Guest Essays
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…...
Opinion: Kentucky’s rainy day fund grows faster than most states’ funds; continued growth will allow income tax cut
Jim Waters, guest contributor Leadership provided by the chairmen of the Kentucky General Assembly’s Appropriations…...
Opinion: Open government laws followed Watergate; 50 years later, Ky officials ‘erect barriers’ between public and information
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor As the nation reflects on the fiftieth anniversary of Watergate, Kentuckians…...
Opinion: Ky General Assembly’s erasure of COVID emergency pulls $350 million from hungry Kentuckians, state’s economy
Dustin Pugel, guest contributor If you’ve gone grocery shopping in Kentucky lately, you saw prices…...
Opinion: Why does U.S. have unique problem with guns, and why can’t we fix it? Look to rural history, federal structure
Al Cross, guest contributor In the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School…...
Opinion: ‘Portraits’ of graduates emphasize essential skills, learning that helps students move through school
Lu S. Young, guest contributor Give me a lever long enough … and I shall…...
Opinion: Failure to protect biodiversity can ‘weaken entire ecosystems and destabilize countries and economies’
Nima Kulkarni, guest contributor The perils of climate change are both well-known and easily seen…...
Opinion: The ‘harsh reality’ is there hasn’t been much support for lung cancer patients in Kentucky – until now
Scott Kindred, guest contributor My home state of Kentucky is known for its charm. Though…...
Opinion: Cameron is not a friend of open government; as attorney general, he’s repeatedly supported state secrecy
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor AG relies, in part, on Bevin’s legal team and its years…...
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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