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NKY gets chance to weigh in on early voting
If Kentucky had early voting like in more than 30 other states, Robert McDonald might have won election to Walton City Council last November. He tied with 669 votes for the sixth and final seat on the city council and lost the eventual tie-breaker. His...
Posted: 5/16/2013 3:14 PM in Kentucky Politics
Kennedy Heights Arts Center Needs Help To Earn $35,000
The Kennedy Heights Arts Center is one of 14 semi-finalists in the ArtsFwd Business Unusual Challenge. They are the ONLY Cincinnati organization from a national pool of applicants – and if they win, it could earn them a $35,000 innovation grant. How can...
Posted: 5/16/2013 3:13 PM in Good Things Going Around by Lisa Desatnik
Cleveland considers adding more skywalks!
Cleveland considers adding more skywalks! Over the past decade Cincinnati has actively been working to dismantle the once extensive elevated skywalk system in its downtown. Other cities throughout the country such as Baltimore have followed Cincinnati’s...
Posted: 5/16/2013 3:00 PM in UrbanCincy
Road to radio began on mound
Famous Reds voice Hoyt left majors 75 years ago By Mike Dyer mdyer@enquirer.com Hall of Fame pitcher and former Reds broadcaster Waite Hoyt made his final Major League playing appearance 75 years ago this week. Hoyt, who was the ace of the 1927 New York...
Posted: 5/16/2013 3:00 PM in Our History
MetroWest's water could drive development
The City of Cincinnati is hoping that an abundance of water will help attract companies to the MetroWest Commerce Park, an 18-acre industrial site located in Lower Price Hill. The City, Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW), and the Metropolitan Sewer...
Posted: 5/16/2013 3:00 PM in Building Cincinnati
New city budget saves all firefighters, more police officers
A new budget plan to fill next year’s $35 million deficit would save all firefighters’ jobs and reduce police layoffs to 25. The plan, by Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls and Councilman Chris Seelbach, would instead: double the number of furlough days supervisors...
Posted: 5/16/2013 2:21 PM in Politics Extra
Rally aims to stop Scouts from fostering ‘open homosexuality’
A group called OnMyHonor.net is sponsonoring a series of rallies Friday – including one in Greater Cincinnati – to keep the Boy Scouts of America from changing their rules that now exclude gay members. Under pressure over its long-standing ban on gays,...
Posted: 5/16/2013 2:06 PM in Politics Extra
Metro short-term service changes coming this fall
Metro has announced a number of short-term service improvements for 2013, all with an eye toward boosting efficiency and ease of ridership through its updated Go*Forward regional transit plan. The changes were identified during a major transit planning...
Posted: 5/16/2013 2:00 PM in Building Cincinnati
Wrecking Cincinnati: 6665 Parkland Ave
NEIGHBORHOOD: Sayler Park YEAR BUILT: 1880 USE: Single-family dwelling OWNER: Lillian Justice ASSESSED VALUE: $31,960 ORDERS: August 2009, for roof, gutters and downspouts, siding, exterior paint, and windows. A civil fine was issued in July 2010. Water...
Posted: 5/16/2013 1:00 PM in Building Cincinnati
Lies About Libya By Thomas Sowell
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Posted: 5/16/2013 12:55 PM in The Right Lane To Follow
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