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I've done a lot of stupid things in a car.
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Did you know it is against the law to work on Sundays? KRS 436.160, Kentucky’s Blue Law, not enforced for more than half a century, is still in effect. The Legislative Research Commission this week confirmed the law is still on the books.
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Most everyone loves a parade, a good celebration and fireworks in the heat of the summer.
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You won't find us tooting our own horn too often in this space, but we will make an exception today.
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The more Pete Rose talks, the more ridiculous he sounds.
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Anthony Joshua is Adonis-like. He's 6-foot-6 and a chiseled 250 pounds.
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In these "party first" political times it's a rare to see an elected official shoot arrows at his own tribe.
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I'm a lifelong Jets fan, but my first football helmet bore the colors of the Green Bay Packers.
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There may not be anything anybody can do, but if there is, somebody should. At least, as a community, we should show we care.
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I don't know Lee Cruse, so I don't know what's in his heart.
With "Game of Thrones" fever going on and the final episode of one of television's most popular offerings ever just around the corner, seemingly everyone and their brother is writing about HBO's swords-and-dragons fantasy series. Our editor Jeff Neal, a big-time "GoT" fan did so earlier this…
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Spoiler alert warning: If you have not watched last Sunday's "Game of Thrones" you're a loser. Get with it!
When determining the "What???" factor for a law or regulation, there are three factors to consider:
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It's frightening to think your child may not be safe at school.
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When Commonwealth Journal Editor Emeritus Bill Mardis started at the newspaper nearly six decades ago, the age of Linotype was in full bloom.
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A non-partisan polling firm just tabbed Matt Bevin as the most unpopular governor in America.
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These days, people talk a lot about representation in the media. For many, that was the draw of the last superhero blockbuster, Captain Marvel -- seeing a woman headline her own movie within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Of course, Wonder Woman from DC fit that bill too, but within th…
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This past week the Somerset Independent School Board awarded the bid to Branscum Construction for installing artificial turf on the William Clark Football football field. It will be the first football field in the local area to replace out their old gridiron grass surface with the more moder…
Horses at Churchill Downs: Most people wouldn't be surprised by that statement, but for a local business owner, knowing that her plushie toy horses have made it to the gift shop of the historic race track was exciting news.
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It isn't often that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell splits with conservatives from Kentucky.
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When we think about the direction the City of Somerset is moving, an old 80s tune comes to mind.
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Sexual harassment. The "MeToo" movement.
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Cumberland Studio was an icon, a landmark, a part of our treasured history. Its proprietor Jim Slaughter; he, with camera and flashbulb, created a picture album of Somerset in the Good 'Ol Days.
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If you grew up in central and southern Ohio, you know that today is truly a holiday.
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What's the best thing about the "Mueller Report?"
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We often get used to doing things the same way, over and over again.
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We, the creatures of the night, are second-class citizens.
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Gov. Matt Bevin just signed into law a bill that allows eligible Kentuckians to conceal a gun without a permit. And without training.
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I covered sports for the Commonwealth Journal for nearly two decades and always loved it when local teams excelled.
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On the local level, it's been refreshing to hear our new mayor and our new director of economic development call for increased government transparency.
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The No. 1 priority for our state lawmakers -- and for our governor -- should be to build a solid foundation for the future of Kentucky.
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Judge David A. Tapp has given his heart and soul to Pulaski County.
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Generally, I don't like when government does anything. Unless it's undoing laws or regulations that are already on the booksw -- they can do that as much as they want. But actually doing stuff? That usually only leads to more harm than good.
There's never a bad time to be reminded of the kind of dangers our first responders face.
Imagine the French accent describing the scene:
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Two steps forward. And one back.
All right, people of Somerset. It’s all on you now.
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By the time I became a full-fledged Cincinnati Reds fan -- armed with pennants that hung in my room and a ever-growing collection of bubble gum cards -- Frank Robinson was a Baltimore Oriole.
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Some political battlegrounds are wrought with raw emotions and deeply-ingrained beliefs.
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Some of the stiffest criticism you hear about school administrators comes during the winter months when tough decisions have to be made about cancelling classes due to inclement weather.
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If you are familiar with the Commonwealth Journal Facebook page, then you're probably aware of the type of response the first installment of our bullying series generated.
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Jonathan Martin is 6-foot-5 and weighs better than 300 pounds.
Governor Bevin responded to the Kentucky Supreme Court's recent unanimous opinion on the 2018 pension reform bill by accusing all seven Justices of being politically-motivated "activist judges" who defied the Rule of Law in an "unprecedented power grab." He said the Court's opinion was "scre…
I'm not big on New Year's Resolutions. I tend to like myself the way I am.
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