Touched By An Angel Loren Hardin The Ashland Beacon      This is part two of a two-part series about Chuck, a retired warehouse manager, truck driver and school bus driver. Chuck and his wife, Eva, had seven adult children and Chuck pointed out, “All my kids took after me. They’re all tall.”  Chuck was passionate about sports. He coached Little League for several years. And when Chuck was employed as a truck driver, he would drive home for ballgames and then drive back to Da

Growing Greenup OPEN BURNING – HOW DOES IT APPLY TO ME? Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon   Amanda Abnee Gumbert, Forestry and Natural Resources - Extension; Eric Byrd, Kentucky Business Environmental Assistance Program; Elizabeth Robb and Roberta Burnes, Kentucky Division for Air Quality; and Kate Shanks, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, authors. Disposing of our waste items by open burning has been a way of life for many years. Many of us grew up with a backyar

Like A Tree Planted by The Rivers Of Water Loren Hardin The Ashland Beacon               Flo enrolled in outpatient hospice services with terminal cancer when she was in her sixties. Flo was widowed, had no children, and lived alone. She was soft spoken and perhaps even a little shy. There was something mysterious and intriguing about Flo. Despite having a terminal illness, Flo appeared reconciled, at peace.              I had to know the secret of Flo’s apparent contentment.

Grounded Lora Parsons The Ashland Beacon     One of my favorite things to talk about from our growing up years is how bad our parents were at grounding my sister and I. It was always our favorite form of punishment for whatever we’d done wrong, because it lasted approximately 1.2 hours before it was revoked. They wouldn’t ground us from church activities, because there was a spiritual implication with those even if it was just a fun event. Those were where you built relation