Bill Straub: Where oh where have all the statesmen gone, and look what’s left? Then there’s Tom Loftus
Some years back, Kentucky had a gentleman serving in the Senate named John Sherman Cooper, from Pulaski County, who regularly…
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Constance Alexander: New York Times’ 1619 initiative takes in-depth look at beginning of slavey in America
Imagine. The middle of the ocean. No land in sight. An endless seascape. The sky a cloudless wash of gray….
Ed Massey: Career and Technical Education working group highlights progress, need for reform
As a former school board member and someone with a lifelong passion for education, I am honored to serve as…
Lauren and Rob Hudson: Positive message for youth about exceptionalism through competition
Columns for families based on the book “It Can Be Done” @studentsleadusa What can be wrong with having a competitive…
Commentary: One thing on which there is no rivalry; We are one when it comes to preventing child abuse
By Dr. Melissa Currie and Dr. Christina Howard It’s finally Fall in the Commonwealth, which means cooler temperatures, leaves changing,…
Derek Winebrenner: The case for after-school programming and providing a safe place for students
As community learning center (CLC) coordinator, my role is to support the students of our school district during out-of-school time. CLC…
Constance Alexander: Those who choose not to read have no advantage over those who can’t
In 1986, the Graves County school district banned the reading of William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” based on the…
Al Cross: As political earthquake shakes Washington, how will it tilt Kentucky’s political landscape?
A political earthquake is shaking Washington. How will it tilt Kentucky’s political landscape? The quick and easy answer – and…
Prichard Committee: New five-star ratings and 2019 test data spotlight need for shared vision and action
The results released from the Kentucky Department of Education include a new rating system for Kentucky schools and evidence of student performance…
Melissa Martin: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in children is a mental health issue and it can be treated
Shawn’s mother brought him to therapy because she noticed he began to squeeze his head in the mornings before school….
Lauren and Rob Hudson: Positive messages for youth about exceptionalism through charity
Columns for families based on the book It Can Be Done @studentsleadusa If somebody describes America as a selfish or…
Michael Dusing: Massive study sheds new light on prostate cancer treatment for African American men
Medical researchers led by University of Michigan doctors wanted to answer the question: Is black race associated with worse prostate…
Mitch McConnell: Kentucky is turning the tide against substance abuse, but there’s more work ahead
Families in nearly every neighborhood of our country have suffered because of the opioid and substance abuse epidemic. For years,…
Amye Bensenhaver: KY Supreme Court strikes blow for open government; courts are arbiter of access
In what may be the single most important victory for open government in recent memory, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued…
Bill Straub: President Trump hides in plain sight, while Mitch McConnell provides the cover he needs
WASHINGTON – It was left to Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott and a couple of senior members of the upper…
Andy Beshear: Stopping skyrocketing insulin prices is an urgent, lifesaving responsibility
The nearly 600,000 Kentuckians suffering from diabetes must be able to afford their daily supply of insulin to stay alive….
Melissa Martin: Love can overcome hate, light can drive out darkness — and we are the answer
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion….
Lauren and Rob Hudson: Positive messages on exceptionalism through community involvement
Columns for families based on the book “It Can Be Done” @studentsleadusa What is a community? Communities can include our…
Vitale Buford: Addicted to Perfect — a journey out of the grips of Adderall, a story of hope and healing
September is a month of beginnings – it marks the changing of the seasons, and the fall season, and school…
Jessica Brown: New law gives KY chance to better support families, reduce children in foster care
This summer, Kentucky social workers, educators, judges, prosecutors, non-profit leaders, state legislators, and many others traveled across the state to…
Al Cross: Bevin resorting to scare tactics on immigration in ad designed to play to Trump’s base
On Sept. 9, Gov. Matt Bevin accused his opponent for re-election, Attorney General Andy Beshear, of using a “scare tactic”…
Bill Straub: Bevin has high-flying aspirations; loves taxpayer-owned airplane, fending off immigrants
Give Gov. Matt Bevin credit. His highfalutin aspirations are frantically taking him from local embarrassment to national laughingstock. Say what…