Guest Essays
Opinion: Urgent alert for local governments – The Feds are leaving you in the cybersecurity dark
Sheri Donahue, opinion contributor Imagine you are running a city. You provide water, electricity, roads,…...
Hidden tax on the middle class: Soaring hospital costs
Demetrio J. Aguila III, Opinion Contributor Miffed about stagnant wages? The hospital down the street may…...
Opinion: Lawmakers erode public trust when they act in secrecy to seize private farms and land
Jonathan Schaafsma, Opinion Contributor What do a runway, a data center, and pickleball courts…...
Opinion: Congress should nix hemp regulatory bait-and-switch
Jonathan Miller and Caleb O. Brown, opinion contributors Kentucky hemp farmer Jay Grundy is worried…...
Opinion: Contact U.S. House members to preserve KET funding for all Kentuckians
Shae Hopkins, opinion contributor Over 60 years ago, KET was founded so every Kentuckian,…...
Opinion: Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull U.S. Postal Service back from the brink
Martha Diaz Aszkenazy, opinion contributor The United States Postal Service is on the brink…...
Opinion: As REAL ID deadline nears, here’s what to know
Jimmy Higdon, opinion contributor Kentuckians, it’s time for a reminder about the upcoming REAL…...
Opinion: Shifty Barr betrays McConnell to get Musk money
John Schaaf, opinion contributor Kentuckians watching their Washington politicians are witnessing U.S. Rep. Andy…...
Opinion: Secrecy gives the government control. FOIA can restore the power imbalance to the People
Lauren Harper, opinion contributor Excessive government secrecy takes many forms, including denying or ignoring…...
Opinion: Community action is key to improving education outcomes for Kentucky’s children
Brigitte Blom, opinion contributor The Big Bold Future National Rankings Report, released biennially by…...
Calendar
All times local.
- Nov. 5-7 Fall Institute 2025, Family Resource Youth Services Coalition of Kentucky. Central Bank Center, Lexington.
- Nov. 11 Business @ Lunch, The Chamber of Murray-Calloway County. The Murray Room of the CFSB Center, 11:30 a.m.
- Nov. 11 Legislative Preview Conference, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Central Bank Center, Lexington. 8 a.m.
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