It’s always nice to see Kentucky artists getting lots of national recognition. So take a look at these ten Kentucky bands you should listen to now. [Paste Magazine] Yesterday, LG&E announced the retirement of Chip Keeling as Vice President of Communications. His replacement will be Chris Whelan. Guess that little incident turned out to be [...]

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People like Keith Hall, Bob Damron, Jim Gooch, Ancel Smith, Richard Henderson and Larry Clark spend their entire lives fighting against what they perceive to be a demon – the gays – because it’s impossible to wrap their little minds around anything that doesn’t involve locking women away in the kitchen and forcing others to [...]

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General Electric’s profits were hit by one-off charges. The company made $3.03 billion in the first quarter, down 10% from the same period last year. [BBC] The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights last week publicly accepted three conciliation agreements in fair housing cases, including one in Madison County. [John Cheves] 400,000 plus people attended Thunder [...]

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Remember Bluegrass Boardwalk? The Koch Family secured a fifty year lease from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. But they still haven’t disclosed details of their secretive financing, don’t have ride vendors and the state has to sign the lease and give them “financial incentives.” [WHAS11] If you’re a blogger and you receive equipment, food, products and [...]

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Here’s John Yarmuth: Women wear pants. John probably liked this, too.

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175 mayors from 32 states support the Freedom to Marry. They’ve released a video in support of marriage equality: So where is Greg Fischer? Where is Jim Gray?

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WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE OF THE TORNADOES TODAY!!!1! [WAVE3] Kentucky has the #2 worst well-being of all 50 states in the United States of America. The only state worse is West Virginia. And that’s just barely. [HuffPo] LMPD was a no-show last night at a meeting with Occupy Louisville. The excuse is that there’s ongoing [...]

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After mountains of pressure, Greg Fischer decided to kill that $850,000 was of cash for Cordish. What is it with these people that causes them to have zero common sense? That never should have gotten as screwed up as it did. And let’s not pretend Greg didn’t already know The Learning House was the potential [...]

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Here’s the latest video from Fairness that focuses on christians: Not entirely sure that’s going to go over well outside the Golden Triangle. Still a decent effort.

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The end of a golden age of state subsidies heralds a new era of tighter management and creative fund-raising in British arts. Maybe a model for arts in Kentucky to begin exploring? [The Economist] You mean the University of Louisville Hospital is searching for new partners with which it may merge? You don’t say. [C-J/AKN] [...]

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