Monday, August 18, 2008

Quid pro quo: Just 'cause you feel it doesn't mean its there.

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It's a new week, and there are waters in need of muddying. Fortunately, I'm just the right man for the job. To begin, and speaking p...
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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Or maybe it's a religious ritual?

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Owning a rental property is more than an investment — it's a business. You have to be willing and able to commit the time and resources...
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REWIND: "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" draws to a close with the Irish folk legend's death.

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Late Saturday night I googled “Dubliners”, the venerable Irish folk band, in the hope that their 2008 tour schedule might include European e...
Saturday, August 16, 2008

Councilman John Gonder: Unafraid to publicly discuss the smoking ban.

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At-large councilman John Gonder has accepted NAC's challenge to engage in public dialogue about the smoking ordinance, and I respect hi...
Friday, August 15, 2008

Why doesn't the council's Pro-Bloc face the public with its smoking ban reasoning?

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It occurs to me that New Albany’s Greatly Unnecessary Smoking Debate of ’08 hasn’t been much of a debate at all, at least where the public i...
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Logically speaking, all businesses should buy state tobacco licenses and become retailers, right?

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Yesterday’s post about New Albany’s ongoing Greatly Unnecessary Smoking Debate of ’08 generated a plethora of comments, and I’d say that mor...
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Louisville Vanguard Cinema event TONIGHT!

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The backers of Louisville Vanguard Cinema are holding a fundraiser tonight, and NABC beer will be available. It's the first event for th...
Thursday, August 14, 2008

Council smoking farce: I'm taking it personally, too.

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You may agree or disagree with what I write, but you can’t say I didn’t warn you when it comes to the misbegotten direction of New Albany’s ...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

SEJ on its way: Central city park to host festival Saturday, August 16.

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The S. Ellen Jones Park is playing host to its first ever neighborhood festival this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with free food, music, ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Don't forget to cut the cards.

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I’ve been away, so let me get the Demo reshuffle straight. Marcey Wisman replaces the departing Randy Stumler as Floyd County Democratic Par...
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Monday, August 11, 2008

A side note.

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Okay, so you were looking for missing comments earlier last week. They come to me as e-mails, and I have them. When there's time, they...
Sunday, August 10, 2008

What Ed said.

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In response to a general lament about poor transportation planning , reader Edward Parish said: You need not have to be in Europe for such a...
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Saturday, August 09, 2008

Park to ride, ride to live.

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NAC 's senior editor will head home this weekend from a jaunt around the Great Lakes states that included brewery visits (damn him), the...
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Friday, August 08, 2008

Highwayman on England: The first six months.

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Lloyd "Highwayman" Wimp's View From the Highway blog has done a little first semester grading of our current administration w...
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Thursday, August 07, 2008

CoolTown Studios 101 - a placemaking primer.

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Last night's Carnegie event was a success. If I were smart enough to explain exactly what triggered in my head watching images of a pet...
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Tonight at the Carnegie: Scottish installation artist Yvonne Mullock.

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From a release: The Carnegie Center will host an exciting program on Wednesday, August 6th at 6:00 pm. Scottish outdoor installation artist ...
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

If you've been a slumlord for more than 100 years, are you exempt?

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My father used to sit at the breakfast table huffing down the day's third cigarette while he warned me not to smoke. My grandfather'...
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Monday, August 04, 2008

Front burner.

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The New Albany City Council will consider an ordinance tonight after just one public hearing that would ban smoking in places of employment...
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Sunday, August 03, 2008

Time for a brief holiday pause.

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My first Great Taste of the Midwest was a year ago , and the sequel begins on August 9th. It's hard to imagine a better craft beer festi...
Saturday, August 02, 2008

Degeneracy redefined: McCain, Wal-Mart slime Obama.

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There is a certain satisfaction to be derived from the public meltdown of your ideological enemies, whether they’re John McCain’s slew of qu...
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