Cincinnati's only daily newspaper recently performed a valuable public service by shining a spotlight on how some little-watched government boards spent money. At a time when most county workers must forego pay raises and take unpaid furlough days to help balance the budget, employees at some independent county agencies quietly got nearly $941,000 in bonuses.  

You don't have to be a liberal or even sympathetic to the plight of homeless people to be outraged by the Sept. 2 announcement from Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters. He said that, based on a finding by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, his office wouldn't file felony charges against Cincinnati Police Officer Marty Polk, who drove over a homeless woman under a blanket in Washington Park. Except the state investigation isn't finished and no findings have been offered.