This spring, readers of The Murray State News won’t have to wait until Friday to pick up the paper. Starting Jan. 21 – the first week of the spring 2016 semester – The News will publish on Thursdays. We have decided to make this transition for multiple reasons. First, it is one of our goals Read More
A wise, chubby yellow bear with a love for fine honey once said something that makes sense of goodbyes. “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” This week, I say goodbye to The Murray State News and all of its people. I’ve designed 44 front pages, 14 special sections Read More
I nearly burst out laughing the other day when I heard Secretary of State John Kerry say about global warming that “We do not have time to wait for the next meeting of the Flat Earth Society.” This arrogant declaration comes from an administration that claims to be an authority on all things but actually Read More
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway refused to defend the Commonwealth’s marriage law which put him in good company with fellow Louisvillian and former GOP Chairman Brad Cummings, who waved the white flag of surrender and called on the Kentucky GOP to abandon its defense of man/woman marriage. A teary-eyed Conway said if he appealed the Read More
I have been reading and listening to arguments about how the gassing of the Syrian people should be equated to American abortion. This argument seems to lead into whether we should attack Syria, leave Syria alone after killing approximately 1,400 of its own people or whether or not this should be the ideal time to Read More
The American political system has traditionally exemplified the fundamental principles of democracy. It is a system that Americans take pride in, and among other things enables them to promote their country as the leader of the free world. However, America’s political system is not perfect, as it does not prevent those we elect from abusing Read More
If you are an American, the place to begin a discussion about race is to clearly acknowledge how bad the American version of racism was and why. The short answer is slavery and the fact that it was based almost entirely on race. It took almost a century and a Civil War for the new Read More
The spirit of John Scopes recently descended upon our beloved Bluegrass in the form of debate between Creation Museum Founder Ken Ham and Bill Nye the Science Guy. Nothing like a good debate to rouse the troops comfortably entrenched in their intellectual foxholes . Verbal barbs between camps have been traded since the famous “Monkey Read More