April 17, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: Last week’s issue reported this sad front page heading: “W&L Wall Reimagined.” Translation: W&L finally decided what to do with Edward Virginias Valentine’s Recumbent Statue of Robert Edward Lee — it will hide history behind a wall.
April 12, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: It is Republican policy to keep weapons of war on our streets. There are three reasons for this: their donors desire this, their base demands it, and they see it a key method to their obtaining and retaining power outside the ballot box.
April 12, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: Our local paper contained a letter to the editor recently basically laying blame for the ills of society on Republicans. She is rightfully upset by the Nashville shootings and others. We all are. Of course, the reasons of what to do about it are where divergence begins. Her arguments are the same starting with “common sense” and ending with “assault.”
April 17, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: My wife Sunny and I attended the Ukrainian dinner last Saturday, April 15, at Grace Episcopal Church. It was an inspiring moment – made you proud to be a citizen of Lexington.
April 14, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: Word is out. Clearly some folks enjoy what we call progress (which can also become sprawl), for that is good for business.
April 17, 2023 Editor: The News-Gazette As you travel westbound on U.S. 60, Midland Trail, nearing Lexington, just past the Goodwill store, there is an incredible eyesore of an abandoned house close to the roadway on the right side. The roof is crumbling, as well as the porch and walls, and the “yard” around the house is covered in litter and trash.
Augusta Health announced last week that effective April 5, masking is now optional for patients, visitors and team members within Augusta Health facilities, with certain exceptions.
April 10, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: The Lexington Tree Board met last week, and one of the items on our agenda was a progress report on Jordans Point Park.
April 3, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: In my opinion as a naturalist, the historic riparian area at Jordans Point Park has been environmentally devastated.
Redistricting has twice disrupted Emmett Hanger’s 37-year tenure in the General Assembly. He had served nine years as a Republican member of the House of Delegates when, in 1991, redistricting removed him from a strongly Republican district and placed him in a district more friendly to Democrats. That November, Hanger lost to Democratic challenger Creigh Deeds.
