Al Cross: There’s no question Cameron’s timing was bad, but Beshear’s attitude is far from perfect
“The coronavirus is not involved in American politics.” So says Mitch McConnell, who has gotten most things right about the…
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Christina Conover: Here’s how your absentee ballot gets counted — and how you can be confidant with a mail-in option
As we draw closer to the 2020 general election, one non-partisan concern is: Did my vote really count? This concern…
Rocky Adkins: Beshear rebuilding unemployment after years of cuts designed to fail Kentucky workers
My fellow Kentuckians deserve better than an unemployment office that has been starved of funding for years and a system…
Bill Straub: Leave it to Mitch to make terrible situation unbearable, and welcome to McConnell World
With the Covid-19 juggernaut sweeping across the nation, sidestepping the federal government’s thus-far paltry efforts to rein it in, you…
Advancing Equity: CAC working to create opportunities for all, give voice to voiceless
Part of a series by NKY’s nonprofits who stand together against racism and any acts that dehumanize people. By Catrena…
Charles Leis: Landmark SCOTUS cases upholds school choice; Ky. needs scholarship tax credits
A few short days ago, school choice advocates and nonpublic school families across the U.S. celebrated the school choice ruling…
Jan Hillard: Reopening schools and lessons learned from spring shutdown; schools face a dilemma
As Fall approaches, school districts, parents, students, and elected officials are struggling with the question of re-opening schools amidst the…
Dick Gabriel: Let me interrupt your misperceptions about Adolph Rupp with some facts on the race issue
Given the climate in America today when it comes to race relations, it was inevitable that a debate would open…
Constance Alexander: Author Roberta George’s debut novel ‘The Day’s Heat’ is hot stuff; she’s 80
Best birthday present this year was discovering that a friend from long ago, Roberta George, had her first novel published…
Bill Straub: Art and history, statues and reality — removing any offending art does not change the past
A few years ago I had the privilege of visiting the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid to view Picasso’s Guernica,…
Eli Capilouto: A letter to the UK community — ‘We aspire to reimagine and reinvent who we are’
Dear Campus Community, The fall 2020 semester represents a new beginning for our community. We don’t seek a new “normal.”…
Jan Hillard: Falsehood flies and the truth comes limping after it (Jonathan Swift)
An inventory by the Washington Post finds more than 18,000 untruths told by President Trump since he took office in…
Col Owens: Evolving political alignment promises different future — vote in November
Some thoughts about the Democratic primary election. First, we had terrific candidates. Terrific candidates. But this meditation is not about…
Rachel Roberts: Real winners of this year’s primary election are the voters themselves
As we congratulate the winners of this year’s primary election and look ahead to November, there’s one group who has…
Commentary: Kentucky Equine Education Project responds to suspension of H-2B work visas
The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) released the following response to President Trump’s announcement that no new H-2B visas would…
Al Cross: Does Amy McGrath have any chance against Mitch McConnell?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell surely smiled as he watched Amy McGrath slip, stumble and nearly fall to state Rep….
Bill Straub: Amy McGrath has won nomination to challenge Mitch McConnell; what will she do with it?
So, now that Amy McGrath has won the Democratic nomination to challenge Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch” McConnell in the…
Nonprofit leaders: Standing firm and united against racism and any acts that dehumanize people
As Northern Kentucky nonprofit leaders, we stand together against racism and denounce any acts that dehumanize people. We are here…
Commentary: Gov. Beshear’s unemployment insurance backlog is a national embarrassment
By Kentucky State Senators Rick Girdler, Paul Hornback, Damon Thayer and Max Wise As a direct result of Gov….
Lynn James: Let us hope that 2020 will be the year the second half of the civil war ended
It’s that time of year again when fireworks are heard and seen going off every day and night (legal or…
Ron Daley: New statue in Capitol is opportunity to explore Kentucky history — with plenty of candidates
The discussion around and the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue in the Capitol rotunda has been a teaching moment…
David Bolt: Racial injustice and inequality must end; it’s time to shine the light for change
I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe! That phrase is much more than the last words of a dying black man…