<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2020/01/kentucky-state-university-alumna-put-on-blinders-and-followed-her-passion.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>01/30/2020</pubDate><title>Kentucky State University alumna put on "Blinders" and followed her passion</title><author/><summary/><image><img src="https://kysu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/brandy-ashford-featured-image.png" alt="Kentucky State University alumna put on &#34;Blinders&#34; and followed her passion"/></image><caption/><description>One Kentucky State University alumna has found her niche by creating a unique eyewear company. Brandy Ashford, a 2017 graduate, began an eyewear company called Focused on Forever, which sells wooden eyewear. “I’m the owner and visionary for Focused on Forever Eyewear, located in Hamburg Vision Center in Lexington,” Ashford said. Blinders by Focused on Forever are a wooden eyeglasses and sunglasses product inspired by Ashford’...</description></item>