Insider Voices: Readers consider the city’s homeless services plan
Unaccompanied minors I had one concern in the article “City details partners and plan for spending over $500,000 on homeless services,” on Jan. 2, 2019, regarding minors: “Those who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol are welcome as long as they are...
Insider Voices Roundup: LG&E’s solar energy study and trade skills in high school
LG&E report misleading The recent article about LG&E using solar and energy storage to power Louisville solely by the sun is misleading. The case study focuses on a small portion of the total LG&E Louisville service area that they call the Highland 1103 distribution...
Insider Voices Roundup: Airbnb, charter schools, and more
Here is a roundup of Insider Voices reflecting recent news developments. It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood The most vocal negative is that “Airbnb destroys the neighborhood,” but how do you define that? Is it knowing all your neighbors so you can walk...
Insider Voices roundup: School accountability; short-term rentals; Humana buyback
Here is a roundup of Insider Voices reflecting recent news developments. Public school accountability Public schools must meet specific accountability standards, which are not required of charter schools. Charter school admission standards may result in unfair ability grouping by favoring the “best and brightest”...
Insider Voices roundup: short-term rentals; rate increases; SNAP; transit
Here is a roundup of Insider Voices reflecting recent news developments.
Insider Voices roundup: Readers sound off on SNAP
Here is a roundup of Insider Voices reflecting recent news developments. This week, readers sounded off on SNAP after Darla Carter reported that thousands of Kentuckians were losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. SNAP being snapped I agree with the decision that able-bodied people should...
Insider Voices roundup: An alternative homeless shelter; about those bike lanes; education ideas; and more
Here is a roundup of Insider Voices reflecting recent news developments.
Insider Voices roundup: MSD must build trust; the co-op grocery model; don’t spend money on bike lanes
Here is a roundup of Insider Voices reflecting recent news developments. MSD must build trust I cringe every time I pay my MSD bill — am I paying for sewer services or investment corruption from years ago? Specifically, a Wells Fargo interest rate swap...
Voices: More direct flights; stronger hate crime laws; calls for civility
New air service essential for future growth LRAD’s efforts to attract more and better air service to the Louisville market is essential for the area’s future economic growth and development. The recent announcement of new nonstop service from SDF to Los Angeles is a...
State legislature should reduce incarceration for nonviolent offenders
By Lex Hannan Kentucky’s people are kind and caring and generous and forgiving. But the state legislature does not reflect these qualities in the criminal justice system. Kentucky imprisons people who can’t pay bail, nonviolent offenders, women and substance abusers at a rate that...
Insider Voices
January 15, 2019
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