Author Archives: Guest Author

The following op-ed is written by Covington Business Council Executive Director Pat Frew. The City of Covington and its civic leaders were faced with a huge challenge in early 1972.  The stream of businesses and residents migrating to the suburbs was starting to take hold. A similar problem faced by urban areas across the nation. At […]

The following op-ed is written by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the U.S. Senate Minority Leader Democrats have tried a number of dishonest strategies to wave away Americans’ rising concerns over inflation: first, they claimed inflation wasn’t happening; then, they claimed it would only be “transitory”; then, they claimed inflation was actually a good thing; then, […]

The following op-ed is written by Fayette County Schools Superintendent Demetrius Liggins. Editor’s note: House Bill 9, the charter school legislation, passed the Senate on Tuesday after previously passing the House. It now heads to the desk of Gov. Andy Beshear to be signed or vetoed. Despite the rhetoric from charter school proponents, Fayette County […]

The following op-ed is written by State Sen. Max Wise (R-Campbellsville). The “Teaching American Principles Act,” or Senate Bill 138, is a far different approach to social studies legislation than any of the other bills filed in Kentucky this session. We are refocusing on teaching the American story and, rather than creating a divisive list of “don’ts,” this bill establishes […]

The following op-ed is written by Brian Clark, executive director of the Kentucky Petroleum Marketers Association, a trade group representing 2,300 retail fueling facilities including convenience stores and truck stops. The pain at the pump is real.  As gas prices soar, a hidden tax increase on motor fuels is the last thing Kentucky needs right now, but that’s exactly what is […]

The following op-ed is written by State Rep. Tina Bojanowski (D-Louisville) Kentucky families are proud of our public schools, and we should be. Our caring public schools staffed with dedicated professional educators are also wonderful reflections of our communities, even when there are challenging differences in ideas about the details of public education. I would hate to lose […]

The following op-ed is written by Jackie McGranahan, a policy analyst with the ACLU of Kentucky. Untangling my hair and my self-identity is tough enough on its own. Imagine trying to do it under a barrage of questions from people who have never been in my shoes – the insensitive comments, the non-consensual touching – […]

The following op-ed is written by Col Owens, of Ft. Mitchell, a retired legal aid attorney who teaches poverty law at NKU’s Chase College of Law. When the Ukrainian conflict began, I initially thought that NATO and U.S. decisions to stay out of direct involvement in it, to limit support to military assistance and economic […]