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Passage of flood relief legislation a perfect example of nonpartisanship

For the second time in the past year, the Kentucky legislature stepped up when it was needed most.…

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David Halberstam’s ‘The Best and the Brightest’ at 50 still casts a long shadow

It was the 1960s and Joseph Kraft, an eminent Washington columnist, was smitten. McGeorge Bundy, one of the…

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No ‘double standard’ for Donald Trump’s case, even if his MAGA supporters want one

When Sen. Lindsey Graham warned there would be “riots in the streets” if Donald Trump is prosecuted for…

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‘Dark Brandon’ is learning how political Twitter works, meme by meme

Dark Brandon is figuring out how Twitter works. “Dark Brandon,” if you haven’t heard, is a Twitter meme…

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Is Greene serious about defunding FBI?

Yes, I had to polish my eyeglasses and put them back on for a second look before I…

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Agricultural land shortage is becoming critical

Editor’s Note: The following commentary was written by Luther B. Hughes Jr. Hughes is retired department head of…

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McCullough’s history never boring

I hated college history. The textbooks were mostly about dead white men, Abigail Adams excepted. The lectures were…

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I’m a stranger in my own town

“Too much of a good thing,” Mae West supposedly said, “is wonderful.” In Charleston, S.C., and surrounding areas,…

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New 988 lifeline has potential to save lives

An average of 130 Americans died by suicide each day. That equated to about 45,979 U.S. residents who…

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New center presents opportunity for nonpartisan research and solutions

Kentucky finds itself at a time of incredible economic opportunity and challenge. On the one hand, business investments…