Immigration reform
Arizona opened the volley on immigration reform...do I feel sorry for the high school kid who grew up here illegally, benefitted from our culture, values and God only knows how many government services but is ineligibly for financial aid for college like all his buds....Hello! You are an illegal. do
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May 1, 10
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Litigation does not make things right!
I don't know if anyone has heard the story of the gay teen in Mississippi, and her prom thing. The short run of the story is that she decided that she wanted to attend the prom with her partner and wear a tuxedo. She went to the school officials to
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Apr 6, 10
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Family Dog Found Dead, Bound With Duct Tape (Crime Roundup)
The Humane Society is offering a $2500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who kidnapped and killed Limo, a long-haired Dachshund belonging to Jimmy Golden and his 9-year-old son. Limo vanished on March 1st, then someone returned the dog's dead body three wee
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Apr 3, 10
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Judge: Maker's Mark Owns Wax Seal
Maker's Mark, that ubiquitous Kentucky bourbon, has been embroiled in a legal battle for seven years now after suing a rival liquor bottler for trademark infringement. Casa Cuervo, a brand of tequila, used a dripping wax seal on its bottles until Maker's Mark - who have employed a red wax
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Apr 2, 10
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Judge Sentences Faris 1 Year for Failing To Give Away House
First a Judge ordered Genny's Diner owner Frank Faris to do over $1 million of restoration to a property he owned. He failed to do so. So the Judge ordered him to give the house away. Faris made a good-faith effort to do so, but nobody wanted the white-elephant of
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Apr 1, 10
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Local Cocaine Dealer Arrested (Crime Roundup)
I didn't even know anyone still did cocaine in the 21st century, but a Louisville man was caught selling the stuff over the river in Indiana. He was arrested in New Albany's west end last night for selling cocaine, and now he's being held in the Floyd County Jail. According
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Mar 31, 10
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Louisville Attorney Files Lawsuit Against Pope Benedict XVI
A historic, if misguided, legal landmark is unfolding before our eyes: for the first time in history, a U.S. court will decide whether The Vatican and The Pope can be held liable for negligence in the growing nationwide priest abuse scandal. The case against Pope Benedict XVI was filed in
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Mar 31, 10
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Fetus Discovered in Iroquois High Bathroom
Details are sketchy at this time, but reports of a fetus found in a trash can in a restroom at Iroquois High School have been confirmed as true. Rumours that the entire building is on lockdown - something apparently circulating on Facebook at the moment - are said to be
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Mar 29, 10
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Does the 'Hutaree' Militia Cult Have Kentucky Ties?
Federal prosecutors made nine arrests today - in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio - of militia-cult members of "Hutaree". According to reports, Hutaree members were "preparing for the Anti-Christ" and were only days away from mounting a domestic terrorism campaign in the USA. Their website states: "We bel
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Mar 29, 10
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Kentucky Seeks to Abolish Lap Dances (Crime Roundup)
The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Friday to put further restrictions on nude dancing. The proposed new measure requires that all strippers perform on an elevated platform, and that they stay at least six feet away from patrons. This will effectively do away with the concept of the "lap dance",
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Mar 27, 10
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Steve Nunn Faces Competency Hearing for Murder Trial
Former State Representative Steve Nunn will get a competency hearing on April 5, a Fayette County judge has ruled. This hearing will get things underway for Nunn's trial, in which he is accused of shooting 29-year-old Amanda Ross multiple times. Ross was found shot to death on September 11, 2009,
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Mar 26, 10
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Hate-Crime Vandalism at Buddhist Temple
Vandals have been continuing to spray-paint hate-messages and expletives on a Buddhist Temple in Louisville, and the LMPD are asking anyone to come forward if they have any information. The Phuoc Hau Temple at 8510 Old Third Street Road had a sign defaced, as well as religious statues and the
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Mar 24, 10
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Louisville Police Face Yet Another Lawsuit
What would you do if a gang of gun-toting thugs broke into your home, made a mess of the place, tied you up, and pointed loaded rifles at you while ransacking your property? And what would you do if those thugs turned out to be police officers, who were fishing
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Mar 23, 10
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Incompetent Man Gets Away With Crime Wave
If you've been diagnosed as "mentally incompetent", but not so mentally ill that you need to be institutionalized, you can get away with anything. That's the lesson LMPD officers have learned in the case of one Michael Christie, and they're angry at the judicial system for continually releasing this
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Mar 20, 10
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Obsessive-Compulsive Killer: 'I Don't Know Why I Did It'
Jerry Seidl, the Louisville man charged with shooting his 67-year-old wife Dorene in August 2008, took the stand on Thursday. Seidl, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, cried on the stand and said, "I swear to God, I don't know why I did it. She's a beautiful woman." But according to
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Mar 19, 10
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Trial Date Set For Pitino Extortionist
Finally, Karen Sypher will see her day in court. Sypher, who is facing multiple charges in connection with an extortion plot against U of L's basketball coach Rick Pitino, goes to trial on June 1st. Sypher was first charged with extortion and lying to the FBI about a sexual encounter
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Mar 18, 10
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Mayor's Plan Welcomes Ex-Criminals to Neighborhood
The Mayor wants to help newly released inmates to be integrated into neighborhoods, but how do the neighborhoods feel about it? A press release just rolled across my desk this morning from Mayor Abramson, hyping the creation of a new program to assist prisoners in getting back on their feet
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Mar 17, 10
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Judge Gives Valley Station Killer Slap On The Wrist
A man who gunned down his unarmed victim in cold blood with 19 shots has successfully bargained himself out of a murder rap - and not everyone is happy about it. On August 10, 2008, John Davis Jr. began a series of harassing phone calls to Larry Evans over some
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Mar 16, 10
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Drugs: Where did you learn that?
Recently my home, as is so many other, has been affected by drug use. I have been through every emotion imaginable in the last six weeks however tonight, I am looking at the root of the drug problem. What causes people to poison their bodies with drugs. I am not
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Mar 15, 10
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Strange Kidnap Note Found in Rest Area Bathroom
Who are Josh and Laura McKae, and are they really kidnapped? In an I-65 rest area bathroom near Shepherdsville, a janitor found a note claiming to be written by one "Josh R. McKae", asking whoever finds the note to the call the police because he and his sister Laura are
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Mar 12, 10
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