Monthly Archives: January 2009

Oh snow!

January 28, 2009 – 11:27 am

Both the mayor and my boss recommended staying indoors today, but I opted not to heed their warnings. Without cable or Internet service, it took all of two hours for me to go stir crazy. So my husband — also bored and seeking a little adventure — offered to dig out our car and drive [...]

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75K w/o power … 2,500+ lines down … time to freak out a little

January 28, 2009 – 11:06 am

I considered, a few minutes ago, trying to dig my car out and take a little spin. My better judgment says no. I just watched a Courier-Journal house-call delivery car spin and squawk its way up the low-grade hill in front of my house. No thanks.  Mayor Abramson’s office just issued a press release saying [...]

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Stay there, tree …

January 28, 2009 – 9:50 am

Estimates are now that some 200,000 people across the state are without power, including some LEO staffers. We’re not sure whether our Fourth Street headquarters has power; nobody’s trying to dig out and check.  Happily, I still have it at my house.  Much less cool than electricity, however, is the fact that this massive tree [...]

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Johnson says: no new gas stations

January 27, 2009 – 12:45 pm

Metro Councilman Dan Johnson, D-21, has again proposed a one-year moratorium on building new gas stations in Louisville in an effort to bring down the price at the pump. The south Louisville Democrat proposed a similar ordinance last year and was unsuccessful. Opponents called the measure “foolishness” and critics questioned Johnson’s logic, but the councilman [...]

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Lunchbox: Snow dogs

January 27, 2009 – 12:01 pm

Cirque du Louisville: Journalists swarmed at yesterday’s arraignment of Coach David Jason Stinson, who pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide. As the case progresses, chances are the media frenzy will only increase. The Pleasure Ridge Park High School football coach faces charges of reckless homicide in the death of 15-year-old player Max Gilpin. Stinson also faces [...]

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Coy Conway and the U.S. Senate

January 26, 2009 – 6:30 pm

Page One posted portions of an interview today with Attorney General Jack Conway, in which the AG (and Aaron Eckhardt doppleganger) talked about the major issues facing the commonwealth and, of course, his intentions w/r/t the U.S. Senate in 2010. Here’s the juice:    Conway also said that Democrats, “need to keep their options open, [...]

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Lunchbox: Finding fault edition

January 26, 2009 – 12:14 pm

Everyone’s talking: The Max Gilpin story — the PRP football player/student who died from complications of heat stroke after he collapsed during practice last August — has gone international. Last Thursday, former PRP coach David Jason Stinson was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of reckless homicide. His arraignment is today at 3 [...]

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O-Day (+.5 → ∞)

January 26, 2009 – 1:36 am

Being There Hey, who’s that? Is that… is that John Kennedy? Oh my god, look: It’s John F. Kennedy!.. No, wait, that’s not him, that’s the other one. The sick one. Overheard on National Mall, 1/20/09 It should be noted that “being a part of history” and actually witnessing an historical occurrence are, at least [...]

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Obama stimulus looks good for Louisville

January 24, 2009 – 12:59 pm

President Obama revealed details of his far-reaching stimulus package in Washington today, including a proposal to invest billions in modernizing the nation’s water supply system. To wit:  The plan calls for several major infrastructure investments, including enhancing security of 90 major ports and modernizing the nation’s water system by launching 1,300 wastewater projects, 380 drinking [...]

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Engine 7 firehouse to remain closed

January 23, 2009 – 4:10 pm

The historic Engine 7 firehouse in Old Louisville will remain closed after a Jefferson County Circuit Court judge denied a motion filed by residents seeking to re-open the station. This afternoon, Judge McKay Chauvin ruled that while the general public is entitled to fire and emergency protection, the manner in which those services are provided is [...]

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