by Jan Turrentine | Jul 2, 2004 | Opinion
“When I ran for governor many years ago I estimated I shook 600,000 hands, and when I was president I visited all 50 states, and since I left office my wife and I have traveled to more than 120 nations. “When I ran for governor many years ago I estimated I...
by Jan Turrentine | Jun 25, 2004 | Opinion
Every time I see a simple handkerchief, I think about my great-grandmother. Although she died decades ago, she was a significant part of my early childhood. The mother of my maternal grandmother, she was a feisty Cajun woman who would easily lapse into that dialect...
by Jan Turrentine | Jun 18, 2004 | Opinion
David Kirkpatrick and Jason York were high school classmates though not close friends over a decade ago in tiny Tompkinsville, Ky. Kirkpatrick left the area for college and then dental school, while York stayed in Tompkinsville to work with a friend in a...
by Jan Turrentine | Jun 11, 2004 | Opinion
The teenager in baggy pants, canned soft drink in hand, slunk into the sanctuary just before the worship service began. Occasionally he would take a sip (actually it was more like a chug) and then place the can under the pew in front of him. The teenager in baggy...
by Jan Turrentine | Jun 4, 2004 | Opinion
When Lisa Heller was a student at Syracuse University, she lost a ring her grandmother had given her. As a last resort, she decided to search the trash dumpster for it. She didn’t find the ring, but what she did find shocked her: clothes, furniture, lamps and...
