At the NKY Chamber annual dinner this year, the new Chairman of the Board, Bob Heil (KLH Engineers), spoke passionately about the need for our community to increase voter turnout. He’s not alone. Leaders throughout our region, and the state, are now regularly talking about the negative consequences of low voter turnout. Not only […]
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Letters: Northern Kentucky Needs Christ Hospital, Competition
The following letters to the editor were submitted to The River City News by Ft. Mitchell City Councilman Dennis Zahler and Campbell County Commissioner Charlie Coleman. Fellow Community Leaders, I am asking you to not oppose the Christ Hospital CON Application. I have been an insurance agent for 37 years in Northern Kentucky offering medical […]
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Op-Ed: Red Tape, Regulation & Lack of Funding Hurt Our Schools
I’ve always loved the saying, “You can’t really understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes”. It seems to me it applies to our conversations about education these days. Those of us in the business community typically don’t think of schools as large employers with complicated budgets, a lot of […]
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Rick Robinson: In 2016, the Scary Clowns are the Ones Without Masks!
Cup of coffee in hand, I started this morning as I do most – watching the DC news. Local news in the nation’s capital is odd, because emanating from DC it often leads with national stories. At the very least, they lead with the local perspective of national stories. In any event, this morning I […]
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Listen: Analysis of Covington Mayoral Debate
RCN’s Michael Monks breaks down Monday night’s Covington mayoral debate between incumbent Mayor Sherry Carran and challenger Joe Meyer, with quick analysis of a pair of awkward moments, Steve Frank, and what this election is shaping up to be about. -Staff report
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Op-Ed: What Makes a Good Judge?
What makes a good judge? That very question was posed to Joe Grimme, a candidate for Campbell District Judge. Joe, who has practiced law for almost 17 years with the Campbell County firm of Fessler, Schneider & Grimme, said the answer is simple. According to Joe, the answer is temperament and demeanor. “I think that gives judges […]
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Op-Ed: Downtown Covington’s Momentum Will Boost it Past IRS Job Losses
This past week the IRS announced they were eliminating more than 1,600 jobs in Covington by 2019. The announcement took everyone by surprise, especially city officials. While some in the community were quick to throw out panic and condemnations, from my perspective, it isn’t all bad news. Don’t get me wrong, nobody wants to […]
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Op-Ed: This Fall, Watch Out for Zika, Flu, and Bats
Now that Northern Kentucky children are back in school, many families are adapting to new routines, with bus pick-ups, fall sports, and nightly homework sessions. But your new routines can easily be disrupted by illness, which also increase as children head back to school. Some tips to help keep your family healthy this fall. Zika […]
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Rick Robinson: A Sunday in DC Means Weed, Boobs, Peaceniks, & Gay Cowboys
Washington, D.C. is Disneyland for protesters and their causes, lost and found. If there is a movement crying out for action, the first place people will come to is the District of Columbia. Not that it’s done protesters any particular good in the past. For instance, last year a retired postman from Florida (they’re always […]
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Editorial: Stop Walking Into My Store & Asking for Free Stuff
An email from reader: I was told “premium content” stories were only when someone had to be “sent out” to cover a story. Today your lead story shows an interview with a man who appears to be sitting in the RCN office. How far did someone have to go for that? Every story is […]
