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Linda Blackford

Lexington

Columnist and Opinion Writer at Lexington Herald-Leader

columnist and opinion writer at the Lexington Herald-Leader

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  • 2 days ago | kansascity.com | Linda Blackford

    Maverick is magic. At four years old, he gently pets flowers and belly laughs when a strong wind blows. He loves to hug his big brother. @mrspappyky RFK is wrong. Anyone that supports him, is wrong. My child is not a burden, a disease, or a problem to be solved. Nothing caused this - I didn't cause autism. He didn't catch autism. He was born himself, autistic.

  • 1 week ago | kentucky.com | Linda Blackford

    In our Reality Check stories, Herald-Leader journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. A sheer rock cliff above a river. Sweeping violins. A climber’s sinewy body, her hands and feet clinging to gaps as she makes her perilous ascent. “I shouldn’t be here.”The unidentified climber then explains in voiceover about her dire cancer diagnosis by three doctors who told her she’d never climb again.

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | Linda Blackford

    1 day agoViacamp, Spain - April 13, 2025 On April 13, an injured climber was rescued in the Viacamp-Litera area of the Aragonese Pyrenees. The climber was hurt while rappelling and required immediate assistance. The GREIM and the Air Unit of the Guardia Civil carried out the evacuation. The injured climber was rescued along with a companion. Emergency services 061 and 112 Aragón helped coordinate the operation.

  • 2 weeks ago | kentucky.com | Linda Blackford

    I read the coverage recently about the “Hands Off” protests. What are these people protesting? Fraud? Waste? Do they really believe their Medicare and SS is being taken? Have they gone to doge.net to read anything? Specifics are lacking on their part, as usual, trumped by rhetoric out of Democrats and the media. These same people thought Elon Musk was a god when he was saving the planet with his toxic, battery-powered cars.

  • 2 weeks ago | kentucky.com | Linda Blackford

    This past weekend, I stood shoulder to shoulder with fellow Kentuckians at the Hands Off rally in Lexington. I wasn’t just there as a politician. I was there as a combat veteran, a member of the Lexington Commission on Veterans Affairs, and the founder of the Kentucky Veterans Caucus. I came to speak up for those who’ve worn the uniform —and for those still serving in other ways. When veterans raise their hands and swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution, we do it without hesitation.

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Linda Blackford
Linda Blackford @lbblackford
6 Apr 25

RT @heraldleader: Lexington joins nationwide protests to say ‘Hands Off’ to Trump/Musk administration | Opinion https://t.co/LmMxCMvSwN

Linda Blackford
Linda Blackford @lbblackford
4 Apr 25

RT @heraldleader: Thanks to Kentucky senators for standing up to Trump’s tariff insanity | Opinion https://t.co/THt7jhFrlk

Linda Blackford
Linda Blackford @lbblackford
3 Apr 25

RT @heraldleader: Sober living homes seen as latest threat to Lexington’s Black neighborhoods | Opinion https://t.co/elbjx7pRA2