News: Western Hamilton County Development Opponents Say Door Is Open for Out-of-Control Growth
They thought it all along, but now it has become painfully clear. Residents are getting a raw deal out of the "advisory only" development plan for western Hamilton County, the Sierra Club and Concerned Citizens of Western Hamilton County say. The Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission decided on July 1 that the Western Hamilton County…
Diner: Eclectic Style
When I decorated my first apartment with a mix of donated goods and garage sale treasures, my mother kindly remarked that I had a very "eclectic" style. I think this was her way of saying that, although nothing matched (in her opinion), the colorful mix of patterns, colors and styles worked together to create a…
Re: How and Why We are Stupid, Part 3 From: Dr. Tom
Congress has announced its intention, if it's not done already, of limiting liabilities to large companies for Y2K disasters. So, no matter how badly a company hurts you, the individual, the consumer, your avenues for recourse will be limited. What this is: Placing the welfare of corporate entities above that of the individual. World business…
News: Protest to Target Clinton in Cincinnati
When President Bill Clinton makes a fund-raising visit to Cincinnati later this month, the International Policy Committee of the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center plans to greet him with a protest of continued occupation of Yugoslavia. The protest aims to let the president know that his conduct in the war has made him unwelcome in…
News: Bigger Crowds Expected at Ujima and Coors Light Festivals
Most of the wrinkles have been ironed out in time for this year's Ujima Cinci-Bration, the African-American festival that will run downtown during the Coors Light Festival at Cinergy Field. The planning of this year's Ujima festival, July 23-25, has had its share of bumps. Traffic and parking problems that occurred last year plague organizers,…
News: Alienation Not Uncommon in America, Exchange Students Say
(L-R) Federica Fabretti, Milford McArthur and Anne Binder "I feel out of context. Other Italian students have told me, 'At the end of the year, I felt totally American.' But I don't feel American at all." Sitting cross-legged in a North Avondale sun room, Federica Fabretti is looking back on her year as an…
Waiting for the Light
I was having breakfast when the authorities burst into my apartment. "Robert W.," the official in charge said, "you will please to come with us." His manner was so utterly threatening it's possible I only imagined the German affectations. "May I at least finish my cereal?," I inquired, indicating the sugary, fruit-flavored spheres I'd just…
Cover Story: Here’s Looking at You
Cincinnati Councilman Phil Heimlich has championed videocameras as crime-fighting tools City safety employees, including Safety Director Kent Ryan, now are studying whether the Evanston camera has been truly effective. It has been almost two years since Cincinnati police aimed a surveillance camera at the Five Points intersection in Evanston. In a report to city…
Concert previews
The Apples in Stereo saturday Like the best Pop heroes at their peak, there's a charming mysterious quality to Denver's The Apples in Stereo. Acclaimed as one of the best of the current super Pop practitioners, the group is the flagship band of the Elephant 6 Recording Co., a loose collective of like-minded purveyors…
Film: Boyz N the Wood
Richard T. Jones, Omar Epps and Taye Diggs in The Wood Nigger. It's a word that's become more taboo than the rankest obscenity. It's one of the few words that still can draw audible gasps from a crowd. Oddly, it's the more libertarian circles who are likely to be offended. It's the word that…
P&G: Maybe Just 98% Pure
On June 9, Procter & Gamble Co. announced its second major reorganization of the decade, with 15,000 jobs being slashed in order to help fuel growth. Three weeks later, the company announced it was discontinuing animal testing for practically all of its products. On the surface, the two moves were completely unrelated. But they did…
