NEWS ROUND-UP -- TUESDAY LUNCH EDITION

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IN SPITE OF $28 MILLION PROFIT IN THIRD QUARTER, OMNICARE WILL STILL MOVE INTO GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED OFFICE SPACE

Just weeks removed from the announcement that it would move from government-subsidized office space in Covington to government-subsidized office space in Cincinnati, Omnicare announced today a profit of $28 million in the third quarter. The Fortune 500 company that will be bailing on the RiverCenter tower, its home office since the late 1990s when Kentucky lured it here from Cincinnati with the promise of generous tax breaks, held a live webcast today to announce the windfall profit and to project 2011 total revenue at $6.1 billion. That's billion, with a B. And then, the whole room laughed at all of us.

Click here for webcast replay: Omnicare

For More: Yahoo Finance & Business Courier

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GOOD LUCK, CHUCK

Today at 4:00PM, Covington's city commissioners will vote to name businessman Chuck Scheper as mayor to replace Denny Bowman. Following the vote, the commissioners and the new mayor will answer questions at a press conference. The River City News will be the only Covington blog there to bring you the story firsthand.

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ZOMBIE STORY #1

The Centers For Disease Control want you to be prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse.

We continue to reach and engage a wide variety of audiences on all hazards preparedness via Zombie Preparedness; and as our own director, Dr. Ali Khan, notes, "If you are generally well equipped to deal with a zombie apocalypse you will be prepared for a hurricane, pandemic, earthquake, or terrorist attack." So please log on, get a kit, make a plan, and be prepared!

CDC Zombies
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ZOMBIE STORY #2
zOMG! Zombies are already here! They're protesting at Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse Downtown! Thank goodness Jeff Ruby's Waterfront washed away, otherwise the zombies may be descending on Covington, ruining our New Mayor Day.
PETA
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FINALLY, A PARK DEDICATED TO 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY'
Did you know that song was written in Louisville? Louisville did. Now there will be a part devoted to it. Does that mean it's time for Covington to create a park in honor of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" writer Haven Gillespie?
STORY: Courier-Journal
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CHRISTIAN LAETTNER NOT UNFORGETTABLE IN NEW WIN OVER KENTUCKY
The former Duke and NBA star infamous in the Bluegrass for a last second game-winning shot in the 1992 East Regionals of the NCAAs against Kentucky, took on UK again. And won.
Herald-Leader