Opinion

Worth pausing to appreciate changing of seasons

Nothing says fall quite like college football. Well, except for maybe pumpkin flavored anything; that probably trumps the…

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Monarchs’ amazing migration depends on milkweed

By Amanda Wheeler Going Green in the Bluegrass The official start of fall is still a little while…

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Equality in sports should be on the women’s equality agenda

By Stephen F. Gambescia InsideSources.com August 26 was National Women’s Equality Day. It is the day back in…

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Election season doesn’t have to be nasty

Local politics can bring out the best — and worst — in our community. Hopefully, we will see…

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Reducing and reusing are better options than recycling

Recycling is not the answer to our environmental problems. I know I talk a lot about recycling, and…

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Welfare-to-work programs work

By Jim Waters Guest columnist First, the good news: Kentucky’s unemployment rate is among the lowest ever. Then,…

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‘Boring’ infrastructure provides strong foundations

Far too often, communities spend precious time and energy lamenting the things they do not have rather than…

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‘Enemies of the people?’ Simply, plainly — no.

By Gene Policinski Inside the First Amendment As plainly and clearly as one can say or write this:…

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Crab Orchard shouldn’t go wet

Dear Editor, Crab Orchard alcohol? Oh how the people cry for beer in this small town. Haven’t we…

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First Amendment under attack: America’s free press is a friend to democracy, not its enemy

A free press is essential to a free country. One cannot exist without the other. That is why…