Boonesborough to Valley View By Wesley Houp “Curiosity is natural to the soul of man, and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections.” —Daniel Boone On a sunny, 35-degree afternoon in March, we haul our boats down I-75, cross the river at Clay’s Ferry, hang a left on U.S. 627, and make our [...]
Lexington sanitation workers demand union rights
By Richard Becker In November 2011, shortly after beginning a new career as a labor organizer with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), I received a call from an employee of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. He wanted me to meet with some employees in the Division of Waste Management. He [...]
Our man in Amsterdam helps bring The Coup to Amsterdam By Michael Marchman When I got an email from a friend and fellow activist a few weeks ago asking if I was interested in helping to arrange a show in Amsterdam for the Oakland-based revolutionary hip-hop band, The Coup, I nearly choked on my bitterballen. [...]
Rat Shed Radio: Fayette floaters
High, high, yes when I die there’s untold millions standing next in line. Wes Houp, “Up on Chenoca” When development came to the bluegrass, it came from the east. From Fort Pitt at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers on past the Kanawha, speculators from James Harrod to Johnny Appleseed floated the Ohio [...]
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Students confront Catholic injusticeBy Patrick O’Dowd As a product of Lexington Catholic High School, I was chagrined to see the headlines Sunday morning, May 13. I say ‘chagrined’ because it is entirely unsurprising. The “same-sex couple unallowed to attend prom” headline surfaces with regularity this time of the year—that my Catholic alma mater was now the latest institution [...] |
 The sunken corridorBoonesborough to Valley View By Wesley Houp “Curiosity is natural to the soul of man, and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections.” —Daniel Boone On a sunny, 35-degree afternoon in March, we haul our boats down I-75, cross the river at Clay’s Ferry, hang a left on U.S. 627, and make our [...] |
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Annual Peace and Global Citizenship fairSaturday May 19 at BCTC’s Cooper campus By Rebecca Claire Glasscock “It is a remarkable paradox that, at the pinnacle of human material and technical achievement, we find ourselves anxiety-ridden, prone to depression, worried about how others see us, unsure of our friendships, driven to consume and with little or no community life.” So opens [...] |
 Lexington sanitation workers demand union rightsBy Richard Becker In November 2011, shortly after beginning a new career as a labor organizer with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), I received a call from an employee of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. He wanted me to meet with some employees in the Division of Waste Management. He [...] |
Summer Classics returns to Kentucky TheaterCharade opens series on May 30 By Barbara Goldman Entering the 10th season of its Summer Classics Movie Series, the Kentucky Theater is eager to get started on Wednesday, May 30, with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn gracing the screen together in Charade. “Our audience is very diverse. The movies bring people back to the [...] |
 Karen at 359 North Martin Luther King BoulevardKaren’s family collected this couch two years earlier from outside another apartment on North Martin Luther King Boulevard. They prayed that it would have no bugs in it. It didn’t, but it quickly got infested by fleas from their dogs. They put it on the curb when they got a newer and smaller couch, after [...] |
The “woman problem” in politicsBy Cannon-Marie Green Milby and Jonathan S. Milby In early April, struggling to connect with women voters and trailing President Obama by 19 percent in approval ratings among women, presidential candidate Mitt Romney introduced his wife Ann as his advisor on “women’s economic issues.” On April 11, Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen landed herself at the [...] |
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