October 8, 2008 – 2:40 pm
The new local public service announcement staring Police Chief Robert White is timely given the grime context. It’s about motorists and cyclists sharing the road.
hat tip to The ‘Ville Voice:
The spots are a good start, and let’s hope the G.M.’s at local stations put them into a regular rotation. By raising the awareness of [...]
October 7, 2008 – 7:24 pm
In reading this morning’s Courier-Journal story about an apparent murder-suicide in which police say a Fairdale mother killed her two young daughters and then herself yesterday, I was perplexed by a photo than ran alongside the article online.
The photo — showing the mother, Hope Orwick, alongside her husband, Chris, and one of their daughters — [...]
October 7, 2008 – 6:55 pm
The decision by the McCain campaign to go negative is having a disturbing affect on crowd participation. Beginning with the “paling around with terrorists” comments from VP nominee Sarah Palin over the weekend, columnist Dana Milbank notes that the reactions to the red meat have worked a little too well.
When McCain recently asked, “Who is [...]
October 7, 2008 – 3:30 pm
Arguing against the multi-million dollars in funding going to the Baltimore Based Cordish Company to develop downtown Louisville, Metro Council Republicans have taken their opposition to Center City to the airwaves.
Last night on FOX 41, Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, appeared on Point of View with a guest editorial poking holes in what he calls another [...]
October 6, 2008 – 1:37 pm
Jen Futrell, the woman on the bike who was run down on Bardstown Road near Grinstead Drive early last week, died Saturday at University Hospital. The C-J ran a nice piece on Jen in yesterday’s paper.
I knew Jen — not well, but we were more than acquaintances. We met a few years ago, at an [...]
October 3, 2008 – 5:05 pm
With reluctance U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-KY3, said he plans to vote for the economic bailout approved by the Senate.
“I do intend to vote for the Senate bill that is before us today,” Yarmuth said during a conference call with local media. “I hate the bill I voted against on Monday, I hate the bill [...]
October 3, 2008 – 2:00 pm
For those who don’t know, above is a ghost bike. It is a symbol used by cyclists and advocates to denote the injury or death of a fellow rider.
Jen Futrell was struck earlier this week on Bardstown Road near Grinstead Drive. She is at University Hospital, has been taken off life support and, as of [...]
October 2, 2008 – 5:55 pm
Trading on the popularity of the trademark Keep Louisville Weird marketing campaign, the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-3rd, held a rally outside ear X-Tacy on Bardstown Road today, unveiling its new slogan — “Keep Louisville Yarmuth”.
Campaign staff passed out buttons and bumper stickers while the crowd of about 100 chowed on free [...]
October 1, 2008 – 8:10 pm
I thought it was an urban legend but it’s true. Sarah Palin was once a sports reporter at KTUU, Anchorage’s NBC affiliate. Watch below.
Makes you wonder which local anchor could be VP in 2012? Hmm. (PB)