Aunt Lillie’s elfin laugh abides in memory
If you don’t know by now, I am a true sentimentalist, one who loves to collect certain items not... More
Opinion
Another storm alert
Yet another warning about the worrisome future of public pension programs came out this week and... More
Band saga unfinished
A year after the county school board found a way to keep a popular band director wielding his... More
Health isn't expendable
What compromises will the Franklin County Health Department be forced to make because of the 12... More
Remember the river?
Saturday's annual Kentucky River Sweep focused attention on what's wrong with this region's major... More
Your letters
The State Journal encourages readers to submit letters to the editor for publication by noon... More
Crime news doesn't cool Aruba's tourism
With more than 30 major islands to choose from – from the hush wilderness of Dominica to... More
- Don Mills
Poverty takes toll
It's no big surprise that the ACCESS Soup Kitchen and Men's Shelter has had to cope with shaky... More
Get truth about jail
Franklin County Jailer Billy Roberts has made no public comment on the latest controversy... More
Whiskey rebellion
An old medical precept holds that “the dose makes the poison,” meaning anything... More
Doubts on both sides
For the past year, we've been relentlessly reminded that Republicans didn't especially love their... More
- Kathleen Parker
Watch out for scams
Sooner or later, anyone who has an email account, or just an old-fashioned mailbox or telephone,... More
Shine light on districts
State Auditor Adam Edelen faces a formidable challenge as he sets out to review and catalog... More
Your letters
The State Journal encourages readers to submit letters to the editor for publication by noon... More
Mom, Dad showed love in different ways
Through the years I have written several columns about my mother, recalling her nurturing nature... More
- Nancy Farley
Coal packs a big stick
Strictly by the numbers, Tuesday's battle of coal rallies wasn't much of a match. About 100... More
Schools and guns
Oh for the days of innocence when fire drills signified little more than an opportunity to escape... More
Schools and guns
Oh for the days of innocence when fire drills signified little more than an opportunity to escape... More
Another jail mess
The whistleblower lawsuit filed last month against Franklin County, its jail and its jailer... More
Feud story still sells
A month after Derby Day – when the glamorous side of Kentucky life had its annual turn on... More
Downtown continuity
It's welcome news that Magee's Bakery, a beloved Frankfort institution that closed Thursday, will... More
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