Tag: Cincinnati
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Why I won’t run for public office: Bill Moyers’ advice to me
When I was first hired by The Cincinnati Enquirer in 1998 (my job interview was on day two of the Chiquita apology), I wasn’t sure if journalism was for me. My job was as a news aide, the equivalent of a “copy boy,” which meant I did tasks like answer the phone, sort faxes, pick…
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City Council ballot update: The Return of the Queen and more
A change in Ohio state law made the filing deadline for most elected offices on this November’s ballot 90 days before the election, but not for some cities with different deadlines in their charter, which supersedes state law. Like Cincinnati. The city’s cut-off remains 75 days prior to the election, on August 25, leaving lots…
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School Board Member Parker falls short of being on fall ballot
Cincinnati School Board Member Sean Parker has fallen short of the required petition signatures to appear on this fall’s ballot. First-time candidate Parker, who was appointed to the school board on April 28, 2010 after former WCPO-TV reporter and comedian Michael Flannery stepped down, fell 43 signatures short of the required 300 needed to appear…
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A conversation with Enquirer editor Carolyn Washburn
I will be live-Tweeting and/or covering the “Meet the Editor” with Cincinnati Enquirer editor Carolyn Washburn, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Northern Kentucky University. It will be live on uStream and I will be using Cover It Live to report on the event. Both streams can be found below. Streaming Video by…
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Cincinnati and Hamilton County Election Night coverage using Qik video
I will be running around downtown Cincinnati – including the Hamilton County Board of Elections and various campaign victory parties – reporting on what I am seeing using Qik video. Check out the video below to see the latest:
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Taming the mighty Mill Creek
Tomorrow I embark on an adventure few in this area would ever consider doing – canoeing down the Mill Creek. It won’t be my first time. The last time was May 1, 2007 when we left from Spring Grove Avenue and got out near the Ohio River – in utter filth. What I learned on…
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Pete Rose has given us back what he took away
Image via Wikipedia I’m not a sports guy. Let’s make that clear from the get-go. Any sport I tried to play as a kid ended up embarrassingly bad – including my career-ending smack-in-the-face at one of my very first pitch baseball games. I was in the second grade. Growing up in Cincinnati meant loving, at minimum, two…
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Sunday morning tune
Caught Lorna Parson of Sharonville this morning as she tapped the keys on a “Play me, I’m Yours” piano on the lawn of the Wyoming Arts Center in Wyoming. She was playing “Yankee Doodle” from a beginner’s piano lesson book and said she was attempting to hit all 35 pianos before the program officially ends…
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Queen City Discovery: The Clifton Friars Club
As my previous post said, I have an interest in discovering unknown parts of Cincinnati. So, this morning I was happy to see Queen City Discovery’s post exploring the demolition site of The Cincinnati Friar’s Club in Clifton Clifton Heights. “…the Cincinnati Friars club dated back to 1860 and serves as an organization that provides outreach…
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Track-walker children in Mariemont
I got this shot in Mariemont over the weekend. Liked it, so wanted to share. I was checking out an old, what appeared to be, foundry near the tracks which I discovered just driving around checking out parts of our town that I have never known before. It’s a hobby and feeds my insatiable curiosity.…