The recently-passed COVID relief bill is so large and complex that one key point might get missed: it will have a valuable impact on our community. And that impact extends beyond the “survival checks.” The measures in this bill as they relate to homelessness help control the spread of COVID-19, limit the rise in numbers […]
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Op-Ed: Conversion Therapy Ban Delayed, Ky. Kids are Being Tortured
The following op-ed is written by Rep. Lisa Willner (D-Louisville), Rep. Kim Banta (R-Ft. Mitchell), Senator Alice Forgy Kerr (R-Lexington), Senator Morgan McGarvey (D-Louisville). This past August, we heard the story of Zach Meiners, a survivor of conversion therapy living right here in Louisville. Zach bravely testified against his own conversion “therapist” at the interim hearing […]
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Op-Ed: Covington City Commission Calls Bridge Plan “Fatally Flawed”
The following op-ed is from the entire Covington city commission, as signed below. While we all recognize that the Brent Spence Bridge needs improvement, regional leaders who advocate for the current expansion plan on the table continue to overlook the fatal flaws of that plan. The 16-lane solution still being touted in the media is […]
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Op-Ed: Voting Accessibility and Security Increased with HB574
The following op-ed is written by Montgomery County Clerk Chris Cockrell, president of the Kentucky County Clerks Association As the 2020 General Assembly enters its final days, lawmakers still have an opportunity to pass legislation that was born out of success rather than a problem. Freshman Representative Jennifer Decker, along with Representatives James Tipton […]
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Op-Ed: Catholic Bishops Support Needed School Choice Bill in Ky.
The following op-ed is by Archdiocese of Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, in response to a previously published op-ed by former State Rep. Him Wayne This past week, former State Representative Jim Wayne authored an opinion piece calling on Catholics to oppose House Bill 149, which would create an educational choice program for Kentucky families. […]
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Op-Ed: Why Catholics Should Oppose Tuition Tax Credits for Private Schools
The following op-ed is written by former State Rep. Jim Wayne, a Democrat from Louisville, who served in the state House from 1990 to 2019. St. Agnes Catholic School in Louisville holds the distinction of being a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School four times. No other school in our commonwealth has achieved this […]
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Op-Ed: Afterschool Programs Are a Critical Tool to Rebuild From COVID-19
The following op-ed is written by Tom Haggard, director of the Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance, a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization, and member of the Covington board of education. As vaccine-laden trucks roll across the United States, it is impossible to miss the vital role that afterschool and summer learning programs have played in our national response […]
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Op-Ed: NKY Democratic State Reps. Call for Condemnation of White Supremacy Display at NKU
The following op-ed is written by State Reps. Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington) and Rachel Roberts (D-Newport). In this time of shocking headlines, one after the other, we must not let the recent white supremacy activity on the campus of Northern Kentucky University – spray painting and posting of stickers – fall from our consciousness. That is […]
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Op-Ed: Cold Spring’s DAV Site is Destined for Development
The following op-ed is written by Joe Heil, a Cold Spring resident and the co-owner and operations manager of Barleycorn’s. Nearly 60 years ago, government and business leaders from the City of Cold Spring and Campbell County showed tremendous foresight in charting a future path of prosperity for one of the most desirable parcels of property in the region. The Disabled […]
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Op-ed: Your Community is a Caring and Responsible One
The following op-ed is written by Danielle Amrine, chief executive officer at Welcome House of Northern Kentucky Ready for a little sunshine? I love my job, and not only because I get to help people who need it more than most. I also get to see people and companies and organizations and elected officials at their […]