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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

NEWS ROUND-UP -- TUESDAY EVENING 28 AUGUST

THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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by Michael Monks 
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MORE MAINSTREAM MEDIA COVERAGE OF SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY
The twists and turns that followed the August 2 resignation of Covington School Board member Denise Varney (which up to this week were only covered here at RCN here, here, here, and here) are now getting their second dose of coverage in the mainstream media. WKRC, following an earlier report in the Cincinnati Enquirer, has a video report Tuesday afternoon with one piece of new information being that the Kentucky Department of Education is reviewing its vacation policy since a part-time employee's 30-day vacation is being blamed for the delay in accepting Varney's resignation and preventing would-be candidate Mark Young from seeking election to her seat. Instead, it still appears that there will be an appointment to fulfill Varney's seat, which is not up for reelection till 2014. Young and his attorney intend to sue to have his name placed on the ballot again.
Full story: WKRC  
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DON'T MISS TUESDAY MORNING'S NEWS!
"The rally is meant to be a way in which white citizens can gather and express their discontent with the problem of black-on-white crime." NKY white supremacists are headed to Ohio; Plus, ground is moving at Covington's huge residential development. Those stories and much more at the link.
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QUICKIES
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Republican state senate candidate Chris McDaniel is endorsed by NKY Association of Realtors Facebook 
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KY Republicans share Convention experience on Twitter Herald-Leader 
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KY Sec. of State gets order to protect military votes press release 
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Man pleads guilty to stealing from KY, OH tornado victims WLWT 
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Gov. Beshear proclaims September "Preparedness Month" press release 
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Man found asleep on couch charged with burglary Courier-Journal 
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"Lazy, slovenly" college students are gold mine to entrepreneurs Courier-Journal 
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NKU campus urged to eat more fruit, veggies KY Forward 
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The late Neil Armstrong wants you to contribute to Children's Hospital Cincinnati Children's 
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Holy Cross football hopes to rebound after lopsided loss last Friday Cincinnati Enquirer 
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New Mainstrasse cafe gets write-up Business Courier 
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FORECLOSURES IN KY NUMBER 20,000 ANNUALLY
Stats from this article: 20,000 foreclosures in KY every year, 1 in 4 homeowners are "upside down" (owing more than the home is worth), and one in ten is more than thirty days behind on a mortgage payment:
Yet Kentucky has fared better than the nation and most of the surrounding states. According to the RealtyTrac website, on average there is one foreclosure for every 2,826 households in Kentucky compared with one in 686 nationally.
That was some of the data presented Monday to a state House task force looking at the foreclosure “crisis” in Kentucky, a task force that isn’t entirely sure what it can do to address the problem.
Full story: Richmond Register/Ronnie Ellis 
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HOW LONG WILL YOU NEED TO SAVE FOR A DOWN PAYMENT?
Using Census data, The Atlantic Cities calculated how long one has to work in order to save for a down payment on a home in the 100 largest metro areas:
We assumed that people saving for a down payment set aside 10 percent of their pre-tax earnings – even though of course that depends on your earnings and how much you want to put away – and will earn an annual return of 1.5 percent on those savings. We also assumed a 20 percent down payment, the traditional norm, though many mortgages (including FHA-insured mortgages) require less than a 20 percent down payment (see note at end).
For Cincinnati/NKY, the average weekly wage is $891, the median price per square foot is $80, creating a total of 6.6 years worth of saving. 
Full story: The Atlantic Cities 
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SOMEONE PUT TACKS ON LOUISVILLE'S IRON MAN COURSE - TWICE!
Mean:
Somebody took it upon themselves to spread roofing nails along the race route on US 42 between Bluegrass Parkway and Highway 524 East. And not only did they do it, they did it TWICE between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oldham County police tried to track down the idiots perpetrators with unmarked units. Several bicycles and an EMS unit suffered flat tires as a result of the action.
Full story: WDRB 
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UNDERGROUND SEX CLUB FOUND INSIDE WHISKEY ROW
Interesting:
Workers preparing historic Whiskey Row buildings for interior demolition have discovered what appears to be the remnants of a sado-masochistic swingers club, abandoned for decades. "This is the weirdest I've ever found," said Greg Harris, the superintendent of the project for Sullivan-Cozart. Two floors below Main Street, a large black and white logo displays the word "LATEX," presumably the name of the club, painted on the century old wall.
Full story with video: WHAS
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CREEPY MANNEQUIN HEAD APPEARS IN MAINSTRASSE TREE
So, this?
Creepy.
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IT'S TIME TO PLAY WHAT IS COVINGTON SELLING CRAIGSLIST?! 
This evening we have three lovely items up for sale from Covington on Craigslist... Let's take a look:
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ITEM #1
This is something called an Ab Do-er II, but don't ask the owner what it's for:
I have an exercise machine called an ab do-er II which sits in the basement and never gets used. Wanting it gone since no one uses it. Not even sure what you do or how to use it. Selling for $15.
Full details: Click Here 
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ITEM #2
Hook this baby up to your car and you too can be delivering pizzas all over town:
Pizza car rooftop sign / light. Works great! Just needs to be cleaned off.
Used price ($98) is reasonable, as these cost $150 new
Full details: Click Here
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ITEM #3
Relive your youth or, gasp, a time before you were born:
Vintage Atari 2600 with 11 games , 2 controllers and all necessary hardware. Still works great! Retro!

