Guest Essays
Opinion: With only 28% of Kentuckians boosted against COVID-19, variants could pose a big health risk
Kevin Kavanagh, guest contributor Almost a month after President Biden declared the pandemic over, he…...
Opinion: The University of Kentucky is rebuked – yet again – for its handling of open records requests
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor Nineteen months after the University of Kentucky was admonished by the…...
Opinion: Low NEAP scores show Kentucky students are being left behind by the ‘national education complex’
Richard G. Innes, guest contributor Following a pandemic-caused delay, new results from the National Assessment…...
Opinion: ‘Refundable’ tax credits for Kentucky’s signature industries force average citizens to pay big corporations
Andrew McNeill, guest contributor Like a lot of Kentuckians, I’m proud of our state’s association…...
Opinion: Franklin judge orders public release of investigative report on Kentucky Public Pension Authority; questions remain
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor The Kentucky Public Pension Authority on Sept. 6 released the $1.2…...
Opinion: State Workers help us all. It’s past time to help them
Justin Pugel, guest contributor Everyone in the commonwealth relies on services provided by the state…...
Opinion: Small newspaper ceases publication, played a big role in the creation of Kentucky’s open records law
By Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor Few may know, or remember, the importance of The Voice-Tribune,…...
Opinion: Time to trade in America’s broken education system for one that works for students, businesses, and the economy
David J. Ferreira and Chris Sinacola, guest contributors ‘The perceived necessity of a college education…...
Opinion: Big tech is steamrolling America’s local newspapers
Brett Wesner, guest contributor Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society…...
Opinion: Kentucky legislators should calm citizen’s inflation fears by favoring meaningful measures
Jim Waters, guest contributor Welcome to the scary return of inflation, which Ronald Reagan famously…...
Calendar
All times local.
- Oct. 14 Annual Meeting Dinner, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Marriott Downtown, Louisville. 5 p.m.
- Oct. 14 Business @ Lunch, The Chamber of Murray-Calloway County. The Murray Room of the CFSB Center, Murray. 11:30 a.m.
- Oct. 15-17 2025 Annual Meeting, Southern Demographic Association. Hilton Lexington Downtown, Lexington. 4 p.m.
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