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Grant will Facilitate Use of Health Information Technology that Reduces Medical Errors and Costs in a 16-County Area WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced today that $13.8 million has been awarded to the Greater Cincinnati Health Bridge, Inc. to help health providers in a 16-county area utilize health information technology. It was awarded through The Beacon program, creat...
Progress Ohio - 8:20 a.m. - 2 clicks 
Let's Bring Business Back To Ohio To attract business to Ohio, the focus must be on innovation as a driver of the economy in seven focus areas: expansion and creation of industry clusters, education and talent, business climate, infrastructure, international business, quality of life and innovation through research and development and commercialization of new products by Ohio companies. We need t...
Progress Ohio - 4:25 a.m. - 4 clicks
Two Republican candidates stand out for their very extreme views. Take a look at Miller and Angle. > Joe Miller (Republican- Alaska, endorsed by Palin) Alan.com : ...Among Miller’s views: He wants to eliminate the Department of Education, believes the government shouldn’t pay for unemployment insurance and says of climate change on his campaign site that it “may not even exist.” Amo...
Stubbon Liberal - Wed 9:01 p.m. - 7 clicks
This one from the e-bag, a seniors group will be protesting in front of Tom Ganley's Toyota/Mercedes dealership on E. Market St. in Akron tomorrow at 11 AM. They are protesting Ganley's campaign promise to "cut the Dickens" out of Medicare, Social Security, and Veterans' benefits if elected. This guy is so shady, I wouldn't do business with him if my life depended on it. He has numerous compla...
Buckeye State Blog - Wed 9:00 p.m. - 4 clicks
Given the lackluster Democratic Senate campaign, I was really hoping that Tea Party-endorsed Constitutional Party candidate Eric Deaton would help out by taking a few points away from Republican Rob Portman. I don't know if this will help Deaton though: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime/senate-candidate-i "DAYTON — Eric W. Deaton, a Constitution Party candidate for ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Wed 6:47 p.m.
Every time I go back home to Chicago, I come back here to Cuyahoga County shaking my head. I have been fighting for decades against regarding this area as provincial but … sometimes, it is so provincial. Take the whole uproar about “corruption,” for instance. Yes, a bunch of underlings have been charged with or convicted of some small-time offenses. Yes, that FBI raid was dramatic, although fr...
Ohio Daily Blog - Wed 4:08 p.m. - 9 clicks
There are nearly 100,000 people receiving social security benefits in Ohio's 1 st congressional district. Hear from some of them, in their own words, about how current threats to social security - raising the retirement age , cutting benefits, and privatizing it - would impact their quality of life. Social Security belongs to these and other seniors an...
Progress Ohio - Wed 12:28 p.m. - 2 clicks
CANTON, OH -U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Congressman John Boccieri (OH-16) today joined Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Cincinnati President and CEO David Hehman at the YWCA in Canton to announce $6.1 million in funding for 12 affordable housing projects across Ohio. "Too many Ohioans across our state have worked hard and played by the rules, but now find they are unable to pa...
Progress Ohio - Wed 10:02 a.m. - 4 clicks
The Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) and the Gateway Film Center (GFC) unleash the power of green with the continuation of an exciting, monthly environmental film series the first Wednesday of every month. Green Screen at the Gateway Film Center's next showing will be the documentary Living Downstream September 1, 2010 at 7pm. Based on the acclaimed book by ecologist and cancer survivor ...
Progress Ohio - Wed 9:43 a.m. - 5 clicks
Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio democrat, recently came out in support of Safe Schools Improvement Act, anti-bullying legislation specifically listing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students as a protected class. In an e-mail to constituents, Brown, a cosponsor of the … Continue reading → ...
Stuff Queer People Need To Know - Wed 9:04 a.m. - 5 clicks
Cleveland, OH - NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, the state’s leading advocate for personal privacy and a woman’s right to choose, today announced support for five candidates for statewide office: Governor Ted Strickland, candidate for Lt. Governor Yvette McGee Brown, Attorney General Richard Cordray, Treasurer Kevin Boyce and candidate for Secretary of State Maryellen O’Shaughness...
Progress Ohio - Wed 9:04 a.m. - 6 clicks
The Fisher and Portman campaigns have agreed to three one hour debates, to be held in Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo. The only one to get a date so far is Cleveland, and it will be on October 8th. ...
