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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 10
Are you ready for the country? Entertained in the city. Political activity (or lack thereof) in the state. And worried for the nation. Some of the things we discuss in this podcast. Cicada brood XIV: CBS News White House correspondent freaks out over Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce engagement. Things to see at our new neighbor, Bernheim…
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A flawed list of sports sites
A month ago, we posted on Gannett’s effort to develop a top 10 list of sports attractions in the U.S. Today, the CJ named the winners: The Kentucky Derby Museum ranked highest at No. 2, followed by the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory at No. 4, Churchill Downs at No. 5 and the Muhammad Ali…
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This is how you fight back; Ky. Dems can learn from Illinois
Louisville is stuck with MAGAts’ favorite Democratic mayor and Congress’s least effective Democratic congressman. One has bowed to the whims of the incontinent, senile Orange Taco, while the other hasn’t yet said a word about the GOP’s musing about redrawing congressional maps in Kentucky to eliminate the only Democratic seat. It’s time for them to…
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Good news for the Louisville orchestra
Teddy Abrams is staying as music director, according to the CJ: The Louisville Orchestra’s Grammy Award-winning music director has announced he will continue to innovate and shape the city’s sound and spirit through the 2027–28 season. Since arriving in Louisvlile in 2013, Teddy Abrams has become a transformative force in the city’s cultural life and one of the most…
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Ky’s lone democratic U.S. Rep. must get off his ass and fight
I’m less than impressed with the lone Democrat in our state’s congressional delegation, because he’s failed to make any kind of impression on the national stage. His response to this latest bit of GOP scumbaggery is extremely frustrating: Two powerful Kentucky Republicans suggested this week that Kentucky could move to get rid of its only…
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Secretariat’s jockey died
The rider on the greatest horse in racing history died today. From the CJ: Ron Turcotte, the legendary jockey who clinched the 1973 Triple Crown on the back of Secretariat, died Aug. 22, according to a post from the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. He was 84. The Canada-born jockey notched a prolific…
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More mush from MAGAt’s favorite Democratic mayor
The CJ has this to say about Louisville’s mayor: Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg is quick to tout the city’s improving crime rate — in two separate instances during a recent press conference, he noted homicides and nonfatal shootings this year have dropped by more than 30% compared to the same point in 2024. But that doesn’t…
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Where the real money goes at UofL
When you look at the paychecks at the University of Louisville, it’s obvious what the school’s priorities are. From the CJ: More than 20,000 people turn to the University of Louisville each year to gain an education. But it’s not the professors or even the university’s president who are paid the most at the Derby…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 9
A look at life in the surveillance state, left vs. right politics and how we can all make a difference: Some of the things we discussed: And some of the videos we referred to. Josh Turek’s U.S. Senate campaign in Iowa: While Mike Flood pisses off Nebraska constituents: And a scene, in which AI highlights…
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Hey MAGAts! Car prices are rising because of you.
The Orange TACO’s tariffs are making cars more expensive, according to Louisville Business First: The automotive sector plays a significant role in Louisville’s economy, thanks to two Ford Motor Co. plants in the city and the Dearborn, Michigan-based company’s recent announcement that it will invest $2 billion to build a new electric truck in Louisville. Jodi Meade, a principal…
