Monthly Archives: April 2012

LG&E building visible force field around coal ash landfill (seriously)

Ever since LG&E spokesperson Chip Keeling said that no coal ash left the company’s Cane Run property last week — after video was released showing just that — we joked that LG&E must have constructed an invisible force field around their coal ash landfill. Well, yesterday we learned from their neighbors across the street that [...]

Sonia McElroy qualifies for Shelby Energy ballot

Here’s an update on our story from two weeks ago about Sonia McElroy attempting to become the first person to ever petition her way onto the ballot in the election for Shelby Energy Cooperative’s board of directors. Despite the roadblocks put up in her way by the company, and warnings by others that she would [...]

Bunning says he regrets endorsing Rand Paul

We were sad that former Sen. Jim Bunning didn’t say anything controversial in his endorsement of Alecia Webb-Edgington for Congress this week, but apparently we missed this gem from Scott Wartman’s article: Bunning said he’s more careful about his endorsements after he endorsed U.S. Sen. Rand Paul in the U.S. Senate race in 2010. “I [...]

Orchestra musicians agree to contract, thanks to Jim King

While Mayor Greg Fischer was completely disinterested in helping the Louisville Orchestra come to an agreement with its musicians, thankfully Council President Jim King stepped up in the past few weeks and made it happen, according to the musicians’ negotiating committee chair Kimberly Tichenor: “There is no way we could have done this without our [...]

Internal Massie poll shows him leading; Rand Paul endorsement remains internal

The day after former Sen. Jim Bunning was wheeled out to endorse Alecia Webb-Edgington for Congress, along with current office holder Rep. Geoff Davis, Thomas Massie has promptly released this internal poll showing him leading the Republican primary for the 4th District seat: Thomas Massie- 32 percent Alecia Webb-Edgington- 22 percent Gary Moore- 17 percent [...]

The truth is relative

Last week, after video was released of coal ash billowing out of LG&E’s Cane Run landfill, spokesman Chip Keeling said that none of it actually left their property — even though their property line is less than 100 feet from the sludge processing plant that it was coming out of. As we said then, we [...]

Thank you, BuzzFeed! Louisville’s bizarre breastfeeding ad …

Who doesn’t love babies? Even those with the most calcified hearts tend to smile at those adorable, needy little bundles. And speaking of calcium, check out Mayor Fischer’s Healthy Hometown breastfeeding ad. I think LEO speaks for all when we say, WTF? Those oversized, misplaced chops in direct line with the nipple may be the [...]

Bunning and Davis all in for Webb-Edgington

Former giant embarrassment to the state of Kentucky, Jim Bunning, along with current 4th District Congressman Geoff Davis, threw their endorsement today behind state Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington in next month’s Republican primary for Davis’ seat, according to cn|2. Host Ryan Alessi will presumably air clips of the endorsement on his show tonight, so we’ll likely have [...]

Mitch McConnell declines ransoming hostage in 2012

Last summer, after threatening to throw America into default in order to protect millionaires’ tax rates during the manufactured debt ceiling crisis, Mitch McConnell eventually got what he wanted and gave us this amazing quote: “I think some of our members may have thought the default issue was a hostage you might take a chance [...]

JCPS superintendent: cool, calm and CLOUT

For the uninitiated, Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together, or CLOUT, approaches community activism with persistence … at times uncomfortable persistence. CLOUT, a coalition of church members from a diverse range of Louisville congregations, holds regular meetings to listen to concerns. From there, they’ll organize sessions with lawmakers and the like to effort change [...]