One thing we can all agree on — America is a wonderful place to live. So I hope you’re getting out and celebrating.

Meanwhile, here’s some things to think about that make America great…

Chicken on Crutches: In its ongoing efforts to point out KFC’s cruelty to chickens, PETA wants to put up a statue of a “wounded chicken on crutches” downtown and call it art. Surprisingly, the organization asked the city for permission.  Holding back laughter, spokesman Chris Poynter told the C-J he had a hard time believeing it would be approved. [Courier]

For Some Actual Art: Go to the Green Building tonight and see a new photographic exhibit from Sarah Lyon, who says she threw darts at a giant map of the city, then went out and took pictures. The result is a 50-image project you can see starting at 6. [Courier]

Our Family Feud: You can’t beat $20 for 9 holes with a cart for four people on public golf courses. You have to tee off after 4:30. I’ll be out there with Luke and Josh at Vettiner later today.  It’s part of Metro’s efforts to promote city courses.

MJ All Day: We don’t know what’s up, but the 1570 AM radio station in New Albany in playing all Michael Jackson today.  It’s not permanent. The station recently announced it was losing Glenn Beck and Laura Ingraham from its talk lineup. Owner David Smith says it’s just a stunt. We’ll let you know when we figure it out.

Gee, Those Baptists Really Hate the Gays: You remember that the Southern Baptist Convention kicked a Texas church to the curb because it wasn’t hostile enough to gays during its convention here last week. Turns out the church has a national touring choir that had planned a mission trip to the University of the Cumberlands. The Baptist group uninvited them, said they weren’t welcome to come to podunk Kentucky and help people in poverty. Now the story is getting national attention.  [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]

Maybe the Ohio River Bridges Project will Be Done Before the Harrods Creek Bridge: Yep, they stopped work on the Harrods Creek Bridge after a week when Judge Charles Simpson buckled to River Fields. He issued a stop work order for Monday that will effectively stop everything. The bridge was going to be fixed by December. Now, who knows. [Courier]

All About Timing: A friend told me the Downs was so crowded last night that a big group of her friends gave up when they couldn’t park anywhere close to the track. Drawing 33,000 people to anything on a summer night is quite a feat, even if, as C.D. Kaplan discovered, at least one CD exec complained that many weren’t interested in betting. Still, it’s a no-brainer to install the lights permanently and make at least half the racing dates at night. [Score]