The end of a golden age of state subsidies heralds a new era of tighter management and creative fund-raising in British arts. Maybe a model for arts in Kentucky to begin exploring? [The Economist]
You mean the University of Louisville Hospital is searching for new partners with which it may merge? You don’t say. [C-J/AKN]
The local airport is set to get full body scanning devices. So that means everyone is going to freak completely out for a while. [FOX41]
America’s poorest people are running out of places to live in every state. This study points out just what sort of problem we can all expect. [HuffPo]
The entirety of the local press is wetting itself because the Sherman Minton is set to reopen soon. You can bet every station will have 7,000 cameras on-hand for the event. [WHAS11]
This Business First editorial about how boycotting the Fund for the Arts won’t resolve the orchestra dispute is spot-on. But you can’t let facts and reality seep into a political discussion in Louisville. That’s blasphemy. [Business First]
It’s interesting to watch people freak out and go on the attack when you request a bit of transparency with their handling of millions in state and federal tax dollars. Just makes everyone even more tepid toward the push to make pseudoephedrine-containing medications prescription-only when the effort is so secretive and attack-prone. [Page One]
Remember the scandal of undelivered Kentucky Derby tickets, an assistant UofL coach and an Oldham County magistrate? A judge is going to examine the case. [WAVE3]
The EPA’s new air toxics rules are officially on the books. So that means your elected officials are going to fight to make Louisville’s air quality that much worse. [WFPL]
You know what’s not good? Finding a body on I-71. Or anywhere. Which seems to happen every day in Louisville. The Flying Spaghetti Monster has likely smited us all. [WLKY]
What happens when you’re a Baptist pastor and you don’t have the gays? You’re forced to leave the Baptist association. Because that’s what Jesus wants or something. [H-L]
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1 Novena // Feb 17, 2012 at 10:10 am
“UofL Board of Cadavers Searches for New Medical Ties”
Board Member #1: “We need to focus on the most reliable, well-regarded health care areas.”
Board Member #2: “What are you suggesting, Mr. Lahane?”
Board Member #1: “A chiropractic facility, of course. Chiropractics make bodily adjustments–exactly what we need for this pain-in-the-neck problem of ours. If that fails, we could try the path of alternative medicine and herbal cures.”
2 Ryan // Feb 18, 2012 at 6:54 pm
It’s nice to see a Flying Spaghetti Monster reference. I thought he had forgotten us.
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