Bill Straub: While McConnell is ‘shaking the treat box’ for money, Republicans will likely keep the Senate
Anyone who has cats (we have four, which, at times, is five too many) can tell you they can be…
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Beshear: High-quality broadband internet essential for KY small businesses, skilled workforce
I’m fighting on behalf of every Kentuckian to protect our open internet and to keep broadband and wireless providers from…
Wayne Lewis: New accountability system for schools promotes transparency for parents, communities
Starting this month, you’ll begin hearing much more about our new school accountability system and what it means for each…
Jason Crosby: Don’t turn God into a schoolhouse bully — look deeper at meaning of religious liberty
Be cautious of those who insist on posting the phrase “In God We Trust” in schools or demand that everyone…
Mike Farrell: Kaepernick’s reason for ‘taking a knee’ has been lost; find it — and find solutions too
Colin Kaepernick’s message has been overshadowed by storms of protest, by social media blasts back and forth and now by…
Jeff Rubin: Happy Grandparents Day, as we recognize the importance of their role in our children’s lives
Today is Grandparents Day. Signed into law by presidential proclamation in 1978, the statue marking this day lists three purposes…
Dennis Keene: Not a step forward to remove master’s degree requirement for Kentucky’s teachers
When the Bevin administration removed the master’s degree (Rank II) requirement for Kentucky’s teachers within the first ten years of…
Letter to Editor: Thanks, Sec. Elaine Chao and U.S. DOT, for federal funding on critical infrastructure
Re: Secretary Elaine Chao and U.S. DOT On August 24, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, visited Boone County to…
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…
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…