Deborah Crooks

A judge who dealt jail sentences to Amish men who refused to pay traffic fines in a dispute over the use of reflective safety triangles on their buggies handed down an unnecessary punishment, a lawyer for the men says, noting the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear their appeal. Read More

Two Western Kentucky Amish men could face several days in jail next year after being convicted Monday morning of refusing to use state-mandated safety emblems on their horse-drawn buggies. Read More

For a taste of lyrically progressive Americana come and listen to Deborah Crooks , a San Francisco born and bred singer and songwriter who is as comfortable singing about personal love and loss as she is about the great ironies of life. Read More