About two weeks ago “Another Voice” readers had the opportunity to reply to a short poll measuring their choices in the upcoming gubernatorial election. The respondents self-identified as either Democrat, Republican, Libertarian or Independent. They then choose who they were going to vote for in the fall election. They could choose Republican Matt Bevin, Democrat Jack Conway, independent […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: How Much Are You Paying for Underperforming Schools in NKY?
“Mad as Hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Last Wednesday I felt like Howard Beale, the news anchor in the 1976 movie Network. In the movie, because of his declining ratings, Howard is told he will have only two more weeks as anchor. Beale then launches into a rather long rant about many societal […]
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Op-Ed: Bypass Proposal is a Mirage in Brent Spence Bridge Discussion
Some NKY developers have spent the past year trying to convince people that a different route would eliminate the need for a new Brent Spence Bridge (BSB) corridor. While the idea put forth by Henry Fischer is intriguing, I would compare it to a mirage. It may look good at first glance, but it isn’t real. […]
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Op-Ed: Parochial Schools Like Covington Latin Have Big Impact in NKY
Pop quiz: What’s the third largest school district in Northern Kentucky? The largest is Boone County (serving 20,000 kids), and the second largest is Kenton (serving 17,000 kids). It may surprise you to learn that the third largest school district in Northern Kentucky isn’t Campbell County. The third largest district, serving over 10,000 kids, is […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: Campbell Co. Political Rumors & Predictions in the Governor’s Race!
This week’s column has a little something for everyone. If you are a public policy wonk, there is a follow-up discussion on other solutions to our inefficient common school system. If you like political rumors, I offer you another slice of “Rumor Has It” to feed your addiction. If you are interested in this fall’s […]
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Rick Robinson: Putting Morehead on the Map
MOREHEAD, KY – Kim Davis, the Queen of Morehead has found her Morehead lifestyle under attack by same sex couples flocking to Eastern Kentucky in search of Morehead. Never has so much attention been placed on Morehead. But due to Davis’ refusal to grant marriage licenses to same sex couples, all conversation seemingly revolves around Morehead. Despite […]
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Opinion: Bevin Shows Stunning Ignorance on Key Issues
Hans Christian Andersen, of course, told the tale of two swindlers who came to a kingdom pretending to be weavers. The Emperor loved clothes, and the swindlers let itbe known that they could weave magnificent clothing that would become invisible to anyone who was unfit for office or who was unusually stupid. The Emperor thought this clothing […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: Time to Close Some School Districts
I want to begin this week’s column with a big shout out “Thank you!” to Senator Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown) and Senator Chris Girdler (R-Somerset). I was struggling with the “lead in” to this week’s Another Voice and the senators have helped me out! In their recent opinion column, published in The River City News, the senators […]
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Rick Robinson: Watch Donald Trump Debate Donald Trump
Rick Robinson: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Ludlow-Bromley Yacht Club somewhere near Ohio for the match up everyone has been waiting for – Donald Trump versus Donald Trump. Since Mr. Trump has now declared that if he wins the GOP Presidential nomination, he won’t run against himself as an independent, tonight The Donald will – […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: About that Anti-Needle Exchange Column…
I read with great interest Senator John Schickel’s opinion of clean needle exchange. As a conservative, he feels that the role of government in public health is a mixed bag of good and bad results. Into his argument he throws everything but the kitchen sink! To hear him tell it, the extermination of the Jews, the threat to […]
