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Thursday, December 11, 2025

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Cincinnati Financial Mismanagement: What the City’s Own Audits Reveal About Leadership and Accountability

The shocking report and confirmation of Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval’s private vehicle repossession should concern every citizen and taxpayer of Cincinnati. This incident adds to worries about Cincinnati financial mismanagement, raising questions about leadership accountability. The elected leadership of Cincinnati is trusted to have the expertise to balance a budget with complex and nuanced layers…

ByNichole Carminati3 hours ago0Comments

Cory Bowman speaking with supporters during the 2025 Cincinnati mayoral campaign.

Opinion Politics

Post-Mayoral Race: What We Learned From the 2025 Cincinnati Mayoral Election

After winning the primary, we commissioned a poll targeting 200,000 high-propensity citywide voters — both Republicans and Democrats. During the Cincinnati mayoral election, this poll provided important insights. The key insight was clear: not enough voters knew who Cory was. That set the direction for the next phase of the race: a full-scale effort to…

BySkye Valley2 days ago0Comments

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Opinion Politics

Minimum Wage Politics Aren’t Just About Wages — They’re About Growing Government and the Voting Bloc

For sixteen years in the Ohio House, I had a front-row seat to the economic choices our state made — the good, the bad, and the ones we are still paying for today. What I saw over and over was a simple truth: Every time politicians artificially increase labor costs, such as by raising the…

ByTom BrinkmanDecember 5, 20250Comments

Opinion Politics

How Cincinnati’s Professional Victims Are Killing the City We Love

I’m a Price Hill kid, raised by a single mom in a neighborhood scarred by crime and addiction — dad gone, grandma stepping in when money was tight. Even then, the expectation was simple: you worked, you showed up, you figured it out. Unlike some who focus on being professional victims, we didn't focus on…

ByAdam KoehlerDecember 2, 20250Comments

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Community Opinion Politics

Cincinnati Community Accountability: A New Resident’s Call for Engagement and Honesty

An Op-Ed in the Enquirer published November 30th, 2025 touched a nerve with some native Cincinnati residents. I can understand how a truncated article with a restricted word count and a headline I did not choose can leave much to be desired. For clarity, I have decided to elaborate on some themes connected to Cincinnati…

ByNichole CarminatiDecember 1, 20252Comments

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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

Happy Cincinnati family spending time outdoors, representing the challenges and opportunities of raising a family in the region.

Opinion

Raising a Family in Cincinnati: Is It Getting Harder?

Raising a family in Cincinnati now comes with mounting cost pressures and shifting community factors. Despite its history of affordability, Cincinnati is facing new headwinds for parents trying to build stable family lives here. The rising cost of child care hurts people raising a family One of the biggest obstacles to raising a family in…

ByAdam KoehlerNovember 18, 20250Comments

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