Don Saelinger: Anyone eligible should line up to receive vaccine, our only hope for return to normal
In the early months of 2020, we physicians, nurses, and other hospital staff entered hospital rooms frequently occupied by patients…
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Bill Straub: Flipping off science, Sen. Rand Paul prattles on, ever defiant and woefully ill-informed
After having witnessed Sen. Rand Paul in action over these past 11 years, listened to his unsettling attempts at oratory…
Colmon Elridge: Democrats are delivering results despite Republican efforts to stand in the way
Recently, the DNC announced its first-ever “Build Back Better” bus tour, which makes it a great time to evaluate how…
Commentary: For the sake of our health, the time is now to unite against the use of fossil fuels
By Charles Lutz and Elizabeth Jackson Special to NKyTribune As medical professionals, we have a duty to heal and protect…
Daniel Cameron: Historic settlement brings hope in Commonwealth’s fight against opioid epidemic
After long and hard-fought negotiations, I was proud to announce a historic agreement with opioid companies for their role in…
Ed Massey: Collaboration is key to delivering effective educational programming to Ky’s students
Earlier this year I was asked to participate in the Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education (KCAE). As an individual who…
Mac Brown: Political gamesmanship with spending could jeopardize recovery from COVID-19
While Gov. Andy Beshear writes in his editorials that he is effectively reaching across the aisle, truth is, a lot…
Commentary: Cameron’s decision regarding public officials’ private devices sets dangerous precedent
By Amye Bensenhaver and Scott Horn Special to NKyTribune Daniel Cameron has given the green light for public officials to…
Bill Straub: Dr. Anthony Fauci isn’t perfect, but Rand Paul and company’s accusatory antics cross the line
I’m tired of morons. Now, by moron, I don’t mean the Curley of the Three Stooges sort who at least…
Rick Christman: State legal system salted with shady characters with too much power over daily lives
Just after being elbowed from our attention by pandemic tunnel vision, the juiciest judicial scandal was on the boil. You…
Bill Straub: McConnell urges vaccinations against COVID, is ‘perplexed’ they are falling below expectations
Mitch McConnell admits to being “perplexed.” Let’s see if we can straighten things out for him. The Senate Republican leader…
Col Owens: It’s time to ditch Sen. Mitch McConnell’s plantation economy and move the country forward
Sen. Mitch McConnell berates the Biden Administration for providing enhanced unemployment compensation benefits in the American Rescue Plan to those…
Constance Alexander: Ellen Birkett Morris’ ‘Lost Girls’ is a great addition to your summer reading list
Barefoot in a red polka dot dress, her back to onlookers, a wasp-waisted young woman teeters on the single rail…
Bill Straub: America must deal with the issue of racism — or where will the future take us?
Did you know at least 186 Black people were lynched in Kentucky between 1877 and 1934 and that it’s more…
Constance Alexander: Commonwealth Honors Academy inspires teens to explore and grow
It was barely 9 a.m. on a spectacular summer Monday. About 14 teenagers sprawl on couches and slump in chairs…
Joseph Reagan: On PTSD awareness day, let’s strive to know signs, symptoms and stigma, and do better
June 27 is National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Injury Awareness Day. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness…
Constance Alexander: After 41 years away, Anita Crowe’s memories of home remain vivid
Anita Jones Crowe never regretted her decision to move back to Murray in 2014, after forty-one years away. Even now,…
Marcus Jackson: Any funds received from opioid settlement should go to survivors of the epidemic
The opioid crisis continues to ravage Kentucky and other states throughout the country, and many state attorneys general have taken…
Richard Nelson: Loving your enemies is not an option — some things have no place in a Christian’s life
I was recently invited to speak to a group of concerned citizens in Northern Kentucky about a “Fairness” ordinance introduced…
Constance Alexander: Pride invites all Kentuckians to celebrate dignity, inclusion and diversity
As one of the Seven Deadly Sins, pride can be indulgent, overbearing, and inordinately self-impressed. When it refers to the…
Jim Waters: Bipartisan effort by Adams, Beshear turns pandemic lemons into legislative lemonade
A new voting law codifying some of the temporary measures taken mid-pandemic by Republican Secretary of State Adams, the state’s…
Tom Haggard: Summer learning programs can help Kentucky’s children make up lost ground
With hopeful signs that the pandemic’s grip is loosening, we can start to focus on recovery and we have a…