The Shop Owensboro Summer Edition on July 25 was almost like Christmas in July for some merchants.

How do we choose our heroes as children?

Owensboro was getting national attention on Thursday, after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said it was the only metropolitan area in the United States where the unemployment rate last month was lower than it was a year earlier.

I’ve tried to write this column at least six times, but things kept changing, so I kept starting over.

Leadership Owensboro, a professional development and community learning program, is taking applications for its 39th class.

The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce’s Shop Owensboro campaign is usually on the Saturday following Thanksgiving.

We all knew this was not going to be easy.

Leadership Owensboro, a program of the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, focuses on educating and engaging individuals to reach their potential and maximize their impact in the community.

It’s time.

In the summer of 2012, I served as a childcare teacher for a local after-school program, one that was primarily African-American.