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Since late November, Lexington, Kentucky's Herald-Leader has mesmerized, outraged, fascinated and even titillated readers with stories about the leadership of central Kentucky's Blue Grass Airport.
The paper, the state's second-largest daily, exposed questionable and possibly criminal spending of more than $500,000 by airport management. It obtained records showing that the airport's executive director and other top managers used their expense accounts and business credit cards to travel lavishly around the world, run up charges at shopping malls, fill personal vehicles with gas, and frequently wine and dine on the airport's tab, charging nearly $5,000 at a Texas strip club.
