It’s the nightmare that just won’t end for the River City. Our fleur-de-lis is forever tarnished by Jerry Abramson’s Metro Animal Services hot mess: Gilles Meloche. We could go on for days about what a flustercuck the whole thing is, but, uh, let’s just take a trip down memory lane. We hear through the grapevine [...]

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This is kind of big, so it’s cross-posted. Ruh Ro! Former GOP Chairman Brad Cummings says the proposed slots amendment is dead on arrival. Check it: Kentucky Republicans connected to the horse industry will find themselves in an interesting predicament next year. The always-pending slots issue has caused much consternation for those of us on [...]

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Metro Animal Services’ adoption partner in Middletown is calling on Gilles Meloche to step down. [Fox 41 & Video Here] The Louisville Arena Economic Impact Analysis report is out and we’re all gonna get rich as you-know-what! [WAVE3] Here’s more on Barbara Weakley-Jones, Jefferson County’s first female coroner. She replaces the probably-corrupt Ron Holmes, who, [...]

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In a first for Louisville, Mayor Jerry Abramson has appointed Barbara Weakly-Jones as coroner. From the press release: “She brings a lifetime of medical and forensic pathology experience to the job,” Abramson said. “She is also widely respected among her colleagues around the state and the country.” Weakley-Jones has been a state medical examiner since [...]

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This week President Barack Obama discussed his commitment to small business as a key to economic recovery, from the Recovery Act to Financial Stability to Health Reform, and pledged more to come. It’s a shame they ditched YouTube. Now potentially millions of viewers will be left in the dark. No Blu-ray player streaming, no iPhone [...]

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Remember the Deputy Coroner who sued Ron Holmes and got a settlement? Well, check this mess out: The motion asks Judge Audra Eckerle to enforce the settlement and order that Jesse Paulley be paid $64,127. The amount of the settlement previously hadn’t been made public because it was part of a confidential agreement. Paulley sued [...]

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Kentucky State Auditor Crit Luallen is Governing Magazine’s 2009 Public Official of the Year. We’ve got all the details. [Page One] Jerry Abramson admits an anti-incumbent backlash is hitting mayors. It’s too bad he’s delusional enough to think people only dislike him because he’s an incumbent. [Politico] A meth head in Bashford Manor was critically [...]

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The latest complaints against Metro Animal Services’ Gilles Meloche? From WLKY: Killing kittens without anesthetic – stabbing them in the heart and injecting chemicals Selling kittens with FIP Improperly distributing drugs Effing sickening. We’ve told you for the better part of a year that this guy was a hot mess. Now you know. Jerry Abramson [...]

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This week Governor Beshear spends 3:27 discussing dental care:

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So, ladies and dudes, get ready. We hear through the media grapevine that WLKY is set to air another exclusive interview with Dr. Kendall Clay tonight at 6:00 P.M. Clay is a contract veterinarian who used to work for Metro Animal Services. So far an audit bomb as been dropped, triple sexual harassment has been [...]

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