The following op-ed is written by Ben Chandler, president and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Holiday cheer won’t be the only thing spreading this season. As the weather cools and people start spending more time inside where viruses can easily spread, the risks of illness are high. This winter, public health officials expect heavy […]
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Op-Ed: With midterm elections over, 2023 moves into the spotlight
The following op-ed is written by Andrew McNeill, a visiting policy fellow at the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions. Kentucky’s mildly suspenseful midterm election season went late into the night before some final results were known but didn’t deliver any huge surprises. In his effort to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, Charles Booker’s promise […]
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Op-Ed: Keller, Cetrulo outshine challengers at judicial forum
The following op-ed is written by Boone County resident Jim Fiorelli I was among the hundred or so attendees at the October judicial debate held at NKU’s Griffin Hall featuring candidates vying for positions on the Kentucky Appeals and Supreme Courts. While Appeals Court candidate attorney Robert Winter was both intelligent and sincere, his responses […]
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Op-Ed: School choice and legacies
The following op-ed is written by Jim Waters, president and CEO of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, which describes itself as Kentucky’s free-market think tank. By choosing to go on the road for Wednesday’s oral arguments appealing a Franklin Circuit Court ruling striking down modest school choice legislation passed in 2021, the state’s […]
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Op-Ed: Vote yes on Constitutional Amendment 2
The following op-ed is written by the Yes for Life Alliance Founding Members, Addia Wuchner (Kentucky Right to Life), Angela Minter (Sisters for Life), Todd Gray (Kentucky Baptist Convention), Jason Hall (Catholic Conference of Kentucky), David Walls (the Family Foundation) and Richard Nelson (Commonwealth Policy Center) On a bright Saturday afternoon on the steps of the State […]
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Op-Ed: Vote yes on Constitutional Amendment 1
The following op-ed is written by State Senator Givens (R-Greensburg), the Senate President Pro-Tem. Kentucky has one of the most restrictive constitutional limitations on General Assembly meetings of any state in the union. Legislatures in 36 other states can meet without permission from another branch of state government, one of the truest measures of checks and balances. We convene only for a 60-day […]
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Op-Ed: More disasters are coming. Kentucky must be prepared.
The following op-ed is written by Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy The last couple of years have marked a chaotic time in Kentucky with our communities rocked by a pandemic, recession, tornadoes and floods. The turmoil that our more vulnerable neighbors face every day is creeping into the lives […]
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Newspapers: Forget the ‘paper,’ embrace the ‘news’
The following op-ed is written by Ken Paulson, the director of the non-partisan Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University There was a period in the late ‘60s when the Beach Boys, desperate for a hipper identity, reportedly considered shortening their name to “Beach.” Of course, the Backstreet Boys may perform into their 80s, […]
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Op-Ed: Social media may be fun, but for the facts, we need newspapers
The following op-ed is written by Al Cross, professor of journalism and director of the Institute for Rural Journalism at the University of Kentucky. He was a weekly newspaper editor and manager, political writer for the Louisville Courier Journal and president of the Society of Professional Journalists. I love social media. They keep me in […]
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Op-Ed: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is Reminder to Be Screened
The following op-ed is written by Ken Rechtin, a Newport city commissioner. This op-ed previously was published in 2021 and re-posted in 2022. Prostate Cancer Awareness month is September 2021. Every cancer gets a month. And every cancer gets a ribbon. What’s the ribbon all about? Is it just a participation trophy? Now, every cancer […]
