This Community Voices column is written by Tonya Bolton, who shares advice, tips and ideas for entrepreneurs. You can reach her at info@tonyaboltonphotography.com. If the phrase “business plan” makes you break out in a cold sweat, you’re not alone. Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because they lack passion or ideas — they fail because they’re overwhelmed. Somewhere along […]
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Community Voices: Let’s get to know each other as human beings (not beans!)
This Community Voices column is written by April F. Draine, a parent of three kids who shares stories, advice and tips for those trying to raise responsible humans. Email her at aprildraine@gmail.com. “We found you on a ‘Blue Light Special’ at K-Mart, in the Cabbage Patch Doll section, and decided to bring you home with […]
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Community Voices: A small business cybersecurity reality check
This Community Voices column is written by Dawn Winterhalter Parks, Director of BizAccessHub at NKU’s Haile College of Business and an AI strategist. “You don’t rise to the level of your cybersecurity hope. You fall to the level of your plan,” said Gaby Batshoun, president of Global Business Solutions in Newport. Back in July 2025, the news was unsettling: Cybercriminals […]
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Is AI coming to your job—or for your job—in Northern Kentucky?
This Community Voices column is written by Dawn Winterhalter Parks, Director of BizAccessHub at NKU’s Haile College of Business and an AI strategist. Let’s set the record straight: AI is not coming for your job. But someone who knows how to use it might. That’s the message NKY businesses need to hear, not in fear, […]
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More than mint juleps: An NKY derby day tradition that makes a difference
This Community Voices column is written by Patrick Blair, a recent Procter & Gamble retiree. You can reach him at pnblair@gmail.com. The first weekend in May is traditionally a big one in the Tri-State. The Flying Pig, high school proms, and for many in the Commonwealth – The Kentucky Derby. And while derby enthusiasts are […]
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Northern Kentucky’s hoops haven: A tradition born of friendship and buzzer-beaters
This Community Voices column is written by Patrick Blair, a recent Procter & Gamble retiree. You can reach him at pnblair@gmail.com. Northern Kentucky, a region rich in tradition, boasts a unique one that blooms every March: gathering for the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. We found one local group that is celebrating […]
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Inside LINK: Be one of LINK’s new Community Voices
Meghan Goth is the executive editor at LINK nky. You can email her at mgoth@linknky.com. As someone who has spent all of my adult life as a journalist, I can say confidently I know a little bit about a lot of things. OK, I know a lot about grammar and AP style. But other than […]