Columns

 Mother Nature finally watered. Here on the farm I got a full 3 inches in seven days. The storms, I could’ve done without. I do love the occasional thunder boomer or two, but a gentle rain is always my preference. At least it saved the berry crop.

 A bourbon storage facility in Bardstown owned by the Barton 1792 Distillery collapsed recently, sending thousands of barrels of aging whiskey rolling down a hillside.

 Happy Fourth of July. Today, we celebrate. Not only is it a day to remember the founding of our nation, it’s also a day to celebrate the summer harvests of the garden. The corn is in, and no Fourth is complete without fresh corn on the cob.

 The frustration expressed by Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer following Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd’s decision to strike down a pension-reform law cobbled together originally as Senate Bill 1 and then watered down and pushed through during this year’s General Assembly session as a substitute for Senate Bill 151 (SB 151) – originally wastewater-treatment legislation – is understandable.