by Michael Monks
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SUSPECTS IN DISMEMBERMENT CASE WANT PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
Attorneys representing three people accused of killing and dismembering Donnell Brown, 57, in Covington's Eastside have asked for a special investigator:
Brown was found beheaded last September inside an apartment on Greenup Street. Today all three appeared before Judge Martin Sheehan. Their lawyers asked the judge for money to hire a private investigator - even though the state has investigators on its payroll. Defense council says one investigator is working on the three separate cases. They argued that this could lead to an appeal down the line.Local 12
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TURFWAY PARK ALL IN FOR CASINO AT TRACK
The Florence race track is giddy at the prospect of expanded gaming on its site:
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SEE ALSO: Kentucky's Catholic Bishops warn of problem gamblers:
The Catholic Conference of Kentucky is gearing up to curtail legislative support for the constitutional amendment to allow expanded gambling and says nearly a quarter of a million Kentuckians are either problem gamblers or at-risk.cn|2/Ryan Alessi
“We strongly OPPOSE this proposal because Kentucky should not tie itself to an unreliable, regressive revenue stream and because professional gambling will have a profoundly harmful effect on many of those persons we serve who live in poverty,” said a letter signed by Rev. Patrick Delahanty, executive director of the Catholic Conference.
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CATHOLICS ALSO LOBBY FOR FAIRNESS LEGISLATION
Though not as representatives of the church's less tolerant hierarchy:
"It makes you feel like you're less than any other person that is a straight person," says Brooks, who is gay. There is currently no statewide law in Kentucky that bans discrimination against gays in public accommodations, housing or employment. Louisville, Covington and Lexington are the only cities in the state that have laws banning discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.WHAS 11/Johnny Archer
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ANOTHER GREAT HOUSING PROJECT SHOWS PROGRESS IN COVINGTON
From Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky:
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| Exterior shaping up on East 17th Street |
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EDITORIAL: CITY SHOULD KEEP PENSION PACT WITH FIREFIGHTERS
Lexington:
I'm a retired Lexington firefighter. This is my story. You can change it a little bit, if you want, to be a police officer's story, but the deal is the same.Read it.
The Herald-Leader doesn't seem to like my deal. Some politicians are trying to make you feel as if I've done something wrong. They talk about how my deal is going to bankrupt the city. I didn't negotiate the deal. It was offered to me.
I don't want to bankrupt the city. I just want my deal. The one I'm counting on. I don't get Social Security. Is my pension going to be there? Will the Urban County Government keep its part of the deal?
Herald-Leader
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LAWSUIT AGAINST ENQUIRER ALLEGES AGE DISCRIMINATION
Lots of middle-age journalists have lost their jobs at Gannett publications in recent years and at least a few of them are ready to go to court over it:
In both cases, according to the original complaint, the plaintiffs — along with several other individuals The Enquirer laid off in February 2011 — were targeted because of their seniority. All were nearly 50 years old or older, while younger staffers — some who had been hired long after those let go — were kept on. In some cases, the newspaper ended up hiring younger people to assume their jobs, the complaint states.CityBeat/Dave Malaska
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MITT IS IN CINCINNATI TODAY, NEWT PINS HOPES ON KENTUCKY
GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is Cincinnati:
Romney is set to make a stop at Meridian Bioscience in Newtown for speech about jobs and the economy at 1:40 p.m.After that, the former Massachusetts governor has a fundraiser scheduled in Downtown Cincinnati. Local 12
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MEANWHILE, NEWT IS BANKING ON THE SOUTHERN STRATEGY:
“We actually have a very good chance of doing well here and that gives us a springboard then to go across the whole country,” Gingrich told reporters Saturday at a press conference in Suwanee, Ga. “I think that’s part of what we are counting on.”Politico/Ginger Gibson
“I think a Georgia conservative has a certain advantage across Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, you know, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana — just take the region,” he said.
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MRS. KENTUCKY USA SUPPORTS STATEWIDE SMOKING BAN
WFPL/Kenny Colston“I’ve had to avoid a lot of places that might have been uncomfortable for me or bad for my health,” she says. “And because of that it’ll be nice not to have to avoid it and be able to move freely and feel like you’re healthy while you’re doing it.”
Kathy Polston-Dalton,
Mrs. Kentucky USA
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STATE FAIRGROUNDS SEEKS LUXURY HOTEL
More signs that the economy is improving?
The board sent requests to 30 hotel-development companies asking for a minimum of 600 rooms and full-service amenities. The hotel would be located near Gate One and serve as a headquarters for trade shows and conventions. It would have an elevated walkway connecting it to the fairgrounds' South Wing exhibit complex.AP via Herald-Leader
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HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS START TONIGHT
The River City News wishes good luck to all the teams representing our City on the hardwood.
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| Go Covington Latin! |
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| Go Holmes Bulldogs! |
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| Go Holy Cross Indians! |
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| Go Scott Eagles! |
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Covington Latin is first in action tonight taking on Beechwood at 7:00PM. The winner of that game advances to the semifinals of 35th District tournament at NKU's Regents Hall to play Holmes at 8:15PM on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday in the 35th, Holy Cross has its hands full with Covington Catholic at 6:00PM. The two teams in the district finals advance to the 9th region tournament.
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Meanwhile, in the 37th District, Scott gets a first round bye but awaits a semifinal game with tonight's winner in the Silver Grove-Calvary Christian matchup. The 37th is played at Campbell County Middle School.
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SEE ALSO: District by district preview Cincinnati Enquirer/Richard Skinner
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EVEN CHAMPION HORSES LIKE A GOOD PEDICURE
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Two-time Horse of the Year Cigar is having his feet trimmed by our in-house farrier, John Veague in the Hall of Champions. Don't forget that our celebrity horses always love it when visitors stop by to take their pictures and reminisce about their glory days on the racetrack. Photo by www.PixBySteve.com|
THE STRANGE STORY OF KENTUCKY'S BLUE PEOPLE
The London Daily Mail explores the history of an isolated Kentucky family that actually had blue skin:
Because the Fugate family lived in such an isolated part of the Kentucky, they intermarried with a neighbouring family for generations which led to a relatively ‘pure’ gene pool where the met-H gene appeared much more frequently.'Just as blue as Lake Louise on a cool summer day'. Even recalling bizarre stories like this Kentuckians manage to be so charming.
The family was first discovered in 1958 when one of the blue men, Luke Combs, who was a descendant of another branch of the Fugate family, took his white wife to the University of Kentucky Hospital and doctors paid more attention to him than his wife.
‘Luke was just as blue as Lake Louise on a cool summer day,’ doctor Charles H. Behlen II told the Tri-City Herald in 1974.
Daily Mail
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THIS MORNING'S NEWS
Jerome Simpson is due back in a Covington courtroom today; Another state title arrives in our city; GQ names Louisville manliest city in America; Plus, a wedding proposal in the winner's circle at Turfway Park. Happy Monday -- click the link!
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IF YOUR DOG PLAYED FOOTBALL, WHAT POSITION WOULD IT CLAIM?
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IF YOUR DOG PLAYED FOOTBALL, WHAT POSITION WOULD IT CLAIM?
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