Now, for some alt-bigotry | Thorn Gov. Matt Oblivious Bevin is quick to praise the lord and pat church groups on the back, but he had been disturbingly silent when it came to denouncing a white nationalist group planning a rally in Pikeville and workshop at Jenny Wiley State Park in Floyd County. Maybe Bevin is speaking there...
Racism rolls downhill | Thorn Such nonchalance from the top sends a message that it is OK to be a racist. So maybe it is no coincidence that stickers for a white nationalist group were found at UofL. Another was seen at a local restaurant. Flyers also were found in UofL buildings...
The bill comes due | Thorn Speaking of Bevin he professes to be an expert in solving the states budget, tax and pension issues, but he cannot seem to handle home finances. He and his wife owed $11,080 in 2016 property taxes on their nearly $700,000 Cherokee Gardens home. (Mayor Greg Fischer was late, but paid the $25,219 property tax bill Wednesday, The Courier-Journal says.)
JCPSs not afraid of no Trump badger! | Rose Bevin recently called the Jefferson County Public Schools a disaster, which leads us to believe the district is doing something right. It turns out it is: The school board voted to declare the schools a safe haven for immigrant students. But Metro Louisville, and the local university named after St. Robert Bellarmine, who signed off on a burning at the stake, were too timid to declare sanctuary protections. They worry that tRump might cut their funding. Huzzah, JCPS!
Keep pushing, Mr. Mayor! | Rose Finally, Mayor Greg Fischer is pushing back on a root cause of the citys homicide rate guns. The Courier-Journal reports that a mayoral aide said Fischer wants tougher penalties for felony gun possession, all gun transactions to go through a licensed dealer, more education on proper gun storage and a ban on firearms in metro government buildings. But, the story said, he does not appear to be actively pushing a bill that would allow cities to make their own gun rules. His aide said the bill is unlikely to get a hearing. We say: If you dont keep pushing, change wont happen...