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- 1. Dan Busken wasin another field when his dad asked him to join Busken Bakery. The family’s legacy helped cinch the deal. Business, G1 AT BUSKEN, SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSION NUMBER TO KNOW $2 billion The amount spent by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in disaster relief for shelter, restor- ing power and other immediate needs arising from Sandy, the Oct. 29 storm that pounded the Atlan- tic Coast from North Carolina to Maine with hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were the hardest hit. WASHINGTON — Conserva- tivesandwatchdoggroupsare mounting a “not-so-fast” cam- paign against a $50.7 billion aid package to states hit by Su- perstorm Sandy even as Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push it through the House this week. The critics’ complaint is that much of the money law- makers are considering will actually go toward recovery efforts for past disasters and otherprojectsunrelatedtothe late-October storm. A $60.4 billion storm-aid package passed by the Senate in December, for example, in- cluded $150 million for what the Commerce Department described as fisheries disas- ters in Alaska, Mississippi and the Northeast, and $50 million in subsidies for replanting trees on private land damaged by wildfires. It also included $188 million for an Amtrak ex- pansion project with only an indirect link to Sandy: Offi- cials say that new, long- planned tunnels from New Jersey to Penn Station in Man- hattan would be better pro- Relief package too helpful, critics charge Supposed response to Sandy would help 47 states, cover three years By Andrew Miga Associated Press See STORM AID, Page A12 T he rifles, pistols and shotguns al- ways look impres- sive when they’re displayed at press conferences cele- brating the end of gun buy- back campaigns. Spread across tables or piled high into overflowing stacks, all those weapons reinforce the notion that trading cash for guns works. It gets guns off the street, organizers say, and makes the city safer. The problem, according to years of re- search, is that it does neither. Cincinnati will join a growing list of cities this week that have embraced gun buyback programs in the wake of the Sandy Hook Ele- mentary massacre in Con- necticut.ThefirstofCincin- nati’s three planned gun buybacks for 2013 is Tues- day in North Fairmount. The local campaign be- gins as the national debate over gun violence is intensi- fying, and as President Ba- rack Obama awaits recom- mendations this week from his task force on gun-relat- ed crime. Researchers who have evaluated gun con- trol strategies say buybacks – despite their popularity – are among the least effective waystoreducegunviolence.Theysaytarget- ed police patrols, intervention efforts with OFFTARGET THEY DON’T GET WEAPONS OFF THE STREETS, EXPERTS SAY, BUT BACKERS KEEP TRYING DAN HORN I write about news that impacts your community, whether it happens around the world or around the corner. Email me at dhorn@enquirer.com. ENQUIRER ILLUSTRATION/ JEFF RUBLE Gun buybacks more popular than effective GUN BUYBACKS AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS Poll: Will local gun buyback programs have an impact on gun crime? At Cincinnati.com. See BUYBACKS, Page A12 THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRERCINCINNATI.COM FN SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013 $2.00 retail Portions of today’s Enquirer were printed on recycled paper Copyright 2013, The Cincinnati Enquirer High 59° Low 26° Rain, cooler WEATHER Complete forecast: A2 A&E...................D1 Business............G1 Classified ......H1, I1 Forum ................F1 History...............B5 Local..................B1 Puzzles..............D4 Sports................C1 TV............TV Week Lotteries............A2 Obituaries .........B8 Opinions............F2 INDEX Nine sections,172nd year, No. 279 Oklahoma’s “right-to-work” law is either a stunning success or an abject failure. It has created jobs and driven economic growth, as business leaders say, or it has lowered wages and hurt workers, as labor unions claim. It is the reason unemployment is low in Oklahoma, or it is preventing the state from do- ing even better. As Ohioans debate wheth- er to embrace right-to-work, which bans mandatory union membership and dues, Okla- homa’s decade-long experi- ment is a testament to the challenges of measuring the law’s impact. Although 24 states have now adopted right-to-work – historically pro-union Michi- gan is the latest – it’s still unclear whether the law has helped, hurt or done a little bit of both. “I found no convincing statistical evidence that right-to-work did anything,” said Mike Hicks, an economist at Ball State University who has studied similar laws nationwide. “It just didn’t really have an effect.” Other independent economists have reached Success hard to measure in states with right-to-work ENQUIRER IN-DEPTH: It’s credited for boosting jobs but blamed for lowering wages Strikes and lockouts involving unions with more than 1,000 members have fallen along with union membership. The last big lockout or strike involving a union in Ohio or Kentucky was in 2011 at Cooper Tire in Findlay. How work stoppages have shrunk 0 100 200 300 400 500 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 Numberofstrikes Year 1.5 million 1.0 million1.0 million1.0 million 2.5 million 729,000 392,000 99,000 113,000 Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics The Enquirer/Mike Nyerges Circle sizesCircle sizes represent numberrepresent number of workersof workers Circle sizes represent number of workers See WORK, Page A10 By Dan Horn | dhorn@enquirer.com COMPARE THE STATES Use our interactive map at Cincinnati.com to compare right-to-work states’ records on unemployment, income and union membership to other states. WINTER ARTS SCENE Our picks for lifting the mood of the months ahead. A&E, Section D THE BENGALS SEASON A look back at 2012, with our final grades. Sports, C1 $200 IN SAVINGS INSIDE! CE-0000539699
