Sometimes it’s possible to see a commercial on television hundreds of times without listening to it. Then, all of a sudden, a phrase pops out and grabs my attention like it’s the first time the advertisement’s scrolled across the screen. That happened to me this weekend. I don’t know if I was in a grumpy mood […]
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Weighty Matters: The Last Thing Plus-Size People Need is Celebrities Hawking Diet Plans
Sometimes it’s possible to see a commercial on television hundreds of times without listening to it. Then, all of a sudden, a phrase pops out and grabs my attention like it’s the first time the advertisement’s scrolled across the screen. That happened to me this weekend. I don’t know if I was in a grumpy mood […]
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Theatre Review: “Game” Should Be Farce But is More Like Burlesque
This review of “The Game’s Afoot” at Commonwealth Theatre (NKU) is by Jackie Demaline. I’ll start by saying how much I’m looking forward to “Route 66,” the jolly revue scheduled for the July 9-27 slot for the Commonwealth Theatre Company at Northern Kentucky University. The principal cast includes Roderick Justice and Josh Steele, and I’d […]
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Theatre Review: “Game” Should Be Farce But is More Like Burlesque
This review of “The Game’s Afoot” at Commonwealth Theatre (NKU) is by Jackie Demaline. I’ll start by saying how much I’m looking forward to “Route 66,” the jolly revue scheduled for the July 9-27 slot for the Commonwealth Theatre Company at Northern Kentucky University. The principal cast includes Roderick Justice and Josh Steele, and I’d […]
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Intrepid Urban Farmer: The Stinking Rose
Gardening is always a journey… a journey fraught with chance, discovery, disappointment, revelation, and ultimately, clarity. Nowhere is this more apt than my relationship with Garlic. Quite a few years ago, some fellow gardeners (who had a little more experience under their belts) gave me a few “toes” of Garlic and a very rudimentary […]
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Intrepid Urban Farmer: The Stinking Rose
Gardening is always a journey… a journey fraught with chance, discovery, disappointment, revelation, and ultimately, clarity. Nowhere is this more apt than my relationship with Garlic. Quite a few years ago, some fellow gardeners (who had a little more experience under their belts) gave me a few “toes” of Garlic and a very rudimentary […]
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Rick Robinson’s Second Time Around: Theodore Roosevelt Island
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 […]
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Rick Robinson’s Second Time Around: Theodore Roosevelt Island
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 […]
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Rick Robinson: The Day Jim Bunning Was Perfect
It seems we all strive for perfection in our lives. However, baseball may be the only place where such precision can be judged in an objective fashion – a pitcher facing 27 batters and besting them in succession. On Father’s Day, 1964 – 50 years ago – future Congressman/Senator Jim Bunning achieved perfection. With his […]
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Rick Robinson: The Day Jim Bunning Was Perfect
It seems we all strive for perfection in our lives. However, baseball may be the only place where such precision can be judged in an objective fashion – a pitcher facing 27 batters and besting them in succession. On Father’s Day, 1964 – 50 years ago – future Congressman/Senator Jim Bunning achieved perfection. With his […]
