Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the two busiest shopping days of the year. To be sure, both days will be full of killer deals and they can be a great way to save money and spread out holiday spending. But they can also lead to impulse purchases and overspending which can take a […]
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Flashy Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals are Tempting — But Don’t Overdo It!
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the two busiest shopping days of the year. To be sure, both days will be full of killer deals and they can be a great way to save money and spread out holiday spending. But they can also lead to impulse purchases and overspending which can take a […]
Rick Robinson: The Worst Campaign Gaffes from 2014
Our long national nightmare is over. Yard signs are in the dumpster. The mailman is delivering Christmas circulars instead of postcards with grainy black-and-white photos of candidates in embarrassing poses. And robo-calls now mostly plug the latest deal from Omaha Steaks — uhmmmm, steaks. The 2014 mid-term elections are history. May they rest in peace. […]
Rick Robinson: The Worst Campaign Gaffes from 2014
Our long national nightmare is over. Yard signs are in the dumpster. The mailman is delivering Christmas circulars instead of postcards with grainy black-and-white photos of candidates in embarrassing poses. And robo-calls now mostly plug the latest deal from Omaha Steaks — uhmmmm, steaks. The 2014 mid-term elections are history. May they rest in peace. […]
In Northern Kentucky, Understanding Context is Key to Fixing Workforce Pipeline
Last month Gateway Community and Technical College released a report to the community on their role in “Increasing the Advanced Manufacturing Talent Highway.” In response to the report, the current Gateway Board Chair was asked to comment in an Enquirer column, (“Gateway needs more students in high tech manufacturing”) written by Amanda Van Benschoten. He said, “The region […]
In Northern Kentucky, Understanding Context is Key to Fixing Workforce Pipeline
Last month Gateway Community and Technical College released a report to the community on their role in “Increasing the Advanced Manufacturing Talent Highway.” In response to the report, the current Gateway Board Chair was asked to comment in an Enquirer column, (“Gateway needs more students in high tech manufacturing”) written by Amanda Van Benschoten. He said, “The region […]
Rick Robinson: Obama’s Post-Election Soliloquy
(With sincere apologies to Billy Shakespeare) Act III, Scene II Friends, Romans from Georgia, editorial cartoonists, quit making fun of my ears; I come to bury Pelosi and Reid, not to praise those who followed them. The evil that men do at the ballot box lives but a cycle after them; The good is oft interred until the next […]
Rick Robinson: Obama’s Post-Election Soliloquy
(With sincere apologies to Billy Shakespeare) Act III, Scene II Friends, Romans from Georgia, editorial cartoonists, quit making fun of my ears; I come to bury Pelosi and Reid, not to praise those who followed them. The evil that men do at the ballot box lives but a cycle after them; The good is oft interred until the next […]
Bengals Bloodbath Aftermath: Why Can’t Cincinnati Live Up to the Hype?
Everyone saw the Bengals lay yet another egg on the national stage last night as they were hammered by a much more physical Browns team that seemed to have the Cincinnati playbook in their pockets. Andy Dalton was abysmal, playing easily his worst game of the season and the battle in the trenches wasn’t even […]
Bengals Bloodbath Aftermath: Why Can’t Cincinnati Live Up to the Hype?
Everyone saw the Bengals lay yet another egg on the national stage last night as they were hammered by a much more physical Browns team that seemed to have the Cincinnati playbook in their pockets. Andy Dalton was abysmal, playing easily his worst game of the season and the battle in the trenches wasn’t even […]

