Ashli Watts: Passage of bipartisan infrastructure package leaves Ky. poised for additional growth
The saying is true — if you build it, they will come. Just look at the recent census data showing…
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Jason Bailey: Record surplus creates opportunity to reinvest in Kentucky during next legislative session
Kentucky lawmakers will have a historic opportunity to begin putting the state back on track for a brighter future next…
Bill Straub: Easy to spot a disaster playing out right before your eyes, and that would be Afghanistan
Let me be perfectly clear, to borrow a Nixonian phrase, when it comes to military matters I am no Sun…
Ryan Quarles: After 18 difficult months, Kyians will have opportunity to come together at 117th State Fair
It’s time. After a year and half of shutdowns and extreme social distancing, Kentucky will have the opportunity to come…
Constance Alexander: Murray’s Douglass Reunion builds bridges between past, present and future
In past years, Murray’s Douglass High School Reunion attracted hundreds of attendees. The celebration usually kicked off Thursday night with…
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…
Billy Reed: In these contentious and uncertain times, the wise words of Muhammad Ali ring truer than ever
A few weeks ago, I had coffee with Lonnie Ali, widow of the most influential Kentuckian ever. She lives mostly…
Omar Salinas Chaćon: Dreamers are Kentuckians in every way but on paper and it’s time to change that
In June, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a crowd of Guatemalans and told them “do not come” to the U.S….
Al Cross: Some Republicans sacrifice science on the altar of politics — and, here we are, on the brink of crisis
The pandemic has returned, perhaps stronger than ever, and the politics of it are more deadly than ever. Americans are…
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…
Constance Alexander: Stories of dislocation and connection from a ‘Drowned Town’ in western KY
No matter where the characters’ journeys begin in Jayne Moore Waldrop’s Drowned Town, all routes – land and water —…
Lyn Hacker: ‘Family cemeteries’ have a uniqueness in Appalachia, represent a special commitment to family
To those who travel down the Hal Rogers Parkway in southeast Kentucky, one of the most interesting sights you’ll come…
Billy Reed: Thanks, Reds, for providing a significant mental-health distraction, shining light in darkness
In order to maintain our sanity here in the era of the Coronavirus and the Trumpavirus, I believe it helps…
Joint statement from the presidents of state’s public higher ed institutions on mask-wearing indoors
As presidents of our respective universities and the community and technical college system, we are looking forward to the fall…
Sen. John Schickel: Protecting liberty in the criminal justice system, different perspective
I want to offer a different perspective from all negative talk about the nation’s and Kentucky’s criminal justice system. With…
Bill Straub: Trump keeps popping out emails that repeat, repeat, repeat the Big Lie; do the hokey pokey
Ever since he was ceremoniously dumped from Twitter and Facebook for telling lies that would make Herodotus blanch, Le Grande…
Commentary: What you should know about the COVID delta variant
By Becky Dutch, Vince Venditto, Ashley Montgomery-Yates, and Aaron Grubbs University of Kentucky As the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant continues to…
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…
Billy Reed: It’s time to update Kentuckys state song and send ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ to the dustbin
This proud traditionalist is ready for a change. I can no longer, in good conscience, defend “My Old Kentucky Home”…
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…