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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

NEWS ROUND-UP -- WEDNESDAY MORNING

by Michael Monks 
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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER OMNICARE STORY TO PISS YOU OFF
The Fortune-500 company that is moving out of its section-8, government-subsidized office space in RiverCenter won't let charges of more criminal activity slow down its effort to buy its nearest competitor. Keep in mind folks, this is a company that can no longer afford to pay rent in Kentucky, so it needed more corporate welfare from Ohio to keep going, yet in can spend hundreds of millions to buy PharMerica? Pay attention, folks.
Louisville Business First
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A TRAIN WILL DERAIL IN LATONIA TODAY
Do not forget that there will be a train derailment on Southern Avenue today. It is only a drill, but will be very realistic. Click the link for the story.
The RC News: A Train Will Derail in Latonia, But Don't Worry
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JOIN DIRECTION 2030 TO DISCUSS KENTON COUNTY'S FUTURE
The next meeting is Thursday evening at the Kenton County Agricultural Extension Office, 10990 Marshall Road, Covington at 6:30PM - 8:30PM. It may not be as fun as this video implies, but it's important nonetheless:
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CENTER FOR GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS BANQUET TONIGHT

The Center for Great Neighborhoods celebrates 35 years of serving Covington. Their annual banquet is tonight from 5:30PM - 7:30PM at The Grand in Covington. You can read a countdown of 35 contributions the Center has made to the city by going over to their Facebook page.

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DID YOU KNOW UNION TERMINAL WAS ALMOST ON THE RIVERFRONT?
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DID YOU GO TO COLLEGE AND NOT FINISH? NKU IS HERE FOR YOU
If you earned 80 or more credits, it's even easier with Project Graduate. The Commonwealth of KY wants to double the number of college graduates in the state by 2020. Project Graduate at NKU helps. Click the link for more info.
NKU
THOUGH: If you've never gone to college, it's never too late for that either. Gateway College in Covington or NKU in Highland Heights. Get goin'!
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LOOK AT THE COOL THINGS STUDENTS AT NKU ARE DOING!
A group of them won a national computer programming prize. Remember when Commissioner Steve Frank hyped the new College of Informatics building, Griffin Hall, as possibly the place the next Steve Jobs may come out of? He may be right!
FOX 19
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STATE POLICE CRACK DOWN ON UNDERAGE DRINKING
The law enforcement agency awarded $300,000 in grants to reduce underage drinking, including funds for the documentary about the 1987 Carrollton Bus Crash (Google it). For the rest, click the link.
KSP
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AND SINCE IT'S UGLY OUT TODAY... WE'LL END WITH SOMETHING PRETTY...
...a view of Covington from the US Geological Survey. Watch the video. It's very beautiful and calming. -And then, get back to work! You're on the clock!




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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

