Opening_VVG Doors_NN2 in_II Over-the-Rhine_NN1 They_PPHS2 say_VV0 when_RRQ one_MC1 door_NN1 closes_VVZ another_DD1 opens_VVZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ reminded_VVN of_IO that_DD1 truism_NN1 last_MD week_NNT1 in_II Over-the-Rhine_NN1 ._. 
Kris_NP1 Sommer_NP1 took_VVD me_PPIO1 on_II a_AT1 walking_NN1 tour_NN1 of_IO new_JJ housing_NN1 projects_NN2 along_II Vine_NN1 ,_, Main_JJ ,_, Pleasant_JJ and_CC Republic_NN1 streets_NN2 ,_, many_DA2 of_IO them_PPHO2 developed_VVN by_II the_AT company_NN1 he_PPHS1 works_VVZ for_IF ,_, Urban_JJ Sites_NN2 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 former_DA life_NN1 ,_, Kris_NP1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 advertising_NN1 sales_NN rep_NN1 here_RL at_II CityBeat_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX say_VVI I_PPIS1 'm_VBM that_RG familiar_JJ with_IW the_AT streets_NN2 of_IO Overthe-Rhine_NP1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX prepared_VVN for_IF the_AT closeup_NN1 glimpse_NN1 Kris_NP1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 into_II the_AT burgeoning_JJ condo_NN1 and_CC apartment_NN1 market_NN1 in_II Over-the-Rhine_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ amazing_JJ what_DDQ you_PPY see_VV0 when_RRQ walking_NN1 the_AT streets_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 guy_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ keys_NN2 to_II practically_RR every_AT1 other_JJ building_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY open_VV0 a_AT1 humble_JJ door_NN1 on_II 14th_MD Street_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY walk_VV0 into_II a_AT1 beautiful_JJ loft_NN1 space_NN1 with_IW original_JJ wood_NN1 floors_NN2 and_CC brick_NN1 walls_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY step_VV0 around_RP work_NN1 crews_NN2 on_II Main_NP1 Street_NNL1 and_CC see_VV0 amazing_JJ two-story_JJ condos_NN2 with_IW huge_JJ open_JJ spaces_NN2 and_CC modern_JJ kitchens_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY enter_VV0 another_DD1 building_NN1 where_CS the_AT original_JJ tile_NN1 hallway_NN1 floors_NN2 and_CC wood_NN1 staircases_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN redone_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY find_VV0 small_JJ apartments_NN2 with_IW brand_JJ21 new_JJ22 Rookwood_NN1 Pottery_NN1 details_NN2 around_II the_AT fireplace_NN1 or_CC kitchen_NN1 walls_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 the_AT stories_NN2 behind_II this_DD1 activity_NN1 from_II CityBeat_NP1 coverage_NN1 and_CC other_JJ media_NN coverage_NN1 ._. 
3CDC_FO has_VHZ bought_VVN up_RP lots_PN of_IO abandoned_JJ and_CC damaged_JJ buildings_NN2 ,_, turning_VVG over_RP some_DD to_II development_NN1 partners_NN2 and_CC mothballing_VVG others_NN2 to_TO wait_VVI out_RP the_AT economic_JJ downturn_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 pointed_VVD out_RP construction_NN1 sites_NN2 while_CS we_PPIS2 walked_VVD ,_, Kris_NP1 rattled_VVD off_RP names_NN2 of_IO the_AT local_JJ companies_NN2 doing_VDG the_AT work_NN1 :_: Model_NN1 Group_NN1 ,_, Northpointe_NP1 ,_, B2B_FO ,_, Kimbler_NP1 ,_, Over-the-Rhine_JJ Community_NN1 Housing_NN1 and_CC of_RR21 course_RR22 Urban_JJ Sites_NN2 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 mentioned_VVD a_AT1 host_NN1 of_IO individuals_NN2 working_VVG in_II the_AT trenches_NN2 ,_, from_II landowners_NN2 to_II nonprofit_JJ staff_NN to_II real_JJ estate_NN1 agents_NN2 ,_, too_RG many_DA2 to_TO remember_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX help_VVI but_CCB think_VV0 back_RP to_II CityBeat_NP1 's_GE early_JJ days_NNT2 and_CC our_APPGE very_RG first_MD cover_NN1 story_NN1 in_II November_NPM1 1994_MC ,_, "_" Toe_NN1 to_II Toe_NN1 in_II Over-the-Rhine_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT story_NN1 's_GE subheadline_NN1 summarized_VVD the_AT struggles_NN2 then_RT :_: "_" Advocates_NN2 for_IF redevelopment_NN1 and_CC for_IF lowincome_NN1 housing_NN1 face_VV0 off_RP on_II the_AT future_NN1 of_IO Cincinnati_NP1 's_GE oldest_JJT neighborhood_NN1 ,_, while_CS city_NN1 officials_NN2 figure_VV0 out_RP their_APPGE next_MD move_NN1 ._. "_" 
Fifteen_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, that_DD1 sentence_NN1 still_RR applies_VVZ ._. 
