Bill Straub: Only one three-digit number matters when all is said and done, 270 Electoral College votes
It’s time, ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages, to delve into the fascinating world of numbers, one digit…
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Bill Straub: Kentucky, like many other states, needs stimulus package from the Feds but it’s not in sight
It’s fair to say, seven months in and counting, that the COVID-19 pandemic has not been at all kind to…
Paul Hill: An Open Letter to my Northern Kentucky friends — character matters most in all things
OPEN LETTER TO MY NORTHERN KENTUCKY FRIENDS: I am writing to my friends in Northern Kentucky. Because I feel that…
Bill Straub: Truth or lie? Well, it’s probably a lie if the President says it — and James Comer believes
President Donald J. Trump, aka President Extremely Stable Genius, aka President Great and Unmatched Wisdom, is notorious for anyone of…
Bill Straub: Will McConnell maintain majority leader status, even if he defeats his Democrat opponent?
To the vast relief of a grateful but beleaguered nation, Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch” McConnell, has made it clear…
Deadline today to request ballot by mail; other options, candidates, more here for June 23 primary
Staff report Today is the last day for registered voters to request a ballot by mail so they can vote…
Outlier Massie becomes pariah, forcing colleagues to gather against public health advice for stimulus vote
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Thomas Massie, the congressman from Kentucky’s Fourth District, has long been at the limits…
OJ Oleka: Tour of KY campuses indicates private colleges change the lives of low-income students
Setting the benchmark of your first 100 days is a good measure for most leaders. It is in those first…
Bill Straub: A look at Kentucky’s presidential primary May 19; R choice sure; D in the air, picking Sanders
As usual, this year’s presidential primary in Kentucky could be another case of closing the corral gate after the horse…
Al Cross: McConnell surely cannot approve of Trump’s inappropriate behavior; why not say so?
Last Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell scheduled a press conference in Louisville, which he had to cancel because his…
Bill Straub: Does the Trump cult even remember when they first sold out? Does Rob Portman?
This is a column written more in sorrow than anger, stealing a reference from Shakespeare, about a man who once…
Bill Straub: The whole world is watching the ‘dive,’ but that’s the way it goes in McConnell’s world
America hasn’t witnessed a dive like this since Sonny Liston kissed the canvas after that infamous “phantom punch’’ from a…
Al Cross: We have waited patiently for the moment that Mitch McConnell would come to his senses. . .
More than once, this space has said Mitch McConnell would face a day of reckoning in his relationship with Donald…
Bill Straub: ‘Spoils system’ on full display as judges with questionable qualifications get appointments
It was Sen. William L Marcy, assessing some of the questionable appointments rendered by President Andrew Jackson back in the…
Al Cross: Of course we agree with McConnell that we need more ‘civility’ in our public discourse — from all
“Elections have consequences” is a favorite saying for politicians of all stripes, and for those of us who try to…
Bill Straub: Where is the line drawn on reprehensible conduct? After Sondland testimony, where is honor?
It’s kind of like the old joke, “Well, besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?” For many…
Bill Straub: Sen. Rand Paul cuddles up to Trumpism using the oldest, lamest excuse — everybody does it
Sen. Rand Paul appears to be joining other members of the flock in an exodus from the once-grand, old Republican…
Al Cross: The values that drive voters will be the key as Kyians prepare to head to the polls Tuesday
Gov. Matt Bevin told The New York Times that Tuesday’s election won’t be close – that he will beat Attorney…
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…
Bill Straub: Deja vu all over again — gun massacres, promise of controls, then nothing; repeat rapid fire
All right, let’s break this one down to its component parts. On the morning of Aug. 3, a gunman, 21-year-old…
Bill Straub: Bevin didn’t get a landslide, but don’t count him out; Beshear faces uphill battle
Landslide Matt Bevin, the incumbent, didn’t exactly set the world on fire in Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial primary, garnering just 52…
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,…