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Last Dance Of A Photo-Journalist

May 24th, 2006 · 1 Comment

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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Tags: History · Keeneland · Miscellaneous

Barbaro Tragedy: Accident or Inevitability?

May 22nd, 2006 · 3 Comments

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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Tags: Horse Racing · Kentucky Derby · Miscellaneous · Sports

The Coverup Is Always Worse Than The Crime

May 18th, 2006 · No Comments

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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Tags: Miscellaneous · Politics

Fletcher and Host: Partners In Stonewalling

May 13th, 2006 · No Comments

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

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Tags: Louisville Arena · Miscellaneous · Politics · Sports

Gov Needs To Giddy-Up On Gambling

May 11th, 2006 · No Comments

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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Tags: Horse Racing · Miscellaneous · Politics

Governor Clueless Withdraws Knife from U of L’s Back

May 7th, 2006 · No Comments

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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Tags: Louisville Arena · Miscellaneous · Politics · University of Louisville

A Hero Rewarded in 132nd Kentucky Derby

May 7th, 2006 · No Comments

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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Tags: History · Horse Racing · Kentucky Derby · Miscellaneous · Sports

Derby Has Become A Carnival Of The Bizarre

May 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

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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Tags: History · Horse Racing · Kentucky Derby · Miscellaneous · Sports