A Man With a Plan?
Cincinnati Councilman Charles Winburn Surely, no one ever would accuse Cincinnati Councilman Charles Winburn of flip-flopping on an issue. Nor, he has assured everyone, was it his intent to flip-flop when he introduced a proposal earlier this month that would have scrapped the direct election of the mayor, which some groups have been pushing…
News: Incentive or Insult?
Karen Gray, who is relying on public assistance while completing a college degree, says she is being unfairly pressured to drop some of her courses. Ohio's welfare reform legislation enacted in 1996 is being touted as a success by many public officials who report that the number of people on public assistance is down.…
News: Pothole Paperwork, Politics Mean Rough Road For Tristate Drivers
Although the biggest winter storm to hit the area so far this season ended more than a month ago, people still are battling its effects — like car damage caused by potholes on the Ronald Reagan Highway. The Court of Claims of Ohio, civil division, has reported that more than 200 claims have been received…
Proponents of Increasing Mental Health Coverage Regroup
A proposed amendment to the Health Insurance Reform Act would have required health plans to provide mental health benefits comparable in cost and service limits to those provided for physical illness or injury. Although this federal legislation was defeated, 19 states have adopted similar statutes, known as mental health parity laws. In Ohio, former Democratic…
News: Batsakes Business Owners: Downtown Development Has ‘Messed the Whole Thing Up’
Batsakes Hat Shop and dry cleaners will have to move to make way for the new Contemporary Arts Center. Batsakes Hat Shop has been on the corner of Sixth and Walnut streets for 91 years. Batsakes J & G Dry Cleaners has occupied the space next door for more than 50 years. But as…
(The Body) Politic
Campaign headquarters. 11:48 p.m. The second Tuesday of November 2006. "… before I bring out the Governor-elect, I'd like to say a few words to you, his supporters, the people who made this happen. "You know, when I first signed on to manage this campaign, nobody gave us a chance. They said, 'Mitch Colt 45…
Maggi, Pierce and E.J.
Maggi, Pierce and E.J. Usually when you say there's no pigeonholing a band, it's a bit of an overstatement. A good music critic can nail anyone down to a genre. Much as we try, there's no getting a handle on the affable, Philly-based Maggi, Pierce and E.J. A truly eclectic trio, MPE have put…
Cover Story: See me, Teach me
Jymi Bolden Daniel Hagerstrand, 8, works on various vision exercises: wearing prism glasses and using rings and pegs to enhance visual dexterity. "The eyes respond to light. Vision, or the sense of space, emerges from the way the eyes work together. One cannot predict this locating skill from the condition of one eye or…
Dog Days for the Taco Bell Spokespet
Who keeps messing with that Taco Bell chihuahua? Remember when it first appeared about a year ago? It was a simpler time, a time before Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott began plugging Gap, before Apple Computers started looking like Jolly Ranchers and before those irritating Budweiser frogs began to talk. Yes, back then the Latino Lassie was…
