It is our responsibility as parents to make sure our children are able to defend themselves. It is our responsibility to make sure our children understand the gravity of when to (or not to) use such …
Well, by the time most of you will be reading this, Christmas Day will have come and gone. The stores already have Valentine's candy on the shelves, and we’ll all be starting to think about those …
Most of us dream of a Rockwell-type Christmas setting, with snow filling the corners of the windows and the glow of the tree welcoming everyone into a dim living room. We reminisce for good reason. …
Approximately a half-dozen years ago, I ran into an old Army Reserve buddy and founder of Richmond’s AFS Academy of Martial Arts (more on that next week), Scott Elliott at a Mexican restaurant. As …
A few years ago at a homeschool end of semester history fair, one of the high school boys had a display about Viking explorer Leif Erikson. The student and I discussed the thing to remember about …
By now, the leftovers from Thanksgiving have all been gobbled up and those who are so inclined have that Christmas tree up and decorated. The excitement among children is beginning to build as they …
Music has always been a big part of my life. To be clear, I mean that I thoroughly enjoy music in many forms from a listening standpoint and not as a performer of any kind. As a performer I peaked …
Being blessed to raise children again in my middle-age, I’ll pass along over the next month some suggestions for activities I trust your children will find as interesting and beneficial as have …
Holly in the window, Home where the wind blows, Can’t walk for runnin’, Christmas time’s a comin. I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving and that …
That staunch old guy who thinks the youth is falling apart because of video games? That grouchy neighbor who routinely preaches about the fall of civilization due to electronics? It is I, back for …
The last Iraq story shared by the Army CID special agent I recently sat down with concerned his connection with a group of people about whom I’m willing to bet you’ve never heard. I …
About now, folks are thawing turkeys or hams and getting ready to gather round the table to celebrate the gift of family and friends. It should be a joyous occasion as we tend to appreciate …
European settlers moved into Kentucky in the mid-1700s and never looked back. Harrod’s Town is credited as the first town of record. Some areas never made it to the status of city, town, or …
It came as quite a blow to the Boy and me when we learned that Sherman had died. I know there are many in the county who didn’t know him, but he was a fixture around McKee. There is a good …
Thanksgiving has almost been dwarfed by Halloween and is certainly overshadowed by the upcoming Christmas season. I find that sad, because at its core, Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather …
Among the many old wives’ tales associated with the US Armed Forces is that the services’ members are, well, “armed.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Civilians may …
I wandered around the courthouse square of McKee looking for the changes that had occurred over the years, and little did I realize all the future changes that would occur. Flying in the easy breeze …
“If you find a weapons cache, make the farmer upon whose land you find the stash dig it up (in case of booby traps). If a suspected insurgent resists detainment? ‘Knock ‘em …
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my recent quest to find older things to go in our Out of the Past section. I was thrilled early this year to find that our 1942 edition was in good enough …
Spending the weekend chasing whitetail deer with the youngest of the clan turned into long sitting spells with little action. On the walk in, he dragged his feet, making a racket and stepping on …