: Remembering John S. McCain as a statesman, a family man, a hero, a gentleman . . .
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the passing of…
Melissa Martin: Technology has changed our world but, parents, are you paying attention to dark side?
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Tumblr, Flickr, Reddit, WhatsApp, Google, and all the other techno companies have produced products that…
Mitch McConnell: New education law will help to close the ‘skills gap’ and benefit Kentucky workers
Kentucky’s economy is surging forward. After nearly a decade of sluggish growth, Republican leadership in both Washington and Frankfort is…
Christine Luken: Changing directions — money lessons I learned from calling off my wedding
A wedding dress was hanging in my closet. A deposit had been paid on the reception hall. Then, I called…
Bill Straub: McConnell is Trump’s primary enabler as the walls come trumbling down around the President
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is so smitten with the idea that he’s playing “the long game” in politics that…
Ron Daley: Student loan debt, defaults adversely impact Kentucky and its rural areas
The growing national student loan crisis is having an even more devastating effect on families in rural Eastern Kentucky. The…
Constance Alexander: Communities benefit when their workplaces are accessible and inclusive
When Carrissa Johnson sends me an email, I pay attention. As Satellite Office Manager of Murray’s Center for Accessible Living,…
Fr. James Connell: Grand jury investigations needed at Catholic dioceses throughout the country
The Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, released on August 14, documents clergy sexual abuse and related coverup by bishops in six…
Dr. Monalisa Tailor: Immunization are an important part of personal health at any age
After one of the worst influenza seasons to date, it’s become clearer than ever to me that nature is constantly…
Teresa Werner: Giving the Commonwealth a seat at table on issue of climate change and fossil fuels
Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Greenhouse gases trap heat and without them, Earth would…
Sue Cross: Criticism of media is fine and needed, but shouldn’t mean systematic attacks on the whole
Today, the Institute for Nonprofit News joins journalists across the country in asking you, the public, to stand up for…
Bill Straub: ‘Knock ’em out, drag ’em in’ Bevin shows how divisions just get wider and more bitter
So, just what is it with this Bevin guy? It used to be during the long, sultry, Kentucky summers, with…