Wednesday, January 22, 2020

A survey of America's mayors finds that many "aren’t eager to challenge the status quo."

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"If they don’t adjust their priorities to match the urgency of the crises they’ve identified, mayors might have no one to blame for s...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Hello to Hello Louisville, which is good because Kevin Gibson is part of it.

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Hello Louisville is a new place to read about the Louisville scene, except that it's an old place, at least according to the web site...

VIDEO: Longboard's Taco & Tiki has closed, but Ian Hall has good news, too.

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Ian Hall made the announcement via video this morning on Facebook. Trust me, I know what it feels like to lose one, so best wishes to Ian...
Monday, January 20, 2020

Learn about Käthe Kollwitz.

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Outbreak. On Sunday I posted a link to an essay in which the author, an American living in Germany, related (among other things) her vi...

I'm in New Agony, but this video documents "A Train Ride to the Czech Republic."

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It kills me to watch videos like this. There are so many of my favorite things, rolled into one: train travel, Germany, beer with dumpling...
Sunday, January 19, 2020

ASK THE BORED: Is consistency among BOW's mandates when it debates street closings?

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It's possible the Board of Public Works and Safety might actually be trying to regain a sense of consistency. Time will tell. What...

Loneliness.

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Free association rocks. To me, one hallmark of a well-turned essay is the writer's ability to introduce several themes, then bring t...
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Saturday, January 18, 2020

"This desperate need to keep score has ruined things that should have been groundbreaking and thrilling."

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Lots of thoughts will be provoked reading this. I recommend you do just that. Thanks to the Bookseller for the link. Volume 2, Issue 9...

Editor, Heal Thyself: The NewsBune's management gets all touchy with me, and it's hilariously revealing.

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Newspapermen and women can be relied upon to down a few shots of Old Self Righteous, and then remind the remainder of us on the "out...
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Friday, January 17, 2020

The other side of Cokie Roberts, beloved regurgitator of the status quo.

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I understand why the late Cokie Roberts was valued by her readers and listeners on the basis of being a woman in a man's game who bro...

GREEN MOUSE presents NAWBANY WEEK IN REVIEW for 17 January 2020.

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William Blake never lived in Nawbany, but he grasps our degraded civic condition better than most residents. “The tree which moves some...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

A new downtown New Albany gallery is a collaboration.

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The first joint exhibit begins tomorrow; visit the Facebook events page . Local gallery owners collaborate to form Bourne-Schweitzer G...

ON THE AVENUES: I won’t belong to any Dry January that would have me as a member.

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What shall we use To fill the empty spaces Where we used to talk? How shall I fill The final places? How should I complete the wall?...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

"I argue that Fischer’s vision for Louisville is lackluster at best and lacks the compassion he claims we have."

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After Fischer met Bob Marley. "We can’t eat bourbon, Sir" is about as scathing as it gets. It remains fascinating to observe ...

Planting trees as resistance and empowerment? In Nawbany, we just make stumps.

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Wait, am I reading this correctly? "Trees as an instrument of civil disobedience, empowerment, and emancipation, advancing democracy...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Brand Sussex, Karl Marx and why pitchforks matter.

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Harry and Meghan are seceding from the monarchy -- well, except for Harry's inheritance. It's a useful reminder that inherited we...
Monday, January 13, 2020

Eric Hoffer, the Longshoreman Philosopher.

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Eric Hoffer (1898-1983) was an "American writer on social and political philosophy," dubbed the Longshoreman Philosopher. In fac...

All empires end messily, including America's.

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As in all such matters, we begin by noting that individuals serving in the military don't choose the rationale for their deployment. Th...
Sunday, January 12, 2020

The situation is not entirely normal in Northern Ireland.

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Sligo, Irish Republic ... 1985. " Parliament Buildings , often referred to as Stormont because of its location in the Stormont Est...
Saturday, January 11, 2020

Kruse control? It's still theocratic bondage, so oppose Indiana SB 131.

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The column's title is "Proposed Indiana Senate bill would force religion on schools." It's from January of 2019, not ...