Billy Reed: With 2016 Olympic Games at hand, it’s not just about sports and competition anymore
I’m looking forward to the basketball competition at this year’s Olympic Games, which will be held Aug. 5-21 in Rio…
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Tom Block: Roger Ailes, Fox News Channel changed the landscape of American political reporting
In my political endeavors, one campaign I worked on was a 1980 Senate race and the media adviser was Roger…
Bill Straub: The hits just keep coming for Massie as he continues to add to his legend
Columnists, for various reasons, hold some empathy for Michael Corleone, recognizing what he meant in “Godfather III’’ when he said,…
Constance Alexander: Public perceptions shape attitudes about people with a disability
“It was as if my IQ had dropped. Some people suggested that I should retire.” As Peggy Pittman-Munke described reactions…
Jeff Rubin: For a livable community, affordable housing issues demand creative thinking and action
Some 40 million American households are paying more than a third of their incomes on rent, according to a recent…
Col Owens: Kentucky should keep the Medicaid expansion as it is; say no to KyHealth alternative
I am a recently retired Senior Attorney from the Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio. During my career I concentrated…
Bill Straub: Bevin’s claim of ignorance over removal of Jane Beshear’s name from center has hollow ring
It’s becoming increasingly easy to imagine Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin – sans beard — assuming the role of the late…
Commentary: #KeepKYCovered coalition speaks out about risks to well-being of KYHealth proposal
Governor Bevin’s proposed Medicaid waiver (Kentucky HEALTH) includes a number of harmful changes that will impact the health and economic…
Stephen Pruitt: Courage is required as Kentucky works to implement Every Student Succeeds Act
Courage, a simple word. Nearly everyone knows how to define it. Many statements exemplify it. It takes courage to rush…
Dennis Keene: Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonel part of Commonwealth’s history and heritage
The Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonel is one of the Commonwealth’s proudest traditions. Dating back to 1813, Kentucky Colonel…
Mike Denham: Some of Kentucky’s best academic programs occurring during summer months
Some of Kentucky’s most successful academic programs take place, oddly enough, when the school year is over. Several of these…
Commentary: Public deserves answers from presidential candidates about social security
By Jim Kimbrough Special to NKyTribune When the presidential candidates accept their parties’ nominations in the coming weeks, millions of…
Mitch McConnell: ‘New normal’ under Republican Senate leadership is good news for American people
One newspaper recently declared that the Senate ‘has settled into a new normal’ under Republican leadership, ‘passing bills at [a]…
Bill Straub: With control of the Senate on the line, McConnell won’t admit Trump is what he is
WASHINGTON – Pity poor Mitch McConnell. No, really. The Republican National Convention gets underway in Cleveland next week and McConnell,…
Boone County Sheriff thanks residents for support in the wake of Dallas police shootings
An open letter to the citizens of Boone County, Kentucky: I’ve been a part of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office…
Sen. Rand Paul: Heroin, opioid epidemic felt in practically every corner of the country
When I’m meeting with Kentuckians all over the Commonwealth, it is troubling how often the heroin epidemic tops the list…
Lyn Hacker: Bell’s Palsy strikes again — and is a hard but potent lesson in respect and appreciation
It was about 15 days ago that we sat down to dinner. I put a straw to my lips and…
Addia Wuchner: Kentucky HEALTH plan is both compassionate and common sense approach
As a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, a R.N., and a retired health care administrator, I wanted to…
Bill Straub: Massie’s positions indicate he thinks all American interests terminate at the border
WASHINGTON – Rep. Thomas Massie probably never met Robert W. Welch but the Republican lawmaker from Somewhereorother Lewis County is…
Constance Alexander: Oral history and the arts tell relevant stories of the past
July 1, 2016, marked one-hundred years since the beginning of the devastating Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest…
Mike Denham: Finding ways to address childhood obesity biggest public health challenge in U.S. today
To get a better understanding of just how prevalent obesity has become in America, consider that no state had more…
Rene Thompson: Governor’s ‘reinvention’ of Medicaid troubling — belittles working poor, disabled
In the 20th century Americans decided to provide a means by which the financially fragile need not die because they…