Daily Independent (Ashland, KY) Columns

John Cannon: A new Memorial Day tradition: Getting lost

2012-05-30T09:45:00-04:00

Like many other families, my wife and I have a Memorial Day tradition of visiting and placing flowers on the graves of my relatives. For more than 30 years, we have traveled to Fayette and Clinton counties in Ohio to visit the same three cemeteries.

Mike James: Obama, hate and the gay card: 5/29/12

2012-05-29T10:00:00-04:00

It has been the talk of the political town since Tuesday that, in the Kentucky Democratic primary, Barack Obama received only 58 percent of the vote, although he is running unopposed for a second nomination as president.

Cathie Shaffer: My father, my hero: 5/29/12

2012-05-29T10:00:00-04:00

I spent the Memorial Day holiday “up north,” and my final act before leaving was to visit the cemetery when my father and Dearly Departed Hubby are buried. We walked on to the graves of my ancestors; five generations of my maternal lineage are buried there in Locust Grove.

Lee Ward: Chef offers new takes on old favorite: pork chops: 5/29/12

2012-05-28T23:17:43-04:00

Now that Memorial Day has passed and we have entered the time we officially consider grilling season, the National Pork Board has released findings of interest to carnivores.

Tim Preston: Karats, peaches, couches beauty: 5/27/12

2012-05-27T18:37:24-04:00

I was leaving the newspaper office on May 19 and thought I was about to be attacked by dozens of people wearing yellow T-shirts and literally running toward the building.

Lee Ward: 05/27/2012 — Old friends never die, just get baked

2012-05-27T06:00:00-04:00

In the early 1990s, all the cooks in town were giving one another starters for Amish Friendship Bread.

Carrie Stambaugh: Memories of years spent at the pool: 5/25/12

2012-05-25T10:00:00-04:00

The official start to the summer is upon us. As a kid, this weekend was the most anticipated of the year.

Mark Maynard: Smelling your way to stories: 5/24/12

2012-05-24T09:55:00-04:00

We do what we can to sell newspapers these days.

JOHN CANNON: Playing with Peepaw can be fun

2012-05-23T00:01:15-04:00

When my youngest granddaughter, who will turn 3 in September, walked into the family room and asked Peepaw to take her to the “chicken place,” this old man knew immediately what she wanted. And I was eager to grant her request.

TIM PRESTON: Leftovers, small biz winners, pet spa

2012-05-22T11:29:05-04:00

Tim Preston's weekly business column.