Games are:
Space Invaders/Jungle Hunt/Defender/Vanguard/Battlezone/Moon patrol/Kangaroo/Squeeze box/Missile command/Taz/Air sea battle
$45 for everything
Full details: Click Here 
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Of course, if you are feeling really ambitious, Mainstrasse's Groove Coffee House is also for sale on Craigslist Click Here 
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Monday, July 30, 2012

NEWS ROUND-UP -- MONDAY EVENING 30 JULY

THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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by Michael Monks 
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SEARCH FOR PAGE JOHNSON'S BODY TURNS UP EMPTY, BUT HOPE REMAINS
Via WKRC:

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For the original story from the Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney Office announcing the search in Knox County, click the link below.
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KENTUCKY RECEIVES $19.2 MILLION IN NATIONAL MORTGAGE SETTLEMENT
From a news release (bold emphasis made by RCN):
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that his office will allocate the $19.2 million Kentucky received as part of the National Mortgage Settlement to agencies that create affordable housing, provide relief or legal assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure, redevelop foreclosed properties and reduce blight created by vacant properties. 
“I am proud to say that the money I secured on behalf of Kentucky will be going to help people and communities who were harmed by the mortgage foreclosure crisis,” General Conway said. “This settlement will provide second chances for people who’ve lost their homes, help revitalize properties that have been abandoned, and develop affordable housing in communities throughout our Commonwealth.” 
General Conway made the announcement today in Louisville. As Kentucky’s largest city, it suffered the most severe impact from the national mortgage foreclosure crisis. From 2008 through 2011, banks foreclosed on 66,997 properties in Kentucky – 16,403 of those properties are in Louisville.

