Billy Reed: Happy New Year (truly!); we remember weird stuff as we leave 2020 behind, some good too
Happy new year to everyone, and I mean that with more sincerity than ever. Last year was such a disaster,…
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Commentary: Public health action plan urgently needed to stem the COVID-19 pandemic
Our haphazard and disjointed COVID-19 pandemic response is worsening this national catastrophe. Although vaccines provide a sense of light at…
Jessica Fette: A challenging year for Erlanger and all, but progress was made in many ways; ready for 2021
2020 has been, to say the least, an incredibly challenging year. The covid-19 pandemic changed the way we worked, educated…
Bill Straub: Count reasons for McConnell’s disdain for $2,000 stimulus checks; maybe 30 million of them
There’s been considerable talk recently on the subject of Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell and how he has somehow…
Alan Bernstein: Public boat dock/marina at Cincinnati Public Landing would not serve larger riverboats
BB Riverboats owns and operates three U.S. licensed and certified vessels: The Belle of Cincinnati, 1,000 passengers; the River Queen,…
Julie Kirkpatrick: An open letter to Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation for relief for tourism
A Grateful Thank You to Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation Kentucky’s tourism industry, normally an economic driver and major jobs generator for…
Lynn James: Christmas came and went — and the COVID virus is still with us, as we greet the New Year
Christmas still came. In spite of the COVID Grinch, Christmas still came. We could see it happening. More packages being…
Commentary: Honoring Alice Sparks, trailblazer, philanthropist, for support of FORE! Kids Golf Outing
The Bluegrass Care Navigators family recently lost a dear friend and generous advocate for our Northern Kentucky regional office, Alice…
Girard Miller: We need to get to work on seven state and local fiscal lessons from a year like no other
As 2020 winds down, it’s the time to look back on lessons learned from the unique experience we’ve all had…
Tracy Staley: I won’t be back ‘home for Christmas’ this year, but we are blessed by our memories
By Tracy Staley The Daily Yonder When I think of Christmas back home, I’m five years old at my great-grandmother’s…
Bill Straub: Paul says money doesn’t grow on trees; so, McConnell, what do you think of El Presidente now?
Parsing the permutations of the COVID-19 relief bill is akin to fiddling with a Rubik’s cube while blindfolded in a…
Richard Nelson: Commercialization of the holiday threatens normalcy; we miss main point of Christmas
I confess that I really have a hard time with the 21st-century version of Christmas, too often a commercialized free-for-all…
Jennifer Kirchner: COVID-19 vaccine rollout shows importance of transportation and logistics networks
The need to move goods safely and expeditiously across a reliable transportation network has never been greater. The nation’s first…
Jan Hillard: Realigning presidential election, a look at coalitions and focusing on biggest challenge
Voting coalitions represent groups of voters from demographic, economic, and social groups. In any Presidential election, specific coalitions come together…
Commentary: New legislation seeks to create ‘Recovery Ready’ communities to address addiction
By Adam Bowling and Tim Robinson Kentucky’s addiction crisis is too substantial and far-reaching for any single legislator, organization…
Reeca Carver: Learning basic life skills to help through the pandemic, thanks to 75 years of FCCLA
For many, it has taken a global pandemic to remind them of the importance of basic life skills. With restaurants…
Al Cross: Mischievous Christmas gifts for Kentucky politicians, a tradition continued
Thirty-nine years ago, Ed Ryan, then the Frankfort Bureau chief of The Courier-Journal, wrote a column headlined “Possible gifts for…
Bill Straub: McConnell relents on ‘President-elect Biden’ but his Ky. Senate colleague cause problem
Is there a more appropriate cover boy for the modern Republican Party – that toxic conglomeration of fabulists, conspiracy mongers,…
Sen. John Schickel: Remembering my friendship with Governor Julian Carroll, a remarkable public servant
I have known Julian Carroll for a long time. At the stroke of midnight on December 31, the curtain will…
Doug Cauthen: Keep historical racing in Kentucky to save jobs, investment for our signature industry
When people think of Kentucky, they think of horses. That’s because horse racing has a long and rich history in…
Jan Hillard: Racial inequality in America — public suspicions about real change
There is an unfortunate pattern in the way we become aware of and process our perennial nemesis, racial inequality. Awareness…
Jason Glass: Amid the disruptions in our lives, wishing everyone a merry little Christmas in a year unlike any other
I’ve always been a fan of the holiday season, much like all of you I’m sure. As I’ve gotten older,…