I saw him across the crowded restaurant with his elderly parents. They didn’t look like they’d aged a bit. But he did. His face was lean, his skin was wrinkled, he was gaunt. And he still had his trademark sense of humor. Read moreDon't even think about giving up

Winter. The year is 1949. The war has been over for a while, but it’s still fresh on everyone’s minds. Which is why people are having babies like crazy. War does that to people. Read moreWinter storm rages as baby arrives in bus

He’s a single father. A widower, to be exact. But that’s not the story here. Read more'Big, fat, hairy chicken' finds his way – and a family

“Just following up!”she screamed into the abyss. The term ghosting is much talked about in the dating world. You go on a bad date with someone and never reach out again. You also ignore any attempt from them to reconnect. You fade away into the void, like a ghost. Read moreGhosting at work: When is it OK?

In the coming days, Kentucky’s own Senator Mitch McConnell and other congressional leaders will have one last chance to save local journalism from the greed of Big Tech and their corporate lobbyists. Read moreCall on McConnell to stop the steal of local news

One of the pillars of the “American dream” is buying a home, an investment where you can lay down roots, raise a family and create memories. Home ownership is proven to have long-term financial benefits, not only for the purchaser, but for our overall economy. In 2021, the housing industry c… Read moreHousing is key to attracting Kentucky’s future workforce

Each October, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates “Respect Life Month” as an opportunity to express our deeply held belief in the value and dignity of every human person. The month takes on an even greater meaning this year, as Kentuckians prepare to head to the polls in supp… Read moreBishops: Vote yes on Amendment #2

As our pre-pandemic way of life struggles to make a comeback – which I, for one, am rooting for it to do – one tradition that I greet with mixed emotions is my personal subsidy to low-wage workers. Read moreLow-wage food workers need better wages more than tips

On a bright Saturday afternoon on the steps of the State Capitol, hundreds of pro-life Kentuckians made a strong and impassioned plea for life. Women and men of all ages from across Kentucky joined together in one voice and one cause: to encourage voters to approve the yes for life amendment… Read moreVote yes on Kentucky Amendment 2

Our society can be contradictory at times. We celebrate when loved ones finish treatment cancer-free, but yet we don’t usually extend the same congratulatory wishes when someone overcomes a drug or alcohol addiction. It’s almost as though those who battle addiction and mental health issues a… Read moreNeeded: More conversations about addiction, mental health

In his best-selling 1987 book, “The Art of the Deal,” Donald Trump presented himself as the ultimate New Yorker – brash, brilliant, supremely successful. It is delicious, then, that it was New York Attorney General Letitia James who punctured this fiction with a stinging, Manhattan-tough one-liner. Read moreN.Y. attorney general uses Trump's boasts against him

“The pandemic is over” is surely what everyone wanted to hear. President Joe Biden made the declaration in a Sunday “60 Minutes” broadcast. But before rushing out to the ticker-tape parade, sit down. The pandemic is still raging – in the sense that a dangerous virus is infecting, sickening a… Read moreNo, the pandemic is not over

I guess I’m just wired differently. Read moreRemembering the bull

Sorting out my own grief over the death of Queen Elizabeth II, I feel some of what I imagine Frederick Douglass felt when he wrote his historic speech titled “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July.” Read moreQueen's passing highlights Britain's identity crisis — and ours

Barbara Ehrenreich told us about “essential workers” before it was cool. Read moreBarbara Ehrenreich revealed the grim side of prosperity

For the second time in the past year, the Kentucky legislature stepped up when it was needed most. Read morePassage of flood relief legislation a perfect example of nonpartisanship

It was the 1960s and Joseph Kraft, an eminent Washington columnist, was smitten. McGeorge Bundy, one of the many intellectual ornaments in President John F. Kennedy’s administration, was, Kraft wrote, “a figure of true consequence, a fit subject for Milton’s words: ‘A Pillar of State; deep o… Read moreDavid Halberstam's 'The Best and the Brightest' at 50 still casts a long shadow

When Sen. Lindsey Graham warned there would be “riots in the streets” if Donald Trump is prosecuted for his handling of classified documents, I wondered what the South Carolina Republican was up to. Read moreNo 'double standard' for Donald Trump's case, even if his MAGA supporters want one

Dark Brandon is figuring out how Twitter works. Read more'Dark Brandon' is learning how political Twitter works, meme by meme

The biggest campaign story last week wasn’t Mitch McConnell’s warning that Republicans might not retake the Senate in November. That’s been clear since the party nominated so many candidates whose main advantage was support from Donald Trump. The big story was that those candidates are now c… Read moreGOP now looks to McConnell

If you want proof that Anthony Fauci has no idea of the damage done by the pandemic lockdown policies he advocated, here it is: Asked by Fox News’ Neil Cavuto last week if he regrets the school closures that kept children out of the classroom and “forever damaged them,” Fauci replied, “I don… Read moreWhat Fauci got wrong is still costing America's children