http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:03:03 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:22:37 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d22-This-is-Distracted-Driving-Awareness-Week-in-Kentucky?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   (Photo:  WikiMedia Commons) Texting and cellphone usage while driving are two of the most distracting activities a driver can engage in. A recently released study by the VirginiaTech Transportation Institute found that truck drivers... Kentucky Politics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:22:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d22-This-is-Distracted-Driving-Awareness-Week-in-Kentucky?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Louisvilles-Appliance-Park-to-produce-green-water-heaters?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   (General Electric Logo) Louisville’s Appliance Park is going green; and coming back to life. Kentucky's General Assembly Subcommittee on Energy got a look at General Electric’s new line of “smart” products at GE&r... Environmentalism Kentucky Politics Louisville Politics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:01:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Louisvilles-Appliance-Park-to-produce-green-water-heaters?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Republican-Todd-Lally-wants-to-be-Louisvilles-new-congressman?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   (McAdam/ImageChef) Louisville’s congressman, John Yarmuth (Dem., Ky. 3rd), now in the middle of his second two-year term, has an official opponent in next year’s race for federal representative. Louisville businessman Todd La... Kentucky Politics Louisville Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:16:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Republican-Todd-Lally-wants-to-be-Louisvilles-new-congressman?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Louisvilles-Metro-Council-passes-accountability-ordinance?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner Louisville’s Metro Council has finally agreed to shine a little more sunlight on multimillion dollar city development contracts. In a move to require disclosure and transparency in the expenditure of city tax money, Metro councilmen Kelly Do... Louisville Politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:15:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Louisvilles-Metro-Council-passes-accountability-ordinance?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Today-is-Thank-a-Farmer-Day-in-Kentucky?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner    (McAdam/PhotoShop) We’ve all read the bumper stickers: “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” “If you can read this in English, thank a soldier.” Now, Kentucky’s wonderful governor, Steven L.... Heroes Kentucky Politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:49:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Today-is-Thank-a-Farmer-Day-in-Kentucky?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Obama-speaks--Beware-of-too-much-debt?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   (Chart:  Gatewaypundit) President Barack Obama, taking a break from kow-towing to Chinese communist leaders yesterday, gave a brief interview to FOX News, in which he gave a little “Dutch uncle” talk about the need to contain... National Policy Obama speaks Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:05:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Obama-speaks--Beware-of-too-much-debt?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Louisvilles-mayor-lecturing-at-Harvard-today?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   Mayor Jerry Abramson (Photo:  AP) Metro Louisville’s mayor, Jerry Abramson, is giving a lecture today at Harvard University, to a group of freshman mayors from across the country. Abramson will participate in several panel dis... Louisville Politics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:23:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Louisvilles-mayor-lecturing-at-Harvard-today?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Louisvilles-Anne-Northup-fights-government-ban-on-brass?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner CPSC Commissioner Anne Northup (WikiMedia photo) The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has declared war on brass. The ubiquitous golden metal we use in everything from keys, doorknobs, plumbing fixtures, electrical plugs—and b... National Policy Environmentalism Louisville Politics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:21:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Louisvilles-Anne-Northup-fights-government-ban-on-brass?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Obama-Speaks--Stimulus-has-created-and-saved-30383-jobs-for-merely-52661028-each?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner (Chart:  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)After tripling the national deficit, the Obama administration actually bragged Thursday that its $787 billion stimulus package has created or saved 30,383 jobs from roughly $16 billion worth of stimulus c... Taxes National Policy Obama speaks Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:45:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Obama-Speaks--Stimulus-has-created-and-saved-30383-jobs-for-merely-52661028-each?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Cannibalism-in-Louisvilles-sister-city?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner Front page of Tvoi De newspaper (Perm) The beautiful city of Perm, Russia, lies on the banks of the Kama River, about 800 miles east of Moscow. Since 1994, Perm and Louisville have been Sister Cities, and have swapped visitors and cultural exhibits... Tempora et Mores Man Bites Dog Louisville Politics Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:33:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Cannibalism-in-Louisvilles-sister-city?