Having sat through many trials over the years as a reporter for the local newspaper, I have learned a wealth of information about Kentucky law. While I still have no degree in that area, the knowledge that you learn about the court system is invaluable, and despite having to often sit for lo…

Right now, instead of writing this column, I am staring at the elaborate flower designs on the wallpaper that is in front of me. The flowers are so ornate, they look a little otherworldly, with curli-cues twirling inside them, thistle bits, fringed petals, gold strands, and equally regal lea…

For months now, Kentucky’s economy has been heating up and we have seen a slew of positive economic development and new jobs announcements.

Perhaps you heard about the fellow who passed out in one of those dull uptown church services. Members of the rescue squad rushed in. They carried out five people before they got the right one.

Last summer, my husband William and I spent a lot of time pretending we were on vacation when we were really stuck at home. Each weekend, we would choose our destination. Sometimes our VRBO would “be” in Italy, sometimes in France, once in Spain, once in England. At one point we were in Swit…

Sometimes you hear a phrase that just sticks in your head and you find yourself referring back to it at certain points in your life, even in different situations. The phrase could be a line from a song, a movie, an old wives tale from generations ago - just anything or from any one.

A fellow walked out of an antique shop carrying a big grandfather clock he’d just purchased. He had always wanted one and was happy to shell out big bucks for such a great find.

“No regrets,” Baby Hugo said after it was all over.

I heard a comedian tell his friend the other day that he had been married 17 years and that his mother-in-law had come to visit only one time in all those years.

Since the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, the Fourth of July has been observed as a day for Americans to stand in unity and recognition of our nation's founding. On this day, 245 years ago, exemplary visionaries dared to create a unique form of government. Our F…

After more than a year of severe restrictions on America's social gatherings, it looks like we will once again be able to celebrate our signature American holiday, the 4th of July.

One of the luckiest things that happened to me after I moved to Kentucky was finding Ike Adams’s column, “Points East.” I remember sitting at my orange desk in The Sentinel-Echo newsroom and suddenly being immersed in writing so clean and a tone so meandering it felt like water rolling down …

Maybe you heard about the man who went to the doctor complaining about being sore all over.

Fighting cancer is expensive – there are so many unforeseen costs for patients to pay during their journey, such as transportation, medical bills and child care, on top of battling the disease at the same time. This is why CHI Saint Joseph Health Foundations continuously work to relieve some…

Northern Kentucky Republican Rep. Joe Fischer is taking heat from some leftists after pre-filing legislation banning teaching or instructional materials in Kentucky’s public schools which assumes or suggests an individual by virtue of his or her race or sex is inherently racist, sexist or op…

Editor's Note: Longtime Sentinel-Echo columnist Ike Adams passed away June 18. This farewell column was written by his wife, Loretta.

I sent a copy of my recently published book to a dear high school friend, and he commented that I didn't say much about my father. When I checked, I found that he was right. Other than a poem, just a mention here and there. My mother played a much more prevalent role in my writings.

I heard a chicken farmer talking the other day about all his great laying hens. Some laid those white eggs like you buy in the grocery store. Some laid those delicious brown eggs. He said he even had one that laid different colored eggs.

This is going to be another short column because I simply don’t have the energy to make it any longer. However it does feel like news worth breaking and the beans need to be spilled this week because they represent another life changer for Loretta and me and one that we have been dreading fo…

The Council for Better Education (CBE) is using your tax dollars to sue … you, the Kentucky taxpayers!

An elderly gentleman was out for a drive with his equally elderly and hard-of-hearing wife the other day when a police officer pulled them over.

Back in early March, it became obvious that Loretta and I were going to have a wheelchair to get me into and out of the house, especially on those rainy days when I was making trips to the hospital three or four times a week with no let up in sight. So we made arrangements to buy one at a me…

A clear summer night brought out a huge crowd to Town Center on Friday evening - a celebration of many sorts.

A few years ago I wrote an article on TV ads. Having never reactivated a TV account, I now get most of my advertising from the radio. Well, okay, a lot comes across on internet sources like Facebook, but I systematically ignore those.

I heard a hilarious tale the other day about a 14-year-old boy who came home from school ready for supper, only to find his mother upstairs in bed sick.

Despite the growing number of potholes slowing drivers on the commonwealth’s highways following pavement-unfriendly weather this spring, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet continues to experience smooth sailing in its ongoing practice of awarding single-bid contracts which exceed its own in…

The pomp and circumstance of high school graduation for the past two years has brought some creative measures for school officials and the community.

A woman had lots of children, so when her last one was born, she had great difficulty in thinking of a name. She finally decided to just call him Odd.

This is probably the hardest column I’ve ever tried to write and there are no guarantees that I’m going to be able to pull it off. Tears keep falling on my keyboard and every time I attempt to type another word, my vision blurs and a baseball seems to be stuck in my throat. I had no idea tha…

How can Kentucky still be trailing competitor states in population growth?

“Oh my bags are packed, I'm ready to go . . .” That's about as far as the song can go, at the moment, because I'm not standing outside anyone's door and I'm not leaving on a jet plane. Probably not any time soon, anyway.

A woman had just boarded a crowded bus and was walking down the aisle to find a seat when a man kicked her in the shin.

The observance of Mother's Day on Sunday and my birthday this upcoming Sunday officially started the "Celebrate Me" regimen in my month of May.

Censorship by Facebook, Twitter and YouTube of free-market views provides a stark reminder that the far left, which favors lockdowns over liberties, seeks opportunity to control activity on the internet – one of the greatest tools for freedom ever created.

It's a daily thing - the ringing of the cell phone with an unassigned ring.

The approach of Mother's Day seems like an appropriate time to ponder the importance of our mothers and their — or our — roles in a child's life. Some relationships progress more smoothly than others, but in the end, the inescapable fact is that mothers play an instrumental role in who we be…

A famous gospel singer once visited a church only to be recognized by the pastor who immediately invited him to perform.

Whatever day it was last week when we had a little snow, I’m thinking it was before April 20, at least one weather forecaster was gleefully honking his horn and proclaiming it to be the latest snow we’d had in over 100 years.

Bubba was among the group of people touring the Biltmore House over in Asheville, North Carolina. People marveled at the beautiful mansion filled with antiques.

It’s been more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and, while we have hope with the availability of vaccinations, we know things will not be back to normal for a while. Even so, it is still important to keep up with wellness checks and annual screenings to identify any possi…

Among the many "Nita-isms" that frequently fly from my mouth is one paraphrased adage surrounding work and work ethics.

You might have heard about the preacher who had been invited to eat with one of the families from church. Oh, that preacher ate, and he ate, and he ate, and he ate some more.

Old timers on Blair Branch used to say that if it thunders in February, it will frost in May. If that holds true, the Little Ette bunch bean seeds that Loretta and I dug out of the freezer and Andy planted in the garden last week, don’t have a chance. In fact, I’m sitting here hoping they ar…