NEWS ROUND-UP -- TUESDAY EVENING

by Michael Monks 
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COVINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT WINS $10,000 GRANT!
The city-wide effort in the online voting at Liberty Mutual's Be Fire Smart competition has paid off. CovFD will get $10,000 to use toward fire safety programs.
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POLITICS:
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REP. GEOFF DAVIS IS POOREST MEMBER OF KY'S DC DELEGATION
With an estimated net worth of just $105, 502, Congressman Geoff Davis (R-Hebron) is at the bottom in income of Kentucky's federal representation in Washington. In fact, he's 57th from the bottom of the entire 535-member Congress. The order, from richest to poorest: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville), $27,213,024; Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Louisville), $9,608, 004; Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Somerset), $3,683,641; Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Hopkinsville), $2,794,523; Sen. Rand Paul (R-Bowling Green), $774,009; Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Versailles), $654, 006; Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green), $582,815. The entire list compiled by USA Today (and report Greg Korte who used to cover Cincinnati City Hall for the Enquirer) is fascinating and worth wasting a few minutes with.
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DAVIS WINS AWARD FROM ADOPTION ORG THAT SUPPORTS SAME-SEX ADOPTION
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Interesting. Voice for Adoption, a national adoption advocacy group that includes same-sex parenting in its list of campaigns, awards vehemently anti-gay Geoff Davis with "Legislator of the Year". From the release: "Voices for Adoption commended Congressman Davis for his legislative efforts to help eliminate the barriers to permanency that children and families regularly encounter during the adoption process.  Congressman Davis introduced the bipartisan Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (H.R. 2883) which was signed by President Obama on September 30, 2011.  The law improves and extends child welfare programs that were set to expire on September 30, 2011, and renews the authority of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to grant approval for child welfare demonstration projects. "
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That's a great accomplishment, but the Adoption group says on its own website, "VFA supports and encourages legislation that breaks down barriers to achieve more adoptive homes for children in foster care through prohibiting discrimination of adoptive and foster parents based on sexual orientation and or marital status." 
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Meanwhile, Davis has a 0% voting record from the Human Rights Campaign and is even co-signed the Manhattan Declaration which states, "The impulse to redefine marriage in order to recognize same-sex and multiple partner relationships is a symptom, rather than the cause, of the erosion of the marriage culture. It reflects a loss of understanding of the meaning of marriage as embodied in our civil and religious law and in the philosophical tradition that contributed to shaping the law. Yet it is critical that the impulse be resisted, for yielding to it would mean abandoning the possibility of restoring a sound understanding of marriage and, with it, the hope of rebuilding a healthy marriage culture. It would lock into place the false and destructive belief that marriage is all about romance and other adult satisfactions, and not, in any intrinsic way, about procreation and the unique character and value of acts and relationships whose meaning is shaped by their aptness for the generation, promotion and protection of life. In spousal communion and the rearing of children (who, as gifts of God, are the fruit of their parents' marital love), we discover the profound reasons for and benefits of the marriage covenant."
Just sayin'...
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MEANWHILE, DID YOU THINK THERE WOULD EVER BE A CONGRESSMAN FROM KENTUCKY THAT SAID THINGS LIKE THIS:
A member of the 1%, but speaking on behalf of the rest. Interesting.
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REDISTRICTING PLANS WOULD BRING CHANGES TO NKY BOUNDARIES
Kentucky's 4th Congressional District would lose lots of counties under this plan. Check it out, and pay close attention to this process. Both parties love this creepy, ridiculous part of our democracy called gerrymandering. 
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SEN. THAYER ROLLING IN CASH ALREADY
State Senator Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown) whose district includes South Covington (See: Gerrymandering comment above) announced via Twitter that he already has $100,000 in the bank for the 2012 race. That makes him a formidable incumbent.
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CROSBIE TO WORK FOR STATE GOP
She lost a heartbreaker last week to incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Todd Hollenbach, but KC Crosbie will be working with money anyway. The Lexington City Councilmember is now the state finance chair of the Kentucky Republican Party.
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DID YOU MISS ANY OF THE RIVER CITY NEWS FROM EARLIER?
COVINGTON: A new Brent Spence by 2023?; TANK to increase fares; No wonder Dippin' Dots is going under; Finally, we can all start shooting sandhill cranes; Is it true that women can only keep secrets for 32 minutes?; and a hilarious video from behind-the-scenes of a KY political commercial. Those and more at the link!
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COVINGTON: Sex abuse by Covington priests may cost prominent attorney Stan Chesley his law license; Is karma catching up to Omnicare?; George Clooney's locally filmed movie is on its way out of theaters; and from Monday: Covington daytime curfew gains support; Louisville's mayor gives Covington advice; and a train will derail in Latonia. Click the link.
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NEWS ROUND--UP -- TUESDAY LUNCH

