The council woman who couldn't cry

Cincinnati city council woman Leslie Ghiz came to Tuesday's Finance Committee meeting with a new look -- a black eye.

At the end of an hour-long Finance Committee meeting, which was broadcast live on CitiCable, Ghiz said her office had received several telephone calls from people asking about her left eye.

"You should see the other guy," she joked, before telling everyone that she had eye surgery, and that was the reason for the black and blue streak.

Ghiz said later that she had a tear duct replaced, and that the surgeon implanted a small tube along side her nostril, which will be removed after several weeks.

Blocked tear ducts are fairly common, particularly in children.