Tom Eblen: IBM retiree tells how he helped invent word processing in Lexington
Leon Cooper was watching Jeopardy! earlier this year when an answer caught his attention: "In the 1960s, this firm introduced the first word processor, the MT/ST, based on its Selectric typewriter." Cooper, 86, knew the question better than anyone...
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Gallery: Easter sunrise service
Photos from Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church's Easter Sunday sunrise service outside the Lexington...
Snapped: Record Store Day 2014
Record Store Day at CD Central in Lexington.
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Lexington WWII veteran shares experiences that will land him in British war museum
British war museum researcher Jenny Cousins flew all the way to Lexington last week to film and interview Lexington's Gayle Alexander about his days as a bomber pilot with the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Europe during World War II.
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Chris Bailey's forecast: Tracking two cold fronts this week
We’re coming off a spectacular weekend across the Bluegrass State. While the week starts nice, we are going to see a much more active weather pattern settling in. A couple of cold fronts will bring showers and thunderstorms our way.
Sports
Homer Bailey and Reds win again at Wrigley, 8-2
Homer Bailey doesn't even need to be at his best to win at Wrigley Field. Bailey pitched six scoreless innings in a friendly ballpark for his first win of the season and Jay Bruce homered and doubled as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 8...
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Lexington seems to be gaining a new appreciation for its famous Faulkner
It starts with an old mountain song. Then, over black-and-white images of a country graveyard, an actor's voice, gentle as a Bluegrass breeze, reads the first passage from Henry Faulkner's unfinished autobiography. "I was born in Franklin, Kentucky...
Living
Paul Prather: Why John's account of Jesus' resurrection is my favorite
This is Easter, the holiest day on the Christian calendar.
Business
Tom Martin Q&A: Alan Stein gives his take on entrepreneurism, risk and reputation
Alan Stein is the namesake and founder of the Lexington-based business consulting firm, SteinGroup. The firm just passed its two-year mark. Its services are focused in a variety of areas: management, branding and public relations, capital development...
Nation/World News
After bombs, Boston Marathon under tight security
A large police presence greeted runners and spectators filtering in Monday morning for the Boston Marathon, a year after a pair of homemade pressure-cooker bombs near the finish line killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.
Opinion
Judge Tim Philpot: Troubled children don't need more government; healing based in faith, family
I read the recent editorial on reforming juvenile justice because I am a judge in a juvenile Status Court. The paper complains that too many kids from Status Court go to juvenile detention. Some good points are made.
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