by Michael Monks 
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NEW SCHEDULE INDICATES BRENT SPENCE COMPLETION BY DECEMBER 2015
A new schedule details the upcoming events for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project. Public meetings will resume in February 2012 with a detailed design to follow in Septmeber of next year. It also looks like the completion of the project is optimistically listed at December 2015. Could it be? Or am I reading this wrong? UPDATE (12:21PM) Kevin LeMaster of Building Cincinnati corrects my idiocy, stating that construction begins December 2015 with completion anticipated for 2023.
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TANK TO INCREASE FARES IN 2012?
A press release posted to TANK's website a few days ago discusses fare increases but says they go into effect on January 1, 2011. Must be a typo since the release was posted in November 2011. Express Service increase from $1.75 to $2.00 and there will be a transfer fee among two other increases. Southbank Shuttle is unaffected.
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KY FORECLOSURES DOWN 39% FROM ONE YEAR AGO
954 properties were in some stage of foreclosure in October, down from 1,322 a year ago. 
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DUKE ENERGY ACQUIRES SOLAR FARMS
Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy’s Commercial Businesses, purchased the portfolio of photovoltaic (PV) projects from ESA Renewables, LLC, which designed and built the generation sites. 
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NO WONDER DIPPIN' DOTS IS GOING UNDER
A teen worked for one day at a Kings Island Dippin' Dots stand and allegedly walked away with $1,800 from the register. 
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TIME TO START SHOOTIN' CRANES, Y'ALL!
After years and years of waiting to quench our thirst for the blood of the once-nearly extinct sandhill crane, Kentucky hunters can dust off those crane bullets and get to shootin', and possibly some rootin' and/or tootin'!
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WANT TO KNOW WHAT DOESN'T KILL JOBS?
Government regulations.
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WANT TO KNOW WHAT DOES KILL JOBS?
A balanced budget amendment.
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BOYS BASKETBALL: HOLMES #2, HOLY CROSS #5
Two 9th region polls are out and two Covington teams are expected to do well.
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PHOTOS FROM CATHEDRAL BASILICA TOUR
Beautiful.
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SHARE A SECRET WITH A WOMAN? YOU HAVE 32 MINUTES
A new study shows that women keep secrets for just 32 minutes on average. Though:
But if you happen to believe the stereotype that the fairer sex talks more than men, think again. In 2007, NPR reported on a study out of the University of Arizona that found men talk more than women, especially when engaged in conversation with their wives or strangers. Women on the other hand tend to speak more to college classmates or children.
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IF YOU LOVED THE "GRANNIES" AD FROM THIS YEAR'S ELECTION...
There's more. Successful Democratic candidate for KY Secretary of State won a lot of attention for her clever campaign ad featuring both of her grandmothers. The campaign released a behind-the-scenes bloopers reel that came from the filming. Watch it. Hilarious.
DID YOU MISS THIS MORNING'S NEWS ROUND-UP?
COVINGTON: Sex abuse by Covington priests may cost prominent attorney Stan Chesley his law license; Is karma catching up to Omnicare?; George Clooney's locally filmed movie is on its way out of theaters; and from Monday: Covington daytime curfew gains support; Louisville's mayor gives Covington advice; and a train will derail in Latonia. And more! Click the link.
The RC News: News Round-Up -- Tuesday Morning

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NEWS ROUND-UP -- TUESDAY MORNING

