The weather is still unpredictable as of this writing. Mid-fifties one day, below zero the next. It’s still too early to start inside seedlings and, of course, early crop radishes and lettuce are at least six weeks away. One good thing about this fluctuation of temperature is that it confuses the bugs. It […]
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Rick Robinson: Constitutionally Protected Assholes & the Most Hilarious Amicus Brief Ever Filed
This column is written by Rick Robinson and originally appeared at Rare. It is re-published with permission. Unless they are covering the police beat (or attending their own child-support hearing), writers and journalists steer clear of courts. This is particularly true for funny journalists. Judges don’t appreciate good humor – just ask the attorneys for […]
Rick Robinson: Constitutionally Protected Assholes & the Most Hilarious Amicus Brief Ever Filed
This column is written by Rick Robinson and originally appeared at Rare. It is re-published with permission. Unless they are covering the police beat (or attending their own child-support hearing), writers and journalists steer clear of courts. This is particularly true for funny journalists. Judges don’t appreciate good humor – just ask the attorneys for […]
Intrepid Urban Farmer: All About Bugs
OK, the severe cold with its deep blanket of snow is mostly behind us this year. As a gardener, the first thing I want to know is this: What am I gonna get out of it? I know, I know, there will be good ground moisture. And though the temperatures were brutal on perennials (my […]
Intrepid Urban Farmer: All About Bugs
OK, the severe cold with its deep blanket of snow is mostly behind us this year. As a gardener, the first thing I want to know is this: What am I gonna get out of it? I know, I know, there will be good ground moisture. And though the temperatures were brutal on perennials (my […]
Intrepid Urban Farmer: All About Bugs
OK, the severe cold with its deep blanket of snow is mostly behind us this year. As a gardener, the first thing I want to know is this: What am I gonna get out of it? I know, I know, there will be good ground moisture. And though the temperatures were brutal on perennials (my […]
Judy Clabes: Northern Kentucky Has Already Proven It Can Dream Big
Great communities don’t happen by accident. They require a plan shaped by the hopes, dreams, wants and needs of the community. – myNKY.org An ambitious 40-page blueprint for Northern Kentucky’s future published in 1996 was the result of months and months of community discussions and focus groups and gatherings – a tribute – not to a political […]
Judy Clabes: Northern Kentucky Has Already Proven It Can Dream Big
Great communities don’t happen by accident. They require a plan shaped by the hopes, dreams, wants and needs of the community. – myNKY.org An ambitious 40-page blueprint for Northern Kentucky’s future published in 1996 was the result of months and months of community discussions and focus groups and gatherings – a tribute – not to a political […]
Intrepid Urban Farmer: All About Tomatoes
“Love Apples”. That fanciful name for tomatoes is derived from the French “La Pomme d’Amour”, attributing aphrodisiacal powers to them! It is the perfect name for this centerpiece vegetable of the garden. Couple that with the fact that until some time in the nineteenth century tomatoes were considered to be poisonous, and you’re probably wondering, “where’s the snake […]
Intrepid Urban Farmer: All About Tomatoes
“Love Apples”. That fanciful name for tomatoes is derived from the French “La Pomme d’Amour”, attributing aphrodisiacal powers to them! It is the perfect name for this centerpiece vegetable of the garden. Couple that with the fact that until some time in the nineteenth century tomatoes were considered to be poisonous, and you’re probably wondering, “where’s the snake […]

