Archives from 2008

Obama’s presidential election, with historic help from Hamilton County, led local news in 2008

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Wrapping up my first full year of writing a weekly opinion and analysis column, I’ve come to appreciate the absurdity of politics in a way I couldn’t fully fathom as a news reporter. Oh, sure, I’ve always realized that politics — both locally and nationa

Tags: Cincinnati News, politics, back, year, republican

If you're like most people, when you got in trouble as a kid you knew which parent you preferred to find out first. Inevitably, one was more of a pushover and wouldn't punish you as severely as the other. Executives at Cintas Corp. in Mason, it appears,

Tags: Cincinnati News, Cintas, OSHA

Obama house parties try to keep people connected and the local energy focused

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Like their national counterparts, Hamilton County Republicans often preach about how they dislike government and want to reduce its size. The truth about county government, however, is that it’s been rife with wasteful spending for decades, a period in w

Tags: Cincinnati News, courts, its, county, republican

A common refrain of many visitors to Cincinnati over the years is that the Clifton Gaslight District, centered around Ludlow Avenue, is about the only neighborhood in the Queen City that feels like it could belong in a much larger metropolis like New Yor

As newspaper industry bleeds, Enquirer tries to hold on

Tags: News Feature, Cincinnati Enquirer, media, newspapers

When individuals and families are facing a tight budget because of job layoffs or rising costs, the first thing they usually do is cut luxuries like going to the movies or eating out. They might even sell unneeded items at a yard sale or on eBay. With th

Tags: Cincinnati News, Hamilton County, Todd Portune, David Pepper, Alex Triantafilou, Simon Leis

It's interesting to hear what Mikhail Gorbachev, an esteemed statesman credited with helping to end the Cold War, has to say about current events in the United States and the world. Because many Americans typically don't like to hear diametrically opposi

Lawsuit against Fifth Third Bank’s debit card fees could impact all customers

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Just like a binging consumer who continues using credit cards to buy new items while making only minimum payments on the bills, Cincinnati officials now face the harsh reality of a financial problem they've tried to ignore for the past decade: properly f

Tags: Cincinnati News, Cincinnati, pension, health care, retirement

Down economy puts even more stress on Freestore/Foodbank’s efforts to help

Tags: News Feature, holidays

Deters staffer threatens head of local group that criticizes the Hamilton County prosecutor

Tags: News Feature, Hamilton County, Joe Deters

There she was, an unexpected guest braving the cold drizzle and gusty wind on the steps at Cincinnati City Hall in a show of solidarity on a gloomy autumn Saturday afternoon. In town for a performance later that night, comedian Margaret Cho strummed her

Tags: Cincinnati News, gay marriage

Also known as “the Festival of Lights,” Diwali is celebrated by several religions in Eastern culture including Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism. It’s best known in Hinduism, however, where it commemorates the homecoming of Lord Rama after a 14-year exile in

City manager agrees to let Duke Energy raise local rates while accepting company’s money for streetcar plan

Tags: News Feature, John Cranley, City Council, Milton Dohoney

Every election has repercussions, and not just the obvious ones like new policies set by new politicians. Whenever an incumbent politician moves up the ladder to a new office — local to state or state to federal — a round of musical chairs typically ensu

Tags: Cincinnati News, David Singleton, mayor, Mark Mallory

But incumbents keep their Hamilton County Commission seats

Tags: News Feature, Todd Portune, Greg Hartmann

Driehaus unseats Chabot, Schmidt hangs on

Tags: News Feature, David Krikorian, Steve Chabot, Jean Schmidt

By the time this issue of CityBeat is published, the long and hard-fought presidential election will finally be over. Here are a couple of items to ponder as you're either celebrating or crying in your beer.

Tags: Cincinnati News, New York Times, Joe Deters, John McCain, UDF