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Don’t mistake compassion for softness

Gov. Matt Bevin once again made national headlines for some of his public remarks about public education in…

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Bowling Green proof of immigration’s positive influence

Lately, I have been pondering the cultural climate due to news headlines, memes and commentators. In this pondering,…

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Only the Democrats’ loopier wing can save this president

Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus…

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High tax rate stifling many Kentucky banks

We are all bank customers. We make our banks the economic heartbeat of the communities they serve. It…

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Harris selling health-care fantasy

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., a freshly minted presidential candidate, sketched an appealing picture of Medicare-for-all at a…

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Schultz is calling Democrats out for how radical their party has become

WASHINGTON – Democrats are furious at former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz for announcing that he might launch…

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What became of country before party?

One of the few advantages of changing addresses is that you sometimes discover long-forgotten items. In a recent…

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McConnell’s support likely to decide GOP AG race

The back-to-back announcements Jan. 25 that Republican state Sen. Whitney Westerfield was dropping out of the attorney general’s…

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Why would Trump, surrounded by leakers, trust anyone with Putin notes?

WASHINGTON – The Washington Post’s report that President Donald Trump “has gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal details…

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Kentucky should tax e-cigarettes

Politicians are always looking for something popular to support. And most of them do want to make a…