by Michael Monks 
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FROM THE RIVER CITY NEWS:
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Covington & Kenton County schools, Covington & Newport Police, city, community & neighborhood leaders all joined in support of the proposed daytime curfew for minors.
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Louisville's mayor has plenty of advice for Covington and the River Cities. Following much success on the riverfront in Kentucky's largest city, Mayor Greg Fischer spoke in Covington on how NKY can match that success.
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Emergency personnel and victims will be scattered all over Latonia Wednesday as the EPA practices its emergency response right here in our backyard. The scenario will be a train derailment at 315 West Southern Avenue.
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IN OTHER NEWS...
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ATTORNEY FACES DISBARMENT OVER SEX ABUSE BY COVINGTON PRIESTS
Prominent Cincinnati attorney Stan Chesley is accused of defrauding the 252 victims that shared in an $84 million settlement from the Diocese of Covington after being sexually abused by Catholic priests, many of whom were never punished.
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DEAR OMNICARE, KARMA IS A YOU-KNOW-WHAT
Is it wrong that I relish the possibility that Omnicare could shell out hundreds of millions of dollars for more wrong-doing? Nope. But what is wrong, is that this awful, terrible, thieveing, corporate welfare queen is still eligible for tax breaks from any government entity. Read this story and know that Covington is better off without these jerks on our side of the river.
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KENTUCKY WANTS OUT OF 'NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND'
Kentucky's Department of Education says the initiative spearheaded by former President W is broken.
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SAN FRANCISCO BAILS OUT KENTUCKY
That's the headline from a progressive website discussing the value of dollars and workers in the Bay Area and here in the Commonwealth. Not sure at whom to be mad, the writer or the facts?
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WILDER'S COLD SPRING'S KNOTTY PINE CLOSES, IS LOOKING FOR NEW HOME
I know lots of great, empty spaces in Covington for these good folks to bring their celebrated restaurant. Do you? Message them!
The message from the owners: 
Dear Friends of the Knotty Pine,
We have some news that we would like to share with you; our Friends and Customers. As you know, part of the charm of the Knotty Pine on the Bayou is our lovely, historic building. Unfortunately as time goes on, we have experienced some changes that go beyond our "slightly" tilting floors. We hired a reputable engineering firm to help us reinforce our home, and work was under way, but unfortunately we have come to the difficult decision that the best course of action is to close our location on Licking Pike. This closing will NOT be permanent! We are actively looking for a new space in which to re-open Knotty Pine on the Bayou, and we are going to be back in business as quickly as possible. We will keep you posted through this period of transition, and we THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of your love and support over our 17 years. We are so looking forward to welcoming you to our new home. Please stay tuned... PEACE, LOVE & CRAWFISH

John and Kathy Caulfield
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KENTUCKY: SHOP DOWNTOWN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
The Commonwealth of Kentucky's new program, "Shop Downtown This Holiday Season", applies very much to Covington. Dollars spent at local merchants are reinvested in the community while the big box national chains spend their money on God knows what. SHOP LOCAL SHOP LOCAL SHOP LOCAL SHOP LOCAL. How many of you will buy all of your holiday gifts from a local merchant? Do it!
Commonwealth of Kentucky
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CLOONEY MOVIE SHOT IN COVINGTON TOPS OUT AT $38 MILLION
"The Ides of March", the political thriller shot around here on both sides of the river, is on its way out of theaters to make room for Clooney's next picture, "The Descendants":
“Ides” played in only 696 theaters last weekend, a 50% drop from the previous week (1,391), according to boxofficemojo.  It has earned an estimated $38,389,000 — not a very big amount in the movie world. (“Immortals” opened with $32 million last weekend.) More than a third of the “Ides” total came in the $10.4 million opening weekend, which nearly covered the costs for the $12-million film.
Cincinnati Enquirer/John Kiesewetter
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NEW TV SHOW: "I KNOW I'M PREGNANT"
LOL.
The Onion
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AND FINALLY... BECAUSE IT'S TUESDAY... WATCH THIS AWESOME VIDEO OF ALTAR BOYS SINGING AS IF THEY WERE CATS. NO SERIOUSLY, WATCH EVERY SECOND OF IT. AMAZEBALLS.
SONG IS CALLED "HUMOROUS DUET FOR CATS" AND IS FROM 19TH CENTURY.
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Monday, November 14, 2011

