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Yes The Sun Can Be Damaging, But It May Also Prevent Certain Health Problems

You're right to be cautious about the sun. It can cause skin cancer, damage your eyes and make you look older. But with the right protection, getting at least 30 minutes of it a day may prevent Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome - which increases the risk of heart disease and certain types of cancer, according to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center researchers.

Ohio Ranks 42nd In Nation For Dealing With Youth Homelessness

Gov. DeWine Likes What He's Hearing About Proposed Opioid Settlement So Far

Start Hear: Tomorrow's Heart, Happily Divorced and Gretel and Hansel

By Tripp Eldredge • 1 hour ago

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Roderick on the Line: Merlin Mann’s frank & candid weekly phone call with John Roderick of The Long Winters.
Where Should We Begin: Step into couples therapist Esther Perel's office and listen as real couples anonymously bare the raw, intimate details of their story.
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Cincinnati FBI Wants To Partner With Local Business To Stop Chinese Espionage

By Ann Thompson • 21 hours ago

With over 1,000 possible Chinese espionage cases under investigation by the FBI, the bureau's Cincinnati division wants to be proactive. It is looking to partner with businesses and universities to prevent the stealing of trade secrets.

New Book Profiles Masters Of American History

By Michael Monks • 22 hours ago

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Some of the greatest biographies of America's most important people have been written by the likes of David McCullough, Jon Meacham, Ron Chernow, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, among others.

'You Never Forget Your First' Isn't Your Traditional Biography Of A President

By Michael Monks • 22 hours ago

Sure, there are lots of biographies about America's first president. But author Alexis Coe - an historian who has appeared on CNN and the History Channel, and who has contributed to The New York Times, The New Yorker, and other publications - wanted to take a deeper dive.

'And Yet They Persisted' Explores 100 Years Of Women's Suffrage

By Michael Monks • 22 hours ago

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The year 2020 will make 100 years since American women won the right to vote in U.S. presidential elections. While many thoughts of the suffragist movement gin up images of civil protests, there was much more going on in the fight for progress before 1920.

State Leaders Support "Hands Free Ohio" Bill

By Jo Ingles • Feb 14, 2020

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports fatalities on the state’s roads have increase in five of the last six years with 2019 being the second-deadliest year in the past decade. And that’s why state leaders are backing a new bill to crack down on distracted driving.

Politics Chat: Backers Of Metro Expansion Ballot Issue Launch An Expensive Campaign

By Howard Wilkinson • Feb 14, 2020

Issue 7 - a 0.8% increase in the Hamilton County sales tax - will be the biggest ballot issue voters in Hamilton County will decide in the March 17 primary. It would provide $135 million a year for repair of roads and bridges in the county, along with expansion of the Metro bus system. The bus system expansion would get the bulk of the money.

Kings Island Taking Steps To Respond To Neighbors' Noise Concerns

By Tana Weingartner • Feb 14, 2020

Neighbors concerned about loud roller coasters running late at night at Kings Island may be getting some relief. Parent company Cedar Fair tells the group it will add sand to the tracks of the Orion and Diamondback roller coasters.

My Best Night Ever At The Ball Park: Sitting With Roger Kahn

By Howard Wilkinson • Feb 14, 2020

When the legendary baseball writer Roger Kahn died last week at the age of 92, I was sad, of course, to learn that the world had lost one of its finest practitioners of baseball literature.

But I was glad as well, thankful that once, on a warm summer night in 1988 at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium, I was lucky enough to sit by Roger and listen to him spin baseball tales and comment on the action as the Reds took on the Houston Astros.