No More Bullying: Schools can patrol their ‘hotspots,’ prevent bullying in those areas
This column on bullying in schools will run periodically on NKyTribune. By Melissa Martin Special to NKyTribune Bullying in the…
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Bill Straub: Rand Paul may win the beauty contest, but as Gary Bauer figures it, he has a math problem
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul won a beauty contest last weekend (no, that’s not a joke) but a number of…
Letter to the Editor: From Bill Adkins on ‘Right to Work’ — a clear, simple effort to break unions
In Boone, Kenton and other counties in Kentucky fiscal courts are primed to pass laws intended to break unions –…
Letter to the Editor: From Linda Nesbitt, urging fiscal courts not to support ‘right to work’ ordinances
I write to express opposition to the aggressive movement of the three Northern Kentucky fiscal courts to enact countywide “right…
Commentary: Societal concern of gambling can be addressed through House and Senate bills
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month. What better time to raise awareness of problem and addicted gambling as a public…
Paul Whalen: With Kentucky’s job creation a national model, what is the real argument for RTW laws?
Kentucky’s Republican politicians in Frankfort and in our county courthouses in Northern Kentucky are distracted, along with others who are…
Tom Block: Worrisome start for 114th Congress, as Republicans deal with mess of their own making
Kentucky’s senior senator again finds himself in the middle of a firestorm as the Congress is faced with funding the…
Brian Halloran: Ask your legal issue questions here; meantime, if you have an auto accident . . .
Attorney Brian Halloran is a native Northern Kentuckian and graduate of Chase College of Law. He will answer your questions…
Bill Straub: It’s now clear that the once-great, once-proud Courier-Journal has lost its way
WASHINGTON – Be forewarned. As Margo Channing once advised, “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.’’ So…
Constance Alexander: What happens when a woman is old, alone, has no money for butter?
Years ago, a friend gave me a framed version of a poem that begins like this: “When I am old…
Rep. Mike Denham: Sales tax, wage, drug
and protection bills passed along to Senate
Like most of the state, the Kentucky House of Representatives saw its schedule put on ice last week because of…
No More Bullying: Suicide, second leading cause of Kentuckian deaths, is preventable
This column on bullying in schools will run periodically on the NKyTribune. By Melissa Martin Special to NKyTribune Does bullying…
Hal Goode: KAED commends House for passing LIFT, giving local communities more control
Recently, the Kentucky House of Representatives took a big step forward in allowing local communities more control over their own…
Don Then: She was admirably ambidextrous and seriously stupid, driving, texting, applying makeup
I don’t know about you but I’ve see some wacky things as I am out and about, driving the roads…
Col Owens: Do we want to invest in our own well-being? It’s time to re-think bridge tolls
I write to offer some thoughts about the tolls issue. Let me first state that I am writing this as…
Rick Robinson: In defense of his close personal friend, Bryan Williams; yes, Bryan, you know the one
Over the past several weeks or so, one of America’s legendary media stalwarts has come under unfair attack for minor…
Bill Straub: Sending out condolences to Hal Rogers, holder of the worst job in Washington
WASHINGTON – It’s long past time to extend condolences to U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, who holds perhaps the worst job…
Phyllis Sparks: Site Based Decision-Making Councils are wrong for Kentucky schools
“…there are limits on a board’s authority and we are not permitted to usurp the authority of site based councils.”…
Rep. Mike Denham: Bills tackling dating violence, drugs, voting rights, more making progress
FRANKFORT – With an eye on the dwindling days left in this year’s legislative session, the Kentucky House moved virtually…
Helen Carroll: Time for vacation — or at least time to plan one; and my friends are thinking that way too
“I want the exact opposite of my normally hectic work schedule . . .” When I was little girl and…
Tom Block: ‘Herding cats’ role falls to Sen. McConnell as Congress deals with Obama budget
Former Mississippi Senator Trent Lott, describing his job as leader of the Senate Republicans labeled the task as “herding cats”…
Jon Larson: Too angry to keep silent over injustice to veteran James Kidd — and to all citizens
I am so angry that I cannot be silent. On February 8, 2014, the “Courier-Journal” reported that in 2011, Lee…