SUPPORT MOUNTS FOR DAYTIME CURFEW IN COVINGTON

by Michael Monks 
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Covington Schools Superintendent
Lynda Jackson speaks in support
of curfew
The City of Covington's attempt to impose a curfew on kids aged six to eighteen continued Monday night with a public meeting at City Hall. Roughly twenty citizens joined local leaders including Mayor Chuck Scheper, Superintendent Lynda Jackson, Commissioner Sherry Carran, two members of the school board, Chief of Police Lee Russo and city staff.
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The issue of truancy in Covington is a serious one with Covington Schools handling 13,211 unexcused absences last year. That is the same number as the much larger Dallas, Texas school district which lowered its unexcused absences to 13,800 from 22,805 after passing an ordinance that Covington's proposed curfew is modeled after. The ordinance would require all school-aged kids between the ages of six and eighteen to be in school or indoors during school hours. Otherwise, the police can stop a student and ask where the child is supposed to be.
City Solicitor Frank Warnock
explains that the curfew ordinance
would be constitutional
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Superintendent Jackson spoke on the negative effect truancy has on the graduation rate and the school's finances. In 2008, when Jackson ascended to the district's top job, unexcused absences cost Covington schools $1.1 million in state and federal funding, she said. Today, the loss is half that. "It's our job as a school district to work with neighborhoods to ensure these students are in school."
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Police Chief Lee Russo speaks (C), City
Manager Larry Klein at podium, Mayor
Chuck Scheper and Commissioner
Sherry Carran in foregorund
Christopher Gastright, Secretary of the Wallace Woods Neighborhood Association, which is adjacent to Holmes High School, said that that organization voted at its most recent meeting to support the curfew. Gastright witnessed the recent beating of a Holmes student at the hands of a gang from the alternative school that left the teen lying in a puddle of blood. "These kids were jumping up and down on the kid's face," Gastright said, describing the violent scene as one that happens more frequently in recent years. "These kids are being assaulted and corrupted in our neighborhood. I don't want to see another kid get stomped."
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Barry Johnson of the Mainstrasse neighborhood also spoke in favor of the curfew. "I know a lot of these kids would be good kids if they had parents like mine," Johnson said. "They don't have adult supervision, they don't have a family. This would give an opportunity for police to stop a child and ask, 'what's up'?"
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Jackson expressed the need for mentors for the students in her district. "We have over two-hundred students being mentored and their attendance improves," Jackson said. "We only need four-hundred more mentors and we won't need all these wrap-around services."
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Law enforcement present at the meeting also unanimously supported the curfew ordinance. Ken Kippenbrock, Director of Pupil Personnel and a sheriff's deputy joined Chief Lee Russo and Newport Police Corporal Larry Long in arguing that the curfew would offer another tool for officers that does not currently exist: the ability to pick up a child and return him or her to school, to home or to jail. Newport has had a curfew since 2001 also based on the Dallas model. "If a kid needs to be in school, it's a way to get him there, if a kid needs to be at home, it's a way to get him there," Long said. "Newport kids know that if they skip school, we will pick them up. They talk about it."
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One mother from Monte Casino that home-schools her children expressed concern that the ordinance may be unconstitutional. City Solicitor Frank Warnock said that the ordinance is crafted to follow constitutionality stating, "You have to use least-restrictive needs that can accomplish the goal."
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Ultimately, the goal is for better graduation rates and less daytime crime. "We had twenty-eight kids drop out of school in 2008," Jackson said, telling of how she studied twenty-six of their available records to dig deeper into what may have caused the drop-outs. "Some were special needs, some couldn't read. One had three children at eighteen. (But) they were all truant with thirty to forty days of being absent. If we don't graduate all those students, we'll never be able to work with Covington to eliminate the poverty issue we're facing."