Tension_NN1 remains_VVZ between_II the_AT redevelopment_NN1 and_CC lowincome_NN1 camps_NN2 ,_, especially_RR as_CSA the_AT new_JJ School_NN1 for_IF Creative_JJ and_CC Performing_NN1 Arts_NN2 rises_VVZ across_II the_AT street_NN1 from_II the_AT Drop_NN1 Inn_NN1 Center_NN1 ._. 
3CDC_FO will_VM soon_RR break_VVI ground_NN1 on_II its_APPGE Washington_NP1 Park_NN1 expansion_NN1 project_NN1 ,_, destined_VVN to_TO create_VVI the_AT perception_NN1 that_CST the_AT homeless_JJ people_NN now_RT frequenting_VVG the_AT park_NN1 will_VM be_VBI unwelcome_JJ in_II the_AT future_NN1 ._. 
Plenty_PN of_IO doors_NN2 have_VH0 closed_VVN across_II Over-the-Rhine_NN1 since_II 1994_MC ,_, and_CC many_DA2 new_JJ ones_NN2 have_VH0 opened_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 stepped_VVD through_II a_AT1 few_DA2 last_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT experience_NN1 gave_VVD me_PPIO1 hope_NN1 that_CST perhaps_RR everyone_PN1 interested_JJ in_II a_AT1 vibrant_JJ ,_, sustainable_JJ Over-the-Rhine_NN1 finally_RR can_VM stand_VVI side_NN1 by_II side_NN1 instead_II21 of_II22 toe_NN1 to_II toe_NN1 ._. 
Fifteen_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA this_DD1 week_NNT1 I_PPIS1 began_VVD working_VVG on_II a_AT1 plan_NN1 to_TO start_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ weekly_JJ newspaper_NN1 in_II Greater_NP1 Cincinnati_NP1 ._. 
Tom_NP1 Schiff_NP1 agreed_VVD to_TO fund_VVI my_APPGE business_NN1 plan_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD three_MC months_NNT2 to_TO figure_VVI out_RP how_RRQ to_TO staff_VVI ,_, sell_VV0 ads_NN2 ,_, produce_VV0 ,_, print_NN1 and_CC distribute_VV0 the_AT paper_NN1 and_CC to_TO project_VVI revenue_NN1 and_CC expenses_NN2 for_IF the_AT first_MD five_MC to_II seven_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Dan_NP1 Bockrath_NP1 helped_VVD me_PPIO1 that_DD1 summer_NNT1 from_II California_NP1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 worked_VVD for_IF the_AT San_NP1 Diego_NP1 Reader_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT moved_VVN to_II Cincinnati_NP1 on_II Labor_NN1 Day_NNT1 weekend_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wo_VM n't_XX bore_VVI you_PPY by_II reminiscing_VVG about_II funny_JJ incidents_NN2 ,_, odd_JJ characters_NN2 and_CC important_JJ stories_NN2 over_II the_AT past_JJ 15_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM save_VVI that_DD1 column_NN1 for_IF our_APPGE 15th_MD anniversary_NN1 issue_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM also_RR skip_VVI a_AT1 discussion_NN1 of_IO What_DDQ It_PPH1 All_DB Means_NN because_CS I_PPIS1 'm_VBM probably_RR not_XX the_AT best_JJT judge_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM need_VVI more_DAR space_NN1 than_CSN this_DD1 column_NN1 allows_VVZ to_TO recount_VVI what_DDQ these_DD2 past_II 15_MC years_NNT2 have_VH0 meant_VVN to_II me_PPIO1 personally_RR ._. 
