The congregation of Lexington Presbyterian Church voted to buy the former Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house on the corner of Main and Houston streets to use as a group home for children waiting for foster homes.
May 4, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: In a democracy - It’s not the job of the government to tell us who to pray to. It’s not the job of government to tell us what books we can or cannot read. It’s not the job of the government to tell us the size of our families.
May 4, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: I was very pleased to read in the April 26 issue that Lexington City Council unanimously voted to approve the Gold Star Memorial at Jordans Point.
May 4, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: A question for you: As we look at the coming presidential primaries and election, why do we pour our judgment on the personal qualities of a candidate versus the actual performance they’ve provided?
May 8, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: On behalf of the Historic Lexington Foundation (HLF), I am writing in support of a memorial to Gold Star Families. We should all be grateful for the sacrifices made by our service women and men and their families.
May 3, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: By the end of this week approximately 1,500 people will have overdosed on opioids and died. By the end of next week, 1,500 more people will have done the same, and the week after that, and the week after that.
The consensus among folks who have commented publicly on Lexington City Council’s recent decision to approve a Gold Star Memorial is that they support the concept of honoring families in our community who have lost loved ones in military conflicts. Everyone appears to be supportive of the idea of such a memorial – just not necessarily at the proposed site at Jordans Point Park.
There’s a lot being written about newspapers closing and news deserts, where there are no sources of local news. It’s definitely happening but there are places where local newspapers are hanging in, if not exactly thriving. Community papers that are surviving tend to be locally owned or in small groups of 5-10 newspapers with the owner active in daily operations.
