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Bensenhaver: These are dangerous times for the public’s right to know (OPINION)

By Amye Bensenhaver This report in the Dec. 5 Lexington Herald-Leader, "Kentucky man sought public records from police. Instead, the chief arrested him, lawsuit says," raised...

Gary Grosel: Five ways for Kentuckians to make more informed health care decisions during open enrollment (OPINION)

By Dr. Gary Grosel, Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare of Kentucky Amid this year’s open enrollment season for health benefits, it is a good time to...

Reimagining disaster in Hawk’s Nest Tunnel (OPINION)

By Constance Alexander Instead of turning away, the photojournalist is in the moment, following the action to capture iconic scenes that tell a story with...

The story of Josh Gibson delivers a grand slam (OPINION)

By Constance Alexander | April 22, 2024 Dorian Hairston’s poems in “Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow” should be required reading for everyone, especially...

HB 509 is still a threat to transparency (OPINION)

Column by Jon Fleischaker and Michael Abate Repeatedly in recent weeks, Governor Andy Beshear has come out in favor of HB 509, a bill that...

There’s still time, brothers & sisters

By Constance Alexander The fact that the Kentucky constitution requires the current legislative session end no later than April 15 evokes images from the final...

HB 509 seeks to fundamentally change the KY Open Records Act

By Amye Bensenhaver The annual legislative assault on Kentucky's open government laws has commenced in earnest, but this year with a vengeance. It is no...

A CLEAR MESSAGE: ‘YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE’ Part Two: The roots of the Lost Cause myth (OPINION)

By Berry Craig/For The Sentinel Murray State University historian Brian Clardy said that Confederate monuments are the most visible symbol of the Lost Cause myth,...

A CLEAR MESSAGE: ‘YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE’ Part One: Heritage or hate? (OPINION)

By Berry Craig/For The Sentinel Murray’s controversial court square Confederate monument “represents a distorted, bloody and awful past that we cannot forget but should not...

Welcoming the new year, the beginning of life’s next chapter

By Constance Alexander In 1988, Walt Apperson, then publisher of the Murray Ledger & Times, called me to set up a meeting. He had read...
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