“These dollars will make a real and significant impact in our distressed neighborhoods,” said Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. “We plan to use this money to strategically invest in programs with real results.” 
Breakdown of Settlement Allocations$1.5 million to the City of Louisville. $750,000 to the city’s Vacant Abandoned Property Initiative that targets properties in Louisville that have been abandoned by foreclosing on the city liens to return them to productive use and the property tax rolls. The money is eligible for a match by the Bloomberg Foundation. $500,000 to the Targeted Demolition Program that addresses the problem of blight by removing deteriorated structures that have been abandoned. $250,000 to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which provides grants to organizations dedicated to creating or preserving affordable housing for low and moderate-income families. 
$7.5 million to the Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC). $3 million to the NeighborWorks Alliance, which will leverage matching grants for an additional $7.5 million. Funds will be provided to federally-supported housing programs that cover all of Kentucky’s 120 counties to assist with purchase and rehabilitation of existing properties, purchase and rehabilitation of affordable rental properties, and purchase of mortgages to restructure payment in an effort to allow homeowners to retain properties. 
$3 million to establish a down payment pool and closing cost assistance pool for owners who want to purchase vacant or foreclosed properties. $1.5 million to the Homeownership Protection Center, which will fund 19 Kentucky Housing Corporation approved counseling agencies that provide foreclosure prevention and pre-purchase counseling. 
$250,000 to each of the four regional Legal Aid centers in Kentucky. Money will be used to assist homeowners who are going through the foreclosure process or seeking to avoid foreclosure. 
$4 million to update the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting Program. Money will be used to enhance software to ensure compliance with House Bill 1, Kentucky’s newly enacted prescription drug abuse law. 
$5 million to the Office of the Attorney General to assist consumers and investigate mortgage and securities issues. This includes potential litigation regarding MERS involvement in wrongful foreclosures. 
$150,000 to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Funds will provide lead abatement through the Division of Public Health. 
“We appreciate General Conway allocating a significant portion for housing programs that will help stabilize communities, stimulate home purchases and assist Kentucky families at risk of foreclosure,” said KHC Chief Executive Officer Richard L. McQuady. 
In addition to providing guidance on how the funds should be spent, to ensure accountability, the organizations must report to the Office of the Attorney General every month on how the settlement dollars are actually being spent. “I am pleased our office identified agencies that can match our settlement dollars with other grants to maximize the potential assistance to our friends and neighbors,” said General Conway. “This settlement is going to help the people of Kentucky and our communities that have all been touched by this foreclosure crisis.” 
Mortgage Settlement History 
Forty nine state attorneys general reached the settlement with the nation’s five largest banks in March of 2012. In addition to the $19.2 million, Kentucky also received $38.7 million that will be allocated by the administrator of the settlement to consumers who qualify for refinancing, loan write downs, debt restructuring and/or payments of up to $2,000. 
The five banks included in the settlement are: Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi, and Ally/GMAC. In order for consumers to receive direct assistance from this portion of the settlement, they must have a mortgage that is or was held by one of these banks.

A website has been established to provide consumers with information about the settlement at www.NationalMortgageSettlement.com . Banks will also be directly contacting consumers who qualify for payments or assistance. If consumers have questions, they may call: 
Bank of America 1-877-488-7814 JP Morgan Chase 1-866-372-6901 Wells Fargo 1-800-288-3212 Citi 1-866-272-4749 Ally/GMAC 1-800-766-4622
The Office of the Attorney General set up a web page with information and answers to frequently asked questions about the settlementwww.ag.ky.gov/mortgagesettlement .
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QUICKIES
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More Kentucky college students facing debt WYMT 
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Statewide smoking ban advocates take message on 5-day tour WFPL 
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Prosecutor wants gag order in ex-Bengal cheerleader/teacher-student sex case Cincinnati Enquirer 
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Some surprised by their health care refunds WLWT 
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100 days before Presidential election, Gallup has race tied Gallup 
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Kentucky Lottery marks record year in sales Herald-Leader 
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Second KY campground shuts down over bear sightings WYMT 
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Man's dying wish for $500 tip to waitress inspires charity Herald-Leader 
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NKU music preparatory program selected chosen as part of national string project consortium KY Forward 
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Car thief may have left behind his own truck WKYT 
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DON'T MISS THIS MORNING'S NEWS!
The food truck discussion here at RCN inspires an event to patronize a local bakery; Is KY law too lenient toward thieves?; Plus, a Downtown Covington business is going to paint its corner building and wants your suggestions. Click it.
The RC News: Monday Morning Round-Up 
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LOUISVILLE COUPLE FILES AS CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT, VP
Awesome:
Dr. Louis Todd House, an anesthesiology doctor with the Dupont Surgical Center, has filed as the presidential candidate. His wife, Suzanne, has filed for the vice presidential slot. Both are running as write-in candidates.
Full story: WFPL 
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CONSERVATIVE GROUP CRITICIZES UofL OVER CHICK-FIL-A DECISION
The University of Louisville's president and provost have both vowed not to eat the campus Chick-fil-A following remarks by that company's CEO against marriage equality for gays. The Family Foundation is not amused by the academics' decision:

