Some might be entertaining, some contentious, some boring beyond belief.
I only hope two out of three are food for thought.
I am a native Kentuckian, and I have worked at the Lexington Herald-Leader for nearly a quarter of a century. I've been a columnist for almost 20 of those years, dispensing my opinions about anything and everything. Born in Owensboro, Ky., I'm old enough to have lived through racial segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, protests against the Vietnam War, and the break-up of the Beatles. That means I am "old school," and my thoughts emanate from that perspective.
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April 9th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Thank you.
July 4th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I loved it-Jun3rd regarding your 18 year old. I,ve been known to use water spray to rouse anywhere from 14 to 18 year old boys . Secretly I suspect that I was known as a ‘witch”. I’m really glad that you now have a blog.
April 29th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Ms. Davis -
I read with great interest your article about Rear Admiral Michelle Howard, “A Woman Our Girls Can Aspire To Imitate”. I believe there is one aspect of the story you overlooked. As a Naval Officer on the Retired List, I still follow stories about the Navy in the press. That said, I had no idea that CTF 151 was commanded by an African American woman. I would submit to you that what was remarkable about RADM Howard being in command is that it was unremarkable. To my mind, that’s progress - real progress. Rick Hillyer, Captain USN (ret).
October 18th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Ms. Davis-
I have been working with a group of wonderful volunteers (workers who have added this fair to their to do list- aside from their very demanding “real jobs”) from many local social service agencies that will on Tuesday- October 20, host a homeless resource fair at Central Christian Church in downtown Lexington. One of the biggest supporters is Lexington’s VAMC and individuals such as William Embery, Jr.- we started meeting aprrox. one year ago with about 5 participating agencies and the group has grown to well over 40. We would love to have you come by and see how the many hours of hard work, planning and love that has gone into this venture to bring agency services and information/referrals to the community that many forget that exist here in Lexington and that would be the hundreds of men, women and children that are homeless on any given day.
It will be at Fellowship Hall, Central Christian Church- Short Street on Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 9a.m- 3p.m.
Thank you for your time,
Missie Smith
Property Manager
St. James Place
859-699-3061
I will see what I can do. - Merlene
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