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GALLERY OF GREAT BLACK KENTUCKIANS GAINS 3 NEW MEMBERS TODAY
From the Kentucky Human Rights Commission:
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights invites everyone to attend the February 8 Commission meeting where the Board of Commissioners will rule on discrimination complaints for the people of Kentucky.Press Release
This month, the commission will meet at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., at 9:30 a.m. (EST), in Room 113 of the Capitol Annex Building, 702 Capitol Ave., just behind the Capitol building.
Then, at 11:30 a.m., the commission will appear in the Capitol Rotunda to help celebrate Black History Month with the Kentucky Black Legislative Caucus and the Legislature. There, the commission will announce three inductees to its Gallery of Great Black Kentuckians. Many other activities are planned for the event, too. The public is invited to both of these events.
The new inductees have yet to be named publicly, but Covington already has two women in the gallery:
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MARGARET GARNER
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Margaret Garner became widely known when she and her family rebelled against their bondage and made an escape to freedom. In the winter of 1856, she and her husband Robert, their four children, and Robert’s parents fled the Maplewood Plantation in Boone County Kentucky and got away by crossing on foot the frozen Ohio River from Covington, Ky., to Cincinnati, Ohio. Pursuers found and captured the family in Ohio. Tragically, Garner attempted to put to death all of her children and herself, crying to captors that is was better to die than live as slaves. The unbelievable act so shocked the public that slavery was brought to the fore as a wrong and shameful institution. Garner is not the typical person chosen to have a poster in the educational Gallery series. But her role in Kentucky history is considered sigificant. Her resolve to help her family escape the ugliness of slavery holds a sad place in a dark era of Kentucky history.|
JANE ROBERTA SOMERS
Jane Roberta Summers (1895 - 1992) was a pillar of strength in the Covington community. She was a tireless activist and trailblazer who waged campaigns against social injustice, racism, homelessness, and hunger. Ms. Summers was the first woman manager of the government ubsidized apartments, Jacob Price Homes, located in Covington, Kentucky. She held the position of manager of Jacob Price Homes for twenty-five years. Ms. Summers was instrumental in the organization of the original Meals on Wheels in Covington, Kentucky. After her retirement at the age of 75, she joined the staff of the Covington Community Action Commission. Remarkably, Jane Summers became a paralegal at the age of 77 to aid those in need of low-cost legal services. Jane Roberta Summers was a stalwart member of the NAACP and the Poor People’s Coalition. On May 5, 1991, Covington Mayor Denny Bowman proclaimed the day to be “Jane Summer’s Day” in honor of the many services that Ms. Summers provided to the Covington community. Ms. Summers was further memorialized through the Jane Roberta Summers Foundation that was formed to continue her endeavor for social equality.See the full gallery by clicking here.
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SEE ALSO: NKU to show and discuss the film Natural Woman
The film will explore the voices and images of Black women as they candidly discuss the triumph and tragedy of having natural hair. The event is free to the public and the community is invited to come and take part in this discussion. After the screening, there will be a panel discussion with the creator, Cindy Hurst, and members of the NKU and surrounding community.Details at the link.
NKU
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COVINGTON CITY COMMISSION RECAP
Did you miss last night's coverage of the Covington City Commission meeting? A proposed tax amnesty plan, intentions to beautify part of Downtown, and the resignation of three City board chairmen highlighted Tuesday night's meeting. Full report at the link.
The River City News
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CENTER CITY ACTION PLAN & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DISCUSSED TODAY
The River City News will have this important development covered for you. This morning at 11:30AM, the Covington Business Council and the Denver-based Progressive Urban Management Associates (PUMA) will discuss the endeavors aimed at revitalizing Covington's urban core. Additionally, we may learn what PUMA has discovered in its research so far. Stay with The River City News for updates.
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WHOA! WHAT'S GOING ON IN FRANKFORT?
Check out this tweet from Kentucky Public Radio:
Let's recap the past 24 hr: Major Cabinet Secretary is out. Redistricting in shambles. No budget, no gambling bill yet. What now? #kyga12
That pretty much sums it up... what now?
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HERE'S WHAT NOW:
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KENTON CO STATE REP SPONSORS COUNTY UNIFICATION BILL
If counties want to merge, it would be up to the voters.
Republican state Rep. Adam Koenig of Erlanger is sponsoring the measure that would allow two or more counties to consolidate if approved by voters. Unification of counties has long been a hot topic in Kentucky, which has 120. But local officials have been resistant to the idea.AP via WKYT
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KY CONGRESSIONAL MAPS IN LIMBO TOO
After Tuesday's ruling that the Commonwealth's state legislative districts would remain in tact for the November elections, it appears the same may be true for the Congressional maps too:
The deadline was 4:00 pm today. And as it passed, state House leaders were still waiting on approval from the Senate on the latest compromise on what the districts should look like. That approval may not come anytime soon. House Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins says there’s no framework for an agreement in place.WFPL/Kenny Colston
House Speaker Greg Stumbo says if the current proposal can’t pass, then no new maps will be approved this session.
