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Monday, March 19, 2012

NEWS ROUND-UP -- MONDAY MORNING 19 MAR

by Michael Monks 
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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
WILL THIS HISTORIC BUILDING BE RAZED FOR A PARKING LOT?

We may find out today during the Urban Design Review Board meeting this afternoon. The plans by Legacy Financial (in the larger building next door) to turn the lot into additional parking is opposed by Progress With Preservation. For the story, click here
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DID YOU MISS THE NEWS FROM SUNDAY? 
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PHOTOS: Thousands flock to Covington for St. Patrick's Day 
To see tons of photos from all over Downtown Covington & Mainstrasse, click here
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SEE ALSO: One City Commissioner was upset with the condition of Mainstrasse the morning after the St. Pat's celebrations. For that story, click here
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Spring has sprung in Covington
Photos from all over Downtown Covington & Mainstrasse showing off the lovely early blooms. Click Here 
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Check out The Sunday Edition in its entirety for a recap of the week that was and a preview of the week that will be in Covington. Click here
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FRANKFORT/POLITICS
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Kentucky scores a C- in national corruption study I Watch News
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Party leaders prepare for Presidential primary's arrival in Kentucky cn|2
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Kentucky applies for two more No Child Left Behind waivers WFPL 
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Action set up to pick up pace in slow-moving legislature Courier-Journal
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Many issues still on table as General Assembly session winds down WFPL 
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Kentucky scores high on financial transparency Cincinnati Enquirer 
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Surface coal mining permits in effect today WFPL 
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A chance to improve Kentucky dental health Herald-Leader 
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Fort Knox loosening access restrictions Herald-Leader 
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6th District Congressional race may prove important for direction of country in 2012 cn|2 
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NEW SUPERPAC COULD PLAY ROLE IN NKY CONGRESSIONAL RACE
It's based in Alexandria: 
It’s the latest development in a potential ramp-up for outside groups to get involved and potentially influence the outcome of the seven-candidate Republican primary for the open 4th Congressional District seat. One candidate, Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas Massie, met with one Northern Kentucky donor, Richard Knock, who has been linked to wanting to start a Super PAC. However, Massie denies talking about that with Knock. 
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BEAR CHASING MAY BE PERMITTED IN KENTUCKY AGAIN
If your dog chases a bear up a tree, it's not considered fair to shoot it. But the hunting lobby wants to change that rule: 

The wildlife commission is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. Monday to reconsider the earlier decision so the hunters, known as houndsmen, would have about four weeks set aside each year to chase bears with dogs and to allow them to shoot some of the bears during one of those weeks.
"It is a powerful lobby," Democratic political strategist Danny Briscoe said. "It's not galvanized often but, when it is, it is incredibly strong." 
Herald-Leader/Roger Alford 
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TORNADO RECOVERY UPDATE
Volunteers convert warehouse to school Herald-Leader 
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Governor returning to Eastern Kentucky WKYT 
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Another disaster recovery center opens WKYT 
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BLUES FEST EVENT TO BENEFIT HOLMES, DAYTON HIGH SCHOOLS
So go check it out. 
6th Annual Blues FestivalNKU Jazz Ensemble, Dayton High School Band, Holmes High School, KingSonic, Dick and the Roadmasters, G. Miles and the Hitmen, and William Brian HoggSaturday, March 24 • 7pmGuys-n-Dolls Entertainment Complex, Cold Spring, KY$10 general admission
The Annual Blues Festival is a fundraiser to benefit the EMPOWER program at Dayton and Holmes High School. The annual blues festival is a chance to see NKU Jazz students interact with some of the top blues musicians in the area.
Press Release 

How does a movie star end up with a UK player's iPhone? Rabid UK fan Ashley Judd walked away from Louisville with Terrance Jones's phone. The "Missing" star calls the whole thing a big accident as demonstrated in the note she wrote that Jones then sent out to the world via Twitter: 
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...creepy? 
Nation of Blue 
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UK is playing as good as they can USA Today 
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Bracket conspiracies working out for UK Herald-Leader 
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UK vs. Indiana is not just another game State-Journal 
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Dick Vitale on UK/IU ESPN 
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Hardwood Triangle (UK, UofL, IU) all advance to Sweet 16 Insider Louisville 
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March Madness is big bucks for NCAA but not for the amateur athletes Salon 

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Oh, by the way, UK's baseball team is kicking ass too Kentucky Kernel 
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HOLMES GRAD RICARDO JOHNSON AND OHIO MOVE ON TO SWEET 16
The member of the 2009 state champion Holmes basketball team is closer to a national title now. Follow him on Twitter here and check out his ESPN profile here.
QUICKIES
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Kentucky distilleries serve tourists USA Today 
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Transylvania student is Kentucky's first Rose of Tralee competitor Herald-Leader 
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Three Kentucky Air National Guard units win service awards Herald-Leader 
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QUESTION: IS HORSE RACING BAD?
What an awful question to consider in Kentucky, but national publications are comparing HBO's cancellation of the series Luck following the death of a third horse on set -- to the "thousands" killed in the actual racing industry: 
It's a strange society in which a television show can't kill horses with impunity but the more than 50 thoroughbred tracks in the United States can. Perhaps the producers of Luck have more of an affinity for the horses, agreeing to quit after killing only three while people in the racing industry destroy thousands. Perhaps people believe a death on the racetrack is somehow more honorable than a death for HBO. Whatever it is, America's loyalty speaks volumes about how it prefers its horse deaths: Luck averaged only around 625,000 viewers per episode, but 14.5 million people watched the Kentucky Derby last year. 
GOOD  
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Any thoughts on that?

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/18/2116407/kentucky-wildlife-commissioners.html#storylink=rss?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#storylink=cp

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