Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. The first RPI rankings for high school football this week don’t tell us everything since district play hasn’t really started – but they do tell us something. One thing that’s no surprise is that Northern Kentucky’s highest-rated team is unbeaten […]
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In Other Words: Celebrate Car Free Day September 22 at the Farmers Market
Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! Car Free Day is an international event celebrated every September 22 where people are encouraged to […]
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Op-Ed: Private School Tax Credit Program at Odds With Kentucky’s Constitution
The following op-ed is written by Anna Baumann, deputy director at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy The framers of Kentucky’s constitution made crystal clear the state’s responsibility to provide for a system of common, public schools across the commonwealth. And in 1989 the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed that obligation and said funding inadequacies at […]
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Op-Ed: Why I Voted Against Covington Schools’ Tax Increase
The following op-ed is written by Covington board of education member Tom Haggard. On August 26, with little public fanfare, the Covington Board of Education voted 4-1 to raise taxes for property owners throughout the city. While many governments were choosing to protect our fragile economic recovery and leave tax rates the same or even […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Cov Cath/Beechwood; Y’alls Playoffs
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. You can contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. You know they’re pretty serious about their Tiger team here in Ft. Mitchell when the sweet little white-haired, grandmotherly lady who just beat you to the tomatoes in the produce section of the Kroger’s Marketplace is doing so […]
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In Other Words: The White Squirrels Rule Local Mountain Bike Trails
White Squirrel team. Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! I asked 13-year-old Noah Clark what he liked best about mountain biking in […]
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Op-Ed: Why I Support a Mask Mandate for Schools
The following op-ed is written by Brian Garner, a city commissioner in Union I’ve lived in Northern Kentucky since I was 3 years old. I love this area and I love our community. I’ve had more conversations than I ever dreamed over the last 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic discussing the balance of public […]
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Op-Ed: Personal Responsibility Needed in the Jail and the Boardroom
The following op-ed is written by Daviess County Jailer Art Maglinger, a member of the Kentucky Jailers Association When an inmate is brought into our jail, the process of taking personal responsibility for actions begins. First, the accused/convicted offender must spend time behind bars because of their violation of the law. And while they are here, they can participate in […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Breaking Down NKY Football Stats Through Week 3
Dan Weber writes a column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Just a personal note here. After nearly two decades in Southern California and watching the evolution of high school football there from an Orange County home no more than five miles from Mater Dei, the nation’s top prep program, I’d felt those […]
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Column: How NKY Football’s “Big Two” Performed in College’s Opening Weekend
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Northern Kentucky high school football’s “big two” college athletes had a bit of a split opening weekend over the Labor Day holiday. Here’s a look at how they fared. OHIO STATE TOO MUCH FOR TANNER’S MINNESOTA Starting college football’s big […]