IJ Opinion News
EKU senior joins IJ staff as summer intern
Hi everyone! As someone who was born and raised in Stanford, I'm very excited to be the summer intern for the Interior Journal.
Christians should remember the roots of their religion: persecution
When it comes to the recent kerfuffle over prayer at Lincoln County High School’s graduation ceremony, those of us who are...
Federal education cuts via 'sequester' will hurt Lincoln County's students
It's a television scene familiar to most of us over 20 years old:
Legislature starts off slow, ends with burst of activity
The last week of session contained several long days and late nights. Monday the house adjourned at around 11:20pm, and Tuesday the KY...
ITM '73: 'Housewives revolt' over meat prices; medical bills shooting through the roof
In 1973, it was still 11 years until U.S. residents would start asking, "where's the beef?" In Lincoln County, the question was instead,...
Interior Time Machine: 'Fresh Dead Horses'
This year, there's been a huge scandal over in Europe involving how horse meat found its way into many different foods.
Interior Time Machine: Train wreck injures five slightly
The March 17, 1953, issue of The Interior Journal features the intriguing headline “Train wreck injures five slightly.”
Interior Time Machine: Shooting hoops and stealing beer
Back in 2003, it wasn't nearly as good a year for the Lincoln County girls' basketball team, which bowed out in the district tournament.
Interior Time Machine: Mailboxes, etc.
About 40 years ago, the IJ had a unique weekly feature going — an "IJ Mailbox of the Week."
Interior Time Machine: 'womanless weddings' and 'washday slavery'
The most eye-catching headline on the front page of the Feb. 24, 1953, issue of The Interior Journal is "Womanless Wedding At Waynesburg...
Interior Time Machine: Feb. 18, 1993
The big headlines 20 years ago concerned a big shake-up in Lincoln County politics, as three of the Lincoln school board's five members...
Interior Time Machine: February 1973
Back in 1973, The Interior Journal had a rare asset for a small weekly paper to land: a local editorial cartoonist.
IJ wins general excellence award from KPA
LOUISVILLE — The Interior Journal has earned third place in general excellence for mid-sized weekly newspapers in 2012 from the...
Interior Time Machine: Feb. 3, 1983
The first thing I noticed about The Interior Journal issue from Feb. 3, 1983, was the different slogan at the top:
Interior Time Machine: Jan. 13, 1953
An Interior Journal issue from 60 years ago — "Januray" 13, 1953, according to the flag — had a pair of stories that caught my...
Do your part to prevent unnecessary deaths in 2013
This has not been the happiest of holiday seasons in our nation or here in Lincoln County.
New IJ membership model reflects changing times
The Interior Journal has proudly served our Lincoln County community for more than 150 years.
Amendment dilutes authority, power of Kentucky constitution
Kentucky voters may have believed they were supporting gun rights for hunters when they overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state...
Tools of Democracy: The vote is powerful, but there are other ways to cause change, too
As the 2012 general election approaches, more and more attention is being given to one of the archetypal tools of democracy — the...
Effort to open juvenile courts gets new life
Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell has announced his intent to make a push for opening Kentucky’s juvenile courts,...
Businesses like some regulations
The recent announcement from Arch Coal that it will be laying off hundreds of Kentucky workers has reignited a favorite strawman of...
Johnson is a legitimate choice in November
Yet another presidential election will swamp us with politics and posturing this fall, and yet again, most people will think there are...
Push for increased access to patient information unduly sacrifices privacy
Addiction to legal prescription drugs has become a major public health issue across the United States.
Police, media can work together successfully
In a decision that has journalists across the state worried, the Kentucky Court of Appeals recently ruled that Hopkinsville can “...
New editor settling in
When I was five years old, my parents took me to an assessment day for incoming kindergartners where I was tasked with doing various...
"A joyous time with the music"
Earl Scruggs died last week and though not a Kentucky boy, his banjo playing was so elemental to what we now know as bluegrass that it...
Time to throw AG Holder under the bus
President Obama has a tough decision to make, but that’s why he gets paid the big bucks. He thinks highly of Attorney General Eric...
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