Whether they know it or not, every business is impacted by the cost of flights at the airport. Local bakeries whose employees never travel are still impacted because their customers travel regularly. Those customers might decide to stop buying donuts for the weekly staff meetings if their flight costs increase. Legal, accounting, or I.T. […]
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Rick Robinson: What I Learned the Past 2 Weeks from the DNC & RNC
Over the past two weeks, millions of voters have been glued to their television sets watching an on-going serious dialogue on the critical issues facing America. Of course, I’m talking about the South Park marathon on Comedy Central. A few people who already know who they’re voting for in November actually tuned into coverage […]
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Rick Robinson: To Bern or Not to Bern
If Ted Cruz’s speech can be remembered in a Shakespearean soliloquy – why not Bernie too? The Tragedy of Bernie, Prince of Vermont Act III, Scene 1 Philadelphia. A room in the Castle. To Bern, or not to Bern – that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and […]
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Rick Robinson: The Pussification of College Students
After a Dartmouth College sorority cancelled its annual Kentucky Derby party over protests claiming the greatest two minutes in sports is racist, many aging former college activists were left to ponder: “When did the modern American college student become the symbol for whiney, self-absorbed, thin-skinned, elitist pussies?” The Dartmouth dust-up is just the latest […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: NKY School Districts are Jim Crow-Like, Apartheid-Like
This morning, there are a lots of thoughts running through my head. They are thoughts about our local school districts, apartheid, the Southgate School, Jim Crow Laws, equality and efficiency. Let’s begin with a history of this building at 215 Southgate Avenue, Newport, Kentucky which sits in the parking lot of Hoffbrauhaus. This building (pictured below) […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: The Number & the Cost of Low-Performing NKY Schools
Needless to say I have received numerous emails comments and phone calls about my column regarding the ranking and performance of our 14 NKY School Districts. Just last week I received the following email from Alexandria Mayor Bill Rachford: Ken, I brought up the same topic at the Mayor’s Meeting (a meeting held in conjunction with a Campbell […]
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Sure, You Know St. Elizabeth. You Should Also Know the St. E Foundation.
You’d be hard pressed to find someone in Northern Kentucky that hasn’t heard of St. Elizabeth. As the region’s largest medical provider, it seems everyone has visited a St. Elizabeth hospital or urgent care facility at one time or another. From the birth of our children, to the treating of everything from sprained ankles to open heart surgeries, […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: Bevin’s Victory Chant is Not a Good Start
Was I surprised by the election results from last Tuesday? No, not really… all of the “undecided” Republicans went to the polls and voted their straight Republican ticket! (What did surprise me was that “the gold standard” of Kentucky political polling, The Bluegrass Poll, predicted that the other guy would win! On October 28, it reported that […]
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Rick Robinson: Dude, Where’s My Election?
The Associated Press is reporting long lines at polling places in Ohio on Wednesday morning as stoners show up to cast votes in favor of a Constitutional amendment to legalize the sale of marijuana. Told by officials that the election was over and the proposal had failed, many tardy voters were heard to say, “Huh?” At one […]
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When It Comes to Early Childhood Education, Who Are You Listening To?
Early childhood education isn’t a Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or Tea Party issue. It is a critical component to our community’s long term success, and should be treated that way, regardless of your political persuasion. If you are under the belief that early childhood education, (pre-natal care, quality childcare, all day pre-school & kindergarten) is a waste […]