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Arkansas native, longtime Kentuckian -- deep experience in red state/blue state divide. Grow vegetables, make biscotti and king cakes and exercise. That's all.
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From Lynch to Lexington, civil rights champion changed communities wherever he went Original

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By Jacalyn Carfagno Verified
| Kentucky Lantern
by Jacalyn Carfagno, Kentucky Lantern April 29, 2026 Porter Geneal Peeples Sr. was born in Lynch, Kentucky, the fifth child of a coal miner and his wife, on October 26, 1945. He died Tuesday afternoon, April 29 at the age of 80, while at work at the Urban League of Lexington, an organization he led for more than 50 years. Peeples “always knew he would work until his last breath,” the Urban League said in a statement.
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A bit of Kentucky history unearthed for these forgetful times

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By Jacalyn Carfagno Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Coach Adolph Rupp, right, watches the awards ceremony after Kentucky lost the NCAA Final Four College Basketball championship to Texas Western at College Park, Md., March 19, 1966. Texas Western, now the University of Texas at El Paso, was the first team of all-Black starters to win the championship. UK players, from left, are Thad Jaracz (55), Tommy Kron (30) and Cliff Berger (45).
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Vanessa Gallman, Herald-Leader editorial leader, Lantern columnist, dies at 71 • Kentucky Lantern Original

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By Jacalyn Carfagno Verified
| Kentucky Lantern
Vanessa Gallman, a nationally respected journalist who directed the Lexington Herald-Leader editorial pages for over two decades, died Feb. 3 in Lexington. She was 71. Through a career that spanned more than 40 years and included stints as a reporter and editor at publications including the Washington Post, the Washington Times, the Charlotte Observer and Knight-Ridder’s Washington bureau, Gallman became known for her equanimity, intelligence and generous spirit.
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