Category Archives: News

Urban Llama Offers Safe Haven to AZ Llamas on the Loose

Posted on February 27, 2015 by theurbanllama

Hey Black Llama and White Llama, if all that running around is getting you down, find your way to the Bluegrass State and the Urban Llama can put you guys up till the heat is off. In terms of full … Continue reading →

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Terrorist Attack at Charlie Hebdo in Paris Kills 12

Posted on January 30, 2015 by theurbanllama

The satirical weekly French newspaper Charlie Hebdo was the latest victim of Al-Qaeda’s Islamist terrorism, as two masked gunmen stormed the paper’s offices in Paris on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at around 11:30AM local time. Two brothers, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, … Continue reading →

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Been A Strange End To 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by theurbanllama

The year coming to a close this evening never really did slow down for me, so it seems fitting that 2014 had a particularly hectic ending. Much of the polarization 2014 held had to do with my work at the … Continue reading →

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A look at recent contagious disease outbreaks, as Ebola continues to rage

Posted on November 30, 2014 by theurbanllama

Nearly 7,000 are dead from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). The report shows a jump of just over 1,200 dead since its previous report on Wednesday. More than … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Trace Scores 5 More Top Awards

Posted on October 26, 2014 by theurbanllama

Fall is here and with it has come another arm-full of awards for Buffalo Trace Distillery, this time from the 2014 New York World Wine & Spirits Competition, where three double gold designations, a gold medal and a best in … Continue reading →

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McConnell “Rimracked” in Debate with Kentucky Senate Challenger

Posted on October 14, 2014 by theurbanllama

Tonight the good people of Kentucky were given their one and only chance to see the two candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat in the Commonwealth square off against each other in a debate. Both Alison Lundergan Grimes and … Continue reading →

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The American Dream Takes A Dive

Posted on September 30, 2014 by theurbanllama

Optimism was previously one of the great gifts America offered the world. The idea that anyone, no matter where they came from, could find their way to America and through hard work, effort and accomplishment, make a grand life in … Continue reading →

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Experimental Ebola Vaccine Developed in Kentucky Tobacco Country

Posted on August 31, 2014 by theurbanllama

The Ebola outbreak spreading through West Africa now is expected to take upwards of nine months to be brought under control and could result in the infection of an estimated 20,000 people, at a cost of $490 million, according to … Continue reading →

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Ebola Enters Liberian Slums

Posted on August 18, 2014 by theurbanllama

Liberian officials fear the Ebola virus may soon spread through the West Point slum in Monrovia, after residents looted a quarantine center for patients suspected of being infected with Ebola, and removed items including bloody sheets and mattresses. Violence erupted … Continue reading →

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Grimes and McConnell Trade Body Blows at Fancy Farm

Posted on August 10, 2014 by theurbanllama

It was a record-setting day last Saturday in Graves County, Kentucky, as the 134th annual Fancy Farm political picnic broke attendance marks with upwards of 20,000 people on hand to eat barbecue, support their candidates and jeer the opposition. The … Continue reading →

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