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A SIGNIFICANT DAY FOR COVINGTON'S FUTURE
This evening Mayor Chuck Scheper will deliver his State of the City address at 6:00PM at the Madison Events Center. It is free and open to the public. Please come! Also, this afternoon we will know the full slate of candidates running for Covington Mayor and Commission as the filing deadline approaches in a couple hours.
Full rundown of why today is so important at the link below:
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But that's not all you'll find at the link! Also, a state senator representing South Covington refuses to disclose his clients in the horse industry despite his intentions to file a bill on their behalf to allow expanded gaming; Plus, check out the new UK basketball uniforms! Click the Special Edition link above!
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FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO HOST FUNDRAISER IN KENTUCKY
From the President Barack Obama re-election campaign:
You're Invited to a Reception to Meet Michelle Obama Thursday, Feb. 23rd, 4 p.m. in Louisville at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, 1701 West Muhammad Ali Blvd. RSVP by Feb. 15th to colszewski@barackobama.com or 312-985-1235 Guest tickets are $100, $2,500 for VIP Ropeline, reception & VIP bar.
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It is expected to draw hundreds of President Obama’s supporters, who won Jefferson County in 2008 despite his overall unpopularity in the state.WFPL
(snip)Last year, Mr. Obama tapped Louisville’s Matthew Barzun to oversee re-election fundraising. Barzun left his position as ambassador to Sweden to take the post.
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REP. GEOFF DAVIS DID NOT LIKE THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION
Quelle surprise:
Rather than working to make America more competitive and position the nation for growth and job creation, the Senate and the White House have consistently pursued policies that make us less competitive and make it harder for the private sector to grow and create new jobs.Davis's flair for partisan rhetoric is one more reason to be pleased that this guy will no longer represent us in Congress. Useless.
The President’s policies have not worked to improve the economy. Since 2009 when he took office, almost two million more Americans are out of work. Our national unemployment rate has been more than eight percent for thirty-five months in a row, making this the longest period of high unemployment since the Great Depression.
Geoff Davis
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KENTUCKY'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY WILL BE SLOW CLIMB
Good things come to those who wait?
The economies of the Lexington area and Kentucky will return to pre-recession levels in employment and housing, but it will be a slow and steady climb rather than explosive growth, a University of Kentucky economist said Tuesday. "If you're looking for a job, that's cold comfort," Kenneth Troske said. "But we will get back to normal."Herald-Leader
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LUDLOW DAYCARE SHUTS DOWN AFTER CHILD IS TAPED TO FLOOR
All in all, I'd say that's a pretty good reason to shut down a daycare:
The daycare says after learning about the alleged incident, they began investigating. The day care says Lyons initially denied the allegation, but she admitted to the incident to the management of the daycare facility last week. Immediately after the admission yesterday, Mustard Seeds' management team fired Lyons and reported the incident to Ludlow police. The company also self-reported the incident to the Kentucky Office of the Inspector General, the state office in charge of regulating daycare facilities.More with a video report at the link.
Local 12
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COVINGTON MAN WINS $1 MILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT
He bought it at the Taylor Mill Remke's. I really hope we're related.
The River City News
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NEWPORT PENGUIN THAT POOPED AT STATEHOUSE GETS TIME ON CNN
Anderson Cooper's 'RidicuList' highlighted a recent trip by a penguin from the Newport Aquarium to the statehouse. Watch the whole thing right now:
Brilliant.
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LOOKS LIKE THE KIDS AT HOLMES HAD A GREAT TIME MONDAY
Nationally-celebrated educator Ron Clark came to Covington yesterday and spoke at three of our schools. His unique approach to teaching kids has inspired the faculty:
Darla Payne, an eighth grade math teacher, has her entire classroom painted graffiti-style with a medieval theme. Students sit at tables instead of desks, and learn through unusual methods such as music and physical challenges. “Because of Ron Clark, we started a third Algebra I class this year because so many students are doing so well,” said Payne. “There is no opting out with his way; it’s total student engagement. They’re not just going through the motions – they’re learning the material.”Great photo of a Holmes teacher rapping to her students from the top of a table at the link.
