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More IRS workers instructed to report to work, local NTEU president in D. C. asking for end to shutdown

January 17, 2019January 17, 20190

NKyTribune staff The Internal Revenue Service began instructing more of its employees to report to work Wednesday, without pay, as…

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Bill Straub: Character is indispensable, character matters, character first; did someone say ‘character’?

January 17, 2019January 16, 20190

Apparently a person’s character doesn’t amount to a hill of beans in Sen. Rand Paul’s world. The Bowling Green Republican,…

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Internal Revenue Service workers rally in Covington; call for an end to the government shutdown

January 11, 2019January 11, 20190

By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Federal employees from the Internal Revenue Service and their supporters rallied outside of the…

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Bill Straub: Even the ‘best bad idea’ won’t get the Republicans out the hole Trump has dug for them

January 10, 2019January 9, 20192

Some years ago, Steve Martin (yeah, the guy with the banjo), then an up-and-coming standup comic, introduced a routine and…

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Bill Straub: Think of all the great acts. Give big round of applause for McConnell, Paul and Trump?

January 3, 2019January 2, 20190

In the past, we’ve had Laurel and Hardy, Burns and Allen, Abbott and Costello. Now we have McConnell and Trump….

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Bill Straub: For want of a wall, for a temper tantrum, for dodging responsibility — is government lost?

December 27, 2018December 26, 20181

For want of a wall, the government was lost, at least partially, and it doesn’t look like the darn thing…

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Mitch McConnell: Maternal mortality is climbing — and it was necessary to do something about it

December 23, 2018December 22, 20180


It’s a trend that seems like it should be impossible in the wealthiest nation on Earth. But across America, the…

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Bill Straub: Mitch McConnell is in an uncomfortable spot (and he did vote to impeach Clinton)

December 13, 2018December 12, 20182

Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell said a lot the other day by saying nothing. Asked by a reporter at…

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Bill Straub: When you don’t know anything, it is probably best to shut up and listen to those who do

November 29, 2018November 29, 20182

Permit me to borrow a phrase that has been used consistently by Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell and any…

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Farm Bill considered likely to pass by end of the year, as part of a larger budget bill

November 24, 2018November 23, 20181

It seems likely that a new Farm Bill will pass by the end of the year, Harwood Schaffer and Daryll…

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Bill Straub: A new word to enhance your vocabulary; to describe ‘beyond shameless,’ try ‘mitchful’

November 15, 2018November 15, 20181

Occasionally when following American politics you come upon a statement or claim that is so outrageous, so mind-boggling that characterizing…

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Sen. McConnell successfully advocates for Paducah FBI office at request of local law enforcement

October 27, 2018October 27, 20181

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has announced that in response to his request, the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

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Bill Straub: McConnell breaking through bottom of barrel, blaming ‘entitlements’ for growth of deficit

October 18, 2018October 17, 20180

WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell is no longer scraping the bottom of the political barrel. No, it…

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Jeff Hoover: Mitch McConnell cements legacy with Supreme Court confirmations; bold stance prevailed

October 10, 2018October 10, 20181

It wasn’t long ago in our nation that boxing was one of the preeminent sports. Like almost everyone near my…

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Bill Butler: Mitch McConnell is accomplished public servant who deserves applause from Kentuckians

October 8, 2018October 8, 20187

Bill Straub, a Washingtonian and former Kentuckian, offered a commentator’s scathing column about Senator McConnell that is embarrassing for Kentuckians,…

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Congress sends President Trump bipartisian bill to fight the opioid epidemic; he says he will sign it

October 5, 2018October 4, 20180

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News By a 98-1 vote Wednesday, the Senate passed the final version of a comprehensive…

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Bill Straub: Trying to figure out Mitch McConnell and an apology for being too soft on him over the years

October 4, 2018October 4, 20182

What happened to Mitch McConnell? It’s a question that has been bugging me and many others for years now. What…

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Letter to the Editor: Attorney Paul Hill writes letter to Sen. McConnell urging Kavanaugh rejection

October 4, 2018October 4, 20180

Dear Senator McConnell, It has been a little over two years since I last wrote to you. As I told…

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Briefs: KY gets opioid aid; Vermillion to Heritage board; Koenig to committee; Marx joins library board

September 30, 2018September 29, 20180

NKyTribune staff U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has announced that Kentucky will receive $31.47 million from the U.S….

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Bill Straub: Through the Valley of Death, Republicans (and McConnell) ‘plowing (Kavanaugh) right through

September 27, 2018September 26, 20180

WASHINGTON – I experienced an epiphany over the past few weeks that may seem counter-intuitive but nonetheless is the only…

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Bill Straub: Taking bets on McConnell’s choice of doing what’s best for (1) the nation or (2) his party?

September 20, 2018September 19, 20182

WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell is facing a dilemma. McConnell, of Louisville, has, on numerous occasions, been…

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Bill Straub: While McConnell is ‘shaking the treat box’ for money, Republicans will likely keep the Senate

September 13, 2018September 12, 20180

Anyone who has cats (we have four, which, at times, is five too many) can tell you they can be…

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