Cincinnati

Fox Sports Ohio is asking that question. Will the Cincinnati Bearcats finish higher than Ohio State in the rankings and can they maintain it? Will the Bearcats be able to maintain their momentum into the future? Of course this was written right before Kelly accepted a job at Notre Dame but they still have a strong foundation. Could this be the birth of two major Ohio Football teams? What are your thoughts?
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Rep. Blessing invites colleagues for open discussion to solve casino shortfalls

Columbus– Issue 3 passed and Ohio is facing the possible development of casinos in its four largest communities including: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo. State Rep. Louis W. Blessing Jr. (R-Cincinnati) announced intentions to support legislation that will be placed on the May ballot, when enacted it will require the construction of these casinos and defines the timelines of each.

Here it is, the only objective, unbiased ranking system there is. Strictly driven by wins and losses period. This is much more fairer to the non-BCS schools.

Compared to BCS rankings:
-Iowa = underranked
-USC = way overranked
-TCU = slightly underranked
-Cincinnati and Boise State = slightly overranked.

This week's AHB&G Top 30
1. Iowa 8-0 Big 10 4.44
2. Texas 7-0 Big 12 3.71
3. Alabama 8-0 SEC 3.51
4. Florida 7-0 SEC 3.5
4. TCU 7-0 MWC 3.5
6. Virginia Tech 5-2 ACC 3.14
7. LSU 6-1 SEC 3

From Bizjournals:

Cincinnati has the most manufacturing jobs of any city in the state at 83,343 – but that’s down 14 percent over the past two years. Cleveland has 64,775 jobs, down 13.5 percent; Columbus has 47,200, down 3.1 percent; Dayton has 27,114, down 28 percent; and Toledo has 23,445, down 5 percent.

COLUMBUS – Ohio House Republican Leader William G. Batchelder (R-Medina) and Assistant Republican Leader Louis W. Blessing (R-Cincinnati) today stated in a letter to The Office of Budget and Management and The Ohio Department of Taxation their desire for a change in the tax and expenditure analysis created for Issue 3 on the November ballot.

From what I've read, we would be moving into another ice age except that we have been spewing out carbon dioxide, which has caused the globe to warm. But is it so bad that we're not having mile-high glaciers move back into North America and scrape away every city and tree north of Cincinnati's latitude? I don't see the problem here. Maybe we should view atmospheric carbon, instead of an enemy, rather as a friend that is keeping the ice age away. We usually tend to take the short view as a species.

The justice system relies on extracting plea deals, sometimes even from
the innocent and from supposedly deep-pocketed businesses. What happens
when a public-minded business owner--in this case the CEO of a prominent
Cincinnati and Columbus area homebuilder--risks his reputation and
financial peril to fight for citizen's rights, fairness in the justice
system and the jobs of his associates? Three distinguished panelists,
including two former federal prosecutors and an internationally
recognized expert on criminal law from The Ohio State University will be

Toledo, Ohio - May 14, 2009 - The eight-year-old Perrysburg girl who
inspired Hannah's Socks, a nonprofit that collects and distributes new
clothing essentials to the less fortunate, can soon add one more item to her
growing list of accomplishments: appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

Hannah Turner, and her Hannah's Socks story, will be featured on Tuesday,
May 19, among several other inspirational stories during "An Oprah/People
Magazine exclusive: Heroes in Hard Times."

The show airs in Toledo on WTOL, Channel 11 at 4 p.m. or in Cincinnati on

I read The Blade every morning. Their news-atorials, abuse of public trust and editorial positions get my blood circulating.

Even though it was in the comic section, todays Blade had a full page boasting the following:

Ranked #1 in Ohio and #8 in the Nation

The Columbus Dispatch?
The Cleveland Plain Dealer?
The Cincinnati Enquirer?

Nope. The Blade.

Later down the page, (below the fold) the ranking is revealed as a ranking in market leadership, according to the 2008 Media Audit Survey.

A federal judge has recommended the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a conservative group against an organization that promotes voter participation through registration drives.

Magistrate Judge Timothy Black in Cincinnati released the opinion Wednesday in the suit brought by the Buckeye Institute against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN. (cont.)

   The Postal Service has suddenly eliminated 19 mail carrier routes in these zip codes , adding 1 to 2 hours to the routes that are left .  They  set up the new routes with a computer program and no worker input.  Business mail is delivered late, routes are not in   logical delivery sequence,  many carriers were out well past 6pm last week delivering by flashlight.     

The Resort/Casino will include in phase one:

• Phase one total square footage will be 2,000,000 sq. ft. • 12,000 sq. ft. Kids Quest/Arcade
• Total Casino floor space of 180,000 - 220,000 sq .ft. • A full scale pet resort facility
• Suite style hotel of approximately 1500 rooms • 8,000-10,000 sq. ft. specialty retail
• International full service destination spa • 4000- 5000 slots
• 40,000- 60,000 sq. ft. conference center • Approximately 100 table games
• 3000 car parking garage • 20 table plus poker room