Bill Straub: With Trump’s selection assured, election will become a test of America’s maturity
WASHINGTON – Like Sisyphus, Donald J. Trump is considered something of a self-aggrandizing, loud-mouthed jerk who the gods — or…
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Bill Straub: Democrats barely offer a fight in 1st District as GOP dominates Congressional race
WASHINGTON – The First Congressional District in far western Kentucky, so far to the left on a road map that…
Bill Straub: Despite claims to the contrary, state proves again it doesn’t place value on education
LEXINGTON – Just as Robin Williams was finally forced to drop the façade and acknowledge that he really was posing…
Bill Straub: The media become the latest scapegoat as Sen. Paul tries to explain failed run for president
WASHINGTON – There once was a pretty good ballplayer named Steve Kemp, an all-star outfielder for the Detroit Tigers back…
Bill Straub: Rep. Massie’s reflexive Dr. No act is doing his Fourth District constituents a disservice
WASHINGTON – Aficionados of the James Bond film series undoubtedly recall the presence of one Dr. Julius No, the steel-clawed…
NKyTribune columnist Straub, Pulitzer Prize winner Henderson headline Hall of Fame inductees
A Louisville native who won a Pulitzer Prize while working for the Wall Street Journal and a former White House/political…
Bill Straub: Is it possible Kentucky is closing in on the 21st Century when it comes to LGBT rights?
The Kentucky General Assembly is, praise heavens, screeching toward a halt and, as is often the case, it merits praise…
Bill Straub: Hard to argue the fact that McConnell’s actions are harming the courts and the nation
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mitch McConnell, who is handling his duties as majority leader of the upper chamber with all the…
Bill Straub: Trump’s primary run fueled by ‘nostalgia voters,’ but will they be enough in November?
WASHINGTON – Donald J. Trump has roiled the Republican presidential nomination process like Godzilla bursting from the Pacific Ocean, exhaling…
Bill Straub: Bevin, General Assembly need to face facts and find a way to properly support education
WASHINGTON – The nation’s newest reality television star, Gov. Matt Bevin, appears to be following the example set by a…
Bill Straub: Fear of the future is what’s driving voters into Trump’s protective arms
WASHINGTON – Donald J. Trump hustled through the commonwealth earlier this week – hustled being a good word to describe…
Bill Straub: With favorite son out of the race, it will be interesting to see who wins state GOP caucus
WASHINGTON – The Kentucky Republican presidential caucus – Copyright 2016, Sen. Rand Paul, All Rights Reserved – is around the…
Bill Straub: McConnell’s refusal to even consider judicial nominee an indefensible position
WASHINGTON – The time has come, sadly, for the voters of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to acknowledge that they have,…
Bill Straub: Kentucky legislators, governor repeating tired, predictable efforts to limit women’s rights
WASHINGTON – For the record, I’ve never had an abortion. If history is any indication it’s unlikely I will have…
Bill Straub: Brokered convention appears to be the likeliest outcome for the GOP Presidential race
WASHINGTON – By now you’re sick to death — and who wouldn’t be — of hearing about the results of…
Bill Straub: McConnell may have won the politics, but not when it came to blocking Obama’s agenda
WASHINGTON – The second session of the 114th Congress just underway presents the American public with a final look –…
Bill Straub: It’s not just hard to find a path to the White House for Sen. Rand Paul – it’s impossible
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul, the man who would be president, is not handling the alienation of affections from Republican…
Bill Straub: McConnell, Paul stubbornly ignore facts while pushing ahead efforts to dismantle Obamacare
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul often seem to possess a sense of humor that…
Bill Straub: Disregarding the facts, Republicans still unwilling to address gun violence seriously
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday of this week, President Obama signed a modest set of executive orders designed to reduce gun…
Bill Straub: Kentucky’s Gov. Bevin appears to be aiming to make lives of state’s poor more problematic
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin moved into his plush first floor office in the state capitol a bit less than a…
Bill Straub: Although lagging in polls, there are reasons why the GOP wants Paul to stay in race
WASHINGTON – It’s reached a point where Sen. Rand Paul’s obscure presidential campaign is relying on the kindness of strangers….
Bill Straub: Light at the end of the bridge for Brent Spence, thanks to just about everyone but Massie
May I rise on a point of personal privilege to discuss, briefly, something I’ve been doing on-and-off for more than…