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A love for milk and tomatoes might have been Aileen Ferrell's secret to longevity.

At least, that's what she told me when I interviewed her back in 2002.

She was ONLY 95 years old at the time.

I can vividly remember sitting in the kitchen of her huge, historic home on Main Street in Lebanon, and talking with her about her love for milk, vegetables (her favorite being tomatoes), dancing and being a mother.

She was just delightful, and funny, too.

Kentucky has received a lot of attention in the past week.

The hype surrounding the Final Four and Monday night's NCAA men's basketball championship game has focused a national spotlight on the Bluegrass State. While fans of the Cards and Cats certainly had plenty to cheer about, not everything reported has been positive news.

First, a report about two fans getting in a fight at a dialysis clinic was either trumpeted in the national media as an example of the passion of local fans or something to laugh about.

By Ken Begley
Guest Columnist

"Can't" never "did" nothing.
- Unknown author

. . . is just beginning.

It was widely reported recently that companies that process ground beef for retail grocery stores add pink slime.
Pink slime is basically beef trimmings that have been sprayed with ammonia to kill the e. coli and salmonella germs in the trimmings.
ABC TV News showed people all upset because they weren't aware of what was being added to the meat.
I really don't have a problem with these added beef trimmings. I've probably eaten it for years and thus far, I'm feeling just fine.