AltWeeklies Wire
Label X Closes Up Shopnew
Label president Todd Smith is a pretty circumspect cat these days. You would be too if you just pulled the plug on your own company.
LEO Weekly |
Mat Heron |
07-14-2008 |
Music
Just Who is Francene, Kentucky's Most Popular Talker?new
If you're looking to extract other secrets from WHAS-AM radio personality Francene Cucinello, it's difficult to do, even after a couple of Lambrusco spritzers and a filling American-style Italian meal complete with the unlimited bread and salad, which the New Jersey native wound up packing away for the next day's lunch.
LEO Weekly |
Sara Havens |
07-14-2008 |
Media
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
Does Obamamania Prove Racism is Dead?new
Could it be that race really doesn't matter that much anymore and we really have reached the "content of our character" moment in history? This is disturbing, because I will have to change my worldview on race if it's true. It's comforting for the same reason. If true, this is very cool.
LEO Weekly |
Ricky L. Jones |
04-01-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: Courting the Imbecile Votenew
This election's knucklehead-wooing season kicked off during a debate last May, and in recent weeks we've seen it ramp up.
LEO Weekly |
Jim Welp |
03-11-2008 |
Commentary
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
Clinton vs. Obama: It's the Wrong Questionnew
Why are we being asked by our suddenly open-minded media to choose between our inner racism and our inner sexism?
LEO Weekly |
Lucinda Marshall |
02-25-2008 |
Commentary
At Last, a President Who Doesn't Resemble My Unclenew
It looks like we're finally going to elect a president who doesn't reflect my privileged status, and I am psyched!
LEO Weekly |
Jim Welp |
02-11-2008 |
Commentary
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
No More False Dichotomies: Don't Piecemeal Me, Bronew
It's too bad we can't elect a president by pastiche. There are various bits to like about various candidates, but no single one seems worth swooning over.
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
01-15-2008 |
Commentary
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
