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There might not be another man in America more focused and disciplined than Jim Morris. Let me explain. The name may not immediately resonate with you, but for those who followed high school basketball back in the late 60s and early 70s, Jim Morris was a 6-5 prolific record...

There are several types of trailer hitches for vehicles. Some are attached to the bumper. Others have a sleeve for the hitch to be attached. And then there are those that drop down and extend out. The one that extended out far beyond the vehicle is the kind that I tripped over in...

My wonderful wife, Cecelia, got me a really great birthday present back in January that I got to enjoy Saturday afternoon. It was tickets to the University of Kentucky vs. the University of Tennessee basketball game in Knoxville. The mid-level seats were pretty good and had a...

After Whitley County’s own Eugene Siler, Sr. landed in Washington D.C. as a newly minted congressman in the United States House of Representatives in January of 1955, it didn’t take long for him to begin making an impact.

On the front page of our newspaper, you see stories about various BIG things happening in the community each week. On our inside pages you will see stories about some of the bigger things that also happened during the week. Many times there is also a lot of smaller stuff we hear...

Over the years I’ve experienced some interesting, and sometimes funny happenings I have encountered all the way back to my college days, first at Western Kentucky University and then the University of Kentucky. Anyone who has ever written anything probably has a story to tell of...

Our grandson in Lexington passed his driver’s test and got his drivers license last week. That was a cause for celebration because it will relieve his mother from having to take him to the many school activities. The first time he took the driver’s test he failed because the...

Sometimes you just bite off more than you can chew. Such is the case with me trying to follow along with all of the current activity taking place in Frankfort during this year’s legislative session.

It’s OK to not be OK. Have you ever watched a co-worker or a child going through something, and you are just stumped about how to help them? Have you ever felt like your balance between working-to-live and living-to-work was off kilter? You are not alone. We know that mental...

Intoxicated drivers seldom get jail time, at least not in first-offense driving while under the influence cases. This is a fact that I suspect will surprise, and probably infuriate, a lot of people, but it’s true at least here locally. First-offense driving while under the...