It was a long time coming, but the Mill Springs Battlefield is now officially part of the National Parks System.

I think we can safely say U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers will be elected to his 21st term on November 3. He’s served our 5th Congressional District for four decades.

The late, great Reds skipper Sparky Anderson told the story often.

Relatively speaking, the Vice Presidential debate on Wednesday was a friendly conversation over a picnic lunch between two dear friends.

This morning, I noticed my old Gourmet magazines on the bookshelf and nearly burst into tears (granted, fall always makes me overly nostalgic). Then I thought of all the magazines that have influenced my life and actually did tear up. 

Every time I open my news feed, the ground shakes.

I've always considered myself a proud American.

It’s been a few days since Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced the grand jury findings in the tragic case of Louisville’s Breonna Taylor.

It’s not often when you can boast your community has “the very best” of anything.

Cheerleading is a sport.

In the early days of television, women had very specific roles.

Over the past week, I’ve been staring at a flower pot on my deck. Not constantly, mind you, as that would be worrisome, but, if I’m honest, I’m out there looking pretty regularly. And each time I do, I feel like I’ve accomplished something.

I wasn't in New York City on September 11, 2001.

If you believe the latest poll numbers, it is an iron-clad cinch that Democrat Joe Biden will be elected President in November.

Fearful forecasts are afoot with the presidential election creeping closer.

In New York, he was "Tom Terrific."

About the only thing we know for sure about Jacob Blake is that Kenosha, Wis., Police shot him seven times as he reached into the front seat of his SUV.

Kentucky prep student-athletes across the Commonwealth held their collective breath on Friday as the Kentucky Department of Education Board met — with the possibility on the table that it would opt to cancel fall sports.

“I hope this doesn’t happen but it’s just going to take one 16- or 17-year-old to drop dead on a sporting field before someone notices that it’s not fictional.”

Our family has a tradition. On the night before the first day of school, my daughter Carly puts on her Class of 2027 T-shirt for a photo. Then, on the big morning — the first day of classes — we have a picture of her, all dressed up and ready to go.

It is a breath of fresh air.

I had a few broadcasting classes in college — the most notable of which were taught by the late, great Don Orwin at Somerset Community College.

I eat so much mayonnaise they were going to send me to the Mayo Clinic.” — Tom Robbins

To go back to school ... or not.

When I moved to Pulaski and started school here, I went to Science Hill. There was a reason for that: It was one of a kind.

High school sports is in a very precarious state right now.

A few Saturdays ago, my little brother Matthew sent me a photo of a sheet of golden waffles lying on a cooling rack. 

The Orlando Magic’s Jonathan Isaac made headlines over the weekend.

The Commonwealth Journal has recently been encouraged by our parent company, CNHI, to post a code of conduct for our Facebook followers.

There's no doubt the COVID-19 crisis has become a political football.

"If you reach back in your memory ...

I’ve seen a lot of posts about the return of professional sports this past week.

There are few names in the state of Kentucky that carry as much weight as that of Adolph Rupp.

One of the more thought-provoking lines in my favorite book of the Bible, Ecclesiastes, reads, “I envy those who are dead and gone; they are better off than those who are still alive.”

It is our worst fear as parents: A career criminal with sex offenses against minors on his record, in our neighborhoods stalking young children.

The Commonwealth Journal presented a poll question about the recent event in Nancy where armed folks showed up at Mill Springs Battlefield sites to defend the Civil War monuments in the face of a rumored “attack” from the outside.

You live and you learn.

When Alan Keck was campaigning for the office of mayor, one of the key issues of his platform was the revitalization of the Downtown Somerset area.

Two very significant events unfolded in Pulaski County on Friday — they were very separate, yet naturally intertwined.

I miss baseball. A lot.

“Black Lives Matter” should not be a term that divides.

In October of 1994, I was at old Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati with my longtime sidekick/photographer Bobby Flynn to cover the Shula Bowl — the Bengals, coached by Dave Shula, were going against his legendary father, Don Shula, and the Miami Dolphins.