Category: Opinion

Written by State Rep. Michael Meredith (R-Oakland) Today, 148 community banks operate across the Commonwealth, serving farmers, small-business owners, and families. I’ve spent my career in community banking. We know our customers, and we put their interests first. The success of these banks is no coincidence. It stems from a simple model: deposits flow in, […]

Written by Brian Maurer, a long-time resident of Boone County and the organizer of Boone County Is Better Northern Kentucky has long prided itself on being a place where neighbors look out for neighbors. But recently, a cold reality has settled over our Fiscal Courts in Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Counties—one that suggests our local […]

Written by Roger Ford, President, Eureka Energy Corporation Kentucky’s waste policy has been stuck on autopilot for decades: collect it, haul it, bury it, repeat. That landfilling model is not only outdated—it is financially destructive for local governments. Landfills don’t just bury trash. They bury money. Here’s a simple statistical illustration of the current budget […]

Written by Katie Kit Threet Kroeger of Covington January is National Mentoring Month, and as both an artist and a former classroom teacher, I’ve been thinking about how mentoring feels a lot like teaching and making art. A mentor offers frameworks, language, and opportunities — much like an art teacher handing someone a new medium. […]

Written by Newport City Commissioner Aaron Sutherland From January 1st through mid-March, gyms are packed. The treadmills are full, group classes are waitlisted, and motivation is high. By spring, the crowds thin out, and by summer, they’re gone. The cycle repeats every year. Most people who begin the new year energized and determined to get […]