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Everyone wants breast cancer. Hard to believe, but it's true. It's natural that AstraZeneca has a stake in cancer; the pharmaceutical company manufactures tamoxifen, a leading treatment drug. And Kodak and DuPont are both makers of mammography screening equipment. But why would Avon or Estée Lauder want anything to do with tissue tumors? What does breast cancer mean to Yoplait, American Airlines, the Republic of Tea, the NFL? What about the disease would inspire 1.4 million Americans in 2005 to go for a brisk 5K jog?
In recent years, Samantha King, an associate professor at Queen's University in Ontario, has attempted to unravel the strange web of philanthropy, marketing, and public policy that enshrouds the issue of breast cancer in America. The title of King's new book, Pink Ribbon Inc., is a pretty fair summary of her conclusions. King argues that the pink ribbon is primarily a branding tool for big business, and that it has contributed surprisingly little to the cause of preventing breast cancer. While the book (on University of Minnesota Press) occasionally indulges in academese—throwing in phrases like "heteronormative" and citing, yes, Foucault—it also delivers a damning and eye-opening analysis of "cause marketing." She points out, for instance, that there are now so many companies mounting pink ribbon campaigns that one of the first, Avon, actually felt obliged to look for ways to take back "ownership" of the issue.
King spoke about the business of breast cancer by email last week, on the eve of a book-release party in Kingston, Ontario. (She reads twice in Minneapolis next week—Monday, October 9 at the University of Minnesota and Tuesday, October 10 at Amazon Bookstore.) "I had noticed the increasing popularity of shopping as a way to express support for a cause," King explains, "and it soon became clear that breast cancer was at the front and center of this trend."
Put another way: When it comes to putting a friendly face on its public image, corporate America has found that breast really is best.
City Pages: Was the pink ribbon ever a grassroots movement?
Samantha King: The pink ribbon was created by Estée Lauder, so, no. However, a peach ribbon, the predecessor of the pink ribbon, was. In the early 1990s, Charlotte Haley, a 68-year-old with a history of breast cancer in her family, began making peach-colored ribbons in her dining room at home. Each set of five came with a card with the words: "The National Cancer Institute annual budget is $1.8 billion, only 5 percent goes for cancer prevention. Help us wake up our legislators and America by wearing this ribbon."
A few months later, Self magazine, which was planning its second annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month issue—with Evelyn Lauder, senior corporate vice president at Estée Lauder, as guest editor—decided to create a ribbon that would be distributed at the company's cosmetics counters across the country. At first, the magazine approached Haley asking her if she would work with them on the plan and, as part of the deal, relinquish the concept of the ribbon. Haley refused, claiming (correctly as it turns out) that she feared the commercialization of her approach, and so Self, in consultation with their lawyers, settled on a different color: pink.
CP: Who have been the greatest industry sponsors of the pink ribbon?
King: Cosmetics manufacturers like Estée Lauder, Revlon, and Avon have led the way. But car companies like Ford and BMW have also been prominent players in the pink ribbon industry. Interestingly, all these companies produce products that are linked to breast cancer incidence: parabens and phthalates in the case of the cosmetics, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the case of cars.
CP: You write about the vast range of companies that support the Komen Foundation. What do Boston Market fried chicken, Lee Jeans, Breeder's Choice pet food, and the Dirt Devil have to do with "breast cancer awareness"?
King: There is no obvious connection between these companies and breast cancer. That's part of what's so interesting to me. One of the key principles of cause-related marketing is that the cause must fit the product, but the interest in breast cancer has undermined that entirely. This points to the emotional appeal of breast cancer and the way that has been exploited by marketing campaigns.
CP: Who are some of the most absurd sponsors of the pink ribbon that you've come across in your research?
King: Wipe for the cure—a pink toilet paper promotion. This year I've also seen fishing tackle, frozen dinners, and snow shoes.
CP: What is breast cancer "awareness"?
King: When people learn of the concerns highlighted in my book, their response is often to point to the good work that breast cancer campaigns perform in raising "awareness." But what exactly are we being asked to gain awareness of? Research shows us that people are quite aware of the existence of breast cancer and that in fact women overestimate their risk of getting the disease.
For those campaigns that venture into specifics, awareness usually means preaching the benefits of early detection through mammograms. Although this approach might prompt people to discover if they already have breast cancer, this selective brand of awareness asks individuals to take personal responsibility for fending off the disease, while ignoring tougher questions related to what might be done to prevent it in the first place.
CP: Do you have any reckoning of how much money the pink ribbons have brought in?
King: It's in the millions of dollars, but I don't have an exact estimate.
While some campaigns actually raise very small amounts of money despite the big promises often made, the overall amounts are quite considerable. Yoplait and its parent company, General Mills, alone, claim to have given a total of $15.5 million.
Information about exactly how much money is raised and how it is spent is very hard to find, however. This is one of the reasons Breast Cancer Action in San Francisco launched their Follow the Money Campaign to track the dollars flooding into the breast cancer cause.
