Oh, Kentucky

If tonight's vice-presidential debate in Danville gets as combative as yesterday's city-commissioner's candidates forum in Henderson, Chuck Todd will end up having had a happy trip to Kentucky, after all.

If tonight in Danville is as entertaining as tonight 1975 in Hazard was, Ben Sollee will be getting plenty more opportunities to get out of Kentucky.

It's a big day, too, not in Bowling Green. 

From Tuesday's WSJ - Go Hilltoppers! twitter.com/Parkerson/stat…
— Jackie Parker (@Parkerson) October 10, 2012

Rest in peace, Mr. Cunningham, a Hilltopper hoops standout who once recalled for Hilltopper Haven the time that Coach Rupp showed up unannounced for Coach Diddle's birthday party. "It was a little tense."

A former Kentucky State football coach is suing the university.

USPS changes in May's Lick and Minerva.

"Six-pound mushroom found," in Albany.

The Etown Belk's grandly re-opened itself with remarks from the mayor and a performance by two-time American Idol contestant and some dancing bears.

Hooray for Christmas!

Oh, Kentucky

"I can not think of a more appropriate way to begin the Memorial Day Weekend."

"And then we realized something different was happening."

Congratulations to Mrs. Ballard, a Kentuckian coming home.

Congratulations to Mr. Blondell, a Kentuckian moving on.

Congratulations to Ms. Caldwell, a Kentuckian (by homestead) staying put.

Quarterfinals action for both singles and doubles will take place Saturday. (My main man Eric) Quigley will begin the day with a contest against No. 5 Henrique Cunha of Duke at Noon ET, before Quigley and (Panav) Jha team up to face No. 1 Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola of Ohio State at 4 p.m. ET.

He brought back cross country to Mason County High.

Saying goodbye to Glasgow High (forever to this building).

Cycling update.

Recycling update.

Kentucky agriculture is getting a lot of love these days, and, per Kentucky Agriculture Report, her are the field's 10 most valuable players.

Some day, I need to become more fluent in the varieties of potatoes.

Summertime in Boone County!

Memorial Day parades: Florence and Morehead.

Oh, Kentucky

Boys' one and done: Happy birthday, Wes Unseld, who led Louisville Seneca to the 1963 and '64 state championships ... Hodgenvillean Idol ... One of Kentucky's top unsigned prospects plays for the Second Region champs ... Litkenhaus has Louisville Eastern as a pretty solid favorite for the KHSAA Sweet Sixteen, which starts Wednesday at Rupp Arena in Lexington.

Food Network would like Louisville in a Savory Sixteen, too.

Happy birthday, too, to Casey Jones.

And congratulations, Col. Young, for earning May's Lick its first Heath Post mention.

Good jobs news from Catlettsburg and Wurtland.

My multi-pronged Twitter call that the NCAA committee meetings be open seems to have gotten nowhere.