Our appearance on the CW’s Louisville Live was all about the Kentucky Derby and the weird shenanigans we call Kentucky politics:
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I chose to sit out most of the Derby festivities this year, but here are a few thoughts going through my mind Saturday afternoon, watching the race from the Iroquois Golf Course clubhouse.

Next year, we’ll get credentials, and we’ll be there for much of the action. It’s one thing to make a decision to try […]

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At yesterday’s Ad Federation Day at the Downs, everybody who is anybody in the ad business around here showed up. It was Wednesday, the day before any of the near-famous folks arrive to lose their money betting on the horses. The folks on the Fourth Floor were among those who acknowledge the reality in Louisville, […]

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After a lengthy national search, Churchill Downs Inc. has hired Darren Rogers as senior director of communications and media services. That title’s a mouthful, and Rogers has a challenging task ahead as the racetrack company moves forward.
Since 1999, Rogers has been at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, which hosted the 2004 Breeders Cup. […]

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Tasty Cover — The February issue of Louisville magazine just arrived with a tasty dish from Seviche on the cover. The mag unleashed five food writers (including our own Steve Coomes) on the town to sample five different cuisines. Yummy! Inside, the best story is Josh Moss’s piece about Louisville’s Late Late Night Show, which […]

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Things may not be as rosy as they seem at Greater Louisville Inc these days. GLI recently endorsed the Libraries Yes tax increase as worthwhile and beneficial to the community. The group’s president and CEO Joe Reagan has said the 21-member GLI executive committee unanimously decided to make the endorsement. But the […]

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You might think the gubernatorial election in Kentucky is a big deal to the folks running Churchill Downs, given the opportunity it offers, with a Steve Beshear victory, to bring casino-gambling to the racetrack. Sure, there’s a lot of hoops to jump through before the first slot machine is installed, but it’s a big first […]

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