Last week, Gov. Beshear previewed his plan for replacing the Brent Spence Bridge./CC by Adam Meier READ PART 2 HERE This week, the General Assembly will be back in Frankfort to continue its session. What does this mean for Northern Kentucky (NKY) residents? Time, once again, to talk about the Brent Spence Bridge (BSB), tolls, […]
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Rick Robinson: An Exceptional Game to End the Worst Year in Pro Sports History
Having jumped the shark the year Up With People sang in Pontiac, Michigan, the Super Bowl ceased to be relevant to me about the time I quit understanding the Roman numerals designating the given year. I was in Pontiac. My childhood pal, Jimmy Lokesak, and I drove through an ice storm to get to Super […]
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Op-Ed: Bill in Frankfort Protects Craft Beer, Jobs
The following is an editorial submitted by KEG – Kentuckians for Entrepreneurial Growth Local jobs, family businesses and consumer choice are on the line here in Kentucky. On Tuesday, Kentucky’s legislature returns to debate a host of important topics including House Bill 168 introduced by Speaker Greg Stumbo. It is an act that will protect our […]
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Letter: The Time for a Smoking Ban is Now
Dear The River City News, I would like to offer my reflection on Mainstrasse Village Shows Organic Shift to Non-Smoking as Statewide Ban Grows in Popularity, which appeared in the January 4 edition of River City News. While it is heartening that there is a clear shift by the market to smoke-free businesses, the article […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: Time to End Straight Ticket Voting in Kentucky?
Last week’s survey responses and comments about the efficiency and effectiveness of our numerous governments in NKY demand much more space and time than allotted here in our Survey Says section. If you wish to have you voice added, click here. The survey will remain open through the coming weekend. You can also email comments to […]
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Rick Robinson: A Soliloquy to Smoking in Northern Kentucky
Act III, Scene I To ban, or not to ban – that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of unwanted cigarette smoke Or to take arms against a sea of those so addicted, And by opposing end them. To cough- to […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: How Much is Too Much?
A feature of this weekly column is a section that I call Survey Says, akin to Family Feud. So, last week’s Survey Says: 86% of those respondents who declared themselves Republican felt that Congressman Massie is doing an excellent job! Interestingly, 54% of those professing to be Democrats also felt that the Congressman is doing an excellent […]
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Ken Rechtin’s Another Voice: How Much is Too Much?
A feature of this weekly column is a section that I call Survey Says, akin to Family Feud. So, last week’s Survey Says: 86% of those respondents who declared themselves Republican felt that Congressman Massie is doing an excellent job! Interestingly, 54% of those professing to be Democrats also felt that the Congressman is doing an excellent […]
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Home Builder: Skip the Brent Spence, Construct a Bypass of 71, 75, & 275
As I understand it, the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) and others propose to spend $2.6 billion to add traffic capacity to 7.8 miles of I-75 that includes the Brent Spence Bridge. The project would consist of keeping the Brent Spence Bridge, adding an adjacent bridge, and adding improvements on both sides of […]
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Home Builder: Skip the Brent Spence, Construct a Bypass of 71, 75, & 275
As I understand it, the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) and others propose to spend $2.6 billion to add traffic capacity to 7.8 miles of I-75 that includes the Brent Spence Bridge. The project would consist of keeping the Brent Spence Bridge, adding an adjacent bridge, and adding improvements on both sides of […]
