Opinion

Opinion: McConnell has fooled many on hemp

BY MIKE BROIHIER Guest columnist When I mention hemp on the campaign trail, it draws an immediate reaction.…

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Opinion: Near halfway point of regular session, legislators continue to advance many bills

By RICK GIRDLER State Senator As the Senate eagerly awaits the holiday weekend and a budget proposal from…

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Ky. legislature can help curb cost of diabetes

EDITORIAL The Advocate-Messenger Diabetes rates are increasing at an alarming rate in the U.S., and the Kentucky legislature…

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Brass Band Festival must embrace change or continue decline

By ELAINE WILSON-REDDY Contributing columnist Congratulations to Missy Angolia for being named the next Great American Brass Band…

Voice of the People

McConnell lies and hurts the country; he should be voted out

Sen. McConnell is trying to gaslight us by saying the Republicans were the reasonable party. In his recent…

Voice of the People

Open carry is legal at Kentucky capitol

If I walk into the capitol with a gun on my hip and a rifle hanging on my…

Voice of the People

McConnell spreading lies about impeachment acquittal

Mitch McConnell has chosen to spread lies and partisan defense of president Trump again in this newspaper. I…

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‘Legislative coffee’ a sign of healthy democracy in action

EDITORIAL The Advocate-Messenger This week, Boyle County’s state senator and representative spent more than two hours in Danville,…

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Death benefits, Daylight Saving and expungement among issues tackled by legislators

By DANIEL ELLIOTT State Representative Budget subcommittees have started meeting regularly to discuss funding proposals for transportation projects,…

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2010s held a lot of change for Christianity in U.S.

By ERIC MOUNT Contributing columnist Some decades take on identities. Will the 2010s? Religion scholar Philip Jenkins thinks…