Sunday, October 23, 2016

Read it, Irv: "Design Is Better Than Enforcement To Make Cities Safer For Everyone."

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I apologize for doing this, but since the article is very short and directly addresses current social media yammering over the Upper Spri...
Saturday, October 22, 2016

Weekend history lesson: "Are the Republicans Going the Way of the Whigs?"

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Just imagine printing your own ballots ... Are the Republicans Going the Way of the Whigs? , by Michael F. Holt ( Center for Politics ) ...

Politics, good judgment, social media, and why I refrained from voting in the Floyd Circuit Judge race.

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On October 12, I posted this paragraph to Judge Terry Cody's campaign page at Facebook. According to the page, the campaign is "ver...

Reality in Memphis, impossible in Louisville: Cantilevered “wagonways” on an old bridge, adapted as shared-use paths.

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The cantilevered K & I, off-limits to non-trains.  To which I can respond in only one way: Nationalize the Norfolk Southern. Say...
Friday, October 21, 2016

"Does this dangerous street look familiar?"

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I'm reprinting this e-mail verbatim. It is self-explanatory. New Albany has dozens of "dangerous by design" candidates, but su...

Stop your grousing and read about "A Los Angeles Road Diet That Worked."

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A road diet like the one being implemented on Upper Spring, in an auto-centric city like Los Angeles? "This is an encouraging messag...

Barge meets water at ACBL/Jeff Boat.

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Launching a barge is routine if you work at Jeff Boat ( American Commercial Barge Line ). After all, there's one each day, no champag...

Summit Springs roulette: It's a wonder that they still know how to breathe.

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BREAKING: The Plan Commission has agreed to continues pimping Team Gahan's redevelopment ambitions as coupled with the Covetous Kelle...
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Thursday, October 20, 2016

ON THE AVENUES: Key events in the New Albanian rebirth, but first, a piccolo of grappa, per favore.

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ON THE AVENUES: Key events in the New Albanian rebirth, but first, a piccolo of grappa, per favore. A weekly column by Roger A. Baylor. ...
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A diffident Dickey on the Democratic endorsement of two-way streets: "Our party supports this effort," just not OPENLY.

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I asked .. Since the Floyd County Democratic Party has endorsed a "yes" vote in the NAFC bond referendum, thus taking a posi...

"They are slinging so much mud, and I’m wearing a white suit.”

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Our corporate class. “My name is Lucy Brenton, but you probably don’t know who I am because I haven’t spent $30 million to win a job th...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

SHANE'S EXCELLENT NEW WORDS: Amor fati, or "Friedrich Nietzsche Goes to New Albany."

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Welcome to another installment of  SHANE'S EXCELLENT NEW WORDS , a regular Wednesday feature at NA Confidential . But why all these ...

Pre-election striping: By Mayor Gahan's usual standards, this ALMOST qualifies as political courage.

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There hasn't been an explanation for why it took so long, but on Tuesday the striping finally began on Spring Street between Behar...

On an Ecuadoran retirement plan.

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I've known Shawn since college, and met Bill when they began coming into the Public House in the early 1990s, when their son was still v...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

ASK THE BORED: Restripe Upper Spring Street for traffic calming BEFORE the election? And risk an even higher Luddite turnout? Adam has priorities, you know.

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Hmm. In terms of weather, Thursday of last week (October 13) was acceptable, wasn't it? But it came, and it went ... ... a...

"The Future of Retirement Communities: Walkable and Urban."

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When all is said and done, it's a great deal more likely that NA's Breakwind Lofts at Duggins Flats apartments will attract empty...

Corn King IPA at Bank Street Brewhouse on Wednesday.

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What is Corn King? Time’s running out to get one of the nation’s most unique beers , by Tristan Schmid ( Brewers of Indiana Guild ) ...
Monday, October 17, 2016

Video: "We've Reached the End of White Christian America."

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Possible cause for encouragement at  The Atlantic : The United States is no longer a majority white, Christian country, and that is al...

Seeds and Greens is celebrating its second birthday on Saturday, October 22.

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Congratulations to the Freiberts and best wishes for the future. Two Year Anniversary Celebration Celebrating our TWO year anniversa...

Hanoi Hannah has died.

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Hanoi Hannah -- and Axis Sally, Eastern Jewel, Lord Haw-Haw, Pyongyang Sally, Tokyo Rose and Seoul City Sue. They're no longer needed. A...