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COVINGTON LEFT OUT OF NEW LOUISVILLE-LEXINGTON PARTNERSHIP
And State Representative Arnold Simpson is not happy about it:
“I would hate to see a device put in to being where northern Kentucky would be competing with Lexington and Louisville. It shouldn’t be like that. I see our commonalities even though our geographic location lends itself to a recognition of being part of the Cincinnati economy. We’re Kentuckians,” Arnold told a state legislative panel.And then Louisville and Lexington were all like, "What's a Covington?"
WFPL
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NKY TEA PARTY DID NOT VIOLATE ELECTION LAWS
Good for them?
The ad ran in the Northern Kentucky Community Recorder newspapers and said, "Join the Northern Kentucky Tea Party and help take back America. Vote November 2," and listed candidates the ad said supported tea party principles.Cincinnati Enquirer/Scott Wartman
The ad, however, did not ask people to vote for a specific candidate, said Emily Dennis, general counsel for election finance board.
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MORE GOOD WORK BY THE NKY EMERGENCY SHELTER
Bless these people that help prove Covington is a welcoming place for everyone. Click the link and read about how during Tuesday night's dip into freezing, the NKY Shelter took in guests from Cincinnati and Boone County and even helped a mentally-challenged woman get home (all the way in Lexington). That's called loving thy neighbor, for those who have forgotten.
Emergency Shelter of NKY
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COVINGTON'S BISHOP: DON'T HOLD HANDS
Weird. I'll censor my comments on this one. But it's really tough.
KY Post
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HORSES ARE ON NKY'S CALENDAR AGAIN... WILL THEY BE ON MENU SOON?
Racing is back for the holidays at Turfway park:
Some of the highlights during the Holiday Meet are five $50,000 stakes:
Holiday Inaugural, 6 furlongs for fillies and mares 3 years old and up, Dec. 3
My Charmer, 1 1/16 miles for fillies and mares 3 years old and up, Dec. 10
Prairie Bayou, 1 1/8 miles for 3-year-olds and up, Dec. 17
Gowell, 6 furlongs for 2-year-old fillies, Dec. 23
Holiday Cheer, 6 furlongs for 3-year-olds and up, Dec. 31
Turfway even races on New Year's Eve. Love it.
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I SHIVER TO THINK WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LOSING HORSES...
...Now that the US is closer to allowing them to be eaten:
However, on Nov. 18 President Obama signed into law a broader bill that restores the funding. According to published reports, such action could end the “ban” on horse slaughter brought about by the lack of funding.Blood Horse
(snip)The legislation is tied to a federal General Accountability Office report from earlier this year. The report concluded, among other things, that the ban on horse slaughter has led to increased case of horse abuse. The report, called “Horse Welfare: Act Needed to Address Unintended Consequences from Cessation of Domestic Slaughter,” was directed by Congress. The report, released in June, said the slaughter market shifted to Canada and Mexico; from 2006 to 2010 horse exports for slaughter jumped 148% to Canada and 660% to Mexico.
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But... if horse is gonna be on the menu... maybe some Covington restaurants could cash in with a quick name enhancement to capitalize on the publicity? Here are a few suggestions:
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Gold Star Filly? Neigh Nora? Cock & Bull & Horse? Joc-Keystone? And then there's, well... yeah, Blinkers.
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Got any suggestions? Send them in!
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SEE ALSO: Williams to serve as chief racing steward.
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DID YOU SEE KENTUCKY ON 60 MINUTES SUNDAY?
They profiled a Lexington company that helps make food taste like...food. Check it out.
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COVINGTON GALLERY HOP IS FRIDAY
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IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE MOOD FOR HORSE, HOW ABOUT BEAR?
You can kill bears a week earlier than usual in Kentucky this year (in case you didn't waste all your bullets on sandhill cranes).
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IS CINCINNATI'S MAYOR LOSING IT A LITTLE?
I miss the nerdy state senator who was the son of a judge. This guy's just kind of a dick anymore:
Mallory began by insisting that he wasn’t going to comment for reporters about Chiquita’s departure unless they publicized one of his news releases about “a call out for new members to be involved in the Young Professionals Kitchen Cabinet.”Then he told a TV cameraman that he didn’t want to have a microphone clipped to his lapel or necktie: “Do you have to do that?” he asked. The videographer ended up attaching the mic on a competing news station’s mic.
(snip)“The loss of 350 jobs is something that concerns us, but it’s not something that’s going to affect our economy,” he said.
(snip)After Chiquita leaves, what happens to its headquarters?“Um, we’re probably going to implode that building — make that green space to continue the gardens that are across the way there from Procter & Gamble. We think that would be a great thing to do. We’re going to add a little bridge that goes – I’m kidding, I’m kidding,” he said.Ha? Plus, you must see the ridiculous photo Mallory posed for. Give me Denny Bowman any day over this douchebag.
Cincinnati Enquirer/Politics Extra
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NEW CINCINNATI COUNCILMAN GETS PWNED FOR NEWPORT QUESTION
Newly elected Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Seelbach (who, along with the other new members, will be sworn in today) had his first brush with being schooled on Twitter, albeit in a very small case. Seelbach tweeted yesterday that he was sitting in the Cincinnati Chamber's office and that a woman asked a secretary about what to do in town with a kid. The secretary recommended OMG the Newport Aquarium! Seelbach was angry that Cincinnati's Chamber would recommend a NKY attraction. So, the Chamber tweeted back:
To which Seelbach replied:@ChrisSeelbach We're a regional chamber serving the 15 county, 3 state MSA.
@CincyChamber got it! Just seemed a little strange to me, but understand your scope covers nky.And then the Aquarium got in on it:
And besides that, we're AWESOME. :)With one final reply from Seelbach:
@newportaquarium You are indeed awesome! Any way I can get a personal tour of the Seal exhibit? (if you have seals, that is!) :)If you have seals, that is...#SMH
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SPEAKING OF THE LEVEE...
Want a free small popcorn next time you get over to the AMC Theater? (It's a $4.5 million value!) Click the link:
AMC Bribes You At Facebook
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yesterday's news!
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Number of children on Medicaid in Kenton County doubles; 22% of teen moms here are giving birth for the second (or more) time. New depressing data from Kentucky Youth Advocates with local highlights (and link to full report) at the link.
The RC News: New Data Shows Poorer Kenton County
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Did you catch the news about the entire block under renovation or the one about the new music venue opening where the Mad Hatter used to be?
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A Latonia bar is fined for smoking ban violations; A woman heads to medical school from The Welcome House shelter; How a rape spree in Licking Riverside led to the creation of the Women's Crisis Center; A KY church bans interracial couples; and would you want penguins from the Aquarium at your wedding proposal? Those stories and more at the link.
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More on the 'Great Banana Split of 2011' and why Covington is the loser in Chiquita's move; Presidential candidate Herman Cain's latest extramarital controversy originated in Kentucky; Plus, photos from the City tree-lighting in Mainstrasse. Those stories and more at the link!
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