November 18, 2009 – 2:20 pm
In this week’s LEO, reporter Farrah Johnson journeyed to Louisville’s only abortion clinic to observe the ongoing battle over a woman’s right to choose. Here’s an excerpt:
Although the scene outside the surgical center in Louisville is typically rowdy, the clash between activists on the front lines has intensified recently given the current political fight over [...]
November 18, 2009 – 1:18 pm
Since that much ballyhooed “confrontation” between Louisville Metro’s Board of Zoning Adjustments and JBS/Swift never happened (Sorry, Chase Cain), and the facts themselves have become a tad bit convoluted, here’s a link to BrokenSidewalk.com, which has been covering the ongoing struggle between the Butchertown neighborhood and their stinkiest resident better than any other local media.
Although [...]
November 17, 2009 – 2:25 pm
With roughly a month until his resignation as director of Louisville Metro Animal Services becomes official, Dr. Gilles Meloche — animal torturer, alleged sexual harasser, civil rights abuser and all-around “change agent” — is looking to get another job. Just don’t tell the fine people of Florida’s Brevard County Animals Services and Enforcement about any [...]
November 13, 2009 – 3:38 pm
Okay, so here’s a website called CityMayors.com that allows you to rank the performance of Mayor Jerry Abramson — whom apparently has a second constituency in Pittsburgh — and features a very hilarious assortment of comments that is only funny if you are not Jerry Abramson. According to the site, our mayor ranks 4.09 out [...]
November 12, 2009 – 5:29 pm
Donald Giles, a 41-year-old Louisville man with an IQ of 61, will stand trial for the 2003 slaying and robbery of Charles Goodlett, a Fairdale resident, and could — if the jury accepts the judge’s outlying interpretation of a Kentucky law that prohibits the execution of felons with an IQ below 70 — face the [...]
November 12, 2009 – 1:55 pm
A question that every Louisville resident asks themselves at least once is, “Can I really take a dip in the Ohio without turning into a mutant/contracting tetanus/dying?” If you’ve got your shots and own a kevlar wetsuit, then the answer is probably “go for it.” However, The C-J’s James Bruggers would like to inform you [...]
November 11, 2009 – 5:12 pm
The Louisville Water Company has announced a 4.5 percent increase effective January 1st, 2010 — a year in which the United States may witness its first resource wars with developing nations, rogue states and the people living in its borders.
The increase will add 94 cents a month to the bill of a household that uses about 6,000 [...]
November 10, 2009 – 5:22 pm
Recently, we informed you that WLKY ran a story about how Louisville is the number-one city in these United States for dirtiest internet keyword searches: Because this information is useful. Now we are proud to report that we’ve managed to dodge another auspicious title, this time being the county with the second-most reported swine flu [...]
November 9, 2009 – 2:03 pm
While it is very fun — and popular — to regard the folks of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals as a kind of Scientology-esque performance art cult, let’s keep in mind that their hearts are in the right place. I mean, who doesn’t love furry, cuddly, adorable animals? And boobs? We can’t say as [...]
November 5, 2009 – 6:36 pm
Ahh, November sweeps: That salacious, pre-Christmas season when major networks unleash their most sensational “news” stories to grab the attention of ‘Merica’s lowest common denominators so bigger advertising dividends will be paid. In the case of WLKY, we’ve got internet porn searches.
Specifically, Louisville is the de facto capital of naughty internet searches, meaning that we spend more [...]
