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We don’t need no education! We have YouTube.

Alternative facts. Like many readers, I used to roll my eyes when I heard this phrase. After all, ...

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Bill would encourage churches to help solve housing crisis

Like most states, Kentucky is facing a serious housing shortage, but a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate ...

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He’s from D.C., and I don’t mean Washington

An invitation and an email made me think about someone that was my go to guy for photos ...

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Scratching that snow photo itch

I am writing this column in hopes the weather prognosticators were right. By the time this goes to ...

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Hey, are you Santa Claus?

Running a newspaper in today’s world isn’t for the faint of heart. Running ten of them? Well, that’s ...

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Taxpayers should expect more from public schools

Headline: Taxpayers should expect more from public schools A new report from the Education Law Center, a national ...

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No, everyone doesn’t need to go to college

In his column last week, my good friend and esteemed colleague Gary Houchens asserted a reckoning is coming ...

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Getting help, giving help to a writing coach mentor

I received a phone call from a good friend the other day asking for a favor. He usually ...

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A reckoning is coming for higher education

Americans have steadily lost confidence in the value of higher education for many legitimate reasons. A recent Gallup ...

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There’s no place like home … or the road

The traveling salesman problem asks the following question: “Given a list of cities and the distances between each ...

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