Written by Bruce Maples, publisher at Forward Kentucky Eliminationism is the belief that one’s political opponents are, in the words of OklahomaCity University School of Law professor Phyllis E. Bernard, “a cancer on the body politicthat must be excised — either by separation from the public at large, through censorship or by outright extermination — […]
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Op-ed: Is sports betting good for Kentucky?
Written by Sen. John Schickel R-Union, represents the 11th Senate District in northern and central Boone County. Residents have asked me why I opposed sports betting legislation, especially when I supported historical horse racing and parimutuel racing at our horse tracks. That is a fair question. Here is my answer. Parimutuel gambling at the race track […]
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Op-ed: Our obligation to a healthier Kentucky
Written by Eli Capilouto, president of the University of Kentucky In 1958, the University of Kentucky Board was wrestling with an audacious and ambitious topic – how to develop a medical center that would serve our state. There was fierce opposition in some quarters. There was, of course, the not inconsiderable task of funding it. […]
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Come-from-behind wins aren’t just for horse races
Written by Jim Waters president and CEO of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s breathtaking dash to Triple Crown lore in which this exceptional creature set – and still holds – records for the fastest runs in all three of the crown’s legs – the Kentucky Derby, […]
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Op-ed: Why were legislators stripped of their committees in 2023 session?
Written by Felicia Rabourn, state representative for the 47th district which includes: Carroll, Henry, Owen and Trimble counties Late in the evening on March 30th, in the final hours of the 2023 General Assembly Session, the voices of approximately 270,000 Kentuckians were silenced. Six duly-elected state representatives were stripped of their committees, for no reason […]
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April 1968: King leaves legacy in NKY before assassination highlights divide
This story originally appeared in the April 14 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Rick Robinson is a local author who is writing a book based on life in Northern Kentucky in 1968 and what we can learn now. LINK will publish excerpts from the book regularly in […]
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Op-ed: Preserving historic pride
Written by Newport City Commissioner Ken Rechtin. The Buena Vista Neighborhood (the West Side of Newport) is one of the most proximate and least expensive residential neighborhoods to the Cincinnati city center. For that reason alone, this substantial part of Newport will see change whether we like it or not. The free market – […]
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‘When the Sky is a Pale Black’ by Bella Cornett
The following is a poem written by Covington Classical Academy sophomore Bella Cornett, who submitted the poem to the 100th Annual Scholastic Writing Competition for teens and won a Silver Key award. The poem is reprinted here with permission from both Bella Cornett and Scholastic. “Like most of my writing that I do, it kind […]
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Op-ed: Overcoming obstacles to financial education through creative thinking and private sector partnerships
Written by Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball Financial Literacy Month is here and it is an exciting time for the Kentucky State Treasury: this year marks the five year anniversary of the Kentucky General Assembly’s creation of a financial literacy high school graduation requirement. I championed this legislation because I knew it would guarantee that […]
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Op-ed: Horse racing is not just another sport
Written by Patrick Battuello, and I am the founder/president of Horseracing Wrongs, the nation’s preeminent anti-racing organization. Through the force of brilliant marketing, we Americans are conditioned from birth to view horseracing as just another sport – indeed, “The Sport of Kings.” And there is no better manifestation of this than “The Run for the […]
