Written by Jesse Brewer, a real estate investor and Boone County commissioner In 2024, just over 65% of American households—roughly 85 million—were owner-occupied. Of those, nearly 90% carried homeowners’ insurance. If you’re one of them, chances are you’ve felt the sting of rising premiums. Since 2019, homeowners’ insurance rates have climbed about 38% nationwide, with […]
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Letter to the Editor: Let’s focus on transparency and community reinvestment
Written by Leslie Blair Back Story: On May 21, 2025, the City of Bellevue held a Special Meeting, officially scheduled to approve a new five-year waste management contract. However, the city also added the Annual Budget to the agenda—an unusual move that appeared intended to reduce public opposition. During that meeting, the city pushed through […]
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Letter to the Editor: A day in the life of Sue……
Written by Tracy Muskopf “A day in the Life of Sue…….. Sue gets up at 6 a.m. and fills her coffeepot with water to prepare her morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With her first swallow of coffee, she takes her daily medication. Her […]
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Inside LINK: Meet our new editorial board members
We recently completed our search for two new editorial board members, and I’m pleased to say that we are ready to announce our choices. Laura Lyons is the president and owner of ATech Training in Walton and has more than 30 years of manufacturing experience. Laura is a Northern Kentucky native and lives in Florence. […]
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Opinion: Highlands graduation – Why are we choosing tradition over family?
Written by Toby Varland, Fort Thomas Resident and father of Em (’25) & Noah (’26) Graduation day should be one of the happiest milestones in a student’s life—an occasion to celebrate achievements surrounded by the warmth and pride of friends, parents, siblings, and grandparents. Yet, here in Fort Thomas, a city known and loved for […]
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Opinion: Why public health is so important, now more than ever?
Written by Belinda Rickman You may not know what public health providers do until you need them. COVID-19 has shown just how important Public Health is to overall health of the Kentucky public. In recent years it is still ever present that the opioid crisis has hit Kentucky hard. Public health officials here in NKY […]
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Letter to the Editor: KY Senators understand the true cost of tariffs
Written by Richard Ross, CEO of Galerie Candy & Gifts As a small business owner, all of the tumultuous trade headlines are alarming. President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs felt less like freedom and more like a financial gut punch to businesses like mine. When the cost of materials or sourcing our inventory goes up because […]
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Opinion: Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program – extremely low-income residents need additional subsidy
Written by Stephanie Sweeney The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, pronounced “lie-heap”) is a federal social services program provided as a block grant to state governments. LIHEAP provides funding assistance to low-income households, targeting vulnerable people such as the disabled, the elderly, and families with preschool-age children (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, […]
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Opinion: Leaders focus too much of divisive rhetoric and not solutions to real problems
Written by Chris Herrmann In today’s day and age of politics, most politicians strive for the perfect sound bite. Most of the time said sound bite is on a highly controversial or divisive topic: Abortion, Immigration, DEI, etc. Rarely, if ever, are these about actual issues facing every day citizens such as: Healthcare, Affordable Housing, […]
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Inside LINK: How is a staff report different from a story with a byline?
We get a lot of questions here at LINK. Sometimes people want to know how to submit an opinion article (find out here). Sometimes people want to know how we choose our stories (here’s an Inside LINK column I wrote about that). One of the most common questions we receive is: What’s a staff report? […]