"If James Ramsey and U of L have no use for a private business that supports traditional marriage, then they have no business asking for funds from taxpayers in a state whose voters approved by a 75 percent margin a 2004 constitutional amendment saying virtually the same thing," said Martin Cothran, a senior policy analyst for the Family Foundation. 
Trying to remove the restaurant because of Cathy's stance on traditional marriage is "simply Orwellian," said Cothran, referring to George Orwell's novel 1984.
"It's 2012 almost everywhere else," Cothran said, "but at U of L it seems to be 1984."
Full story: Herald-Leader 
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IT'S TIME TO PLAY WHAT IS COVINGTON SELLING ON CRAIGSLIST?!
This evening we have three lovely items up for sale from Covington on Craigslist... Let's take a look:
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ITEM #1
Want to get your paws on some second-hand tanning bed lotion? Check out this deal:
any one in to the tanning bed thing? i got these lotions.there is like 15 of them they sell for anywhere between $17 and $4 each. i let them all go for $25 
Full details: Click Here 
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ITEM #2
How about a real-live (well, not live) bearskin rug to walk on?
Up for sale here is a Black Bearskin Rug. He is 57" from Nose tip to tail tip. 61" from claw end to claw end. He is in great condition and professionally taxidermied a with an amish made backing. He can be used as a wall hanging or as a rug. He has a nice face. He is missing one claw. He looks really great on the wall. Price is $550. Call Larry.
What are you waiting for?! Call Larry!
Full details: Click Here
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ITEM #3
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No photo for #3, but it is totally the grand prize today. You can buy your very own coffee shop!
Coffee shop for sale. Great location in the heart of the Village. Turn key opportunity. Loyal clientele and visitor traffic. Strong lease with extra commercial space.You've wanted to start your own coffeehouse. Save yourself the headache, risk and expense of a new start up by owning this established local coffee house. Only 15 months new and has more room to grow. Add your ideas and passion to what we've started. It's a great opportunity for the right person(s).
Business comes with all the equipment, furnishings and training for a seamless transition.
Purchase the coffee house business and take advantage of an amazing lease with an optional building purchase. Serious inquiries by email only. $35,000 or best offer
Full details: Click Here 
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That's it for this week's edition of What's Covington Selling on Craigslist! Have a great Monday night!

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Monday, July 23, 2012

COVINGTON RANKS POORLY IN STATE CRIME REPORT

THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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by Michael Monks 
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COVINGTON RANKS POORLY IN STATE POLICE CRIME REPORT
The City of Covington, Kentucky's fifth largest in population, is close to the top of several unsavory categories in the 2011 Crime Report assembled by the State Police. The report found that more than 198,000 serious crimes were committed in the Commonwealth that year with one happening every two minutes and thirty-eight seconds. In Kenton County, a crime occurred every fifty-eight minutes. Statewide, there was a murder every 39 hours, a car stolen every two hours, a forcible sex offense every one hour and five minutes, and a robbery every five hours. 
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Over the course of 2011, just less than half of all serious crimes were solved, 964 police officers were assaulted, and nearly 298,000 arrests were made. 
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Covington's number of crimes higher than most KY cities
The Kentucky State Police broke down specific numbers of crimes for each city in the Commonwealth with a population of 10,000 or more (of which there are 39). Covington does not top the list in any category but is number two in arson (17), burglary (741), kidnapping (32), car theft (215), prostitution (16), and robbery (156). In each of those categories,  Covington trails Lexington, the state's second-largest city. However, Covington tops the largest city, Louisville, in nearly category of crime in raw numbers alone. 
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Covington, Florence have troubling statistics in NKY
Covington is not the only Northern Kentucky city with a bad placement on the crime report. Florence ranks first or second in NKY in every category. The NKY cities included in the breakdown of cities with more than 10,000 people were Covington, Burlington, Erlanger, Florence, Fort Thomas, Independence, and Newport. (The numbers for Newport seem rather low without explanation, however.)
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CRIME IN NKY BROKEN DOWN BY CITY
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Arson
Covington (17)
Florence (7)
Erlanger (1)
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Assault
Covington (1,228)
Florence (329)
Independence (192)
Erlanger (133)
Fort Thomas (91)
Burlington (89)
Newport (4)
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Burglary
Covington (741)
Florence (231)
Erlanger (137)
Independence (122)
Burlington (69)
Ft. Thomas (51)
Newport is listed as 0
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Drug Arrests
Covington (1,257)
Florence (288)
Fort Thomas (200)
Independence (153)
Erlanger (84)
Burlington (56)
Newport (48)
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Fraud
Florence (259)
Covington (230)
Independence (53)
Erlanger (47)
Fort Thomas (27)
Newport (0)
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Homicide (Covington's figure is not correct, but is what is in the report)
Florence (6)
Erlanger (2)
Covington (1)
Independence (1)
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Theft/Larceny
Florence (1,910)
Covington (1,623)
Erlanger (421)
Independence (263)
Burlington (249)
Fort Thomas (221)
Newport (13)
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Motor Vehicle Theft
Covington (215)
Florence (76)
Fort Thomas (22)
Erlanger (19)
Independence (18)
Burlington (13)
Newport (0)
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The report also includes statistics on statewide DUI arrests, hate/bias crimes, and breaks all of it down by demographic. To read the full report (Kenton Co. is explored starting on page 184) Click Here (PDF)

