Strode and his ilk weren’t content merely to snap pictures. They wanted to tell stories through photographic essays that usually required considerably more time, thought, and energy than a routine assignment.

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The truth is, today’s thoroughbreds simply don’t seem to have the bone density — or something — that belonged to their forebearers.

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To be fair, of course, Fletcher was only following the Watergate model. A big part of it calls for paying lip service to the concept of transparency while, in fact, stonewalling and stalling at every turn. It’s a Republican thing. The Bush administration has done the same thing in Washington.

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Such arrogant, cavalier, and high-handed behavior is typical of the Republican administrations in Washington, D.C., and Frankfort

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Neutral is not a quality you want in a leader.

Neutral is synonymous with bland. Neutral is beige. Neutral is the non-gear in an automobile in which you idle instead of actually going in a direction. Neutral is never a good thing when there’s a clear-cut issue at hand that demands courage, vision, and decisiveness

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Unfortunately for the public, however, U of L apparently will not become neutral on the site. Given the opportunity, Ramsey did the political thing, not the right thing.

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It was almost 17 years ago that Michael Matz, then in the midst of show-horse career that earned him a spot on two U.S. Olympic Equestrian teams, not only survived one of the most horrific airplane crashes in American history, but helped a couple of children to safety.

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When you’re watching the telecast of the Derby at home, in a bar, or at your favorite simulcasting outlet, you’ll probably notice the Yum! Brands logo exhibited everywhere except the horses’ rear ends.

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