No one in the TV business seems to be running out of stories to investigate and promote. So there's plenty of interesting TV news to watch. Here's some highlights:
Too Much Freedom: Metro Council members get $75K per year to spend on, basically, anything they want. And much it goes for items that you don't want your tax dollars being spent on, like trips for youth groups, charitable donations and arts groups. Most curious -- the contention by Cheri Bryant Hamilton that west Louisville needs more help than the East End.
Giving Metro Council members the freedom to blow $2 million a year on their whims and doing favors is just bad policy. Check out Joe Arnold's report on WHAS-TV.
Same Old New Story: Let's see. Charles Boney has a new version of his old story, his fifth. Wonder when the news media will quit trotting up to the jail to hear what new version of events he's come up with? Here's the Ben Jackey interview
More Mayors Vs. Merger: The Mayor of Shively, Sherry Conner, says she's not sure merger has been a success for her city, because she doesn't see what Shively residents get back for the Metro taxes. She's not alone, as WFPL's Stephanie Crosby reports.
Sex Offenders Get Cold, Too: I know it's not popular to defend sex offenders, but all the outrage from Doug Hawkins and WAVE-3 is going a little overboard. A convicted sex offender in southwest Louisville got some help from Project Warm, which performs the community service of sending crews out to winterize homes for poor residents.
Still, Jerry, with the Change Agent Business: Jerry Abramson met with Metro Animal Services employees yesterday, then told the uninvited media that he still consider Gilles Meloche a "change agent." Check out the Mojo coverage.
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Rick Redding