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Is-our-congress-racist--All-active-ethics-probes-focus-on-black-lawmakers?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   (McAdam/ImageChef) Is there evidence of racial bias in the halls of our congress? All seven active ethics probes under way by the House Ethics Committee involve allegations of misconduct by African-American congressmen. At the present time,... Crime National Policy Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:16:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Is-our-congress-racist--All-active-ethics-probes-focus-on-black-lawmakers?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Louisvilles-City-Hall-surrounded-by-horses?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   (Photo:  McAdam) It’s Gallapalooza Auction time again. The colorful life-sized horse statues on display around town this summer are going to be auctioned off nest Friday, November 20, at a gala event held at Louisville’s leg... Kentucky Derby Louisville Politics Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:13:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Louisvilles-City-Hall-surrounded-by-horses?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Louisvilles-big-Christmas-tree-arrives?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner Metro Parks workers moved the Light Up Louisville Christmas tree into place Friday afternoon, at Jefferson Square; across the street from City Hall. The 45-foot Norway Spruce that will be the center of this year's holiday celebration was is about ... Louisville Politics Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:03:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Louisvilles-big-Christmas-tree-arrives?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d13-This-weeks-news-you-wont-find-in-the-CourierJournal?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner  (Graphic:  McAdam/ImageChef) KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT OPENS UP SECRET INVESTIGATION: Susan Clary, clerk of the Ky. Supreme Court, told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the court has hired the Lexington law of McBrayer McGinnis Leslie &... Tempora et Mores Louisville Politics 2010 Mayor's Race Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:52:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d13-This-weeks-news-you-wont-find-in-the-CourierJournal?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Will-basketball-icon-Richie-Farmer-run-for-governor-of-Kentucky?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   Richie Farmer (Photo:  Ky.Dept.Ag.) Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner, Richie Farmer, has been going around the state the past couple of weeks suggesting that he might consider being the Republican candidate for Governor in 2... Kentucky Politics Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:52:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Will-basketball-icon-Richie-Farmer-run-for-governor-of-Kentucky?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Louisville-poet-author-and-playwright-Thomas-Eagan-dies?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   Thomas P. Eagan (Photo:  McAdam) One of Louisville’s most honored playwrights, Thomas P. Eagan, died of cancer last Friday, November 6, 2009. Eagan was well known in the arts community as a producer, director, and actor in loc... Heroes Tempora et Mores Louisville Politics Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:23:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Louisville-poet-author-and-playwright-Thomas-Eagan-dies?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Veterans-Day-by-the-numbers?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   (Photo:  WikiMedia Commons) As we celebrate Veterans Day today, it might be helpful to review the statistical context of American military veterans within our greater population. The U.S. Census Bureau has compiled some interesting fact... Heroes Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:45:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Veterans-Day-by-the-numbers?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Kentucky-businessman-uses-88960-in-stimulus-money-to-save-9-jobs?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   (Photo:  WikiMedia Commons) The owner of a small business in central Kentucky filed one of 156,614 reports from recipients of stimulus dollars designed to show how money from the $787 billion program is being spent, and how many jobs... Taxes Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:29:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Kentucky-businessman-uses-88960-in-stimulus-money-to-save-9-jobs?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Louisville-streets-unsafe-for-pedestrians?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner (Images:  Dangerous by Design, TFA) Our dear city has found its way to the top level of another national ranking; but this time it’s nothing to be particularly proud of. Louisville has been ranked the 7th most dangerous city for ped... Louisville Politics Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:24:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Louisville-streets-unsafe-for-pedestrians?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Islamophobia-and-jumping-to-conclusions?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner   (Graphic:  McAdam/ImageChef) President Barack Hussein Obama said Friday the entire nation is grieving for those slain at Fort Hood, and he urged people “not to jump to conclusions” while law enforcement officers investig... Heroes Crime National Policy Obama speaks Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:19:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3747-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Islamophobia-and-jumping-to-conclusions?cid=exrss-Louisville-City-Hall-Examiner