On any autumn Sunday afternoon my grandfather would rake leaves into a pile and then burn them. Lots of people in the neighborhood burned leaves. Smoke would drift up and hang over the houses sending smoke signals about the coming of winter. It was a dangerous practice and I’m glad no one does this anymore. […]
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In Other Words: Life Lessons Learned After A Three Year Battle With Cancer
An early chemo session. Today marks one year of clean scans for cancer. As many of you know, I have battled lymphoma for the past three years. I underwent almost a year of chemo, a CAR-T transplant, and targeted radiation. It was not pleasant. I was sick for a long time. There was one […]
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In Other Words: Master Woodworker Lovingly Crafts New Windows for Mess Hall
Tom Hardy and Greg Mounce. FTM file. Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! The Mess Hall in Tower Park is one of […]
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In Other Words: Art Show to Benefit Local Historic Building
Inside the Hubbard Studio Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! Beginning this week and running through the month of October, the Fort […]
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In Other Words: You Can Be A Spectator Or You Can Dive In To Go After What You Want
Susan Holt Simpson: Unsplash Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! By Chuck Keller My parents had a river cottage in southern […]
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In Other Words: Celebrate Car Free Day September 22 at the Farmers Market
Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! Car Free Day is an international event celebrated every September 22 where people are encouraged to […]
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In Other Words: The White Squirrels Rule Local Mountain Bike Trails
White Squirrel team. Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! I asked 13-year-old Noah Clark what he liked best about mountain biking in […]
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In Other Words: Local Poet and Teacher, Alexandra McIntosh, Publishes First Book, Bowlfuls of Blue
Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! By Chuck Keller Superman had this trick where he would cup a chunk of coal in […]
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In Other Words: Can You See What You Don’t Know?
Photo by David Travis on Unsplash By Chuck Keller Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! It was a warm day and I […]
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In Other Words: Local Entertainer Enters Urban Farming Market With Fort Thomas Microgreens
Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! “Eat local. Live better” is the tag line for Fort Thomas Microgreens. And it’s the latest […]