CP: What epidemiological results can the pink ribbon movement point to as a result of its fundraising and "awareness" campaigns? Is there less breast cancer in the American population than there was 20 years ago? Are survival rates higher?
King: Breast cancer incidence has actually increased over the period since the pink ribbon movement emerged. Women had a 1 in 14 lifetime risk of getting breast cancer in 1980 and they have a 1 in 7 lifetime risk now. Mortality rates have improved slightly in recent years among all women, but have worsened among American Indian women. According to the latest statistics, black women are less likely than white women to survive five years after a breast cancer diagnosis: 77.3 percent versus 89.7 percent respectively.
CP: In the book, you write about the way that major pharmaceutical companies and medical imaging companies have lined up behind the pink ribbon campaigns. How does that kind of targeted giving program fit with our general idea of "philanthropy"?
King: I think we tend to think of philanthropy as purely altruistic, or if not purely altruistic at least as something that does more good than harm. But I'm not sure we can say that about breast cancer marketing on the part of pharmaceutical companies. Are we ever going to be able to prevent breast cancer, when companies that profit from treating it are driving the research fundraising agenda?
CP: Do other countries share our predilection toward these public-private health movements? How do you explain their huge cultural currency in the U.S.?
King: They're certainly a growing phenomena in other countries, Canada and Great Britain in particular. They're much more prevalent in the U.S. because of the historical importance of the private or volunteer sector in providing for the common good. In other social systems, people expect to help provide good health for all through paying taxes, but this has never been the case in the United States where private solutions are deemed preferable.
CP: When do you think you'll see your last Livestrong bracelet out in public?
King: That's a good question! January 1, 2007.
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Say Thank You With Art
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We create donor recognition ART for nonprofits so they can thank their donors in a reasonable, creative, and distinctive way. Each organization's donors are unique. They want to be seen as individuals. They want to be personally acknowledged for who... View full listing
Providing heirloom and wild desert foods and sharing traditional knowledge
Tucson: PO Box 87704, Tucson, AZ 85754 | 520-907-9471 | www.flordemayoarts.com
the Fractal Flame; Mathematics at its Best!
Tucson: 160 N. Chessebrush ave., Tucson, AZ 85748 | (520) 240-5601
A fractal is a geometric figure created by calculating fractal objects and representing the calculation result as a still image. The fractals I create are then sublimated onto aluminum which is then set onto a shadow mount that provides the most dyna... View full listing
Foothills gallery featuring an eclectic mix
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Graphic Design and Illustration by Artist Julie Rustad
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Where Your Dream Ring Comes True
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Krikawa Jewelry Designs is a family-operated business led by award-winning designer Lisa Krikawa. Since 1998, Krikawa has been handcrafting custom engagement and wedding rings out of a precision studio in Tucson, Arizona. With a collaborative team of... View full listing
Tea tastes better in a handmade mug! So does coffee!
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Local Art Cooperative Gallery - the best place to shop local for gifts
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Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 5pm Local Artists Represented: Lynne East-Itkin: Contemporary Gourd Art, Painted Fabrics, Gift Cards & Jewelry Jeanne Fellow: LumenArt Lamps, Waves, Acrylic Ink Technique, Gift Cards, Bookmarks Craig... View full listing
Great collection of artist shop, tea shop, and wood working.
Tucson: 3054 N. First Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719 | (520) 331-2908 | www.manyhandscourtyard.com
Locally owned & operated by the three designers that stock it, MAST offers hard-to-find style in gifts, jewelry & home goods.
Tucson: 100 south avenida del convento suite 120, Tucson, AZ 85745 | (520) 495-5920 | www.ilovemast.com
Mast is a locally owned urban lifestyle boutique.specializing in handmade jewelry, leather goods, accessories, home goods & select furnishings. The collaboration is comprised of artisans Mellow Dawn Lund, Sofie Albertsen Gelb and Tasha Bundy, wh... View full listing
We specialize in goods made from recycled materials.
Tucson: 422 N. 4th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705 | (520) 622-3297 | www.popcycleshop.com/
We feature products made by DDco Design and Monster Booty, which we also own and produce on the premises. DDco Design(ddcodesign.com)makes all forms of decorator items featuring vintage imagery of the southwest and beyond. Monster Booty makes bags... View full listing
Featuring landscape photography giclee prints and handcrafted Sterling silver chain maille jewelry
Tucson: 6530 E Tanque Verde Rd, Suite 130, Tucson, AZ 85715 | (520) 731-0550 | paul-pryor.com/link/reflected_light_gallery
Reflected Light Gallery features the work of co-owners and artists Bonnie and Paul Pryor. Bonnie creates handcrafted Sterling silver chain maille jewelry under the name Joya Bonita, and Paul produces large fine-art-quality giclee prints of his lan... View full listing
A unique farmers and artisans market in on the east side of Tucson in Rincon Valley.
