Peace

May I direct my letter to Ashley Camden's recent letter? Peace is in heaven at the present time. Peace is sitting at the right hand of his father, interceding for mortal man in need of a savior. His name is Jesus, for he is the prince of peace. This is what Christmas is all about - peace to all the world for He loves every one of us. M. Wendell Anderson Danville

Nearly every national or international beauty contest features a question period when some aspiring beauty queen voices her desire for “world peace” in answer to an innocuous puffball question. However, this year, as in the past, world peace will probably continue to be an unattainable pipedream.  During the span of a lifetime, the United States has fought numerous military actions overseas. After World War II (1941-45), America participated in a U.N. “police action” in Korea (1950-53)

While wars rage around the world, Clark County students are working on peace - "whirled" peace, to be exact. More than 1,000 pinwheels will spin with the breeze in front of the Clark County Courthouse and Central Office on Thursday morning in honor of International Day of Peace. The project "Pinwheels for Peace" was created last year in Coconut Creek, Fla., by two art teachers. They estimated that 500,000 pinwheels were planted in more than 1,350 locations throughout the world.

What is peace? Was there a time when people didn't need to imagine what it would look like?  Today's youth once learned war from their history classes. Now, however, we are faced with a barrage of images of new wars with their not-so-easily identifiable enemies.  Most people want peace, but those who prefer conflict are preventing it from being attainable. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” Instead of assuming the solution to wars comes through the use of additional violence, it would be preferred to eradicate violence as a whole.

Iraq, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Palestine. In a world torn by sectarian violence, religion is often seen as the problem, not the solution. But an international coalition called Religions for Peace is working hard to change that perception by mobilizing religious leaders to fight back against those who use religion to promote violence. Inter-religious dialogue is often dismissed (or overlooked) as a well-meaning but benign endeavor - certainly not risky or life-threatening. Hayder Karim knows better.

Dear Editor: First, let me say my husband and I bought a nice home on the corner of Second and North streets. I love my home and love my neighbors, all of whom are friendly, respectable, working families. The problem is the area right across the street from my house. People pull their cars in there every day, racing their motors and playing music very loudly. My husband and I have yet to enjoy an evening outside. Also, none of these people live in the neighborhood. I am employed at Philips Lighting and I work swing shifts.

LEXINGTON - The war in Iraq has stirred a lot of anger and hatred among people seeking peace in that Middle Eastern country. While the movement for peace may be a just and necessary cause, its angry and hate-filled participants might do well first to find peace within themselves. That's the feeling of Leigh Gaitskill of Lexington, a certified yoga instructor who also leads workshops aimed at teaching people how they can develop peace in their own hearts. Gaitskill recently conducted a day-long workshop at Trinity Episcopal Church and meets regularly on a social basis with a group of professional women in Danville.

"Wishing you peace and harmony inside. " I was intrigued by this sentiment in a Christmas card I received this year. Most of my friends and relatives send greetings meaningful to our shared Christian faith. Although I know this sender to share my personal belief system, the statement was not overtly Christian. In this season heralded even by secularists as a time of peace and harmony, I find myself saddened by the seeming lack of both in our world. Certainly there is no peace in our external circumstances.

Dear Editor, I'm not one to be sticking my nose where it doesn't belong, but I just had to write in and voice my opinion on the letters about Anna Nicole Smith. What I don't understand is why people are judging her when they don't even know the woman personally. Like one lady said in her letter, everyone makes mistakes, no one is perfect. She is the one that had to live with her mistakes not you or anyone else. And I do not think she influenced her son into drugs.

Dear Editor, People are scrambling for urgent answers in a time of great injustices created by grave fiscal insecurity and continuous warring. We won't get the answers right unless we ask the right questions. There are questions crying out for our answers. What kind of country do we want for our children, grandchildren and for our most vulnerable? What kind of country will we help create? Our country is being debased by intolerant and ignorant ideology. This is a weapon to divide and conquer to gain power for illicit purposes.

