Kentucky Editorial Photographer | John Paul Henry

The Mayfield Board of Zoning and Adjustment denied 150 Somali refugees a conditional use permit to continue praying in a building along East Broadway in Mayfield, Kentucky.
The permit was denied over concerns about parking availability in the area. Business owners expressed concern that the Muslim worshipers would use their client’s spaces during prayer time.
The Somali representative was sent away from the City Hall meeting because the conference room had met capacity. When the board later realized he had been sent away, a police officer was sent to find him. The police officer was not able to find the mosque representative, and no representative was on-site during the meeting or voting.
Regardless of the concerns of parking, Christian t-shirts and talk of Islam and Christianity filled the City Hall. “The Christians won this time,” a woman said as she left the building.

Mayfield KY Mosque vote – Images by John Henry

Here are a couple of new toys I’ve recently come across. The Land Camera was a gift from a friend who was cleaning out his closet. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that after a battery change I can get it going. The Lomo I’m super excited about too. Emilee let me open my birthday present early! (Over a month early.)

I’ll be covering the Metropolis Super Con, a comic book convention, in Metropolis, Ill. on March 6-7. Come check it out.

after the punk show emilee and i went to a black tie party at a friend’s house