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Entries Tagged as 'Kentucky Business'

Oh Snap Monday! How Was Your Weekend?

July 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments

Does Jim Bunning already have a challenger for the upcoming U.S. Senate race in 2010? [Roll Call]
You like crazy? You like trying to figure out what crazy is trying to say? Crazy once accused us of being apologists for the Kentucky Democratic Party. Crazy now accuses us of having anger and […]

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Tags: Hypocrisy · Humor · Senate · Economy · Rumor · Mainstream · Jim Bunning · Wasted Money · Mitch McConnell · Bruce Lunsford · Kentucky Business · Eastern Kentucky · Steve Beshear

Steve Beshear Pleases Both Dems & Pubs

July 18th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Remember those fancy little three-wheeled electric vehicles that both Republicans and Democrats want to have built in Kentucky? Now Governor Steve Beshear is chiming in and said yesterday that he wants talk to the manufacturer of the Zap! autos about producing the vehicles in Kentucky.
The governor is now considering, it would seem, the possibility […]

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Tags: Jobs · Kentucky Business · Steve Beshear

KFC Served Urine-Contaminated Food to Cop

July 16th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Louisville-based Yum! Brands could have a brand-damaging story on its hands. A KFC/Taco Bell combo restaurant had to pay a police officer and his family in Sydney, Nebraska $40,000 for serving urine-tainted food.
Coworkers saw one of their own at the KFC/Taco Bell contaminate the officer’s food with saliva and urine and promptly told management. […]

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Tags: Embarrassing · Kentucky Business · Mainstream Mistake · Health Care

Lt. Governor Visiting Western Kentucky

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo will spend this Wednesday and Thursday in western Kentucky getting to know the community. He’ll be talking with local media and will give the general public the opportunity to get to know him. So, if you’ve been looking for the time to interview him or speak to him one-on-one, […]

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Tags: Spotted · KY-1 · Dan Mongiardo · Mainstream · Kentucky Tourism · Kentucky Business

Al Cross, Comment, Mark Nickolas, Etc

July 12th, 2008 · 28 Comments

Mark Nickolas has been gone from Kentucky– literally living in Montana– for many months. This site and others have more than stepped in to take over the Kentucky blogosphere where Mark left off.  And we’re appreciative of the role he played while he was temporarily involved. We’ve gone on to break […]

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Tags: Frustration · Rumor · Giving Back · Mainstream · Kentucky Business · Journalism · Flashback

Awesome Aerial Photography of Kentucky

July 9th, 2008 · 25 Comments

Speaking of Mongiardo, he announced during the 15th Annual Kentucky Geographic Information Systems Conference that that Kentucky has acquired full-color aerial photography of the entire state. The purchase was made in part with through grants from the United States Geological Survey.
Beyond aiding the adventure tourism industry, this is a great thing for Kentucky.
Images from […]

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Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Giving Back · Mainstream · Eastern Kentucky · Kentucky Tourism · Kentucky Business

Wednesday Update Dept of Sticky Humidity

July 9th, 2008 · 5 Comments

George W. Bush tours America to survey the damage caused by his disastrous presidency. It’s from the Onion News Network. Watch the video. Scary and hilarious. [Hilarious Video]
The Governor’s Scholar program kids chose Walnuts McCain over Barry Obama in a mock election. 49.4 to 46.9. Nader 1.5, Barr 1.3, […]

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Tags: David Williams · Hypocrisy · George W. Bush · Presidential Race · Humor · Jobs · Kentucky Business · Mainstream · FEAR! · Steve Beshear

Tuesday Afternoon Stormy Update Dept

July 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Diane Brumback is going to basically beat Mitch McConnell up on women’s issues this year. [Kentucky Women]
Frank Simon and his gay-hating friends have decided that America’s fat farm– McDonald’s — is horrible, horrible, horrible because of the gays. Some dude sits on some homo board or whatever and now McDonald’s has to be […]

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Tags: Discrimination · Polling · Senate · Rumor · The Gays · FEAR! · Mitch McConnell · Health Care · Kentucky Business · Congress · Stats

Oh Snap Monday! Everyone Hates Mitch Edition

July 7th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Gay-hater and world renowned bigot Jesse Helms finally died. After 86 years of ruining the lives of everyone he could. He hated the homos, Martin Luther King, Jr. Naturally, king of the Republican hate mongers Mitch McConnell released a statement praising Helms as “a leading voice and courageous champion for the many […]

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Tags: David Williams · Taxes · Discrimination · Hypocrisy · Environment · The Gays · Jobs · Health Care · Iraq · Mainstream Mistake · Bruce Lunsford · Kentucky Business · Mitch McConnell

Three-Wheel Electric Cars in Kentucky?

July 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Heck yes. Senators Gary Tapp (R-Shelbyville) and Dan Seum (R-Louisville) are announcing their intention to pre-file a bill for 2009 that will allow three-wheeled electric vehicles to, you know, drive around in Kentucky.
They’re holding a press conference on Wednesday, July 9 at 10:00 A.M. at the offices of Integrity Manufacturing in Sheperdsville with Larry […]

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Tags: Environment · Jobs · Mainstream · Kentucky Business