• Miami University in 1997 decided to stop naming its sports teams after Native Americans who were killed by white people. Today it stopped selling memorabilia with its Indian logo on it. —-
• Cincinnati has launched a search for its next police chief, who has large shoes to fill in replacing Tom Streicher. Seriously, he wears like a size 12.
• Laure Quinlivan will hold a hearing later today on what Cincinnatians want their image to be: Cool? Dorky? Kind of shy but nice once you get to know us?
• The Over-the-Rhine community is upset about Tuesday’s shooting inside Tucker’s restaurant. City officials and police say they have no idea what prompts such heinous acts, although this has existed for 8 years if they’d like to get caught up.
• Liquor sales last year hit a record high in Ohio. Top sellers were Kamchatka Vodka and Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey. Whoo-hee!
• Now that all the annoying tragedy is over, House Republicans are ready for their vote on health care repeal.
• Insurers profit off Medicaid by taking money paid by the government upfront and investing it before services are rendered. Or something like that.
• Teaching kids to cook is a good idea because then they’ll cook for themselves later in life instead of eating these for dinner.
• Fox TV show American Idol is back with new judges, and this pun-filled report wonders whether or not it will succeed without Paula Abdul and the British guy.
• Cyclist/American hero Lance Armstrong isn’t sweatin’ the latest doping claims against him.
• Do the Golden Globes tell us anything about who might win an Oscar? Does Jason Gargano use phrases like “tonally disjointed?”
• It’s gonna snow all day Thursday and “word on the Westside” is that the salt is runnin’ low.
This article appears in Jan 19-25, 2011.