Those in bondage valued in thousands of dollars to slave owners

Mar 03, 2023 at 12:03 pm by admin

Runaway slaves were always a serious problem. They were very valuable. During an 1859 auction in Georgia a healthy "prime" male slave aged 22, a trained cotton field hand,.... Read More

Oct 28, 2022 at 11:44 am by admin

Ice House: In Its Day, a Miracle of West Kentucky Culture and Senatorial Campaigning Ivan Potter 9-29-2022 The day was long. The night was young. Waning light of the momen.... Read More

Oct 27, 2022 at 04:39 pm by admin

National Security Issues of a Closed or Crippled Mississippi River Ivan Potter, West Kentucky Journal August 23, 2012 A closed Mississippi River has national implic.... Read More

Oct 27, 2022 at 04:28 pm by admin

Mega Drought of 2012 Shuts Down Mississippi River Ivan Potter, West Kentucky Journal August 23, 2012 Barges can't navigate down the Mississippi until water levels r.... Read More

Booker - don't count me out

Oct 27, 2022 at 03:52 pm by admin

Charles Booker has been all over Kentucky for the past several years showing up. We first met him at a voter registration drive in Paducah, then again when he spoke at Black H.... Read More

Charles Booker shows up same day as Rand Paul mailer

Oct 27, 2022 at 02:46 pm by admin

Charles Booker brought his Hood to the Holler tour bus to Western Kentucky yesterday. His appearance at Paducah Beerwerks was met by an enthusiastic crowd of between 200-300 s.... Read More

What Happens if Trump Wins Re-election in 2024

Oct 25, 2022 at 01:13 pm by admin

2020--2028 Fortress America takes shape: End of the American Experiment Based upon the last 3 years of the Trump Presidency, White House actions disregard for constitutional l.... Read More

ice house

Oct 13, 2022 at 04:03 pm by admin

Ice House: In Its Day, a Miracle of West Kentucky Culture and Senatorial Campaigning Ivan Potter 9-29-2022 The day was long. The night was young. Waning light of the momen.... Read More

Howard Dillard - a funeral full of joy

Oct 04, 2022 at 11:57 am by admin

(Clinton, KY September 17, 2022) Howard Dillard spent a lot of time on our front porch, swapping stories with his high school classmate, Ivan, and catching up on doings around.... Read More

Upon the passing of Howard Dillard, a man for all seasons

Oct 04, 2022 at 10:56 am by admin

"Yes Howard, what is it?" I asked my friend Howard Dillard on Tuesday when he called me. He wanted to tell me that his first campaign ad was finished. How excited he was to b.... Read More

Do you hear what I hear?

Sep 02, 2022 at 11:15 am by admin

Overheard the Saturday evening of the first weekend of August in Graves County- Said the night wind to the little lamb - do you hear what I hear? Said the little lamb to sheph.... Read More

Charles Booker Won Fancy Farm Picnic, Republicans Failed the Test of Leadership at Fancy Farm Event

Aug 16, 2022 at 04:21 pm by admin

(Fancy Farm Picnic 2022: Who, What, When, Where) At a small crossroads of people and their way of life, called Fancy Farm, political history was made when a lone Democratic ca.... Read More

Fancy Farm 2022: Snide and Snark reigned supreme

Aug 14, 2022 at 03:54 pm by admin

The award for the St. Jerome Picnic Political Speaking 2022 Snarkiest on the Platform had to go to Speaker of the Kentucky House Rep. David Osborne (R- 59 Oldham County), the.... Read More

Fancy Farm 2022: We all didn't see the same event

Aug 14, 2022 at 03:40 pm by admin

Eight days past the St. Jerome Picnic stump speak (conducted on a shaded stage with multiple overhead fans cooling the fevered brows of the pols on the platform) I think my st.... Read More

2050 Population Projections For Western Kentucky Challenge the Region to Unite

Aug 14, 2022 at 01:05 pm by admin

A new report from the Kentucky State Data Center at the University of Louisville forecasts significant lags in western Kentucky county populations through 2050. This is notab.... Read More