Opinion

  • The legacy of Memorial Day

    With the blooming of May flowers comes one of the most sacred and solemn days our nation observes: Memorial Day.


  • “MCMS Students Shine at FCCLA National Fall Conference”

    “MCMS Students Shine at FCCLA National Fall Conference”

    There were 17 students from Mason County Middle School who journeyed to Birmingham, Ala. on Nov. 10-12 to attend the FCCLA National Fall Conference.


  • Our obligation to a healthier Kentucky

    Our obligation to a healthier Kentucky

    In 1958, the University of Kentucky Board was wrestling with an audacious and ambitious topic – how to develop a medical center that would serve our state.


  • Our graduates: their stories and our future

    The University of Kentucky this past weekend recognized thousands of degree candidates during four commencement exercises at Rupp Arena. In fact, for the first time, we were slated to award more than 8,000 degrees for the year.


  • Come-from-behind wins aren’t just for horse races

    Come-from-behind wins aren’t just for horse races

    This year marks the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s breathtaking dash to Triple Crown lore in which this exceptional creature set – and still holds – records for the fastest runs in all three of the crown’s legs – the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.


  • Legislative session saw several landmark decisions

    Legislative session saw several landmark decisions

    We now have another short, 30-day General Assembly session in the books. Your Senate and House of Representatives worked diligently to pass strong legislation benefitting the whole Commonwealth of Kentucky.


  • Saying goodbye

    Saying goodbye

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  • Biden’s Regulatory Overreach Will Wreak Havoc on Rural America

    Biden’s Regulatory Overreach Will Wreak Havoc on Rural America

    President Biden kicked off April by dealing America’s farmers and small businesses yet another blow in the name of his radical climate agenda. With the stroke of his pen, Biden rejected the will of a bipartisan majority in Congress and pushed forward his Administration’s hallmark water rule that significantly expands…


  • New film about growing up female arrives just in the nick of time

    New film about growing up female arrives just in the nick of time

    I just saw the trailer for a movie that made me actually tear up.


  • Court’s ruling: A disguised blessing?

    Court’s ruling: A disguised blessing?

    Whether, as many in Trump Nation assert, the former president’s indictment will backfire and actually boost his rerun for office remains, of course, to be seen.