What_DDQ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN thinking_VVG about_II is_VBZ how_RRQ CityBeat_NP1 's_GE mission_NN1 has_VHZ remained_VVN remarkably_RR consistent_JJ over_II the_AT years_NNT2 and_CC how_RRQ that_DD1 mission_NN1 both_RR attracted_VVN and_CC was_VBDZ shaped_VVN by_II talented_JJ people_NN ._. 
The_AT organization_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN malleable_JJ and_CC moldable_JJ and_CC yet_RR has_VHZ retained_VVN its_APPGE basic_JJ shape_NN1 over_II the_AT 15_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Dan_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 always_RR envisioned_VVD CityBeat_NP1 as_II a_AT1 virtual_JJ meeting_NN1 place_NN1 for_IF like-minded_JJ people_NN ,_, the_AT conduit_NN1 for_IF connecting_JJ people_NN who_PNQS perhaps_RR imagined_VVN themselves_PPX2 as_II the_AT only_JJ liberal_JJ ,_, alternative_NN1 ,_, tattooed_VVD ,_, gay_JJ ,_, urban-dwelling_JJ ,_, arts-loving_NN1 ,_, local-band-playing_JJ and/or_CC organic-food-eating_JJ individuals_NN2 in_II all_DB of_IO ultra-conservative_JJ Greater_NP1 Cincinnati_NP1 ._. 
CityBeat_NN1 would_VM embrace_VVI change_NN1 and_CC diversity_NN1 instead_II21 of_II22 fearing_VVG them_PPHO2 as_II the_AT city_NN1 's_GE traditional_JJ mainstream_JJ media_NN did_VDD ._. 
We_PPIS2 hoped_VVD to_TO offer_VVI an_AT1 escape_NN1 once_RR a_AT1 week_NNT1 to_II local_JJ arts_NN2 ,_, music_NN1 ,_, film_NN1 ,_, food_NN1 and_CC political_JJ subcultures_NN2 where_RRQ people_NN were_VBDR building_VVG grassroots_NN2 communities_NN2 and_CC doing_VDG amazing_JJ work_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 'd_VM help_VVI spread_VVI the_AT word_NN1 when_CS interesting_JJ new_JJ businesses_NN2 opened_VVN and_CC cool_JJ new_JJ festivals_NN2 started_VVD ._. 
When_CS CityBeat_NP1 debuted_VVD in_II 1994_MC ,_, the_AT city_NN1 was_VBDZ flooded_VVN with_IW print_NN1 publications_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 joined_VVD The_AT Cincinnati_NP1 Post_NN1 ,_, The_AT Enquirer_NN1 ,_, two_MC business_NN1 weeklies_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 strong_JJ Downtowner_NP1 weekly_JJ ,_, Cincinnati_NP1 Magazine_NN1 and_CC the_AT alt_NN1 weekly_JJ paper_NN1 I_PPIS1 left_VVD ,_, Everybody_PN1 's_GE News_NN1 --_NN1 but_CCB newsprint_NN1 was_VBDZ cheap_JJ and_CC we_PPIS2 thought_VVD we_PPIS2 'd_VHD found_VVN a_AT1 unique_JJ niche_NN1 to_TO fill_VVI ._. 
All_DB these_DD2 years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, CityBeat_VV0 still_RR fills_VVZ a_AT1 unique_JJ niche_NN1 here_RL ._. 
Many_DA2 of_IO our_APPGE competitors_NN2 are_VBR gone_VVN ,_, and_CC print_VV0 publications_NN2 struggle_VV0 against_II the_AT perception_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 're_VBR old-fashioned_JJ if_CS not_XX obsolete_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 still_RR connect_VV0 like-minded_JJ people_NN ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 also_RR do_VD0 it_PPH1 on_II our_APPGE Web_NN1 site_NN1 ,_, in_II our_APPGE e-mail_NN1 newsletters_NN2 and_CC at_II our_APPGE events_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA advertisers_NN2 migrate_VV0 to_II these_DD2 other_JJ areas_NN2 ,_, the_AT weekly_JJ paper_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX the_AT only_JJ way_NN1 to_TO interact_VVI with_IW CityBeat_NP1 any_DD more_DAR ._. 
