Opinion: Non-political stance focuses Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels on service to needy
By Pat Day, Bill Samuels, Jr. and Sherry Crose As politics can get in the way of doing good things,…
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Bill Straub: Humpty-Trumpty bullies way through NATO, insults May on home turf, loves Putin more. . .
President Trump’s (OMG!) recently concluded European excursion was, by all estimates, a disaster, not to mention a public humiliation that…
Jerry Peluso: ‘We did the right thing,’ in approving mobile syringe exchange access program in Newport
*Editor’s note: The Northern Kentucky Health Department will begin operating a syringe exchange access program July 24. The mobile unit…
George Zamary: Prepare legally for when your ‘child’ goes off to college; at 18, you have an adult
In the eyes of the law, when your “child” goes off to college at 18, they ARE an adult, is…
Wayne Lewis: Path to state management is long one, undertaken only after a deliberative process
Following my recommendation to place Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) in state management, some school leaders, teachers and parents outside…
Rev. Donald Gillett: Eliminating vision and dental benefits runs contrary to the scripture’s teachings
Scripture tells us that God is the Great Physician. The Gospels provide story after story of Jesus’ healing ministry on…
Chris Lewis: Alternatives to incarceration work; it’s time for common sense justice reform
My name is Chris Lewis and I’ve been in recovery since August 11, 2013. For so many years I knew…
Bill Straub: Who’s on first or second or third? Don’t ask Moe, Larry or Curley, facts befuddle them
I experienced an educational moment at the ripe, old age of 65 the other day, actually it was significantly more…
Jason Kilmer: Kentuckians deserve a majority in Frankfort that embraces opportunities for the state
Viewing the dysfunctional proceedings of the recent session of the Kentucky General Assembly, I believe Kentucky deserves better. Kentucky needs…
John Schickel: Historic times in Boone County, CVG growth, infrastructure upgrades, farewell to RFG
By any measure, these are historic times for infrastructure expansion in Boone County. As Boone County Judge Executive Gary Moore…
Melissa Martin: Whoa, you crazy drivers — road rage we don’t need; could you please exercise control?
Rude driving, aggressive driving, and road rage driving Eeeoooeeeooo! Sitting at a red-light, I observed other drivers getting out…
Sister Kimberly Porter: There are life lessons (and time for reflection) in simple task of knitting socks
I began knitting socks four years ago after a year in which I lost my mother and a very good…
Bill Straub: It takes a certain talent to spew gibberish on a consistent basis, and McConnell is talented
Looks can, indeed be deceiving. Take Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, for example. McConnell, of Louisville, comes across as your…
Richard Nelson: Declaration of Independence worth celebrating, but what are we fighting for today?
It was 242 years ago when America’s colonial leaders declared their independence from a tyrant who trampled their rights and…
Eli Capilouto: Creating a real ‘sense of place’ means listening, re-thinking, to embrace all of our students
As thousands of new students and families visit campus for “see blue. U,” we are reminded of the important sense…
John Schickel: KY HEALTH, part of state’s Medicaid program, means able-bodied recipients contribute
Benjamin Franklin is said to have said “when people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end…
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…
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…