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Entries Tagged as 'Mainstream'

Watch Comment on Kentucky Tonight!

July 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments

Don’t forget to watch Comment on Kentucky tonight on KET at 8:00 P.M. Eastern.
Scheduled guests:

Ryan Alessi, Lexington Herald-Leader
Al Cross, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues
Laura Cullen Glasscock, The Kentucky Gazette

It’s always a hoot!

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Tags: Mainstream · Journalism

Attorney General Jack Conway’s Latest Column

July 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

In my travels across Kentucky, parents have often asked me what government can do to protect kids on the Internet. Law enforcement have also complained to me that many officers don’t have the resources to process a computer hard drive for evidence, despite the fact that 80% of crimes committed today involve some type of […]

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Tags: Jack Conway · Mainstream

Late Tuesday Dept of Abramson Isn’t Happy

June 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Don’t miss your chance to win copies of Bluegrass Treasures and Horse Farms! Enter today. Drawing is Friday afternoon. [Page One]
Poor old Jim Bunning’s fundraiser in Lexington last night? Hahaha. It was “postponed” until August because too many people are “on vacation.” HAHAHAHA. These stories really should come […]

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Tags: The Gays · Jobs · Senate · Giving Back · Contest · Economy · FEAR! · Campaign Finance · Wasted Money · Steve Beshear · Kentucky Business · Education · Mainstream · Jim Bunning · Stats

Ronnie Ellis Has Some Good Advice For You

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Ronnie Ellis really does have some good advice for you in his latest piece  about the recently-behind-us special legislative session (not his latest article, but latest about the special session):
Disingenuously, Beshear said “it is too early to tell” if the gambling debate will be a central issue in 2010 legislative campaigns. Three hours later, he […]

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Tags: Mainstream · Journalism · Gambling · Steve Beshear

Mayoral Watch 2010: End of Abramson?

June 30th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Earlier this morning we attended a press conference at the Jefferson County Republican Party Headquarters where Party Chairman Brad Cummings laid out his case against Mayor for Life/McCheese Jerry Abramson. Feel free to refresh yourself by reading Cummings’ remarks.
There’s no denying that we’re not fans of Abramson and we feel it’s time for him […]

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Tags: Brad Cummings · Spotted · Mainstream · Flashback

A Damaging Case Against Jerry Abramson

June 30th, 2009 · 15 Comments

UPDATE - See video of the entire press conference by clicking here.
Original story below…
Right now, Louisville GOP Chairman Brad Cummings is holding a press conference about Louisville Mayor for Life Jerry Abramson and all of his misdeeds. No matter your political bent, Brad’s case is highly damaging and paints an honest picture […]

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Tags: Brad Cummings · Mainstream · Corruption · Flashback

40 Years Fighting, 10 Years Semi-Equal Treatment

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York and served as a celebratory moment marking the 10th year of Louisville’s Fairness Ordinance.
Last evening the Kentucky Fairness Alliance and other like-minded groups who oppose discrimination held a candlelight vigil in downtown Louisville. Here are some images from the evening, courtesy J. […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · The Gays · Mainstream · Flashback

Let’s Talk About Beshear Admin “Aspersions”

June 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Dear Larry Hayes: Grow up. The Herald-Leader is hardly “casting aspersions” over the perception of impropriety involving the ring road debacle. There is CLEARLY a conflict of interest of the highest order re: you.  Even Ethics thought so.
Just like Adam Edelen did (a few months back, selling his interest in a real estate […]

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Tags: Mainstream · Corruption · Flashback · Steve Beshear

Don’t Forget to Watch Comment Tonight!

June 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Comment on Kentucky comes on at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on KET. Tonight. Watch it. It’s our favorite KET program.
Scheduled guests for the evening:

Ronnie Ellis - CNHI
Greg Hall - Courier-Journal, racing industry
Larry Dale Keeling - Herald-Leader

We hope Larry Dale goes crazy (Please, LDK! DO IT!) talking about the session and David Williams.
If you […]

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Tags: Mainstream · Journalism · Gambling

Alcoholic Beverage Control Challenged in Court

June 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Violates the right to religious freedom, is violative of the first amendment of the U.S. constitution, violates Kentucky’s equal protection provisions, is an arbitrary exercise of authority, is an unconstitutional tax on the personal property of a religious organization.
That’s what Danny Ray Johnson is alleging in an appeal against Kentucky’s Alcoholic Beverage Control in Jefferson […]

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Tags: Giving Back · Discrimination · Humor · Mainstream