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One of the questions people — everyone from third-graders to those holding doctorate degrees — most often ask me is “How did you get into this? How did you end up in journalism?”

I always answer them honestly, but it occurred to me as I was placing subscriptions to Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Glamour that I might never have answered that question for you, my wonderful, faithful readers. (You’ll see why that magazine part was important in just a second.)

Parents can say a lot to their children by not saying anything at all — especially when it comes to sex.

That’s one of the messages Betsy Neale, Ph.D., hopes to convey to Anderson County parents during a workshop Feb. 5.

“By not saying anything, children can pick up the message that (sex) is embarrassing and that it’s something our culture doesn’t talk about,” Neale said.

FRANKFORT — Tuesday afternoon, Katianna Yates witnessed what she could only describe as a “monumental event in history.”

Barack Obama was sworn into office and became the nation’s first black president.

“It’s something I never thought I’d see,” Yates said. “I know it’s something my grandparents and parents never thought they’d see.”

Yates, a Lawrenceburg resident who is a sophomore at Kentucky State University, said she believes Obama will be a great president.

If you thought Friday’s sub-zero temperatures were bad, imagine waking up to discover you had no electricity.

That nightmare was a reality for those who live in Thoroughbred Estates after an unusually high demand for electricity early Friday morning overloaded the community’s circuits, leaving residents there in the dark — and cold.

The outage began around 6:30 a.m. and power was restored to all 275 homes by around 12:30 p.m., Cliff Feltham, KU’s statewide media relations manager said.