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3 DECEMBER 2011
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KENTUCKY VS. LOUISVILLE
2011 will end with a bang as the Kentucky Wildcats host the Louisville Cardinals at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
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HOUSE DIVIDED
My house has always been divided during this annual game, but now that my brother has a new baby, the number of fans on both sides is equal. For that story, click the link.
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MORE:
How Kentucky Beats Louisvlle State-Journal
UK vs UofL is Basketball's Top Rivalry SB Nation
Yes, Kentucky, There is a Louisville Courier-Journal
UofL Faces Off Against Kentucky WFPL
Just Another Game? Coach Cal
How UK & UofL Match Up Herald-Leader
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REMEMBERING... ...BOB ARMSTRONG
The man who led the efforts of the Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Committee to raise $450,000 to replace the lights on the aging Roebling Bridge, passed away this week. Bob Armstrong was 63. In addition to his maintenance of Covington's signature structure, Armstrong was a member of the 1960s doo wop band The Casinos and played keyboard on the group's top ten hit "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye." For more on that story, click here.|
Armstrong was also a regular presence at the annual fundraiser for The Carnegie, "Suits That Rock". The video below was shot backstage by local author Rick Robinson at the event in 2010. Thanks to Rick and also to Jason Dudas of the Telecommunications Board of Northern Kentucky for finding and editing this clip. It's of Armstrong and former member of Pure Prairie League, Judge Micky Folgier:
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in the news...
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COVINGTON STARTS DAYTIME CURFEW TUESDAY
When Covington schools return for the second half of the school year, the City's new daytime curfew ordinance goes into effect. It requires that all school-aged children be in class or at home and not out wandering the streets where they would face being stopped and questioned by police.
For the backstory:
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TODAY IS LAST CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON CENTER CITY ACTION PLAN
The latest plan to revitalize Downtown Covington is seeking your input through an online survey. Today is the last day to participate before the data starts to be compiled. Click the link for that.
For more on the CCAP from The River City News:
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COVINGTON HOUSE RAIDED IN TOYS FOR TOTS THEFT
The crime happened in Cincinnati, but various law enforcement agencies descended upon an unidentified Covington home to find the stolen toys:
St. Bernard Police say they and the Erlanger and Covington Police served search warrants Friday evening at a home in Covington and have detained two males for questioning in a recent burglary from the U.S. Marines' Toys For Tots office in St. Bernard. Police say they got tips from two different people that pointed to the same Covington address.FOX 19
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FORMER BENGAL TANK JOHNSON ASKS FOR ROB SANDERS'S HELP
Have I mentioned how much I love Twitter? You just never know what's gonna pop up next. Former Bengal Tank Johnson got himself in trouble over some guns a few years ago. Here's a little backstory from the somewhat reliable Wikipedia:
On February 17, 2007, Johnson's lawyer contested a Lake County Circuit Court to drop Johnson's unlicensed weapons charges. His attorney claimed that since Johnson is a resident of Arizona, he does not have to abide to gun registration laws of Illinois. On March 15, 2007, Johnson was sentenced to a 120 days in Cook County Jail and fined $2,500 for violating his probation. Johnson entered a plea of not guilty on 10 counts of possessing a weapon without the proper state-required ID. On April 30, Johnson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge as part of an arrangement with prosecutors that will keep him from serving additional jail time.It would appear that those charges are coming back to haunt him, so Johnson has asked Kenton Co Commonwealth Attorney Rob Sanders to help:
Been talking to immigration on the fone for an hour! Trying to make sure I'm good for this trip! @MRazore this is a trip.
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Dear Immigration, Stall a pimp out, yes I got caught w a lot of guns HOWEVER they were registered to me and I aint shoot nobody! #Imsureofit
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Looks like Sanders may be interested in helping this fella out:
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Twitter. Love it.
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FORMER GOV PAUL PATTON RESIGNS FROM STATE ED BOARD
He did not want to create a conflict of interest as the Commonwealth considers adding the University of Pikeville to the state system. Patton is president of the school.
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REDISTRICTING MAY SLICE COVINGTON INTO MORE PARCELS
When the Kentucky General Assembly kicks off its new session on Tuesday, the redrawing of boundaries for Congressional and State Legislative House & Senate districts will be a top priority. Covington's State Rep. Arnold Simpson (D-Covington, Ludlow, Bromley) may represent less of the city and Rep. Dennis Kenne (D-Wilder, Newport, Bellevue, Dayton) may have a slice of Northern Kentucky's capital city. The Covington City Commission will likely pass a resolution at its next meeting Tuesday in opposition of any redistricting in the city. The River City News spoke with all four commissioners and Rep. Keene. For that story, click the link.
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GOODBYE 2011!
Thank you for reading The River City News and making this effort at generating content that is important to Covington so much fun!
Here are the Top 10 Stories that you read on this website:
10) An editorial on returning the conversation in Covington to a more civil tone (July 22)
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9) The November 27 Sunday Edition
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8) The planned opening of Bangarang's in the old Mad Hatter Space (Dec 16)
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7) The awful news that a teen was shot and killed on Greenup Street (Dec 20)
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6) The River City News was first to report that Mayor Denny Bowman would resign at the end of September (Sept 9)
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5) The awful news that a 15-year old boy was arrested in the murder written about in story #7 (Dec 22)
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4) When Covington City Commission passed its contentious contingency budget, you turned to The River City News for the details (June 29)
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3) Holy Cross was the pride of the City after winning its first state football championship. The River City News was the only media present when the team returned to Latonia (Dec 3)
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2) An exclusive interview with Superintendent of Covington Independent Public Schools, Lynda Jackson (August 30)
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1) Seriously! This shows how much that window display at Sims Furniture meant to the community. This story lit up like a wildfire as soon as it was posted. (Nov 22)
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But which stories were the most important for the year? A lot of them are the same as above, but with further analysis and more links for background:
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The staff of The River City News (ha ha) put together a list of the top 10 stories from 2011 in order of their effect on the city. For that compilation, click the link:
The staff of The River City News (ha ha) put together a list of the top 10 stories from 2011 in order of their effect on the city. For that compilation, click the link:
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SEE YOU A LOT MORE (DETAILS COMING SOON) IN 2012!
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