Bill Straub: Give Paul a little credit for recognizing a crisis – and trying to do something about it
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul may not be the most liberal member of the Kentucky delegation in the nation’s capital…
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Rep. Mike Denham: Bill to decrease state’s drug problems has support from all sides
When it comes to illegal drug use, few states have been hit as hard as Kentucky over the last 15…
Rep. Darryl Owens: Silent disregard for HB 40, 70 leaves us to question moral fiber of Senate
Special to NKyTribune “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” I believe these words, spoken…
Carrie Cox: New breed of tech-savvy terrorists targeting military families; common sense needed
A new breed of terrorists have sophisticated public relations campaigns complete with social media accounts. Recently, one group issued a…
Mike Farrell: A hometown guy’s perspective of community service honored by Hall of Fame
Five community leaders were inducted into the Northern Kentucky Business Hall of Fame this week.These trailblazers and visionaries were honored…
Bill Straub: McConnell’s actions bespeak of hostility that extends far beyond politics
WASHINGTON – As the Ides of March approach, it doth appear that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has assumed an…
Rep. Denny Butler: HB 213 is the best hope for slowing, eventually stopping heroin’s scourge
By Rep. Denny Butler Special to NKyTribune While there have been wide-ranging opinions about heroin legislation this session, there is…
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…
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…