Yesterday students at the University of Louisville rallied against mandatory meal plans. And if you think there’s no support? You should just read this story to see folks from various political factions coming together. I’m betting Mark Hebert isn’t exactly enjoying having to defend this mess of highway robbery. [Nancy Rodriguez]
Borderline racist [...]

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Take note, religious types (and all gays everywhere), cause Todd Ekloff has released a book that is nothing short of intriguing.
It’s called A Gospel for Liberals: Considering the historical Jesus in light of today’s most controversial social issues.

Remember Todd? He’s the heterosexual guy fired by Kentucky Farm Bureau because he didn’t hate the [...]

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So maybe I’m going a little overboard on this A.J. Jacobs thing. He’s basically a regular guy who has a way with words, who has a hilarious way of writing about the things that happen in his life. He landed one great job at Entertainment Weekly, then another at Esquire, then came up with a [...]

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There’s a great story in the new book about the Dicky Lyons legend that’s bound to seem ironic to those following the local trial of a high school football coach. Seems that back when Dicky Lyons Sr. was playing for St. X in the 1960s, coach John Miehaus suspected two players had been drinking.
When the [...]

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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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More Bad Apples at the Jail: WHAS-TV’s Adam Walser keeps finding that the bad guys are on the other side of prison bars. Five separate individuals have been released from employment there, including Ron Morris, the guy who was facing a domestic violence charge and got two other employees fired for covering for him. Another [...]

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Here’s some stuff that’s worth reporting…
They’re Not Evil, They’re Your Insurance Company: Wonder how many Humana employees the P.R. staff there considered before offering up Max Shireman to the NYTimes as a typical, non-evil employee? The big paper did a story on how tough it is to work for a company in the middle of [...]

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LEO’s Owner Has an Add-on: SouthComm, the Nashville-based owner of LEO, is buying the Nashville Scene, an alt-weekly that sounds a lot like LEO. SouthComm chief Chris Ferrell, before starting SouthComm, was its publisher. That’s a good thing, right? [FatLip]
Speaking of LEO: Former editor Cary Stemle is playing with the band Mojo Bey at Air [...]

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Senate Approves Barzun, Northup: We’re happy that Matthew Barzun is going to be the new U.S. Ambassador to Sweden. Less enthused about Anne Northup getting a new job as a commissioner of the Consumer Product and Safety Commission. Both were approved by the Senate today. [Courier]
At least they’re being nice: The local GOP is publicizing [...]

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You may not have known him, but Bill Butler was a giant in Louisville media circles.
Bill and his wife Carol were the force behind Butler Books, the local publishing house that is responsible for dozens and dozens of local book projects. He was a former advertising executive, and started publishing in 1980. He and Carol, [...]

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