Tom Block: Would Trump hire an inexperienced, unqualified person to run his golf course or hotel?
Having spent nearly 40 years in a career focused on politics and public policy, I have always found it perplexing…
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Constance Alexander: Little Aylan’s journey ends, but image of his lifeless body should always haunt us
I used to think of Labor Day as the last opportunity to hit the reset button on New Year’s resolutions….
Bill Straub: No one is asking Rowan County’s Kim Davis to violate her conscience, just to do her job
Only in Kentucky. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis doesn’t much like the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges,…
Rick Robinson: Kim Davis basks in the glow of the spotlight, turns all eyes, conversation to Morehead
Kim Davis, the Queen of Morehead has found her Morehead lifestyle under attack by same-sex couples flocking to Eastern Kentucky…
Commentary: Date is set for next adult field trip to state Capitol
By Sen. John Schickel Special to NKyTribune We have set a date for our second adult field trip to Frankfort….
Mike Denham: Celebrate great women of Kentucky in honor of the 95th anniversary of the 19th Amendment
Last week, the United States celebrated the 95th anniversary of women’s right to vote, a milestone made possible by the…
Kim Tandy: ‘Right-sizing’ crime is the right approach to giving juvenile offenders a second chance
In 1992, the Children’s Law Center filed a lawsuit against the Kenton County Detention Center and county officials, among others,…
Bill Straub: To his credit, Rand Paul was one of first to raise important issue of criminal justice reform
By most accounts Sen. Rand Paul’s presidential campaign has all the sizzle of a wet rag. But the Kentucky Republican…
Rick Robinson: Trump calls for deportation of Anchor Pandas; other candidates waste no time weighing in
Note: We have been noticing how every time Donald Trump says something absurd, each campaign somehow feels obligated to respond….
Commentary: Healthier school meal standards are working in Kentucky and we must uphold them
By Rhonda Cornum and Angela Stark Special to NKyTribune It’s not often that a retired Army general and a middle…
Bill Straub: Rep. Massie’s government-by-tantrum approach is leading to one failed gambit after another
Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, a Republican from Lewis County, is quickly showing that a sharp guy with two degrees from…
Lewis Donohew: First Amendment does not give clerks the right to refuse to give marriage licenses
Following the recent Supreme Court ruling permitting same-sex marriage, the controversy that arose in some of our Kentucky counties involving…
NKU President Geoff Mearns: Excerpts from his convocation address as new school year starts
As I begin my fourth year, I am proud of what we have accomplished together, and I am even more…
Commentary: Lessons from Breeders’ Cup can help move Lexington, Central Kentucky from good to great
By Mike McKenzie Special to NKyTribune First it was the World Equestrian Games and now it is the Breeders’ Cup…
Bill Straub: With lackluster debate performance, Rand Paul has little hope of clawing his way back up
One of the principal unwritten laws around the poker table is never throw good money after bad. The time might…
Commentary: Senate’s long-term highway authorization bill is good news for Kentucky
By Sen. Mitch McConnell Special to KyForward While Kentucky has a strong network of interstates, highways and parkways, it’s obvious…
Mike Denham: With the school year approaching (or here), look at education from a historical standpoint
There is a saying that you can’t know where you are going until you know where you have been. That’s…
Billy Reed: ‘Coach Reed’s’ rules for the parents of kids playing sports (first, it’s not about you. . .)
Whenever high school coaches get together socially, the conversation eventually turns to parents. Everyone has horror stories about parents behaving…
Commentary: Pre-K Works program will be even more successful with community involvement
By Kathlyn Burkhardt Special to NKyTribune We are very excited to welcome students back to school. But did you know…
Bill Straub: Obama accidentally raised carbon levels by setting some Kentucky politicians’ hair afire
It appears President Obama contributed to the global climate change crisis this week by dishing up a new clean air…
Lewis Donohew: ‘Life should be for the living’; doctors shouldn’t be discouraged from saving lives
A man has a terminal illness and is expected to die within the next few months. He is in pain…
Mike Denham: Take a comprehensive look at crime in Kentucky, compare 1995 statistics to today
For decades now, Kentucky State Police has annually compiled a comprehensive look at crime across the commonwealth, giving the public…