Louisvillians Searching For Obscene Websites

Silicon Alley Insider did an analysis of Google trends and found that Louisville internet users are more likely to search for adult websites than users in any other city.

Here are the top 10.

1. Louisville, KY
2. Rochester, NY
3. Philadelphia, PA
4. Newark, NJ
5. Los Angeles, CA
6. Irvine, CA
7. Pittsburgh, PA
8. Las Vegas, NV
9. Albany, NY
10. Orlando, FL

I see the search results that bring people to The Edit and I have to ask…are you disappointed? (Either with what you find here or the insights into Louisville’s searching habits.)

On Ted Kennedy…

If you’re looking for coverage of Senator Kennedy‘s life, career and death, our colleagues at The Mediavore have you covered. Here’s an immediate update on obits, and you can check the site for updates on coverage.

Daybook For August 26

Here’s what we’re working on today:

Stephanie is covering this morning’s update on the construction of a new Metro Animal Services Adoption Center. She’ll also cover Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano‘s speech

I’ll cover Jim King‘s mayoral announcement.  I’m also covering tonight’s Metro Council Flood Committee meeting.

Rick is working on a FEMA update and a reaction to Sen. Kennedy‘s passing from Kentucky’s Capitol Hill delegation.

Secretay of State Trey Grayson is flying around the state today, officially announcing his candidacy for U.S. Senate. Our colleagues at KPR will cover the trip.

Rick will guest host State of Affairs today. The topic is FEMA and flood relief.

Wrapping Up August 25

Here’s what we reported on today:

• Yarmuth Says 51 Votes May Pass Healthcare Reform In Senate
• Norton Brownsboro Hospital Opens Wednesday
• IIllegal Activity Suspected in Special State Senate Election
• Historial Group Breaks Ground for Move Downtown
• McConnell, Chandler Tour Chemical Weapons Storage Site
• Jim King To Announce Candidacy For Mayor
• Flood Committee Seeks Public Comment
• TARC Spends ARRA Funds on Annex

Duelers Welcome?

State Rep Darryl Owens (D-Louisville) wants to revise Kentucky’s oath for elected officials and lawyers. Specifically, Owens wants to remove the language about dueling. Right now, the oath includes a pledge that the oath-taker has never participated in a duel.

The Herald-Leader has the story:

“Every member of the General Assembly, all officeholders and every member of the bar must take this oath,” said Owens. “And every time we get to that part of the ceremony, laughter erupts. I think that it is time we jump into the 21st century and delete this archaic language so the oath of office can be administered in a serious and respectful manner.”

Owens issued a statement that said the Kentucky Encyclopedia notes that 41 duels were fought by Kentuckians, beginning in 1790 and ending in 1867.

King Will Run For Mayor

This press release comes from the Jim King camp:

JIM KING TO ANNOUNCE MAYORAL CANDIDACY

Local businessman and councilman to focus on jobs, safety and services, and solid fiscal management

WHAT:

Jim King will announce on Wednesday his candidacy for Mayor of Metro Louisville.  His leadership agenda for Metro Louisville is focused on growing the local economy, providing reliable safety and services and managing the city budget.

WHO:

Jim King, Former Metro Council President and King Southern Bank founder and CEO

WHERE:

Swiss Hall

719 Lynn Street

WHEN

Wednesday, August 26^th

11:30 a.m.

ADDITIONAL

DETAILS:

Jim King is the founder and CEO of the accounting firm, King and Company, as well as president of King Southern Bank.  He has served as chairman of both the Community Bankers Association of Kentucky and the Kentucky Bankers Association. After being elected to the Metro Council in 2005, King rose to the position of Chair of the Democratic Caucus in 2006 and 2007, became President in 2008, and currently serves as Budget Committee Chair. He represents District 10, which includes the neighborhoods of Germantown, Audubon Park and West Buechel among others. He also currently serves on the boards of the Louisville Orchestra, the Kentucky Derby Festival, the Boys and Girls Club, the University of Louisville Overseers and Simmons College Trustees.

