Opinion – Bill Straub: Big Beautiful Bill does not improve care for 1.3M Kyians on Medicaid
The Kentucky Hospital Association, insists it is “dedicated to sustaining and improving the health status of the citizens of Kentucky.”…
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Opinion – Richard Nelson: Setting aside political resentment and focusing on our American ideals
On the way home from my office the other day I was delighted to see several small American flags affixed…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Cousin Walter, his nurse, and the sweetest coincidence
“Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.” Albert Einstein It was on Christmas Day, 1990 when Cousin Walter in…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Happy Father’s Day, National Guard, NOAA, road construction
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Danielle Tharp Clore: Nonprofits are essential to Kentucky — and they need our help
When tornadoes strike or floodwaters rise in Kentucky, it’s local charitable nonprofits that mobilize early to provide relief, working hand-in-hand…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Trump’s use of National Guard, Marines in LA is far from ‘American exceptionalism’
WASHINGTON – From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Santa Monica, the Marine Corp is now fighting President-cum-Dictator…
Opinion – Michael Wolff: A dad tells his story, advises showing up to keep mom, baby safe
Father’s Day is a day of celebration, especially for my family and me. Being a father is the gift of…
Opinion – Roy Harrison: Recent cuts to HIV prevention funding put Kentuckians at risk
In a recent decision, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly eliminated $200,000 in annual HIV prevention funding…
Opinion – Danielle Amrine: NorthKey is playing a part in reducing overdose deaths
The State of Kentucky announced recently that overdose deaths in the state dropped by 30.2% in 2024 – down to…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Insuring culture shock in world travel wtih university students
“The mark of a good travel experience is culture shock.” Rick Steves, Travel Guru In the March/April issue of the…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on Trump/Musk, Father’s Day, Ukraine drones, distractions, D-Day
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Thomas Massie, Rand Paul prove strange bedfellows in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ row
With apologies to the late, great James Agee, let us now praise infamous men. There’s nothing much for Kentuckians to…
Opinion – Carolyn Hankins Wolfe: Kentucky’s future starts at age four, calling for Pre-K for All
Governor Andy Beshear has announced the launch of Pre-K for ALL, a bold and overdue initiative to give every 4-year-old…
Opinion – Col Owens: Let’s have an honest dialogue about Medicaid
There is much talk these days about Medicaid. Its importance, its cost, its controversy. The dramatic cuts in Medicaid included…
Opinion – Joe Bringardner: AmeriCorps, national service provide common ground for Kentucky
In a time when division dominates the headlines, national service offers rare common ground. Across Kentucky, AmeriCorps members are showing…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Ode to teachers as school year comes to a close
“Those who know do. Those who understand teach.” Aristotle Another school year is in the books. And teachers as well…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s views on TACO Trade, RFK’s brain worm, the penny, vacation time
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Ben Mudd: Kentucky making strides in opioid fight, but more critical steps remain
Hopefully, you saw the recent good news that drug overdose deaths in Kentucky dropped by 30.2% last year — the…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will do anything but ‘Make America Great Again’
Rep. Andy Barr has, predictably, gone all Sponge Bob Square Pants happy, happy joy, joy over House passage of the…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Cuisenaire rods leading discovery, transforming math learning and teacher too
“Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” — Albert Einstein The Space Race between the USSR…
Joe Heller: A cartoonist’s view of news — Memorial Day, Joe’s cancer, tariffs, schools out, budget bill
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Amid cuts to FEMA, it remains to be seen if Trump will walk his talk on disaster aid
Kentucky, destined by its geographic positioning and global climate change — a verboten subject owing to the Commonwealth’s unyielding devotion…