Editor’s Note

Teachers must march to stop scholarship madness

By

Teachers should strike, or force school closings by calling in sick, only as a last resort.

House Bill 205, the private school scholarship bill, presents one of those moments.

Not only would its passage be detrimental to public education, but it represents open class warfare — the rich get to write off more taxes to boost private, gated schools, leaving the rest of us with less money for inclusive, public schools.

Read More ›

Lawmakers For Sale

By
The solar bill before the state legislature has revealed three disgusting truths about how Kentucky laws are made. 1. It takes money to be heard, and the more money you have, the better your views will be represented. 2. Companies... Read More ›

Sports Betting For Dummies

By
The theme for this week’s column is: How smart can dumb be? The Courier Journal and every other daily newspaper has been publishing the betting lines on every major game in the country, every day for decades. It’s about time... Read More ›

And, not or… and cheating

By
While Mayor Greg Fischer is barnstorming the city selling his tax increase proposal — warning of a dystopian future if he must resort to budget cuts — some Republicans on the Metro Council are cheating off each others’ talking points...... Read More ›

Budget cuts don’t spark joy

By
Our governor must have read the zeitgeist icon of our time — Marie Kondo — whose wisdom and advice books have helped bring order to millions around the world. Her revolutionary system for decluttering one’s life hinges on whether the... Read More ›

Calculated Insanity

By
“Idiots and insane persons” According to Section 145 in Kentucky’s Constitution, the right to vote is guaranteed to all its citizens... except to “idiots and insane persons.” That may cast too wide a net — it’s unlikely a majority of... Read More ›

Constipation City

By
A new study by Ohio State University found that using a simple stool in the bathroom can help with... well, your stool. Seventy-one percent of participants experienced “faster bowel movements,” while 90 percent “reported less straining.” (Google: Squatty Potty) This... Read More ›

‘West Wing’ lessons

By
For those too young to remember when television wasn’t streamed through an app, “The West Wing” was a political drama that aired on NBC, primarily during the George W. Bush years. It may sound silly, but the show was an... Read More ›

High Time for Medical Pot

By
The science-based reasons for legalizing medical marijuana are too numerous to list here, but that doesn’t matter — state lawmakers are impervious to facts. So, how about this argument: “It worked for me,” and “I can get it anyway.” Those... Read More ›

People over profits

By
For more of LEO’s preview coverage of the 2019 legislative session, go here. The 2019 legislative agenda for Greater Louisville Inc. is surprisingly progressive, albeit for the wrong reasons — it is all about making money. To be fair, GLI... Read More ›