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Close-up of Teresa Theetge with a tense expression, wearing a black blazer and white blouse against a dark background following her firing as Cincinnati police chief

News Opinion

Cincinnati Police Chief Fired — And the Way It Happened Is What’s Setting People Off

So there it is. The Cincinnati police chief firing is now official. City Manager Sheryl Long put it in writing and sent it out to the entire department. The email City Manager Sheryl Long sent to the Cincinnati Police Department announcing the immediate termination of Chief Teresa Theetge after months of investigation and leave. Chief Teresa…

BySignal 9917 hours ago0Comments

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Is Cincinnati Becoming the Next “Once Great City”?

Cincinnati crime concerns are starting to feel different. Not just like a run of bad headlines. Not just like a few isolated incidents that come and go. More like a question about direction, about whether the city is still building on its momentum or starting to drift into something harder to reverse. A recent Daily…

ByAdam KoehlerApril 4, 20260Comments

News Opinion Politics

What the Theetge Report Reveals About CPD Leadership in Cincinnati

The Theetge report does more than evaluate a police chief. It exposes how leadership, politics, and internal systems collide inside the Cincinnati Police Department. The findings are direct, but the implications are harder to pin down. The Theetge report brings new context to these discussions. For readers who want to compare perspectives directly, my original analysis…

ByTodd ZinserApril 2, 20260Comments

Why democrats are angry 2026 protest woman shouting political rally

Opinion Politics

Why Democrats Are Angry in 2026: A Shift in Money and Power

If you want to understand the intensity of today’s political climate, start with one question: why, in recent years, are Democrats angry? Is Lack of Money Why Democrats Are Angry? Because beneath the headlines, the protests, and the rhetoric, there’s a measurable shift happening—and it’s not subtle. At the heart of these changes is the…

ByAdam KoehlerMarch 29, 20260Comments

Republican women Ohio candidates Holly Adams and Rosemary Oglesby-Henry in front of the Cincinnati skyline

Opinion Politics

Republican Women Ohio: A First District Shift

Two Republican women are on the ballot in Ohio’s First Congressional District. Both are grassroots, builders, and have been treated as outliers. The district has never elected a woman in over 200 years. Republican women in Ohio understand the impact of this gap. The families paying the price for that gap in leadership are not…

ByRosemary Oglesby-HenryMarch 26, 20260Comments

Casey Putsch and Kim Georgeton stand in front of an American flag and Ohio state outline during the Ohio GOP primary

Opinion Politics

Ohio GOP Primary: Establishment Power vs Grassroots Candidates

As the Ohio GOP primary approaches, Vivek Ramaswamy is widely viewed as the frontrunner. He has raised significant funding, secured high-profile endorsements, and benefits from national name recognition. However, at the same time, some Republican voters are questioning how much those advantages reflect voter preference versus institutional support, particularly in the Ohio GOP primary. The…

ByChristina HolbrookMarch 21, 20260Comments

Residents attend a Cincinnati City Council meeting focused on public safety accountability and violence prevention

Opinion

Cincinnati Public Safety Accountability Is Failing Residents

A City Waking Up to Violence Many Cincinnati residents awoke today to jarring international news and more troubling news regarding our own personal safety here at home. A mass shooting left nine victims overnight at a birthday party for DJ Fresh with roughly 500 people in attendance. This tragic event has raised new questions about…

ByNichole CarminatiMarch 2, 20260Comments

Opinion

Community Member Sues Forest Hills Board Over ICE Response Plan

The Forest Hills ICE Response Plan Dispute The Forest Hills ICE Response Plan now sits at the center of a legal dispute over public transparency and statutory interpretation. Moreover, a community member filed a mandamus action in the Ohio Supreme Court. This action argues that the Forest Hills Local School District improperly invoked a terrorism-related…

BySara JonasMarch 2, 20260Comments

Newsroom Editorial Decision Under Pressure for immigration coverage

Opinion Politics

Exposing CBS’s Spin: How Omitted Facts Hide Trump’s Success in Deporting Dangerous Criminals

Exposing CBS’s Framing of ICE Arrest Data In a February 9, 2026 article headlined, “Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump’s 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows,” CBS News painted a picture of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under President Trump’s second term as broadly sweeping up…

ByChristina HolbrookFebruary 24, 20260Comments

Cincinnati City Hall exterior in downtown Cincinnati, symbolizing city government and pension reform decisions

Opinion Politics

Is Cincinnati Pension Reform Stabilizing the System — or Positioning It for OPERS?

Cincinnati recently announced that for the past year, it has been in mediation concerning the 2015 collaborative agreement. This agreement requires the city to fully fund the Cincinnati Retirement System (CRS) by 2045. The system currently has a funded ratio of 68%. Furthermore, it has an $847 million liability to erase. Cincinnati pension reform is…

ByTodd ZinserFebruary 24, 20260Comments