I’ve been told that when we add bold type posts on Fort Thomas Matters, it helps our lazy readers get the gist of our articles without having to read the entire thing. So while I will strive to give their more deliberate counterparts all the information I possibly can in this post, I’ll continue to […]
Author Archives: Mark Collier
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
Well, it’s not really Friday, but with Labor Day Monday, it kind of is. – I went to Anita’s Mexican Restaurant last night and the review will henceforth be coming. But without giving too much away from my review, I’ll describe it in one word: Badass. My spell-check is telling me that Badass isn’t a […]
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Mark vs. Food feat. Tricia Macke and Family Recap
By Mark Collier, Fort Thomas Matters Editor ————- “You’ve got a Bear, I’ve got a Saylor.” It was a a playful, but demonstrative declaration by FOX19’s Tricia Macke, before the start of the 5th installment of Mark vs. Food at Mio’s Pizzeria in the heart of Fort Thomas on a perfect August night. “It actually […]
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Highlands 60 – Scott Co. 37
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAMFort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter A. They’re better than us.B. They outcoached us.C. They’re better than us on offense.D. They’re better than us on defense.E. They’re better than us in the kicking game. The above comments from Scott County Cardinals head coach Jim McKee stated the obvious of what many opponents might […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
– IT’S FRIDAY Y’ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! – Via Fort Thomas Matters Sports Writer, G. Michael Graham: Mueller’s Head Coaching Record Clarification: Another media outlet reported this week that Mueller is a few wins shy of 300 as a head football coach. Mueller’s record is 283-64 overall, including 224-33 at Highlands including Friday’s win over Boyle County. Mueller […]
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Superintendent Gene Kirchner Responds to Traffic Issues
Superintendent Gene Kirchner had a response to our readers’ questions and concerns regarding the traffic situation at Highlands. Specifically, some posters on our Facebook page and commenters on FTM were perturbed about how the traffic is flowing now that the high school and middle school have the same start time. Without further adieu, Fort Thomas […]
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Highlands Football: Scott Co. Preview
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter They ended up quickly erasing the tough first half with a 28-point outburst in the third-quarter. But the Highlands Bluebirds still would not mind a quicker start in the first half, especially with another tough opponent coming to town. The Bluebirds scored 37 consecutive points en […]
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Back to School Hump Day Notes (Traffic Edition)
Quick site note: Most of the Sports notes will be filed under the Sports Tab above (above the Marshall Granger logo). Major sports stories will be published here, but you can just click on the tab to view everything from now on. Sing it with me now: “OH, Back to school…” – Fort Thomas Independent […]
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HHS, Boyle Co: Halftime Adjustments Key in Win
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Highlands Tearing Through the Cheerleaders’ Banner to Start the Game The Boyle County Rebels played smashmouth football in the first half with their wishbone attack. The Rebels piled up 226 yards on 33 carries for an average of about 6.9 per carry. Junior Seph Burke led […]
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Highlands 52, Boyle County 31
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Captains and Boyle Co. Captains Meet at Mid-Field for the Coin Flip It looked as though the visitors might challenge the overall and home winning streaks of the Highlands Bluebirds football team at halftime. But the Bluebirds dashed those hopes quickly with 37 unanswered […]
