Kentucky by Heart: Seasoned journalist Michael Embry finds new voice through fiction in retirement
By Steve Flairty Special to NKyTribune For decades, journalist Michael Embry pretty much had what he wrote assigned to him;…
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Kentucky by Heart: Thanksgiving brings back fond memories of friends, family and feasts of rich food
I’m in favor of the Thanksgiving season to be termed the most important holiday that Americans celebrate. The theme of…
Kentucky by Heart: Writing, faith in God help Rita Setness cope with unexpected loss of son
By Steve Flairty KyForward columnist Writing a book called Surviving Child Loss was, for Nicholasville resident Rita Setness, part of…
Kentucky by Heart: This and that — know an Everyday Hero?; have a Thanksgiving memory. . .
I just returned from a trip to Hazard, in Perry County, where I interviewed District Court Judge Leigh Anne Stephens,…
Kentucky by Heart: Harrison County’s friendly Cynthiana has always been a community of interest
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I figure I’ve passed through the town of Cynthiana in Harrison County, a couple of…
Kentucky by Heart: Biographies of humorist Cobb, iconic Still among newly released Kentucky books
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Every several months, I look forward to driving to the Kentucky Monthly office in Frankfort…
Kentucky by Heart: Hatton has an incurable need to help people, all with a smile on his face
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Reading Dale Hatton’s posts on Facebook are sure to put a grin on your face….
Kentucky by Heart: Woodford Quilt Trail allows community to give tribute to their heritage
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist When Debbie Tichenor was growing up on a farm in Owen County, she spent a…
Kentucky by Heart: Local fall festivals provide colorful way to mark the change of seasons
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Autumn is right there with spring as my favorite season of the year. After the…
Kentucky by Heart: Books demonstrate history is best explained by good stories told well
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist It’s been said that the learning of history is most effectively done when taught in…
Kentucky by Heart: Sampling small town newspapers shows lots of good things going on around the state
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Part of the fun of traveling around Kentucky is to sample small-town newspapers along the…
Kentucky by Heart: Versailles teen learns Scouting program is all about service to others
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Recently a Versailles friend told me about her teenage son, Jack Landin, who was working…
Kentucky by Heart: While known more for basketball, state played key role in baseball’s most tragic story
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist When we’re talking sports in the Bluegrass, the state is likely most known as a…
Kentucky by Heart: Saved by adoption, Lane dedicates his life to uplifting vulnerable children
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Some 25 years ago, Deborah Lane, Winchester, decided that she wanted a fourth child, this…
Kentucky by Heart: Vision, determination of a girl named Bruce brought college to Cynthiana
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Years back when Johnny Cash sang about a “boy named Sue,” he might just as…
Kentucky by Heart: African American Encyclopedia calls needed attention to contributions of Dunnigan
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I recently picked up another in my collection of Kentucky-related encyclopedias. With The Kentucky African…
Kentucky by Heart: A close encounter of the bear kind will put a little pep back into your step
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist In the summer of 2002, I decided to indulge my hiking interest in a big…
Kentucky by Heart: Mary Holmes, largely forgotten, another star for Kentucky’s rich heritage of writers
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Recently, I paged through a copy of an old book I noticed at a yard…
Kentucky by Heart: Reflecting on column No. 100 — slices of life about special times and places
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist This is my Kentucky by Heart column No. 100 since launching it a few years…
Kentucky by Heart: There are good people in our state, and one of them is feeding kids this summer
By Steve Flairty Special to NKyTribune The first thing that one should know about Tammy Spicer is that she is…
Kentucky by Heart: From Lincoln to Ali to Henry Clay, everyone has their favorite colorful Kentuckian
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Who is your favorite Kentuckian from the annals of history books? Consider a person you…
Kentucky by Heart: Winchester minister, family touched by acts of kindness by their community
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Minister Dave Scalf describes himself and those who worship at Christ Church Winchester as “real…