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FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE BILL HEADS TO KY SENATE
The bill would create a new board to oversee for-profit colleges. It passed the house 91 - 5.
Herald-Leader/Beth Musgrave
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KY COURTS ASK FOR MORE STAFF & BETTER COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
Apparently the state courts are using 25-year old computer systems:
At the heart of the Judicial Branch budget request is money for a new Case Management System to overhaul the current computer system across the commonwealth. The new system would be implemented in three phases. Minton requested authorization to sell bonds for the first phase at a cost of $2.2 million in debt service per year.More with video at the link.
cn|2/Don Weber
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A SECOND DEMOCRAT FILES TO REPRESENT COVINGTON IN DC
Bill Adkins, a lawyer from Williamstown, want to be KY-4's next Congressman:
Williamstown, KY—Bill Adkins (D) has filed this afternoon for election to the 4th Congressional District of the United States House of Representatives. Adkins resides in Williamstown, located in Grant County, KY and is married with 7 children and one granddaughter. He is the current Chairman of the Grant County Democratic Executive Committee since 2008.
“I officially filed today to run for Congress. I have entered this race because the hard working people of Kentucky’s 4th District need a voice in Washington who will stand up for them,” says Adkins. “I am running because I believe Democratic principles to be part of the solution and because the policies put forth by Republicans are those same failed policies they’ve promoted over the last decade, the same policies that brought about our current economic catastrophe, increased the national debt by over $6 trillion and wrought havoc with the personal financial status of so many Kentuckians.”|
Adkins is an attorney in private practice, operating out of his Williamstown, KY office. He is President of the Grant County Bar Association, a member of the Board of Directors of NKBA, is the Grant County Law Library Treasurer, and currently a member of the County Board of Elections.
FORMER UK BASKETBALL PLAYER COMMITS SUICIDE
Rest in peace, Jim Dinwiddie:
Attorney and former University of Kentucky basketball player Jim Dinwiddie, 63, was found dead Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, said Grayson County Coroner Joseph Brad Hudson. Officers from the Leitchfield Police Department found Dinwiddie dead of a single gunshot wound in his home on the public square in Leitchfield.Dinwiddie played under Adolph Rupp for three seasons and was drafted in 1971 by the NBA's 76ers.
Herald-Leader/Karla Ward
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SOMETHING WE CAN ALL AGREE ON: NO GRENADES AT CVG AIRPORT
Nevertheless, some doofus tried to carry one through security anyway prompting an evacuation last night.
Cincinnati Enquirer/Jennifer Edwards Baker
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COVINGTON COMPANY FORCED TO RECALL IMPORTED LAMPS
Designs Direct, which has its offices inside the old NKY Convention & Visitors Bureau building in Mainstrasse, is recalling some lamps from China:
WHY: The electrical cord can fray near the base of the lamp, posing a fire or shock hazard to consumers.No instances of injury were reported but 2,000 lamps are involved.
Washington Post
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WHAT'S UP WITH ALL THESE WILD HOGS?
And why do they make me hungry?
A nightmare on four-legs moves into our area and leaves an obvious path of destruction in its wake. "The most destructive wild animal" in North America is making it's way across the Tri-State. Wild hogs will destroy woodlands, farm fields and wildlife if not kept in check.Local 12/Rich Jaffe
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| File photo: Wild hog |
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CONGRESSMAN YARMUTH TALKS KENTUCKY BOURBON WITH EZRA KLEIN
I love John Yarmuth and I love Ezra Klein -- what a great treat!
Washington Post
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KY HORSE PARK WINS 3 SPOTS IN TOP 25 HORSE SHOWS
Another Kentucky treasure:
The KHP was WOWED this week when we found out that THREE of our horse shows made the North American Riders Group (NARG) list of Top 25 Horse Shows of 2011. No other facility was listed more than once. Congratulations Alltech National Horse Show, Kentucky Spring Horse Shows and the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships!
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COVINGTON ARTS PICKS A WINNING PROFILE PICTURE
A neat contest and a good way to engage an audience ends with a winner!
The votes are in, the race has ended, a winner has emerged! Congratulations Chris Kromer. Your stunning image of The Roebling Bridge is our new face! A fun fact about the Roebling Bridge is that over 166,000 people walked across it in the first two days of December in 1866 when the bridge first opened...and we think traffic is bad now when we go to work.
There were lots of wonderful entries. See the full list here.
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