Written by Jason Ellis The Boone County School Board recently declined to consider LifeWise Academy’s proposal to allow students to leave class for weekly Bible study. The request was made possible by a new Kentucky law permitting one hour of “moral instruction” during the school day. LifeWise, an Ohio-based nonprofit, has expanded across several states […]
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Opinion: How microeconomic theory comes to life in Kentucky
Written by Brian MacColl I’m not from Kentucky; I’m a New Yorker who has had a truly amazing visit to the Commonwealth. Like many visitors, I was struck by how welcoming Kentuckians are—and by how deeply bourbon culture is woven into local pride, work, and history. That’s why news that Jim Beam will pause distillation […]
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Inside LINK: A Santa cookie tradition, from my family to yours
The Santa cookies have always been around. They would arrive in the mail in mid-December in a tin my grandmother had surely repurposed years ago. When I was younger, I’m not sure I even realized my grandparents made them because they were so perfect. Every single one looked and tasted just the same. The Santa […]
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Opinion: Campbell County’s growth isn’t the problem — our rules are
Written by Brant Owens, 2026 Candidate for Campbell County Commissioner District 3 Campbell County is growing, but anyone paying attention knows we’re not growing well. Families feel squeezed by rising housing costs. Small businesses lose time and money navigating outdated rules. Sprawl creeps farther into rural land while existing neighborhoods—built on strong bones and public […]
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Inside LINK: Introducing Educator of the Week
Everyone has that one teacher. The one who made them realize they loved math or the one who helped them get over their fear of public speaking, or maybe the one who helped their kid through a really hard year. If you’re familiar with what we do here at LINK nky, you may have seen […]
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Opinion: Aviation and Aerospace in the Commonwealth – Where we are and where we are going
Written by Representative Stephanie Dietz For Northern Kentucky, the words aviation and aerospace represent far more than industries—they represent economic opportunity, innovation, and good-paying jobs. Northern Kentucky is home to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), the seventh-largest cargo airport in North America, with DHL and Amazon cargo hubs on site. Our airport not only […]
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Inside LINK: We bought CityBeat, and I’m sticking around
My daughter is 14, and as with most teenagers, we talk a lot about the future. One of the things I repeat often to her is that she needs to stay open to possibilities in life- that believing in one rigidly prescribed life path is the best way to miss out on the opportunity for […]
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Opinion: Principles, policy and power – The ‘26 budget session begins with the state House
Written by Andrew McNeill, President and Senior Policy Fellow at the Kentucky Forum for Rights, Economics & Education Frankfort’s political dynamics tend to be rendered as clashes between our Democratic governor and the Republican General Assembly and the policy disagreements that define their competing visions for the state. When it comes to process, much of […]
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Opinion: General Assembly must help stop America’s fiscal ruin
Written by Damon Thayer, former Majority Floor Leader of the Kentucky State Senate Kentucky lawmakers can and should make the commonwealth the 28th state to adopt a Balanced Budget Amendment resolution. Over the last century, America has prospered and maintained the peace worldwide due to the military might unleashed by the vast wealth generated by […]
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Letter to the editor
Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky share a river, a skyline, an airport, a workforce, and a future. But too often, we treat them like two different worlds. In reality, the Cincinnati metro only works when both sides of the river move in the same direction. Young people already see the region this way. Someone can live […]
