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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Lally blocks LEO from Twitter

July 20, 2010 – 11:08 am

For whatever reason, Republican congressional candidate Todd Lally‘s campaign has blocked LEO Weekly from following him on Twitter. We’re not sure what message that is supposed to send or what social networking rules of etiquette this falls under, but it’s clear that the campaign account isn’t private and can be accessed by anyone by a [...]

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Lally outraises Yarmuth in 2Q

July 19, 2010 – 8:15 am

With the general election less than four months away, Republican Todd Lally surprised political observers last week when he outraised U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-3rd, in the second-quarter. According to financial reports submitted by both campaigns, Lally, a lieutenant colonel in the Kentucky Air National Guard, managed to raise $289,000 compared to Yarmuth’s $204,000 in [...]

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Bridges Authority suggests $3 tolls

July 16, 2010 – 4:19 pm

In a financial estimate, the Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority has suggested $3 one-way tolls to help pay for the $4.1 billion Ohio River Bridges Project. According to the 12-page report, which was released to a regional transportation agency on Friday, charging drivers $3 each way would cover half of the cost for the [...]

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A matter of graft

July 15, 2010 – 11:11 am

For all intents and purposes, Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo is a political whore. The funny part is that, in a C-J story that all but tells you that your lieutenant governor is a political whore, their headline is woefully inadequate: “Dan Mongiardo says endorsement of U.S. Senate candidate Jack Conway a matter of trust.” Really? [...]

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Bunning opens mouth, words fall out, people faint (Part 451)

July 14, 2010 – 4:32 pm

Terrible human-reptilian hybrid Sen. James “Jim” Bunning has decided to speak about the death of cracker New York Yankees owner and African-American philanthropist George Steinbrenner by saying — egads — that Steinbrenner was wise to die this year because he avoided having to pay an estate tax. Via The Courier-Journal, w/r/t The Hill: “Because he [...]

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The Whore vs. The Pig

July 14, 2010 – 2:20 pm

Further proof that our judicial system eschews an enlightened jury… from The C-J: Karen Cunagin Sypher’s lawyer asked a federal judge Tuesday to dismiss the entire pool of potential jurors in her extortion case, saying 60 percent have indicated they have already formed an opinion about her and the charges she faces. As jury selection [...]

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NASA: 2010 hottest year ever

July 14, 2010 – 2:10 pm

Even though it will probably snow this winter, NASA says you should stop burning your garbage: We conclude that global temperature continued to rise rapidly in the past decade, despite large year-to-year fluctuations associated with the El Nino-La Nina cycle of tropical ocean temperature. Record high global temperature during the period with instrumental data was [...]

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Redding Resurrected!

July 14, 2010 – 1:04 pm

Louisville’s phoenix of the Internet, Rick Redding, has got himself a new gig — writing for the Internet! No, seriously, WLKY has thrown some money together in an effort to resurrect the local media scribe, whose news-gathering LouisvilleMojo.com had its plug pulled in April of this year (a shame: it had some great writers). This [...]

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Green makes it official

July 14, 2010 – 12:35 pm

The filing deadline for independent and third party candidates running for elected office is Aug. 10, and cycling advocate Jackie Green filed his necessary paperwork to run for mayor of Louisville this morning. From WFPL: Green has been a near-constant presence in the mayor’s race since he declared his intent to run last year. He [...]

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Louisville Habitat selected for revitalization initiative

July 13, 2010 – 3:41 pm

In an effort to encourage the expansion of services and reach more families in need of decent, affordable housing at the local level, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville announced that it has been selected as one of 163 affiliates to participate in Habitat for Humanity International’s initial phase of its Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. The [...]

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