Not surprisingly, the issues around our libraries and how they are governed drew a lot of comments and responses. But, much of what was said was not surprising: 97% said they LOVE THEIR LIBRARY. 85% said the libraries in NKY are governed well. Judges-Executive Gary Moore, Kris Knochelmann, and Steve Pendery, please take note that there are […]
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Tips for Protecting Your Back While Shoveling Snow
The winter weather the region has experienced over the past two days has brought with it the need to shovel snow out of driveways and off sidewalks, and all of that strain can cause a back injury, too. John Roberts, MD, of The Christ Hospital Physicians – Spine Surgery, recommends that you follow these safety […]
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Scheper: Let’s Bridge Our Differences on Brent Spence & Get On With It
Today our community is in the midst of a very contentious debate over an issue that holds our entire region’s economic future in the balance. We are deeply divided on how to pay for the $2.6 billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project. I have lived in Northern Kentucky my entire life, including the last 38 years […]
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OPINION: An Open Letter to Kentucky Legislators Regarding Heroin
By FTM Publisher, Mark Collier Dear Honorable Members of the Kentucky Legislature – At last weekend’s legislative forum in Florence, Northern Kentucky Caucus chairwoman Rep. Addia Wuchner, R-Burlington, told the crowd if meaningful heroin legislation wasn’t passed this session, “you ought to throw us all out of office.” She’s damn right. Right now there are […]
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OPINION: Keep an Open Mind about Smoking Ban
by Brent Cooper I would like you to keep an open mind about supporting a law that over 90-percent of Kentucky Chamber of Commerce members are for. It polled higher than any other business issue the KY Chamber surveyed this year and is something that tourism and economic development leaders have said that they would […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: Is This the Best Way to Run Our Libraries?
Last week, to the column Yes, Too Much Government, those responding were overwhelmingly (95%) in favor of reducing the number of entities providing services. Specifically, the citizens said that fewer Fire Departments/Districts was the number one issue and finishing a strong second was revenue collectors. Elected officials should take note of this! Those folks running the […]
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Op-Ed: Keep an Open Mind About Proposed Smoking Ban
I would like you to keep an open mind about supporting a law that over 90-percent of Kentucky Chamber of Commerce members are for. It polled higher than any other business issue the KY Chamber surveyed this year and is something that tourism and economic development leaders have said that they would love to have. It will also […]
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Op-Ed: Ft. Thomas Councilman Examines Legality of Tolling Brent Spence Bridge
Disclaimer: Information presented herein is solely the opinion of the author who makes no warranties to the completeness or accuracy of this article. Readers should not rely solely on this information to make legal or financial decisions. One would assume that the Brent Spence Bridge (BSB) tolling plan proposed by Governor’s Beshear and Kasich would be completely […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: An Open Letter to NKY’s Elected Officials. All 394 of Them.
Last week’s survey responses regarding the column about straight-ticket voting (STV) were almost unanimously in favor of eliminating the option of voting a straight party ticket. Almost immediately after the column was posted in The River City News, I received an email from Trey Grayson, whom I quoted in the column. Trey said about STV, “I still think we […]
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OPINION: We Must Find Unified Approach to Brent Spence Problem
Protestors gathered outside Covington’s Rivercenter last week during the Kentucky and Ohio Governors’ press conference regarding the Brent Spence Bridge./FTM by Adam Meier READ PART 1 HERE A previous article discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the recent proposal by Governors’ Beshear and Kasich to fund the Brent Spence Bridge (BSB). This article is intended […]
