Merlene Davis
Merlene Davis
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FAMILY
Merlene Davis: Appropriate dress and self-esteem are fashionable
I am continually surprised by the inappropriate attire some women wear on occasions that require a more modest touch.
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: Drug court can be salvation to addicts
One after another, men and women stood before Fayette Family Court Judge Tim Philpot last week to report in.
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: Summer food program needs help reaching more children
Walt Barbour said he has the ability to provide lunches this summer to students of limited financial means, but he needs more people to set up places where the children can come to eat.
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FAMILY
Merlene Davis: Women seeking change improved the lives of many moms, children
Driven by a desire to have her children — who were of Filipino and Caucasian ancestry — attend a racially diverse day care center and pre-school, Carolyn Bacdayan helped start a play group.
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: BUILD assembly will bring residents, public officials together to solve community problems
Those who attended BUILD's Nehemiah Action Assembly last year might have a sense of déjà vu when the social justice organization meets Monday.
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: Exhibit showcases cultural music
Each culture in the United States has a type of music that was created by its people and stirs their souls.
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: Police Athletic League mentoring program benefits everyone
Several studies have found that adolescents who have mentors were less likely to be involved in drug and alcohol use. On Saturday, the Lexington Police Athletic League is hosting a National PAL Mentoring Day to recruit children and adults into the program.
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: Iconic hat shop will close after this year's Derby
Lucille Jackson, owner of Hunter's Hatters, has trimmed, accessorized, fitted and sold hats to Derby-goers and church-goers since 1984. But she's calling it quits. "This will be my last Derby," she said. "This is my swan song."
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: UK students need support to provide medical care in Ecuador
When he was boy, Dr. Thomas L. Young read about Dr. Albert Schweitzer, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, humanitarian, philosopher and missionary physician, in the Weekly Reader, a newspaper for elementary classrooms. Schweitzer became his hero.
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BLUEGRASS MOMS
Merlene Davis: More men are needed in effort to end sexual violence
College Football Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy Runner-up Don McPherson empowers young men and boys not only to become actively involved in stopping sexual violence, but to engage their friends in changing the mind-set that allows it.