Born and raised in Louisville, King attended St. Raphael the Archangel School, St. Xavier High School and the University of Louisville where he earned a degree in accounting.  He is married to wife, Debbie, and has four children and eight grandchildren, all of whom also reside in Louisville.

All Aboard!

What if they launched a bus line and no one rode? The C-J reports on the lackluster attendance for the new Jeffersonville-Louisville bus line.

TARC launched its new Jeffersonville-to-Louisville express bus service Monday — but no riders showed up.

The service begins at the Jeffersonville Park & TARC lot at Ninthth [sic] Street and VFW Boulevard. The new route No. 74 crosses the Clark Memorial Bridge into downtown Louisville, where it has several stops.

Culture Maven Sounds Off On Cordish

C.D. Kaplan (who appears on our sister station WFPK every week) has a blog post up criticizing city officials and the Cordish Company for the sports bar project in 4th Street Live.

Cordish got a forgivable loan to renovate a bowling alley and isn’t keen on saying how the money was spent. A group of city officials–including Metro Council President and Mayoral Candidate David Tandy–went to Cordish’s Baltimore headquarters to investigate, and came up with even more secrets. (Kaplan says the trip was on the taxpayer’s dime, but Tandy’s assistant told me the President paid for his own ticket. I’m not sure about the others).

This part of Kaplan’s post jumped out at me:

…the five — Mike Norman, Bruce Traughber, David Morris, Ellis Shipley and mayoral wannabe David Tandy — signed away any power they might have had . . .  to do anything whatsoever. They put their John Hancocks on an airtight confidentiality agreement that includes indemnification clauses and penalty clauses and a draft of how Mike Norman’s final report to Abramson should read.

Oh yes, I forgot to mention, they agreed that the information was not subject to the state’s Open Records Laws.

That is not a typo. Before they even got to look at the scraps of “information” that Cordish revealed as a “courtesy,” the Five Stooges had to agree on what and how they would report to our mayor. And that nobody could demand to see the results of the “audit.” Such as they are. Not even the mayor. Nor we the lenders.

We’ve been saying this for months. Privatization frequently removes from government-funded projects the oversight mechanisms such as regulation, open records laws and even certain Constitutional protections for workers. It can also save tons of money, so there’s not usually much argument (or need for argument) about these types of projects until something like this Cordish debacle comes up.

There’s talk of Council legislation that will require the records of city-funded projects to be open. With this situation fresh in many Council member’s minds, I imagine that the resolution will be fairly popular.

Daybook For August 25

Here’s what we’re working on today:

Rick covered Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen‘s address to the American Legion convention. Rick also has an interview with someone from Norton Healthcare on tomorrow’s opening of the new Norton Brownsboro Hospital.

Stephanie covered the TARC groundbreaking on a maintenance facility that will be built with stimulus money. She’s also getting an update on FEMA relief.

I’ll do a preview of tomorrow’s ad hoc committee public hearing on flash flooding, and get some tape with Congressman Yarmuth, who’s on State of Affairs today.

Elizabeth will cover the Sons of the American Revolution groundbreaking on new genealogical library.

Our colleagues at KPR will cover today’s special State Senate election.

Also today (from the AP)…

9:30 A.M. EASTERN. RICHMOND _ U.S. SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MC CONNELL AND CONGRESSMAN BEN CHANDLER WILL TOUR THE BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL AGENT-DESTRUCTION PILOT PLANT.

3 P.M. EASTERN. FRANKFORT _ A PRESS CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED REGARDING AN INCREASE IN STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE ON MATH, SCIENCE AND ENGLISH ADVANCED PLACEMENT PASSING SCORES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE ADVANCEKENTUCKY PROGRAM.

Schedule Change on State of Affairs

Laura Ellis here with a slight schedule change for this week on SoA.  This Thursday we’ll be revisiting some of our favorite food-related shows.  We’ll listen back to our conversations about Barbecue (who knew it could be so controversial?), Chocolate, and being a foodie.

The show originally schedule for Thursday, about how technology is changing higher education, will be rescheduled – hopefully for sometime next week.  Stay tuned!