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Some parts of my job are a lot more exciting than others. On the plus side, you have the more interesting stuff, such as meeting famous or well-known people, like musicians, congressmen, United States senators and governors. I have met and interviewed every Kentucky governor...

It was 10:25 in the morning when Atlanta insurance salesman George Burnett decided he needed to call a friend at Communications International, a public relations company in the same town. For the 41-year-old father of five it would be a phone call that would change his life … and...

Election day is getting close. It will be held on May 17. Several signs are posted and some of the candidates are making the rounds soliciting votes. The candidate’s name on a sign in a yard is okay but it tells you very little about the person running for office. That is why our...

I know there is a reason why the schools in the area of Kentucky located in Jackson, Clay, Laurel, Whitley, Knox, Bell and Harlan counties make up the 13th Region. As Tom Hanks’ character, Jim Lovell, famously, told his wife in the blockbuster movie, “Apollo 13” when she asked...

Some people might be surprised to find out that when I first started as a professional journalist nearly 29 years ago, environmental concerns were a big deal here in southeastern Kentucky although not in the way many people might be concerned about the environment today. Illegal...

I am not much for surfing the Internet, looking at Facebook, Twitter and all the other Apps there are with input from subscribers which contains inaccuracies, especially with historical facts. But this past week it was brought to my attention that there had been several inquires...

I have a rescue dog at home that is part Shih Tzu and, we are pretty sure, part terrier. Maggy looks like a black Shih Tzu. Shih Tzus are cute. Every dog lover loves a Shih Tzu. But, several years ago, one person in the parking lot at The Arena almost experienced one part of...

As a journalist, I talk to people a lot. It’s just part of what I do. Even when I am not working, I still tend to talk to people quite a bit when I am out and about so let me tell you about a couple of interesting conversations that I had recently, including an interesting...

What a weekend for sports. As I said last week, this is my favorite month for sports because of the high school and college basketball tournaments. For the most part the tournament activity didn’t disappoint. The Corbin boys team lost last Thursday night, but after that it was...

It took seventeen cents for me to begin to understand the often sad and frustrating reality of the approximately 150,000 Kentuckians living with dementia. When I arrived at Christian Community Care in Corbin on Feb. 24, I had a vague understanding of what I would be doing. I had...