You’ve read us for several years and now you’ve got the chance to help create our new ad-free project. Your contribution can be public or private (but you have to tell us in writing that you want it to be public) – it’s up to you. [Our New Project]

April 8, 2009 started off with a stop at a gas station for Louisville Metro Police Officer Andrea Rice: “I was sitting and drinking my coffee that morning as I usually do and the run came out,” said Rice. [FOX41/WDRB/Whatever]

Two requests for $1,500 in Neighborhood Development Fund expenditures blew up Monday into a larger discussion about the appropriateness of Louisville Metro Council members distributing tickets and other things of value to constituents. [C-J/AKN]

There’s poop in this Oldham County waterway and everybody is freaking out. It’s John Boel’s latest big time investigation. Poop in the creek. [WAVE3]

We figured out why 84WHAS was foaming at the mouth pretending that the attacks on Mittens Romney and Bain Capital were magic and wonderful. Turns out? It’s because the Bain attacks are spelling serious trouble for Mittens. [HuffPo]

The entirety of the local teevee scene freaked out when a couple rode some horses through Louisville while hollering about Jesus. [WHAS11]

Steve Beshear is busy claiming Kentucky’s meth problem is disappearing because of new legislation that barely limits pseudoephedrine-containing medications. The reality? The problem isn’t changing and it’s still going to cross state borders from situations like this in Clarksville. [WLKY]

Your best girlfriend, Jerry Abramson, went to Northern Kentucky and pretended to care about/know about tax reform. [Cincinnasti.com]

UPS sees a tough road ahead for the global economy. The world’s largest package delivery company is more pessimistic about global growth than many economists. [WLEX18]

Sometimes we get comments from people we’ve written about that just blow our minds. You’ll appreciate this one, as it’s related to Kentucky Retirement Systems and Chris Tobe. [We Get Comments]

It seems like every five minutes there’s a new Delta jet making an emergency landing in Louisville. [C-J/AKN]

The extended drought has brought has given people in northeastern Indiana a glimpse of history. [WFPL]

Travel or education: where are our priorities? Business First recently published a series of articles and in-depth databases on consumer spending as part of its Luxury Spending 2012 report. [Business First]