Category Archives: News

Kentucky Wildcats Claw Past Kansas to Win NCAA Championship

Posted on April 3, 2012 by theurbanllama

The Cats did it! After being ranked number one in the country for 20 of 29 weeks this season, Kentucky put the finishing touches on their dream season before 70,913 at the Superdome in New Orleans, and once again sit atop college … Continue reading →

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The Kentucky Wildcats play for the NCAA championship Monday in New Orleans

Posted on April 2, 2012 by theurbanllama

It is Championship Day in the Bluegrass. That doesn’t mean the Kentucky Wildcats have this sewed up, but it sure is nice seeing them back in the title game. Kentucky endured a spirited attack from their in-state rival Louisville on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Battle for the Bluegrass in the Big Easy

Posted on March 30, 2012 by theurbanllama

LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY FACE OFF IN THE FINAL FOUR Y’all ready for this?!? Saturday at 6:09 ET, the University of Louisville Cardinals will square off in New Orleans against the University of Kentucky Wildcats in a Final Four matchup to decide one … Continue reading →

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Iowa professor scorches earth beneath his feet

Posted on March 21, 2012 by theurbanllama

An interesting sidebar to the never-ending Republican presidential primary, is the flap over an essay Stephen Bloom wrote for The Atlantic, where he questioned Iowa’s lofty status as the first state in the nation to cast votes for who will run for president. [Read: … Continue reading →

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Rod Blagojevich goes to jail

Posted on March 15, 2012 by theurbanllama

There are bad days, and then there is the one Rod Blagojevich will have on Thursday. The disgraced former Illinois governor, who was convicted on federal corruption charges, must report for incarceration at the Federal Correctional Institution – Englewood, in … Continue reading →

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A Loss for Us All

Posted on March 7, 2012 by theurbanllama

I was struck by the story on Feb. 22 that American war correspondent Marie Colvin, along with her French  photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed while attempting to flee from an unofficial media building that was being shelled by the Syrian … Continue reading →

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The Turtleman wades through the Capitol

Posted on February 2, 2012 by theurbanllama

A war cry was heard throughout the Kentucky General Assembly yesterday as the Turtleman swam through a sea of fans and well-wishers. Ernie “Turtleman” Brown, Jr., pulled himself out of the murky ponds he usually inhabits around Lebanon, KY, to … Continue reading →

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Penguin Party at the Capitol

Posted on January 26, 2012 by theurbanllama

Penguins were all the buzz Tuesday in both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Senate and House of Representatives each introduced resolutions “honoring the Newport Aquarium for its contributions to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the aquatic world in general … Continue reading →

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MEDICARE: Kentucky

Posted on November 1, 2011 by theurbanllama

STATE AGENCIES: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) is home to most of the state’s human services and health care programs, including Medicaid, the Department for Community Based Services and the … Continue reading →

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Bourbon Chase Inspires Grueling Pace

Posted on October 15, 2011 by theurbanllama

WILD TURKEY TEAM, GIVE ‘EM THE BIRD, PUMPS OUT 200 MILES BETWEEN 6 DISTILLERIES “I love the smell of sour mash in the morning – it smells like, victory.” That’s the thought I had as I crested a hill approaching … Continue reading →

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