Today's News

Larry Keith Downs, 53, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. A memorial service is from 2 to 4 p.m., today at his home, 930 Murray’s Run Road in Bardstown. All friends and family are invited to attend. Greenwell-Houghlin Northside Funeral Home in Bardstown is in charge of arrangements. Katherine “Katie” Wheeler Pottinger, 85, of Flanagan, Ill., formerly of LaRu

Choose wisely

Since the 2008 Kentucky Primaries, I have tried my best to convince the many Hillary Clinton supporters that they should vote for Barack Obama in the general election. Many cite the fact that his age, 47, is too young,  which I usually counter with the fact that Sen. John F. Kennedy was 43 and Gov. Bill Clinton was 46 when they became president. 

Palin ran circles around Biden

I have just finished watching the debate between Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden and was impressed with how she ran circles around him. Rather than debating “Slow Joe,” it seemed to me she was connecting directly with me and the others watching.

On Sept. 28, someone or something set the woods on fire behind our home in Glendale. The News-Enterprise reported almost 100 acres were burnt. What wasn’t reported was how close this fire came to some of our homes. The Firefighters were at the scene in a matter of minutes, they came from Glendale, Upton, Sonora, Valley Creek, Stephensburg, Elizabethtown and the forestry service.