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MAYOR OF POSSIBILITY CITY SEES POSSIBILITIES HERE TOO

by Michael Monks 
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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks to NKY
Chamber of Commerce at The Grand in Covington
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer spoke before approximately sixty people at today's government forum sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Fischer leads Kentucky's largest city, one that has had great success with redeveloping its riverfront as Covington and its sister River Cities hope to do too. Louisville has had so much success in that area, that its results will be featured at the Smithsonian next spring. Fischer said the impetus for launching redevelopment in Lousiville was simply civic pride. "Leaders were tired of looking at our front door and seeing scrap metal and junkyards," the Democrat Fischer said. "If this is the Gateway to the South, why would people want to go any farther?"
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Attendees listen to Mayor Fischer
Fischer, 53, was elected in November 2010 to his first term. His current position is his first in public life, though he sought and lost the 2008 Democratic nomination for US Senate to businessman Bruce Lunsford who lost that year to Mitch McConnell. Fischer's life in private and public service were highlights of what he describes as a successful strategy in any type of redevelopment plans for governments. "You have to get everyone to the table so no one can point fingers," Fischer said, stressing the importance of public-private partnerships. "We had the city, the state, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the private sector. You got a lot more municipalities than we had to feal with so it's even more important for you to bring everyone to the table."
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Over two decades $125 million has been spent in redeveloping Louisville's riverfront and downtown areas, Fischer said. The mayor offered amounts of $25 million from the city, $40 million from the state $40 million from private contributions, and $15 - $20 million from the city's Brown Foundation. "Government invests in greenspace and infrastructure and the private sector should find that appealing and follow suit with redevelopment," Fischer said. 
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Successes and goals for Louisville offered up by Fischer include Whiskey Row, the Waterfront Park, East Market and 4th Street Live! which attracts 4.5 million visitors annually, many from outside the area. As Covington and the River Cities aim for similar successes, our region also shares some of Louisville struggles. Downtown retail and residency still need work and Fischer argued that his city needs a Downtown grocery store. Also, the city is in need of not one but two new bridges that span its portion of the Ohio River. "We've been working on a bridge for forty-two years," Fischer said, adding that when work begins, five-thousand jobs would be created and the regional economy would be opened up. 
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Mayor Fischer spent much of the morning and lunch in the River Cities before his speech that touted the benfits of merged government("We speak to businesses with one voice.") and highlighted Louisville's economic successes, including the UPS hub that he says results in the creation of one separate business every three weeks. The city's growing international community was also highlighted with Fischer saying 12% of Louisville's residents were born outside America and that they run the gamut from "refugee to PhD". Education in Louisville was also touted with plans to develop a "university district" around its larger institutions of higher learning.
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The mayor spoke highly of his visit to Covington and the River Cities, expressing optimism that similar results could happen here, too. "You guys got a lot going on in terms of development and excitement in the River Cities," Fischer said. "You don't go to too many places that have as much going on as you. Sometimes when you're so close, you don't see it." 
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A TRAIN WILL DERAIL IN COVINGTON, BUT DON'T WORRY

by Michael Monks 
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It will be an emergency taken very seriously, only it will be a fictitious situation. On Wednesday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency will conduct an emergency preparedness exercise in Latonia involving a train derailment. While the scenario will not be real, the actions of the responders and the actors will be extremely serious. The EPA wants residents around the 300 block of West Southern Avenue to know that the designated area being used will be clearly marked and that the exercise may disrupt some daily routines. Naturally, the train derailment exercise will happen near the Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati in Covington. 
SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH AS MANY OF YOUR NEIGHBORS AS POSSIBLE TO KEEP CONFUSION AND POSSIBLE PANIC TO A MINIMUM.
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Interested in checking out the museum? Click here: Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
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And check out this YouTube video of someone's trip to Covington to check out the museum:

IF YOU MISSED MONDAY MORNING'S HEADLINES:
Louisville's mayor comes to Covington today to chat; A brand new local print magazine debuts in Covington/Cincinnati; The homeless experience in Covington as told by the homeless; and from Sunday, a popular Main Street florist is closing its doors. Those stories and more at the link. Happy Monday!
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NEWS ROUND-UP -- MONDAY MORNING

