Oh, Kentucky

In Hardin County, anticipating a federal-government shutdown. Anticipating a federal-government shutdown in Harlan County.

Henry Winkler weighs in.

Schools in Floyd, Knox and Martin counties will be be seeing an influx of new faculty next fall.

Meanwhile, this suggests there are props to be doled out, too, to the teachers at her alma mater, Saint Mary's

"(A) crossroads of transportation and culture."

Though we are unlikely to see a Led Zeppelin IV review, perhaps Band of Joy II will turn up at the HP music desk.

"Where we come from, we don't cry over anything," but this is an officially big deal.

In advance of the American band's visit to our tell to help us party down, Luke Short of isurfHopkins.com delivers just a terrific piece of work documenting a Grand Funk Railroad founder's insights on Flint vs. Ann Arbor, Mich.; the craft of songwriting (one particular song, anyway), and business travel.

Now here's a career for you.

Good jobs news from Shelbyville, Morehead, Columbia and (still) Leitchfield.

Also from Leitchfield: this tale of entrepreneurship.

Among his business drivers: less burley than ever.

Speaking of shortages, the bumble bee is my fourth-favorite animal--behind the cat, the hippo and the moose.