March 1, 2021 Black history in Clark County is deep and enduring As Black History Month winds down, I’m reminded of a couple of columns I wrote last February about my tour of Winchester’s African-American Heritage Trail. I…
February 15, 2021 A creative solution to a traffic snarl Something needs to be done about the intersection of Colby Road and McClure Road. This junction, about a block off the Bypass near Kentucky Bank…
February 8, 2021 I’m not a dog person. Don’t judge me. Someone gave me a puppy when I was about 6 years old. He was a beagle mix, solid black except for the white tip of his tail. Naturally,…
February 1, 2021 Should Winchester emulate Hamburg? The population of Winchester and Clark County has remained stable over the last few decades, particularly since 2010. The latest estimates put the population…
January 25, 2021 Taking a stand — on one knee A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece that was highly critical of the University of Kentucky basketball program and college basketball in general. That piece…
January 1, 2021 Confessions of a ‘fair-weather fan’ Last Saturday, I skipped watching nearly all of the basketball game between the universities of Kentucky and Louisville for the first time in my memory.….
November 20, 2020 Voter apathy? Not so fast For as long as I can recall, pundits and “average Joes” alike have lamented the fact that Americans do not vote in large numbers. This…
November 6, 2020 Enjoying Kentucky’s four seasons I went out for my usual early morning walk recently and took in a gorgeous autumn spectacle. A crystal blue sky ruled over a landscape bursting with…
October 22, 2020 Main Street can be our ‘rising tide’ Many years ago, before I began my career in IT, I worked for several years in restaurant management. I started as an assistant manager at a brand-new fast…
October 9, 2020 The best is yet to come This week is National Newspaper Week, a time set aside to recognize the service of newspapers and their employees across North America. It seems like…