Tucson: 12500 E. Old Spanish Trail , Tucson, AZ 85747 | (520) 591-2276 | www.rvfm.org
Come out to the Rincon Valley Farmers & Artisans Market for a one-of-a-kind shopping experience! Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Rincon Valley and discover the bountiful fruit and produce from local Arizona farmers and the beautiful artwork, craft... View full listing
Writing, art and creative everything
Tucson: 3244 N. Surging Waters Pl, Tucson, AZ 85712 | 520-248-0514 | www.ryngargulinski.com
Ryn Gargulinski is a writer and artist who works with fun folks and companies who crave enticing writing, killer content and kooky art. With a writing and journalism career that kicked off in 1991, Ryn was thrust into the content marketing game wh... View full listing
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Our mission: To convince everyone to love art as much as they love shoes and tattoos. Art should be thoughtful but also fun, decorative, and affordable.... View full listing
Engaging, enriching, essential- featuring 8 centuries of amazing art!
Tucson: 1031 North Olive Road, Tucson, AZ 85721 | (520) 626-7978 | www.artmuseum.arizona.edu
An organization to promote the educational and cultural value of museums to the community.
Tucson: Tucson, AZ 85717 | 5208810606 | www.tucsonassociationofmuseums.org
TAM is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the educational and cultural value of member museums, increasing support for museums from the public and private sector, and providing a mechanism for communication and collaboration between mem... View full listing
Clay Fun for All Ages: Studio, School, Gallery
Tucson: 3326 North Dodge Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85716 | (520) 792-6263 | www.tucsonclayco-op.com
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Art for Mind & Heart
Willcox (Multiple locations) : 100 N. Railroad Avenue, Willcox, AZ 85643 | 520-824-6972 | www.trustartanddesign.com
TRUST shows original fine art in multiple locations throughout southern Arizona, with a focus on work by local artists. We feature one-of-a-kind artworks in a variety of media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed-media, and metal. See a sampling... View full listing
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CityBeat's German Lopez noted on Twitter the irony of The Enquirer now supporting both the streetcar and parking plan while the candidate it endorsed attempts to unravel both — Cranley already stopped the parking plan. The comment drew a response from Enquirer Editor Carolyn Washburn, who is on the newspaper's editorial board along with Publisher Margaret Buchanan and Editorial Page Editor David Holthaus.
The editorial includes the following paragraph: "In endorsing Cranley, we said he would 'have to rein in his dictatorial tendencies and discipline himself to be diplomatic, respectful and collaborative.' What we've seen so far is a matter for concern. Hurling insults at professionals like streetcar project manager John Deatrick isn't what we need. Deatrick enjoys a good reputation as someone who has managed The Banks project and the rebuild of Fort Washington Way. He needs to stay on the streetcar project."
The editorial was published the same day City Council put completing the project into law and Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld announced his decision to support the project's completion, which Lopez pointed out leaves Council short of the six votes required for an emergency clause that would immediately halt the project without leaving it open to referendum. Without the emergency clause, streetcar supporters could gather the required signatures to put a 5-4 cancellation vote to referendum, which would force the city to continue working on the project until voters decide on it in November.
Mayor-elect Cranley will hold a vote to stop the project on Monday. With Sittenfeld set to vote against halting the project, Cranley will need either newly elected David Mann or Kevin Flynn to vote in favor of stopping it. Both are on the record as being against the project but have left room to consider the financial realities before making their final decisions.
Cranley announced this morning that he will name the new city manager at 2 p.m. today. Cranley removed former city manager Milton Dohoney last week.
A story by The Enquirer's Mark Curnutte yesterday detailed life expectancy disparities among Cincinnati's poor neighborhoods, finding a 20 year difference at times between citizens of predominantly black or urban Appalachian neighborhoods and people of wealthy white neighborhoods like Mount Lookout, Columbia Tusculum and Hyde Park. The Cincinnati Health Department will release more statistics Tuesday and a community discussion on the issue is set for Jan. 10.
Pope Francis yesterday criticized the world's growing wealth disparity, mentioning things like "idolatry of money" and "a new tyranny" in a 50,000-word statement that sharply criticized trickle-down economics.
The Pope via The Washington Post:
"Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system. … Meanwhile, the excluded are still waiting."
OTR restaurant Kaze will begin offering lunch hours starting on Black Friday.
Away from home and tired of "Friends-giving" gatherings? Here's a bunch of restaurants serving good stuff on Thanksgiving day.
Skip Black Friday craziness and use CityBeat's Gift Guide to shop local this holiday season. There are also plenty of local retailers you can hit up online if you don't wait until the last minute!
If you're traveling to some stuck-up East Coast city for Thanksgiving, charge the iPad or whatever because there are going to be some storms.
And high winds might cause the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to take all the air out of the Snoopy balloons so no one flies up into the air like in movies.
The NSA reportedly considered revealing the "porn-browsing history" of certain people considered to have ties to terrorist activity in order to discredit them.