Cincinnati Enquirer/William Croyle
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QUICK SPORTS NOTE:
Catch the Holmes vs. Dixie boys basketball game live streaming at NKY Sports as part of their Republic Bank game of the week. We celebrated Holy Cross's big tournament win over the weekend, but the Bulldogs are pretty fierce this year too. A great year for Covington high school basketball.
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DO YOU NOTICE MORE POLICE PRESENCE AT NEWPORT PAVILLION
From our friends at Fort Thomas Matters:
It has happened to me a handful of times. I'm walking out of Kroger, maple turkey and Cheerios in tow, and I see someone waiting near the entrance, head down, hands in cuffs.
I guess its not necessarily surprising. Shrinkage in any retail situation is bound to happen. What struck me was, unless it was an uncanny coincidence, I have happened upon this scene about 5 different times.
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Read the whole thing at the link.
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15-PERSON BICYCLE TO MAKE THE ROUNDS IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI
Neat:
Jack Heekin and Tom O’Brian, both 24, founded Unplugged in order to bring the Pedal Wagon, a 15-person, 2,100-pound bike to the streets of Cincinnati. During the day, the bike will be used in partnership with American Legacy Tours as one of their attractions. At night the bike can be rented by groups for pub-crawls and other events. With hydraulic brakes and an electric assist to help with hills, the 8’8” tall, 17’ long Wagon makes its inaugural visit downtown during Cincy Beerfest next month, but groups can already reserve the bike online. Soapbox's Evan Wallis caught up with Heekin to find out more.Read the article and see a photo at the link.
Soapbox Cincinnati
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ARE YOU KENTUCKY'S NEXT BIG STAR?
You know you are:
It is called the Country Music Highway Road to Fame. It is designed to both identify new talent and boost tourism in eastern Kentucky. It starts in mid-March and is open to 13 to 35 year olds who are aspiring musicians.WKYT
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CONTROVERSIAL SUNDANCE FILM TELLS KENTUCKY STORY
Remember the young girl who worked at a Louisville-area McDonald's and got a prank call that resulted in her being strip-searched? It's a movie now! And apparently a chilling one:
The Sundance Film Festival says it may be the most difficult film to watch in the 2012 Festival program even though "no one gets their head gashed in during the movie; no one even peacefully dies."Herald-Leader
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From the review:
Based on actual events, as director Craig Zobel takes pains to indicate in the movie’s opening credits, Compliance is the raw, combustible story of what happens when Sandra (Ann Dowd), a manager at an American fast food restaurant, gets a call from a policeman, Officer Daniels (Pat Healy), telling her that one of her teenaged employees, Becky (Dreama Walker), is suspected of being a thief. He has details that reveal he knows exactly who Becky is. However, he says police headquarters is short-staffed and he can’t make it to the restaurant to interrogate Becky himself. He asks Sandra to do it, and despite the fact that the restaurant is short on both bacon, an employee lost $1,400 of food because someone left the freezer open, and a quality control inspector is rumored to be secretly stopping by, Sandra says she’ll interrogate Becky. Sandra hasn’t had problems with Becky beyond her snarly attitude; but because it’s a policeman calling, she does as she’s asked. Then things get much worse, for Becky and everyone else.Sundance
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SEE ALSO: George Clooney will appear on Inside the Actors Studio tonight. John Kiesewetter has the top 10 things Clooney will talk about:
TV ads: “I do commercials overseas. I do! If I do a coffee commercial that affords me to live in the house I live in, and have a nice life, and I get to make the films I wan’t to make and not to have to worry about a profit, then I will sell coffee.”Cincinnati Enquirer/John Kiesewetter
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AWW...
Do you recognize these two?
The Atlantic
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HIGHLANDS QB AND UK RECRUIT PATRICK TOWLES IS #1 IN STATE
First, UK football announces that they got the (Mookie) Blaylock twins and now they get to brag more about the accolades that continue to befall Patrick Towles. We might have a pretty good team here soon!
Courier-Journal
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