Editorial — A changing of the guard
Editorials are not supposed to be personal. They’re not supposed to be filled with the ruminations of the writer. That is journalistic territory reserved…
Glenn Rutherford
Glenn Rutherford is editor emeritus of The Record.
It’s just a matter of time
So now the state of Kentucky is looking for a new way to kill its death row inmates. A few weeks ago the state…
Editorial — The fight against homelessness
The winds of winter are howling early this year; we’ve even had a pre-Thanksgiving tracking snow. For most of us, that means turning up…
Editorial — Raising the minimum wage
Lost in the clatter and analysis that always follows a general election was this significant result: the voters, even in allegedly “red” or conservative…
Editorial — The fear factor
Fear is a real and incredible thing. In some people it can produce a reservoir of courage they didn’t know they had. In others…
Editorial — The nature of climate change
It should be obvious to all of us by now that Mother Nature is fighting back. After years of watching carbon emissions foul the…
Editorial — The value of athletics
The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron R. “Whizzer” White once said that upon rising each morning, he’d have his breakfast while reading the…
Editorial — The dignity of work
On a recent evening a half-dozen diners engaged their waiter in good-natured conversation that evolved, over the courses of the meal, to a discussion…
Editorial — The triumph over evil
While standing in line at a local hardware store recently, two men were discussing the state of the world and nation. It’s never been…
Editorial — The pope’s eternal optimism
Pope Francis keeps doing remarkable things, and his recent trip to South Korea is just the latest example. Not only did he lift the…