In the never-ending game that is the Louisville mayoral race, endorsements seem to be a daily norm. Jim King’s campaign announced a couple more today: “The people of Louisville are dealing with tough economic times.  Families and government are in the leanest of times and struggling to meet basic needs.  We need Jim King.” — [...]

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Let’s just go ahead and say it: moving your business out of Louisville because you can’t get enough direct flights or find local financing is silly. I like Rob May, but come on. Surely he misspoke. If you’re a tech company, you’ve got the skills to travel way less. I fly just about every week [...]

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Woah woah woah. The Courier-Journal editorial board is loosely attacking Jerry Abramson in the trans fats debate! Check it: It’s never a good thing when solid public health policy is sidetracked by wobbly-kneed politics. -SNIP- Mayor Jerry Abramson’s backbone went missing, and he declared publicly that he wouldn’t support a ban. Click here to read [...]

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This week First Lady Jane Beshear joins her husband, Governor Steve Beshear, to spend 2:51 discussing Kentucky’s high school drop-out rate and proposed legislation to raise the drop-out age:

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The rumors are true. Fairdale Bigfoot is dropping out of the mayoral race: Fairdale Bigfoot has decided not to run for mayor of Louisville. Sure, the dreams of power and women and unrestricted access to shelter and food were nice, but there are three reasons a sasquatch will not sit in City Hall. Unbelievable news. [...]

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Or, snark aside, David Tandy, et al, broke ground for the Whiskey Row Lofts project on East Main Street yesterday. The $18 million renovation of the 100,000 development is undeniably exciting for locals that have watched Main Street sit in shambles for decades. Some geeky history stuff, which we love, from a Metro Council press [...]

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What are you doing from 6:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. on Friday, February 26, 2010? Nothing? Just wasting time? Here, make plans: The 2010 Young Survivors Silent Auction & Benefit will be held on the 26th at the Frazier International History Museum. It’s just $10 per person. There’ll also be great music and tasty cocktails. [...]

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There you have it. Humana intends to fill many of its eliminated positions with contract labor. [C-J] Got 65 bucks? Then you can learn about Louisville, the Ohio Valley and the Civil War at the University of Louisville. [Civil War Symposium 2010] Jerry Abramson is going out of his way to pay lip service to [...]

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Republican Brooks Wicker is really stretching today, blaming Congressman John Yarmuth for Humana’s decision to can 2,500 people and hire on contract workers to replace those fired. Check out part of his latest press release: John Yarmuth has been a vocal supporter of the Pelosi-Reid health care takeover the Democrats tried to jam through Congress [...]

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U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Matthew Barzun discussed green technology at a two-day conference in late January. Pretty interesting when it comes to partnerships with the United States: Ambassador Barzun’s got a non-partisan air with whatever he does – and he’s very definitely an Obama Democrat – but what stands out the most for us is [...]

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