Opinion – Howard Whiteman: Our ability to live within the laws — both legal and scientific — benefits all
The letterhead on the news release was stark and official: “Department of Justice.” It was not like anything you have…
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Opinion – League of Women Voters: How can they do that? Moving bills through with no public review
Last week, the Kentucky House of Representatives approved two budget bills (HB1 and HB 6) and we applaud legislators for…
Opinion – Stephen Voss: The political battle of the sexes; it’s about more than love stories on gridiron
A cold war between men and women has been reshaping the political world for most of this Century. Americans may…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view of news — groundhog day, Mideast conflict, Taylor Swift, stupid pet tricks
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Teri Carter: GOP supermajority — silly, unserious, unconcerned by Kentuckians’ real problems
On Jan. 31, I began my day reading a story that opened with a stunning sentence. “Some residents of a county in…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Don’t KY’s AG, House have enough to do other than to intrude on border issues?
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and members of the state House of Representatives apparently don’t have their hands full addressing…
Opinion – Al Cross: McConnell meets another legacy moment
When Mitch McConnell kept the Supreme Court from going liberal, then worked with Donald Trump to remake it and other…
Opinion – Ernie Lewis: There is no ‘crime epidemic;’ lawmakers shouldn’t saddle KY with more prisoners
In the immortal words of Ronald Reagan during a debate with Jimmy Carter, there they go again. For the past…
Opinion – Open Letter to state legislators from KY Association of School Administrators re HB 6
KASA extends its gratitude to our dedicated legislators for their unwavering commitment to Kentuckians through HouseBill 6 (HB6). We understand…
Opinion – Vanessa Gallman: Left behind, outdated KY policy devalues citizens, diminishes competitiveness
Kentucky is too often slow to embrace beneficial economic and social change. Yet the news that 22 other states and…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view of news — aging, open borders, primary over?, awards, Sports Illustrated
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: Another open records exception passes without the least bit of discussion or vetting
An awkward silence accompanied the Kentucky House of Representatives’ passage of HB 80 by a vote of 94-0 on January…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell finds himself on the spot; question is can he hold on to power?
After 17 years finagling and conniving as the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell finds himself on the…
Opinion – Susan Douglas: We’re unboxing the future of Northern Kentucky girls
There’s a lot going on with local Girl Scouts and it’s not just about boxes of cookies. Of course selling…
Opinion – Gary Houchens: It’s time for Kentucky to elect the State Board of Education
The Kentucky state legislature is considering a bill that would allow voters to elect members of the Kentucky Board of…
Opinion – John Yarmuth: Don’t mistake ending Kentucky’s income tax for a valid economic strategy
My brother has been very successful in the barbeque restaurant business. (Full disclosure: I am a passive investor in his…
Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: FERPA wall keeps secret a school board’s ‘investigation’ of counselor
I questioned the Anderson County Board of Education’s refusal to disclose the investigative report into widely publicized accusations leveled against…
Joe Heller: A cartoonists’ view of week’s news — long winter, Biden&Trump again, awards season, it’s cold
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Stephen Voss: The irony of Kentucky election reform
I believe that former state Sen. Charles Booker, the progressive who sought to challenge Mitch McConnell in 2020, fell short in his…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell have their difference; try to count the ways
Sen. Rand Paul, that sentinel of good sense and comity, hopped aboard the Never Nikki express running through the Republican…
Opinion – Susan Weston: House budget against Big Bold ask; more needed in Early Childhood
The House of Representatives has released House Bill 6, its initial budget proposal for the next two fiscal years. Here,…
Opinion – Mitch McConnell: As threats to our interests grow, Israel deserves U.S.’s firm support
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Tuesday on the Senate floor regarding national security priorities:…