Editorials/Letters

This Week at the State Capitol   FRANKFORT -- Progress continued this week on two matters considered top priorities by many state lawmakers: the next state budget and relief for...

OP-ED Treating an Epidemic Within a Pandemic By Tim Robinson   Tim Robinson is CEO of Addiction Recovery Care and a founding member of RECON KY, a consortium for recovery...

Kentucky’s General Assembly Must Take Action to Help Kentucky’s Families and Small Businesses By State Representative Chris Harris Tragically, due to the COVID-19 virus, tens of thousands of Kentuckians will likely...

Latest Coronavirus Updates from Kentucky Republicans   President Trump and Congressional Republicans have taken prompt and direct action to protect the American public from the coronavirus pandemic. You can read...

Protecting Rural Communities against Coronavirus Transmission and Mortality Rural communities of Kentucky and other states are not immune to COVID-19, or the coronavirus.  The first known case of coronavirus in...

Kentucky Republicans Uniting to Fight Coronavirus   Frankfort, KY – As President Trump and his administration continue to take quick and decisive action to respond to the coronavirus, Kentucky’s Republican...

Letter to the Editor---Political Primaries A political primary is a preliminary election in which the registered voters of a political party nominate candidates for office. The key word here is...

Hello Mark, How are you sir? It has been awhile. I hope you are doing well. As you know there is some controversy concerning Appalachian Recovery Care {ARC} and their...

FRANKFORT FOCUS A Legislative Perspective on the Kentucky General Assembly with State Representative Kathy Hinkle   FRANKFORT – For a dozen years now, ever since the start of the Great Recession,...

CBD, the real deal or snake oil?   CBD, short for cannabidiol, is a non-psychotropic component of cannabis and hemp. Folks, CBD oil is not a magic potion or miracle...

SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE SENATOR WHEELER GOT TO POSE WITH ACTRESS JENNIFER GARNER THIS WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR   We kicked off week nine...

Healthcare - this feeling has to change By Dr. Glenn Mollette Americans need options for healthcare and every American needs healthcare. Too many Americans are walking around hoping they don't...

FRANKFORT, March 3 -- Two newly elected representatives were sworn in to the House. Pictured, from left, are Rep. Richard White, R-Morehead, his wife Valerie White,...

Henderson's Sen. Robby Mills, others to stand against medical cannabis Richard Nelson, left, and Robby Mills HENDERSON, Ky. - Kentucky Sen. Robby Mills, (R-Henderson) is among...

Editor, A bill recently introduced in the General Assembly would reorganize Kentucky Retirement Systems. Proponents say HB 484 is needed to address a perceived lack of representation for the County...

Weinstein, Sanders, Trump Pleasing People? By Dr. Glenn Mollette Bernie Sanders needs to please at least 51% of the voters. Joe Biden, even Donald Trump are in the same boat....

A rundown of the 7 abortion-related bills pending in Kentucky legislature With the 2020 legislative session more than halfway over, seven bills are pending that would affect abortion rights in...

Messiah Netflix Series—Who do you say he is?   Will he “convert you or con you?” the 10 episode series trailer for “Messiah” asks, but does not answer. The Netflix series “Messiah”...

Nursing Home Care - A National Issue By Dr. Glenn Mollette About 1.5 million American seniors now live in nursing homes. Seventy percent (70%) of them rely on Medicaid to pay...

SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE We began the week by remembering our founding fathers and the noble leaders who helped shape our great nation. On Presidents Day, we salute all...