Opinion – Col Owens: Voting in America — safe and reliable
There is great concern expressed by some about the integrity of our elections. They propose solutions that would make voting…
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Opinion – Paul Hallinan Miller: NKY doesn’t need one big city, it needs one standard of honesty
The Northern Kentucky Tribune has offered a thoughtful debate. Col Owens argues that with 400,000 people spread across dozens of…
Opinion – Col Owens: Northern Kentucky unity — a dream or a plan?
I write today about an issue that has been festering in Northern Kentucky (NKY) for decades. As my good friend…
Opinion – Col Owens: Musing about hope — and moving to a greater possibility beyond
Today I want to muse about hope. Hope is the most powerful motivation we experience. It propels us to move…
Opinion – Col Owens: Confronting the inevitable with grace
(Note: I share this story with Milly’s strong support in the hope it might help others in similar circumstances.) About…
Opinion – Col Owens: We are challenged to understand what’s happening in our country — and must engage
I think most of us are greatly challenged to understand what is presently happening in our country. Many current events…
Opinion – Col Owens: The need to explore the middle space
There are several spaces we inhabit in our lives. Most of us are familiar with the concept of outer space,…
Opinion – Col Owens: In this moment of great peril for our nation, choose hope; it matters
A frequent comment from many people these days is that they are losing hope. Hope for a better time for…
Opinion – Col Owens: Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ is certainly big, but beautiful?
The recently-passed, so-called “big beautiful bill” is a mammoth piece of budget and tax legislation, that impacts everyone in our…
Opinion – Col Owens: The message about what’s important in Israel, Hamas conflict is clear
A few things. It is not antisemitism to accuse Israel of international human rights law violations for its treatment of…
Opinion – Col Owens: Are we hopelessly split? How do we come together?
Our country appears hopelessly split, those who support Trump and those who oppose him. While the reasons for the split…
Opinion — Col Owens: We have the resources; we must summon the will
It has been difficult to gather my thoughts into coherence for a while now. So much is going on in…
Opinion – Col Owens: Let’s have an honest dialogue about Medicaid
There is much talk these days about Medicaid. Its importance, its cost, its controversy. The dramatic cuts in Medicaid included…
Opinion – Col Owens: St. Francis had it right, it is indeed through giving that we truly receive
I graduated from Dixie Heights High School in 1965. Yes, for the astute reader, that’s a very long time ago….
Opinion – Col Owens: The time to act is now — be heard, make views known, protect America’s ideals
It is difficult enough to swim in normal waters, without current or tide coming toward you. It is almost impossible…
Opinion – Col Owens: A time to come together to prioritize our country and way of life
I have been thinking a lot about how we move ahead in this time of peril. Here is what I…
Opinion — Col Owens: Simplicity — Pope Francis and the dilemmas of our time
This weekend Pope Francis was laid to rest. So it is natural, and appropriate, to turn our thinking to him,…
Opinion – Col Owens: Conversation with a moderate Republican friend, part two
I refer readers to my earlier column, in which I related my conversation with my moderate anti-Trump Republican friend, about…
Opinion – Col Owens: A conversation with some one on the other side, finding common ground, food for thought
A few weeks ago I wrote to a friend from my days at Harvard. He lives elsewhere in the U.S….
Opinion – Col Owens: Do we face a constitutional crisis?
It is hard not to be preoccupied, if not obsessed, with political events of the day. Whatever one thinks of…
Opinion – Col Owens: How do we value education and health care?
I write to address the jeopardy that two major enterprises Northern Kentuckians care very much about are facing: education and…
Opinion – Col Owens: It’s time for Republicans to take stock — is this what you wanted?
I write to address Republicans in NKY, about the first days of the second Trump Administration. Donald Trump won the…