Written by Jason Ellis, Candidate for Kentucky House District 66 I spent part of yesterday and today reading through the Democratic Party’s post-2024 election analysis and “autopsy”, and by the end of it I kept coming back to the same thought: national Democrats still seem far more comfortable studying voters than actually listening to them. […]
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The Complexity of Caring for AFib
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is one of the most common heart rhythm disorders, affecting millions of people in the U.S. But treating it isn’t a straightforward path. AFib care often involves navigating multiple goals at once and the right balance can look different at different stages – for different people. What makes AFib especially challenging is […]
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Opinion: Results matter. Not rhetoric.
Written by Campbell County Judge-Executive Steve Pendery If you were to select a CEO to run a family business with 250 employees and a $70 million budget, you would look at the experience of the contenders for the job, their credentials and the results they have obtained in their career to date, remembering that Results […]
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Opinion: I’ll vote for the America first candidate who shows up to work
Written by Burlington resident Luke Brueggemann To the Editor,I’m asking voters for something simple in this election: vote for sanity.Thomas Massie has shown up. He has debated. He has taken questions. He has stood before voters and defended his record in public, as an elected representative should. Whether one agrees with him on every issue […]
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Opinion: Massie me and the search for integrity
Written by Mike Flanagan In 1979, my commanding officer handed me a book entitled Assault on the Liberty by James M. Ennes Jr., an officer on the USS Liberty when it was attacked. Many years have passed as my career has taken me to Captain in the U.S. Navy and Master with Military Sealift Command. […]
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An open letter to Governor Andy Beshear: end the criminalization of homelessness after grants pass
Written by Wiliam Goodwin Dear Governor Beshear,Kentucky’s homelessness crisis is in dire need of fixing, but our laws are moving in the wrong direction. Instead of directly addressing the causes of homelessness, recent policies have made it easier to punish people for being homeless, rather than helping them. The Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson allowed cities […]
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Opinion: Kentuckians need more life-saving screenings for colorectal cancer
Written by State Representative Deanna Gordon Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death among adults under 50 and remains the only major cancer for which mortality rates are still increasing in younger adults despite overall cancer mortality decreasing. Even more concerning, nearly 30% of Kentuckians ages 45 and older are not up […]
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Opinion: Why I’m voting for a third-rate grandstander
Written by Florence resident Sheryle Pinson According to my mailbox, something called “Better Tomorrow” in Utah wants me to tell Thomas Massie to “stop voting with Democrats.” Unless I missed a massive seismic shift, Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District is nowhere near Utah. Thanks, “Better Tomorrow,” but I’ll form opinions of Kentucky’s candidates without advice from […]
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To the Editor
Written by Mark Brackney To the Editor: Boone County has developed considerably over the last 32 years since my wife and I moved here from Edgewood. There’s been a tremendous growth in population and new business and with that a need for an increase in housing, transportation, and public infrastructure to support it. But it […]
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Opinion: Andy Schabell – Experienced, qualified, and ready to lead Campbell County
Written by Andy Schabell, the Mayor of Alexandria and a candidate for Campbell County Judge/Executive Hello, my name is Andy Schabell, and I’m running for Campbell County Judge Executive. I’m a husband, a father, a lifelong Campbell County resident, a former volunteer firefighter and EMT, a transportation professional, and the Mayor of Alexandria. I live […]