The following op-ed is co-written by attorneys L. Lin Wood and Todd McMurtry who represent Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann in his lawsuits against national media outlets following an incident on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. after the National March for Life in January. The next time you land an interview […]
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Rick Robinson: The Kinkster is Back!
The legendary Kinky Friedman will be appearing at the Southgate House on March 26 with Mojo Nixon as his opening act. Friedman is on the road with a fresh set of songs (Circus of Life on Echo Hill Records) that will likely surprise those accustomed to his propensity towards raucous and politically incorrect lyrics. The […]
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Op-Ed: A Day in the Life of a School Bus Driver
In light of the most recent bus accident in Indiana I feel it necessary to explain what it’s like to be a school bus driver and the training required. We have been referred to as the pre-dawn road warriors. We arrive at work before the sun comes up and many return as the sun is […]
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Op-Ed: As Long as Bevin Administration Exists, We Will Fight for Life
At least now we have clarity on the issue. Now that the hard left has dropped the pretense of “safe, legal and rare” or “a collection of cells is not a fetus,” we can better see beneath their masks. With the passage of a barbaric new law in New York, we now see that the […]
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Op-Ed: New Partnership to Offer Alternative Sentencing to Some Defendants
A prosecutor, a cop, and a formerly incarcerated person walk into a social services center. Sounds like the set up for a joke, or a bizarre news story we might discuss on my radio program. But this is actually happening on March 7 in Covington, Kentucky, when a commonwealth’s attorney, a former state trooper who […]
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Op-Ed: Time to Invest in Kentucky’s Infrastructure
Reliable transportation is key to any successful economy. Business leaders are keenly aware of this fact. If you’re waiting on a critical shipment, want your employees to arrive on time, or if you’re running to catch a flight at CVG, you need reliable transportation. You’ll hear business groups talk about large companies impacted by […]
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Opinion: It’s Time to Invest in Kentucky’s Infrastructure
By Brent Cooper, President/CEO of NKY Chamber of Commerce Reliable transportation is key to any successful economy. Business leaders are keenly aware of this fact. If you’re waiting on a critical shipment, want your employees to arrive on time, or if you’re running to catch a flight at CVG, you need reliable transportation. You’ll hear […]
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Op-Ed: Bill Would Ensure Advertisers’ Accountability
February is a quite a month for advertisers with major events like the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards ushering in a new crop of big budget TV spots. However, another kind of advertisement flooding the airwaves should be raising our concerns—the nearly omnipresent “bad drug” advertisements. We’ve all seen them. These ads with their […]
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Op-Ed: NKY is Not Healthy and That Should Change
As the president of the NKY Chamber of Commerce, I am often viewed as a cheerleader for the region. There are times that is certainly the case, but it is also true that the primary role of our Chamber of Commerce is to promote business growth and an improved economy, through leadership, and advocacy. […]
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Op-Ed: What Would Covington Look Like if We Embraced Our Kids?
I recently read the book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert Putnam. The author of this New York Times bestseller follows his 1959 high school graduating class from Port Clinton, Ohio. He discovered his class as a whole was successful. However, the kids and grandkids of his classmates seemed to have […]