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We discuss news on Vernon Manor, furloughs for city employees, endorsements for council candidates and issues, legalized gambling in Ohio, Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, and our city’s newest restaurant. Emily takes a look at the history of Ohio’s canals.
Season 3, Episode 12 of “Explore Cincinnati” for September 16, 2009:
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Further reading:
- “AFSCME votes down city cost-saving plan” from Business Courier
- “FOP Approves Deal” from Cincinnati Blog
- “Uptown neighborhoods oppose Vernon Manor’s conversion to low-income housing” from Business Courier
- “Berding Loses Dem Endorsement” from Cincinnati Blog
- “Dems pull Berding’s endorsement; Fischer keeps his” from Enquirer Politics Extra
- “Strickland: Slots age limit should be 21” from Business Courier
- “Poll: Thumbs up on Ohio casinos, down on economy” from Business Courier
- “UC Student Government unanimously votes to oppose Issue 9” from UrbanCincy
- “Streetcar ballot could affect zoo train” from Enquirer
- “Cincinnati chamber sets stands on issues” from Enquirer
- “Elm Street stretch to be named after Kunzel” from Business Courier
- “County orders repairs at Kenwood Towne Place” from Business Courier
- “Crowley has successful triple bypass” from Business Courier
- “Local 127 to Open Tonight” from Wine Me, Dine Me in Cincinnati
- “Former Pigall’s reopened as Local 127” from Business Courier
- “Quatman’s opening 2nd location in Mason” from Citizens for a Better Norwood
- “Cincinnati homebuilders debut downsized Homearama” from Business Courier
- “Oktoberfest Kommt” from UrbanCincy
- Oktoberfest Zinzinnati website
- “Wine Over Water on the Purple People Bridge – 9/19” from UrbanCincy
- Wine Over Water tickets
- Miami and Erie Canal information on Wikipedia
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Another advantage for events at the Banks: a decent use for the transit center
Issue 2 is an attempt to stave off draconian legislation that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has passed in other states with devastating effects on those state’s agricultural industries.
Primarily they are looking at how egg laying chickens and pregnant sows are housed. In Ohio, pork and eggs are huge businesses. Ohio is, like 3rd in egg production in the US.
HSUS, which has nothing to do with local humane societies, counts on promoting their cause to “city slickers” who know nothing of farm practices. In Ohio this would mean people in Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland would be hit with a barrage of “worst practices” stories and pictures in an attempt to sway their emotions.
When I researched this I found one guy complaining of his chickens getting killed and mauled by weasels because he couldn’t afford the kind of container HSUS wants to mandate for layers. How many people in Ohio’s 3 big cities would even dream of weasel attacks ?
I wrote a whole article here:
http://quimbob.blogspot.com/2009/06/ohio-works-to-stave-off-radical-hsus.html
There will be more to come. I don’t think this panel that Issue 2 would create is necessary, but a bigger battle could be coming.
Quimbob – Thanks for the information on Issue 2. Hopefully we can get into it in more depth at some point before the election.
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“Explore Cincinnati” for September 16, 2009…
We discuss news on Vernon Manor, furloughs for city employees, endorsements for council candidates and issues, legalized gambling in Ohio, Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, and our city’s newest restaurant. Emily takes a look at the history of Ohio’s canals….