Hang in there. One more day ’til the Labor Day weekend starts. What the hell, go ahead and start. Eye-ing Hal’s Seat: As soon as Hal Heiner announces that he’s running for Mayor in a week or two, retired police officer Kevan Rumpel is ready to run for his 19th District Metro Council seat in [...]

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Fit to Sue: Even though Hal Heiner tried to talk him out of it, Chris Thieneman will hold a press conference on Thursday on Fourth Street to publicize his planned lawsuit against the city over this Cordish $950,000 loan mess. Heiner worries the suit might affect AG Jack Conway’s opinion on the issue, expected to [...]

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Last day of August. Back to work, and there’s plenty of material. Let’s get into some of it… “This is better than a hole in the head.”: Excellent quote from attorney Jon Fleischaker, in a C-J story about the Kelly Downard-Jim King ordinance designed to prevent another one of those Cordish loans.  [Courier] The Movie [...]

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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 [...]

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Wondering if I can figure out a way to sneak into a keg party after moving Josh into the dorm at U of L this afternoon . . . Laughing Matter: Get in on the funny. Sunday at the Comedy Caravan. Free Tickets from us. Marty Pollio, who’s really funny, is the headliner. Did we [...]

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A Polling We Will Go: The first Survey USA poll of the U.S. Senate race came out yesterday. Mongiardo leads Conway overall 39-31. Grayson leads Paul 37-26. Of course there’s more to the story. [Page One] Why Our Court System is Messed Up: Because ex-PRP coach Jason Stinson was re-indicted on wanton endangerment after his [...]

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How To Be Popular: If you’re on the Metro Council, use your Neighborhood Development Fund to pick up debris in your district. While most people with flood damage spent the weekend hauling their crap to drop-off sites, Marianne Butler’s constituents in District 15 waited for curbside pickups, provided by Butler for about $10K. Many Council [...]

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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 [...]

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At what point, I wonder, did Butler High girls’ basketball coach Eddy Wilson realize he’d crossed the ethical line? Was it after a hundred text messages (on his way to 555), some after midnight, to a member of his team? JCPS fired the coach of Butler’s 2008 state champs, saying he had spent more than [...]

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The Kentucky High School Athletic Association had to know that its new rule would be challenged. Attempting to stifle the recruiting of football players by Trinity and St. X, the KHSAA passed a rule that said students who get scholarships for high school tuition at private schools can’t play sports. Only the problem is that [...]

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