by Tina Neeley | Oct 12, 2024 | Stories
“9 11, WHAT’S your emergency?” We expect to hear it when we dial those three numbers in a crisis. All that’s on our minds is getting the quickest help possible. Television and movies are likely all that’s informed our understanding of how the process works. We see...
by Tina Neeley | Oct 12, 2024 | Stories
IT’S A time of transition, celebration, and, for many, uncertainty. They hang their caps and gowns in the back of their closets, their tassels on their rearview mirror, and their hopes and dreams on their next forward steps. For many graduates, an unchaperoned week at...
by Wesley Bryant | Sep 13, 2024 | Stories
OUR FOOD nourishes us, from the soil beneath our feet to the table where we gather with family and friends. The hot sun beams from the sky into the field of sprouting seeds. Farmers rise early, tending to their crops with the same care and dedication that their...
by Tina Neeley | Sep 13, 2024 | Stories
The gentle breeze whispered, “Come on out,” as the branches’ unfurling leaves waved at her, coaxing her from the open back door. New ferns spilling out of her mama’s concrete urns gently billowed, and freshly mown grass signaled the end of winter’s imposed rest. As...
by Tina Neeley | Sep 13, 2024 | Stories
WHAT’S YOUR karate IQ? Is it informed by the wise instructor from “The Karate Kid,” Mr. Miyagi, or the or the Netflix series “Cobra Kai’’? Perhaps you still enjoy reruns of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” and its karate action scenes. Or maybe your mental association of the...
by Tina Neeley | Sep 13, 2024 | Stories
AS THE late afternoon sun cast its last shadows over the Kentucky woods, she limped into the open field, her young fawn following along playfully. “Take my coat off,” James “Skip” Parkes said to his grandson-in-law, Jim Cortner, who watched over Skip’s shoulder...
