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The connections we make in life are largely what define and shape who we are and who we will one day become. Read more
The slow spread of high-speed internet access into rural areas of Warren County received a needed – but, alas, not an immediate – boost last week when Charter Communications acknowledged its intention to use federal funding to expand its service in the area. Read more
It would be easy for Ben McCormack to accept his success story and call it a happy ending. Instead, the Bowling Green man is helping others turn their lives around in profound ways. Read more
The editorial board of this newspaper stated back in August that a task force formed by Western Kentucky University President Timothy Caboni is attempting to whitewash history with the possible renaming of colleges and buildings on campus because they are named after slaveholders. Read more
President Joe Biden’s first two weeks were heavily devoted to the issuance of executive orders, actions and memorandums – nearly four dozen of them to date, a total that far exceeds the combined output of predecessors Barack Obama and Donald Trump at the same points of their presidencies. Read more
In 2002, the world was horrified by the beheading death of American reporter Daniel Pearl of the Wall Street Journal. Years before the Islamic State began releasing gruesome videos of its own murders of journalists and other “enemies,” Pearl’s death at the hands of terrorists in Pakistan – a… Read more
The editorial board of this newspaper has advocated for years for the Keystone XL pipeline and wished it much success. Read more
For nearly a year, the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on our routines and norms, but our leaders and institutions have found ways to make sure the people’s business is done. Read more
Across America, small businesses are crucial strands in the fabric of our communities. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its lamentable economic conditions, however, many owners find themselves fighting for survival – and sadly, plenty of them have not been able to overcome the challenges. Read more
Last week, our nation began a new political era with the passing of power from former President Donald Trump to new President Joe Biden. Biden, a Democrat, takes the reins from the Republican Trump at a time of great ideological division in the United States, and he takes office with a state… Read more
The National Guard provides very admirable services to our country. Read more
COVID-19 vaccines are providing hope after a nearly year-long, tiring battle against the virus that has claimed 400,000 lives nationally. Read more
The national Democratic Party has been out to remove President Donald Trump since the day he was elected to the highest office in our land. Read more
Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose heinous act of terrorism in 2013 resulted in the deaths of three people and the wounding of more than 250 others, now apparently feels that he deserves a payment of $250,000 from the federal government because his white baseball cap a… Read more
Political correctness is an evil force that has unfortunately taken a large hold in our country. Read more
Today, during a joint session of Congress inside the supposedly solemn halls of the U.S. Capitol, at least several dozen – and probably more than 100 – Republican lawmakers in both chambers are expected, for a variety of contrived reasons, to exercise their constitutional right to beclown th… Read more
President Donald Trump summed it up best when speaking of the 5, 593-page COVID relief legislation. He said: “It’s called the COVID relief bill, but it has almost nothing to do with COVID. This bill contains $85.5 million for assistance to Cambodia, $134 million to Burma, $1.3 billion for Eg… Read more
The area around Kenton Street and Greenwood Alley in Bowling Green was once a thriving area inhabited primarily by African Americans. Read more
A season that once seemed unlikely could not have had a better finish for Bowling Green High School’s football team. Read more
For months now, we’ve listened as Gov. Andy Beshear has repeatedly said we need to listen to the scientists in matters regarding COVID-19. Read more
There’s one word that sums up John Oldham, the beloved former Western Kentucky University men’s basketball coach who recently died at age 97 – integrity. Read more
Coronavirus vaccinations began this week in the United States. Read more
Hypocrisy: the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform; pretense. – Merriam Webster. Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated countless families locally and across the country. Read more
The Daily News recently featured the story of a local couple who adopted a child from China with the same rare blood disease that their biological son has. Read more
We stated in an editorial last week that we believe Gov. Andy Beshear is handicapping children by taking them out of the classroom and placing them in their homes to learn. Read more
“Let’s try to get the kids back.” – Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Read more
It’s hard to believe that Thursday we will celebrate another Thanksgiving. Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has the sad distinction of being the leader of one of the most out-of-touch states in the Union. Read more
The decision facing area school superintendents in coming weeks is unquestionably weighty: As coronavirus cases spike around the nation, district leaders must determine how instruction will occur in the spring 2021 semester. Read more
It’s a really sad sight in this country when store owners are forced to board up their businesses before Election Day in fear that people will destroy their private property because they don’t like the election outcome. Read more
With help from state funds, Warren County is taking steps to rid the county of some eyesores that have had county residents talking trash. Read more
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has proved time and time again that she is nothing but a hate-filled rabble-rouser. Read more
On Tuesday, people have a final chance to vote for candidates seeking a number of influential offices, most notably president of the United States. Read more
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
This year, we’ve witnessed an impeachment trial of the president, watched wildfires rage across the world from Australia to the American West, seen civil unrest rock cities after the killing of George Floyd and endured a pandemic that has killed more than 215,000 Americans. 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
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