Ah, fall break! Many public schools have a fall break built into their calendars, usually in October. In Kentucky, about 78 percent of the public school districts have a fall break, whether it’s a long weekend or a week. In my opinion, fall break is a good addition to the school calendar.
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
The United States isn’t the only government that’s had its credit rating lowered. Two agencies also recently downgraded Kentucky’s bond rating.
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
Grandfathering - One late afternoon, I stepped out onto a friend’s porch and heard the sound of a neighbor’s voice. He was singing an old folk song in that forlorn, mournful tone that reminded me of my Papaw Mattingly and the way he used to sing as he rocked me. I was barely three year
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Sunday, September 25th, 2011
Paying for Higher Education takes Center Stage During College Savings Month - As we conclude this month, I’d like to take a moment to talk about the importance of college savings since Congress has declared September “College Savings Month.” While it’s true that our current fiscal situat
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Saturday, September 24th, 2011
Although far too few Kentucky 2011 high school graduates were ready for college, our students did improve their performance on this year’s 36-point ACT college entrance test – going from an overall composite score of 19.4 in 2010 to 19.6 this year.
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Warning, this will make you hungry. About two years ago, I was introduced to a new burger joint. I was in Nashville for CMA Fest week. We had gotten tired of festival food.
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Have you seen the commercials for the fall television lineup? If not, you’re either not watching TV or taking breaks during commercials. I confess that during the first couple of weeks of the fall season, I watch more prime time TV than normal. I like to choose my favorites for the season.
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Monday, September 19th, 2011
Food and Feelings - Last night, before I sat down to read, I fixed myself a cup of GoGoGoji tea. My daughter, Nikki, bought a set of hand-painted oriental tea cups, complete with steepers and saucers, for me for my birthday. She bought some Earl Grey tea and the afore-mentioned GoGoGoj
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Friday, September 16th, 2011
As I write this, September 11th, 2011 has drawn to a relatively uneventful close. Uneventful, that is, outside of the pair of flights that were escorted into their terminals as a precautionary measure. I am sure I’m not the only one who almost expected something of terroristic significance to o
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
My eight pink ‘surprise lily’ blooms are fading. For the past few years, I have enjoyed a surprise lily blooming in my back yard. When Larry and I added a row of plants to our back yard, we didn’t know we had one of these unique lilies until it bloomed.
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