Diner: Diets for a Small Planet
Solomon Wiener Hey, all you dieticians, researchers and activists: Listen up. I'm the one you're not reaching. I'm the one in the middle of the bell curve who gets your information and doesn't do anything with it. I'm a pretty average American, perhaps even more than I care to admit. The strongest influence in…
Same Ol’ Song
"Each day I say today won't be like yesterday, but it stays this way today and everyday."—Alana Davis There are some things worth telling, some songs worth singing. Some Negroes headed south the afternoon of July 20. Judging by their dress, they were soon to take their places at the Coors Light Stadium Festival. There…
The Proof Is in the Tests
In a recent issue of CityBeat, we published a letter to the editor about last month's column, "It's Not the Fat, It's the Insulin" (issue of June 21- 27). The point of the column was a high carbohydrate diet has much more to do with heart disease, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, obesity…
News: Listen Up, Big Shots
Jymi Bolden Rev. Damon Lynch III addresses business leaders. Police drew a line along Central Parkway to keep protesters out of the downtown business district in April. Now the business community is inviting Cincinnati Community Action Now (CAN) to explain what's been going on north of that line. Formed by Mayor Charlie Luken after…
True Democracy Preserves Sacred Space
Freedom in America means the right to do exactly what we want to do — that is, if what we do causes no harm to the person or property of another. It is now obvious that our planet is a shared space. Harmful acts thrust on one person, or any group, affect us all. The…
One Day of Art and Sweat in Grailville
The titanic puppet slowly makes its way down a grassy hillside in Loveland, Ohio. Beneath its canvas body, artist Mark Fox and his crew struggle to navigate the figure's long arms and enormous head. After untangling the puppet from an overhead telephone wire, Fox is ready to continue his journey to the valley below. Under…
Smart with Pain
This section is designed to test your reading comprehension. Completely read the paragraphs below. When finished, answer the questions that follow. Or, for those of you whose massive student brains have figured out we test makers are absolutely defenseless against clever bastards such as yourselves and that it'll be faster and easier to skip right…
Is it Unpatriotic to Criticize a Cop?
Do police officers deserve special treatment? Should they be protected from lawsuits if they beat an innocent person? Should they be prosecuted if they kill someone and then lie about the circumstances? To hear Keith Fangman tell it, Cincinnati Police officers are feeling picked on. "There's a tremendous amount of negativity being directed at the…
Cover Story: Home Sweet Casa
Jymi Bolden Silvia Krull is the contact person for many new immigrants. About four years ago a van pulled into the parking lot of a restaurant in Newport — an event that changed the life of Silvia Krull. "A van pulled in, and I was looking out the window and I started seeing all…
Relationships
I recently went to a bachelorette party, probably one of my last. My single friend supply is rapidly dwindling. It was your typical affair: a group of women eating, drinking, talking, dancing. It kind of got me to wondering about the whole history of this ritual. I scavenged my local bookstore for information. I found…