Fifteen_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA we_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 Facebook_NN1 page_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 Twitter_NN1 account_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 did_VDD n't_XX even_RR have_VHI a_AT1 Web_NN1 site_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 mission_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 good_JJ companion_NN1 on_II the_AT journey_NN1 ._. 
Americans_NN2 have_VH0 always_RR been_VBN taught_VVN that_CST collective_JJ power_NN1 and_CC government_NN1 flows_VVZ from_II the_AT people_NN ,_, that_CST all_DB public_JJ servants_NN2 (_( elected_VVN and_CC appointed_JJ officials_NN2 ,_, the_AT military_JJ ,_, police_NN2 ,_, firefighters_NN2 ,_, garbage_NN1 collectors_NN2 )_) work_VV0 for_IF us_PPIO2 ._. 
Government_NN1 authority_NN1 is_VBZ derived_VVN from_II the_AT will_NN1 of_IO the_AT people_NN ,_, who_PNQS can_VM always_RR take_VVI it_PPH1 back_RP ._. 
The_AT Bill_NN1 of_IO Rights_NN2 guarantees_VVZ that_CST Americans_NN2 can_VM question_VVI those_DD2 in_II authority_NN1 or_CC ,_, in_II the_AT language_NN1 of_IO the_AT First_MD Amendment_NN1 ,_, petition_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 redress_NN1 of_IO grievances_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR taught_VVN early_RR on_RP that_CST we_PPIS2 're_VBR in_II charge_NN1 ,_, not_XX the_AT people_NN with_IW the_AT fancy_JJ titles_NN2 or_CC the_AT motorcades_NN2 or_CC the_AT uniforms_NN2 and_CC guns_NN2 ._. 
In_II these_DD2 superheated_VVD partisan_JJ times_NNT2 ,_, though_CS ,_, questioning_JJ authority_NN1 has_VHZ devolved_VVN into_II political_JJ warfare_NN1 ._. 
When_RRQ citizens_NN2 protested_VVD the_AT U.S._NP1 invasions_NN2 of_IO Afghanistan_NP1 and_CC Iraq_NP1 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR called_VVN unpatriotic_JJ ._. 
When_RRQ citizens_NN2 held_VVD "_" tea_NN1 parties_NN2 "_" to_TO protest_VVI bank_NN1 bailouts_NN2 and_CC budget_NN1 deficits_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR called_VVN misguided_JJ and_CC unhelpful_JJ ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 our_APPGE proud_JJ American_JJ tradition_NN1 ,_, those_DD2 who_PNQS question_VV0 decision-makers_NN2 about_II government_NN1 policies_NN2 are_VBR patriots_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 understand_VV0 that_CST citizens_NN2 must_VM be_VBI active_JJ participants_NN2 ,_, not_XX passive_JJ bystanders_NN2 ,_, for_IF democracy_NN1 to_TO work_VVI ._. 
Things_NN2 always_RR work_VV0 a_RR21 little_RR22 differently_RR here_RL in_II Cincinnati_NP1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, and_CC so_RR it_PPH1 is_VBZ when_RRQ we_PPIS2 question_VV0 authority_NN1 ._. 
Despite_II the_AT best_JJT efforts_NN2 of_IO many_DA2 citizens_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 group_NN1 of_IO local_JJ public_JJ servants_NN2 continues_VVZ to_TO operate_VVI with_IW little_DA1 oversight_NN1 :_: the_AT police_NN2 ._. 
Quick_JJ ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY know_VVI who_PNQS supervises_VVZ the_AT Cincinnati_NP1 Police_NN2 Department_NN1 ?_? 
Who_PNQS is_VBZ Chief_NNB Thomas_NP1 Streicher_NP1 Jr_NNA ._. 's_GE boss_NN1 ?_? 
Have_VH0 you_PPY ever_RR heard_VVN that_DD1 person_NN1 address_NN1 problems_NN2 within_II the_AT department_NN1 or_CC institute_NN1 meaningful_JJ change_NN1 there_RL ?_? 
