Tuesday, April 8 2014
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GOP Looks to Prevent NCAA Athletes from Unionizing
Despite the millions being made by Ohio universities from student athletes, Republican lawmakers are determined the athletes don’t see a dime. After football players at Northwestern University were granted the right to unionize, Ohio Republicans quickly introduced legislation that would prevent any Ohio college athletes from doing anything similar. The law states that college athletes are not employees and therefore have no right to unionize against their employer.
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Diversified Democrats Seek to Oust Wenstrup
What happens when an attorney, a truck driver, an actuary and a retired forest worker enter an election? We’ll find out soon when the four Democrats who are seeking Ohio’s 2nd District seat face-off in the district’s upcoming primary election. The four are seeking to oust U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup of Columbia Tusculum in November’s general election for a chance to represent Cincinnati’s eastern suburbs and parts of Appalachia.
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CVG’s Abandoned Concourse C
CVG’s Concourse C is a microcosm of what has happened in recent years to the airline industry. What was once a symbol of prominence, it is now an abandoned wing of the airport. Local photo journalist Ronny Salerno’s recent feature is on the forgotten concourse that mainly catered to regional air travel.
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Cincinnati’s Upward Mobility? Not So Good
For all the talk about Cincinnati's prosperity as of late, one recently published report gives the Queen City a pretty negative review when it comes to upward mobility and other measures of financial well-being. WalletHub.com, which bills itself as the web's best personal finance resource, ranked 150 cities on eight measures designed to predict relative "wallet-wellness". Cincinnati was listed as the fourth worst city. Good times.
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Outspoken Attorney Eric Deters to Resign from KY Bar Association
Eric Deters a high-profile and often outspoken regional attorney, has decided to resign from the Kentucky Bar and quit practicing in the commonwealth, a decision that stems from the Bar's, quote, "mission to 'get' me." Deters claims to have tirelessly fought (and won) over 50 complaints against him; complaints that he maintains were baseless and without merit– save four, in which he was found guilty of making misstatements to the court. The resulting suspensions encouraged similar reciprocal suspensions in Ohio, thus preventing him from practicing law in either state for some time.
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