Jason Glass: Parents and teachers, the Kentucky Department of Education wants to hear from you
My first few weeks as Kentucky’s education commissioner have been a whirlwind of phone calls and virtual meetings with students,…
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Richard Nelson: Evangelical political calculus changing; can we support Trump, maintain witness?
Evangelical Christians may be one of the most influential voting blocks this election but will they vote according to Biblical…
Stacie Strotman: Bringing Wi-Fi to all students essential for NTI during COVID-19 pandemic
It’s hard to believe that we have been living through a global pandemic for the past seven months (almost eight)….
Mitch McConnell: Let’s keep our front row seat in the U.S. Senate
When I first went to the Senate, I was the lowest man on the totem pole with a desk in…
Jordan Harris: MoonPie-and-RC-Cola politics is the way to the heart and soul of rural Kentucky
Last month, Mitch McConnell made a visit deep into rural Kentucky, harkening back to his 1984 campaign for Senate. In…
Tom Haggard: Don’t forget to vote; please remember ‘bottom of the ballot’ matters just as much as the top
This coming Tuesday, November 3rd, Election Day is finally here. Early voting is underway for the first time in Kentucky…
Al Cross: Good, evil, McConnell and the Supreme Court
After decades of writing about politics, never have I been so eager – anxious may be a better word –…
Bill Straub: Only one three-digit number matters when all is said and done, 270 Electoral College votes
It’s time, ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages, to delve into the fascinating world of numbers, one digit…
Mark Maynard: Kentucky Baptist regional campus ministers demonstrate commitment, creative spirit
Kentucky Baptist regional campus ministers must be part MacGyver. They clearly know their mission and nothing, including the coronavirus, will…
Dustin Pugel: Kentucky lives and livelihoods are on line with Supreme Court challenge to ACA
Health insurance coverage for over half a million Kentuckians, and the protections for 2 million Kentuckians with preexisting conditions, will…
Amye Bensenhaver: In UK vs. Kernel, just ask: Whose privacy is being protected?
“Kentucky Kernel editor-in-chief and reporter William Wright appeals the University of Kentucky’s denial of his request ‘to obtain copies of…
Amy McGrath: We can rebuild Kentucky even stronger but first there must be positive change
Over the last two weeks in Kentucky, we have had our two highest weekly coronavirus case counts yet. Meanwhile, nationwide,…
Commentary: In rural Kentucky, voting has always been and continues to be vitally important
By Mark Haney and Chris Perry Special to NKyTribune In communities across the country, children are taught from a young…
Al Cross: Amendment 2, on the ballot, has a hidden agenda but it’s a good one
As our tumultuous, pandemic-extended election consumes the country, this space takes a breath to offer a closer look at something…
Bill Straub: Duplicity, duplicity, duplicity, thy name is Mitch — and all for party over country
Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch” McConnell has been playing the voters of the Commonwealth for suckers for most of the…
Constance Alexander: Breast cancer requires affordable care but relies on kindness of others
Twenty years ago, Theresa Flowers stood on her porch in rural Trigg County directing me down the sporadic gravel path…
Ashli Watts: Women, the workforce and the pandemic, a crisis that needs immediate attention
As a female executive, I have had to answer the same question for many years: “How are you able to…
Letter to the editor: Kimberly Kennedy asks, ‘What died on Mitch McConnell’s desk?’ and why it matters
If there’s one thing that Republicans and Democrats can agree on, it’s that Mitch McConnell must GO. Americans need forward…
Billy Reed: Joe Morgan, first of Big Red Machine to pass away, was ‘manager on the field,’ likeable guy
And then there were seven. The starting eight players for the Cincinnati Reds’ back-to-back World Series champions of 1975 and…
Commentary: Kentucky Board of Education recent appointment of student representation is a milestone
By Emanuelle Sippy and Sanaa Kahloon With Eastern High School student Solyana Mesfin’s recent appointment by Gov. Andy Beshear as…
Al Cross: McConnell’s good at politics but for whom?
In the only debate of their race, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Amy McGrath painted very different pictures of the incumbent,…
Bill Straub: McConnell was punched out in the debate with clear-winner McGrath; will it make a difference?
The most provocative, and therefore most interesting, moment in Monday’s televised debate pitting Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell against…