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Gerth: NKU speech shows Trump needs a translator | Opinion
OpinionGerth: NKU speech shows Trump needs a translator | Opinion: From sex changes at schools to examining John Husted's butt, Trump's speech in Northern Kentucky went ...
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Gerth: Trump is sending DOJ to dissuade foreign voters in KY | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Trump is sending DOJ to dissuade foreign voters in KY | Opinion: There is no reason for Trump to send election monitors here, but he's doing it anyway.
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Gerth: Livestreaming Fort Hood killer execution is dangerous | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Livestreaming Fort Hood killer execution is dangerous | Opinion: The last public execution in the United States was 90 years ago in Owensboro, KY ...
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Gerth: Freedom Fest cancellation shows Trump fever breaking | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Freedom Fest cancellation shows Trump fever breaking | Opinion: Suspended lawyer Eric Deters' cancellation of pro-Trump 'Freedom Fest' after he sold only ...
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Gerth: Kentuckian may run for president; it ain't Beshear | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Kentuckian may run for president; it ain't Beshear | Opinion: Rand Paul ran for president in 2016; don't expect that to be the last time he takes the ...
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Gerth: We could solve Clark Bridge traffic with lower tolls | Opinion
OpinionGerth: We could solve Clark Bridge traffic with lower tolls | Opinion: Indiana and Kentucky are fighting about what to do about the aging, overused Clark ...
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Gerth: In search of a KY senator ... and a former governor | Opinion
OpinionGerth: In search of a KY senator ... and a former governor | Opinion: Both Mitch McConnell and Matt Bevin have gone missing — McConnell because he is sick and ...
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Gerth: Progressives pushing Beshear on McConnell are wrong | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Progressives pushing Beshear on McConnell are wrong | Opinion: Progressives are pushing Gov. Beshear to act decisively on a Mitch McConnell vacancy even ...
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Gerth: KY legislature must stop playing games with education | Opinion
OpinionGerth: KY legislature must stop playing games with education | Opinion: The state audit report on Jefferson County Schools was brutal, but the Republican ...
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Judge won’t rescind former KY Gov. Bevin’s bench warrant until he submits ...
Judge won’t rescind former KY Gov. Bevin’s bench warrant until he submits documents
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Gerth: N.J. congressional candidate isn't saving KY coal | Opinion
OpinionGerth: N.J. congressional candidate isn't saving KY coal | Opinion: A New Jersey congressional candidate's website says he's going to bring back coal mines in ...
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Gerth: City should require training for gun-toting workers | Opinion
OpinionGerth: City should require training for gun-toting workers | Opinion: A Kentucky state law that prohibits cities from passing gun laws means Louisville can't ...
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Gerth: Churchill needs to reset its image. What can it do? | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Churchill needs to reset its image. What can it do? | Opinion: The decision to move the Kentucky Oaks to primetime has stirred Louisville locals' growing ...
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Gerth: He knocked off Massie, could Trump target Paul next? | Opinion
OpinionGerth: He knocked off Massie, could Trump target Paul next? | Opinion: Donald Trump helped bring down Thomas Massie in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District ...
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Gerth: Shrine becomes a redemption story for former KY lawmaker | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Shrine becomes a redemption story for former KY lawmaker | Opinion: The Gardens at St. Patrick started as a small plot for meditation and ended up a ...
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Gerth: Chavez Day is gone; KY must kill Robert E. Lee Day | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Chavez Day is gone; KY must kill Robert E. Lee Day | Opinion: It took just over a week for California to stop honoring Cesar Chavez after credible claims ...
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Gerth: Trump spoke to roaring MAGA faithful in Kentucky | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Trump spoke to roaring MAGA faithful in Kentucky | Opinion: Donald Trump's rally in Hebron, Kentucky, showcased his 'weave' speaking style and drew a ...
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Gerth: Trump should explain Iran war during Kentucky visit | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Trump should explain Iran war during Kentucky visit | Opinion: President Donald Trump is yet to explain exactly why we are bombing Iran ...
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Gerth: Legislators should carry Ten Commandments with them | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Legislators should carry Ten Commandments with them | Opinion: KY legislators passed a bill earlier this year to put the Ten Commandments on the Capitol ...
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Gerth: Find out who's on the 2025 'Leftover Turkey' list | Opinion
OpinionGerth: Find out who's on the 2025 'Leftover Turkey' list | Opinion: If you’re a Kentucky politician or public figure who screwed something up in the last year ...
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