Buckeye State Blog - Wed 8:46 a.m. - 7 clicks
Finally, Rob Portman has agreed to get in the ring. In a release issued by both campaigns this morning, the two U.S. Senate hopefuls are now set for three one-hour debates in conjunction with the Ohio Newspaper Association. The debates will take place in Cleveland, Columbus, and Toldeo. The Cleveland debate will be at the historic City Club on October 8th. Ticket information available soon. ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Wed 8:22 a.m. - 6 clicks
The Ohio Constitution Party's candidate for U.S. Senate Eric W. Deaton was indicted on Tuesday for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, The Dayton Daily News reported . The 42-year-old Deaton will be arraigned Sept. 14 in county common pleas court on the third-degree felony count, Greg Flannagan, spokesman for Montgomery County Prosecutor Mathias H. Heck Jr., told the paper. Flannagan said ...
Progress Ohio - Wed 7:10 a.m. - 8 clicks
A Green Progressive Direction For Ohio In 2010 The Green Party of Ohio wants to move the Buckeye State in the following progressive directions in 2010:The economy: Centered on innovation that creates good-paying jobs and provides every Ohioan a fair opportunity to prosper.Health: Every Ohioan should have access to a state-of-the art, affordable health care system.Education: A vibrant, well-funded...
Progress Ohio - Wed 4:07 a.m. - 8 clicks
Living Downstream Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:00 PM. Gateway Film Center - 1550 North High Street Presented by the Columbus International Film + Video Festival and the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) The CIF+VF kicks off its 2010 Early Bird Screenings with a fundraiser for the Ohio Environmental Council. "Living Downstream", a film by Chanda Chevannes, Living Downstream is a po...
Progress Ohio - Tue 8:09 p.m. - 7 clicks
According to a complaint filed by the federal government, Sodexo Human Resources director Elaine Stewart and three other Sodexo supervisors interfered with and coerced workers in Columbus, OH over protected union activity. The workers are seeking affordable healthcare, better working conditions, and respect from management. In return, they were threatened and interrogated. In the government's f...
Progress Ohio - Tue 8:09 p.m. - 5 clicks
Change in Policy Comes After Space Announced He Would Draft Legislation DOVER, OH – After Congressman Zack Space (OH-18) announced that he would pressure the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) into reversing their intention to tax the veterans bonuses of Ohio’s veterans by introducing Congressional legislation, the IRS swiftly changed course and ruled that they would not subject those ...
Progress Ohio - Tue 2:47 p.m. - 9 clicks
While Ed FitzGerald and Terri Hamilton Brown spend the Labor Day Weekend courting Democratic votes ahead of next Tuesday's County Executive Primary, self-proclaimed "independent" candidate Ken Lanci will be making history. According to his campaign website , Lanci will be marching in the 11th Congressional District Parade on Monday. The annual political "must attend" parade has been a staple o...
Ohio Daily Blog - Tue 1:07 p.m. - 9 clicks
On September 1, 2010, Ohio’s high risk pool program will start to cover Ohioans who have been shut out of the insurance market because of pre-existing conditions. The program is expected to help 5,500 Ohioans. Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage Launch Build It Now! Campaign to Highlight How Reform Helps Ohioans Today, health care consumers gathered at the Statehouse to meet with le...
Progress Ohio - Tue 12:06 p.m. - 5 clicks
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner today joined other members of the National Association of Secretaries of States, which represents chief state elections officials in 39 states and U.S. territories, in declaring September 2010 National Voter Registration Month. Secretary Brunner is working with Ohio’s local election officials to make the state’s approximately eight million ...
Progress Ohio - Tue 12:06 p.m. - 9 clicks
Nearly 2,000 Plan Sponsors Accepted Across US in First Round; Applications Still Being Accepted The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced the first round of applicants accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. Nearly 2,000 employers, representing large and small businesses, State and local governments, educational institutions, non profits, and unions hav...
Progress Ohio - Tue 10:03 a.m. - 7 clicks
Consumers Launch Build It Now! Campaign to Highlight How Reform Helps Ohioans Columbus, OH—Today, health care consumers gathered at the Statehouse to celebrate how health care reform is helping Ohioans and to launch the “Build It Now!” campaign. Two years after launching its successful “Fix It Now!” campaign, Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage switches its focus t...
