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HIE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Good Things Happening Debbie Soldano, who works at University Hospital, has been chosen one of four nurses to receive the inaugural New York Times Tribute to Nurses" award. C3 ID Editorials Opinion Big East: Major League move Issue 1: Find an alternative. C8-9 Today's weather: Complete details, CIO 111' THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003 Editor Richard A. Green Phone: (513) 763-8477 fl mm IVMi 7 i to if i 4w ii.iiii.i. ii, turn Pendleton, Ky.

officials to discuss fate By Jim Hannah The Cincinnati Enquirer FALMOUTH Revolutionary War soldier and city founder John Waller was deeded a parcel of land near the town's center in 1795. Tax officials assessed John Hobday's 20 slaves at $7,900 in 1837. And J.W. Elliott gave written permission for the county clerk to issue a marriage license to his underage daughter, Myrtle, in 1923. The fate of nearly 200 historic deed books, tax ledgers and marriage licenses containing snapshots of the lives of some of Northern Ken- 'The state thinks of them as just musty old documents.

They are more than that to us. Mildred Bdew, library volunteer tucky's founding families is at the center of a debate that pits Pendleton County officials against state bureaucrats in Frankfort The Pendleton County Historical Society and the county's judge-executive want them saved. The state LzJ "MS -sy The Cincinnati EnquirerPATRICK REDDY Pendleton County Judge-executive Henry W. Bertram looks over a 19th-century deed book from the county, one of dozens of books of county records damaged in the 1997 flood. The books are now stored in the county maintenance barn.

WRAPPED IN THE I wmm mm it 1 1 1111 1 ft I 5 i I 4 1 i I 4 Associated Press Ky. Gov. -elect Emle Fletcher "We're going to do everything we canto do that." Fletcher: I'll keep my word on N.Ky. Vows follow-up on key projects By Patrick Crowley The Cincinnati Enquirer FRANKFORT During his first day as governor-elect, Republican Ernie Fletcher pledged Wednesday to make good on his campaign promise to make Northern Kentucky a major focus of his administration. That could bode well for all of Greater Cincinnati.

Major capital projects Fletcher wants to fund include: State money to help pay for the replacement of the Interstate 75 Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River, a project congressional and business leaders from Kentucky and Ohio are pushing. Construction of an on-campus arena at Northern Kentucky University, which serves a "student population made up heavily of Greater Cincinnati residents. Infrastructure to prepare Riverfront West a prime, 15-acre tract of riverfront land in Covington directly across from Paul Brown Stadium -for development of what could be an $800 million project, including residential, retail, office and public space. In an interview on Wednesday, Fletcher said he wants to make as big an impact on Northern Kentucky as did the last Republican governor of Kentucky, Louie Nunn. Nunn, who served 1967 to 1971, pushed through the creation of NKU while in office.

Tt took a Republican governor to bring Northern Kentucky University up there, and it's going to take a Republican governor to make sure there is some equity in funding as well," Fletcher said. But hampering efforts to Priest lawsuit ruled too late By Dan Horn The Cincinnati Enquirer A judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit filed by six men who claimed the Rev. Lawrence Strittmatter sexually abused them as children. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Thomas Crush ruled that the allegations against the priest and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati were too old to pursue in court because the statute of limitations expired years ago. Church officials said they hope the rul j.

1 uri Ai Ln I I U- Hi--, Jri ym: I is 'X -55 I ''Jle yfSr may want them destroyed. An official with the Kentucky Department of Archives is traveling to Falmouth today to assess the condition of flood-damaged court records that are now stashed in an attic of the county garage. There is concern the records were contaminated with E.coli and arsenic during the 1997 flood. "I don't know what the state official's purpose is going to be other than perhaps destroy the documents," said Pendleton County Judge-executive Henry Bertram, while sitting at an 18th-century See PENDLETON, Page C7 cuts and other moves could save $550,000 to $698,000 a year, the report says. But department leaders say AT.

Hudson did Building Inspections employees "a great disservice by underestimating the amount of work they do and the time needed to do it, according to a 24-inch-thick rebuttal. Public Works Director Gary Van Hart also has concerns about some of AT. Hudson's ideas. A merger may not be practical, he said Wednesday, be The Cincinnati EnquirerMICHAEL SNYDER Jane Albrecht's first-graders at Buchanan Elementary School in Hamilton swarm for hugs from Gapper, the Cincinnati Reds' team mascot, Wednesday as the creature participated in the presentation of first-quarter student awards at the school. Merger urged for county agencies GAPPER consultant cause each department requires different expertise.

Van Hart said some recommendations are not customer-friendly, such as one that crews no longer investigate stormwater complaints on private property. These problems usually can't be handled by phone, he said, because the average citizen isn't versed in complexities of flood management "As I tell my people, think of it like it's your mother asking," he said. "What does your mother know about lone proved you can run against the other candidates in a vapid field race that looked like all the rest were running for president of a preschool playground. Thank you, Chris Mon-zel. The Republican councilman was bumped off by other incumbents who finally discovered crime just in time to run phony ads bragging about how much they support the cops they have trashed for two years.