Hunstad. Brother Bernie is one of God's best I have been privileged to know. He does not deserve this present harassment he is experiencing. I believe Danville deserves Jamie Gay as mayor and Janet Hamner, James Atkins, Kevin Caudill and Paul Smiley on the city commissioners in the distant future, so there will be peace once again in this wonderful city. M. Wendell Anderson Danville

Though the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program facility is tucked away in quiet Kentucky country, its presence is powerful for those seeking a safe haven for themselves and their children. The program serves 17 counties within the Bluegrass Area Development District, including Clark County. The 18,000 square-foot facility, which was built around 1995, has served as the BDVP shelter since 2005 and sits at the eastern edge of Fayette County near the Clark County line. It is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by 22 full-time staff members, three to five interns and three part-time emergency staff.

What law enforcement officials called a "standoff" on White House Road near Junction City has been resolved peacefully, and with no injuries, after Kentucky State Police took two persons into custody. KSP Special Response Team members fired pepper gas canisters into the residence after a weapon was brandished for a third time this afternoon. According to Trooper Paul Blanton, spokesperson for Kentucky State Police Post 7 in Richmond, the team used an armored personnel carrier to establish contact with the two individuals, who had been inside the house since this morning.

May I direct my letter to Ashley Camden's recent letter? Peace is in heaven at the present time. Peace is sitting at the right hand of his father, interceding for mortal man in need of a savior. His name is Jesus, for he is the prince of peace. This is what Christmas is all about - peace to all the world for He loves every one of us. M. Wendell Anderson Danville

What is peace? Was there a time when people didn't need to imagine what it would look like?  Today's youth once learned war from their history classes. Now, however, we are faced with a barrage of images of new wars with their not-so-easily identifiable enemies.  Most people want peace, but those who prefer conflict are preventing it from being attainable. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” Instead of assuming the solution to wars comes through the use of additional violence, it would be preferred to eradicate violence as a whole.

Frank Lee Peace, 39, died Friday, Sept. 7. He was born April 21, 1973, in Summerville, Ga., to the late Marian Bullock Johns. Frank is survived by his daughter, Destiny Peace of Winchester; his dad, June E. and wife Sue Johns of Nicholasville; sisters Jessica and husband Donald Goforth, Annetta and husband Ray Wall Johns, Pam and husband Charles King, Maryann and husband Meril Phillips, all of Nicholasville, and Connie Hale of Harrodsburg; and numerous...

Nearly every national or international beauty contest features a question period when some aspiring beauty queen voices her desire for “world peace” in answer to an innocuous puffball question. However, this year, as in the past, world peace will probably continue to be an unattainable pipedream.  During the span of a lifetime, the United States has fought numerous military actions overseas. After World War II (1941-45), America participated in a U.N. “police action” in Korea (1950-53)

For most of us, it's the season of sun, sand and backyard barbecues. But the U.S. Conference of Mayors seems to think it's Christmas. And all because of one key sentence in President Barack Obama's recent address on withdrawing forces from Afghanistan more quickly: “America, it is time to focus on nation-building here at home.” The mayors anticipate a windfall that can be spent on their pet projects. The prospect of a “peace dividend” is creating wish lists from Albany to Albuquerque.

A¿converted Christian and a former member of the Muslim Brotherhood is bringing his story of conversion and a message - to not fear Muslims - to Winchester. The Rev. Hicham Chehab, who was born and lived most of his life in Beirut, Lebanon, has lived in the U.S. for about six years and is a pastor at Salam Arabic Fellowship, an Arabic worship service in the Chicago area. It's associated with the Lutheran Church for Missouri Synod, and its first Arabic language service was in March 2008.

July 2, 1961 The Sun congratulates — Mr. and Mrs. Homer Clarence Ledford, Winchester, on the birth of a daughter Sunday at the Clark County Hospital. She has been named Julia Ann. LONG¿BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The United States must risk war on occasion in order to keep the peace, former Vice President Richard M. Nixon declared Friday night. He told 5,000 delegates to the California American Legion Convention: “America is going to have to take chances. If we don’t take chances our position will deteriorate.