Great, now America's durable goods orders are down. Thanks a lot, government shutdown!
At least the country's jobless claims are back to pre-recession levels. Thanks, Obama?
The University of Cincinnati Bearcats beat UMass Lowell in basketball last night and senior forward Justin Jackson jammed one in the hoop hard.
Voters on Tuesday elected John Cranley to the mayor's office and six council members — out of nine total — who oppose the streetcar project, giving streetcar opponents enough votes to cancel the project once the new government takes power on Dec. 1.
But, as first reported by CityBeat on Oct. 9, cancellation could carry all sorts of costs with $94 million tied to contractual obligations, including supply orders and other expenses from contractors and subcontractors, and $23 million already sunk on the project.
If the city were to cancel, it would also need to return nearly $41 million in grants to the federal government, according to a June 19 letter from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Canceling the project would cost jobs as well. About 150 laborers are currently working on the project, according to Deatrick. He says there's also management positions involved, but he couldn't offer an estimate for those jobs and whether they're working on the project full- or part-time.
Deatrick says that it's difficult to pin down how much cancellation would ultimately cost because the issue would likely be worked through litigation as the city tries to minimize cancellation costs and developers — such as Messer Construction, Prus Construction, Delta Railroad and CAF USA — attempt to maximize what they recoup from the project.
Another concern, according to Olberding, is cancellation's impact on the operating budget. She says the roughly $2 million in federal grant money already spent on the project would have to come out of the operating budget, and litigation costs would come from the operating budget as well.
The capital budget, which is financed through bonds and other forms of debt, pays for capital projects like the streetcar. The operating budget typically goes toward day-to-day operations, including police, firefighters and human services.
The operating budget has been structurally imbalanced since 2001. If millions in litigation costs and repayments to the federal government are added to it, the city could be forced to cut services and jobs or raise taxes.
There are also concerns about how the federal government and Cincinnati's business partners would react to the cancellation of such a major project. Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, Cranley's opponent in the mayoral race, previously told CityBeat that pulling back on a commitment could break the faith developers and the feds placed in Cincinnati when they agreed to take on the streetcar project.
Cranley and other anti-streetcar elects argue the long-term costs — the $88 million in the capital budget for the current phase of the project, the cost of future expansion and $3-4 million that it would cost to operate the streetcar annually — outweigh even the costs of cancellation.
Cranley previously told CityBeat that he would help developers involved in the project find other work in the city to recoup the revenue lost from the project's cancellation. He says Messer and Prus in particular are based in and already work heavily in Cincinnati, so it's unlikely they would try to cut ties with the city.
Streetcar supporters aren't convinced. If the city pulls out of such a big commitment, officials argue both the federal government and developers could be compelled to look for a more reliable source for future work.
Meanwhile, Deatrick says current construction work is progressing on time and within budget. He expects the track on Elm Street to be laid down between 12th and Henry streets by the end of the year.
As for the next phase of the project, Deatrick says there's still no estimated cost. He attributes much of the project's current political problems to construction bids coming in over budget earlier in the year — a turn of events that led City Council to put another $17.5 million to the streetcar project — so he says the city needs to be really careful with future estimates if it decides to expand the streetcar system.
Despite the fresh political threats, the city still intends to conduct meetings with businesses on Nov. 14 and 18 about the benefits of the streetcar. Deatrick says those meetings should show the economic benefits of the rail line that go beyond the streetcar's use as a transit network.
Supporters of the streetcar often point to those benefits as their reasoning for backing the project. Citing a 2007 study from consulting firm HDR that was later evaluated and supported by the University of Cincinnati, supporters say the streetcar project would produce a three-to-one return on investment.
Deatrick acknowledges those projections are now outdated, given all the changes the project has gone through since 2007. He says the city has people working on updating the numbers and looking at other economic effects the HDR study may have missed.
But opponents of the streetcar project say it's simply too expensive and the wrong priority for Cincinnati. Still, the potentially high cost of cancellation could prove a bigger fiscal concern.
Either way, Cincinnati should find out the full consequences to the project in December.
Voters last night elected an anti-streetcar City Council majority and mayor, which raises questions about the $133 million project's future even as construction remains underway. Ex-Councilman John Cranley, who ran largely on his opposition to the project, easily defeated streetcar supporter Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls 58-42 percent, while non-incumbents Democrat David Mann, Charterite Kevin Flynn and Republican Amy Murray replaced Qualls, Laure Quinlivan and Pam Thomas on council to create a 6-3 anti-streetcar majority with Democrat P.G. Sittenfeld, Republican Charlie Winburn and Independent Chris Smitherman. Democrats Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson and Wendell Young — all supporters of the project — also won re-election. It remains unclear if the new government will actually cancel the project once it takes power in December, given concerns about contractual obligations and sunk costs that could make canceling the project costly in terms of dollars and Cincinnati's business reputation.
