Al Cross: Welcome, Derby visitors to Kentucky; here’s a brief introduction to our political landscape
Welcome, Derby visitors! This column continues our longstanding tradition of giving folks who are in Kentucky for the big race,…
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Jamie’s Bookshelf: Eleven recently published nonfiction selections for your spring reading list
By Jamie H. Vaught Special to the NKyTribune This is the first of a two-part series about recently published nonfiction…
Trey Grayson: This is no joke; we must restore civility to public discourse, so anger and violence have to go
A few days ago, Republican candidate for Secretary of State Carl Nett sent an ill-advised tweet – in which he…
Richard Nelson: On sexual harassment, we need a cultural assessment, and each of us must stand up
Sexual harassment and allegations of abuse by high profile politicians is dominating the news and as distasteful the details and…
Col Owens: Being a Democrat in NKY not a thankless job, party members must remain loyal to values
I retired in 2015 after a 38-year career as an attorney. All but two of those years were spent providing…
Bill Straub: Take heart! Sorry race for president finally gliding toward its ignominious conclusion
WASHINGTON – It may seem like Halley’s Comet has circled back three or four times since the beginning of the…
Bill Straub: Close polls show voters holding Clinton to a different standard than Trump
WASHINGTON – It’s once again drawing close to that time when, as Pete Townsend famously wrote, “I’ll get on my…
Billy Reed: Ali taught us to have the courage of our convictions … no matter what the cost
LOUISVILLE – The funeral procession will slowly pass the places Muhammad Ali loved, the places of his youth: The little…
Tom Block: GOP presidential race remains muddled; Democrats have clear favorite in Clinton
With the Iowa caucuses less than a month away I thought I’d review where I see the Presidential election and…
ProPublica: For your review, the best 2015 investigative reports on political money
The following represented ProPublica‘s picks for the year’s most notable in-depth stories on campaign finance, from newsrooms around the country….