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Kentucky by Heart: Honoring the ‘beauty of Kentucky’ with visit to state Capitol’s iconic Floral Clock

April 22, 2025April 22, 20250

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist The “beauty of Kentucky” is an oft-repeated phrase in describing the allure of the state….

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Kentucky by Heart: Amid weather-related, financial challenges, sharing happy thoughts about Kentucky

April 15, 2025April 14, 20250

With the current weather-related and financial challenges Kentuckians are facing, this seems like a good time to share some positive…

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Kentucky by Heart: Visit with Versailles elementary students, teachers provides uplifting experience

April 8, 2025April 7, 20251

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist What’s there to love about Kentucky? My aim was to answer that question recently when…

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Kentucky by Heart: Memory of traumatic childhood experience and loss of a favorite toy

April 1, 2025March 31, 20252

By Steve Flairty Kentucky Today As we all know, early life experiences can stay locked forever in our memories, and…

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Kentucky by Heart: Jessica Whitehead’s ‘Driftwood’ offers in-depth look at life of artist Harlan Hubbard

March 25, 2025March 31, 20251

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist It was 1937, the year of the Great Flood that imposed itself on the Ohio…

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Kentucky by Heart: Gideon Shryock, Richard Isenhour had major impact on KY Architecture

March 18, 2025March 31, 20250

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist It has been said that simple protective structures, built to protect humans from outside forces,…

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Kentucky by Heart: Kentucky’s historical marker program one of oldest, largest in the United States

March 11, 2025March 10, 20250

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I’ve often shared about growing up in a family that regularly took day trips around…

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Kentucky by Heart: No one will ever accuse Wilmore Elementary’s Clayton Winter of coasting through life

March 4, 2025March 3, 20250

By Steve Flairty Kentucky Today He works all day where balls are bouncing in a gym all around him. From…

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Kentucky by Heart: Part two of a conversation with Kentucky historian and professor Dr. James Klotter

February 25, 2025February 24, 20251

(Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part Q & A with Kentucky historian Dr. James Klotter. View part…

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Kentucky by Heart: A conversation with Kentucky historian and professor Dr. James Klotter

February 18, 2025February 24, 20252

(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part Q & A with Kentucky historian Dr. James Klotter.) By Steve…

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Kentucky by Heart: Kentuckians share their favorite sweets to share with their ‘sweet’ on Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2025February 10, 20250

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist With Valentine’s Day coming up, it got me thinking of sweet things, and in particular,…

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Kentucky by Heart: Celebrating impact of notable KY African Americans during Black History Month

February 4, 2025February 3, 20250

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Black History Month, in February, always encourages me to search for notable African American good…

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Kentucky by Heart: NKY native and actor Bob Elkins appeared in Coal Miner’s Daughter, other notable roles

January 21, 2025January 20, 20251

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist That guy you may remember who played a disc jockey part on the highly popular…

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Kentucky by Heart: Sharing a few of the great things happening across our Commonwealth recently

January 14, 2025January 13, 20251

By Steve Flairty Special to NKyTribune There are some great things going on in Kentucky and being done by Kentuckians…

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Kentucky by Heart: Gift provides warm remembrance of beloved brother; preparing for ‘War and Peace’ in 2025

January 7, 2025January 6, 20251

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Moving into the upcoming year of 2025, I’ll look back at the just completed holiday…

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Kentucky by Heart: Mark Twain had real connections to Kentucky, with mother born in Adair County

December 31, 2024December 30, 20240

A person who has an absurd love of Kentucky might well say that author and humorist Mark Twain — birth…

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Kentucky by Heart: What’s your favorite Christmas story? KYians share some of their most beloved

December 24, 2024December 23, 20240

A few weeks ago, a local newspaper reporter interviewed me and other authors about our favorite published Christmas story. I…

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Kentucky by Heart: Author, podcaster Susan Mills advocates for those with ‘exceptionalities’

December 17, 2024December 16, 20240

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist “To Alex, the bravest kid I know, and my everyday hero.” – Dedication message in…

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Kentucky by Heart: New effort raising funds to restore Choctaw Academy building in Scott County

December 10, 2024December 10, 20242

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Back in the frontier days, the Choctaw Indian Academy was set up for Native American…

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Kentucky by Heart: Drive through rural NKY offers nostalgic journey through fond childhood memories

December 3, 2024December 2, 20243

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I enrolled at Eastern Kentucky University in the fall of 1971, and except for the…

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Kentucky by Heart: Gary Burns’ ‘Untold Clay’ series offers unique perspective on small-town Kentucky life

November 26, 2024November 25, 20241

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I am amazed at the stories that come out of small Kentucky communities. I learned…

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Kentucky by Heart: PBS documentary seeks to find burial locations from 1865 Civil War massacre

November 12, 2024November 11, 20240

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Some 80 men of Company E of the 5th US Colored Cavalry were driving a…

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