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A new year would be an opportune time for Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet to update its costly and outdated road construction-bidding policies in too many ways reminiscent of the days when smokey back-room deals sealed with a wink and nod dominated Kentucky’s political landscape.

2021 is ending.  That means it’s time once again for the Big Dummy Awards! Inspired by Fred G.

Folklore has interested me since my early college years. Recently, I read an article containing new-to-me folklore. Based on the information in the article, I want to share four New Year’s beliefs or superstitions.

-At midnight, the doors of a house should be opened to let the old year escape. He must leave before the New Year can come in; thus, the doors are opened to assist him in finding his way out.

There are times when I hesitate before I give something to somebody, and I ask myself, “Is this good enough?”  I don’t know why I do that.  I don’t remember either of my parents rejecting anything I made or gave them, except the white flowers I picked from the field beside our house for my stepmom.  She had a conniption and told me to “get those out of this house right now, those are chigger weeds!”

If I were to ask you what the focal point of the entire Bible is, would you know the answer? Sometimes, folks approach the Bible with utter confusion. They have no idea what the Bible is about, nor its central theme. To some, the Bible is a jumbled collection of sixty-six books, written by men over thousands of years, that have very little to do with one another.

Western Kentucky is currently the focus of the nation’s attention as the region undergoes recovery from the devastating recent series of tornadoes.  These twisters, that will rank near the top of the state’s most deadly tornadoes, killed scores of people, caused more than $1 billion in property damage, and leveled whole neighborhoods in Mayfield, Dawson Springs, Bowling Green, and tiny Bremen in Muhlenberg County.

Who picked up on the change of my column name? It’s just for this week.  Thought it was fitting.  I’ve got a few Christmas tidbits for you as you procrastinate on wrapping gifts (or buying them).  Here we go!

The calendar says Christmas is just days away. It’s a time when we express love. Most people seem to agree that Christmas is more about the heart than the food or the gifts.

Many people have expressed their thoughts about Christmas and a few of those thoughts [50+ Best Christmas Quotes 2021 - Funny & Inspirational Holiday Sayings (townandcountrymag.com] are listed below:

Carbon mineralization is the process in which carbon dioxide becomes a solid mineral, such as carbonate.  It is a chemical reaction that happens when certain rocks are exposed to carbon dioxide.  The process happens naturally over time, but it can be sped up artificially.  In Iceland, there is a plant in operation that can potentially suck 4,00 tons of CO2 out of the air every year.  The CO2 will be injected deep in

A good friend of mine spoke recently about a traumatic event in his life. His words were quite sobering as he spoke about his co-worker’s “last chance” to be saved. This person ignored the spiritual warnings and died in his sins.