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

In these days of mask wearing, social distancing and economic disruption, it’s easy to overlook that overflowing trash container that you wheel out to the curb each week. Read more

At face value, the phrase “defund the police” expresses a truly terrible idea, conjuring visions of masked vigilantes and lawless, chaotic cities. Read more

The editorial board of this newspaper endorsed U.S. Sen. Rand Paul in both of his elections and we were very glad to do so. Read more

Attorney General Bill Barr was correct Monday when, on a call with President Donald Trump to our nation’s governors, he told them that they have to “dominate” the streets and control the crowds instead of reacting to them. “Go after troublemakers.” Read more

This newspaper is obviously a supporter of the First Amendment. Read more

It’s no secret that President Donald Trump likes to tweet, but we believe – like many do – that he does it way too much. Read more

It cannot be said enough that for decades, the national Democratic Party has taken the black vote in this country for granted. Read more

There will probably never be another person like the late Cora Jane Spiller. Read more

It cannot be said often enough that when our country is battling an epidemic that has claimed the lives of more than 90,000 people to date, we should all come together as Americans and that anyone seeking or holding elected office shouldn’t play politics during the crisis. Read more

Since mid-March, we have seen schools, libraries, parks, gyms, retail stores, dental and medical offices, barber shops, restaurants and many other places people like to go shuttered because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more

There is absolutely no place in our country for people or groups to physically threaten any citizen, especially our elected officials. Read more

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is a loudmouth who simply cannot help himself from spouting off mean and controversial insults any chance he gets. Read more

The decision by the Justice Department, based on “newly disclosed and released information,” to drop its tainted case against Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, is both appropriate and overdue. Read more

The ongoing COVID-19 epidemic has disrupted the daily lives of everyone in the nation, and that is highly unfortunate. Read more

We understand why many Kentuckians are upset and ready for life as we knew it before COVID-19 to return. Read more

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has had a serious sexual assault accusation leveled at him in the past month that has been corroborated by several people, yet the candidate remained silent until Friday morning, when – amid growing pressure within Democratic circles – he… Read more

It’s impossible to know exactly why nearly six dozen area residents took the time to reserve a free appointment for Tuesday’s opening day of the state-run, drive-through coronavirus testing site at South Warren High School but then didn’t even bother to show up to receive the test. Read more

This newspaper’s editorial board has long held the view that abortion is wrong and that every child deserves a chance at life. Read more

Those old enough to remember the cowardly attack on the USS Cole in 2000 by members of al-Qaida while the destroyer was being refueled in Yemen – taking the lives of 17 of our U.S. Navy sailors – certainly recall how we were all filled with anger and rage against those who did this. Read more