Other election results: Cincinnati voters rejected Issue 4, which would have privatized Cincinnati's pension system for city employees, in a 78-22 percent vote. Hamilton County voters overwhelmingly approved property tax levies for the Cincinnati Zoo and Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County in 80-20 percent votes. In the Cincinnati Public Schools board election, Melanie Bates, Ericka Copeland-Dansby, Elisa Hoffman and Daniel Minera won the four available seats.
At 28 percent, citywide voter turnout was at the lowest since 1975, Hamilton County Board of Elections Chairman Tim Burke told The Cincinnati Enquirer.Ohio Libertarians are threatening to sue if Republican Gov. John Kasich and the Republican-controlled Ohio legislature pass a bill that would limit ballot access for minor parties. Although many of the new requirements for signatures and votes were relaxed in the Ohio House, minor parties claim the standards are still too much. Critics, who call the bill the "John Kasich Re-election Protection Act," claim the proposal exists to protect Republicans, particularly Kasich, from third-party challengers who are unhappy with the approval of the federally funded Medicaid expansion. CityBeat covered the Ohio Senate proposal in further detail here.
Meanwhile, the Kasich administration stands by its decision to bypass the legislature and go through the Controlling Board, a seven-member legislative panel, to enact the federally funded Medicaid expansion despite resistance in the Ohio House and Senate. The Ohio Supreme Court recently expedited hearings over the constitutional conflict, presumably so it can make a decision before the expansion goes into effect in January. Opponents of the expansion, particularly Republicans, argue the federal government can't afford to pay for 90 to 100 percent of the expansion through Obamacare as currently planned, while supporters, particularly Kasich and Democrats, say it's a great deal for the state that helps cover nearly half a million Ohioans over the next decade.
Across the state, voters approved most school levy renewals but rejected new property taxes.
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Cincinnati's streetcar project lost big on Tuesday as voters ushered in ex-Councilman John Cranley over Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls in the mayoral race and three non-incumbents who oppose the project to City Council, according to unofficial election results from the Hamilton County Board of Elections.
With all precincts reporting, Cranley handily defeated Qualls 58-42 percent. Cranley ran largely on his opposition to the $133 million streetcar, while Qualls promised to expand the project.
Voters also elected three non-incumbents to City Council: Democrat David Mann, Charterite Kevin Flynn and Republican Amy Murray. The three non-incumbents oppose the streetcar project, which means re-elected Democrat P.G. Sittenfeld, Republican Charlie Winburn and Independent Chris Smitherman are now part of a 6-3 majority on council that opposes the project.Democrats Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson and Wendell Young — all supporters of the streetcar project — also won re-election. Incumbent Democrats Laure Quinlivan and Pam Thomas lost.
It's unclear if the newly elected council and mayor will stop current construction on the streetcar once they take power in December, given concerns about contractual obligations and sunk costs that could make canceling the project costly in terms of dollars and Cincinnati's business reputation.
But Cranley and the six anti-streetcar elects on City Council vested much of their campaigns on their opposition to the project, which they claim is too costly and the wrong priority for Cincinnati.
Supporters argue the project will produce a three-to-one return on investment — an estimate derived from a 2007 study from consulting firm HDR and a follow-up assessment to the HDR study from the University of Cincinnati.
City Council's new make-up will be five Democrats, two Republicans, one Charterite and one Independent. That's a shift from the current make-up of seven Democrats, one Republican and one Independent.
The new council slate will be the first to take up four-year terms following a city charter amendment voters approved in 2012.
Sittenfeld also landed a huge win and easily topped the City Council race with 10,000 more votes than Winburn, who, at 27,000 votes, got the second most ballots cast in his favor out of the nine council victors. Sittenfeld netted nearly 5,000 more votes than Cranley did in the mayoral race, although Cranley ran in a head-to-head race with Qualls while Sittenfeld was one of nine candidates voters could pick out of a pool of 21.
Citywide voter turnout ended up at roughly 28 percent.
Other election results:
Cincinnati voters rejected Issue 4, which would have privatized Cincinnati's pension system for city employees, in a 78-22 percent vote.
In the Cincinnati Public Schools board election, Melanie Bates, Ericka Copeland-Dansby, Elisa Hoffman and Daniel Minera won the four seats up for grabs.
Hamilton County voters overwhelmingly approved property tax levies for the Cincinnati Zoo and Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County in 80-20 percent votes.
This story was updated with the final reported results.
Early reports from the Hamilton County Board of Elections indicate Election Day is proceeding with minimal problems and voter turnout is considerably better than it was for the Sept. 10 mayoral primary.
"There's always bumps in every election … but nothing highly unusual," says Sally Krisel, deputy director of the board of elections.
Countywide voter turnout was estimated at 20 percent around noon, with turnout in Cincinnati stronger than the rest of the county, according to Krisel. But she cautions that the numbers are still unclear and could completely change, particularly after work hours.
