Just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Thankful for each and every reader, as always. Even the d-bag Democrats who defamed me. And on that note, it’s time to open up a bit. I just decided to kill an advertising contract (yep, I know I said I’d take money from [...]

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No, Richie Farmer doesn’t have a reputational death wish. He’s just an adult baby and is literally the dumbest person in Kentucky politics. [H-L] It’s official. According to the White House, Kentucky was one of seven states to apply for round three of Race to the Top educational funding. [Press Release] This is huge news [...]

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Really, like we need to give you ANOTHER reason to gag over Kentucky Retirement Systems? Here: The board chair is an attorney involved in the University of Louisville Hospital merger The head of internal audit came from MSD in Louisville And Bill Thielen was Slyvia Lovely’s right hand at the Kentucky League of Cities We [...]

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We’ve been forwarded yet another email from Irina Voro at the University of Kentucky. Trust us – you’ll want to read all of it: Dear Friends, I don’t know about you, but the moment I stop being surprised with our administrators, they surprise me even more. Consider this: last Friday UK spokesman asked the Herald-Leader [...]

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Remember when we raised questions about Kentucky Retirement Systems’ silly and secretive search for a new executive director? KRS continues to conduct the search for a new executive director in total secrecy. 100 percent transparency-free. Only board members and a few staffers are involved. No retirees get a say. Since June, the search committee has [...]

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Woah, hold your horses, folks – a Pike County government official hit a reporter/editor at the Appalachian News-Express. Here’s today’s front page: Ready for the rest of the hot mess? From the paper’s story: Controversy has again erupted over the office of Pike Judge-Executive Wayne T. Rutherford, after an appointee in his office allegedly assaulted [...]

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Steve Beshear’s son (Hi, Andy! Thanks for trashing me all this year without having the guts to say it to my face) represents the Indian company seeking tax breaks from the state. You surprised? Of course you’re not. [John Cheves] Have you seen the video of that idiot teabagger in Warshington losing his shiz at [...]

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Here’s hoping you’ve figured out that there’s more to the story at the University of Kentucky. Take a look at the real reason trustees are nervous. Pay attention to what faculty think of administrators. [Page One Here & Here] President Barack Obama is pushing for a payroll tax cut in the wake of the supercommittee’s [...]

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Earlier this afternoon we published an email to the University of Kentucky’s faculty from Dr. Irina Voro that focused on administrative accountability. It’s just a taste of why administrators and Voro’s fellow board members are anxious about, you know, having someone to answer to. But you already know from our years of coverage that it’s [...]

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You’ve read what Jay Blanton and the University of Kentucky’s angry/nervous board members got the Herald-Leader to write about Irina Voro. And you know that regardless of anybody’s issue with her that she’s raising questions that deserve answers. But you probably aren’t completely sure why folks are nervous. Even though you know it’s just because [...]

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