The following op-ed is written by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Minority Leader President Biden likes to claim his $3.5 trillion tax and spending spree will only hurt the wealthiest Americans, leaving everyone else unscathed. As his plan comes into sharper focus, though, it’s become increasingly clear that Democrats intend to radically transform the lives […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: A Chat with Highlands Grad, UC Coach Gino Guidugli
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. It would seem like a straight shot down Memorial Parkway from Ft. Thomas then across the river and up Vine Street to the University of Cincinnati campus. Especially for a guy like Gino Guidugli who, after leading his Highlands High […]
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Op-Ed: School Bus Stop Safety
The following op-ed is written by Campbell Co. Attorney Steve Franzen. I hear too often that people carelessly pass a school bus when children are exiting the bus, trying to head home from a productive day at school. Although last year was different due to the pandemic, life is starting to return to normal. As […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: High School Sports Rankings & Other Musings
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. The first RPI rankings for high school football this week don’t tell us everything since district play hasn’t really started – but they do tell us something. One thing that’s no surprise is that Northern Kentucky’s highest-rated team is unbeaten […]
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Op-Ed: Private School Tax Credit Program at Odds With Kentucky’s Constitution
The following op-ed is written by Anna Baumann, deputy director at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy The framers of Kentucky’s constitution made crystal clear the state’s responsibility to provide for a system of common, public schools across the commonwealth. And in 1989 the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed that obligation and said funding inadequacies at […]
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Op-Ed: Why I Voted Against Covington Schools’ Tax Increase
The following op-ed is written by Covington board of education member Tom Haggard. On August 26, with little public fanfare, the Covington Board of Education voted 4-1 to raise taxes for property owners throughout the city. While many governments were choosing to protect our fragile economic recovery and leave tax rates the same or even […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Cov Cath/Beechwood; Y’alls Playoffs
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. You can contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. You know they’re pretty serious about their Tiger team here in Ft. Mitchell when the sweet little white-haired, grandmotherly lady who just beat you to the tomatoes in the produce section of the Kroger’s Marketplace is doing so […]
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Op-Ed: Why I Support a Mask Mandate for Schools
The following op-ed is written by Brian Garner, a city commissioner in Union I’ve lived in Northern Kentucky since I was 3 years old. I love this area and I love our community. I’ve had more conversations than I ever dreamed over the last 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic discussing the balance of public […]
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Op-Ed: Personal Responsibility Needed in the Jail and the Boardroom
The following op-ed is written by Daviess County Jailer Art Maglinger, a member of the Kentucky Jailers Association When an inmate is brought into our jail, the process of taking personal responsibility for actions begins. First, the accused/convicted offender must spend time behind bars because of their violation of the law. And while they are here, they can participate in […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Breaking Down NKY Football Stats Through Week 3
Dan Weber writes a column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Just a personal note here. After nearly two decades in Southern California and watching the evolution of high school football there from an Orange County home no more than five miles from Mater Dei, the nation’s top prep program, I’d felt those […]