Commentary: Kentucky students and teachers deserve a seat at the state board table
By Pragya Upreti, Sofie Farmer, and Arivumani Srivastava Kentucky Student Voice Team Last year, student and teacher seats were created…
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Jason Bailey: American Rescue Plan is a lifeline for Kentuckians, right legislation at exactly the right time
When economies falter and hardship rises, governments must respond with vigorous action. It’s a lesson our country learned in the…
John Schaaf: COVID responses are all over — and, all in all, Kentucky has done an admirable job
As the U.S. marks one year of the COVID pandemic, Kentucky and the other 49 states have experienced relentless arguments…
Bill Straub: Suddenly Republicans have discovered the national debt they built up, and don’t like it
We’re approaching the Spring after an election that saw Republicans lose both the White House and the Senate so, just…
Chris Cockrell: Voting accessibility and security increased with HB547; Senate should pass it too
As the 2020 General Assembly enters its final days, lawmakers still have an opportunity to pass legislation that was born…
Kentucky’s mental health care safety net ensuring access in challenging times
The hurt is real for the people of Kentucky and across the globe. The mental anguish of isolation, remote learning,…
Amye Bensenhaver: Lawmakers’ stealth in securing even greater stealth is threat to public’s business
What is the gravest threat to open government in the 2021 General Assembly? Until February 25, we would have pointed…
Billy Reed: Duke’s Jalen Johnson, 2/3-and-doner, a perfect candidate for the times for Player of the Year
No matter which team wins the NCAA men’s D-I basketball tournament, my vote for Player of the Year will go…
Constance Alexander: Teaching the history of our country is hard enough, but living it is even harder
Schools are not adequately teaching the history of American slavery, educators are not sufficiently prepared to teach it, textbooks do…
Al Cross: In a sneaky way, the secretive, short-circuited legislature makes itself more secret
For years, the Kentucky General Assembly has been sliding down the slippery slope of secrecy, into a hole that shields…
Bill Straub: Go figure Mitch McConnell’s turnabout, forevermore putting party over country
Calling on any public figure to resign, retire, hit the road or however you might want to put it is…
Colmon Elridge: Instead of helping Kentuckians, Republicans have turned focus to political nonsense
If you haven’t been paying attention to what Kentucky Republicans have been doing in Frankfort so far this session, you’d…
Teresa Werner: Fixing the hidden costs of climate change; every person wants a healthy environment
Our taxes cover disaster relief, our insurance and premiums reflect what the insurers must pay for natural disasters, and we…
Lynn James: 21st decade of 21st Century is off to a blazing start, not wanting to be outdone by the last
Has anyone noticed when we started the new year, we started a new decade? Yes, a decade starts with the…
Alissa Briggs: How you can help prevent teen suicide as pandemic takes toll on Kentucky’s students
In a 2018 survey, about 16% of Kentucky students said they had considered ending their own life. During the pandemic,…
Stephanie Poynter: Prioritizing oral health sets kids up for a healthier, brighter future
It is no secret that Kentucky has historically had a poor reputation when it comes to our dental health. In…
Jim Waters: Protect journalists, activists from vindictive lawsuits; then there are also public records
It’s one thing for government agencies to deny open records requests from the press or public. It’s quite another for…
Bill Straub: McConnell put his energies into court appointments (not much avail); Biden can do better
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, as benevolent as ever, has graciously decided to forgive U.S. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland…
Chris Harlow: Legislation needed to protect patient-pharmacist relationship
If you spend time with people who work in the health care field, you’ll quickly recognize a common denominator: all…
Jennifer Doering: With new legislation on tap, let’s craft a solution that benefits Ky’s entire beer industry
Kentucky’s craft beer industry has enjoyed tremendous success in recent years thanks to the hard work of brewers, distributors and…
Constance Alexander: Rand Paul fights on, with boorish behavior as his sullen superpower
A Genius of calligraphic swordsmanship, swashbuckler Zorro proudly wears a mask as he traces a Z onto a villain. Armed…
Billy Reed: When players and gamblers mixed and a reminder that basketball can never relax its vigilance
I know this comes under the heading of “ancient history,” but I remain fascinated by the 1951 point-shaving scandal that…