Opinion

Stop complaining about Sammons’ comment

It saddens me to read that our elected officials and tax paid employees behave like children scoffling over…

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Flu season upon us; vaccines can save lives

EDITORIAL The Advocate-Messenger Flu season usually begins in October, but state health officials are warning this year’s flu…

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Kentucky must continue to address human toll of drug abuse

By DANIEL ELLIOTT Guest columnist Just two weeks ago, an 18-year old woman left a high school football…

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Eating together as a family has many benefits

EDITORIAL The Advocate-Messenger A new initiative expanding across Kentucky aims to bring families together more often, with a…

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Turning the tide on opioid and substance abuse

 By MITCH MCCONNELL Guest columnist Families in nearly every neighborhood of our country have suffered because of the…

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Double-check your voter registration status by Oct. 7

As a member of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC), I recently volunteered to register voters at Grace Cafe.…

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Good news isn’t that hard to come by

EDITORIAL The Advocate-Messenger Here’s a complaint we in The Advocate-Messenger newsroom hear on a regular basis: “The newspaper…

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Bevin’s immigration ad a ‘scurrilous’ scare tactic

By AL CROSS Guest columnist On Sept. 9, Gov. Matt Bevin accused his opponent for re-election, Attorney General…

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Letters calling for action due to sexist comments are hypocritical

In arguably another example of “opportunistic overkill,” chairpersons (former and current) of local entities seem to highlight “hypocrisy”…

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Awareness needed to defeat deaf discrimination

EDITORIAL The Advocate-Messenger September is Deaf Awareness Month, and this week is the International Week of the Deaf.…