Opinion
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Letter to the Editor
I want to take a moment to applaud the efforts of the Maysville Chamber, WFTM and Ledger Independent in pulling together Wednesday night’s primary presentation. As a community, we should all appreciate the public service they perform in working to better inform citizens across Mason County regarding the issues and…
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Kentucky can’t afford to chase data centers away
Remember the internet in the 1990s? Yahoo’s home page had categorized links like News & Media, Business & Economy, or Science. Clicking those links opened new pages with more links, without accounting for relevance or personal preferences. Yahoo had a search box, but search wasn’t a thing until Google came…
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Kentucky’s new film council is playing the same old insider’s game
Less than a year ago, the General Assembly created the Kentucky Film Leadership Council, giving it the responsibility of reviewing and approving taxpayer subsidies for projects filmed in the state. The film council held its first meeting in July.
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The 2026 budget session is around the corner. Here’s what to expect from Frankfort.
Frankfort’s political dynamics tend to be rendered as clashes between our Democratic governor and the Republican General Assembly and the policy disagreements that define their competing visions for the state. When it comes to process, much of what happens doesn’t warrant attention.
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Letter to the Editor
Jennifer Setty-Botkin’s letter to the editor made a brave effort to spread Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. The off-farm income of many data center opponents enables them to treat land ownership as a lifestyle choice rather than a business.
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A statement on the proposed data center
The proposed data center project in Mason County is of great concern to many. Since proponents of the project often highlight the school system as a major beneficiary, the time is right for me to share my perspective.
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Letter to the Editor
Some individuals question why anyone would be against a hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) data center campus in Mason County, Kentucky. The few voices on Facebook who support it argue they want it “badly” because of the promise of jobs and tax revenue from the company while alleging this is the…
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Kentucky would be sicker, hungrier and poorer under U.S. House plan
The U. S. House of Representatives is now considering a radical budget and tax plan that would take health coverage and food assistance away from more than 100,000 Kentuckians, all to offset a fraction of the cost of cutting taxes for America’s wealthiest people and corporations. If passed, it would…
