Category Archives: Responses

Profile Response: Saad Riaz, Louisville, KY

Saad Riaz came from Islamabad Pakistan to study in the US on a F-1 student visa. He’s a fraternity guy who doesn’t drink, and a Muslim who champions women’s rights. He manifests that ideological openness that accompanies exposure to a … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Tatiana Fallon, Louisville, KY

I never met Tatiana Fallon, my niece by marriage, or her two daughters, Sarah and Anna, before pedaling up to the house in Louisville that she shares with her sister’s family. Tatiana married my nephew Andrew five years ago. He … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Tony Sciotti, Louisville Slugger, Louisville, KY

Bat day at Connie Mack Stadium, 1965: I got a Louisville Slugger engraved with Richie Allen’s signature. I slept with it that night, hoping some of his power would rub off on me. Louisville Slugger Factory, 2016: Tony Sciotti toured … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Rick Redman, Louisville Slugger, Louisville, KY

Back in the day, the 1880’s, the Louisville Eclipse were a major league baseball team with a powerful hitter: Pete Browning, aka the Louisville Slugger. Browning’s .341 batting average stands as the 12th highest in baseball history. Fortunately, Pete had … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “We have to take care of the earth. Everybody knows that we have to do that, but no ones does.” Gathering Flowers, Taos Pueblo artisan, Taos NM How will we live tomorrow? “Hopefully without Trump.” … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Heath Ray, Bowling Green, KY

Hosting couchsurfers is practically Heath Ray’s second job. He’s hosted over 120 different people since he purchased his ranch house northeast of Bowling Green less than a year ago. He’s had up to five people at once; one traveler stayed … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Bruce Day and the Fogbees, Hendersonville, TN

Bruce Day grew up on a farm in Cullman, AL, forty acres of cotton plus forty acres of subsistence farming and forest. They picked cotton by hand, which commanded a higher price than machine picked: $1000 a bale in the … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Linda Marks and Dana Cooper, Nashville, TN

Over the telephone, Dana Cooper has a voice smooth as chocolate, rich and mellow. It’s easy to imagine this veteran singer/songwriter with twenty-five albums to his credit performing in clubs and concert halls all over the world. His voice is … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Jeremy Raley and Chris Keshian, Nashville Entrepreneurial Center, Nashville, TN

The morning I arrived at the former Nashville Trolley Barns turned incubator offices and trendy eateries, I counted six cranes on the city skyline. Nashville is a happening place. It’s cool, it’s growing, and it has a vibe of urban … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Lily Hansen, Nashville, TN

When Lily Hansen moved to Nashville from Chicago, she only knew a few people. She reached out to them and interviewed them about her new city. The last question she asked each of them was, “Whom should I talk to … Continue reading

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