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This Is Why There’s So Much Pension Ignorance

January 23rd, 2013 · 6 Comments

You ever read or hear an editor or teevee station manager “editorial” and roll your eyes so hard they hurt? Here’s another one! It’s from Ken Selvaggi of WAVE3. It’s a love fest of Greg Fischer and things that are horribly exaggerated or don’t matter to locals and people who actually pay attention to what’s [...]

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Tags: Hype · Metro Government · Oops · State Government · TV · WAVE

Don’t Hold Your Breath On Kentucky Kingdom Yet

January 23rd, 2013 · No Comments

Kentucky Kingdom could reopen within a year or two, according to the head of the Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau, James Wood. It’s a signal that Ed Hart’s group and the state are near an agreement. [WDRB] Are we still pretending there’s not a real life racial divide in Louisville? Louisville’s largest law firms have [...]

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Tags: Business · Charity · Gambling · Gays · Health Care · Homeless · Hype · Indiana · Insight Comm. · Kentucky Kingdom · Race

Have Bridges Debacle Opponents Just Given Up?

January 22nd, 2013 · 3 Comments

Crews have begun clearing the way for a new Ohio River bridge that’s part of Indiana and Kentucky’s $2.6 billion project to build or upgrade a trio of bridges. Workers demolished a house Monday on the river’s Kentucky side as site-clearing began for the new bridge that will link Utica, Ind., and Prospect, Ky. [H-L] [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Cordish · Discrimination · Guns · Hype · Indiana · South End

Mandy Connell’s “Apology” Just Aired On 84WHAS

January 15th, 2013 · 6 Comments

Mandy Connell just said she was “trying to make a point” when she made the Anti-Semitic remark to Congressman John Yarmuth last week. Connell said it wasn’t her intention at all and then said she is “truly, truly sorry” if she offended people. Not sorry that she said the words. Just sorry if anyone was [...]

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Tags: Hype · John Yarmuth · Radio · WHAS

Maybe The King-Fischer Relationship Is Waning

January 9th, 2013 · No Comments

Waaaait, we thought Kentucky Kingdom was a state thing and had nothing to do with Metro Government? Here’s what Jim King had to say the other day when addressing the new year at Metro Council: “In 2013, we will be looking for solutions to reopen Kentucky Kingdom; continuing to improve transparency through continued study and [...]

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Tags: Greg Fischer · Hype · Jim King · Kentucky Kingdom

Been Reading About The Racial Issues At UK?

January 4th, 2013 · No Comments

Despite efforts by a judge and his lawyer to keep him quiet, the man accused of gunning down two people inside a Louisville church fought to speak in court Thursday morning. [WDRB] The relocation of Christmas in the City activities to Fourth Street produced enough positives to justify keeping it there at least another year, [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Business · Death · Discrimination · Housing · Hype · Indiana · Insight Comm. · Mitch McConnell · MSD · Race · University of Kentucky

Murder Spike? What Murder Rate? Possibility City!

January 2nd, 2013 · 4 Comments

Greg Fischer has even more ammo to fire Mike Heitz. More and more problems for the city. And he continues to ignore the disaster that is Metro Parks leadership. (No, we’re not ignoring LMAS and other agencies). [WAVE3] Homicides in Jefferson County soared 28 percent in 2012, claiming 69 victims through Sunday — the first [...]

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Tags: Death · Greg Fischer · Hype · Indiana · Insight Comm. · John Yarmuth · Lexington · Police · Poverty · Weather

Will Kentucky Kingdom Happen Or Just Fall Apart?

December 19th, 2012 · No Comments

We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen because it’s so close we can taste it. [Support Our New Project!] The Greater Clark County school board voted on Tuesday evening not to renew the contract of Jim Sexton. [WDRB] Someone else should step up to [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Congress · Education · Guns · Hype · Indiana · JCPS · Kentucky Kingdom · Lexington · Smoking Ban · State Government · Steve Beshear

Nope, Your Mind Will Unfortunately Not Be Blown

December 17th, 2012 · 2 Comments

It’s far from secret that Louisville Metro EMS is suffering from poor management. People are leaving left and right and current personnel are overworked and exhausted. We’ve gone on and on about it for more than a year. Primarily, we’ve focused on the absence of the agency’s director, Neal Richmond. Because he’s never in Louisville [...]

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Tags: Hype · Metro Government · Possibility City

It Is Very Important Sadiqa Reynolds Update Time

December 14th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Whaaat? Sadiqa Reynolds does nothing but cause discontent and unrest within all walks of Metro Government? You’re wrong. She also spends a serious amount of time hiring her sorority sisters. Sure, she’s got a history doing just that. And she’s doing it again and again. The latest? We hear Katina Whitlock was appointed Assistant Director [...]

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Tags: Hires · Hype · Metro Government · Rumors

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