Today's Opinions

Last night I attended my 6-year-old granddaughter’s softball game at the LaRue County Parks and Recreation field. I left wondering: what are LaRue County parents teaching their children?

Isn’t the reason these games exist is for the kids to have fun?

The kids in the outfield that couldn’t hear the yelling and screaming probably did have fun. Some of the others – not so much.

Words take on a life of their own. As someone who spends much of his days dealing with language, it’s interesting and sometimes worrisome to see the changes take shape.

A recent conversation with my 4-year-old grandson brought one example into focus.

We were playing a game of some sort and bumped each other. I instinctively said, “Sorry.” I found his reply surprising.

“Sorry don’t butter the biscuits,” he said.

Apparently, this is a Southern cliché that he’s learned from his Alabama grandmother.

My husband and I moved here to Hodgenville last October. We have found that we like this little town very much. One of the things we found here is the Senior Citizens Center. It is a very beautiful building, but it takes more than a building to make people feel like they belong.

This may be the best-kept secret in LaRue County but I want to tell you about it. Monday through Friday, we are served a delicious hot meal at noon just for a donation. We have met some wonderful friends there, people we would not have come to know had it not been for the center.