Guest Essays
Opinion: McDaniel – 11th-hour pardons are call to action
Chris McDaniel, opinion contributor In President Joe Biden’s administration’s final days, we witnessed egregious…...
Opinion: A Prescription for rural Kentucky – EKU’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine
David McFaddin, opinion contributor For many Kentuckians including myself, the mission to improve access…...
Opinion: The commonwealth is strong and growing stronger
Andy Beshear, opinion contributor Earlier this month I delivered my fifth State of the…...
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…...
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,…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
Opinion: AGs Cameron and Coleman, acting as ‘unapologetic defenders of government secrecy,’ find the General Assembly to be a receptive audience
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor The best and the worst of Attorney General open records analysis…...
Opinion: Christians should guard against Trump co-opting Scripture for his own political, personal and financial gain
Christopher Parr, guest contributor Former President Donald Trump and country singer Lee Greenwood have released…...
Calendar
All times local.
- Sept. 17 Constitution Day lecture “Are We Living through a Constitutional Moment?” Professor Jonathan Shaub. Grand Courtroom #199, University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, Lexington. 12 p.m
- Sept. 22-24 Continuous Improvement Summit, Kentucky Department of Education. Central Bank Center, Lexington. 9 a.m.
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