Opinion – Judy Harris: Textbooks? Aye? Nay? Indifferent? Choosing them is serious business
“The world itself is already a great textbook.” Ma Yansong In the early years of our country, many small schools…
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Joe Heller: Cartoonist looks at news — Elon’s Other ‘X’, ‘Liberation Day’, tax time, hope?
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Denise Lyons: Vital services of Kentucky public libraries must not be disrupted
Team Kentucky is committed to serving the educational and informational needs of Kentuckians, which includes providing access to high-quality public…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Tariffs are taxes — and Trump’s hefty ones are fueling fears of recession
In a weird sort of way, President-cum-Dictator Donald J. Trump operates like a jazz musician – he keeps making things…
Opinion – Evelyn Montgomery Jones: Save the physicians who save Kentucky’s patients
America’s senior population is the largest it has ever been and is predicted to nearly double by 2050. To meet…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Marking 5th anniversary — and remembering COVID and missed team seasons
“To be a champion requires more than being a strong player, one has to be a strong human being as…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view of news — Spring Break, group chat, Opening Day, Greenland visit
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Barr, Comer avoid tough questions, turn tail and run from own constituents
Congressmen Andy Barr and Jamie Comer are pissed off… at their constituents. The lawmakers, Barr, R-Lexington, and Comer, R-TheFrankfortLoop, are…
Opinion – Al Cross: Elected Republicans fear Trump, Musk, money and voters
For 236 years the United States has benefited from a government built on effective checks and balances among its three…
Opinion – John Schaaf: Shifty Barr betrays McConnell to get Musk cash
Kentuckians watching their Washington politicians are witnessing Representative Andy Barr betraying his friend and mentor Senator Mitch McConnell in a…
Opinion – Alex Herring: Calling on Congress to make sure Kyians can access advanced cancer screenings
“Terminal cancer.” At only 34 years old, that was the last diagnosis I expected to hear from my doctor. For…
Opinion – Judy Harris: TMU dance teams — student-athletes with perfect synchronicity, perfect symmetry
“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” Martha Graham 5-6-7-8. Perfect synchronicity. Perfect symmetry. They are Thomas More University…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view of news — March Madness, Hysterical Markers, astronauts, Tesla
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Col Owens: Do we face a constitutional crisis?
It is hard not to be preoccupied, if not obsessed, with political events of the day. Whatever one thinks of…
Opinion – Bill Straub: DEI is about a level playing field — and is a lost cause worth fighting for
It was the great defense attorney Clarence Darrow who was credited with positing that lost causes are the only ones…
Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: KY Lawmakers display alarming misunderstanding of police, transparency
There’s a picture that apparently exists in the minds of the majority of Kentucky lawmakers. It’s a picture of a…
Letter to the Editor: Take note of Sen. Rand Paul’s leadership on TikTok; it helps many people
TikTok has become an outlet for me to connect with my community. Unfortunately, it seems like few lawmakers understand how…
Opinion – Howard Whiteman: Stand up for science — and soar like an eagle
I watched the bald eagle with awe. Circling endlessly above my head, looking for her next meal, she effortlessly moved…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Happy St. Patrick’s Day — with a blessing and a greeting
“May your troubles be less and your blessings be more. And nothing but happiness come through your door.” — Irish…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view on news — caffeine, eggs, seeing green on St. Pat’s, and tapping-saps
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Suzanne Barker Griffith: Congress should start with MRA allowances if serious about cost cutting
In these austere times, the old saying, “The pot calling the kettle black,” sure fits as DOGE, the Department of…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Thomas Massie, brushing aside Trump’s threats, stands ground in true ‘Massie’ fashion
Rep. Thomas Massie is the sort of guy who drives the wrong way down a one-way street simply because he…