Progress Ohio - Tue 10:03 a.m. - 8 clicks
Former Rep. James Traficant gets to run for his old congressional seat after all. In early July, the Ohio Democrat - who spent seven years in prison on a bribery and racketeering conviction - fell about 100 names short of the necessary number of signatures needed to launch an independent bid as a candidate in Ohio's 17th congressional district. But the Mahoning County Board of Elections on Mo...
Progress Ohio - Tue 10:03 a.m. - 8 clicks
It's Time For New Leadership In Ohio New Conditions impose new requirements upon government and those who conduct government. The Democrats and Ted Strickland will continue to operate in their fail ways of the past four years if re-elected this November. That is why we need a Green Party Governor and leadership to move Ohio forward.We need a green government that owes to every man an avenue to wo...
Progress Ohio - Tue 4:29 a.m. - 13 clicks
Good old Mike DeWine. Just four years after running one of the most embarrassing campaigns (marijuana laced banana anyone?) in recent history, he seems to think he has claim to the intelligence high ground. James Nash, the Dispatch’s staff Republican hack, ran a brilliant piece Friday so elegantly titled “ DeWine: Cordray's not so smart ” where he reprinted Mike DeWine’s latest talking points ...
Buckeye State Blog - Mon 2:04 p.m. - 11 clicks
COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray announced that a New York Federal District Court has issued an important ruling that will allow a major lawsuit to proceed against Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and various individual officers and directors. U.S. District Court Judge P. Kevin Castel substantially denied the defendants' motions to dismiss the case. The ruling...
Progress Ohio - Mon 11:48 a.m. - 10 clicks
Talk about an epic fail. While complaining that Zack Space violated election rules with a video early in the campaign, the Bob Gibbs campaign was involved in some far more substantial rule breaking. And they just got caught. The FEC has found 16 instances where the Gibbs Campaign accepted illegal donations totaling $50,467.01. Gibbs had 60 days, now long passed, to disburse the cash. If they f...
Buckeye State Blog - Mon 8:29 a.m. - 15 clicks
Here’s Bob Gibbs and John Boehner bragging about how they want to send your job overseas. Not to mention John Boehner complaining about how we haven’t yet made a free trade agreement with Columbia, a country where trade unionists are routinely assassinated. ...
Buckeye State Blog - Mon 8:29 a.m. - 8 clicks
Hilarious : An Ohio-based shopper loyalty program aimed at tea party supporters has been sold to a conservative group that plans to take it national. Washington-based Unite in Action says it bought the name, concept and online site of the Tea Party Exchange for an undisclosed amount. The exchange in Dayton suspended operations last week after some controversies, including with merchants ...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Mon 7:20 a.m. - 12 clicks
A Green Party Government does what Ohio's future requires and what the public sector cannot do-or is not doing-effectively, ethically, or not at all. It is the job of the government to promote, and, if possible, provide protection, greater democracy, more freedom, a cleaner environment, broader prosperity, better health, and the building and maintaining of public infrastructure. We pictu...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Sun 11:49 a.m. - 10 clicks
A green party Governor and a A Renewable Energy Initiative for Ohio As the Green Party Candidate for Governor, I believe it’s time to call for a Renewable Energy initiative for our state. Over the past century we have created a world dependent on oil. There are many ways to create energy. True, at this time there is nothing to date that eq...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Sun 11:49 a.m. - 9 clicks
Fixing the Imbalance Between Ohio's Business and Individual Taxes I believe it's time to raise the Commercial Activity Tax. The tax is currently too low to reimburse schools and local governments. By Raising the CAT, revenues would allow for paying schedule reimbursements as well as add money to the General Revenue Fund. The Cat could raise at least $50 million for the ...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Sun 11:49 a.m. - 9 clicks
What A Green Party Governor would mean for Ohio's Healthcare Reform I support the Health Care for All Ohioans Act. This Single-payer healthcare plan would be a major focus of being adopted in Ohio. The number one reason to reform Ohio health care is because to simply improve the life of all Ohioans. Under the current system Ohioans must bear the financial burden of medical costs and man...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Sun 11:49 a.m. - 11 clicks
