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I consider myself a pretty good shopper. I check for bargains, compare prices and try not to spend money I don't have on items I don't need or won't use.

But compared to Campbellsville resident Susan Wise - and likely all of the other "couponers" in Taylor County - I don't know the first thing about finding a good bargain.

I went shopping with Wise last Thursday. She agreed to let me tag along with her as she shopped for her family of four.

The Canadian government has enacted a law that could endanger the entire burley tobacco industry. U.S. tobacco growers need President Obama and the Office of the United States Trade Representative to ensure that the Canadians honor their trade obligations and that other countries do not follow Canada's lead in banning American blend cigarettes.

It was a bloody good time. I went to see "Dracula" performed at Actors Theatre in Louisville two weekends ago. The play was full of everything I expected - blood, scary looking vampires, fog, plenty of suspense and a live rat.

OK, I didn't expect the rat ... especially when it opened its box on its own and attempted to crawl out into the audience. I have to say, the actor playing the character in charge of the rat handled the situation well by nonchalantly going over to the box and firmly closing its lid.

If you haven't joined the CKNJ Bookmarks reading group yet, you're missing something.

Our most recent meeting was Sunday at the Extension Office. We discussed the group's most recent book choice, "Riding Lessons," by Sara Gruen. Gruen was also the author of "Water for Elephants," an earlier choice of the group.

What was so neat at Sunday's discussion was the different opinions.