The following op-ed is written by Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman The unforgiving delta variant has ravaged our commonwealth leaving no family untouched. In the first month of school, over 30 Kentucky school districts have closed their doors to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Teachers, coaches and bus drivers are dying. More children are in the […]
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Op-Ed: Student Drawings Show Why Teacher Diversity Matters in Ky.
The following op-ed is written by Jason Glass, Kenton Education Commissioner About a year ago, someone from the Kentucky Education Association reached out to our office and asked if we would like to display the drawings our public school students did as part of their Difference Makers Art Contest. As those drawings were recently being […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: NKY Players in College Football’s Opening Week
Dan Weber writes a column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. We’re Just Sayin’ it’s looking like a good start in Week 1 for Northern Kentucky college football fans who just want to check things out on TV. From the weekend’s first game – Thursday’s 8 p.m. Ohio State at Minnesota Big Ten […]
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Op-Ed: Incentives, Not Mandates, Are the Way to Beat COVID-19 for Good
The following op-ed is written by Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Mac Brown Far too often throughout this pandemic, vaccine distribution has become politicized while the total needs of Kentuckians were ignored. Gov. Andy Beshear chose to decree certain mandates and rely on a one-size-fits-all approach, instead of working with lawmakers and local leaders on […]
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Op-Ed: Honor Labor Day by Supporting Workers as if They Are Essential
The following op-ed is written by Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. Starting last year, as COVID-19 led people to social distance and quarantine, a new term entered the lexicon: “essential worker.” Though everyday working people have always been the key to a functioning society and economy, the crisis laid […]
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Op-Ed: Ky. House Dems Urge Pregnant Women to Get COVID Vaccine
The following op-ed is written members of the Kentucky House Democratic Caucus including Reps. Rachel Roberts (D-Newport) and Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington). The full list of members signing the op-ed is below. During the early days of the 2021 legislative session, the Kentucky House Democratic Women’s Caucus sponsored the Kentucky Maternal and Infant Health project, a […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: A Look at Week 2 in NKY Football and Where Locals Are Playing College Ball
Dan Weber writes a column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. It’s Week 2 for Northern Kentucky High School football and we’re “Just Sayin” it’s good to make it to the second week of the season for anybody right now. And especially good here in Northern Kentucky when we check the state […]
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Op-Ed: Shop for More than Just School Supplies. Shop for Education.
The following op-ed is written by Andrew J. Vandiver, the president of EdChoice Kentucky. School is back in session. New classrooms, new supplies and new teachers bring a feeling of opportunity, and maybe a little anxiety too. Unfortunately for many families, this season is a reminder that their students—and thousands more like them across Kentucky—are trapped in a […]
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Dan Weber: Ky.’s Mr. Football Has Plenty of Help at Beechwood
You could hardly blame Fairdale High School’s host Bulldogs if their focus was in one place – and one place only – Saturday night in the UPS King of the Bluegrass Bowl in this suburb just south of the giant Louisville-based United Parcel Service hub that serves as its sponsor. How could it not be? […]
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Dan Weber: NKY Sports Titans and Tradition at Hall of Fame Event
Dan Weber is a sports columnist for The River City News. This is his first column here. It’s good to be home. Back in Ludlow. Surrounded by many of the people who have made sports so special in Northern Kentucky. For those not here in person, many were here in spirit. The annual Northern Kentucky […]