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LOUISVILLE MAYOR TO SPEAK IN COVINGTON TODAY
The NKY Chamber of Commerce welcomes Greg Fischer (D), the Mayor of Louisville. “We are pleased to host Mayor Fischer to discuss strategies and best practices to move the Commonwealth forward,” said Blair Schroeder, VP of public affairs at the Chamber, in a news release. “As two of the largest metro areas, Louisville and Northern Kentucky share similar issues and opportunities. It makes sense for us to collaborate.” The Government Forum luncheon will be held at The Grand in Covington on November 14th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost to attend is $25 for Chamber members and $35 for future members. Registrations can be made by calling 859.578.8800 or online at www.nkychamber.com/events
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SEE ALSO: The NKY Chamber on Tuesday will host the Greater Cincinnati/NKY Film Commission to discuss recent and future successes, including the local filming of George Clooney's "The Ides of March". Register here.
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COVINGTON SHELTER LEADER TO SPEAK AT NKU TONIGHT
A special program on homelessness from the perspective of the homeless takes place this evening at NKU. Rachael Winters, director of the NKY Emergency Shelter, leads a panel of people that have experienced homelessness. For all the details, click on and enlarge the image below or visit NKU Grad Articles.
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CHRISTMAS POP OPERA COMING TO COVINGTON
Nativity The Pop Opera is a light hearted pop opera celebrating the Christmas story as seen through the eyes of the angels that were there! Seeing this holiday classic with the whole family will become a cherished part of your Christmas celebration. Bringing your family and friends to this ground breaking production is not only one of the best Christmas presents you can share, but your gift is also doubled! Proceeds from this winter show help to make summer dreams come true with ticket sales benefiting Cincinnati Children’s Hospital ‘Njoy-it-all Camp program. Be an angel to your family, friends and some amazing kids by being part of the newest tri-state holiday tradition, Nativity The Pop Opera! Dec 9 - 16.
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NEW LOCAL MAGAZINE ARRIVES IN COVINGTON/CINCINNATI
CNKY Scene is a brand new magazine whose first issue is now circulating around town. From the publishers: Each month we highlight many of the best events, food, businesses, nightlife, and entertainment in the LGBTQA community through advertising. Updated monthly, CNKY Scene will stay as current as your events and specials do! Additionally each month you will find us highlighting your events and businesses via social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook. With our working relationships with many of the local LGBTQA bars and establishments we have the opportunity to throw promotional parties at these venues. While CNKY Scene is an editorial-free publication we will feature local events, businesses, organizations, etc. each month on our cover with brief content that can help you stay aware and active in the community. It is our goal to help keep the LGBTQA community as active, growing, informed, and involved as possible.

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FROM THE WEEKEND:
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MAINSTRASSE'S ENCHANTED FLORIST TO CLOSE
A large sign on its building indicates that the popular florist/gift shop is closing for good but will offer steep discounts through Christmas.
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THE SUNDAY EDITION
Study shows Covington traffic congestion is better than most in area; 12 Covington businesses join Greater Cincinnati campaign to get you to shop local this holiday season; Plus, did the U-S of A rip off a new marketing initiative from right here in Covington? Grab a coffee and click, friends. Your Sunday paper is here.
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SATURDAY MAGAZINE
A grocery store shake-up in Midtown Covington; The Duke Energy payment center moves in with wig/cigarette store (seriously); Bill Butler, Corporex blame Bank of America for Covington's loss of Nielsen Company; And did Lexus RiverCenter hire the creepy voiced National Weather Service guys for their online videos? Those stories and more in your Saturday Magazine.
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

MAINSTRASSE'S ENCHANTED FLORIST TO CLOSE

by Michael Monks 
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A large banner posted on the front of Enchanted Florist on Main Street says the store is closing and that you can expect steep discounts inside through Christmas. The store's website is already gone and there have not been any recent posts at its Facebook page.
The store is closed on Sundays, anyway, but The River City News will follow up Monday. To take advantage of the savings, find Enchanted Florist at 523 Main Street or call 859.291.7400.

HAVE YOU READ 'THE SUNDAY EDITION', COVINGTON'S DIGITAL NEWSPAPER FROM THE RIVER CITY NEWS? 
Study shows Covington traffic congestion is better than most in area; 12 Covington businesses join Greater Cincinnati campaign to get you to shop local this holiday season; Plus, did the U-S of A rip off a new marketing initiative from right here in Covington? Grab a coffee and click, friends. Your Sunday paper is here.
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