John Slone, the former director of planning and development at the Blue Gras Airport, will serve 12 months in jail for violating the terms of his release. Maybe he shouldn’t have wasted all those taxpayer dollars on strip joints only to get a DUI. [H-L]

The Louisville Zoo is yet again making national news. [TODAY]

Aaron Blake is apparently taking his talking points directly from the DGA without bother to think about what he’s writing. Saying Beshear has made few mistakes? HAHAHA. That’s like saying Richie Farmer is a genius. [WaPo]

Congressman John Yarmuth is re-introducing comprehensive literacy legislation. The LEARN Act is supported by dozens of literacy organizations around the country. [Press Release]

Don’t miss Comment on Kentucky tonight at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on KET. Scheduled guests: Ronnie Ellis, Tom Loftus, Steve York. [KET]

Goodness gracious! Have you seen this latest mess with the Ohio River Bridges Debacle? Photoshopping their little film logo on the breasts of topless women. To think taxpayer-funded organizations like Greater Louisville Inc. would promote that tripe. [The 'Ville Voice]

A judge has ordered political committees – Democrats received the most, mind you – to return contributions from a ponzi schemer. [WaPo]

The GOP isn’t turning isolationist. The GOP is already isolationist. [CNN]

Kathleen Sebelius says the Independent Payment Advisory Board will protect Medicare. [Politico]

Illinois regulators are suing a heart scan company for alleged deceptive practices like pushing scans on patients that they don’t need. [Pro Publica]

Of course we need more manufacturing jobs but how the heck is that going to happen when China and India are so cheap? [NPR]

Health care reform in Massachusetts, the model for Obama’s version, apparently has a long way to go before it proves itself. [The Economist]

President Barack Obama says gay couples deserve the same legal rights as every other couple – just not marriage. Because we all know how well separate but equal worked out. [WaPo]

OH MY GOD. Mitch McConnell in a seersucker suit! HAHAHA. [Politico]

An energy company coloring book with Talisman Terry the Fracosaurus promises post-fracking rainbows. Dinosaurs and rainbows! [Grist]