Eddyville
Politics
Trial by fire: A newcomer’s introduction to Western Kentucky
Nearly 60 years ago, one late summer or early autumn day, my father drove alone from Hopkinsville to Princeton for a meeting. We were newcomers to Western Kentucky — and like many who take their first drive through the countryside in this end of the state, my father noticed a barn on fire. Or so he thought.
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