Turnout is particularly strong in wards one, four and five, according to Krisel. That could be good news for mayoral candidate John Cranley, who handily won all three wards in the primary against opponents Roxanne Qualls, Jim Berns and Sandra "Queen" Noble.
But since citywide voter turnout was an abysmal 5.74 percent in the
primary election, it remains uncertain how much primary results will
ultimately reflect on Tuesday's election. Historically, Cincinnati's mayoral primaries failed to predict the winner of the general election.
Cranley obtained nearly 56 percent of the vote on Sept. 10, while Qualls got slightly more than 37 percent. Both candidates received enough support to advance to Tuesday's ballot, but the Qualls campaign acknowledged the lopsided results were disappointing.
To obtain the Election Day numbers, the county is for the first time tracking ballot usage. Krisel says the measure allows the county to gauge countywide voter turnout and whether more ballots are needed in different voting locations.
Tuesday's votes come in addition to 20,500 absentee and early voters across the county, about 90 percent of who already submitted ballots to the board of elections. Krisel claims that's about half the amount of early voters from two years ago, but she says she doesn't know whether that will reflect on the final turnout numbers.
The election is the first time Cincinnati voters will elect City Council members for four-year terms, which means Tuesday's results will effectively set the city's agenda for the next four years. Voters are also deciding on a new mayor, the Cincinnati Public Schools board, two property tax levies for the local library and zoo, and a proposal that would privatize Cincinnati's pension system for city employees.
Polls will remain open until 7:30 p.m. To find out where to vote, visit the board of elections website.
For more election coverage and CityBeat's endorsements, go to the official election page here.
It's Election Day. Polls will remain open today until 7:30 p.m. Find your voting location here. Check out CityBeat's election coverage and endorsements here. Regardless of who you plan to support, go vote. The results will decide who runs Cincinnati for the next four years.
A gathering in Covington, Ky. over the Brent Spence Bridge signaled the community is still divided about using tolls to pay for the $2.5 billion bridge project, even as public officials admit tolls are most likely necessary to complete the project. Many local and state officials believe the federal government should pay for the interstate bridge, but they're also pessimistic about the chances of receiving federal funds. Covington Mayor Sherry Carran says she's concerned about safety at the functionally obsolete bridge, but she says tolls could have a negative impact on Covington.
On Wednesday, Hamilton County commissioners are expected to vote on an annual budget that nearly matches the county administrator's original proposal. The budget is
the first time in six years that county officials don't have to carry
out major cuts or layoffs to close a gap.
A study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and three other community organizations found idling school bus and car motors might pose a serious health risk to students. The most problematic pollutants are particularly concentrated when cars and buses are standing, and the toxic particles linger around schools and playgrounds for hours after the vehicles leave, according to the study. For researchers, the findings are evidence buses and cars should turn off their motors when dropping off children at school.
The Cincinnati Enquirer and other major newspapers lost thousands of readers in the past year, even though some newspapers managed to buck the trend and gain in certain categories, according to a circulation audit from the Alliance for Audited Media. Between September 2012 and September 2013, The Enquirer's circulation dropped by more than 10 percent, while The Toledo Blade and Dayton Daily News increased their circulation. The drop coincides with readers resorting to the Internet and other alternate sources in the past few years. The losses have cost newspapers advertising revenue, and many have responded with cutbacks in staff and overall news coverage.More than half a million Ohioans qualify for tax subsidies under Obamacare, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Anyone between 100 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level, or an annual income of $23,550 to $94,200 for a family of four, is eligible. But for Ohioans to take full advantage of the benefits, the federal government will first need to fix HealthCare.gov, which has been mired in technical problems since its launch on Oct. 1.
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman was one of seven Republicans to support a federal ban on workplace discrimination against gays and lesbians in the U.S. Senate yesterday. All Senate Democrats backed the bill. But the bill faces grim prospects in the U.S. House of Representatives, where it's expected to fail. CityBeat covered state-level efforts to ban workplace and housing discrimination against LGBT individuals in further detail here.
Mitt Romney's code name for Portman, a potential running mate for the 2012 Republican presidential ticket, was Filet-O-Fish.
One in five sun-like stars host Earth-like planets.
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With Election Day tomorrow, today is the last chance to vote early. Find your voting location here. Normal voting hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., although some days are extended. If you don't vote early, you can still vote on Election Day (Nov. 5). Check out CityBeat's coverage and endorsements for the 2013 election here.
Judge Timothy Black ruled to continue with a lawsuit that will decide whether same-sex marriages conducted in other states should be acknowledged on Ohio's death certificates. The lawsuit originally appeared to matter only to a Cincinnati gay couple, but it's been expanded to potentially reflect on the rights of all gay couples in the state. Black is expected to give his final ruling on the lawsuit in December. If Black rules in favor of same-sex couples, it could be the latest step forward in an ongoing line of progress for LGBT rights. Although same-sex marriage remains illegal in Ohio, gay couples can now jointly file for federal taxes.