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

NEWS ROUND-UP -- THURSDAY EVENING 5 JULY

THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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by Michael Monks 
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COVINGTON FIREFIGHTERS BLAST PROPOSED CUTS/CHANGES TO DEPT.
"Calls for service are increasing while staffing levels are decreasing." Covington firefighters don't want to see ambulance services privatized or put into a different department and they also take aim at other recommended changes to the fire service. Click the link.
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ROOF CATCHES FIRE AT COVINGTON BUILDING ON JULY 4
Via Andrus Video, also known as "Scanner Boy" on Twitter:
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ERLANGER MURDER SUSPECT ON WAY BACK TO KENTON COUNTY FROM SC
The man accused in Kenton County's second murder of the year has been arrested in South Carolina and is being transported to the Kenton County Jail Thursday.
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GATEWOOD GALBRAITH'S FAMILY SHOWS SUPPORT FOR MARIJUANA BILL
The legalization of marijuana for medical purposes is the focus of a bill that will be introduced in the 2013 General Assembly by State Senator Perry Clark, a Louisville Democrat. Clark was joined Thursday by members of Gatewood Galbraith's family. Galbraith was a perennial candidate for various offices in Kentucky and was a staunch supporter of legal pot. He died earlier this year:
The news conference began with a 1991 video of Gatewood Galbraith extolling the benefits of marijuana and criticizing law enforcement during a stump speech. Clark cited multiple studies that cite the beneficial use of marijuana for an assortment of conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, cancer, multiple sclerosis and other chronic degenerative diseases. "The concept of the prohibition of a medicine is opposed to the very freedoms that this country was once about," Clark said. "It's anathema to freedom ... this is a liberty issue."
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes. Herald-Leader/Beth Musgrave | SEE ALSO: The versatile plant that produces what so many affectionately call "weed" is also supported on the Republican side of the aisle in the form of industrial hemp. Kentucky's Commissioner of Agriculture is pushing for industrial hemp in the Commonwealth. Click here to read his stance.
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KENTUCKY WILL BENEFIT THE MOST FROM HEALTH CARE REFORM
Congratulations, Kentuckians! You live in the state that stands to benefit the most from the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare: 
Medicaid is jointly administered between states and the federal government, and the states are given considerable leeway to set eligibility rules. Texas covers only working adults up to 26 percent of the poverty line. The poverty line for an individual is $11,170. So, you could be a single person making $4,000 a year and you can’t qualify for Medicaid. That’s part of the reason Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the nation. Massachusetts, by contrast, covers working adults up to 133 percent of the poverty line — partly due to a former governor whose name rhymes with Schmit Schmomney. It’s a big reason it has the lowest uninsured rate in the nation. The Affordable Care Act wants to make the whole country like Massachusetts. Everyone earning up to 133 percent of the poverty line, which is less than $15,000 for an individual, gets Medicaid. And the way it does that is by telling states the feds will cover 100 percent of the difference between wherever the state is now and where the law wants them to go for the first three years, and 90 percent after 2020. 
Full story: Washington Post/Ezra Klein |  Here is the accompanying graphic The Washington Post:
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Meanwhile, Kentucky Republicans are urging Governor Steve Beshear to halt the planned 2014 Medicaid expansion:
In Kentucky, more than 700,000 people receive insurance through the $6 billion program. It is Kentucky’s largest insurance provider. “Last week’s Supreme Court ruling gave the states the legal flexibility to opt out of a massive expansion of the Medicaid program,” Hoover said. “On behalf of the House Republican Caucus, I am encouraging Gov. Steve Beshear to do just that and opt out of this financially devastating expansion of Medicaid.” Kerri Richardson, a spokeswoman for Beshear, said the governor has not yet decided whether Kentucky will go ahead with the expansion. Kentucky is waiting to see how the federal government will adjust the regulations in light of the Supreme Court’s decision, Richardson said. 
