Oct 152022
 

I think it was about a year ago that I was in love with a little red-haired girl named Linda who sat next to me in third grade. Six months ago, I was a young soldier home on leave from Army Basic Training and proud to show off my uniform and my National Defense Ribbon. […]

The Gun Thing

 Posted by at 1:04 am  Nick's Blog
Apr 102021
 

After my recent Newspaper Days blog post when I talked about buying classic cars and guns that people came to my newspaper offices to advertise for sale, I have had several conversations with readers about the whole gun thing and gun violence. Some feel that we need to ban all private firearms ownership or ban the […]

My Old Kentucky Home

 Posted by at 12:02 am  Nick's Blog
Jul 222018
 

Except for the eight weeks I spent at Fort Knox for basic training when I first joined the Army, way back in 1971, and several visits during our RVing days, I have never lived in Kentucky. Yet I feel a strong affinity for the Bluegrass State for some reason. Maybe it’s because I read so […]

Sep 052015
 

I’m not a subtle kind of guy. If you want to give me a message, sometimes you have to hit me between the eyes with a 2×4 to get my attention first. So if you want to tell me where to go, don’t give me the finger, go all the way and give me the […]