In case you missed it: Democrat Larry Clark snubbed Francene Cucinello after her passing. [Page One]
According to a release from Congressman John Yarmuth’s office, President Barack Obama is expected to announce an increase in dependent care tax credits for the middle class in his State of the Union address this evening. Yarmuth proposed the [...]

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A personal thanks to radio hostess with the most Francene for talking with my Public Speaking class last night at Brown Mackie College.  All those principles we’ve been talking about — confidence, knowing your material, making eye contact, etc. — she reinforced in a big way.
Media Trouble, Part 1: Didn’t take long for one media [...]

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OK, guess it’s time for getting back to work after a weekend of WorldFest, Green Building Art Show, racquetball, U of L football (thanks, Chris, for the tickets), Bluegrass Music Fest, Biking with the Mayor and some golf.
It was another great success for the Hike & Bike, and really gratifying to hear the Mayor list [...]

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Bill Lamb is always asking for feedback on his on-air editorials. So here’s some.
The other day Lamb was advocating that police start ticketing bicyclists, all because he happens to see some going the wrong way on one-way streets or blowing through stop signs or darting into traffic off sidewalks.
Now, this thinking goes against the general [...]

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That Would Be a Nice Look: Check out the idea for a park in the middle of East Market Street. A hundred years ago, it was a park, and now visionaries want to bring that look back. [Broken Sidewalk]
We’ll Just Bike, Thank you: The Mayor’s Office announced plans for its Labor Day Hike & Bike, [...]

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How to Spend the Hot, Hot Weekend. Our suggestions:
Learn About the Loop — The Parks Department is hosting a public event for residents to learn about the proposed Louisville Loop. It’s from 10-1 Saturday at the Farnsley-Moreman Landing. Ride your bike. [Metro]
Cheap Beer — Is it enough to get you back to the track for [...]

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Next Up for Mayor: According to LEO, David Tandy and Jim King are the frontrunners to succeed Jerry Abramson as Mayor, should he decide (and we think he will) to step down rather than run for another term. There is no rule that says you have to be on the Metro Council to run for [...]

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Just for fun, let’s take a look at the official highlights of the Mayor’s budget, accompanied by our own editorial comments.
Preserves basic services despite rising costs and declining revenues
Anticipates 1.4 percent decrease in General Fund revenues
Predicting future revenue is risky, as we learned the hard way. Last year’s decrease was 2 percent, so this means [...]

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Now that was quite a Memorial Day weekend. You got out there and set attendance records, and got some yardwork done too. And at the risk of going all “Possibility City” on you, it was a great time to live here.
The crowd estimate for the Mayor’s Hike & Bike was about 2,000, though one of [...]

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Just keeping reminding yourself that, yes, it’s only Wednesday. It just seems like Friday.
Flu Bug, Part II: There’s another case of H1N1 at Meyzeek Middle School, so expect some freaked out parents to appear on local newscasts tonight. This time the victim is a student. No, they won’t be closing the school and officials will [...]

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