This Thursday, several hundred parents, students, educators, business leaders, policymakers and others will come together across our region to mark the 18th annual Lights On Afterschool, the nation’s only nationwide celebration of afterschool programs. We will be just one of thousands of communities across the nation celebrating Lights On Afterschool this year. After-school programs keep […]
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Op-Ed: History Shows True Intent Behind Kentucky Confederate Monuments
In Lexington, there are now holes in the ground where the statues of John C. Breckinridge and John Hunt Morgan once stood. The removal of these statues has some residents angry. They say this is “erasing history.” Others call it a “cultural cleansing” and liken it to the burning of history books. With the Breckinridge […]
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Kenton Mayors: Separate Pension Systems Now
We all hope to retire some day with enough income to maintain a modest lifestyle. Maybe you have private investments, have paid into Social Security or have a pension. Whatever your plan for retirement, imagine your concern if that future was threatened. That’s what city, county and school employees invested in the County Employees Retirement […]
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An Open Letter from the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
An open letter to the citizens of Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati: It is with great pleasure that we write to you today. We are both humbled and honored to have been selected as the sixth President/CEO of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, and the fifth female Chair of the NKY Chamber Board of […]
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Op-Ed: Good Governance, Collboration Key to NKY’s Success
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the three Judges/Executive from Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties for the annual “State of Northern Kentucky” address. The reoccurring theme of the program was collaboration and good governance. Collaboration is nothing new to this region and good governance has been a hallmark of our top elected […]
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Op-Ed: NKY Medical Society Endorses Needle Exchange/Syringe Access
Responding to our region’s heroin epidemic takes a multi-disciplinary approach. We need to bring our health care system, judicial system, community groups and first responders together in order to make progress. The Northern Kentucky Medical Society recognizes the important role that physicians can play in this response. In order to respond effectively, we need to […]
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NKY Dreamer: Americans Will Support the DREAM Act
Uncertainty. Given the gravity of the issues reported on the front page, it’s a feeling most Americans probably have experienced in the last week or two. We’re worried about our country, and our future. Uncertainty is something I’ve experienced nearly every day of my life. I came to the United States from Mexico when […]
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Op-Ed: Saving Kentucky’s Pension System
The following op-ed is written by Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin, House Speaker Jeff Hoover, and Senate President Robert Stivers, all Republicans Kentucky’s pension systems are in critical condition. While certain state retirement plans are arguably in “better shape” than others are, every system is severely underfunded and rapidly spiraling downward towards a single outcome: no more money […]
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Bellevue Superintendent: Governor, Don’t Blame Educators for Pension Mess
Dear Governor Bevin, As a 22-year veteran of Kentucky’s public education system, I have followed with earnest the increasingly dismal outlook provided by TRS forecasters. Allow me to frame this letter with the acknowledgement that our pension system is flawed and/or broken. I know it is. We, the public educators in the state, know it […]
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Op-Ed: HIV Threat in Northern Kentucky is Real
Here are a few facts that we know: Northern Kentucky has the third highest number of individuals infected with HIV in the state, with about 30-35 new cases each year. Two Northern Kentucky counties, Campbell and Grant, were identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention among 220 in the U.S. with an increased […]