Editorials

Fancy Farm Fires Invokes Ancient Tribal Political Warfare

Jul 24, 2014 at 03:17 pm by admin

FANCY FARM, KY. From the annals of civilizations through out history, there has been one single fact of kings and governments: political power is never shared or given, it is.... Read More

The Humble Members of Society

Jul 15, 2014 at 03:55 pm by admin

Who wrote this in support of “the humble members of society-the farmers, mechanics, and laborers” :  “It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts.... Read More

Enough with the unnatural citizens' rights, already!

Jul 01, 2014 at 05:34 pm by admin

Repeat after me: Money isn't speech. It's money. Corporations are not people. Only people are people.

Making Kynections to Other Policy Matters

Jun 10, 2014 at 01:10 pm by admin

Kentucky is gaining much-deserved national attention for the initial success of Kynect, the state’s new health insurance marketplace. Since Kynect’s launch, 413,000 Kentuckian.... Read More

Exploiters of Job Losses Paint Wrong Picture of Cause

May 13, 2014 at 02:50 pm by admin

Recent sudden job losses at Kentucky’s last Fruit of the Loom plant in Jamestown and at Toyota’s regional headquarters in Erlanger have hit the state hard. They’ve also promp.... Read More

10 Ways to lose the Kentucky Governor’s Race in 2015

May 13, 2014 at 02:48 pm by admin

  Kentucky politics is a contact sport. It is part football, part basketball, part checkers, part chess, and part Kentucky Run for the Roses. The drama of running for Kentuck.... Read More

What I don't understand

May 01, 2014 at 03:18 pm by admin

There is much I do not understand. For example, although I am fascinated by physics, I will never really understand dark matter, black holes or Higgs boson particles. My brain.... Read More

Jail - a tough decision, but 911 a "no-brainer"

Apr 11, 2014 at 07:46 am by admin

To the Editor: I believe the fiscal court has a tough decision to make regarding the jail situation. I understand that spoken promises were made by the KY Department of Corr.... Read More

How Will Rural America Pay for its Future?

Apr 11, 2014 at 07:46 am by admin

  It is budget time in rural America. This means for many rural towns they dance with economic disaster in making a budget balance. At the edge of civilization, in a place t.... Read More

Truth, Lies, and Videotape: From Hound Dog to Lapdog

Mar 25, 2014 at 03:32 pm by admin

Mitch McConnell portrays himself as someone who has the backs of working middle class families in Kentucky. Trouble with his stale rhetoric is that his 30-year voting record s.... Read More

US House vote threatens public lands

Mar 25, 2014 at 02:30 pm by admin

New legislation in the House of Representatives would tangle up our best public lands conservation tool in red tape. On Thursday, the House will vote on H.R. 1459, which woul.... Read More

Food and Energy Prices Spook the American Consumer

Mar 13, 2014 at 09:07 am by admin

Like it or not, we as Americans are living in hard times. When 2 % of our population has 85 % of our wealth, the great framework of American structure and culture is in a pl.... Read More

Did Combs' appearance on Comment overly excite KET?

Mar 06, 2014 at 11:45 am by admin

Comment on Kentucky invited a woman reporter, Miranda Combs of WKYT Lexington, to share the table last Friday evening. I broke my self imposed exile  to watch. It went alon.... Read More

Conway's decision not to appeal contrasts with Governor

Mar 06, 2014 at 11:45 am by admin

Attorney General Jack Conway’s decision not to appeal a federal court ruling that Kentucky must recognize same sex marriages from other jurisdictions is an example of the kind.... Read More

Budget's Good News Not Enough for What Ails Kentucky

Mar 06, 2014 at 11:28 am by admin

For a person who is chronically ill, a day of less pain provides welcome comfort but no promise of returning to long-term health. Kentucky finds itself in a similar position w.... Read More