If anybody was ever to catch Ty Cobb, it was Pete Rose.

Every convention has its own aura, for good or ill.

April 22, 1970, was the very first Earth Day. And I was a teenage environmentalist, doing my part to save the planet.

After just barely missing the playoffs last year, the Cincinnati Reds, with a mix of young phenoms and veteran players, are ready to take it to an even higher level this year.

Why has't it happened yet?

Former Ohio Senate President Stanley J. Aronoff, who died Wednesday at the age of 91, transformed Cincinnati's downtown and riverfront using his political power.

Throughout the 27 seasons of his legendary talk show, there was a side of Jerry, the liberal Democrat, who was determined to keep a foot in the world of politics.

On April 11, 1993, the state prison outside the tiny Scioto County village of Lucasville was the focus of national attention as the longest prison riot in American history played itself out.

There has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the Reds' trading away veteran players for young prospects most casual fans have never heard of. But every major league All Star was a little-known prospect at one point.

With Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval having been personally invited by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to visit India, WVXU Senior Political Analyst Howard Wilkinson recounts his time with His Holiness in 1994.