The_AT latest_JJT dust-up_NN1 in_II the_AT police_NN2 ranks_NN2 is_VBZ a_AT1 dispute_NN1 over_II the_AT mounted_JJ patrol_NN1 unit_NN1 ,_, where_CS internal_JJ bickering_NN1 and_CC backstabbing_NN1 have_VH0 boiled_VVN over_RP into_II abuse_NN1 of_IO authority_NN1 allegations_NN2 ,_, The_AT Cincinnati_NP1 Enquirer_NP1 reported_VVD on_II May_NPM1 24_MC ._. 
Apparently_RR City_NN1 Manager_NN1 Milton_NP1 Dohoney_NP1 (_( Streicher_NP1 's_GE boss_NN1 )_) will_VM make_VVI some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO decision_NN1 about_II it_PPH1 all_DB this_DD1 week_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT Enquirer_NN1 article_NN1 also_RR mentioned_VVN how_RRQ the_AT mounted_JJ patrol_NN1 problems_NN2 echo_VV0 those_DD2 detailed_VVN in_II the_AT 2005_MC Linder_NP1 Report_NN1 ,_, commissioned_VVN by_II then-Mayor_JJ Charlie_NP1 Luken_NP1 after_II the_AT 2001_MC riots_NN2 ._. 
Police_NN2 expert_NN1 John_NP1 Linder_NP1 interviewed_VVD Cincinnati_NP1 Police_NN2 Department_NN1 employees_NN2 and_CC found_VVD that_CST officers_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX trust_VVI their_APPGE supervisors_NN2 to_TO treat_VVI them_PPHO2 fairly_RR ._. 
The_AT Enquirer_NP1 labeled_VVD it_PPH1 "_" an_AT1 all-but-forgotten_JJ "_" report_NN1 ,_, and_CC CityBeat_NP1 's_GE Kevin_NP1 Osborne_NP1 might_VM be_VBI the_AT main_JJ reason_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX completely_RR forgotten_VVN ._. 
Kevin_NP1 has_VHZ written_VVN about_II the_AT Linder_NP1 Report_NN1 four_MC times_NNT2 in_II the_AT past_JJ three_MC years_NNT2 after_II discovering_VVG that_CST few_DA2 City_NN1 Council_NN1 members_NN2 have_VH0 ever_RR seen_VVN it_PPH1 and_CC no_PN121 one_PN122 seems_VVZ very_RG interested_JJ in_II tracking_VVG down_RP a_AT1 copy_NN1 ._. 
Mayor_NNB Mark_NP1 Mallory_NP1 and_CC council_NN1 members_NN2 are_VBR Dohoney_NP1 's_GE bosses_NN2 and_CC ultimately_RR oversee_VV0 the_AT police_NN2 force_NN1 on_II our_APPGE behalf_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 and_CC their_APPGE predecessors_NN2 have_VH0 found_VVN it_PPH1 better_RRR politically_RR to_TO ignore_VVI long-standing_JJ problems_NN2 within_II the_AT department_NN1 ,_, adopting_VVG an_AT1 "_" out_II21 of_II22 sight_NN1 ,_, out_II21 of_II22 mind_NN1 "_" approach_NN1 ._. 
The_AT easy_JJ part_NN1 of_IO being_VBG an_AT1 American_NN1 is_VBZ questioning_JJ authority_NN1 ._. 
The_AT hard_JJ part_NN1 is_VBZ demanding_VVG answers_NN2 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT results_NN2 of_IO the_AT city_NN1 of_IO Cincinnati_NP1 's_GE budget_NN1 crisis_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT necessity_NN1 to_TO cut_VVI costs_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR personnel_NN2 costs_VVZ ._. 
Mayor_NNB Mark_NP1 Mallory_NP1 and_CC a_AT1 majority_NN1 on_II City_NN1 Council_NN1 decided_VVD to_TO spread_VVI the_AT pain_NN1 across_II city_NN1 departments_NN2 ,_, asking_VVG employees_NN2 and_CC worker_NN1 unions_NN2 to_TO accept_VVI unpaid_JJ days_NNT2 off_RP and_CC reduced_VVD benefits_NN2 in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO save_VVI full-time_JJ jobs_NN2 ._. 
