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Fireworks fizzle

People watched Lexington’s fireworks display in the Commonwealth Stadium parking lot on July 4.
People watched Lexington’s fireworks display in the Commonwealth Stadium parking lot on July 4. Matt Goins Herald-Leader

First let me start off with the positive: The finale to Lexington’s Independence Day Celebration fireworks was very nice.

Second, an observation: You would think that with all the possible corporate sponsors around here we could afford to do more than a 15-minute fireworks salute to celebrate our nation’s birth.

C. Wayne Baker

Lexington

This story was originally published July 5, 2016 at 5:23 PM with the headline "Fireworks fizzle."

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