Sara Massey: A path for clear, balanced beverage options so your lifestyle choice is yours
Beverage aisles at the grocery store look a lot different now than how they did when I was little. Alongside…
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Constance Alexander: For kinless seniors, preparing for the inevitable effects of aging is an important step
“Tears and loss and broken dreams May find your heart at dusk.” – Carl Sandburg When my Uncle Jim used to…
Daniel Cameron: ESG hurts Kentucky’s economy and our teachers, firefighters, and police officers
Kentucky is an energy state. We benefit from the competitive advantage that comes with having abundant fossil fuels and using…
Joe Heller: A cartoonist’s view of the news of the week — witty, poignant, and to the point
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in…
John Schickel: This holiday season, let us not forget small businesses, the backbone of our local economy
With all the attention given to big businesses like Amazon, Wayfair, Bosch, and Toyota — all of whom have major…
Bill Straub: Jamie Comer, the facinating Rubber Man, is turning into a MAGA hero before our very eyes
It has become easy to view Rep. James Comer as the political equivalent of an especially painful hemorrhoid – he…
Al Cross: Beshear became popular from pandemic work, but it won’t sustain him in bid for reelection
When Gov. Andy Beshear was sworn in three years ago Saturday, he was a fluke, elected by just 5,136 votes…
Michael Adams: We must invest in civics to inform and reengage an increasingly isolated america
For many Americans, the first image that comes to mind when they hear the term “civics” is not the White…
Constance Alexander: Mayfield gallery, art guild thrive through community’s generosity
In the downtown historic district of Mayfield, the streets were quiet. In exactly two weeks it would be Christmas Eve,…
Jamie Lucke: How many disasters until Kentucky politicians quit joking about climate change?
How many times have we seen it? Disaster strikes. The media descend. For a few days, the world is mesmerized….
Joe Heller: A cartoonist’s view of news of the week — Pearl Harbor, stay healthy, China, Qatar, advent
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay…
Amye Bensenhaver: Lawmakers have sabotaged open records, open meetings; ’23 bears watching
Kentucky lawmakers faced a dilemma in 1975. One year earlier, they enthusiastically enacted an open meetings and an open records law…
Bill Straub: McConnell’s vote against the ‘respect’ for his own marriage is hard to explain — so he doesn’t
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is usually as transparent as glass – whatever enhances the GOP politically, despite potential repercussions…
John Schickel: Friday’s opening of new Turfway Park facility a monumental win for NKY and horseracing
I’m ecstatic to announce that this weekend horse racing history will be made in northern Kentucky’s premier thoroughbred track, Turfway…
Constance Alexander: Murray bookstore offers stroll through ‘splendid garden’ of vintage, rare books
Used, vintage and rare, the books in Murray’s newest bookstore – Bolin Books – beckon visitors from near and far,…
Kathie Mancini: Time is running out to choose your 2023 Medicare plan coverage; deadline is Dec. 7
As 2023 quickly approaches, many Kentuckians may start to consider their New Year’s resolutions. If exercising more, eating healthier, losing…
Joe Heller: A cartoonist’s view of the week in the news — full color, broad strokes, few words
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay,…
Jackie Mader: Play important to children of all ages, part of learning; schools should maximize benefits
In 1966, when psychiatrist Dr. Stuart Brown was assigned to a commission to investigate what led University of Texas student…
Bill Straub: Jamie ‘Hee-Haw’ Comer just can’t walk away from Hunter Biden ‘investigation’; about John Y.
Like Ali Baba chanting “Open Sesame” to enter the mouth of a cave holding great treasures, Rep. James Comer has…
Al Cross: In politics, John Y. Brown Jr. was a reformer who delivered — may his example be widely followed
The first time I was in a helicopter, and the first time I covered a race for governor, was the…
Commentary: Kentucky youth say ‘Listen to us!’ — and hear us about decisions made about our futures
By Jordan Joslin, Kori Wheeler, and Kirsten Yancy Kentucky Youth Advocates As the November midterm elections have come to a…
Constance Alexander: Giving thanks to those who provide special care during National Hospice Month
A line from a familiar Thanksgiving song — “All is safely gathered in” — rings true, especially in November, National…