How a Green Party Governor Would Fix Ohio's Budget Problems. How would a Green Party Ohio Governor fix Ohio's budget problems? Green Party Candidate Dennis Spisak would restructure the 2005 tax changes that lowered income taxes for wealthy taxpapers. The Office of Budget and Manaagement says reversing just one year of the income tax cuts would bring in $422 million dollars. To help lo...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Sun 11:49 a.m. - 9 clicks
Investing to Re-Energize Ohio According to a report from the groups Policy Matters Ohio and the Apollo Alliance, Ohio uses a large amount of energy, most of it from fuel produced elsewhere. We rank fourth among states for industrial energy use and sixth for total energy consumption. We import two-thirds of our coal, 89 percent of our natural gas, and 98 per...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Sun 11:49 a.m. - 9 clicks
Michigan Governor Calls for Feed-in Tariffs Cites Ontario's Success August 9, 2010 by Paul Gipe In an address to a progressive think tank, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm called for feed-in tariffs to develop the American renewable energy industry and the attendant jobs this would create. Granholm has often spoken publicly about feed-in tariffs in her campaign to bring new industr...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Sun 11:49 a.m. - 10 clicks
Ted Strickland's model to fund education is confusing and impossible to fund. What we need is a straight approach to funding education. I believe we need to remove education funding from the general revenue fund by creating an education trust fund. This fund would be responsible for funding primary, secondary, and higher education. It would earmark part of the state income tax, sa...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Sun 11:49 a.m. - 9 clicks
Why is Ted Strickland Stoppping New Jobs From Entering Ohio? Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor Dennis Spisak wants more blue-green jobs to enter Ohio. Current Governor Ted Strickland is stopping such jobs at our state borders because he is a slave to nuke and dirty coal lobbyists, who continue to push for moer and more nuke and coal plants to be built in Ohio. Blue Green jobs can save...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Sun 11:49 a.m. - 10 clicks
I was perusing http://followthemoney.org and was looking for William Lager, the CEO of Altair Learning Management, the for-profit company that provides services with Ohio’s largest charter school, Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT). I was dismayed when I found out that Speaker Budish had accepted $10,000 from ECOT’s founder and CEO. read more ...
Buckeye State Blog - Sat 7:21 p.m. - 17 clicks
Residents of MainStrasse and Seminary Square recently met with city officials regarding violence and run-ins with the police that residents felt were motivated by homonegative attitudes, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Several incidents include car break-ins and assault. The most recent … Continue reading → ...
Stuff Queer People Need To Know - Fri 12:25 p.m. - 9 clicks
Wow. Given PolitiFact Ohio's tendency for hair-splitting, he must have really have screwed up to have this ad ruled "Mostly True." I will leave it to Modern Esquire of Plunderbund to debate the merits of Renacci's defamation lawsuit against AFSCME that resulted from this ad. ...
Buckeye State Blog - Fri 12:24 p.m. - 10 clicks
If you've not visited the web page NotKasich , you need to check it soon. Here is an excerpt from NotKasich : ...John Kasich blames his opponent for the loss of jobs in the state of Ohio. However, the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, when John Kasich was serving as managing director, is what started the loss of jobs in the ENTIRE country as well as in the state of Ohio. Simply refer t...
Stubbon Liberal - Thu 8:09 p.m. - 16 clicks
I seriously wish some of my fellow Democrats would get their long, sad jaws up off the floor and, instead of totally buying into every piece of "bad news for Democrats" narrative the media is pushing for this fall's elections, show a little fight. OK, I tend to be on the optimistic side. I've been saying all along we're not going to lose a raft of congressional seats in Ohio. It's hard for me t...
Ohio Daily Blog - Thu 4:44 p.m. - 15 clicks
The Ohio AIDS Coalition is urging the Buckeye State to contact Gov. Ted Strickland on Aug. 26, regarding the severe funding cuts to the Ohio HIV Drug Assistance Program. Funding for OHDAP is the difference between living with HIV and dying … Continue reading → ...
