Guest Essays
Opinion: The commonwealth is strong and growing stronger
Andy Beshear, opinion contributor Earlier this month I delivered my fifth State of the Commonwealth…...
Opinion: President Carter’s secretary, her Kentucky connection, and her role in the Camp David Accords
Amye Bensenhaver, opinion contributor I was privileged to become acquainted with President Carter’s personal executive…...
Opinion: Legislators must restore public participation in Kentucky’s lawmaking process
Jennifer A. Jackson, opinion contributor Our representative democracy rests on a fundamental principle: We, the…...
Opinion: Closing public records cultivates civic ignorance and has a ‘very real human toll’
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor  An article in the Oct. 9 Lexington Herald-Leader – “KY nonresidents are…...
Opinion: Ensuring transparency and fighting ‘outlandish misinformation’ are everyday goals for journalists
Dena Sattler, guest contributor For more than 30 years, I worked among fellow journalists who…...
Opinion: The Biden administration is facing a defining moment on innovation policy and patent rights
Joseph P. Allen, Guest Contributor For nearly two years, progressive activists have lobbied the Biden…...
Opinion: AGs Cameron and Coleman, acting as ‘unapologetic defenders of government secrecy,’ find the General Assembly to be a receptive audience
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributorThe best and the worst of Attorney General open records analysis were…...
Opinion: Christians should guard against Trump co-opting Scripture for his own political, personal and financial gain
Christopher Parr, guest contributorFormer President Donald Trump and country singer Lee Greenwood have released the…...
Opinion: In rare joint editorial, Kentucky college journalists defend DEI against legislative threats, calling DEI ‘vital’ to the future of the commonwealth
‘University administration is not taking a stand, so we are.’The editorial boards of the College…...
Opinion: Kentucky House Bill 509 ‘creates a massive loophole’ that hides government activities from the people
Kentucky Press AssociationThe Kentucky Press Association remains strongly opposed to HB 509 – including the…...
Calendar
All times local.
- Jan. 22-24 Annual Transportation Conference, Kentuckians for Better Transportation. Omni Hotel, Louisville. 10 a.m.
- Jan. 27 Spanish-language Education Town Hall with Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Kentucky Department of Education. Dishman-McGinnis Elementary School, Bowling Green. 5 p.m.
- Jan. 29 Education Town Hall with Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Kentucky Department of Education. Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative, Shelbyville. 5 p.m.
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