Jordan Harris: MoonPie-and-RC-Cola politics is the way to the heart and soul of rural Kentucky
Last month, Mitch McConnell made a visit deep into rural Kentucky, harkening back to his 1984 campaign for Senate. In…
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Amy McGrath: We can rebuild Kentucky even stronger but first there must be positive change
Over the last two weeks in Kentucky, we have had our two highest weekly coronavirus case counts yet. Meanwhile, nationwide,…
Bill Straub: Duplicity, duplicity, duplicity, thy name is Mitch — and all for party over country
Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch” McConnell has been playing the voters of the Commonwealth for suckers for most of the…
Al Cross: McConnell’s good at politics but for whom?
In the only debate of their race, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Amy McGrath painted very different pictures of the incumbent,…
Bill Straub: McConnell was punched out in the debate with clear-winner McGrath; will it make a difference?
The most provocative, and therefore most interesting, moment in Monday’s televised debate pitting Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell against…
Letter to the Editor: Ruth Bamberger says it’s time for McConnell to go, been obstructionist long enough
Letter to the Editor: Senator McConnell has spent the last six years as Majority Leader as an obstructionist. It is…
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…
McConnell, McGrath scheduled for debate on Gray Television’s Kentucky-based stations Oct. 12
Candidates for the U.S. Senate on the November ballot, incumbent Mitch McConnell and challenger Amy McGrath, have agreed to meet…
Bill Straub: On the way to discovering who we really are and want our country to be, stumble onto Nov. 3
The time has come to give the devil his due. President Donald J. Trump, aka President Extremely Stable Genius, aka…
CVG receives additional $6.7 million from FAA, to be used for runway rehabilitation, taxiway projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) will receive an additional $6.7 million…
Bill Straub: A pox on the Republic, rest in peace RBG, but word and honor don’t count in this game
Okay, let’s agree that President Donald J. Trump, aka President Extremely Stable Genius, aka President Great and Unmatched Wisdom, has…
Alice Bannon: Brennan Center for Justice believes Ginsburg should not be replaced until after election
It is less than 50 days until Election Day. If Senate Majority Leader McConnell follows through on his pledge that he will…
Al Cross: McConnell should get Trump to stop contradicting science — that’s bad for public health
When I was a child growing up in one of the poorest counties in the nation, with one of the…
Bill Straub: Who to believe? New stimulus package (choose one: does, does not) look promising
It was Sen. George Aiken, a Republican from Vermont, who suggested in the fall of 1966 that the United States…
Adrienne Bush: Congress can help communities invite new housing of all types by passing YIMBY Act
As the United States Congress returns to Washington this week, our Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has an opportunity to…
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…
Al Cross: McConnell, his power tested, needs a deal at this critical time for him and the nation
The last two times Kentuckians have re-elected Mitch McConnell to the U.S. Senate, his best logical argument has been his…
Bill Straub: Where is the Senate traditionalist now? Could he be the Emperor with no Clothes?
After what seems like centuries masquerading as the grand wizard of the U.S. Senate, a man whose ingenious strategies and…
Bill Straub: Jobless wait nervously while McConnell dawdles on the unemployment supplement they need
More than 30 million jobless workers – including about 140,000 in Kentucky – will soon find that their unemployment checks…
Kentucky restaurateurs, distillers, musicians urge McConnell to support RESTAURANTS Act
Prominent Kentucky restaurateurs, chefs, distillers, musicians and industry leaders called on Senator Mitch McConnell to include the RESTAURANTS Act in…
Daily Yonder: Will a rural homelessness crisis hit after benefit and eviction moratoriums end?
By Liz Carey The Daily Yonder With federal unemployment benefits ending soon and moratoriums on evictions soon to follow, social…
Rep. John Lewis of Georgia dies after battle with cancer at age 80; he was civil rights champion
Rep. John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement of the ’60s who went on to a long and…