Local officials plan to host two workshops
to show business owners how the streetcar could benefit them. The
workshops are set for Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. and Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. Both will
be held on the third floor of the Public Library of Cincinnati and
Hamilton County at 800 Vine Street, downtown Cincinnati. Anyone interested can sign up here.
Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the Bureau of Criminal Investigation tested 2,093 sexual assault kits through October, resulting in 688 DNA matches. Each kit represents a sexual assault case in which DNA was taken but not previously submitted for testing. The initiative is meant to speed up the process through which sexual assault kits from around the state are tested.
A teacher with close ties to Gov. John Kasich was promoted to senior policy adviser, a top position, at the Ohio Department of Education.
With financial incentives from the state attached, the film industry is working more and creating jobs in Cincinnati and around Ohio.
A new study, conducted in part by Cincinnati researchers, found obesity contributes to early puberty in girls.
Ohio gas prices slightly increased from one week ago.
Eating too much Halloween candy might make someone really sick, but it usually won't kill.
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CityBeat's full Election Issue is in stands now. Check out our feature stories on three remarkable City Council challengers: Mike Moroski, Michelle Dillingham and Greg Landsman. Find the rest of our election coverage, along with our endorsements, here.
The Ohio legislature is working through a bill that would limit ballot access for minor parties, which argue the petitioning and voting requirements are meant to help Gov. John Kasich's chances of re-election in 2014. The Ohio House narrowly passed the bill yesterday with looser restrictions than those set by the Ohio Senate earlier in the month, but a legislative error in the House means neither chamber will hammer out the final details until they reconvene next week. Republicans say the bill is necessary to set some basic standards for who can get on the ballot. Democrats have joined with minor parties in calling the bill the "John Kasich Re-election Protection Act" because it would supposedly protect Kasich from tea party and other third-party challengers after his support for the federally funded Medicaid expansion turned members of his conservative base against him.
As an attorney and lobbyist at Keating, Muething & Klekamp (KMK), mayoral candidate John Cranley helped payroll company Paycor finalize plans to move its headquarters
— and 450 to 500 jobs with it — from Queensgate in Cincinnati to
Norwood, Ohio. Specifically, KMK and several of its employees, including
Cranley, helped Paycor and Norwood set up a tax credit deal to
incentivize the company's relocation. The Cranley campaign says he was
just doing his job after Paycor went to KMK, not the other way around.
But supporters of Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, Cranley's opponent in the
mayoral race, say he shouldn't be helping companies leave the city he
wants to lead. Paycor's move in 2014 means the city will have to take
back some of the money it gave the company, through two tax deals that
Cranley approved while on City Council, to encourage it to stay in Cincinnati through 2015. Cranley received a $1,100 campaign contribution from Paycor CEO Bob Coughlin on Aug. 20.
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The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) board travels widely and often dines at public expense, according to an investigation from The Cincinnati Enquirer. Among other findings, The Enquirer found the CVG board, which is considered a governmental agency, has a much more lenient travel expense policy for itself than it does for staff members, and it sometimes uses airport funds to pay for liquor. On Twitter, Hamilton County Commissioner Greg Hartman called the findings outrageous and demanded resignations.
Northside property crime is on the rise, and police and residents are taking notice. Business leaders in the neighborhood are concerned the negative stigma surrounding the crime will hurt their businesses.
With federal stimulus funding expiring in November, 1.8 million Ohioans will get less food assistance starting tomorrow. The news comes after 18,000 in Hamilton County were hit by additional restrictions this month, as CityBeat covered in further detail here.
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As an attorney and lobbyist at Keating, Muething & Klekamp (KMK), mayoral candidate John Cranley helped payroll company Paycor finalize plans to move its headquarters — and 450 to 500 jobs with it — from Queensgate in Cincinnati to Norwood, Ohio.
Specifically, KMK helped Paycor and Norwood set up a tax credit deal to incentivize the company's relocation. Throughout the
process, the law firm called on several of its employees, including
Cranley, to help with the negotiations.
For Paycor, the move comes after more than two decades in Cincinnati. The company originally looked in Cincinnati for bigger headquarters with better parking options, but ultimately couldn't find a location to its liking, according to a May 2012 memo from the city manager. So when Paycor found a location outside city limits and worked out a tax incentive package with Norwood and Ohio, it decided to move.
Cities and states often deploy incentive packages, ranging from property tax abatements to deductions on income taxes, to attract and retain companies. Pure Romance, a $100-million-plus "relationship enhancement" company, recently agreed to move from Loveland, Ohio, to downtown Cincinnati after securing such a tax deal with the city.
Paycor broke ground on its new headquarters in December and plans to move there next spring. The transition will pull 450 to 500 employees out of Cincinnati, and the company plans to add another 250 to 300 employees over time at its new facilities.
Cranley campaign manager Jay Kincaid says Cranley and KMK won't comment on the details of their work with Paycor or other clients for ethical reasons. But Kincaid says Cranley was just doing his job after Paycor went to KMK, not the other way around.
