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Love as steady as a rock
By Lora Sparks Larry Cushenberry, 74, is a retired health teacher who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease six years ago. The disease affects his posture, walk, balance, and hand movement. Despite his ailments, Cushenberry’s is the main caregiver and legal guardian...
Single mothers pave way for their children
By Ebony Cox Angel Shoemake, 25, of Bowling Green was not always a single parent and didn’t always attend Western Kentucky University. Shoemake, a Russellville native, went to a private liberal arts school from 2010-2011 in Georgetown, Kentucky to pursue her education...
A Mennonite man and his family straddle the past and the future
Reuben Habegger shuns technology, reads the Bible every day, and his beard reaches his chest. Even though he lives a throwback-life in a modern world, he worries about the future. Photos and story by Rasmus Straka SCOTTSVILLE, Kentucky — Reuben Habegger is going to...
A ‘best’ friendship ends and a prison sentence begins
By Emma Collins Peter Gall stood in the Warren County Justice Center courtroom on Nov. 19 — a little more than a year after shooting to death his best friend Alex Davis. Dressed in a khaki suit with combed-back hair, Gall barely resembled the red-faced, drunken...
Stand Up and Cheer with the Red Towel Guy
By Morgan Reagle “The Red Towel Guy.” When asked what his name was, those were the words from soon-to-be Western Kentucky University grad Brendan Ward. His answer was uniquely based on how other people would identify him, not his birth name. And he’s OK with being the...
King of Hearts
By Chris DiMeo A two of spades flutters loftily through the air, then dives into Ethan Cale’s hand like a slam dunk into a basketball hoop. Ethan, 20, stands in his living room in Bowling Green, Kentucky, effortlessly juggling the card in high arcs as he chats with...
Modern language changes: It’s a smaller world after CAPE
By McKenna Mitchell Junior Erin Woggon was never able to speak to her German grandparents before they died. She knew very little German, such as asking what someone’s favorite subject in school is, and was only able to have a conversation with them if with the help of...
Impaired driving in Bowling Green
By Taylor Metcalf Drunk driving is a constant problem across the United States, and it is no different in Bowling Green. Like any other city, Bowling Green had seen its fair share of impaired driving. Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower had seen several drunk...
From pictures to a president
By Laurel Deppen On the evening of Nov. 30, 2018, former President George H. W. Bush laid in his bed, surrounded by his family as Ronan Tynan, a member of the Irish tenors, sang “Silent Night.” The president loved Christmas carols, and as Tynan sang by his bedside,...
A labor of love
By Katelyn Latture Wedding planner Lydia Petersen knows what it’s like to find a great love. Perhaps that is why she loves her job so much. She gets to send off happy couples on a lifetime journey. Her own journey to finding true love was complicated. After years of...