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(By Rocky Adkins, Senior Advisor to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear) Kentuckians, we are facing unprecedented times. Thanks to your sacrifices and the leadership of Gov. Andy Beshear and all of Team Kentucky, we will get through this together. As we thoughtfully look forward to...

(OpEd: By Regina Petrey Huff, State Representative-82nd District) I hope everyone is doing well. I am praying daily for COVID-19 to be a memory, and for a vaccine to be available sooner than anticipated. During the quarantine, I have been busy trying to assist with unemployment...

Graduates, even though you are being denied the ceremonies that all of us have enjoyed in the past, the News Journal is making possible a special page for all of you, from kindergarten through college. View the ad on page A-3 for details on how you can be recognized. I sa...

(OpEd by Jim Waters, president and CEO of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, Kentucky’s free-market think tank.) Our nation was founded on the unique principle that individuals acting in their own self-interest would overcome the greatest of challenges while...

(Opinion piece by Dr. James Finck, an Associate Professor of History at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha. He is Chair of the Oklahoma Civil War Symposium. Follow Historically Speaking at www.Historicallyspeaking.blog.) As I was driving home from my...

(OpEd by Corbin High School Senior Alexandria Stewart) There is so much joy and memories that come along with senior year, from football games to trips. However, due to COVID-19 it’s different for the class of 2020. It seems as though we have been through it all. We were just...

What does it mean when a jail sentence is conditionally discharged or that somebody received a pretrial diversion? We occasionally get questions about what certain court terms in stories mean. I had a lady call me a few weeks ago asking about court terminology. She suggested that...

(Op-Ed by Dr. James Finck, professor of history at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and Chair of the Oklahoma Civil War Symposium. Follow Historically Speaking at www.Historicallyspeaking.blog or on Facebook.) It is interesting that, with all the advancements today...

(Letter to the Editor by Brenda Bugg) In the month of May many will visit cemeteries to honor ancestors. When walking through the cemetery, take note of the soldiers’ graves. Most volunteered to defend this nation and our freedoms. If they knew how easily we have given up our...

(Letter to the Editor by David O. Smith of Corbin) It’s clear the first COVID relief bill passed by Congress basically went to big business, except for the $600 benefits to individuals receiving unemployment in an attempt to equalize funds received in each state. Hopefully, the...