The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently put its stamp of approval on Kentucky’s legislative ethics law, sending a clear signal for strong public ethics laws across the nation. Kentucky’s ethics law was challenged in a lawsuit filed by John Schickel, a state senator from Boone County. In his lawsuit, Schickel […]
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Op-Ed: REAL ID is Here to Stay but Is It Right for Me?
There has been a lot of chatter about Kentucky rolling out a new driver’s licenses to comply with the federal REAL ID Act enacted after the 9/11 terror attacks. The licenses are currently available in Franklin and Woodford counties. Northern Kentucky and other counties are expected to follow suit in the coming months. What […]
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Op-Ed: CVG CEO Thanks Massie for Airport PFC Legislation
Airports are complex businesses that have profound impacts on the economic vitality of communities. Airports are also job, revenue and tax generators for their local communities. CVG is no different. Based on a study by NKU and the University of Cincinnati commissioned in 2016, CVG has a $4.4 billion economic impact on our region. While […]
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Op-Ed: Master Provisions Celebrates 25 Years of Giving
2019 marks the 25th anniversary for Master Provisions, a nonprofit focused on food, clothing, and care of aspiring young people locally and around the world. A celebration event hosted at the organization’s headquarters highlighted the work Master Provisions has done in the past and looked to the future. In 1994, Master Provisions started when […]
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Op-Ed: How Should NKY Better Market Itself?
At a gathering of Kentucky business leaders last year, an economist pulled up a list of the largest cities in Kentucky. Louisville (600,000), Lexington (308,000), Bowling Green (61,000), and Owensboro (59,000) were in the top four. The City of Covington, Northern Kentucky’s largest city, came in at number five with 41,000. That presentation prompted a series […]
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Op-Ed: Governor’s Plan Would Do Damage if Enacted
With Governor Bevin expected to call a special legislative session soon to pass his public pension plan, we are reminded of Henry Ford, who famously said his customers could have cars painted “any color, so long as it’s black.” For weeks now, the debate has focused solely on the governor’s bill and a few tweaks […]
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Rick Robinson: In Memoriam Alfred E. Neuman (1956 – 2019)
Much of my misspent youth was shaped by Bob Dylan and Alfred E. Neuman. My earliest world view was formed beside a record needle playing albums by the performer formerly known as Zimmerman while thumbing through the latest edition of MAD Magazine. Each month, I battled my mom and dad to spend part of my […]
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Op-Ed: Northern Kentucky Tourism is Hot
The summer vacation season has arrived and tourism in Northern Kentucky has never been hotter. A slew of vibrant attractions, a booming bourbon scene, the construction of new hotels, robust demand for the Northern Kentucky Convention Center and the continued growth of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport have firmly placed tourism as a major […]
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Op-Ed: Conversations with Political Opponents Promotes Progress
Small talk with a colleague following a morning meeting at the office led to a topic which has become wildly uncomfortable in the American workplace: politics. My colleague also happens to be a Democrat, and I am a Republican. When the political discussion started, my inclination was to divert the subject. However, my desire to share my convictions, […]
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Letter: Legal Aid Can Help with Food Insecurity
Thousands of Kentuckians live in areas known as “food deserts.” These deserts are areas where people do not have easy access to healthy, affordable food because of their distance to a grocery store. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, even in large cities like Lexington, thousands live in food deserts creating significant food […]