In the past, there were a lot more trees and forests. Trees use photosynthesis to pull CO2 out of the air, and trees contain a huge amount of carbon. Presently, there are fewer trees around the world,...

Letter to the Editor Opinion section for 10/21 Recently, 16-year-old Swedish teen Greta Thunberg recently made national news when she spoke at the U.N. and Congress. She is famous for her concern...

From  Michelle Barber, Interim LGBT Coordinator In response to Martin Cothran’s Letter to the Editor concerning transgender students and “bathroom bills,” I would like to offer a few points...

  From Martin Cothran at The Family Foundation of Kentucky: A number of state legislatures have seen the introduction of proposed laws that would restrict bathroom use in schools according...

From Stanley Jointer, Assistant Professor of Computer Science: I’m writing regarding a survey put out by the Parking Office, which is created to judge interest in changing from the current, permit-based...

Letter from Jorge Vega Diaz:  In the last three years, I’ve been at Murray State either as a student or as part of its staff. I have seen the school acting as a unit to protest the funding cuts made...

Letter from Jerry Spriggs in West Linn, OR: The 2016 presidential election is behind us and many are surprised – some disappointed and others jubilant. Criticism of the Electoral College by both...

Letter from John Williams, Senior Contrasting political ideologies between Democrat Sam Gaskins, from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Republican James Comer, from Tompkinsville, Kentucky candidates for...

Letter from Paul Ellis from Lexington, Kentucky: Donald Trump has said terrible things, but none of them would ruin our economy or destroy our country as the election of Hillary Clinton would. ...

From Joe Farley, senior from Murray: Let's be civil, y'all. As this election season is ramping up, we're starting to see the worst of people.  People we thought were cool are showing some of their...