Author: Sabrina Puckett
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Mind your own business!
I and many others have become increasingly dismayed by the control exerted by governmental bodies over the lives of citizens. I fail to understand how the choices I make about my own body and what to read is anybody's business. Meanwhile, they want schools to teach my grandchildren a whitewashed version of American history but…
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Really? T‑Shirts?
Winchester-Clark County Tourism ordered a local citizen’s ’70s-inspired T-shirt design that reads, “Winchester Is For Everyone.” The design uses rainbow colors on the shirt. My understanding is that as soon as the shirts appeared for sale by Winchester-Clark County Tourism, the uproar from some religious people began.
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Maintaining Hope
Lately, we have seen the progress of the past decades evaporating as rights essential to ensuring full citizenship for all Americans are under attack. We see a lack of action to reform gun laws -- the excuse being a mistaken and historically inaccurate interpretation of the Second Amendment -- while our children are being slaughtered,…
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Among Women
When a dear friend told me about "Among Women," a free University of Kentucky Art Museum exhibit mounted in response to last year’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, I became interested in seeing it also. The variety of art, artists, and time periods included in the show is amazing, but more amazing to me were…
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Grace and Gratitude
When we gather with family and friends, there is inevitably someone who annoys us. There is Uncle Joe, who pontificates on his political and religious views (which differ from our own), and Aunt Linda, always asking about our relationship status and employment choices. Cousin Cindy cannot let a holiday pass without commentary about our weight, hair,…
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The Gift of Time
For the past three months, I have found myself at a new stage of life: Retirement. It is beginning to feel real, but I still ask myself, “how did I get here?” I cannot say that so far I have missed working for a paycheck — even though I was fortunate to have worked to…
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Juneteenth celebration in Winchester this Saturday
Winchester's annual Juneteenth celebration will be held in Heritage Park this Saturday -- June 18, 2022. The park is located at 131 West Washington Street. The event is sponsored by the Winchester Black History and Heritage Committee.
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No más
We are at war with politicians accepting generous donations from the NRA. Politicians who, at a convention for the same organization, had the nerve to read the names of slain children and teachers. These were human beings murdered by an 18-year-old with an assault weapon. Then there are those who stand behind laws that allow…
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Changing our focus
I do not know about you, but I have become increasingly weary of the incessant attention to celebrities’ lack of civility and respect for others, and the media’s reporting it as “news” for at least a week.
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Summer of Soul
...something happened during the summer of 1969: the Harlem Cultural Festival, of which I was unaware until recently. On six consecutive weekends, organizers held concerts in Mount Morris (now Marcus Garvey) Park in Harlem -- with an estimated 300,000 people attending.