Bill Straub: Be prepared, ‘fanning the flames and condemning the fire’ has just gotten started
There was some strange fruit hanging from a tree on the grounds of the state Capitol in the hours before…
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Ashli Watts: Are we ready to reopen? As businesses do, please support them as they have supported us
As many businesses are reopening here in the Commonwealth, the question has been asked: are we ready? And this…
Stuart Sanders: Post-World War II ‘Greatest Generation’ teaches resilience against pandemic
For some of us, our resolve is cracking. Weeks spent at home avoiding the coronavirus has been tiring. We’re depressed….
Gov. Andy Beshear: Kentuckians prove we are a great people — strong, resilient, kind, compassionate
It is hard to believe that Kentucky saw its first confirmed case of COVID-19 just over two and a half…
Aaron Thompson: Amid the uncertainty, Class of 2020, you’ll be better off with a college degree
As the head of public higher education in Kentucky, I’m usually asked to deliver at least one commencement address each…
Al Cross: On Memorial Day, we will get to see a story that was almost never told
Fifty-one years ago last month, my Clinton County High School classmate Paul Conner and I got on a bus in…
Bill Straub: Where should the public invest its faith? Trust has always been the American way
The late Jimmy Breslin, my hero, said it succinctly: “You’re supposed to be despised.” Breslin was, of course, referring to…
Jan Hillard: The shape of things to come — What will the economy post-COVID-19 look like?
The devasting economic recession we now face is not news to anyone. We all know someone who is now out…
Dr. Mark Evers: Kentuckians should make regular checkups, cancer screenings a priority
With COVID-19 dominating the headlines, it’s easy to forget – understandably – about many of the other actions we should…
Rob and Lauren Hudson: Letter of Common Ground about taxes and spending
Letters for families based on the book “It Can Be Done” @studentsleadusa In prior letters we wrote about how and…
Commentary: Kentucky’s research universities — UK and UofL — answering the call now and for the future
By Neeli Bendapudi and Eli Capilouto When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Commonwealth this spring, Kentucky’s research universities – the…
Al Cross: As Trump’s virus work drags them down, Republicans seem frantic
Republicans facing an election amid a century-rank catastrophe made worse by their president are throwing anything they can against the…
Harold Tomlinson: Rural internet infrastructure lacking but improvement is coming soon
During this unprecedented time, we can see around us our many blessings, as well as our challenges. Carroll County is…
Bill Straub: Ugliness joins with falsehoods to come out in open, revealing McConnell’s disdain for Obama
It’s no secret that Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell has long looked upon former President Barack Obama with the…
Brent Cooper: Newport gaming facility is good first bet, but state should double down on other gambling
The recent announcement by Churchill Downs to construct a $38.4 million gaming facility in the Newport Plaza Shopping Center that…
John Schickel: It’s imperative to keep economy healthy, maintain resources to address COVID-19
When we watch the national news, we see things that are distressing in large cities and their emergency rooms. I…
Rob and Lauren Hudson: Letter of Common Ground about outcomes in capitalism and socialism
Letters for families based on the book “It Can Be Done” @studentsleadusa We write today to encourage frank discussions about…
Constance Alexander: Here’s to the incredible Class of 2020, may your memories live as long as you do
All over the country, teenagers are missing the pomp and circumstance associated with graduation. When schools closed in March, it…
Sarah Graman: Everyone has been touched by global pandemic and children may need some help to cope
During these unprecedented times of change and uncertainty, we need to bring our discussions and awareness about the importance of…
Bill Straub: Despite terrific failures, Trump’s possible re-election cannot really be underestimated
To quote the late, great Marvin Gaye, “What’s going on?” Before us is the president of the United States, one…
Jan Hillard: The meanings of my mask, which has become an object of symbolic importance
Throughout American history, inanimate objects have taken on symbolic importance. American flag stickers, peace signs, and MAGA caps are only…
Ashley McCarty: Arrest was ‘divine intervention,’ so I can say that re-entry can and does work
Homelessness and jail time were not in this perfectionist’s plans, but they are part of my story. Actually, incarceration and…