When_CS the_AT police_NN2 union_NN1 balked_VVD at_II doing_VDG their_APPGE fair_JJ share_NN1 ,_, Mallory_NP1 and_CC council_NN1 threatened_VVD to_TO lay_VVI off_II 138_MC officers_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY could_VM realize_VVI that_CST many_DA2 different_JJ aspects_NN2 of_IO society_NN1 contribute_VV0 to_II making_VVG our_APPGE neighborhoods_NN2 vibrant_JJ ,_, attractive_JJ and_CC ,_, yes_UH ,_, safe_JJ ._. 
You_PPY might_VM come_VVI around_RP to_II the_AT idea_NN1 that_CST economic_JJ development_NN1 ,_, new_JJ housing_NN1 and_CC entertainment_NN1 options_NN2 put_VV0 feet_NN2 on_II the_AT street_NN1 ,_, create_VV0 activity_NN1 and_CC chase_VV0 away_RL crime_NN1 more_RRR than_CSN extra_JJ police_NN2 patrols_NN2 do_VD0 ._. 
You_PPY might_VM have_VHI been_VBN at_II the_AT recent_JJ MidPoint_NN1 Music_NN1 Festival_NN1 under_II a_AT1 tent_NN1 at_II Grammer_NP1 's_GE with_IW hundreds_NNO2 of_IO other_JJ people_NN ,_, where_CS three_MC nights_NNT2 of_IO activity_NN1 at_II Liberty_NN1 and_CC Walnut_NN1 --_NN1 just_RR blocks_VVZ away_II21 from_II22 what_DDQ a_AT1 national_JJ Web_NN1 site_NN1 called_VVN the_AT country_NN1 's_GE most_RGT dangerous_JJ intersection_NN1 --_NN1 produced_VVD zero_MC reports_NN2 of_IO crime_NN1 ._. 
Zero_MC ._. 
If_CS you_PPY think_VV0 this_DD1 way_NN1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY value_VV0 hope_NN1 over_II fear_NN1 and_CC progress_NN1 over_II the_AT status_NN121 quo_NN122 ,_, you_PPY 'll_VM join_VVI us_PPIO2 in_II rejecting_VVG political_JJ candidates_NN2 and_CC organizations_NN2 that_CST prey_NN1 on_II our_APPGE fears_NN2 ._. 
Plan_VV0 to_TO vote_VVI the_AT CityBeat_NN1 ticket_NN1 below_RL ._. 
Here_RL 's_VBZ to_TO hope_VVI and_CC a_AT1 better_JJR future_NN1 !_! 
His_APPGE first_MD term_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN long_JJ on_II style_NN1 ,_, short_JJ on_II substance_NN1 ,_, bland_JJ ,_, uneventful_JJ ,_, businesslike_JJ and_CC buttoned-up_JJ --_NN1 and_CC none_PN of_IO that_DD1 's_VBZ necessarily_RR bad_JJ ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 quiet_JJ ,_, efficient_JJ four_MC years_NNT2 under_II Mallory_NP1 has_VHZ been_VBN good_JJ for_IF Cincinnati_NP1 ._. 
The_AT down_JJ economy_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, has_VHZ flipped_VVN all_DB of_IO the_AT best-laid_JJT plans_NN2 upside_RL21 down_RL22 ,_, and_CC like_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO us_PPIO2 Mallory_NN1 is_VBZ trying_VVG to_TO keep_VVI Cincinnati_NP1 hanging_VVG on_RP by_II its_APPGE fingernails_NN2 until_CS things_NN2 turn_VV0 around_RP ._. 
Now_RT is_VBZ the_AT time_NNT1 for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO step_VVI up_RP and_CC inspire_VVI this_DD1 city_NN1 to_TO dig_VVI in_RP ,_, take_VV0 a_AT1 deep_JJ breath_NN1 and_CC plan_VV0 for_IF a_AT1 hopeful_JJ future_NN1 ._. 
Instead_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 often_RR appears_VVZ to_TO be_VBI trying_VVG not_XX to_TO screw_VVI up_RP ,_, an_AT1 approach_NN1 that_CST might_VM keep_VVI us_PPIO2 from_II losing_VVG but_CCB rarely_RR produces_VVZ a_AT1 win_NN1 ._. 
