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With no more free kid labor, I'll pay

Merlene Davis

We packed up our son and dropped him off at the University of Louisville last week to start a journey that eventually will result in his getting permanently out of our house and wallets.

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Even in death, my brother led and taught

By Merlene Davis

As funerals go, I'd like to have one like the one held in celebration of my brother's life.

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Pancreatic cancer claims my big brother

By Merlene Davis

Whenever I saw ­interviews ­featuring Randy Pausch, the ­Carnegie Mellon ­University ­computer science professor who became the public face of p­ancreatic cancer, I would breathe easier.

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Honor Network serves the deserving

FREE FLIGHTS TAKE VETS TO SEE WWII MEMORIAL

By Merlene Davis

The day before Veterans Day 2006, Charles ”Chuck“ Stoner of Wilmore drove to Dayton, Ohio, so he could be at the airport early the next morning.

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  • Slow down and enjoy locally grown foods

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    While at the grocery store recently, I bought food for my household and for a friend, leaving her portion at her home while she was away.

  • Forgive me, but I can't help but gloat

    By Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader Columnist

    This page is filled with information and suggestions, compassion and empathy for those parents of younger children who will be headed back to school.

  • Lexington Rescue Mission reaches out to men

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    ”God has always been there for me, always been in my life,“ said Doug Keith, 47. ”And he has always let me have my free will. But there gets to be a point where he humbles you.“

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    Backpack through Lexington loaded up with school supplies

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    At 6:30 p.m. Thursday ­— as in tonight — Jack and Ann Salyer invite you to stop by NorthEast Christian Church and join their friends, fellow church members and strangers as they help students in need.

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    Everything's coming up duct tape

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    Anna Kate McFarland, 17, stood in the middle of a group of women old enough to be her mother, or possibly her grandmother, teaching us how to fold a 2-inch piece of duct tape into a pentagon shape that would, with our patience and her nurturing, become a petal on a rose.

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    Gramm's foolishness holds kernel of truth
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    By Merlene Davis

    HERALD-LEADER COLUMNIST

    Poor Phil Gramm. There's not a lot that comes out of his mouth that I agree with, but his remarks recently that the United States is a nation of whiners weren't that far off base.
    POLL: Are Americans whiners?

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    Pride fest will not be our undoing

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader Columnist

    I think I'm pretty transparent in my beliefs. I have no problem saying what I think when asked.

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    Don't talk to me about car shopping

    By Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    My husband and I, like many other folks in ­Lexington, have been looking for a used vehicle that sips gasoline sparingly.

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    Young naval recruit has me worried

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    One of my sons' friends dropped by recently to proudly tell us he had joined the Navy and couldn't wait to start basic training.

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    Africa grabs at Lexingtonian's heart

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    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.

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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.

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    Hair clippings clean up oil spills

    Merlene Davis

    Herald-Leader columnist

    Susan Burgess Laux looks ”normal.“

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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