To the graduates of the Class of 2026, congratulations on reaching this important milestone. Your hard work, determination, and perseverance have brought you to this moment, and you should be proud of what you have accomplished. Graduation marks the beginning of a new chapter. Some of you are heading to college, others into the workforce, […]
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Opinion: E-bikes: Another tool for Newport Police
Written by Newport City Commissioner Mike Radwanski I recently had a chance to give one of our e-bikes a test drive, as I wanted to understand more about the most recent tool added to the Newport Police Department. I’ll start by saying that it’s been a minute since I’ve been on a bike—a good five […]
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Inside LINK: Turnout has nearly doubled in four years – kudos to the voters!
Since LINK nky launched in 2021, we knew from the beginning politics and elections would be a huge focus for us. In fact, LINK’s founders hired a political reporter before they even hired me as the managing editor to start building the rest of the team. Politics and the electoral process are part of our […]
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Opinion: Small businesses depend on thoughtful policy and smart tools
Written by Amber Jefferson, founder and CEO of K’Nai Beauty Supply During National Small Business Month, we are reminded that small businesses are the backbone of our communities. As a small business owner, every decision I make matters, not just for me but for my customers and the community. At K’Nai Beauty Supply, I have […]
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Opinion: The trust deficit- why outrage politics is suffocating American democracy
Written by Carolyn Wolfe The American political system is gasping for air, suffocating under a trust deficit that goes way deeper than simple partisan bickering. Just look at the recent fallout in Kentucky: the Thomas Massie race and the collapse of eighteen incumbent judge executive seats weren’t just local glitches; they’re tap-out for a community […]
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Letter to the Editor: Regionalism – we pick and choose
Written by Mike Combs The most recent primary election at the county level had a substantial debate to growth, regionalism and multi-county cooperation. Advocated by the incumbents and critized by the challengers. In most measurements, the challengers won and in good part the incumbents failed to see the “impact” or lack of “impact” this “United […]
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Opinion: Democrats – What if voters aren’t the ones missing the point?
Written by Jason Ellis, Candidate for Kentucky House District 66 I spent part of yesterday and today reading through the Democratic Party’s post-2024 election analysis and “autopsy”, and by the end of it I kept coming back to the same thought: national Democrats still seem far more comfortable studying voters than actually listening to them. […]
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Opinion: Results matter. Not rhetoric.
Written by Campbell County Judge-Executive Steve Pendery If you were to select a CEO to run a family business with 250 employees and a $70 million budget, you would look at the experience of the contenders for the job, their credentials and the results they have obtained in their career to date, remembering that Results […]
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Opinion: I’ll vote for the America first candidate who shows up to work
Written by Burlington resident Luke Brueggemann To the Editor,I’m asking voters for something simple in this election: vote for sanity.Thomas Massie has shown up. He has debated. He has taken questions. He has stood before voters and defended his record in public, as an elected representative should. Whether one agrees with him on every issue […]
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Opinion: Massie me and the search for integrity
Written by Mike Flanagan In 1979, my commanding officer handed me a book entitled Assault on the Liberty by James M. Ennes Jr., an officer on the USS Liberty when it was attacked. Many years have passed as my career has taken me to Captain in the U.S. Navy and Master with Military Sealift Command. […]