
Kentucky by Heart: Some recent selections from the Kentucky-centric books at the top of my reading list
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Never to focus on reading just one book at a time, I’ll devote this column…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Never to focus on reading just one book at a time, I’ll devote this column…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I’ll always keep fond memories of Judge Ray Corns, who died last week at the…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Recently, I drove to Brandenburg, in Meade County, where I would speak to the Lincoln…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist In last week’s column, I wrote about seeing the premier performance of a Kentucky-based film,…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of one of the state’s premier magazines, Kentucky…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Back when I was an elementary student, I was taught that Robert Fulton was the…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist The “Healthy Aging Summit” I attended last week in Versailles came at a good time….
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnists A visit to the annual Kentucky State Fair might aptly compare to a “one stop…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist If the ultimate goal of incarceration for one who commits a crime is personal restoration…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Small town life in Kentucky doesn’t mean there are a lack of things to do…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I clearly recall, then at age ten, the afternoon in 1963 when Aunt Thelma and…
By Steve Flairty Kentucky by Heart While recently perusing sources to find interesting tidbits about our state, I noticed something…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist One could rightly say that Bill Penn “lives in the past” if you take a…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist A drive down Highway 27 just south of Nicholasville and approaching Camp Nelson National Monument…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist If you have a deep love for the Commonwealth of Kentucky — and I suspect…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Most anyone who has been a student in my elementary classroom knows that I teach…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Last week I wrote about a man from Owen County, Harry “Clark” Karsner, who built…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist This week, I’d like to talk about one of those “circle of life” times I…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist In a previous column several years back, I wrote about the inspiration I gained from…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I recently came across a story about the demise of a Mt. Sterling man in…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist The month of March gets me in an especially good mood despite its still-too-cool weather…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Ask almost anyone associated with elementary schools how important the outdoor playground is to the…