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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 15
Traveling abroad and domestically, the effect of the UPS plane crash on the Derby City, the political impact of Mamdani and MTG, shortcomings of the Louisville education system and making a difference in the Bluegrass State. Full List of Democrats Voting to Condemn Socialism as Mamdani Comes to Town Roll Call 305 | Bill Number: H.…
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Preliminary report issued on UPS jet crash in Louisville
Here’s the latest on the UPS MD-11 jet crash at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali Airport, from the CJ: Just two weeks after the fatal Nov. 4 UPS crash left 14 dead in Louisville, a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report found the left engine detached from the plane and caught fire. Additionally, the investigation found evidence of “fatigue cracks,” among…
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Let’s put billionaire donations in perspective: Part 3
Honestly, this doesn’t appear to be a billionaire donation. But this is how huge financial gifts should be revealed in the news media: For the past few months, a petition has garnered hundreds of signatures in favor of updating the aging sprayground at Chickasaw Park. But thanks to an anonymous $5 million donation, the beloved park is getting so much more than that. The Olmsted Parks Conservancy announced on Nov. 15 to…
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The rivalry continues: Cards vs. Cats in women’s soccer
The NCAA Division I women’s soccer tournament began this past weekend, and the opening round of Bluegrass interest was held here Saturday in Louisville. The opponents were what you would want in a match in the commonwealth: No. 6-seed Louisville vs. Kentucky. At the end of regulation, the score was 1-1. (If you were watching…
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Cops crashing cars on purpose
I was looking through recent episodes of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and saw he did a segment that focused on a series I helped edit when I worked at the San Francisco Chronicle: The award-winning Chronicle series looked at the phenomenon of police chases well beyond the borders of the Bay Area and…
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Hoosiers ignore the Orange Menace. Will Ky. follow?
An interesting development today across the river, which will keep the State Senate chambers (pictured above) in Hoosier land vacant a little longer and may hold promise for the Bluegrass State (from WDRB): Lacking the votes to move forward with mid-cycle redistricting, the Indiana Senate will not reconvene in December. “Over the last several months,…
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Change in UofL women’s hoops
Today’s the home opener for the University of Louisville women’s basketball team, and one key person will be missing from the sidelines: Stephanie Norman made that announcement in April, but she isn’t leaving the sport. She’s returning home to Arizona State: Sun Devil Women’s Basketball alumna and a member of the A STEP UP Assistant…
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A Black woman looks at the political scene in the Ville
Attica Scott, a former member of the Louisville Metro Council and former Kentucky state rep for the city, has a spot on view of the New York mayoral election (From Facebook): Mamdani’s win and what it means to me as a Black woman in the South As a Black woman living in Louisville, Kentucky, I’m…
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Louisville cops flag immigrants through license plate reader
The whole theme of the George Orwell novel “1984” is “Big Brother Is Watching You.” Louisville cops are taking on the role of Big Brother, as you can see from the photo above (From Louisville Public Media): Law enforcement across the U.S. are sifting through a Louisville Metro Police Department database of vehicles captured by…
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UPS plane crash at SDF has us sheltered in place
A UPS cargo jet destined for Honolulu has crashed on takeoff at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali Airport. Police and fire crews are responded just after 5 p.m. to a reported plane crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Video … shows a plane attempting to take off southbound from the airport with a fire burning…