- 2. THE ENQUIRER4 December13, 2012 technology home entertainment& GANNETT Video game hotlist Tech tools & toys roundupOur critics’picks of the hottest new games for console systems, portable systems and home computers A summary of hip new electronics products and computer gear For ages 16 & older Touchscreen gloves Data bracelet Wearable speaker n ‘Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition’ One of the more impressive launch titles for Nintendo’s new Wii U is a supersized version of 2011’s “Batman: Arkham City” from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The lengthy single-player adventure builds upon its predecessor with all downloadable content preloaded, plus exclusive features that take advantage of the Wii U GamePad controller. In “Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition,” part of Gotham City is now sealed off and used as a maximum security prison. You’ll foil the scheming plots of super-villains, protect the innocent and attempt to bring order to the chaos. Tap the Wii U GamePad, which houses a 6.2-inch touchscreen, to access objectives, select gadgets, upgrade gear, detonate explosive gel and scour the area for forensic evidence. Rating: T (Teen); alcohol reference, blood, mild language, suggestive themes, use of tobacco, violence. Publisher: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., www.facebook. com/batmanarkhamcity. Platforms: Nintendo Wii U. Price: $59.99. For ages 6 & older n ‘Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power ofTwo’ A sequel to 2010’s “Epic Mickey,” “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” continues the play mechanics that made the first game unique and fresh. Mickey borrows a magic paintbrush and heads into Wasteland, a place for discarded or forgotten toons. The brush can stream paint, which fixes and brightens up this cartoon world, or it can unleash thinner, which destroys or reveals hidden things. In every scene, your decision to use paint or thinner affects what happens next in the game and has long-term consequences in the story as well. “Epic Mickey “ is a long game filled with lovingly researched Disney history, loads of collectibles, musical numbers and an interesting but drawn-out story. But the platform jumping, difficult battles and unpredictable create a inconsistent game experience. This game is best played with a friend. Rating: E (Everyone), cartoon violence. Publisher: Disney Interactive, www.epicmickey.com. Platform: Nintendo Wii U and Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, PC/Mac. Price: $59.99; $49.99 for Wii. This pair of winter gloves interacts with touchscreens on phones, tablets and other portable devices. The aptly named Digits winter gloves from Moshi have conductive fiber on the fingertips, feature an inner silicone pattern for a more secure grip and are lined with micro-fleece for extra warmth. Available in dark gray for large and extra large sizes and light gray for small and medium sizes. Available: store.moshimonde.com. $30. n Keep your data close at hand with PNY’s 8GB Bracelet Attache Female USB 2.0 Flash Drive. Designed to wear on your wrist, the flashy accessory doubles as an 8GB USB drive. Reversible, it’s available in a variety of patterns and colors. Available: Staples. Price: $12.99 n Hear the beat up close and personal with the BOOM Urchin, a Bluetooth speaker that can be attached to a belt loop or backpack with a carbineer. The portable speaker also can be attached to a shower wall with the included suction cup or to another surface with the included screw mount. Equipped with a built-in microphone and a mini jack, the device also doubles as a speaker for your phone. Covered with an interchangeable silicone skin, the water-resistant speaker can be recharged via a USB connection. Available: www.boommovement.com. Price: $149.99. Go-go types need go-go gadgets Fast company USA TODAY N umerous high-tech travel products hit the market in the past year, most of which could become valuable items in a road warrior’s equipment stash. GANNETT products and compute Touc n This pa with touch and other aptly nam Moshi hav fingertips pattern fo are lined w warmth. A large and gray for s Available Price: $30 n websites. $149.99; find a retailer at www.samsung.com. n Weighing less than 5 ounces, the Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot hooks up as many as eight devices to the Internet via a 4G or 3G network. $99.99 with two-year contract at www.sprint.com. n The Zaggsparq 6000 pro- vides up to four full recharges for a smartphone and has two USB ports to charge more than one device at a time. $99.99 at www.zagg.com. n Lenovo’s Think- Pad Tablet 2, which runs Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro, operates for more than 10 hours on a single charge, weighs less than 1¼ pounds and has dual micro- phones for video- conferencing. $699 at Microsoft stores n FAVI Entertainment’s Mini Bluetooth Keyboard connects with nearly all Bluetooth devices. It has a built-in laser pointer and PowerPoint slide buttons for presentations. $49.99 at www.favientertainment.com. January 2013