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Young actors will take the stage in the Ville
The stage is set for major entertainment locally in 2027. From Louisville Business FIrst: Thousands of theater students from around the country will soon descend upon Louisville. Louisville Tourism announced Wednesday that the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) will relocate the International Thespian Festival to Louisville from Indiana University in Bloomington beginning in 2027. The festival…
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From the people who brought you ‘the rapture’
They were wrong about Sept. 23 and 24 being replays of the “Left Behind” books. That’s not the only thing they’re wrong about. From the Kentucky Lantern: At least nearly a dozen LifeWise Academy Ohio programs have taken public school students on field trips to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in Kentucky, which claims…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 12
Rapture aftermath and shortcomings (instead of second comings); why our congressman fails us; entertaining in the past, and artistic expectations for the future. Some of the things we discuss: Bourbon & Beyond Louder Than Life St. James Court Art Show And let’s talk about a true martyr!
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Our kids are dumber. Is it that hard to see why?
Some troubling news on the education front, from the Kentucky Lantern: Just days after federal data revealed average reading, math and science scores dropped among certain grades since before the coronavirus pandemic, a U.S. Senate panel on Thursday picked apart the root causes and methods for students’ academic improvement. The hearing in the Senate Committee…
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Cowardice vs. bravery
The Coward of the Month Award goes to our local congressman. From the CJ: The only Kentucky Democrat in U.S. Congress was among the party’s contingent who voted in favor of a resolution aimed at “honoring the life and legacy” of controversial conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed Sept. 10 at a public…
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Can our media please deal with reality instead of hype?
This from the CJ: Members of the College Republicans at University of Louisville invited students, alumni and members of the Louisville community to participate in a candlelight vigil Sept. 15 honoring Charlie Kirk. A large crowd responded, gathering in the grass in front of Grawemeyer Hall by the university’s statue of “The Thinker,” with many…
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A pet peeve on grammar, brought to you by Skynet
I’m sure this story is important to a lot of people in the horse industry, but there’s one thing that really annoys me about it. From the CJ (of course): A federal horse racing agency alleged it received falsified test results related to a potential banned substance from a University of Kentucky lab. That was…
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Why is Florida such a freak show?
If you want to expose your kids to measles, chickenpox, mumps or any other potentially deadly disease, visit Walt Disney World. It’s in the communicable disease capital of the world, Florida: Kentucky leaders are pushing back against Florida’s push to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates, a decision that has sparked alarm among health officials…
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Falling low in higher education
This isn’t something to brag about. From the CJ: Not one Kentucky institution made the Top 100 in Forbes’ List of America’s top colleges this year. Highlighting 500 schools that cultivate successful, high-earning and influential graduates from diverse economic backgrounds, the University of Kentucky secured the 233rd spot on Forbes’ list. Meanwhile, the University of Louisville was ranked further back at…
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MAGAt wallows in more hate
Republicans offer a new Trump wannabe in the race for the U.S. Senate. From the Herald Leader: U.S. Senate candidate Nate Morris’ biggest policy proposal is also one that divides him from his GOP competition and comes with a big warning label from conservative economists. The first-time candidate wants to halt all legal immigration into…