Stuff Queer People Need To Know - Thu 9:43 a.m. - 10 clicks
In a blistering attack, Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate said Rob Portman, his Republican opponent, had "sold out American workers" and was the "chief architect" of trade and budget policies that cost hundreds of thousands of American jobs. Speaking to leaders of the Cleveland labor movement at a breakfast fund raiser Tuesday, Fisher blasted Portman for television...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Aug 26 - 23 clicks
Well, halleluia! While I was gone, a bunch of good news came out of the Justin Coussoule for Congress campaign — the one some Democrats are ignoring while trying to raise money off John Boehner's inane utterances. The DNC and the DCCC have both sent out e-mails based on Boehner's appearance yesterday at the City Club of Cleveland, which I not so regrettably missed because I was on Rte 20 about ha...
Ohio Daily Blog - Aug 25 - 14 clicks
Some good news arrived today relating to the campaign of Maryellen O'Shaughnessy for Secretary of State. She won a poll sponsored by the Progressive Democrats of America to pick an "Ohio All-Star" candidate. http://www.pdamerica.org/ Their e-mail said in part: “DFA endorsements have always been driven by our members on the ground across the country -- that's what makes Democracy for Ameri...
Ohio Daily Blog - Aug 25 - 13 clicks
Today, we examine Ohio’s 1st Congressional District, which encompasses Cincinnati and parts of nearby suburbs. Cincinnati is home to the Reds, but in the House it's represented by the self-described "raging moderate," Democrat Steve Driehaus. A longtime member of the Ohio legislature, in 2008, Driehaus won election to the House seat his father unsuccessfully sought 40 years ago. This Novemb...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Aug 25 - 4 clicks
I just got back from vacation. and other than jumping on a couple of times to scan my e-mail and delete spam, I've been offline. So I have no idea what is going on in Ohio. If there's been more "corruption" revealed in Cuyahoga County, I know it was trivial compared to where I just got back from. I'll write more about that later. Also, I want to apologize to the participants in Mike Foley's mi...
Ohio Daily Blog - Aug 24 - 5 clicks
The air war in Ohio's governor's race is about to go statewide, and Ted has come out with an ad that highlights the revolving door between Wall Street and Congress and talks about how John Kasich made ample use of that revolving door. One thing I don't see in this ad is any mention that John Kasich voted for NAFTA. I do see a graphical image of Mexico though, but I don't know how many Ohioans ...
Buckeye State Blog - Aug 24 - 13 clicks
Photos from the third annual TransOhio Transgender and Ally Symposium in Columbus, Ohio, are now up on this blog’s Facebook fan page. The album includes not only photos from the conference, but also the Fabulously Fluid showcase and Paint!, Sile P. … Continue reading → ...
Stuff Queer People Need To Know - Aug 24
I don't know why or how it happened, but it seems that all of the pompous, self-centered politicians are Republican. John Boehner, Republican leader, friend of lobbyists, and golf aficionado, is a prime example. Boehner's lifestyle is so far removed from the typical American's. I feel bad for those poor constituents who continue to vote for him in Ohio's 8th district, even though they haven'...
Stubbon Liberal - Aug 24 - 3 clicks
The second time's the charm it seems, because Ohio was selected as a round two winner in the "Race to the Top" education funding contest. And what exactly was Ohio's haul? $400 million in federal money to invest in education. This is a pretty big leap from the Taft years, when our school funding system was ruled unconstitutional. ...
Buckeye State Blog - Aug 24 - 10 clicks
When they use video footage from Rob Portman’s web ad, that’s when. The Ohio Democratic Party filed an FEC complaint today against “American Crossroads” a shadowy GOP-backed group founded by Karl Rove, because the TV ad that “American Crossroads” has been airing in Ohio in support of Rob Portman contained video footage from a Portman for Ohio video. The ODP put out a presser about...
Buckeye State Blog - Aug 23 - 9 clicks
In the below video, you can watch the GOP nominee in the 18th Congressional District State Sen. Bob Gibbs say he supports NAFTA. Well, actually he doesn't say that, he just says he wouldn't support repealing it when asked by Zack Space. But if you don't support repealing something, doesn't that mean you support it? You want to talk about tapdancing, I mean, wow. Look at him dance! I wond...
