Gregory O’Bryan is scheduled to appear at a pre-trial hearing in about an hour. The body of Andrew Compton, the guy he killed, still hasn’t been recovered. [WHAS11] It’s a shame newspapers have to sue the state for illegally withholding information from public records regarding child death investigations. Steve Beshear should be absolutely ashamed. Unfortunately, [...]

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A positive note, finally! Louisville music is a big deal and it’s in the latest Nylon Magazine. Cheyenne Marie Mize is mentioned at the link but Nerves Junior and other music highlights are in the print edition. The now-defunct ear X-tacy and WFPK even get lots of page space. [Nylon] Remember J.D. Byrider? Looks like [...]

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Dear Ed Hart: It’s no secret why the fair board didn’t give you the Kentucky Kingdom deal. The gossip from all of them is that they think you’re a jerk/Steve Beshear doesn’t like you. And you know I know what I’m talking about. You need to get the money you’re owed by the state ASAP [...]

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Some of those jobs Steve Beshear boasts about creating just do not exist. But you already knew that. Seriously – just read the second paragraph and laugh: Hundreds of specific jobs that the Democratic governor identifies on his campaign Web site actually have not been created since the initial press releases went out, or they [...]

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Owsley Brown II has died. Regardless of politics, Louisville lost a leader and a pioneer in charitable giving. Everybody should follow his lead of giving when you get. [C-J/AKN] Steve Beshear used $85,000 worth of personal time on state aircraft. He wasn’t going to pay for it until he got caught. Now he’s claiming family [...]

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The Third Annual Golden Poo Awards are under way and all ten categories have been opened for nominations. Make your voice heard. We’ll start counting up votes and making considerations this weekend. [Page One] Bike safety? In the United States? HAHA, fat chance. [The Economist] We’re spending $150,000 to make the metro alert system work. [...]

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Quick, everybody freak out over this tenth of a cent tax increase by Jefferson County Public Schools! [Toni Konz] There are even more subpoenas against Judy Green. This nightmare will apparently never end for our nice little city. [WFPL] Whaaat? Steve Beshear got subpoenaed after refusing to divulge Saudi connections. We hear this isn’t going [...]

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Metro Animal Services gets its new director today when Justin Scally takes over. [FOX41] It’s an empty hope to think Greg Fischer would ever disclose all the names of individuals involved in the Whiskey Row deal. [Curt Morrison] Six Louisville libraries were open on Sunday for the first time since 2008. [C-J/AKN] This story is [...]

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Lost Louisville: Ash Street Station destroyed by fire. Great for history nerds. [Broken Sidewalk] Louisville is a gas guzzling city with an average of $179 spent on fuel each month — ranked at number 11. [Mint.com] New favorite way to pass the time: reading Karen Voyer-Caravona’s biking website. She’s a former Tom Owen staffer who [...]

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Yesterday Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway for the 57th day: “Asking Jack Conway to come clean is like asking cats to bark,” said Robertson. “I guess it’s possible…but I wouldn’t bet the farm on it. We will continue to remind voters every day that they are held to a different [...]

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