You will probably pee a little bit when you read this editorial in the Herald-Leader about Keith Hall’s maybe-corrupt Indian coal deal. It’s nice to see the mainstream media take note every once in a while. Meanwhile, Steve Beshear continues to hype his involvement with the deal. [H-L]

Here’s a big shocker! People in Lexington are freaking out over a billboard that reads, “Don’t believe in God? Join the club.” [WTVQ]

This Central Kentucky city is hoping to put on a good show when the national political spotlight turns to the vice presidential debate at Centre College on Oct. 11. [C-J/AKN]

Mouth-breathers are going to lose their minds over this. A discovery by a Harvard researcher may shed light on a controversial aspect of the life of Jesus Christ. [HuffPo]

Even with all the frustration over unemployment, there are others who have the opposite problem: companies unable to find enough skilled workers to meet their needs. One Frankfort company has had to turn down jobs because they say they just can’t find enough qualified workers. [WKYT]

Anne Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, will headline a fundraiser for the Romney campaign and Republican Party on Wednesday evening in Lexington. [Ronnie Ellis]

The people in New York Ceeeety have noticed that Andy Barr is freaking out during his second loss to Republican Ben Chandler. [NYT]

If Americans stick to their eating and exercise habits, future historians will look back on the early 21st century as a golden age of svelte. [Reuters]

A judge on Tuesday postponed, for the third time, a trial that centers on the extent of the coal industry’s political influence in Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration. [H-L]

Here’s proof absolutely no one pays attention to politics in Kentucky and most certainly what happens in Frankfort. [C-J/AKN]

For many years, Bush administration officials have said that the CIA waterboarded only three terror suspects. Despite nearly endless revelations and investigations about the U.S.’s treatment of detainees, there has never been evidence contradicting those claims. But that changed earlier this month. [ProPublica]

Oh, Mittens Romney, Mittens Romney. You know how you can tell that you’ve really stepped in it? A tiny hint of evidence that your problems go well past not being “elegantly stated”? One big hint would be when Conservative Icon William Kristol calls your comments “stupid and arrogant.” [Wonkette]