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Forgotten Agency Goes Full-On Embarrassing

May 18th, 2012 · 11 Comments

These boxes are popping up all over Metro Government offices lately: How long will it take for Metro employees to receive the begging emails? Yep, this is the change you got from Greg Fischer’s Metro Animal Services. One can only imagine the kind of change Louisville could actually accomplish if Greg Fischer and Sadiqa Reynolds [...]

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Nope, Definitely Not Most Compassionate Or Safest

May 18th, 2012 · 6 Comments

What was that, Greg, about Louisville being the most compassionate city in the country? What was that, again, about Louisville being the safest city in the nation? Quit with the damn buzz words. You looked and sounded like an imbecile while 95% of the city was stressed and saddened over yesterday’s tragic mess of death. [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Bikes · Butchertown · Death · Economy · Greg Fischer · Guns · Hype · Metro Government · Politics · West End · WLKY

Fancy “Chief Community Builder” Caption Contest

May 16th, 2012 · 10 Comments

Here’s a photo of Dr. James O’Brien and Sadiqa Reynolds at the grand opening of the University of Louisville’s new geriatrics facility: You all know Sadiqa – she’s the woman directly responsible for most of the problems at Louisville Metro Animal Services. So that’s why it’s time for a caption contest! Have at it.

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Tags: Contests · Metro Government

LWC-MSD Merger Will Only Hurt If You’re Tense

May 16th, 2012 · No Comments

So, how excited are you that Greg Fischer is pushing for the merger of LWC and MSD, just like we said he would? [More Fischer Logic] Maybe Barbara Shanklin should have thought about both nepotism and her grandson’s shenanigans before hiring him. Her pleas fall on deaf ears at this point. [WFPL] Check out this [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Death · Dogs · Greg Fischer · Hype · Lexington · Metro Council · Metro Government · MSD · Possibility City · Water · WLKY

One Wonders If Barbara Shanklin, You Know, Thinks

May 11th, 2012 · 9 Comments

The Commonwealth of Kentucky’s April General Fund receipts fell and its Road Fund receipts rose slightly. [Page One] Quick, everybody freak out! The teevee did a story about toxic mold in Louisville buildings and that means we’re all gonna die. But let’s get real: Greg Fischer and his staff need to comment on this immediately. [...]

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Tags: Death · Economy · Greg Fischer · Health Care · Indiana · Metro Council · Metro Government · Republican Party · State Government · University of Louisville

Let’s Give Cordish Cos All Of Downtown Louisville

May 9th, 2012 · 4 Comments

Jeffersonville’s City Council and Clarksville’s Town Council approved resolutions at separate meetings Monday night urging federal transportation officials to expedite construction of the easter(sic) bridge and postpone the downtown bridge construction until there are alternatives to charging tolls on that span. [C-J/AKN] Maybe Downtown Louisville wouldn’t be in such a sorry state if all of [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Downtown · Indiana · Jerry Abramson · Lexington · Metro Government · MSD · Ohio River Bridges · State Government · Taxes · Transparency · WAVE

Sorry, But “Compassionate City” Isn’t A Real Thing

May 8th, 2012 · 3 Comments

Why is anybody still pretending the Charter for Compassion or whatever is a real thing in Louisville? It’s not. The city’s own mayor can’t even understand it. [C-J/AKN] Metro Police are searching for the person who shot and killed a man in front of a liquor store in West Louisville. [FOX41] The bourbon had been [...]

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Tags: Churchill Downs · Death · Education · Greg Fischer · Health Care · Hype · Indiana · Jerry Abramson · Kentucky Derby · Lexington · Metro Government · MSD · TV · West End

Let’s Throw $ At Cordish Cos But Not Local Folks

May 7th, 2012 · 3 Comments

Greg Fischer is happy to throw millions of dollars at Cordish Cos – and you know all about that hot mess – but can’t be bothered to really try to do something great for Downtown Louisville. [C-J/AKN] Are you ready for this fancy Ben Sollee documentary? Get ready because it’s on its way. [Wooden Box] [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Business · Celebrity · Churchill Downs · Death · Downtown · Education · Greg Fischer · Kentucky Derby · Metro Government · MSD · Music · Radio

Local Union Now Going After Parks Whistleblower

May 3rd, 2012 · 23 Comments

If you’ve been reading The ‘Ville Voice for any length of them, you’re familiar with the Metro Parks whistleblower – the guy who caught Parks director Mike Heitz repeatedly driving drunk in a city-owned vehicle. You’re familiar with the fact that Heitz was barely reprimanded and the whistleblower, Joey Sears, was terminated and retaliated against [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Greg Fischer · Metro Government · Parks

Heads-Up: Attorneys Should Maybe Pay Attention

May 2nd, 2012 · 5 Comments

Any attorneys out there want to chap some Democratic rear end? You’ve got a perfect opportunity with a whistleblower. And now AFSCME 2629 is lobbing threats left and right. If you’re a prominent Republican just salivating to take on a corrupt union and some Democrats at the same time? Here’s your chance. So let’s not [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Metro Government

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