AltWeeklies Wire
Does Anyone Know Why Our Gas Prices are So High?new
Greg Brenzel finally left the gas business in October, 35 years after his family opened its first Chevron station in Louisville. It wasn't so much his choice, he says, as Chevron's: The supplier priced Brenzel out of business.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
07-14-2008 |
Economy
Remembering Rev. Louis Colemannew
"I can't think of a time I didn't know Louis Coleman," says Raoul Cunningham, president of the Louisville NAACP. The pair grew up together and while Cunningham says he participated in Louisville's sit-in movement as a teenager in the 1960s, Coleman didn’t join the civil rights movement until later in life.
LEO Weekly |
Phillip M. Bailey |
07-14-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Rising Fuel Prices Finally Catch Up with TARC, Commutersnew
Although TARC ridership has increased by about 6 percent compared with this time last year, the added revenue from fares is not enough to sustain services and routes as they are now.
LEO Weekly |
Jennifer Oladipo |
07-14-2008 |
Transportation
Boys, Express Yourselvesnew
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Sojourn Church: Conservative Christianity Paraded as Hip Youth Culturenew
In its purest form, Sojourn is a Southern Baptist church. Pastors counsel a strict adherence to scripture, which means abortion is murder, men are the natural-order leaders and homosexuality is a sin from which gays need to be converted and redeemed. That doesn't usually go with pearloid buttons and horn-rimmed glasses.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
04-11-2008 |
Religion
Is Doug Hawkins Afraid of Mexicans?new
The Louisville councilman's crusade against illegal immigration quietly continues.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
04-08-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, Louisville
The Fight Homenew
Iraq almost made Brandon Sword a statistic. It hasn't made him a quitter.
LEO Weekly |
Mat Herron |
04-01-2008 |
War
Spunky Doesn't Give a Damnnew
A year in the life of a dog-training class.
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
02-25-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Will the Campus Gun Bill Stay Loaded?new
Presently, Kentucky law allows universities to ban firearms on their campuses. From UK to Centre College, university officials have publicly opposed House Bill 114, which would allow a person to keep a firearm — and use it if he feels threatened — in his vehicle while parked on campus property.
LEO Weekly |
Phillip M. Bailey |
02-04-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Fired Movie Director Runs for Congressnew
A movie theater director in Paducah was fired after confronting Sen. Mitch McConnell about the Iraq war, and blames him for her demise. Now she’s running for Congress.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
02-02-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Kentucky Post Dies, Only to Live Onnew
KyPost.com may be among the first newspaper brands in the country to go online-only, but it won't be the last.
LEO Weekly |
Rick Redding |
01-15-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Vacancy May Weaken ACLU-KY This Legislative Sessionnew
Director search is almost over, but organization remains short-staffed.
LEO Weekly |
Phillip M. Bailey |
01-07-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Kentucky Still Lags Behind, But the Bluegrass Could Changenew
Tom Fitzgerald, director of the Kentucky Resources Council, talks about Kyoto, Kentucky, carbon, optimism in a time of crisis, and how we might extract ourselves from the mess we’ve made of our ecosystem.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
12-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
Small Steps Forward, Small Steps Backnew
Louisville, Ky., inches along on climate protection.
LEO Weekly |
Jennifer Oladipo |
12-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
YouSue.comnew
WHAS-TV goes after Louisville bloggers for posting its video. How far will the station go?
LEO Weekly |
Jennifer Oladipo |
11-12-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
