By Ken Lass Let me take you back to a simpler time. The year was 1954. The president of the United States was Dwight D. Eisenhower. A gallon of gas cost 29 cents. The most popular song w... Read more
Ken Lass It all comes down to, I wanted a new TV. I just plain wanted one. I didn’t need one. Heaven knows I didn’t need one. There are already four in the house. Four perf... Read more
Ken Lass We finally made it. After spending the past two days driving through the rolling mountains of Tennessee, the horse farms of Kentucky, and the sprawling corn fields of Illinois, Sha... Read more
Ken Lass It is a breezy, humid summer morning in Trussville. I am driving through one of the larger subdivisions in town. As I approach an intersection, a young girl, I guess her to be aro... Read more
Ken Lass You walk into your kitchen and open the refrigerator door. You see eggs and milk and bread and cheese and fruit and all manner of food and drink. But this is not what I see. When... Read more
Ken Lass Well, Dad, another Father’s Day is almost here. Can’t believe it’s been 36 years since we lost you. 36 years since I received that phone call from my older brother, telling me you... Read more
Ken Lass I was so excited. I had been seeing promos for an original drama series on AppleTV, a streaming channel. It was called The Morning Show, and it was promoted as a behind-the-scenes... Read more
Ken Lass Warren Truss never saw this coming. When the North Carolina settler purchased a large piece of land along the Cahaba River in 1817, his vision was of a quiet, peaceful farmland on... Read more
Ken Lass When I see all of the debate, drama and controversy over the growth and future development of Trussville, it makes me think of Yogi Berra. For those of you under the age of sixty,... Read more
By Ken Lass It began as a casual conversation with a friend. We were catching up on each other’s children and grandkids. My friend mentioned her youngest grand had just gotten his driver lic... Read more