Buckeye State Blog - Aug 20 - 6 clicks
Republican, Tom Ganley, Republican candidate who got wealthier during the "Cash for Clunkers" program, is an idiot just like Orly Taitz and the rest of the right wingers. TalkingPointsMemo : A Republican nominee for a big House race in Ohio is now declining to say whether he thinks President Obama is a Muslim. "I don't have a position on whether he's a Muslim," said Tom Ganley, an au...
Stubbon Liberal - Aug 20 - 3 clicks
Those ads for Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Rob Portman, have been very interesting. The ads leave out a few important facts about Rob Portman: (1) The ads don't mention that Portman served in the administrations of President George H.W. Bush, and President George W. Bush, and that he is a personal friend of the entire Bush family. (2) There is no mention that Portman is r...
Stubbon Liberal - Aug 19 - 3 clicks
A picture of President Barack Obama as he visited a home in the Clintonville area of Columbus, Ohio, is worth a second look: (picture by Pete Souza from The White House: Photo of the Day ) ...
Stubbon Liberal - Aug 19 - 2 clicks
Last May 4, Kettering voters rejected the 6.9 mill levy of additional operating revenue for Kettering Schools by 642 votes. The tally showed 6573 votes (48%) in Favor and 7215 votes (52%) against. The Kettering School Board is now asking for 4.9 mills — to be decided in this November’s general election. A change from 6.9 mills to 4.9 mills signals a significant change in the district’s ...
DaytonOS - Aug 19 - 3 clicks
Now that we've heard that the Kasich-Taylor team want to privatize the Ohio Department of Development and the Third Frontier, people are wondering which rich, white, Republican friends of Kasich's will get the jobs on the special board. Kasich's lack of integrity in contacting the four Ohio public pension funds really makes you wonder how much he knew about the toxic crap he was offering ...
Stubbon Liberal - Aug 18
The Washington Post today ran a lengthy story about the factors in the gubernatorial and Senate races in Ohio. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08 It's surprisingly accurate and even-handed, something I've come to no longer expect from major daily papers. It focuses on whether the Democrats will be able to make Portman's trade stance and Kasich's Wa...
Ohio Daily Blog - Aug 18 - 2 clicks
Following a discussion on WOSU about the recent survey done by the Ohio Disability Vote Coalition , I thought is would be worthwhile to view the responses by candidates. According to the PDF document ( 2010 ODVC Published Questionnaire ) located at the ODVC website, only a few of the candidates answered the questions on the survey including---- candidates for Ohio Governor: Gov. ...
Stubbon Liberal - Aug 17
Anastasia does a great job in Ohio Daily Blog’s A Disturbing Pattern with this subject and honestly, I feel as bothered if not more so (probably not possible though given how passionate we both are about this). What is going on? Please read her post and comment here or there. And remember, just because there [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Aug 17 - 6 clicks
The following is submitted by Phil Robinson, Cuyahoga County Council Candidate, District 11. OhioDaily invites candidates across the state to submit op-ed articles for consideration via the Forums section of this site. When Cuyahoga County Democrats head to the polls on Tuesday, September 7 – assuming they’re not one of the many expected to cast an early vote-by-mail ballot – they’ll have a...
Ohio Daily Blog - Aug 17 - 5 clicks
Is being a woman a negative to serving on Cuyahoga's new county council as far as the Plain Dealer is concerned? Someone pointed out to me earlier today that of the 16 endorsements the Plain Dealer made in county council races (11 Democrats, five Republicans), all but one went to men. And the one that didn't was District 9, a race that includes six women candidates and two men, neither of the t...
Ohio Daily Blog - Aug 16 - 3 clicks
I was just driving home and some young man ("yuppie" type, early 20's) flipped me the "bird." I just waved at him. He might have been motivated by my pro-Democratic bumper stickers or he might just dislike smart women. Whatever. Because he looked like he was coming out of one of the banking offices in the Polaris area, I will assume that he is a supporter of super bank lobbyist, Republican S...
Stubbon Liberal - Aug 16
Chris Cillizza wasn’t the only one writing about whether Democrats should be closer to or farther away from President Obama in the current election cycle but his piece, Some Democratic candidates distance themselves from Obama, covers the bases. Here’s evidence that Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is not one of the ones distancing themselves: President Barack [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Aug 16 - 7 clicks
