Labor leader worried about city's future

After casting his vote Tuesday, Dan Radford, executive director of the Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Council, expressed deep concerns about the direction the city will go, even with a new mayor, maybe a new city manager, finance officer and possibly new Council members.

"The city has lots of problems; social, economic, financial and along with that an exodus of young people leaving the city,'' Radford said. "What we need are elected officials who can forge a coalition that will work together, not just internally, but with the coporate entity and just ordinary people. We need a city that can attract young people here and keep young people here. I question whether this new council has the experience or the knowledge to do that.''

-- Allen Howard