By the time you read this column, we will be in Frankfort for the first week of the 2016 General Assembly. You would think that this would be a time to review legislation, contact constituents and work on the important problems facing Kentucky such as unfunded pension liabilities and shrinking budgets. Instead, a large portion […]
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Op-Ed: To Reduce Infant Mortality Rate, Spread Word About Spacing, Smoking, Sleeping
The following op-ed is written by Brent Cooper. I’m sitting in a presentation by one of my Leadership Cincinnati classmates at the UC Alumni Center, and I can’t believe my ears. Ryan Adcock, the Executive Director of Cradle Cincinnati, tells our class that the local infant mortality rate (IMR) is among the worst in […]
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Editorial: In 2016, Covington Kroger Location Worth Checking Out Again
It doesn’t look like a million bucks but it definitely looks like $740,000. That’s how much the Kroger Company invested in its grocery store on Madison Avenue in Covington, one of the last locations in the Northern Kentucky & Greater Cincinnati market to be renovated. The effort was much needed and was worth every penny. […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: NKY School Districts are Jim Crow-Like, Apartheid-Like
This morning, there are a lots of thoughts running through my head. They are thoughts about our local school districts, apartheid, the Southgate School, Jim Crow Laws, equality and efficiency. Let’s begin with a history of this building at 215 Southgate Avenue, Newport, Kentucky which sits in the parking lot of Hoffbrauhaus. This building (pictured below) […]
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Schickel: In With the People, Out With the Cynics
The election of our new governor was a victory for the people of Kentucky. There are many cynics about the Kentucky and American political process. I hear it all the time: Money controls politics. Party bosses pick the candidates. Big-time lobbyists control Frankfort. It’s not what you know but who you know. If you are […]
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Viewing Covington’s Riverfront in a Different Light
Submitted by the Covington Business Council Hotel guests, residents, and those who work along the Covington riverfront are going to be seeing at first subtle but in the next three years significant changes along RiverCenter Boulevard and Third Street to the north and west of the Internal Revenue Service Center. In the past several weeks some minor paving […]
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Op-Ed: Join the Conversation at Forum About Homelessness in Northern Kentucky
Did you know that many children in Northern Kentucky are homeless? According to a study by the American Institute for Research and the National Center on Family Homelessness, Kentucky was ranked 50th among the states. If you are like me, this is shocking. I want to understand more about this issue, what is being done […]
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Mayor: New Devou Clubhouse Uses No City Dollars, Frees Up $1.25 Million
Covington Mayor Sherry Carran shares history and her thoughts about the new Devou Park Clubhouse & Event Center. HISTORY The existing Devou Golf Clubhouse holds memories for many, as it was quite the gathering place. From the early 1970’s to the late 1990’s I lived on Audubon Rd. in Park Hills, located behind the clay tennis courts. My […]
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Op-Ed: Welcome House Project in Mainstrasse Will Improve Properties, Neighborhood
Welcome House was founded in 1982 by Father William Mertes, then the director of Catholic Social Services who previously served as pastor of Mother of God Church in Covington. When Father Mertes was appointed pastor of Mother of God in 1971, he spearheaded the effort to rehabilitate Covington’s historic housing stock – a mission that also brought […]
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Beshear: Kentucky Can Afford kynect & Expanded Medicaid
From the Office of Governor Steve Beshear Making an evidence-based case that Kentucky needs to continue its transformative and nation-leading health reform efforts, Gov. Steve Beshear joined health-care advocates Friday to talk about steady improvements in noted health measures as well as the hugely positive economic impact for the medical industry. Among other things, Gov. […]
