Opinion & Ideas - Herald-Leader

01/13/2023

OpEd: Young people are making their voices heard in Kentucky, just like former generations of civil rights activists, despite the “Young People Should Be Seen And Not Heard” Caucus in the General Assembly.

OpEd: We can’t afford to wait for an invitation to take our seat at the table.

01/13/2023

Paul Prather: Despite his frailties, the 20th Century produced no American greater than King, in any arena.

11/18/2022

Linda Blackford: "Republicans biting at McConnell’s heels should remember that his policies have created the most conservative Supreme Court in memory, income inequality not seen since the Gilded Age, and a broken campaign finance system. What more do they want?"

Linda Blackford: It takes a special level of loathsomeness to make U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell even the tiniest bit sympathetic. But the MAGA-land crew now chomping at his heels make him appear positively statesmanlike.

11/11/2022

Paul Prather: No one is ever just one thing.

Paul Prather: Nobody is ever just one thing. Nobody is just a Trump supporter and that’s all. Nobody is just a whackadoodle leftie and that’s all.

11/11/2022

OpEd: He has been a steady voice of reason in a fractious area of law that, at its most basic level, enables the public to hold its public servants accountable.

11/09/2022

Linda Blackford: The vote is a huge victory for sanity, for women, for progress at a time when post-Dobbs, they all appeared to be moving backwards.

11/04/2022

Linda Blackford: Amid all the silly of election season, we need to remember that one of the most serious amendments in Kentucky history is on the line.

11/04/2022

The Herald-Leader made the following endorsements for the Nov. 8 election.

See all of the Herald-Leader Editorial Board’s endorsements in key Lexington and statewide races on the November 2022 ballot.

10/26/2022

Herald-Leader Editorial Board: We endorsed Linda Gorton in the spring. David Kloiber asked us to reconsider. We met with both candidates again. Here’s what we concluded.

10/25/2022

Herald-Leader Editorial Board: The choice is clear in U.S. Senate race.

Herald-Leader Editorial: The Herald-Leader endorses the U.S. Senate candidate who finds our commonalities instead of exploiting our divisions.

10/14/2022

Herald-Leader Editorial Board: We have a simple suggestion of what to do when voting on two proposed constitutional amendments.

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10/14/2022

Paul Prather: A trip to historic Virginia raised many questions

OpEd: For 21st-century descendants such as us, our ancestors’ decision to set out across the sea for America in the 1600s is unfathomable.

10/14/2022

OpEd: On Nov. 8, vote NO on Amendment 2 to protect our right to abortion, privacy, health, personal autonomy, religious freedom, and equality.

10/14/2022

OpEd: It's time to end domestic violence

OpEd: Violence prevention also requires community and individual change to be effective, and deep-seated beliefs complicate meaningful shifts.

10/07/2022

More on the five year anniversary of the removal of Confederate statues from downtown Lexington

OpEd: Removing their literal physical weight and the weight they hold over our healing has already paid dividends.

10/07/2022

OpEd: It's been five years since Lexington removed Confederate statues from the public square. What's happened since then, and what will happen moving forward?

OpEd: A new documentary will commemorate that historic event and look at stories of Black excellence in Lexington history.

10/07/2022

Linda Blackford: You can't vote if you aren't registered.

Linda Blackford: If you want to save any vestige of reproductive rights in Kentucky, vote no on Amendment #2 on Nov. 8. But you have to be registered to vote on Oct. 11.

09/23/2022

Paul Prather: The Prohibition era is a perfect example of how we get things wrong in history.

Paul Prather: The larger truth is always, and I mean always, more complicated and colorful than anything Miz Snodgrass taught you in 10th grade.