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Happy Hump Day. Just in case you're just coming to Mojo to read my stuff, you're missing out on a lot.
Just yesterday, we published more than a dozen articles from our growing list of contributors, including two from "Weird Kentucky" book author Jeffrey Scott Holland. Christopher Hall got an exclusive piece of the Butchertown story, Beverly Bartlett de-constructed the local idling ordinance idea, Billy Reed told us about the farce of college basketball recruiting, we had an analysis of a state House race from the Kentucky Gazette and our film guy told you all about how a stripper got her PhD.
So cruise over to our main news page and take a look. And there's more on the way.
It's Raining, Dammit: Republicans on the Metro Council want to use the city's rainy day fund to pay off the firefighter settlement, and Jon Ackerson is proposing an ordinance that would require the debt paid from rainy day funds rather than borrowing the money, which the Mayor has proposed. The administration will resist, saying it needs to keep the rainy day money for, well, something else, illustrating fundamental differences in the way the two groups view things.
That's a Lot of Flowers: Money from the Gallopalooza project will go to pretty up landscaping around the I-65/Watterson Expressway interchange near the Fairgrounds. The big Gallopalooza Auction event is Friday night at the Seelbach. So you can go and buy you one.
Price of Fame: The Kentucky representative in the America's Next Top Model competition is getting plenty of attention after saying she knows how to castrate a cow. She's a waitress from Stanford.
Careful, Katie: WLKY-TV's Andy Alcock, who's reported several allegations against Jim King and his daughter, Judge Katie King, has another one, again based on a complaint filed by activist Ed Springston. It accuses Katie of letting a friend out of jail after a drunk driving arrest. She says she hardly knows Jacob Isaac, but Alcock obtained a photo of the two together at a party.
Three-Way in Senate Race: Apparently Trey Grayson is not conservative enough for Cathy Bailey, so she might just jump into the competitive primary against Rand Paul, according to Joe Arnold.
Jerry at Harvard: Our Mayor got himself invited to speak at Harvard University, yes, that Harvard. From the city's release: Abramson will participate in several panel discussions focusing on transition and leadership for nearly 20 newly-elected mayors from cities nationwide. It is part of a two-day seminar held at the Kennedy School of Government's Institute of Politics at Harvard University. He'll be back tomorrow.
Mojo Rumor Mill: Last night the speaker at a Republican Women's Group gathering was retired Southeast Christian Church pastor Bob Russell. An invited guest was GOP Mayoral candidate Hal Heiner, a member of the church. Sources tell me Russell is being encouraged to run for Congress' 3rd District in the GOP primary, a race that so far has attracted only political unknowns, including Tim Lally and Larry Hausman, along with the nutty Marilyn Parker, to face the popular John Yarmuth.
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