The big payoff is here! Tomatoes! It is the time of year when I have a continually full basket of tomatoes on my kitchen floor. At any time, there are at least twenty-five tomatoes (and often double that amount) of every variety. For the past several years, I’ve had a lot of success with […]
Tag: Opinion
Rick Robinson’s Second Time Around: The Statues of DC
Northern Kentucky author & attorney Rick Robinson is back in Washington, DC where he spent years on the staff of then-Congressman Jim Bunning. As a busy staffer on the Hill, it’s easy to miss the beauty of our nation’s capital. And that’s what happened to Rick. This time, he vows to take it all in […]
Rick Robinson’s Second Time Around: The Statues of DC
Northern Kentucky author & attorney Rick Robinson is back in Washington, DC where he spent years on the staff of then-Congressman Jim Bunning. As a busy staffer on the Hill, it’s easy to miss the beauty of our nation’s capital. And that’s what happened to Rick. This time, he vows to take it all in […]
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Full of Beans
For me, fresh green beans are one of the most wonderful, sentimental vegetables of the summer garden. My grandfather (the epic old-school gardener), had an entire fifty foot row of willow sapling teepees loaded with pole beans. I can still see that sight in my mind today. It is one of my more vivid memories […]
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Full of Beans
For me, fresh green beans are one of the most wonderful, sentimental vegetables of the summer garden. My grandfather (the epic old-school gardener), had an entire fifty foot row of willow sapling teepees loaded with pole beans. I can still see that sight in my mind today. It is one of my more vivid memories […]
Rick Robinson’s Second Time Around: The Family Plantation from 1600s
Northern Kentucky author & attorney Rick Robinson is back in Washington, DC where he spent years on the staff of then-Congressman Jim Bunning. As a busy staffer on the Hill, it’s easy to miss the beauty of our nation’s capital. And that’s what happened to Rick. This time, he vows to take it all in […]
Rick Robinson’s Second Time Around: The Family Plantation from 1600s
Northern Kentucky author & attorney Rick Robinson is back in Washington, DC where he spent years on the staff of then-Congressman Jim Bunning. As a busy staffer on the Hill, it’s easy to miss the beauty of our nation’s capital. And that’s what happened to Rick. This time, he vows to take it all in […]
Intrepid Urban Farmer: All Chard Up!
Looking back to January, you remember that being in the house all of the time really got old. Cabin fever really had its claws in you. Your thoughts turned to gardening, of course, and just when you were at your most vulnerable, you were inundated with a crushing amount of seed catalogues in the mailbox. […]
Intrepid Urban Farmer: All Chard Up!
Looking back to January, you remember that being in the house all of the time really got old. Cabin fever really had its claws in you. Your thoughts turned to gardening, of course, and just when you were at your most vulnerable, you were inundated with a crushing amount of seed catalogues in the mailbox. […]
Letter to Fellow Citizens from Woman Robbed in Broad Daylight and Not Helped
Dear Covington, This past Sunday I was robbed in broad daylight and at the end of the day losing all the cash in my wallet is negligible compared to the overwhelming disappointment in the community that witnessed it. My afternoon was the same as any other, after working my serving shift at a local Mainstrasse […]

