The premise of Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler is profound in its simplicity: Isabelle McAllister, a white woman in her late eighties, decides to take a trip to Cincinnati to attend a mysterious funeral. She asks Dorrie Curtis, her black hairdresser (for whom she has great affection), to be her driver and traveling companion….
Kentucky Health News One of the most consistent complaints about the healthier school-lunch standards is that more food ends up in the garbage can, but a three-year study at urban middle schools says the opposite is true. “Overall, the revised meal standards and policies appear to have significantly lowered plate waste in school cafeterias,” says…
This column on bullying in schools will run periodically on NKyTribune. By Melissa Martin Special to NKyTribune Bullying in the school environment often happens out of sight from the school staff in bathrooms, hallways, stairwells, buses, cafeterias or playgrounds. What can be done about these “hotspot” areas? What can parents do? Talk to the principal,…
By Laura Kroeger The Women’s Initiative Gretchen Landrum has been executive director of the Northern Kentucky Convention Center since 2006, having served as director of sales and marketing there for the previous six years. She directs a center with a $3-milion-plus budget and a nearly $3 million catering operation, hosting hundreds of conventions a year…
For the second time in less than a month, Gov. Steve Beshear has declared a state of emergency. “Two significant winter storms nearly back-to-back are rare in Kentucky, and pose a challenge for our emergency management teams, road crews and local emergency responders. This emergency declaration will allow us to deploy any needed state assistance,…
A change in the weather pattern will turn off arctic air invasions to allow the March sun to go to work over much of the central and northeastern United States next week. While the official arrival of spring is a couple of weeks away, the winter weather will break soon. The weather pattern next week…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has certified the Catalytic Development Funding Corp. of Northern Kentucky as a Community Development Financing Institution. The Catalytic Fund provides financing, technical assistance and development services to execute real estate development projects in the 20 urban census tracts that comprise Northern Kentucky’s urban core – across the five River…
Dozens of Northern Kentucky runners will be heading south at the end of the month, turning the tables on the commonwealth’s premier sport, as the humans run and the horses watch. We will be joining thousands of others from nearly every state in the union — 48 last time I checked — to run the…
Invasive, exotic species that pose a threat to native plants and animals are making big news these days. It’s a global battle, and three high-profile examples include the Burmese Python in the Florida Everglades, the European Rabbit in Australia’s fertile coastal areas and the Nile Perch in Africa’s Lake Victoria. Kentucky has its share of…
Did you have any idea how life would change with the invention of the smartphone? I certainly never imagined. In addition to keeping us connected through the phone function, we can also text, email, Skype, Snapchat, leave a voicemail, tweet and post on social media sites from anywhere within proximity of a cell tower. Smartphones…
While many sports boast a ‘need for speed’ to succeed, this arduous sport demands participants to make split-second decisions and offers hundreds of people as competition. According to the Orienteering USA rules, “Orienteering is a sport in which the competitors navigate independently through the terrain. Competitors must visit a number of control points marked on…
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune FRANKFORT, Ky. – It is the time of year anglers must make an investment in their future fishing. Current 2014-2015 fishing licenses expire this weekend. If you plan to fish on or after March 1, you’ll need a new fishing license. A Kentucky resident annual fishing license sets you…
The Newport Business Association knows how to throw an annual meeting and awards presentation. And the celebration was full on last night as pianist Ricky Nye and Newport’s own “Blues Brothers” Mayor Jerry Peluso, Commissioner Tom Guidugli Jr, Police Chief Tom Collins, Fred Collins, Tony Painter and Brian Williams provided the entertainment. Before turning entertainer,…
Attorney Brian Halloran is a native Northern Kentuckian and graduate of Chase College of Law. He will answer your questions about legal issues of general interest. Question: I was in an auto accident and it wasn’t my fault! What should I do? I don’t understand what the insurance company is asking me to do and…
Ignition interlock device bill approved by House A bill that would replace hardship licenses for DUI offenders with an “ignition interlock license” if an ignition interlock device is installed on an offender’s vehicle passed the House by a vote of 96-0. House Bill 60, sponsored by Rep. Dennis Keene, D-Wilder, now goes to the…
Hunting coyotes is an experience unlike any other in Kentucky. You are hunting a predator, an animal of high intelligence, with keen senses, and a strong will to defend its territory and survive. To be successful, hunters have to find a way to neutralize the coyote’s strengths and exploit his weaknesses. Locating Coyotes You have…
KTRS bond bill on to Senate A House proposal to authorize $3.3 billion in bonds to reduce the unfunded liability of the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System’s pension fund is heading to the Senate. House Bill 4, sponsored by House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, was approved in the House today on a 62-31 vote. The bill…
By Ashley Scoby Special to NKyTribune You could say that No. 1 Kentucky won a basketball game on Saturday night. But you could also say that No. 1 Kentucky put forth a soul-thrashing beat-down of the Auburn Tigers (110-75), initiated an intra-team dunk contest and made the Rupp Arena court the Wildcats’ own personal playground….
I don’t know about you but I’ve see some wacky things as I am out and about, driving the roads of Northern Kentucky. However, what I saw a day or so ago, ranks right atop the SILLY METER. Here’s the setting: I’m in Hebron, waiting for the signal light to change for a turn onto…
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DUE TO WINTER STORM WARNING BELLEVUE’S WINTER CARNIVAL HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 7, Noon-4 P.M. SAME GREAT FUN — AND HOPEFULLY FRIENDLER WEATHER! Special to NKyTribune “Anna” and “Elsa,” the sister princesses from Disney’s megahit “Frozen,” are coming to Bellevue’s Fairfield Avenue on Saturday, February 21. The princess characters are part of the family-friendly…
By Gayle Pille NKyTribune Contributor According to the International Crane Foundation, the Sandhill Crane is the oldest known bird species in the world – some ten million years old. They are also a modern day success story. By 1900 they were almost hunted to extinction, while today they are the most numerous crane species in…