"In the legal profession you're asked to represent clients, and you do it to the best of your ability," Kincaid says. "At the time I don't think (Cranley) was even running for office. The firm came to him and said, 'Hey, we have a job that we need you to work on.' And he did the work, just like anyone else would at their job."
Norwood City Council approved the deal with Paycor on Oct. 23, 2012. Cranley announced his mayoral campaign three weeks later, on Nov. 14.
Cranley's critics argue that a mayoral candidate shouldn't be helping companies leave the city he wants to lead.
"It is disappointing that John (Cranley) helped Paycor leave the city with its over 450 tax-paying jobs. His efforts undercut the city's efforts to retain jobs and businesses," said Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, who is running against Cranley, in an emailed statement.
The move comes despite Cincinnati's various attempts to hang on to Paycor, including previous tax deals. In 2001, then-Councilman Cranley and the rest of City Council approved tax incentives to keep the company in Cincinnati, retain its 142 jobs at the time and create another 25. The city administration estimated the deal would cost the city $225,750 and generate $546,000 in net tax revenue over five years.
In 2006, Cranley and seven council members approved another incentive package to further secure Paycor's stay in Cincinnati.
But the deals also required Paycor to remain in Cincinnati through 2015. Since Paycor's move violates the agreement, the city administration says it plans to claw back some of the tax benefits given to the company.
In other words, Cranley in 2001 and 2006 approved tax deals with Paycor that the company, with his help, is now set to break.
City spokesperson Meg Olberding says the clawback process will begin after Paycor moves to Norwood in 2014. So if Cranley is elected by voters on Nov. 5, he would be mayor as the city is taking back some of the money it gave away.
Although the city is taking a hit, Cranley's relations with the payroll company appear unscathed. Paycor CEO Bob Coughlin contributed $1,100 to Cranley's campaign on Aug. 20, according to campaign finance reports.
Updated with more details about the tax deals between Cincinnati and Paycor.
Many jobs the state government claims it's creating don't actually exist, according to The Toledo Blade. The Ohio Development Services Agency claims it improved its process for tracking the effects of taxpayer-financed loans, grants and subsidies, but The Blade found errors led to more than 11,000 claimed jobs that likely don't exist. Part of the problem is that the state relies on companies to self-report job numbers; although the Ohio Development Services Agency is supposed to authenticate the reports, officials almost never visit businesses that get tax incentives. The discrepancy between claimed job creation and reality raises more questions about the efforts of JobsOhio, the privatized development agency established by Gov. John Kasich and Republican legislators that recommends many of the tax subsidies going to Ohio businesses. CityBeat covered JobsOhio in further detail here.
Mayoral candidate John Cranley didn't repay a $75,000 loan for his Incline Village Project in East Price Hill that was meant to go to a medical office and 77 apartments that never came to fruition. Kathy Schwab of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), which loaned the money to Cranley's former development company, told The Cincinnati Enquirer that they worked out terms to repay the loan after the news broke yesterday. Supporters of Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls' mayoral campaign say the news casts doubt on whether Cranley is as fiscally responsible as he's led on while stumping on the campaign trail. As The Enquirer notes, Cranley is very proud of the Incline Project and often touts it to show off his experience building a successful project in the private sector.Hamilton County commissioners are expected to vote on a budget on Nov. 6. This year's budget is the first time in six years that the county won't need to make major cuts to close a gap. But the commissioners also told WVXU that it's unlikely they'll take up the county coroner's plan for a new crime lab, which county officials say is a dire need.
A lawsuit filed on Oct. 23 asks the Hamilton County Court of Appeals to compel the Hamilton County Board of Elections to scrub UrbanCincy.com owner Randy Simes off the voter rolls, less than two weeks after the board of elections ruled Simes is eligible to vote in Cincinnati. The case has been mired in politics since it was first filed to the board of elections. Simes' supporters claim the legal actions are meant to suppress Simes' support for the streetcar project and Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls' mayoral campaign. Proponents of the lawsuit, who are backed by the attorney that regularly supports the anti-streetcar, anti-Qualls Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST), argue they're just trying to uphold the integrity of voting. The dispute hinges on whether Simes' registered residence for voting — a condo owned by his friend and business colleague, Travis Estell — is a place where he truly lived or just visited throughout 2013. Currently, no hearing or judge is set for the lawsuit.
Pure Romance officially signed a lease for new headquarters in downtown Cincinnati, which means the $100-million-plus company is now set to move from its Loveland, Ohio, location starting in January 2014. Pure Romance originally considered moving to Kentucky after Ohio reneged on a tax deal, but council ultimately upped its offer to bring the company to Cincinnati. As part of its deal with the city, Pure Romance will get $854,000 in tax breaks over the next 10 years, but it will need to stay in Cincinnati for 20 years. The city administration estimates the deal will generate $2.6 million in net tax revenue over two decades and at least 126 high-paying jobs over three years.
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