Louisville is about to see a cut in federal block grant funding. So you can bet at least a dozen more Fischer pals will be hired at $100K+ per year. [C-J/AKN] Is Janie Miller the dumbest person in state government? Here’s her statement from last night: “The Cabinet is pleased that Judge Shepherd has agreed [...]

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Okay, here is the deal. How odd is it for a university president to get fired after only ONE scandal? [Deep UofL Thoughts] Louisville Senator Tim Shaughnessy (hi, Tim!) says he isn’t running for re-election in 2012. Here’s hoping he decides to do something more fulfilling than serving in the legislature. [WLEX18] Further proving our [...]

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Greg Fischer may be a repeat of Jerry Abramson but at least he’s not this ridiculous. [NPR] The Louisville Orchestra is STILL a disaster for the city. Still. Musicians have like five minutes to decide whether or not they want to stay. [C-J/AKN] A new analysis of the temperature record leaves little room for the [...]

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HAHAHA! River Fields is screaming that it’s being bullied because the Metro Council told the group to shove it up its collective ass. Hahaha. This is the best thing ever. What a bunch of bloated cowards. [WHAS11] The Original Highlands Neighborhood Association is freaking out over The Holy Grale’s purchase of a home directly behind [...]

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What? We always have laptop to sell? Well… We have YET ANOTHER 15″ MacBook Pro to part with. Same as rest. Late 08 unibody (solid aluminum), glossy display, 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo, 4gigs ram, 320gig drive. It’s $1,100 on eBay but I’ll roll it out for $800 locally, $850 shipped. Yell Jake’s way. [Email Jake] [...]

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The Third Annual Golden Poo Awards are under way and all ten categories have been opened for nominations. Make your voice heard. We’ll start counting up votes and making considerations this weekend. [Page One] Yesterday marked the 126th day Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway over his involvement in his brother’s [...]

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Oh, great, Judy Green has some sort of illness that will mean she won’t be held accountable for her obscene corruption for another month or two. Just great. [FOX41] Yesterday – the anniversary of Madonna’s birth (haven’t forgotten about you gays, don’t worry) and the death of Elvis Presley – marked the 104th day Republican [...]

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Wait for it! Here comes the Metro Council with concern over the mayoral slush fund. [WFPL] Every time we read this story about Judy Green asking Hal Heiner to lobby on her behalf, we pee a little. [C-J/AKN] Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway for the 49th day in a row: [...]

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We got this press release, too, but surely you won’t mind that we’re linking to someone else’s story about the council Repubs taking furlough. It’s been hot as balls and you know gays don’t like to sweat. Don’t judge us for waiting on someone else to do the work this time. [WFPL] The state has [...]

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It its April newsletter, Preservation Kentucky issued updates on three Louisville properties it considers endangered: Whiskey Row/Iron Quarter, Hogan’s Pavilion and Twig & Leaf: The 1964 Hogan’s Pavilion structure, designed by architect E.J. Schickli, is an important iconic historic feature in Cherokee Park that is used and loved by Louisvillians of all ages and walks [...]

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