You should probably get a load of the top guy in the running to be the new Executive Director of Kentucky Retirement Systems. It won’t blow your mind if you’ve been paying attention. Primarily because Greg Fischer’s top guy is the fellow making the selection. [Page One] The State House and Senate started flushing more [...]

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This A Kentucky Newspaper story about Greg Fischer turning to Facebook to ask questions about the budget is interesting. Doesn’t mention that he deleted nearly every comment perceived as negative – even when true and honest. [C-J/AKN] What was that, again, about the Legislative Ethics Commission not being under the direct control of the good [...]

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Stephen George is leaving his job as editor of the City Paper in Nashville to go to work as press secretary for U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee. Another great journalist lost to politics. [Nashville Post] Really, what the hell is with Metro EMS? Is the entire place falling apart? [FOX41] Why wouldn’t these folks [...]

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One of the great things about Louisville is that the community really knows how to come together in support of local good things. Take, for instance, Louisville Public Media and its recently completed fund drive. Literally its most successful ever. The organization – home to WFPL, everybody’s favorite classical station WUOL and WFPK – raised [...]

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If you are a nerd, you should probably check out this book about the history of Kentucky broadcasting from 1945-1970. [Click the Clicky or Get It On Kindle] Maybe we should try harder to prevent teenage obesity? [CNN] The Bridges Debacle group may move the planned pedestrian walkway. That’s not terrible, right? [FOX41] An “energy” [...]

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Remember that story we broke last week about Alisha Ward – an Equine Industry Program employee – at the University of Louisville allegedly swindling money? Imagine that – the full story is coming to light. Folks at UofL tell us it could involve more than $100,000. [C-J/AKN & FOX41] Have you gotten the NO KILL [...]

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Phillip Bailey is an outlaw! But you already knew that, because, well, you just did. I like outlaws. Not the commonly encountered criminals — drug dealers, thieves, murderers, most politicians and many preachers. I like outlaws who run afoul of the norm and actually stand for something. My former mentee Phillip Bailey has become such [...]

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More people get their news from the internets than the newspaper. Imagine that reality. [Mashable] The horsey set at the Paulick Report are hosting a fancy NCAA bracket pool to give back to those impacted in Japan. You should get on this thing ASAP. 3rd Place wins a Japan Racing Association 50th Anniversary medallion from [...]

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Dan Klepal is winning the future with his latest on Ole Dirty Judy Green’s financial woes: Green told the council that her husband was in charge of the family’s finances while she cared for their 13 children, 11 of whom were adopted and had special needs. The Greens also have fostered about 30 at-risk children [...]

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That’s right – muckraker and life-ruiner Phillip Bailey is the new Political Director at WFPL! From the release this morning: “We wanted someone with the tenacity to cover stories that often develop slowly, and the ability to interpret complicated and arcane issues in a way our audience can understand,” said Todd Mundt, Vice President and [...]

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