Bluegrass Politics/Beth Musgrave  | Here is audio of Jeff Hoover, the Republican Floor Leader in the State House of Representatives, explaining his position:
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What happens if a state opts out of Medicaid expansion? Washington Post 
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Sen. Mitch McConnell assails health care reform in Louisville speech Thursday WFPL 
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President Obama: Health Care Law is here to stay The Hill 
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Obamacare is a big tax cut for middle class families Think Progress |
Columnist: Republicans have older, whiter voting base that doesn't understand health care reform Salon 
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DON'T MISS THURSDAY MORNING'S NEWS FROM COVINGTON
The pacemaker inside a man who was murdered and dismembered in the Eastside may provide clues in the upcoming trial; Video from the opening ceremony of the World Choir Games; Plus, could WLWT's fight with Time Warner land our NBC affiliate off the service as the Olympics near? Those stories and more at the link.
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LEAVE IT TO NEWS RADIO 700 WLW TO PISS ON EVERYONE'S PARADE
The City of Cincinnati and the entire region is celebrating and enjoying the arrival of the World Choir Games, but not the blowhards at the area's most listened-to radio station. In an article posted on the station's website with no author attributed and under the headline "Where are the Crowds?" with the sub-headline "World Choir Games" criticized, here is what "someone" has to say:
Backers predicted hundreds of thousands of visitors to Cincinnati for the World Choir Games, and some are wondering where the crowds are. 700WLW's Scott Sloan says he searched online for hotel rooms in Downtown Cincinnati, and found not only vacancies, but discounted rooms. 
"Some" are wondering. 
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here's some of the real stories from The Games
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WORLD CHOIR GAMES TICKETS, SEATS IN HIGH DEMAND
Because of increasing demand for tickets to World Choir Games events, a schedule change was made for Saturday’s Mixed Youth Choirs Open Competition. The Saturday competition scheduled for the Mayerson Theater in the School for Creative & Performing Arts will move to the Duke Energy Convention Center, Grand Ballroom B, on the third floor, and start at 9:30 a.m. It was originally scheduled for 10 a.m., as well as 11:45 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Via Cincinnati Enquirer
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Good Morning America to be at Fountain Square Monday Cincinnati Enquirer 
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World Choir Games bring diversity to Cincinnati WKRC 
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QUICKIES
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New PAC aims to give Kentucky Catholics stronger political voice WFPL 
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NKY Congressional race: Democrat Bill Adkins calls Republican Thomas Massie "a quitter" Bill Adkins 
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Appeals Court upholds conviction of woman who tried to extort money from Rick Pitino Courier-Journal 
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CEO that was supposed to lead Duke Energy after this week's merger with Progress is gone Business Courier |
Kentucky mine operators to California: Don't expect payment on safety fines soon WFPL |
Rep. Steve Chabot attempts to override the voters of Cincinnati with anti-streetcar move Urban Cincy 
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Chabot's attempt to thwart streetcar funding may hit other areas of transit funding Cincinnati Enquirer 
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Bellevue Kroger closed for renovations Cincinnati Enquirer 
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Annual reports from 37,000 Kentucky businesses not turned in Herald-Leader 
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Editorial: Free Trade with Russia means more jobs for Kentucky Courier-Journal 
