Morning Drive

Whether you live in a city or you’re just visiting, having a guide of people to know and places to go can be fun and helpful.Now,thanks to 30 young professionals affiliated with the Cincinnati Chamber there’s a new tool called See  Cincinnati which can send you on a path of discovery in the Queen City.

The 2012 Ohio State Fair begins today in Columbus. It's one of the largest of its kind in the nation. State fair spokeswoman Alicia Shoults tells WNKU's Steve Hirschberg there are several new wrinkles this year.

Truvada  is a drug newly approved to help prevent HIV infection. In 2004 The Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada as effective  for those already infected with HIV.

WNKU’s Cheri Lawson talked with University of Cincinnati’s Dr. Judith Feinberg who says each year about 50 thousand adults and adolescents are diagnosed with HIV infection. Dr . Feinberg discussed the drug Truvada as a preventive.

In Middletown and Hamilton, the YMCA is offering free swimming lessons to k ids who might not otherwise have a chance to learn that skill. The program is called Operation Splash. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked about it with Kim Munafo, Vice President of Development for the Great Miami Valley YMCA.

On July 1, the merger of the Cincinnati Museum Center and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center became official. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg asked Museum Center CEO Douglass McDonald how the new entity is organized.

The AAA  is known for rescuing broken-down vehicles, providing trip itineraries and maps, and offering travel agent and insurance services. Now the century-old, non-profit auto club is establishing a new business model that combines those traditional member services with a new service, all under the same roof. The company's new prototype stores are going up in Northern Kentucky.  WNKU's Steve Hirschberg talked about the changes with Cheryl Parker. She's a public affairs manager with AAA-Allied Group in the region that includes Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.

Next Tuesday, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear's Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform is holding a public meeting at Northern Kentucky Universtiy. The meeting will take place in the ballroom of the Student Union. Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson is heading the tax reform commission. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg asked Abramson why the panel was established. 

A non-profit organization called The Boone Society has been working to promote and develop for educational tourism an area in Eastern Kentucky called The Boone Trace. Sam Compton is President of the society, which consists primarily of historians and descendants of the great explorer Daniel Boone. WNKU's Steve Hirschberg asked Compton why he feels The Boone Trace Project is so important. 

Yesterday, Dr. LaVaughn Henry, who runs the Cincinnati branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, spoke about the economy at a meeting of the Covington Business Council. After his address, he talked with WNKU's Steve Hirschberg. Henry says the Cincinnati regional economy is doing better than the nation as a whole in recovering from the Great Recession