The following opinion is written by Brent Cooper. When you look at some of the statistics from the Northern Kentucky University Center for Economic Analysis & Development, you begin to understand why the NKU Health Innovation Center is going to be so impactful not only for our region, but for the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky. In […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: Deja Vu All Over Again at Sanitation District
Do you ever just feel that NKY is just like the 1993 movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray? Every day is the same as the day before. Or maybe it is better described by paraphrasing Yogi Berra who said: Living in NKY “is like déjà vu all over again.” One year ago, NKY went through the very […]
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Opinion: SD1 Needs to Fund Improvements to Infrastructure
The following opinion column is written by Brent Cooper. During a conversation about the Sanitation District (SD1) this week, I shared my concerns about the costs to home and business owners. A friend responded, “Well, I don’t remember you ever speaking up about it. This didn’t just happen overnight. Where have you been?” It’s a fair point. Many […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: Too Much Concentration of Social Services in Newport’s West End?
We all know the line: “Give a man or woman a fish and he/she will eat for a day, teach them to fish and they will feed themselves (and their family) for a lifetime!” This is exactly what Brighton Center and Neighborhood Foundations and others are attempting in the West End of Newport. But, why there? […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: Time for Some Truth from Conway & Bevin on Coal
During my misspent youth, I wasted many hours in front of our black and white television watching The Lone Ranger, sitcoms and game shows. One game show I remember from my early childhood was called To Tell the Truth. As I remember it, three people each claimed to be the same person (of course, only one of them […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: What Went Wrong in NKY for Comer-McDaniel?
I stayed up late last Tuesday evening, primary election night, watching Bill Goodman and Al Cross and others on KET speak about the close race between the top two contenders vying to become the Republican nominee for Governor. The political junkie that I am, I couldn’t go to sleep without knowing who would be victorious. At the end […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: NKY’s Fractious Governments Hold Us Back
Many of you readers feel that there is need to revisit regionalism in NKY. I couldn’t agree more! But, why should I say anything when you, the readers, say it better than I would. There were many “spot on” responses to the following question that I posed to you two weeks ago. What can we do […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: This Democrat Hopes for Big Republican Turnout
I would like to see a large turnout in the Republican Primary for Governor! Wait! I am a Democrat and I want to see a large Republican primary? What’s up with that? Here’s why: NKY has never been well represented in Frankfort. Yes, we have a representative form of government; and, after our elections, our […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: Regionalism is Dead in Northern Kentucky?
Last week’s Survey Says: 77 % of those responding identified themselves as Republicans. 66% of those Republicans indicated that they will vote for Bevin in the primary on May 19th, while only 20% indicated that they would vote for the candidate with the local running mate and 10% said they will be voting for Heiner. Scott finished a […]
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Op-Ed: In Region with Low Voter Turnout, Kids Voting is a Good Civics Lesson
Like other parents in the area, whenever my wife and I vote, we usually bring our kids along for the ride. We believe it is the responsibility of every citizen to vote, and we want to pass that on to our kids. We want them to see us talking about it and participating. We want them to […]