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UK Basketball: Anthony Davis says to Nerlens Noel, 'just play ball' Kentucky Sports Radio 
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WKRC REPORTER FINALLY CLEARS UP SEX OFFENDER ERROR
What an awkward, unfortunate situation for TV reporter Rich Jaffe. Via WKRC:
In early May we told you about a disturbing problem affecting one of our own here at Local 12. For almost four years, Reporter Rich Jaffe has been working with authorities to clear his name from a mistake that had a convicted sex offender's face and identity come up when law enforcement ran Rich's Social Security number. Rich, who is not a sex offender, never was, and now thanks to the efforts of multiple different agencies, will no longer appear to be one in the national computer systems. Apparently this problem pops up more frequently than anyone knew, and you can only imagine how much trouble it can cause, especially because most people will never know about it, until they get stopped by police, and then the nightmare begins. 
Jaffe explains the situation in a video report here: WKRC
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NOT COOL, URBAN OUTFITTERS
It's great that national hipster clothing retailer Urban Outfitters is moving into a trendy location in Louisville where a Blockbuster used to be, but it's not very cool that they are taking all of the sign space. A sign visible from the road once read "Tyler Park Plaza" and featured two businesses. Now it just says "Urban Outfitters". It's particularly not cool for the coffee shop that has operated there for thirteen years:
“We were told that Urban Outfitters demanded all of the signage,” says Greg Hofer, who owns Highland Coffee Co. with his wife Natalie. “It was Tyler Park Plaza, now it’s Urban Outfitters Plaza.” Natalie and Greg Hofer hope that the lack of visibility on Bardstown Road doesn’t jeopardize what they’ve been able to build over the last 13 years. “We expect our regular customers to keep coming back, but it could potentially hurt our business with people who are new to the area,” Natalie Hofer tells LEO. “You always have to recruit new customers to come in, and often people make an impulse decision to come in once they see our sign.” The Hofers have made repeated attempts to contact Urban Outfitters to see if there is a potential for compromise on the signage, but no one from the Philadelphia-based company has responded. Not that there hasn’t been zero outreach from Urban Outfitters. They came in Highland Coffee one day with a gift … of job applications for their employees to come work next door. “They took our sign, they took our space, and now they want our employees,” says Greg Hofer. “OK, we get it, we can take a hint.” 
Read this whole story: LEO Weekly/Joe Sonka
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WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN COVINGTON!
WORLD CHOIR GAMES FRIENDSHIP CONCERTS
The series of Friendship Concerts are free to the public and there will be three hosted in Covington:
  • Saturday July 7 at the Children's Home of NKY at 4:00PM
  • Saturday July 7 at the Devou Park Ampitheater with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra at 7:30PM
  • Sunday July 8 at the Goose Girl Fountain (6th & Main Streets) in Mainstrasse Village at 4:00PM
  • Sunday July 8 at Mother of God (Mutter Gottes) Church at 7:30PM
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HIT UP THE MADISON THEATER
What's going on this week at the Madison Theater? Click Here 
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PRESERVATION ENTHUSIASTS HEAD TO DANVILLE FOR A LITTLE BIKING
For details, click here.
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SAN DIEGO'S JULY 4 FIREWORKS ALL GO OFF AT ONCE
Have you heard about this yet? The City of San Diego boasts of one of the largest fireworks displays in the country, but after Wednesday night, it may qualify as the least coordinated: 
One of the largest Fourth of July fireworks shows in the nation was ruined in San Diego Wednesday after a glitch caused all the pyrotechnics to ignite all at once. About five minutes before the Port of San Diego’s Big Bay Boom was to begin at 9 p.m., spectators saw a brilliant display of fireworks that shot up in only 15 seconds – an incredible disappointment to hundreds of thousands of spectators who had waited for hours for the 18-minute show. 
Los Angeles Times  | This is what it looked like:
| Maybe we shouldn't laugh too hard... RiverFest is just around the corner. #Karma 
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