Ken Rechtin: Regional problems deserve regional solution; why not more people shelters?
Last December, during one of our Saturday morning walks, my lovely wife brought up the topic of our New Year’s…
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Bill Straub: Here come the judges — and, thank the Constitution, they have important role in democracy
WASHINGTON – Gov. Matt “Yosemite Sam’’ Bevin appears to have a bit of a problem with the U.S. Constitution, at…
Dennis Keene: A consequential legislative session, with some regrettable outcomes and some successes
When the General Assembly returned to the Capitol last Thursday to complete this year’s legislative session, one unresolved issue towered…
Melissa Martin: Reading is a human right and literacy is for all — coming up, Children’s Book Week
Reading is a human right People in all countries around the globe deserve the right to learn to read. Literacy…
Amye Bensenhaver: Legislative crisis averted; no (known) new exceptions to open records enacted
It was down to the wire, but Kentuckians narrowly escaped passage of several new exceptions aimed at reducing the rights…
Commentary: School Safety and Resiliency Act lays groundwork for secure schools, safer students
There are very few Kentuckians who do not remember how they felt when they heard of last year’s shooting at…
Amye Bensenhaver: How to succeed in open records by refusing to take ‘no’ for an answer
Al Cross, director of the University of Kentucky’s Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, has succeeded where other open…
Al Cross: Gov. Bevin is reckless to disregard the science on chickenpox; public health matters
When Gov. Matt Bevin volunteered to a Southern Kentucky radio audience March 19 that he had exposed his nine children…
Ron Daley: Believing in community, opportunities for youth — and other strategies for “A Way Forward’
“We must believe in our community and in our youth and create opportunities for our youth to remain in our…
Bill Straub: What an incredible week it was for Mitch McConnell, as he set a record for bollixing things up
So what has Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch” McConnell done over the space of a single week in March to…
Bruce Scott: When patients come first, everyone wins — and SB 54 removes barriers to treatment
Imagine being diagnosed with a chronic health condition — one that interferes with your daily life and makes even the…
Jesse Brewer: As Boone County grows, zoning becomes key; here are checks, balances in place
Over the last several years Boone County Kentucky has been blessed with growth and economic development. Our geographical location in…
Commentary: Kentucky Senate, it’s time to make Kentucky schools tobacco free
By Ben Chandler, Terry Brooks, Kerri Shelling, Jack Hillard, David Adkisson Kentucky students need a statewide tobacco-free schools law…
Ryan Quarles: ‘Check the box’ for Kentucky’s hungry when you file your state income tax returns
Nearly 1 in 6 Kentuckians – including 1 in 5 Kentucky children – don’t know where their next meal will…
Charlie Schicht: Children, families need afterschool programs; all kids deserve chance to succeed
All kids deserve an opportunity to succeed in life. Yet, by ending federal funding for afterschool programs across the country,…
Kim Moser: Tackling the methamphetamine crisis in our communities also an ongoing challenge
The epidemic of illegal drug abuse is one of the most difficult challenges facing our communities. Our region’s harrowing experience…
Bill Straub: Welcome to Tombstone (aka Kentucky) where the right to bear arms is truly unlimited
On March 11, a gentleman named Larry Walters got into an argument, subject unknown, with another patron at Uncle 7’s…
Jason Bailey: Watch out for attack on pensions on legislative session’s final day, March 28
The General Assembly adjourned for the veto period without providing relief from soon-to-spike pension costs to quasi-governmental organizations like regional…
Amye Bensenhaver: A new exception to open records should always raise legislative red flags
Twice this week we were reminded of a common argument used by public agencies to avoid their statutory duties under…
Terry Brooks: March Madness meant upset wins for Kentucky kids in legislature, but we need slam dunks
A high and holy season in the Bluegrass is upon us – March Madness! I will deeply dive into the…
Al Cross: As General Assembly ends, it did not — in most big ways — act in the public interest
FRANKFORT – With almost all its work done, has the current session of the Kentucky General Assembly acted in the…
Commentary: Advocates say Kentucky needs a citizen-based defense of sunshine laws
By Amye Bensenhaver and Jennifer P. Brown Sunshine Week is upon us and with it the inevitable meteorological metaphors for…