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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

A Bridges Dream Turns Into Your Waking Nightmare

September 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Remember what Steve Beshear promised in 2007? It’s a far cry from reality, to say the least. [Page One] If you’re still afraid of advertising online, this might nudge you into the right direction. Times have changed. Get with the program. There’s a reason we’ve been around so long. [KDMC] Owsley Brown II’s passing is [...]

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Tags: Business · Downtown · Greg Fischer · Lexington · Metro Council · Metro Government · Ohio River Bridges · Politics · Smoking Ban · State Government · Steve Beshear

You’re Plagued With Judy Green Til Mid-August

July 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Yesterday the Republican Party of Kentucky hit back at Steve Beshear with a new web ad. It’s based in fact – which is strange for Republicans – but will it float? [Page One] Most people in the United States want a ban on smoking in public places, according to the latest polling data. [Reuters] Republican [...]

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Tags: Art · Bad Behavior · Charity · Economy · Ethics · Gannett · Health Care · Jack Conway · John Yarmuth · Metro Council · Polls · Republican Party · Smoking Ban · Steve Beshear

We Can’t Find Anyone Who Likes JCPS Today

January 25th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Republicans support statewide smoking bans because it’s not 1950. The “property rights” argument is fearful horseshiz and everyone knows it. [Page One] Greg Fischer will deliver his first State of the City this Thursday. Prediction: Platitudes, hope, corporatespeak, paperwork, pretending everything is puppies & rainbows, et al. [WFPL] The Latino community is right to express [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Discrimination · Education · Greg Fischer · Indiana · JCPS · John Yarmuth · LEO · Polls · Race · Republican Party · Smoking Ban · State Government

Frankfort Is Like An Alien Nation Inside Kentucky

January 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Kentucky is one of only two states where individuals may openly carry a gun into the state’s legislative chambers. You read that correctly. We’ve been covering this issue for years. [Page One] So OF COURSE Steve Beshear is a-okay with folks openly carrying guns inside legislative chambers. And you folks get pissy when I legitimately [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Bourbon · Derby Festival · Education · Greg Stumbo · Guns · Police · Scandal · Smoking Ban · State Government · Steve Beshear · Taxes · University of Louisville

What Questions Do You Have For State Legislators?

November 18th, 2010 · 8 Comments

If you love the Louisville Palace, this story about its rich history is terrific. [LEO Weekly] The Ali Center is celebrating an important milestone. [FOX 41] How many accidents have to happen in a single mine before Steve Beshear’s administration will take action? How many people have to die? Yet all you Democrats in Louisville [...]

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Tags: Ali Center · Bad Behavior · Charity · Concerts · Dining · Possibility City · Smoking Ban · State Government · Steve Beshear · University of Louisville

You Just Can’t Have It Both Ways, Crescent Hill

September 23rd, 2010 · 39 Comments

Isn’t it cute how some folks in Crescent Hill complain non-stop about horrible cell phone reception but lose their shiz when someone tries to resolve the problem? WTF is wrong with building a cell phone tower off Frankfort Avenue? How is it bad for everyone in the neighborhood? It’s going up on quite possibly the [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Butchertown · Downtown · Education · Greg Fischer · Jack Conway · JCPS · Mayor's Race 2010 · Metro Government · Neighborhoods · Radio · Senate Race · Smoking Ban

This Is Why Tina Ward-Pugh Will Win

May 11th, 2010 · 18 Comments

Here’s one of her recent mail pieces: FRONT – CLICK TO ENLARGE BACK – CLICK TO ENLARGE Her opponents now and in the general can’t say they’ve helped save potentially thousands of lives like she can.

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Tags: Democrats · Health Care · Metro Council · Smoking Ban

Wake Up With Your Head Spinning Today

November 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Those 2010 Downs After Dark dates: Friday 06/11, Friday 06/18, Friday 06/25, Friday 07/02, Sunday 10/31, Friday 11/19. [Press Release] JBS Swift needs a permit for its trailer parking. It’s got 30 days to apply for one. [C-J] Another loss for the Louisville music community. The Amazing Mr. Fish has passed away. [WFPK] The University [...]

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Tags: Awards · Butchertown · Churchill Downs · Courier-Journal · Education · JCPS · Mayor's Race 2010 · Music · Smoking Ban · University of Louisville · Zoning

Is It Always Tough to Wake Up On Monday?

November 9th, 2009 · 7 Comments

Would UAW wage concessions have been good for Louisville? [The New Republic] This is one of the saddest stories we’ve read about Louisville in a long time. Hope her murderer(s) are locked up soon. [WHAS11] Former Metro Animal Services employees are speaking out about the problems plaguing the organization. Don’t forget that Jerry Abramson will [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Business · Charity · Courier-Journal · Downtown · Economy · Ford · Jerry Abramson · John Yarmuth · Politics · Smoking Ban · TARC

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