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Africa grabs at Lexingtonian's heart

Merlene Davis

During the summer of 2006, ­Lexington's Adam Rector traveled to Kenya and spent two months living in a mud, stick and dung hut ­without the luxuries of running water and electricity.

Moms give love, advice

Young mothers help one another

By Merlene Davis

More than 30 young mothers sat facing Susan Freeman in the reception hall of Immanuel Baptist Church one recent Thursday evening as she discussed some positive ways to discipline children.

Building a new hope

Non-profit offers strong foundation to a deserving woman

By Merlene Davis

Lashonda Johnson, 26, hasn't had an easy life. At 14 she'd quit school, was working a couple of part time jobs and caring for her sick mother. But, she still had hopes, dreams and self-confidence.

UK doesn't deserve him, but Tubby is a class act

By Merlene Davis

When I was younger, I often wished I could be like Samantha Stephens, the witch who married a mortal in the TV series Bewitched. Samantha could do all sorts of damage simply by twitching her nose. Usually a nosy neighbor or someone who was trying to hurt her family got the brunt of her magic.

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    Crusading students taught us a lesson in '60s

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    Nearly 47 years ago, a group of students from various ­Southern colleges and ­universities, probably without telling their parents, climbed aboard buses for a violent ­destination in the history books.

  • Reporting from home

    By Merlene Davis

    HERALD-LEADER COLUMNIST

    Sarah Frances Williams Relford can sit on her back deck in New Zion, a historic black settlement in Scott County, and point to where she was born.

  • Commentary

    Hair clippings clean up oil spills

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    Susan Burgess Laux looks ”normal.“

  • Some signs of child abuse

    These are a few indicators to help identify the needs of a children and their families. The child Has unexplained burns, bruises, broken bones, black eyes.

  • Knowledge can help stop cases of child abuse

    By Merlene Davis

    HERALD-LEADER COLUMNIST

    The national spotlight was turned toward Eldorado, Texas, two weeks ago, when 416 children were removed from the YFZ Ranch and placed in state custody for suspected abuse.

  • commentary

    Need to dig, but have no soil to turn?

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    Something comes over me in the spring that compels me to dig in dirt and to plant and transplant things and throw mulch wherever I can.

  • Commentary

    Charity hat auction designed with Derby in mind

    By Merlene Davis

    HERALD-LEADER COLUMNIST

    This is very short notice, ladies, but there is an event this evening at Victorian Square that you really ought to attend if you need a Derby hat.

  • Commentary

    40 years later, King's fight for peace has been sanitized

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader 
columnist

    Friday marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Breast cancer study needs sisters

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    The bad news is that the Sister Study, which is seeking 50,000 sisters of women who have had breast cancer, is still looking for participants.

  • Life lessons lead to self-help book for singles

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader 
columnist

    Shonda Marie Brown plans to marry the love of her life in September.

   
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