Mallory_NN1 is_VBZ inspiring_JJ and_CC engaging_VVG in_II person_NN1 but_CCB aloof_JJ and_CC removed_VVN from_II day-to-day_JJ city_NN1 operations_NN2 in_II his_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'll_VM certainly_RR win_VVI a_AT1 second_MD term_NN1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 recommend_VV0 that_CST he_PPHS1 work_VV0 hard_RR over_II the_AT next_MD four_MC years_NNT2 to_TO lay_VVI out_RP a_AT1 hopeful_JJ vision_NN1 for_IF Cincinnati_NP1 's_GE future_NN1 and_CC inspire_VV0 us_PPIO2 all_DB to_TO attain_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
His_APPGE main_JJ opponent_NN1 ,_, first-time_JJ candidate_NN1 Brad_NP1 Wenstrup_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ unqualified_JJ to_TO be_VBI mayor_NN1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 said_VVD Cincinnati_NP1 's_GE high_JJ crime_NN1 rate_NN1 made_VVD him_PPHO1 feel_VVI safer_RRR in_II Iraq_NP1 ,_, where_RRQ he_PPHS1 served_VVD with_IW the_AT U.S._NP1 Army_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 lost_VVD any_DD hope_NN1 of_IO consideration_NN1 ._. 
More_DAR than_CSN 20_MC independent_JJ businesses_NN2 have_VH0 signed_VVN up_RP for_IF the_AT promotion_NN1 ,_, representing_VVG jewelers_NN2 (_( Bortz_NP1 ,_, Richter_NP1 &;_NULL Phillips_NP1 )_) ;_; food_NN1 (_( The_AT Bonbonerie_NP1 ,_, Melt_VV0 ,_, Take_VV0 the_AT Cake_NN1 )_) ;_; retail_JJ stores_NN2 (_( Bromwell_NP1 's_GE ,_, Metronation_NN1 ,_, Park_NP1 Vine_NN1 ,_, Segway_NP1 )_) ;_; health_NN1 and_CC wellness_NN1 (_( Intuitive_JJ Touch_NN1 Massage_NN1 ,_, Carole_NP1 Paine_NP1 Acupuncture_NN1 )_) ;_; and_CC attractions_NN2 (_( Civic_JJ Garden_NN1 Center_NN1 )_) ._. 
Each_DD1 business_NN1 is_VBZ contributing_VVG gift_NN1 certificates_NN2 to_II the_AT prize_NN1 package_NN1 ._. 
"_" When_CS I_PPIS1 buy_VV0 locally_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM that_RG much_DA1 closer_JJR to_II something_PN1 actually_RR crafted_VVD by_II a_AT1 human_JJ being_NN1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Melt_VV0 owner_NN1 Lisa_NP1 Kagen_NP1 ._. 
"_" For_IF most_DAT small_JJ business_NN1 owners_NN2 I_PPIS1 know_VV0 ,_, their_APPGE products_NN2 or_CC food_NN1 are_VBR a_AT1 labor_NN1 of_IO love_NN1 and_CC not_XX something_PN1 manufactured_VVN by_II a_AT1 machine_NN1 ._. 
The_AT quality_NN1 is_VBZ also_RR better_JJR ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 actually_RR make_VV0 an_AT1 effort_NN1 to_TO get_VVI to_TO know_VVI their_APPGE customers_NN2 ._. "_" 
On_II Nov._NPM1 25_MC CityBeat_NP1 debuted_VVD a_AT1 multimedia_NN show_VV0 on_II featuring_VVG brief_JJ messages_NN2 from_II participating_JJ businesses_NN2 about_II the_AT positive_JJ impact_NN1 on_II the_AT local_JJ economy_NN1 of_IO consumers_NN2 spending_NN1 money_NN1 at_II independent_JJ stores_NN2 instead_II21 of_II22 chain_NN1 stores_NN2 ._. 
Photos_NN2 of_IO the_AT business_NN1 owners_NN2 will_VM be_VBI accompanied_VVN by_II a_AT1 new_JJ original_JJ song_NN1 written_VVN and_CC performed_VVN by_II local_JJ musician_NN1 Tracy_NP1 Walker_NP1 ,_, CityBeat_NP1 's_GE advertising_NN1 coordinator_NN1 ._. 
The_AT song_NN1 is_VBZ titled_VVN "_" Who_PNQS We_PPIS2 Are_VBR "_" 
