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PARENT OF BULLIED COVINGTON TEEN PLEADS FOR RESPECT IN NEWSPAPER
Daryl Denham penned an op-ed for the Louisville Courier-Journal detailing the time leading up to his 13-year old son's suicide. Sam Denham was in the 8th grade at Woodland Middle School:
We had no indication that Sam was depressed or that anything was wrong. Things appeared perfectly ordinary to us. We bird-watched, coin-collected, and had hours of quality family time each week — all with Sam.Read the whole thing.
He had made plans with friends for that day and for the coming weekend. He had made a Christmas list, talked often about our next family vacation, and was test-driving sports cars. We dreamed of buying him one when he headed to college in just a few short years.
Our son had everything a kid could want — and more.
Courier-Journal
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| From a candlelight vigil for Sam Denham |
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PBS CREW IN COVINGTON TO FILM RON CLARK VISIT
Ron Clark is the celebrated educator whose innovative approach to reaching students inspired a TV movie in 2006 starring Matthew Perry in the title role. Today he visits Covington Independent Public Schools and PBS will be on hand to capture it. From the district:
Several teachers from Covington schools have attended the Ron Clark Academy Teacher Training, and the district also has a number of "Ron Clark” vividly painted classrooms – which models the classroom and teaching techniques of the Ron Clark Academy.
Clark will visit Holmes Middle & High Schools and Glenn O. Swing Elementary.
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SEE ALSO: What can we give teachers to make them better teachers? Click here.
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PREPARE TO BE CONFUSED BY NEW TEST FOR KY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
Scores will look different in the new K-Prep tests which replace the CATS test:
There will be many new measures, from student growth to gaps to graduation rates, that parents aren't used to seeing. Finally, the scoring system for the new test will be so different that state education officials say it won't be possible to compare the 2012 results with scores from previous years, something parents frequently do to see if their schools are improving. All this comes on top of demanding new common core content standards in math and English language arts, which also were required by SB 1. Under those standards, Kentucky students now are tackling concepts in, say, seventh or eighth grade that previously weren't taught until ninth grade. The standards themselves are expected to push some scores downward.Herald-Leader/Jim Warren
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NO FUNDING IN SIGHT FOR CONVENTION CENTER
The RiverCenter building will have to wait:
Gov. Steve Beshear’s proposed budget for the next two years doesn’t include any funding for the $35 million expansion asked for by the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. Lawmakers don’t appear optimistic the legislature will find funding this year, a year the governor described as Kentucky’s smallest capital improvement program since 1996.Cincinnati Enquirer/Scott Wartman
“There are so many communities around the state asking for project funding,” said state Rep. Rick Rand, D-Bedford, who chairs the appropriations and revenue committee in the Kentucky House. “You do one, you have to do all of them.”
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'THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY & YOU'
You have to drive out to Boone County, but it may be worth it for this panel discussion:
The public is encouraged to attend this free event to interact with our panel of insiders, who know the ins and outs of the Capitol’s ways and means as a kickoff to another great Northern Kentucky Forum year!More details at the link.
NKY Forum
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in case you missed...
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CHUCK EILERMAN TO RUN FOR COVINGTON CITY COMMISSION
For a the announcement from his campaign, click the link.
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THE SUNDAY (EVENING) EDITION
The River City News weekend edition was late last night -- but better late than never!
Here's what's at the link: Celebrating another Holy Cross championship -- and what a thrilling finish! Plus, who abandoned a dog that just gave birth in a Covington neighborhood?
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COVINGTON TO BE FEATURED IN UPCOMING MOTION PICTURE SHOOT
COVINGTON TO BE FEATURED IN UPCOMING MOTION PICTURE SHOOT
Our lovely City is getting lots of screen time recently. George Clooney's Ides of March was here last year and now the new A Doll's House being directed by a Cincinnati native will also film on both sides of the river:
“I started seeing Fountain Square and other major landmarks,” said (Charles) Huddleston, 35. He plans to show a “vibrant financial center downtown, high-rises downtown,” Covington, and neighborhoods and suburbs “of varying size, age and economic value,” he said.Ben Kingsley and Jena Malone will star.
“We’re scouting both sides of the river,” he said, with help from the Greater Cincinnati and Norther Kentucky Film Commission. Both Ohio and Kentucky approved film-making tax credits for the $5 million production.
Cincinnati Enquirer/John Kiesewetter
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SEE ALSO: More from Kiesewetter on the 700 WLW shake-up that saw Doc Thompson fired on his honeymoon and Eddie Fingers rehired. Is there any company worse than Clear Channel?
Cincinnati Enquirer
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OCCUPY NKY RELEASES UPDATED AGENDA
Here's what the NKY version of the national movement released after a special meeting Sunday:
-We will hold a foreclosure awareness rally in two weeks, Sunday, February 12th. The location will either be in front of the courthouse, or in front of the Citibank building, and we invite our supporters to weigh in on which we should choose. If Citibank is chosen we will make it clear we are not against rank and file Citi workers.-We will return to Mitch McConnell's office this Friday, February 3rd as part of a nationwide NDAA protest. Further details to come-We stand in support of our local public libraries and will work towards organizing the public in their defense. We will gather more information on the recent Tea Party backed lawsuit against Kenton and Campbell County libraries and prepare a response.See more at the group's Facebook page.
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BUSINESS THAT CLOSED IN COVINGTON IS BOOMING ELSEWHERE
To add insult to injury, Greek to Me, which closed its Madison Avenue location in early December, is rocking at its other two locations:
Business is booming and we are hiring for our Erlanger and Cincinnati stores! If you or someone you know is looking for a part time job inbox us. We start at $8 and up based on experience.That was the message on the business's Facebook page. Sad.
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NICK CLOONEY WANTS YOU TO GET A NEW PET
He's helping to promote "My Furry Valentine", a Greater Cincinnati 'super adoption' initiative that takes place Saturday, February 11. Click the link to watch a video and to hear a message from Clooney.
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