Doug Hawkins would have you believe that he’s got an army of constituents ready and able to mobilize whenever he puts out the call. If you believe him, hundreds make phone calls to his office to encourage him to fight the administration on such issues as immigration and guns.
His push to get the city’s bomb […]

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The bomb-storage unit planned for Cardinal Hill Reservoir is likely to become the single biggest issue of disagreement between the Mayor’s office and the Metro Council. The Mayor’s Office says it considered multiple sites before settling on Cardinal Hill. For one reason or another, each site considered was eliminated, though it refuses to explain its […]

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One of the sublplots to last week’s “Explo-Gate” story at City Hall is the way the story plays politically into the hands of certain Metro Council challengers.
Even though the Mayor’s office has trotted out expert after expert testifying to the safety of the bomb-storage unit they plan for Cardinal Hill, Doug Hawkins has never believed […]

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UPDATE (11 a.m.): Hal Heiner will be on the show instead of Hawkins.
Tune in to WHAS-84 Radio just after 11. Yours truly will be on the air with guest host Paul Harris to discuss the ongoing drama of the bomb storage facility in the South End. I’m told Councilman Doug Hawkins will be on the […]

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by Zak Owens
Opponents of the mayor’s plan to place an ammunition storage facility in the South End scored a victory, sort of, at Thursday’s Metro Council Meeting. Rep. Hal Heiner (R-19) announced that members of the Public Safety Committee were not able to reach a consensus on the controversial bunker, and that the […]

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Least Surprising Headline: “Handle, Purses Drop at Churchill Downs” — that’s from Blood-Horse Magazine, where reporter Ryan Conley wasn’t having any of the crap from the suits at the track who said last year they weren’t releasing meet results for attendance and handle any longer. Wonder why the C-J couldn’t have got this info from […]

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I guess we’re finally going to seehow much pulling power Doug Hawkins really has.
In today’s e-mail calling on supporters to help him fight the bomb-storage unit in his District, he’s calling out his peeps to show up at tomorrow night’s Metro Council meeting. Here’s his latest:
Councilman Doug Hawkins encourages you, your friends, your neighbors and […]

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In the story of what we’ll call “Explo-Gate” — Metro Councilman Doug Hawkins has found a few friends on the Metro Council who want to join his crusade of questioning the placement of a bomb storage unit on property owned by the Louisville Water Co. in his district.
At a Public Safety Committee meeting yesterday, […]

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