http://www.dailyindependent.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 11 May 2008 23:39:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_132234056.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_132234056.html Sun, 11 May 2008 22:01:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_132220204.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_132220204.html It’s been seven seasons since the 16th Region produced a state champion, when Boyd County won the State Tournament in 2001. Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_129213524.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_129213524.html Thu, 08 May 2008 21:33:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_129213417.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_129213417.html When I was a youngster, my family owned and operated a small country store on U.S. 60 in western Carter County, near the Rowan County line. Thu, 08 May 2008 20:26:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_129202642.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_129202642.html Among those of us who write for newspapers, telling readers at the beginning of a piece that most of them won’t be interested in what follows is a Cardinal No-No. Wed, 07 May 2008 23:38:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_128233943.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_128233943.html With just a week and a half of 16th Region play remaining in the regular season, the story-line pieces are falling into place like a breaking ball on the outside corner. Tue, 06 May 2008 21:52:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_127215324.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_127215324.html As a child in Sunday school, the importance of the Fifth Commandment — “Honor thy father and thy mother” — was drilled into the minds of the little children. Mon, 05 May 2008 23:33:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_126233347.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_126233347.html Sun, 04 May 2008 23:40:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_125233033.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_125233033.html Saturday’s Kentucky Derby cleared something up for me when it comes to horse racing. I just don’t care for it. Sun, 04 May 2008 23:35:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_125233608.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_125233608.html Thu, 01 May 2008 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_122220023.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_122220023.html Thu, 01 May 2008 21:57:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_122215834.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_122215834.html I have a question, Gentle Reader, that I would like to pose to you on this fine post-Kentucky Derby Sunday: Thu, 01 May 2008 21:43:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_122214420.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_122214420.html When I was a junior in high school, I took the savings from my part-time job to supplement a trade-in — my old ’50 Plymouth for a used but sharp looking ’56 Ford convertible. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:24:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_122002631.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_122002631.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:43:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_120234544.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/columns/local_story_120234544.html If you’ve got the golfing itch, you’ll like this news. Eagle Ridge Golf Course at Yatesville Lake is set to reopen Thursday after it was forced to close down last fall.