After a ‘dark day’ in the nation’s Capitol, lawmakers and residents who were there take stock
By Jeff Young, Alana Watson, Liam Niemeyer and Corinne Boyer Ohio Valley Resource Owensboro, Kentucky, pastor Brian Gibson spoke at…
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Paul Hill: An Open Letter to Donald Trump: I once admired you as ‘cool guy,’ you changed my mind
OPEN LETTER TO DONALD TRUMP Let me say that I admired you when I was in my twenty’s. I bought…
Jan Hillard: Realigning presidential election, a look at coalitions and focusing on biggest challenge
Voting coalitions represent groups of voters from demographic, economic, and social groups. In any Presidential election, specific coalitions come together…
Bill Straub: McConnell relents on ‘President-elect Biden’ but his Ky. Senate colleague cause problem
Is there a more appropriate cover boy for the modern Republican Party – that toxic conglomeration of fabulists, conspiracy mongers,…
Bill Straub: Rand Paul continues to attract attention with his curious — and potentially harmful — views
Sen. Rand Paul is laboring furiously these days to attract attention to his consistently curious views. The effort comes at…
Bill Straub: The Donny Show is a four-star laugh riot, and the funny thing is Republicans can’t count
Abbott and Costello – a grand remedy for the COVID-19 blues, by the way – used to perform a routine…
Bill Straub: Listen closely to Beethoven’s Eroica, Mitch; recall he ripped away dedication to Napoleon
The world this year is justly celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. One of the pieces one is likely…
Berry Craig: No more, no more, no more, no more; finally we are rid of our Sawdust Caesar
Nearly 75 million (and counting) of us have said no more to Donald Trump’s politics of hate, fear and division. No more to…
Al Cross: Republicans cement Frankfort power; will they overreach?
Well, that was a whoopin’. Tuesday’s election was a political disaster for Kentucky Democrats, and it has the makings of…
Trump, McConnell, Massie claim victory in Kentucky, the first state to be called for the President
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cruised over challenger Amy McGrath to claim his seventh term early Tuesday. McConnell, 78,…
Richard Nelson: Evangelical political calculus changing; can we support Trump, maintain witness?
Evangelical Christians may be one of the most influential voting blocks this election but will they vote according to Biblical…
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…
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…