Today's Opinions

We passed the one-third mark of the 2014 Regular Session this past week, and one of the highlights was the unveiling of the Governor’s proposal for comprehensive tax reform in Kentucky.

The Commonwealth has not tackled tax reform since 2005, when Governor Ernie Fletcher proposed updating some of Kentucky’s tax code, which was referred to as tax modernization.  While that legislation had some impact, full tax modernization has not been passed by the General Assembly for decades.

There is nothing worse than, no matter what you do, you simply can’t win.

That’s the position local schools are put in every winter, but particularly this year with the frigid temperatures, dumps of snow and slick road conditions Grant County has had to deal with.

Just by checking the posts on Facebook, it is not difficult to tell snow days or the lack thereof get emotions running high.

There are two sets of crowds when inclement weather starts to hit.

With the holidays fading into memory, it’s almost time for those grinning politicians to peek around poles and pop up on grassy, although somewhat brown, patches of yards.

That means the election is just a couple of months away and there is certainly quite a bit of interest in several races as some have 10 candidates seeking election.

Go ahead and call me a geek but I’m one of those people who believe it’s my privilege, honor and even duty to go to the polls on Election Day.