Prepared to Get Angry: Fantastic Stadium Deal Recap

A long expose in the latest Cincinnati Magazine sheds light on the stadium deal, both past and present. The article's author methodically lays out the timeline of events that has led to today's news that Hamilton County is selling Drake Hospital to fund the deficit caused by required stadium expenses and lower sales tax revenue. Read the whole thing, please.  Here are some teasers: The general thesis: If you’ve turned on a TV or picked up The Cincinnati Enquirer lately, you know that instead the Bengals and Hamilton County have continued squabbling—and the stadium fund has continued hurtling toward financial disaster. One reason, of course, is the economy. Since 1996, when voters agreed to increase the sales tax and build two new stadiums, Hamilton County has seen a lot of shops close or move to the exurbs (and a lot of shoppers shift their attention online). Tax revenues haven’t met projections, and each year the stadium fund has fallen further behind. Another reason is...