Mon-zel was law and order before law and order was cool. Thank you, David Pepper. The mostly moderate, sometimes closet-conservative Democrat finished first, proving once again that Departments differ with storm systems?" Commissioner Phil Heimlich said he's determined to cut costs. "If we have the chance to save the taxpayers $650,000 or more, we should take it," Heimlich said. "If these departments can demonstrate some of these recommendations would hurt customer service, I'll listen to them.

But I do think there's a tendency on the part of government agencies to resist change. There's a tendency to resist accountability." By Cindi Andrews The Cincinnati Enquirer Hamilton County could save more than half a million dollars a year by merging its Building Inspections and Public Works departments and making other changes, a consultant recommends. The result is a less cumbersome process more accountable to the customers that it serves," says a report by New Jersey-based consultant AT. Hudson Co. Inc.

County commissioners ordered a review of those departments earlier this year as part of an effort to make gov- ing clears the way for the dismissal of more than 50 other individual claims against priests and the archdiocese, all of which in Strittmatter In 1970 volve abuse al legations that date back 15 years or more. In his ruling, Judge Crush found that the six men who claimed they were abused by Strittmatter, who was a former principal at Elder High School, waited too long to file their lawsuit. The statute of limitations for most claims in the lawsuit is two years, meaning victims must file suit within two years of the alleged offense or of the date they turn 18. In this case, the men claimed the limit should not have begun until last year when priest abuse scandals revealed the full extent of the priest abuse problem. What's next Two other lawsuits in which 18 men allege they were abused by Strittmatter are pending.

Judges are expected to hear arguments about the statute of limitations in each case in corning months. Suit accuses archdiocese of hiding molestations. C2 sabotaged his party and gave the state its first Republican governor since Nixon went to China. That means Republican Northern Kentucky rules. So does President Bush, who campaigned for winner Ernie Fletcher.

Thank you, Cleveland Heights, for passing Ohio's first official recognition of homosexual marriages and reminding the rest of us why Ohio needs to pass a Defense of Marriage Act before the craziness spreads. And thank you to all the candidates who provide targets for wise guys like me. E-mail or call 768-8301. See FLETCHER, Page C7 Charter territory City's 3rd party shows it's alive The city manager form of government and non-partisan elections are two legacies of the Charter Committee of Greater Cincinnati. Frequently thought to be a dying party in recent years, Charterites were cheered this week when voters elected a second Charter candidate to Cincinnati City Council.

STORY C2 Thank The first Wednesday in November should be Thank You Day -a chance for candidates to express gratitude that voters did not run out of patience and throw them all on a bonfire of yard signs. Winners say, Thank you for helping me to vanquish my evil opponent." Losers say, Thank you to voters who stuck with me after my unethical opponent unfairly brought up my felony theft record." But here are some thank-yous you won't hear: Thank you, Damon Lynch III. By running for City Council, Lynch gave Cincinnati a chance to vote you, Cincinnati voters; the good guys won ernment cheaper and more customer-friendly. Building Inspections issues building permits and ensures compliance with building codes. Public Works reviews flood-control measures for residential and commercial construction, and installs and repairs storm sewers and hydrants.

Together, they employ about 65 people, and AT. Hudson says several positions including a deputy director could be eliminated if they merged. Personnel Peter Bronson viser said the ads were an implicit jab at Lynch, who never misses a chance to blame racism for problems that are caused by fractured families such as poverty, teen pregnancy, dropouts and drug crimes. Smither-man's ads projected a wel Thank By running gave to vote on and what you, Damon Lynch III. for City Council, Lynch Cincinnati a chance his race-baiting boycott pro-riot rhetoric.

And here's Cincinnati said: Go away. E-mail candrewsenquirer Democrats who act like Republicans win in Cincinnati. Memo to the GOP: Republi- cans who act like Democrats are losers. Such as Thank you, Bob Taft. 1 By plastering his face and name all over the ads, Gov.

Taft killed his Issue 1 loan application for $500 million to spend on high-tech economic development Maybe voters didn't like borrowing a half-billion so soon after a "budget-crisis" tax hike. Maybe they didn't like rewriting the state Constitution. But my guess is they just didn't like Taft. Thank you, Paul Patton. The Kentucky governor's Clintonesque sex scandal on his race-baiting boycott and pro-riot rhetoric.

And here's what Cincinnati said: Go away. Lynch finished 10th, which is like scratching off "try again" on a lottery ticket Not bad. But compared with his preseason press clippings, he looks overrated. And Lynch unintentionally helped elect Sam Malone and Chris Smitherman. Both received black votes, but also got plenty of white votes because they ran as the anti-Lynch candidates.

So Thank you, Chris Smitherman. The Charterite finished seventh with ads that emphasized a complete, healthy black family. One ad- come, positive message. Thank you, Sam Malone. The Republican finished eighth with bold ads that dared to do what other candidates did not He bluntly condemned the boycotts and rioting, and promised to support law and order.

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