You may have heard the news a couple weeks ago about how the Pentagon chose Northrop Grumman and a foreign partner (a subsidiary of Airbus) for a massive contract to replace the Air force’s fleet of aging refueling tanker aircraft. Boeing, the presumptive winner, has filed a formal appeal, saying the process of awarding the [...]

With March Madness, deadline day and the normal business of a shorthanded staff bearing down, we’ve been a little lax with this blog lately. Sorry. Things get hectic and your focus goes awry. Welcome to the world, right? Let’s start with tomorrow’s issue of LEO. Our cover story is a package on the fifth anniversary [...]

A little more than a year ago, when LEO interviewed Congressman Baron Hill, who represents Indiana’s 9th District, he was clear on his stance regarding bridge tolls. He opposes them. The question, which relates to the timeline for the Ohio River Bridges Project, was this: “John Yarmuth says the 2024 timeline is not workable and [...]

The latest episode in a mythic drama about the downfall of a great leader pits a man’s conscious against his own self-interest … haha, just kidding. Jack Richardson, the hack who’s in charge of the local Republican Party for a few more minutes or days or weeks or who really cares, has written yet another [...]

In a collection of University of Kentucky sports photos from this year I found this shot of Ashley Judd, famous UK alum, on the court before a ball game. What stood out to me more than anything was her shirt — the emblem on the top left looks like the Kentuckians for the Commonwealth logo. [...]