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…
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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,…
Jason Bailey: Kentucky must remove roadblock to unemployment insurance, an economic stabilizer
The torrent of job losses Kentuckians have experienced because of COVID-19 has thrown an unprecedented number of households into turmoil….
Leroy Gessmann: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act ignores small business backbone of the sport
By the time this op-ed goes to print, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) could very well be headed…
Bill Straub: Petty resistance at every turn as President-elect’s team tries to move on inauguration
Kentucky’s gift to the nation and the whole, wide world for that matter, Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell, has…
Jordan Tong: Beshear’s orders defy human design, hurt Kentucky families, devastate businesses
As numbers of new COVID-19 cases have risen in the state of Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear has once again put…
Commentary: Kentucky General Assembly must prioritize business recovery in legislative session
2020 has been a year like no other, filled with unprecedented challenges and continued uncertainty. As we entered this new…
Allison Ball : Female workforce at 32-year low as moms drop out to provide at-home learning
As of October, more than two million women in the U.S. left the workforce, the majority having left to tend…