Kentucky by Heart: Lincoln County native Red Foley was first Kentuckian in Country Music Hall of Fame
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist My parents were country music fans, and while growing up, I admit that I endured…
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Kentucky by Heart: Although mostly virtual this year, the opening of school brings back many memories
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist The opening of schools, though mostly virtually these days, always recalls personal memories for me,…
Kentucky by Heart: Many Kentuckians have made their mark in fields of science and technology
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Science and technology. . .in the Bluegrass State?? Over the years, Kentucky hasn’t always been…
Kentucky by Heart: Author Kim Huston’s Bardstown offers intimate look at community’s allure
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist When it comes to choosing an invigorating location for Kentucky day trips (or half-day trip),…
Kentucky by Heart: Multi-talented Skeeter Davis — a true story about a Kentucky girl making good
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Stripping tobacco as a young boy back in the 1960s was never something that excited…
Kentucky by Heart: Encounter with baseball great Pee Wee Reese one very special moment in a life of many
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist When Louisville’s amazing baseball Hall of Famer Pee Wee Reese posed with me for a…
Kentucky by Heart: Kentuckians throughout history faced similar challenges to those we face today
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I find it enjoyable to look for inspiring Kentuckians, often unsung, from the past who…
Kentucky by Heart: In-person school is best, but we must have the resolve to do it safely and right
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist From my perspective as a teacher, getting Kentucky’s elementary/secondary young people back into physical classrooms…
Kentucky by Heart: Part two of a selection from coming children’s book; Joey and honey balls
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part selection from Steve Flairty’s in-progress children’s book, tentatively titled Kentucky Billy…
Kentucky by Heart: Versailles resident’s watchful eye averts major disaster, helps him truly know faith
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Ted Hill must have felt like his own version of The Man Who Knew Too…
Kentucky by Heart: Amid horrors of racial intolerance in post-Civil War Ky., some stood and said ‘no more’
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist In an attempt to further educate myself on the roots of today’s social/racial unrest, particularly…
Kentucky by Heart: Stories behind names of high schools reveal unique look at Kentucky’s past
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist While recently looking over information about public high schools in Kentucky, it occurred to me…
Kentucky by Heart: Celebrating Kentucky’s own James Bond, and all of the state’s ‘overcomers’
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Reading and writing about overcomers from Kentucky is a passion of mine. Overcomers are often…
Kentucky by Heart: Precious time in the family garden is heaven, a release not to be mistaken for a chore
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist I like gardening a lot, and I don’t want to mess it up by becoming…
Kentucky by Heart: Authors West, Brackney offer sordid details of two Kentucky murder mysteries
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist My usual amount of reading is a lot, but with staying healthy at home to…
Kentucky by Heart: Tiny Wickliffe community has a lot of ‘Hart’ and many treasured souls
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Wickliffe, Kentucky, sets along the Mississippi River, a couple miles from where the Ohio River…
Kentucky by Heart: Story of William ‘King’ Solomon a poignant one for this challenging time of pandemic
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist For many years as a fourth-grade teacher, I read the story of William “King” Solomon’s…
Kentucky by Heart: Video history series offers unique look at Kentucky’s vintage buildings and structures
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Our knowledge of Kentucky’s history often comes from what we’ve read in textbooks, articles in…
Kentucky by Heart: These guys are deltiologists — meaning they collect postcards — lots of postcards
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist When Carl Howell looks back on his professional work career, a highly successful one, he…
Kentucky by Heart: Some ramblings, musings and wanderings to pass the time during social distancing
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Sometimes it feels good to allow this Kentucky-centric mind to do some wandering and then…
Kentucky by Heart: A most underrated tool of the small farmer or gardener — the trusty bucket
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist I should have learned while growing up in Claryville that the most important tool for…
Kentucky by Heart: Alice Hegan Rice’s classic ‘Mrs. Wiggs’ offers many lessons for today’s trying times
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Last week, I pulled a book out of my collection of old Kentucky books that…