by Michael Monks
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IN CASE YOU MISSED: 'POSSIBLE STRUCTURE FIRE' IN MAINSTRASSE
It was a pretty active scene and the residents of the apartment building were back inside within forty-five minutes. Lots of pictures at the link.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED: THE SUNDAY EDITION
The firefighters' union responds to the mayoral candidates regarding negotiations; A condo in the Ascent is headed to the auction block (video); Mayor Scheper's agenda for the year may be laid this week; Plus, great-looking new signs on the Devou Park Trails. The Sunday Edition is here. Click the link!|
4TH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES APPEAR TOGETHER
4TH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES APPEAR TOGETHER
Republicans Alecia Webb-Edgington, Gary Moore and Thomas Massie introduced themselves in Maysville. Hear from each of them on why they think themselves to be the best choice to replace the retiring Geoff Davis.
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MITT ROMNEY FILES IN KENTUCKY
MITT ROMNEY FILES IN KENTUCKY
He's the first candidate to get his name on the ballot here in the Bluegrass State.
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GOVERNOR BESHEAR AMONG 'WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD'
The popular segment on Keith Olbermann's show called our own Governor the third worst person in the world last week:
Steve Beshear is slashing $50 Million in state funds for education in his new budget but he’s not touching $43 Million for the state-funded dinosaur Bible theme park.Video at the link.
Barefoot & Progressive
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LAWMAKERS FIND BRIGHT SPOTS IN BUDGET
Despite the massive cuts to just about everything other than the tax breaks for the so-called 'Ark Park', some politicos in Frankfort say it ain't all bad:
Two appropriations Beshear made were for free colon cancer screenings for the uninsured and to create an adult abuse registry.WFPL
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TAX AMNESTY PROGRAM SHOULD HAVE TEETH
This is the one in the state, not the one proposed for the City.
“I’m afraid people are going to think the state is going to do this on a regular basis … and skirt the law until it’s to their advantage,” Farmer said.cn|2
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SOLDIER TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER SHOOTING AT FT. CAMPBELL
No one was hurt, fortunately.
AP via Herald-Leader
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PROGRAM REMEMBERS THE 1937 FLOOD
Tonight at the Cincinnati Library, a presentation on the epic weather event that happened 75 years ago this month.
Cincinnati Library
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CINCINNATI MAY NOT BE THE CITY THAT SINGS AFTER ALL
The City was considering an idea by Councilwoman Laure Quinlivan that a new slogan be adopted, "The City that Sings". Inspired by the upcoming World Choir Games (in addition to being the home of 98 Degrees?), ironically it's those games that may prevent the city from using it:
The Cincinnati Organizing Committee of the games already has established a brand, logo, colors and fonts to be used to advertise the games. The brand guidelines do allow for a short slogan, but one’s already been chosen: “Share Song. Create Magic.”Cincinnati Enquirer
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SOUTHWEST WILL NOT OFFER AIRTRAN SERVICE IN LEXINGTON
The decision follows the merger of the two airlines.
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KENTUCKY CHAMBER OFFERS LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO PRINCIPALS
Nice:
The Kentucky Chamber Foundation will invest more than $1 million toward creating a Leadership Institute for School Principals, which will offer new principals from public and private schools across the state the opportunity to receive executive-level leadership training.Business First
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FORMER UK QUARTERBACK JOINS FUTURE UK QB IN EATING CONTEST
This looks like it was a fun event. Fort Thomas Matters hosted Jared Lorenzen and Patrick Towles against two other guys in a pizza eating contest:
The challenge: Each two-man team had to consume one 24-inch pizza in 10 minutes. It was easier said than done – neither team was able to finish their pizza in the allotted time.Video at the Fort Thomas Matters link, story & photos at NKY Spot.
I don't know how I "feel" about Beshear's reason to cut the education budget by $50 million, but I do know how I "feel" about Ky. educational system. It's terrible. Of course, I don't want to see my teacher friends with classes the size of a small town, but Beshear has tried to save education from severe cuts until now. Perhaps we should divide that $50 million by how many school systems we have in Kentucky to understand just how much each system is losing. I'll bet it isn't that much. Maybe one teacher or, better still, one sports program.
ReplyDeleteThe Ky. Republican Chamber of Commerce is going to offer executive leadership training?! Is that what we think principal's do? Oh, my God. I have a headache just thinking about it. Better still, lets require teachers to spend, at the very least, 10 years in the classroom before they can even think about becoming a principal. It's waaaaaaay too easy to take a few administration classes as "prep" for being an administer of education.l
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