~~ Hurley the Historian says Tax Freedom day comes to Kentucky five days before “Tax Day” on April 15 and a full week before April 17, when over-taxed payers on the North Shore can begin working for themselves this year. Maybe that explains why so many folks besides Bungals bad boys and over-sexed MILFs prefer living in Kentucky , the land of fast women and beautiful horses. Why else could Our Beloved Publisher Charles Foster Kane possible lunching at the WOK last Friday with Miss Vicki and Y’All Ville Mayor Blondie Whalen.

~~ The Blower has learned that Clermont County Commissioners are soliciting input from the community about ways to honor Staff Sergeant Matt Maupin. It has been suggested that Route 32 be re-named the Matt Maupin Expressway and a statue of Matt is being commissioned for the County Courthouse in Batavia . Additionally, Rob “Fighting Furiously for Failed Legacies” Portman has announced signs are going to be erected as you enter the County on I-275 both north and south reading, "Home of Matt Maupin" and with only 208 more days till the November Elections, Portman’s protégé Mean Jean Schmidt plans to introduce legislation asking Congress to dedicate the Little Miami River in Clermont County to the memory of Matt Maupin. At what point does honoring the brave sacrifices of a young soldier become too much?

~~ Other reasons for the Exodus, include Super-sized Jail Tax Scams; sleazy, unprecedented, last-minute backroom deals between DemocRATS and Republicans to allow each other’s county-wide and judicial candidates to run unopposed; Happy High School Homo Day on April 25; paying $7 for a warm beer at a Reds game, and those demolition drivers from Queen City Metro, where it looks like they’ve run out of innocent drivers to crash into so they started smashing up police cruisers on Tuesday night. In long-standing tradition, it’ll be interesting to see if the police officer cites himself.

The Whistleblower is Now Accepting Applications for Summer Interns

Applications for Whistleblower’s Internship Program are now being accepted for the summer term which runs June 2 through August 15. Deadline is Friday, April 25. Applicants must either be tri-state residents attending an accredited college or university in or outside of Ohio or Kentucky . Applicants must also have completed a full academic year by the end of the internship.

Participants are expected to commit to a minimum of 20 hours per week of program-related work over the internship.

Applicants must also submit a 1,000-word-or-less essay on "Why it’s OK to Make Fun of Politicians."

Applications can also be submitted for the fall term: Sept. 1 - Nov. 21, 2007