Next Wednesday, Jon Hughes steps aside as the central figure in four decades of journalism education at the University of Cincinnati. “Am I going to be able to let go? Watch!” And he laughed at the thought of being “an era.”    

It’s tough enough to make it to the big leagues — but when an MVP blocks your way, the road to the majors is even tougher.   

A new study has indicated that legalizing same-sex marriage in Ohio could lead to big economic growth in the state.  

Cincinnati voters will decide in November whether to double the length of their council members’ terms.   

A federal judge ruled Aug. 1 that the Milford-Miami Advertiser, a Gannett-owned suburban weekly newspaper, was guilty of defaming police officer James Young.
  

Enrollment in e-schools in Ohio has steadily grown since 2005. But Internet-based education might not be matching up to the hype.  

If you want to buy the jersey of the Bengals’ best player, you can’t just head down to Dick’s and pick up his jersey off of a rack.
  

Despite a study that shows Medicaid expansion in the three states improved coverage, access to care and self-reported health, Gov. John Kasich has said he will wait on his decision to expand Medicaid in Ohio.  

Ohio Voters First turned in 300,000 more signatures for its redistricting amendment July 28, bringing the grand total of signatures turned in to 750,000.   

Nobody stood up for fracking in a July 31 City Council committee meeting that saw dozens of people urge council to pass an ordinance banning injection wells within Cincinnati.  

Cincinnati voters will decide in November whether their City Council members will serve four-year terms instead of the current two-year ones — councilors just haven’t decided which proposal to send to voters.   

The Good and Great of New Orleans have risen up to demand better from Times-Picayune owners and executives.
Their ad hoc citizens group is spitting into the wind. Trying to shame a newspaper owner is futile. It’s an alien emotion. Economics might humble owners and executives, but that pain can be passed on to employees.  

Looking for their first back-to-back winning seasons and consecutive playoff appearances in 20 years, the Bengals enter the 2012 season with the swagger of a Pro Bowl quarterback-receiver tandem that could be the backbone of a winning foundation for years to come (haven’t we heard that before?).   

Ohio’s death penalty came under scrutiny July 19, when the Ohio Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Task Force heard presentations from three subcommittees on strategies to make sure death penalty sentencing in Ohio is transparent and fair.
  

The message at a July 18 County Commission public hearing: Don’t reduce funding for mental health and senior services.