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Monday, December 5, 2011

NEWS ROUND-UP -- MONDAY MORNING

by Michael Monks 
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RIVERFRONT IS TOPIC OF MEETING TONIGHT
If you wish to weigh in on what the future should hold for Covington's most valuable natural asset, get down to City Hall tonight at 6:00PM:
The Ohio Riverfront is important to Covington's future development, and we have an opportunity to shape what it will look like! Our neighbor to the north, Cincinnati, is making significant improvements to its riverfront, for public use/public recreational space, as well as for private developments like The Majestic Show Boat, the Montgomery Inn & Boathouse and the under-construction Christian Moerlein Lager House. At this Community Input Session, we will share how other communities have improved their riverfronts, what Covington's riverfront currently looks like, and how possible improvements can be made along the Ohio Riverfront.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 @ 6:00PM INSIDE COMMISSION CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL
(Press Release)
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FINAL VOTE ON DAYTIME CURFEW EXPECTED TUESDAY
Following months of debate and a public forum discussing the issue, Covington City Commission will vote Tuesday on whether to implement a curfew for school-age children inside the city. The move is supported by the police and by the superintendent of Covington schools. Much of the push back has come from parents that home-school their children. For previous coverage from The River City News, click the links below.
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CORNER OF 36TH & CHURCH STREETS TO GET NEW NAME
By order of the City of Covington, "Champions Corner" will forever remember Holy Cross's historic state football title.

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SEE ALSO: A really awesome celebration Sunday at the Holy Cross gym in honor of the state title. The River City News was there and you can see tons of photos and read the moving comments at the link.
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SEE ALSO: A round-up of what all the other media are saying about the Holy Cross victory. NKY Sports Blog
SEE ALSO: Round-up of news on Highlands winning its fifth title in a row. NKY Sports Blog
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LATONIA CHRISTMAS TREE FINALLY LIGHTS UP
When the big event was scheduled, the lights were broken. The resilient people of Covington had a nice time that night anyway (SEE: No Miracle on 34th Street: Latonia Christmas Lights Go Out). But the lights are glowing now:

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WHAT OUR NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAP COULD MEAN POLITICALLY
Great analysis by Ryan Alessi:
Because of strong growth in the Northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati, Davis will have fewer counties regardless of which map becomes law. But Thayer’s map keeps it the closest to what it is now only jettisoning the Democratic County of Elliott (one of only seven counties to go for Obama in 2008), the part of Scott County that was in the district and a couple of precincts from Bath County — the other one that’s currently split. The 4th is probably the second-most reliably Republican district, and all the maps would keep it that way.
Proposed map and election numbers with more analysis at the link.
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KENTUCKY DOES NOT NEED MORE BAD PRESS
The racist church in Pike County caved to the publicity from last week and reversed its ban on interracial couples:
Stacy Stepp, pastor of the Gulnare Free Will Baptist Church in Pike County, told The Associated Press that the vote by nine people last week was declared null and void after it was determined that new bylaws can't run contrary to local, state or national laws. He said the proposal was discriminatory, therefore it couldn't be adopted.
Stepp said about 30 people who attended church services voted on a new resolution that welcomes "believers into our fellowship regardless of race, creed or color."
Herald-Leader 

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But the archaic laws and beliefs of years past still linger in Kentucky. Did you see this story over the weekend:

More than a half-century after the last Civil War veterans died, a chapter in Kentucky law still offers a $50-a-month pension to any veteran who can prove service in the Confederate Army. State Rep. Adam Koenig, R-Erlanger, pre-filed a bill to repeal Kentucky Revised Statutes chapter 206 on Confederate pensions. “There’s so much stuff in the law that’s a waste, that needs to be repealed.” Koenig said.
Doubtful that this law even applies to anyone, but since we have high unemployment and a busted pension system in the state, Erlanger's Adam Koenig is demonstrating some serious sense of priorities. Pay attention.
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Stories like these do not help the state's image in this age of fast-moving headlines. These things get linked all over the country. Checking one relatively popular national blog, Joe Jervis's JoeMyGod and clicking the "Kentucky" tag brings up nothing but embarrassing news:
-"Kentucky Church Bans Interracial Couple"
-"City Floats Massive Tax Breaks for Creationist Theme Park"
-"Help Build the Ark"
-"Mentally challenged gay men kicked out of public pool"
-"Food stamps for fast food"
-"Rand Paul: I have less choice in toilets than women have in abortion"
-"State GOP wants to legalize bullying"
-"Lexington TV station graphic reads: 'Jew York Jets'
-And then of course there's a link to this epic video in which Barefoot & Progressive's Joe Sonka (now of LEO Weekly) asks Gov Beshear about dinosaurs on the ark:
LOL. That never gets old.
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JOHN G. CARLISLE STILL NEEDS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
The Enquirer today elaborates on a story that appeared last week in The River City News. The school district has still not volunteered which funds were lost, but when I spoke on the phone last week with district communications director, Deborah Vance, she told me basically, and I agree, that the bottom line is that the kids need the gifts. 
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KY PRIESTS JOIN TWITTER
The Gospel in 140 characters or less:
The archdiocese has three official Twitter addresses – @ArchbishopKurtz @ArchLouKy (general information, evangelization, news, etc.) and @Record_Archlou (for the Catholic newspaper, The Record). There are also Facebook pages for the Record, the Office of Vocations (for recruiting priests and others to religious life) and the Why Catholic educational program. Some priests have begun launching their own accounts.
Pope Benedict XVI will even light a digital Christmas tree this year via iPad.
SEE ALSO: KFC Offers Twitter scholarships Herald-Leader
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KY PRISON TO PRODUCE ALL-INMATE 'ROMEO & JULIET'
Sounds like a must-see:

James Prichard asked to play Romeo because he identifies with the character. “I’ve been in love, I’ve lost love. I’ve taken a life,” he says. “There’s a lot of qualities that Romeo goes through that I’ve been through.” So what about Juliet? What prison inmate is going to step forward to take on what may be the most iconic female role in all of literature? His name is Derald Weeks: “I’ve got Aryan Brotherhood tattooed on my stomach. I got SWP with some lightning bolts on my chest. It stands for Supreme White Power. You get them for committing violent acts.”
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THE 45 MOST POWERFUL IMAGES OF 2011
This amazing compilation of large and small events from the past year illustrate just what a crazy year 2011 was. Click the link and look at all of them.
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DID YOU MISS THE SUNDAY EDITION?
All the winners from this year's holiday display contest with photos from a terrific event in the city; Why is KY-native Johnny Depp's new song upsetting some groups?; Those stories and more at the link...
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WHAT ABOUT THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE?
Did convicted NKY child molester Jeni Lee Dinkel pick a fight with her victim's mom during a performance of "Wicked"?; a Cincinnati club promoter takes Chiquita's CEO to task via Twitter (amazing exchange); who went to prison from Kenton County this week? The mugshots you love...; It's a very important (and fun!) Saturday for shopping in Covington; Plus, the very best Kentucky mullet video you will ever see. 



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