Cincinnatiand Hamilton County fared poorly on a national list of places withpolluted air that was released last week. TheCincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington metropolitan region ranked as theeighth-worst for air particle pollution, according to the AmericanL
CincinnatiCity Council was posed to approve extending insurance benefits to thesame-sex partners of city employees as this issue went to press. Councilwas set to vote May 2 on the plan, which was pushed by CouncilmanChris Seelbach, the first openly gay p
A nagging question at the heart of the case against alleged WikiLeaks informant Bradley Manning is who, exactly, does the U.S. government want to keep from knowing its secrets.
Cincinnati officials are hoping to give property owners more of an incentive to clean up their yards. City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld has proposed changing Cincinnati’s litter laws to allow for a full refund of fines for first-time violators if they reme
Republicans control most functions of Hamilton County government. Despite the dominance, however, county commissioners say mid-year budget cuts totaling $4.78 million might have to be made because several departments — led by the Sheriff’s Office — are o
Many people think the mention of religion, politics or sex are the topics that are most likely to cause frowns, anxious looks or angry stares if they’re brought up during conversation in mixed company. I humbly submit, however, that they’re wrong.