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Derby history: From the late Hunter S. Thompson
And it continues to maintain that spirit. From MSNBC: The Kentucky Derby has always glorified the Good Ole Boys of the American South, a bastion of American conservatism. It makes perfect sense that Donald Trump sold $75,000 tickets to a “MAGA, Again!” fundraiser event at the Derby in 2022; it fits perfectly with now-President Trump’s…
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Got jobs? If you’re with UPS, you’re going to lose yours.
UPS, Louisville’s fifth largest employer, is cutting 20,000 jobs because of lowering shipments from Amazon. From the Associated Press: UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles. The package delivery company said Tuesday that it anticipates making the…
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MAGA mania screws up the Derby
From the Courier Journal: With just nine days until the 151st Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs Inc.has turned heads following an announcement to temporarily halt its previously shared plans for a roughly $1 billion, multi-year project at its Louisville racetrack. In a company earnings call on April 24, Churchill Downs Inc. CEO William “Bill” Carstanjen said the decision to delay…
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Do Kentucky colleges stand for anything?
From the Herald Leader: Officials with the University of Kentucky and the state’s other public universities have not signed an open letter by the American Association of College and Universities challenging some of President Donald Trump’s administration’s higher education policies. Kentucky institutions of “higher education” have already bowed to the MAGA demands of the sycophantic…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 2
Look who’s running for U.S. Senate. And who is threatening healthcare in Kentucky?
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I guess God didn’t make coal miners
From the Washington Post: MADISON, W.Va. — Emory “Curly” Carter sometimes feels like he can’t breathe. Household chores, such as cleaning and gardening, leave him gasping for air, making him feel like he has a “real bad” case of pneumonia. After nearly four decades working in underground coal mines, Carter was diagnosed with black lung, a…
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Some takes on the firing of Kim Schatzel
Bob hill today on Facebook A CAREFUL READING OF THE TEA LEAVES now indicates – via a Courier-Journal story – that the University of Louisville Board of Trustees had sufficient evidence to terminate (fire in common parlance) former president Kim Schatzel for cause but gave her the opportunity resign with a $700,000 severance package to…
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