Casino Gambling in Macao, Singapore and…Louisville?
The upcoming general election for Governor is sure to bring the issue of casino gambling to the forefront yet again. There already appears to be some fracturing of the anti-casino GOP party-line stance...
View ArticleHappening Here in the News Biz
It sure is happening here, a place where a guy whose entire town is smaller than the enrollment at a Jefferson County high school believes he can fix the education problems in the state’s largest...
View ArticleFancy Farm-BBQ and Bull!
Just as politicos around Kentucky set their sights on Fancy Farm, the most recent poll on the Governor’s Race shows Republican David Williams still trailing incumbent Democrat Steve Beshear by a...
View ArticleIt’s Not That Fancy After All
Well it finally happened. The gloves are off and Governor Steve Beshear is wearing the biggest target in Kentucky politics. After Saturday’s annual Fancy Farm picnic, it’s clear Republican David...
View ArticleGetting Run-Ruled Really Bites
I’ve been on the wrong side of my share of run-ruled games as a Little League coach. There’s nothing quite so discouraging in baseball as being on the wrong end of a 10-0 score after 4 innings, with...
View ArticleHit-and-Run Driver Leaves Scene
Herre’s what’s got me thinking or scratching my head today. . . PATRIOT GAME: Tonight a team of police officers will take on fireman in a game of hoops downtown. It’s a $10 ticket, but the money goes...
View ArticleLoathing Richie Edition for Friday
We made it… Friday, another bad day for Richie Farmer. Bad move, Richie Not Fit For Office: Aren’t you glad you didn’t make Richie Farmer your new Lt. Gov.? I saw Richie’s concession speech on...
View ArticleOne More Classic From the Richie Farmer Quote Machine
We all had a lot of fun with Richie Farmer during the last election — as area journalists discovered the Ag Commissioner’s fondness for spending tax dollars in inappropriate ways, then acting as if...
View ArticleMore Winter, More Absurdity from Richie and Others
Weather Forecaster Extraordinaire It’s Groundhog Day, which always serves to remind us of the great Bill Murray movie and how most of us would really like to have a few days back to live over again....
View ArticleRichie the Inmate will be an Unforgettable Story
“Hey Y’all — you hear about Richie? Them prosecutors up in the Capital goin’ to try an’ put him in jail. Says right here in the paper that our Richie might do some serious time. They can’t do that to...
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