Opinion

I still have all my Christmas decorations in place, because Christmas hasn’t come to a conclusion at the Hughes house. I keep forging ahead, but I’ve got to tell you that my brain has whiplash.

Welcome to the 2024 installment of the Big Dummy Awards!

Carrie Bradshaw said, “I’m not a chef. I’m just someone who likes to eat.” I’m not a chef either. I like to cook, but I’m not a perfect cook. I’ve made many, many cooking mistakes over the years. Thinking about my cooking experiences, I asked friends and family: “Do you like to cook?

For 2024, I took the Penny Challenge. It goes like this: You start by saving one penny on day one (Jan.

Tis the season for music-Christmas music. Most songs, many of us know by heart: “White Christmas”, “Santa Claus is Coming To Town”, the list of familiar and

I’ve noticed trees that hold on to their leaves all winter and often asked myself, “Why are they holding on to those dead leaves?" I decided it was time to investigate. It turns out there is a word for the cause that keeps leaves holding on to those

In Kentucky, agriculture is economic development. After being sworn in as Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner in January 2024, this was the message I wanted to spread across the state. Creating more market value for farmers strengthens Kentucky's agriculture infrastructure, which strengthens Kent

This column might feel like when Clark Griswold was quizzing his kids about Christmas facts while g

I had assumed the song “Do You Hear What I Hear?” was an old, near-ancient song. I was wrong.




















