Evelyn Richardson has been a major player in the history of Logan County Public Library ever since the library which is being vacated this week opened in 1967, first as regional librarian and then as a daily volunteer in the two decades since her retirement, including over two years as acting librar...

The original Board of Trustees included: H. S. Ray, Marcia R. Fuqua, George M. Bailey, Sophie Lashbrook, and Roger Kimball. Legislation to limit trustees to two consecutive full terms (that began after July 1, 1974) was passed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1979. Appointment to serve an unexpir...

This is the second of a four-part series on the history of library services in Logan County by retired regional librarian Evelyn Richardson. To see the first part, which appeared on The LoJo Tuesday, click on http://www.theloganjournal.com/Stories.aspx?Article=guests207 The problem of poor park...

Public libraries provide education, information, and recreation to the total range of the population. Gratefully, there have always been people who have realized the value of libraries and have worked for their establishment. In 1825, the Kentucky General Assembly established the Kentucky State Li...

Jim Waters of the Bluegrass Institiute, which bills itself as "Kentucky's free-market think tank," sees "reasonable doubt" in the recent Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky poll that found two out of three Kentuckians favor a statewide ban on smoking in most public places. But he i...

I heard a quote the other day that has stayed with me longer than most do. "All tears are the same." (George Carlin) How profound! I believe George should be considered to be one of the great thinkers. You know, like Einstein. While he was more "left" than I am in many of his beliefs, a lot can be l...

Legendary high school sports writer Bob White covered high school sports for The Courier-Journal for 41 years, retiring in 2000. He continues to work for the paper on a freelance basis. White covered all high school sports, boys and girls, including every football game between Louisville stalwarts T...

A few ruminations on aging since my children won't sleep:  This week, I had lunch with Madessa Rouse and Jennifer Orange Jenkins together for the first time in probably eight or nine years, and as we talked, as old friends tend to do, like no years, or college degrees or wa...

Kentuckians are some of the most generous folks you will ever meet. It's part of our culture and values to share from our abundance with those who are less fortunate. This year, we all will have a new opportunity to do just that. In Kentucky, 1 in 6 of our neighbors is food insecure, which means th...