Jason Bailey: Time for sensible approach to paying pensions in Kentucky with total transparency
The long pension saga of the last year gave rise to the largest mobilization of Kentuckians to the Capitol the…
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Bill Straub: Take Carrollton KY, a good, safe place to live (as it should be) but diverse with ‘darker’ people
Some years back, at least a quarter century ago when the burley economy was still thriving, I spent a couple…
Mitch McConnell: Updating on recent work in the U.S. Congress and on getting the country ‘back on track’
Not even two years into the Trump administration, our country is finally getting back on the right track. On the…
Constance Alexander: A nation that went to the moon should be able to solve today’s complex problems
Families got a package deal on tonsillectomies when I was a child. At least that is how it seems to…
Rick Sanders: KSP safeguards citizens, employees and facilities, in full view of First Amendment
There has been significant media coverage in recent weeks surrounding protests by the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) at the Kentucky…
Bill Straub: No ‘Profiles in Courage’ found perusing political landscape in Trump-McConnell land
In February 1944, after seven years of guiding President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s agenda through the upper chamber, Senate Democratic Leader…
Col Owens: Middle class ‘hollowing out;’ we need to rebalance our overall econony for stability, security
Financial advisors recommend that investment portfolios be routinely rebalanced, even when they are doing well, to achieve long-term stability and…
Jesse Jones: Looking for small victories against those night monsters, dark rooms — and depression
Don’t read this alone in the dark. That thing under your bed might get anxious. The monsters that come to…
Constance Alexander: Pulitzer Prize-winning musical ‘Next to Normal’ explores bipolar disorder
Demi Lovato, Russell Brand, Carrie Fisher — even adorable girl-next-door-who-happens-to-be-host-of-ever-popular CBS Sunday Morning, Jane Pauley – admit to bouts of…
Ashley Spalding: To improve health through work, Kentucky needs to commit to better job quality
With the state’s new barriers to Medicaid coverage soon to be erected under the guise of encouraging work, we’ve heard…
Andy Beshear: Response to Bevin’s Chief of Staff; Kentuckians know the truth about ‘Sewer Bill’
A wise teacher recently told me, “If you’re doing the right thing, you don’t hide it in a sewer bill.”…
Bill Straub: Following Tuesday’s primary election, the Republican Party now the party of Trump
WASHINGTON – There can no longer be any doubt that the Republican Party, once known as the party of Lincoln…
Blake Brickman: Andy Beshear’s lawsuit threatens future of Kentucky teachers’ pensions
Attorney General Andy Beshear is getting plenty of practice for his next campaign as he travels across the Commonwealth to…
Brandon Porter: Lack of respect for others has consequences; contributes to societal problems
We tend to compartmentalize our lives. Our heads ache, yet we don’t consider the small amount of sleep we’ve had…
Constance Alexander: Father’s Day tribute to an unconventional dad who ruled the dawn
Daddy talked back to the radio and TV when he disagreed with political news and views. He described the U.S.A….
Richard Nelson: Supreme Court ruling in case of Colorado baker restores dignity to people of faith
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a religious freedom victory to a Colorado baker who’s been through the legal wringer ever…
Community Farm Alliance: Defeated Farm bill failed to provide safety net, immigration solution
By Laura Peot Stevens and Bree Pearsall On May 29, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass H.R. 2,…
Bill Straub: McConnell to become longest-serving GOP boss, takes home-run trot as ‘Rome’ burns
WASHINGTON – Back in January 2007, when Mitch “Root ‘n Branch’’ McConnell was just beginning what will become his historic…
Melissa Martin: Getting caught up in the darknet; devices often misused for illegal activities
Whenever a device (Internet) is developed for the good—there are those who will counterfeit it for bad. World Wide Web,…
Sec. Quarles: As we celebrate Hemp History Week; let’s help Kentucky make its own mark
This week Americans celebrate Hemp History Week. Here in Kentucky, we know industrial hemp is a crop that connects our…
Constance Alexander: As a teenager, a springtime drive along Main Street provided a lasting memory
In the northeast where I grew up, it was springtime until prom was over and graduation loomed. The promise of…
AG Beshear: Every community must join our fight against modern-day slavery – human trafficking
Victims of human trafficking are often the most vulnerable in our communities – victims of abuse and violence, runaways, refugees,…