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Ohio lawmakers allocate $40 million to first responder PTSD fund

The Ohio legislature has approved a measure to inject $40 million into a state fund. This aims to provide financial assistance to first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The funding was included in House Bill 184. It is a piece of legislation passed recently that primarily addresses collegiate athlete contracts. However, it…

ByNina OliverioDecember 1, 20250Comments

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Shopping reminders: Christmas prices rise due to inflation, tariffs

Christmas prices across Greater Cincinnati are rising for 2025. Christmas prices for decorations, trees, food and holiday staples are up compared with last year. Rising costs hit holiday goods this season Many holiday shoppers in Cincinnati and beyond are seeing Christmas prices climb. According to a nationwide analysis from Bankrate, 78 percent of “holiday…

ByNina OliverioDecember 1, 20250Comments

A pile of brown and white eggs used to illustrate common food myths about nutrition.

Health Lifestyle Tips

3 Fitness Food Myths That Need to Die — For Good

For decades, Americans have been fed half-truths about nutrition. Some came from well-meaning government guidelines, others from commercial marketing, and the result is a country confused about what to eat. As a certified trainer and certified in nutrition, I still hear the same food myths over and over — even though science has moved on. Here…

ByJosh SmithDecember 1, 20250Comments

Sports

Notre Dame Football: Irish Turn Up the Heat on Their Season

By the time the stadium lights had settled on the field last night, there was no doubt who owned the night. Notre Dame football didn’t just beat Syracuse — they engulfed them. From the opening whistle, the Fighting Irish played like a team with something to prove, something to chase, and something to silence. And…

ByRob KantnerNovember 30, 20250Comments

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Community Opinion Politics

Cincinnati Public Safety Is Failing: A Lifelong Resident Explains Why

Cincinnati public safety didn’t collapse overnight. I’m 48 years old, born and raised here, and aside from a two-year stint in Pittsburgh, this city has been my entire life. So when a newcomer like Nichole Carminati writes an op-ed today, pointing out what’s broken in Cincinnati, I don’t roll my eyes. I nod along, because…

ByAdam KoehlerNovember 30, 20250Comments

Community Sports

Cincinnati vs TCU: Bearcats Collapse in Fort Worth Raises Bigger Questions for the Program

The Cincinnati vs TCU matchup on November 29 was supposed to be a chance for the Bearcats to steady the season, grab momentum, and lock up a better bowl position. Instead, a 45–23 loss in Fort Worth ended the regular season with a thud — and amplified concerns about the direction of the program under…

ByRob KantnerNovember 30, 20250Comments

Person sketching design work on a tablet at a desk in a modern studio, representing Cincinnati creative jobs and the changing design industry.

Business Design Trends

The Harsh New Reality of Cincinnati Creative Jobs

Cincinnati creative jobs have long been a quiet engine of the region’s economy — an outsized creative sector built on a century of branding, packaging, and advertising work that flowed from Procter & Gamble and the national agencies anchored around it. For generations, the city served as a magnet for designers who wanted big clients…

ByRob KantnerNovember 29, 20250Comments

News Sports

Is a Bengals Playoff Push Possible? Cincinnati is Looking Dangerous Again.

It’s funny how one night can change the temperature of an entire city. Not the weather — the mood. The pulse. The Bengals playoff push is Alive! Thanksgiving night in Baltimore felt like the Bengals had stumbled into a season-defining crossroads, and instead of turning back, they marched straight through it with Joe Burrow limping…

ByRob KantnerNovember 28, 20250Comments

National Guard members patrol near the U.S. Capitol amid investigation into fatal Washington D.C. shooting.

National News

Suspect in National Guard shooting charged with first-degree murder after soldier dies

Federal prosecutors have upgraded charges to first-degree murder against a man accused of shooting two National Guard members. This upgrade followed after one of the soldiers died from her injuries, according to the Associated Press. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced the new charges on Friday. She confirmed that Rahmanullah Lakanwal,…

ByNina OliverioNovember 28, 20250Comments

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Ohio lawmakers allocate $40 million to first responder PTSD fund

Shopping reminders: Christmas prices rise due to inflation, tariffs

3 Fitness Food Myths That Need to Die — For Good

Notre Dame Football: Irish Turn Up the Heat on Their Season

Cincinnati Public Safety Is Failing: A Lifelong Resident Explains Why

Cincinnati vs TCU: Bearcats Collapse in Fort Worth Raises Bigger Questions for the Program

The Harsh New Reality of Cincinnati Creative Jobs

Is a Bengals Playoff Push Possible? Cincinnati is Looking Dangerous Again.

Suspect in National Guard shooting charged with first-degree murder after soldier dies

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The Harsh New Reality of Cincinnati Creative Jobs

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