Recollections

Stormy Weather I’ve seen downpours before and have lived through hurricanes and flash floods, but for a moment last evening, as I was driving home from work, I became truly...

Memorial Day I was taught in grade school some wonderful, historical facts about the birth of our great nation. Emphasis was made by our teachers on the foundation of our...

Legacies When I was growing up I had little idea of what was meant by the word, ‘legacy.’ I was aware that it was something like a summary of history...

Cobblers!! This week my wife prepared a couple of kitchen delights for me, perhaps in honor of ‘Mother’s Day,’ albeit more for this grandfather, I suspect. She asked one of...

FORT GAY HIGH SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS 2021, BRYAN FRASHER   The Fort Gay High School Alumni Association is proud to announce that Bryan Frasher, FGHS Class of 1983 and graduate...

Scary Movies When I was growing up I had exposure to hours and hours of Hollywood’s creations of vampires, werewolves, monsters, and men from outer space. We were shown realistic...

The Benefits of Fasting This morning I am fasting because I have to have some bloodwork done later in the day. Of course, even a slight delay of having breakfast...

The Relevance of Memories Somehow or another I have written weekly articles pertaining to my memories of growing up in Louisa, KY. That was a pretty finite period of time...

Take a Stroll I had an occasion yesterday to walk across my governmental campus for perhaps a few hundred yards. Then the same trip back lengthened my journey. Frankly, it...

Helping Mom What with this holiday we are celebrating this week, my mind went back to those ‘growing up’ years of what is getting to be a long time ago....

Palm Sunday When I was growing up, this season meant a time of a new beginning. By this time winter had done its worst and a hint of spring was...

What a Winter! Besides having to deal with all kinds of restrictions, due to the pandemic, a wild election year, the loss of friends or family, disrupted travel, no large...

It ain’t Always Fun! Since writing this column about growing up in Louisa I have focused on those early days of childhood that were the foundation of my life. Much...

Down Town In my mind, downtown during my growing up years was an area roughly starting on Madison Street at Clay Street and continuing down to the major corner at...

  This is a located in front of the Lawrence County Court House.  This is Hack’s News Stand owned operated by Haskell Moore.  He was always blind and started this...

Penny Post Cards Last week I wrote about writing and sharing of various greeting cards that are useful on many occasions. I focused on ‘get well’ cards, but there were...

Get Well, Soon! It had only been a few generations prior to my coming into this world that mankind employed the art of caring through the social practice of sending...

Valentine I’m sure that everyone remembers those very early experiences dealing with winter’s Valentine’s Day. It was about little red or pink heart-shaped candies with proclamations printed on them. I...

Pinky and Lee Moore Long-time educator Pinkie Moore’s mission is to help underserved children and families succeed In her nearly five decades working in early childhood education and...