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Sunday, July 3rd, 2016

These are my experience-based accounts of day 2 of the 2016 Green River Catfish Festival.

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Sunday, July 3rd, 2016

We find a very interesting writing located on almost every headstone in every cemetery we visit. On every headstone, between the dates of a person’s birth and death is a dash. This short line represents the time one has lived upon this earth.

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Thursday, June 30th, 2016

This week I continue my county series.  I will dip my toes into Bath County, KY.  Bath County was founded in 1811.  As of 2014, Bath County population was 12,206.  The county has an area of 284 square miles. 

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Wednesday, June 29th, 2016

As I may have mentioned, the Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. Although most of my time is spent with family and friends that day, I appreciate the Catfish Festival and those who make it possible. It is an amazing effort for a small town.

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Monday, June 27th, 2016

The ordeal of CHANGE.     It is said we can never be really prepared for that which is new..  “it needs inordinate self-confidence to face drastic change, without some measure of fear.” 

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Monday, June 27th, 2016

My father had an eighth-grade education, so did my stepmom.  My dad was proud of that fact.  My stepmom was embarrassed about it.  My father was proud of his lack of education because of everything he accomplished in spite of that fact.  My stepmom was embarrassed about her lack of education, bec

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Sunday, June 26th, 2016

Almost everyone these days knows what Google is. Google is a search engine (and more) where someone can learn about almost anything on earth. In fact, to “google” something has become a part of our vernacular. We “google” things when we want to learn about them, don’t we?

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Saturday, June 25th, 2016
State Senator Albert Robinson (fifth from right) and State Senator C.B. Embry (second from right) attended a ceremonial bill signing for Senate Bill (SB) 128 on June 21 with Governor Matt Bevin. SB 128, a bill Senators Robinson and Embry cosponsored in the 2016 Kentucky General Assembly, creates specific provisions for a Women Veterans Program. (Photo credit: LRC-PI)

The Fourth of July gives us all a chance to reflect on our country and to take pride in our nation's enduring principles. It is the day on which the Declaration of Independence was ratified by exemplary visionaries who dared to create a new form of government and new laws for a new people.

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Saturday, June 25th, 2016

NOT A MISTAKE: Last week I mentioned the fact that I have often felt out of place in this world, all the way up to the point of wond

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Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

This week I will continue my Kentucky county origins series.  Today, I will look at Anderson, Ballard and Barren counties. 

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