WHAT YOU SAID: Here's what Cincinnati City Hall should focus on
Jobs, buses, arenas and stadiums.That's what on the minds of those of you who responded to our What You Said question this week: What issues should the Cincinnati City Council and mayor focus on in...
View ArticleOp-ed: This simple thing could have a big impact on the heroin epidemic
Morgan Ashley Harsh is a freshman at Bowling Green State University. She is from Middletown.The opioid epidemic in Middletown is out of control and it stems from new people becoming addicted to the...
View ArticleWHAT YOU SAID: Should FC Cincinnati just stay at Nippert Stadium?
You can scroll to the bottom to vote in a poll.CINCINNATI -- There's been lots of stadium angst this week. Should we build a new soccer stadium? Where should it go? Who's going to pay for it?The FC...
View ArticleOp-ed: President Trump's heroin emergency was a missed opportunity
Tom Synan is police chief of Newtown, Ohio, co-chair of the Hamilton County Heroin Coalition and a member of the WCPO.com Heroin Advisory Group.This column is part of the WCPO.com project, Heroin: How...
View ArticleWHAT YOU SAID: Couldn't FC Cincinnati just stay at Nippert Stadium?
Our civic stadium angst went into double overtime this week.As Major League Soccer neared its deadline to select new franchises, FC Cincinnati announced that the club's owners have selected a site in...
View ArticleOp-ed: Here's how Sen. Portman and Sen. Brown see the Senate tax bill
Last week, the Republican-led Congress took big steps toward overhauling the federal tax system. The House of Representatives passed a package of tax cuts, then the Senate Finance Committee, that...
View ArticleOp-ed: Does Richard Spencer practice free speech or hate speech?
Clare Sunderman lives in Fairfield and is a student at Bowling Green State University.With all the groups popping up on college campuses screaming about white supremacy, we need to define the line...
View ArticleWhat You Said: Did the public get to have its say on the FC Cincinnati stadium?
You can scroll to the bottom to vote in a poll.The plan for a new soccer stadium is coming together, but did the public have enough opportunity to share feedback and weigh in on where it should go and...
View ArticleWHAT YOU SAID: Your take on the FC Cincinnati stadium debate
CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati City Council, Mayor John Cranley and the Hamilton County commissioners all stepped up when asked to provide some public financing to make a new stadium for FC Cincinnati...
View ArticleOp-ed: We need to care for the kids of addicts
Tami Silverman is the president and CEO of the Indiana Youth Institute. She may be reached at iyi@iyi.org or on Twitter at @Tami_IYI. This article is part of the WCPO.com project Heroin: How Do We...
View ArticleWhat You Said: Should the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County...
You can scroll to the bottom to take a poll.Back in 1997, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County expanded across Ninth Street from its main building, constructing an addition that housed...
View ArticleWhat You Said: Don't sell the library building
CINCINNATI -- Despite running one of the busiest libraries in the country, the board and management of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County are talking about downsizing and closing the...
View ArticleWhat You Said: What would you like to see at The Banks?
You can scroll to the bottom to take a poll.Another venue at The Banks entertainment district Downtown closed Monday. New Year's Eve was the last night for Howl at the Moon and Splitsville Luxury...
View ArticleWhat You Said: Your opinions on how to liven up The Banks
CINCINNATI -- How can The Banks be livened up?How about a comedy club, a diner, miniature golf and -- for heaven's sake, please -- free parking?Those are some of the attractions our readers and viewers...
View ArticleWhat You Said: Do schools call too many snow days?
You can scroll to the bottom to take a poll.Have the children been to school at all in 2018?Or does it just seem that January has been one big snow day so far?What with the single-digit cold...
View ArticleWhat You Said: Should schools call fewer snow days?
The blast of January cold and snow we just endured had the What You Said staff feeling, frankly, a bit nostalgic as we reminisced about the days it was so cold that we could walk across the frozen Ohio...
View ArticleWhat You Said: Should police officers write more tickets?
You can scroll to the bottom to take a poll.We recently published and broadcast a story that had the entire What You Said staff vigorously nodding in agreement.Here's what it said, in the Cliff Notes...
View ArticleWhat You Said: Should police write more traffic tickets?
CINCINNATI -- It's not very safe to drive, walk or bicycle around here. And the cops aren't doing that much about it.That was the gist of a WCPO analysis we produced a few days ago. Our reporters found...
View ArticleWhat You Said: Should Kentucky schools be consolidated?
You can scroll to the bottom to answer a poll.CINCINNATI -- A bill filed in the Kentucky General Assembly is causing quite a stir in Northern Kentucky and beyond.The bill, House Bill 242, would be a...
View ArticleBlack in Cincinnati: 'This is my story'
Welcome to the first article in the WCPO.com series, “Black in Cincinnati.” In this series, we invite people to write honest and personal stories of their life in the Queen City. Do you have a story...
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