Anna Baumann: Chocolates and flowers are nice, but better policies are what’s needed this Mother’s Day
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, this Mother’s Day is a critical time to acknowledge the harms of…
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Kate Miller: General Assembly’s legislative session results in mixed bag for Kentuckians’ civil liberties
The 2021 Kentucky General Assembly wrapped up a whirlwind legislative session with a variety of wins and losses for civil…
John Schickel: Successful Derby shows Kentucky’s beloved horse industry has come charging back
Despite the difficulties brought on by COVID-19 over these past 14 months, I was happy to join my fellow Kentuckians…
Bill Straub: If you wonder what’s up, it’s that Mitch McConnell, GOP are ready to ‘Defend White People’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is notorious for playing things close to the vest. This is the man who, after…
Jennifer Magee, Teacher Voice: Don’t avoid discussing race with your students
As teachers we are often nervous about discussing current events with elementary school students. As a white teacher, I am…
Constance Alexander: Run, vote, change: Women share insights on campaigning for office
Listen, learn, and don’t let them see you sweat. Pretty good advice from three women who have competed and succeeded…
Dawn Bechtold: Apraxia of Speech is a rare disorder, but parents of an affected child can find support
Almost any parent will tell you that being a parent is the most difficult, yet most rewarding job that you…
Jason Bailey: American families and jobs plans would provide opportunity for all Kentucky families
In his April 28 address to a Joint Session of Congress, President Biden announced details of his administration’s American Families…
Al Cross: For our Derby visitors, real and remote, a scratch sheet on Kentucky politics
OK, we’re back to normal. Partly. The Kentucky Derby is back where it has been since the Great Depression, on…
Bill Straub: Musings by the drunk at the end of the bar — and his untethered rants on this and that
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul is the political equivalent of the drunk sitting by himself at the far end of…
Commentary: Kentucky’s nurses deserve thanks for dedication, volunteerism in face of COVID-19
A little more than a year ago, none of us could have imagined anything like COVID-19. We went from gathering…
Constance Alexander: Meet Kentucky’s newest Poet Laureate, Casey County native Crystal Wilkinson
“Porch sittin’” meant nothing to me until I moved to Kentucky and began to learn the value of a getting-to-know-you…
Nicholas Brake: Investment in schools, infrastructure correlate to Kentucky’s economic competitiveness
The topic of political discourse over the past few weeks is the president’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan. As with…
Commentary: In wake of Derek Chauvin trial and George Floyd’s death, all grieve — we must do better
April 20 is a day that never should have had to come to pass and did so because a murder…
Georges Benjamin: If we want to rebuild public health stronger, out planet can no longer be sidelined
The COVID-19 pandemic brought our public health infrastructure to its knees. As we enter a slow period of recovery, now…
Brian Joslyn: Significant racial disparities in marijuana arrests in Kentucky
In today’s complex world, we’re all aware of the pitfalls of how information and opinions are shared online and within…
Bill Straub: Bipartisan commission on Supreme Court should perhaps consider term limits
Now that Republicans have made hash out of the supposedly non-political U.S. Supreme Court with a series of underhanded maneuvers,…
Commentary: Converting the state’s K-12 bus fleet to electric would be a good use of Ky’s relief funds
By Arivumani Srivastava and Andrew Brennen Kentucky Student Voice Team Imagine if our public schools were responsible for poisoning elementary…
Constance Alexander: Isabel Duarte-Gray’s first book of poems features voices of Western Kentucky
Every detail on the cover of Isabel Duarte-Gray’s first book of poems, Even Shorn, draws the viewer in. First, the…
Mitch McConnell: Vaccine doses filled with hope, optimism — every eligible Kyian should get the shot
We’ve witnessed a modern, medical miracle over the last twelve months. Multiple safe and highly-effective COVID-19 vaccines are helping Kentuckians…
Billy Reed: In mourning for a building up for sale and full of memories — the Courier-Journal building
I suppose most of us have some buildings we are nostalgic about. It could be houses that we’ve made homes….
Jim Waters: Liberty is not a luxury — it is an inalienable right
“Give me liberty or give me death,” Patrick Henry thundered. Not much gray area there. No modifier, either. Nothing like…