A regular caller to Kentucky Sports Radio, a wildly popular show and blog that focuses on University of Kentucky sports (primarily basketball) hit the big time over the weekend when a particularly ridiculous call caught the attention of various national media outlets. The caller, a guy named “Chester”, said to the hosts, “There’s something that’s been […]
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Shop With a Jock: Covington Students Take Limo Ride, Hit Stores With Bengals
Seven students from Covington Independent Public Schools were picked up by a limo and taken on a shopping trip with some Cincinnati Bengals players. The players included Jermaine Gresham, A.J. Green, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Carols Dunlap. They took the students to the Kenwood Mall where each student had a $100 gift card to spend at […]
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Shop With a Jock: Covington Students Take Limo Ride, Hit Stores With Bengals
Seven students from Covington Independent Public Schools were picked up by a limo and taken on a shopping trip with some Cincinnati Bengals players. The players included Jermaine Gresham, A.J. Green, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Carols Dunlap. They took the students to the Kenwood Mall where each student had a $100 gift card to spend at […]
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Latonia Students’ Artwork On Display at Thomas More
Fourth and fifth grade students at Latonia Elementary School will have their artwork on display at the Thomas More College Art Gallery through Friday, December 13. During a special opening Monday night, students explained their pieces to gallery visitors. For the past six weeks, the students have been working on the project with Tim Henninger, […]
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Latonia Students’ Artwork On Display at Thomas More
Fourth and fifth grade students at Latonia Elementary School will have their artwork on display at the Thomas More College Art Gallery through Friday, December 13. During a special opening Monday night, students explained their pieces to gallery visitors. For the past six weeks, the students have been working on the project with Tim Henninger, […]
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Busy Day for Governor in Covington
Governor Steve Beshear will spend several hours in Covington on Wednesday as his expanded schedule now includes stops at two growing businesses. On Wednesday, it was reported by The River City News that Beshear would attend the groundbreaking of the new Northern Kentucky Career Center to be constructed at the former site of Robke Chevrolet […]
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Busy Day for Governor in Covington
Governor Steve Beshear will spend several hours in Covington on Wednesday as his expanded schedule now includes stops at two growing businesses. On Wednesday, it was reported by The River City News that Beshear would attend the groundbreaking of the new Northern Kentucky Career Center to be constructed at the former site of Robke Chevrolet […]
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Education Commissioner Makes Dire Predictions for Kentucky’s Cash-Strapped Schools
This article originally appeared as special to KY Forward and is written by Brad Hughes Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday ramped up his recent dire predictions for the state’s cash-strapped public education system Sunday, forecasting another cut in state funding this fiscal year if the 2014 General Assembly doesn’t find new revenues. Speaking at the […]
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Education Commissioner Makes Dire Predictions for Kentucky’s Cash-Strapped Schools
This article originally appeared as special to KY Forward and is written by Brad Hughes Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday ramped up his recent dire predictions for the state’s cash-strapped public education system Sunday, forecasting another cut in state funding this fiscal year if the 2014 General Assembly doesn’t find new revenues. Speaking at the […]
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Fort Thomas Moving up the Cincy Magazine Rankings
I mentioned the “Rating the Burbs” issue of Cincy Magazine from last year and how disappointed I was by Fort Thomas falling outside the Top 20. The magazine just released their latest issue and in a major reversal Fort Thomas is now ranked 8th ahead of Montgomery, Blue Ash, Mariemont, and Mason. Beyond the surprising […]