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Transparency is not free but secrecy costs taxpayers more. Stop bad open records bill.

Op-Ed

Transparency is not free but secrecy costs taxpayers more. Stop bad open records bill.

Open records are ‘burden’ to lawmakers but a boon to citizens. Senate should stop changes.

Linda Blackford

Open records are ‘burden’ to lawmakers but a boon to citizens. Senate should stop changes.

Joel Pett: Our global competition

Joel Pett

Joel Pett: Our global competition

March 2, 2021, 12:50 PM
When you apply to college, don’t leave money on the table. Fill out the FAFSA.

Op-Ed

When you apply to college, don’t leave money on the table. Fill out the FAFSA.

March 2, 2021, 9:14 AM
Letters to the Editor: Tates Creek High School construction brings ‘ceaseless noise’

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor: Tates Creek High School construction brings ‘ceaseless noise’

March 2, 2021, 10:48 AM

Joel Pett

Joel Pett: Potato Head

March 1, 2021, 11:38 AM
Why Catholics should oppose tax credits for private schools: They will hurt the poor.

Op-Ed

Why Catholics should oppose tax credits for private schools: They will hurt the poor.

February 26, 2021, 9:14 AM
Kentuckians are deeply involved with global trade of cockfighting. It must stop.

Op-Ed

Kentuckians are deeply involved with global trade of cockfighting. It must stop.

February 26, 2021, 9:24 AM

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For Kentucky basketball fans, another reason to worry is picking up steam

Kentucky floods cause water rescues, evacuations. Risk of mudslides grows.

Kentucky flooding: ‘Major, major damage’ as rivers crest, cut off some areas

‘Be prepared to evacuate.’ Heavy rain causes floods in Lexington along Kentucky River

Capacity increasing at KY businesses. COVID-19 vaccinations projected to double.

Our pets have gotten us through the pandemic. Taking care of them is a growing field.

Op-Ed

Our pets have gotten us through the pandemic. Taking care of them is a growing field.

February 26, 2021, 9:38 AM
One retired, one fired. Two Lexington police cases raise skepticism about racial justice

Linda Blackford

One retired, one fired. Two Lexington police cases raise skepticism about racial justice

February 26, 2021, 10:15 AM
Kentucky’s forests are valuable to everyone. We must do a better job caring for them.

Op-Ed

Kentucky’s forests are valuable to everyone. We must do a better job caring for them.

February 25, 2021, 10:39 AM
You might be wrong, part 3: Conviction of superiority makes you become what you despise

Paul Prather

You might be wrong, part 3: Conviction of superiority makes you become what you despise

February 25, 2021, 10:35 AM
Joel Pett: Rand Paul, know-it-all

Joel Pett

Joel Pett: Rand Paul, know-it-all

February 26, 2021, 11:51 AM
Selling off Morton House could jeopardize its historic mission — and future.

Op-Ed

Selling off Morton House could jeopardize its historic mission — and future.

I was relieved to get COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s why you should get one too.

Op-Ed

I was relieved to get COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s why you should get one too.

Prioritizing oral health in Ky sets kids up for a healthier, brighter future

Op-Ed

Prioritizing oral health in Ky sets kids up for a healthier, brighter future

February 25, 2021, 12:43 PM
McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 22, 2021

Editorial Cartoons

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 22, 2021

February 25, 2021, 9:24 PM
The largest wildland conservation project in KY in danger from car racing, motorsports

Op-Ed

The largest wildland conservation project in KY in danger from car racing, motorsports

Letters: From road crews to deputy drivers, thanks to those who braved the storm

Letters to the Editor

Letters: From road crews to deputy drivers, thanks to those who braved the storm

February 25, 2021, 12:54 PM
Community groups continue to battle energy rate hikes in Eastern Kentucky

Op-Ed

Community groups continue to battle energy rate hikes in Eastern Kentucky

February 25, 2021, 10:37 AM
Joel Pett: Endangered species

Joel Pett

Joel Pett: Endangered species

February 24, 2021, 12:08 PM
Justice for Breonna Taylor needs more cooperation, less pettiness from state lawmakers

Editorials

Justice for Breonna Taylor needs more cooperation, less pettiness from state lawmakers

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 22, 2021

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 22, 2021

February 25, 2021, 9:24 PM
McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 15, 2021

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 15, 2021

February 18, 2021, 9:09 PM
McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 8, 2021

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 8, 2021

February 11, 2021, 9:14 PM
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