Inside LINK is a weekly column from our CEO, Lacy Starling. If you have questions you’d like Lacy to answer, email her at lacy@linknky.com. The past month at LINK has been a whirlwind of activity, preparing for the midterm elections next week. (Reminder, early in-person voting starts today, so if you want to do your civic […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Week 1 in NKY football playoffs, the week you wish wasn’t happening
Here we go, high school football fans, it’s the season in which every week could be the last, and for half of the teams, it will be. Except for the favorites, mostly. They have absolutely minimal risk of losing. They’ll be around next week, almost for certain, for those on the top side of the […]
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Op-Ed: Keller, Cetrulo outshine challengers at judicial forum
The following op-ed is written by Boone County resident Jim Fiorelli I was among the hundred or so attendees at the October judicial debate held at NKU’s Griffin Hall featuring candidates vying for positions on the Kentucky Appeals and Supreme Courts. While Appeals Court candidate attorney Robert Winter was both intelligent and sincere, his responses […]
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Park Hills foresees need for traffic help amid backup after I-75 shutdown
Park Hills City Council held a discussion on traffic at their caucus meeting last week, with the mayor and council members still reeling from the amount of gridlocked traffic in their city as a result of a fatal accident on Interstate 75 in the early morning hours of Sunday. “Before the accident on Sunday, I […]
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Inside LINK: What a year it’s been
Inside LINK is a weekly column from our CEO, Lacy Starling. If you have questions you’d like Lacy to answer, email her at lacy@linknky.com. One year ago today, Mark Collier, Michael Monks and I signed a flurry of paperwork, attended the OneNKY Alliance Summit announcing the launch of LINK nky, and then went to Keystone in […]
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Candidates for Edgewood mayor answer questions
Longtime incumbent Edgewood Mayor John Link faces a challenges this election from Mike Thelen. Both candidates talked with LINK nky ahead of the Nov. 8 vote. Mike Thelen, challenger Mike Thelen was born and raised in the city, is married and has a grown daughter. Thelen attended Covington Latin School and Covington Catholic High School, […]
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Op-Ed: Ky.’s Amendment 2 is an affront to religious liberty
The following op-ed is written by Rev. Wayne A. Gnatuk. In a state as religiously diverse as Kentucky, a ban on abortion threatens the religious liberty guaranteed to all citizens under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Kentucky Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (KRCRC) urges all Kentucky voters to oppose Amendment 2, […]
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Candidates for Park Hills City Council answer questions
Seven candidates are running for six seats on the Park Hills city council. We asked a series of questions of them, with answers from incumbents presented first followed by answers from challengers. QUESTION (for incumbents): What do you see as the main issues facing your city? Sarah Froelich: At this moment, Park Hills residents are […]
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Candidates for Edgewood City Council answer questions
There are nine candidates running for seven seats on Edgewood City Council. The candidates answered questions from LINK nky presented below, starting with the incumbents and followed by the challengers. QUESTION (for incumbents): What do you see are the main issues facing your city? Darla Kettenacker: Edgewood is a wonderful city and we are fortunate […]
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Candidates for Independence City Council answer questions
There are eight candidates running for six seats on the Independence city council, though one has dropped out. They answer questions from LINK nky below, beginning with the incumbents, followed by the challengers. Editor’s notes: An earlier version of this story was published without responses from candidate Gregory Steffen. His responses were added after initial […]