There is something special about Halloween that has caused it to retain its popularity from generation to generation. Read more

Since U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., took office he has shown time after time that he truly cares about Kentuckians and their needs. Read more

Almost four years ago, The Washington Post reported that the Daily News was one among 10 daily newspapers to have endorsed Donald J. Trump for president. Read more

It cannot be said enough that a historical marker on Western Kentucky University’s campus simply denoting the historical fact that Bowling Green was the Confederate capital of Kentucky should’ve never been removed from where it stood for decades. Read more

We were excited to learn in recent days that construction is expected to move forward on the planned aviation museum at the Aviation Heritage Park. Once complete, this facility figures to further enhance the park, which is already one of our community’s crown jewels. Read more

During his nearly 50 years of public service, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been a rather frequent gaffe machine. Some of them have been harmless in nature and have been excused by many as just Joe being Joe. Read more

For well over a century, the national Democratic Party has been supporters of racial separation. Read more

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is literally obsessed with President Donald Trump so much that she puts going after our nation’s duly elected commander-in-chief more than she does doing the people’s business, which is really sad but not surprising. Read more

When millions of Americans tuned in to the first presidential debate Tuesday, we are sure most of them were hoping to hear what the candidates’ plans were for moving our country forward over the next four years. Read more

For months, marches and protests around the country have ignited discussions about civil rights and the role of law enforcement in our communities. On Saturday in Bowling Green, we witnessed an example of how that national dialogue inspired positive action locally. Read more

Kudos are in order for the area officials who recently secured an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use Barren River Lake as a backup water supply in the event of drought. Read more

When you are an elected official, whether it be local, state or federal, you are held to a higher standard than the citizens you represent. Read more

According to the most recent data available from the Barren River District Health Department, at least 114 southcentral Kentuckians have succumbed to coronavirus-involved health conditions, 37 of them from Warren County. Read more

The ambush shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies last weekend was a terrifying act of senseless violence. And the response to that attack by some idiotic “protesters” – who were shown on video shouting obscenities at police and attempting to block the entrance to a hospital e… Read more

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing logistical changes for Saturday’s 33rd annual Trashmasters Classic Lakeshore Cleanup at Barren River Lake, but we hope the altered approach doesn’t deter area residents from participating in the vital caretaking of one of our region’s most precious resources. Read more

California really is a state that never ceases to amaze us with its out-of-touch culture and the out-of-touch laws it passes on a yearly basis. Read more

Sometimes in business, when it comes to hot-button political issues, it’s best to simply stay out of it. Read more

After months of wondering if this weekend would ever actually arrive, it is really and truly here: High school and college football season in Kentucky is upon us, signaling the beginning of the fall sports season in earnest. Read more

Being an elected official has to be a tough job whether it’s on the local, state or federal level. Read more

No one leaving a political event or any event for that matter deserves to be surrounded by a large number of people cussing and making threats against them. Read more

The removal of a historical marker from Western Kentucky University’s campus, which notes that Bowling Green was the state capital of the Confederacy, appears to be a case of political correctness on steroids. Read more

The familiar sights and sounds of sports practice returned to fields and gyms across the state this week. Read more

Since the COVID-19 outbreak early in the year, we have been living in very scary and very different times. Read more

John Kasich did a very average job overall as governor of Ohio during his eight-year term and he did an even worse job while trying to secure the Republican nomination against President Donald Trump in 2016. Read more

It can be said with certainty that the institution of slavery in this country was a horrible thing that never should’ve happened, but in fact, it did. Read more

It’s getting rarer and rarer these days to find little if any bipartisanship in government. Read more

Any person or family who comes to our country legally should be respected for coming here to try to make a better life for themselves and their families. Read more

Last week, Gov. Andy Beshear said he wasn’t playing politics with the COVID-19 epidemic and was trying to save lives. Read more

Barack Obama is not our president anymore no matter how much he might wish he still was. Read more

The relocation last week of Bowling Green’s historic downtown clock demonstrated not only that different local groups can work together for the community’s common good, but also that preservation and progress are not necessarily competing concepts. Read more

If any American still wonders why numerous polls in recent years indicate Congress is held in low esteem, they need to look no farther than Attorney General William Barr’s appearance Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee. Read more

In a year dominated by the unknowns created by the coronavirus pandemic, even a constant like Stuff the Bus has to adopt a new approach. Such was the case Saturday, when the 15th annual fundraiser and school-supply drive welcomed donors into a safe zone of masks, social distancing and contac… Read more

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is a politician who simply cannot help but pop off at the mouth, usually at the expense of President Donald Trump. Read more

The moment a protester or protesters decide to break the law and assault a citizen or a law enforcement officer, loot or burn public and private buildings and topple statues they lose their First Amendment rights. Read more

In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s prison sentence July 10, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congressional Democrats reacted with near hysteria. Some Republicans including Utah Sen. Mitt Romney also expressed concern. Read more

Kentucky Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath has shown time and time again that she doesn’t represent Kentucky values. Read more

In good times, Wendy’s of Bowling Green has been a friend to many local worthy causes, helping nonprofit organizations with fundraisers and sponsorships. Read more

In life a person or persons should be willing to live up to the consequences of their actions. Read more

The fish kill that happened in May 2019 on Clear Fork Creek and Gasper River should’ve never happened. Read more

If someone illegally trespasses on your property you have every right to protect yourself and your family from any threat those trespassing may pose to you. Self-defense is one of the most basic of human rights. Read more

Hypocrisy: a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not: behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel – Merriam-Webster. Read more

The city’s fireworks ordinance that passed in 2011 grew out of Bowling Green city commissioners taking a lot of phone calls from people complaining about their neighbors shooting off fireworks during the days leading up to the Fourth of July. Read more

It can seem these days that compassion and empathy in our country have gone the way of the horse and buggy. Read more

When it was first proposed decades ago, the Kentucky Transpark was met with skepticism by some. Read more

We really need to ask ourselves where we have come as a society where almost on a daily basis we see criminals destroying our nation’s history. Read more

“That flag has been bloodied, torn and soiled on countless battlefields and has always been picked up. There is never an excuse for it coming down,” Bowling Green resident Eric Phelps said in reference to Mayor Bruce Wilkerson’s secretive decision to order the American flag off of city prope… Read more

Longtime Bowling Green resident Lee Robertson has lived an extraordinary life that many of us should embody ourselves to live. Read more

All kids love toys. Part of being a kid is playing with and enjoying toys. Read more

Black Lives Matters is a theme we hear on almost a daily basis. Read more