Cincinnati Edition

The year was 1908 and an Ohio doctor, appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt as the nation's first Opium Commissioner, warned that Americans "have become the greatest drug fiends in the world." If the sentiment seems all too familiar in the grips of our current opioid epidemic, you'll find there are many similarities, and some shocking differences, between current times and a drug crisis that dates all the way back to the Civil War.

The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden will present its sixth annual Native Plant Symposium this Saturday. The event explores the diversity and beauty of plants native to our region, along with presentations by horticulturists and industry experts on topics including how to attract birds, butterflies and other backyard wildlife, using native plants in landscape design and the role of public gardens in conservation. Here to give us a preview of the Native Plant Symposium are Cincinnati Zoo and

The Disabled American Veterans , or DAV, was first imagined at a 1919 Christmas party in Cincinnati. It was officially created as the Disabled American Veterans of the World War on September 25, 1920, at its first National Caucus, held in Cincinnati's Memorial Hall.

Candidates for Cincinnati mayor and city council make their final push before Tuesday's election as supporters and opponents of Ohio Issues 1 and 2 ramp up their campaigns.

Next Tuesday voters will decide who will lead the City of Cincinnati over the next four years, Yvette Simpson or John Cranley.

In 2015, the Cincinnati Police Department dedicated its new District 3 Police Headquarters . It was the first Net-Zero Energy police station in the United States, and carries a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification.

William Dobson is the Senior Supervising Editor of NPR 's International Desk. He is also the author of " The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy ," which examines the struggle between authoritarian regimes and the people who challenge them.

Watching horror movies is a big part of Halloween, but many of us enjoy a good scare any time of year, and get it through films and TV shows that celebrate the macabre, from Stephen King's "It," to "The Walking Dead," "Penny Dreadful" and "Stranger Things."

Like many local governments, Cincinnati offers incentives to businesses to locate or expand operations in the city, bringing jobs and an economic boost to the area. But a recent Cincinnati Enquirer report of the 180 incentives granted by the city from 2014 through 2016 shows 97 percent of that money went to neighborhoods on the east side of Cincinnati. And that only half of the city's neighborhoods received any incentive money at all for businesses.

Even in the best family and school environments things happen that can cause a child to experience fear and anxiety – a death in the family, natural disaster, or just kids being mean. And many children experience severe trauma from physical and emotional abuse or neglect.