The following op-ed is written by State Sen. John Schickel (R-Union) My sister Mary called from Atlanta Friday, crying tears of joy. She said that the landmark Roe v. Wade case had been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. The phone call took me back 50 years to when I was sitting in class as a […]
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Op-Ed: Beshear’s suspension of gas tax increase among several steps taken to help in volatile economy
The following op-ed is written by Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray Extraordinary times call for extraordinary leadership. That’s what Gov. Andy Beshear displayed in issuing an emergency regulation that temporarily froze the state tax on motor fuels, effectively blocking what otherwise would have been an automatic 2-cents-per-gallon increase on July 1. The Governor knows that […]
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Op-Ed: Biden Abandons American Principles
The following op-ed is written by State Rep. Kim Banta (R-Ft. Mitchell) On the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, President Biden announced new regulations that would irreconcilably damage basic due process and free speech protections for college students throughout the country. Not only is his administration transforming Title IX into a weapon against our Constitution, […]
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Op-Ed: Books at Kenton library promote inclusion, not indoctrination
The following op-ed is written by Drew Boehmker, public relations/social chair at the NKY Pride Center Last Tuesday, I found myself at a familiar place: the Kenton County Public Library. Yet on this particular day it felt anything but familiar, as I was in a room of local churchgoers quoting scripture and telling me I […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Time to put more Northern Kentuckians into the KHSAA Hall of Fame
This spring I was encouraged when the KHSAA announced its Hall of Fame class with two Northern Kentuckians – Nell Fookes of Boone County and Highlands Dale Mueller among the 17 named – and with three others with some local or nearby connections. But then I did some digging. Having been gone for three decades […]
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Inside LINK: What happens when we mess up?
Inside LINK is a weekly column from our CEO, Lacy Starling. If you have questions you’d like Lacy to answer, email her at lacy@linknky.com. In the news, getting things right is the most important part of our job. From big concepts to tiny details, it is critical that we fact-check, spell-check, and cross-check everything we publish. […]
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Op-Ed: Make ‘Stephen Foster Story’ part of your summer plans
The following op-ed is written by State Sen. Jimmy Higdon (R-Lebanon) Summer is right around the corner, and now is a perfect time to pencil in your plans for the season. June 25 offers an exciting opportunity to attend the opening night of The Stephen Foster Story in historic Bardstown, which I am proud to call a […]
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Op-Ed: Ky. school safety model a blueprint for nation
The following op-ed is written by Kentucky State Senators Mike Wilson (R-Bowling Green), Max Wise (R-Campbellsville), and Danny Carroll (R-Benton). Following the tragic events in Uvalde, Texas, state and federal lawmakers are considering policy initiatives to better secure public schools. Among ideas being hotly debated is the addition of armed school resource officers (SRO), strengthening security infrastructure on campuses, better […]
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Op-Ed: For Kentuckians facing hunger, summer brings triple threat
The following op-ed is written by Dustin Pugel, a senior policy analyst at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. If you’ve gone grocery shopping in Kentucky lately, you saw prices in every aisle that were likely the highest you’ve ever seen. For those of us raising kids, summer is compounding that as we’re buying food […]
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Op-Ed: Duke wants to help as energy prices surge
The following op-ed is written by Amy Spiller, president of Duke Energy Ohio and Kentucky. The impacts of global events, high demand, and labor shortages are affecting people across the world. We feel it, too. Costs are increasing from the grocery store to the gas pump and, yes, on your energy bill. Duke Energy is […]