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Linda Blackford
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Opinion columnist for Lexington Herald-Leader
Big crowd for Hands Off protest in Lexington Ky
April 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Impressive turnout for a cold MLK Day march
January 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Lexington Rescue Mission is opening in a new location, complete with a health clinic and jobs agency.
A ‘one-stop shop’ to reduce homelessness in Lexington just needs a little more Christmas love | Opinion

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December 11, 2024 at 1:35 PM
My pitch for the new name of Lexington Traditional Magnet School
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December 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM
ICYMI: It's gonna be a long painful session if this is where we start.
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December 6, 2024 at 1:12 PM
New Senate leader says what Kentucky needs most is another culture war. I disagree.
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December 5, 2024 at 1:42 PM
"Jello" is an interesting term to describe your own leadership style
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December 4, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Here's a cool thing happening in Lexington tonight: The Lexington Public Library is bringing children's author Jan Brett to speak at Bryan Station High School, from 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Location: Auditorium of The Academies of Bryan Station, 201 Eastin Rd.
December 4, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Doug Tallamy is coming to speak in Lexington to spread the gospel on making your backyard a better food web. #gardening
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December 3, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Former KY legislator @adamkoenig.bsky.social on the death of Ronald Reagan's Republican Party.
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November 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Great story from @taylorsixhl.bsky.social about one of the reasons Lexington is so dangerous for pedestrians.
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November 26, 2024 at 7:04 PM
For Thanksgiving, @ryanhermens.bsky.social and I went down to Wolfe County to meet Nicky Stacy, founder of the Hazel Green Food Pantry. Here's her story, which is the story of a lot of rural Kentucky.
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November 25, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Wrote about how we can help our immigrant neighbors in the face of uncertainty and fear
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November 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
For the second year in a row, the KY League of Women Voters found a lack of transparency at the General Assembly.
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November 20, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Kentucky is short 200,000 homes, according to new legislative report
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November 20, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Bell’s one year gotcha anniversary, abandoned on a hillside in Bell County to just a little spoiled.
November 18, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Mine just bloomed as well
November 15, 2024 at 11:48 AM
November 12, 2024 at 11:42 AM