Nervous Nellies: Today should be the day that Courier-Journal staffers learn their fate. Gannett Blog has a report of just 4 layoffs in Louisville, but the name that keeps popping up in the rumor mill is . . . David Hawpe. Nationally, the number is supposed to be 1,400.
The Fate of Racing: The big shots were at Vincenzo’s yesterday for a Louisville Forum featuring Churchill CEO Bob Evans. Billy Reed was there too. [BillyReedSays]
Government Success Story: In West Virginia, Jerry Abramson told 200 people gathered for a discussion of merged government that our local government is a big success story. Asked about his political future, he said it’d be a few weeks before he decides on whether or not to run again. [WV Public Broadcasting]
Yes, Julie, That’s A Conflict: Can somebody spell this out to Julie Denton? How can she not see that her new job is a conflict with the elected office. Julie, that’s why the story is at the top of the newspaper. [Courier]
Uh, Doc, That’s Not Where it Hurts: The southern Indiana chiropractor is charged with fondling women, including one in his own family. Dr. Matthew Nolan has left town, but authorities will bring him back to face charges. [Fox41]
The End is Kind Of Near: Think things are slow in the news business? Check out this report on WHAS on a date certain for the end of the world. [WHAS-TV]
7 responses so far ↓
1 Steve Bittenbender // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:35 am
The word in Cincinnati is the Enquirer could have about 100 peopleaffected by today’s announcement.
And that 2012 hoax has been around for years. Hell, half of the History Channel’s programming focuses on it.
2 Bruce Maples // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:19 pm
The Julie Denton story amazes me on two levels — one, that she couldn’t see the obvious conflict of interest herself, and asked the Ethics Commission about it;
and two, that the Ethics Commission actually okayed it!
If she needs the work, then take the job and quit the committee. Simple. Or, if you really want to stay on the committee, then don’t take the job.
I’d throw out IOKIYAR, but there are plenty of examples from both sides of the aisle. Apparently, conflicts of interest aren’t covered in Legislator Onboarding.
3 Cantinflas // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:42 pm
*chortle* David *chortle* Hawpe? HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW-pe!!!
That would be a dream come true! Ta-ta! Adios! Goodbye!
HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW!!!!
4 Steve // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:45 pm
What a relief to know that I can plan for the world to end.
Just when I thought I should start saving for retirement and increasing my activism against global warming, mountaintop removal, etc., I learn that we’ll all expire on Dec. 12, 2012.
What a relief. I can refuse to pay taxes, cash in my condo and gleefully squander the proceeds.
Only during sweeps would crap such as doomsday predictions be permitted to pass as news.
They scare the bejesus out of kids surfing the ‘net and prompt parents to send “hate mail” to the crackpots who promote the silly myth that we’re all going to die in two-and-a-half years.
Shame on WHAS-TV for giving these fearmongers a megaphone.
The demise of the world and humankind will happen slowly and painfully, largely because of the proliferation of idiots and idiocy — and because of the misconduct of stupid or greedy gatekeepers.
See “Idiocracy.”
5 Larry West // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:53 pm
In regards to Dec. 21, 2012 being the “end of the world.” I wish people would stop mentioning this. Dec. 21st is my anniversary, and I know that if I ever forget it, it will be “the end of the world” for me, just as it would be for most of you. I have yet to forget my anniversary, and I don’t plan on forgetting it in 2012. :-)
So if the world DOES end that day, feel free to blame me.
6 Steve Magruder (I, not D or R) // Jul 9, 2009 at 3:49 pm
David Hawpe getting sacked would be a bubbly-popping kind of event for many of us in Louisville!
Mayor Jer’s Chief Stenographer and the Rotting Head of the Mayor Jer Protectorate has no credibility left anyway — he may as well go.
His juvenile rants about various politicians won’t be missed either.
7 davidrc // Jul 9, 2009 at 4:27 pm
It would be a real shame to see Hawpe go…NOT
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