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Nothing Like It

By WENDY HODGE Yesterday I went to the local public library. For a middle-aged lady, I get way too excited about these trips. But honestly, how can you not get happy when you walk into a building full of books — all kinds of books — just waiting for you to stack them...

On Missing the Bus

By Walter Albritton In his helpful book, Good to Great, Jim Collins gives us a memorable metaphor in comparing a business to a bus and the leader as the bus driver. As the leader, you must decide where your bus is going, how you are going to get there and who is going...

Life on Earth

By Bradley Robertson It has become a habit that when I rise in the morning, my eyes immediately seek the light seeping in my window beside my bed. At first through closed eyelids, then with blinking lashes, waking up to a new day. It is this new light of day that my...

Serve Kentucky inspired dishes for watching the Derby

By Ann Cipperly On the first Saturday in May, the Kentucky Derby is often referred to as “the greatest two minutes in sports.” Since the first race in 1875, the event has been a time for offering hospitality. Whether you are having guests to watch the race or not,...

A senior prom for seniors

Like most high schools, the one my daughter attends holds a Senior Prom. However, in addition to the Senior Prom that honors the Senior Class, there...

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Long ago and far away

Once upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, there was a little 20-acre piece of land that was, and still is, very special. Daddy didn’t have...

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Lady Dawgs beat Auburn 4-0

By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist SOFTBALL The OHS softball team improved to 10-10 after beating Woodland and Auburn last week. The Lady Bulldogs...

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Invasive plants and beavers

Much has been written about kudzu, an invasive plant imported from China in 1876 as a cover plant to reduce erosion on exposed sites. As a child in...

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Times, they are a’ changing

I got tickled watching a comedian on YouTube the other day. In the video, he talked about how we respond to our doorbell ringing now as opposed to...

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