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After yesterday's false alarm I don't want to jinx it, but according to the Dispatch Attorney General Marc Dann will make a statement around 12 P.M. today. The Dispatch also reports that Dann has spent the morning meeting with Lee Fisher and on the phone with the House speaker and Senate president. The reason behind the appearance hasn't been announced, but it sounds like it cou...
Buckeye State Blog - 10:42 a.m.
According to the Dispatch , some of those closest to Dann suggest he might be announcing a legal challenge to yesterday's legislation giving the IG temporary authorization to investigate his office under a theory that it violates the separation of powers. Don't do it, Dann. It'll be your death knell. First, by getting yourself involved in litigation to avoid investigation of yo...
Buckeye State Blog - 10:42 a.m.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer : Reporters were gathered in the Ohio attorney general's office in Columbus awaiting an announcement this afternoon from Attorney General Marc Dann about his political future. But a Dann spokesman said Dann was at lunch and no announcement was imminent. Meanwhile, about a dozen investigators from the Ohio inspector general's office showed up at the ...
Buckeye State Blog - 10:42 a.m.
This just gets stranger and stranger... The Dispatch's "Daily Briefing" blog now says that the Ohio Highway Patrol has placed the 17th floor (where Dann's office is) of the Rhodes Tower on "lock-down" to preserve evidence. Troopers are apparently verifying employee ID's and searching bags leaving the office. Update : I'm getting confirmation that Dan...
Buckeye State Blog - 10:42 a.m.
Marc Dann has scheduled a news conference at noon . It could be a bravura show of defiance, but I'm 99% certain he'll step down. UPDATE: Dave at BSB says that the presser will be broadcast on ONN and live-streamed on ONNTV.com. 2nd UPDATE: The PD says that Dann has been meeting with Lee Fisher this morning. Putting two and two together here -- Dann to resign, Fisher to be identified at the...
Ohio Daily Blog - 10:41 a.m.
I'm proud (and rather overwhelmed) to report that I have been selected to be a part of the DemConvention State Blogger Corps, meaning that I will function as Ohio's official blogger at the Democratic National Convention in Denver on August. From the announcement by DNC Chair Howard Dean: Similar to the record-breaking voter turnout our Party has seen during the primary season, the demand for...
Ohio Daily Blog - 10:41 a.m.
Ohio Senate must cap payday lenders' rates - editorial The moneychangers are one step away - perhaps only one day away - from being tossed out of the Statehouse. A House-passed bill that would cap interest on payday lenders at 28 percent is now before the Ohio Senate, where a vote is expected as early as today. Senators should resist any effort to water down the House version, known a...
Progress Ohio - 10:41 a.m.
Ohio Elections Affected "We the People": The Constitution, Our Vote & Election 2008 Part II Obstacles to A Vibrant Democracy Identifying & Addressing Needed Change Special Guests: Alex Keyssar, Professor of History and Social Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government Mark Crispin Miller, New York University Media Studies Professor David Earnhardt, Emmy-winning producer/...
Progress Ohio - 10:41 a.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Two State Highway Patrol troopers fired over a prank involving what looked like a Ku Klux Klan outfit have filed grievances to get their jobs back. An attorney with the Ohio State Troopers Association said Tuesday that Craig Franklin and Eric Wlodarsky of the Sandusky post were fired in violation of a union contract. Before the men were fired May 2, Franklin had serve...
Progress Ohio - 10:41 a.m.
I wanted to offer my congratulations to Ohio Daily Blog who was selected as the Ohio blog for the DemConvention State Blogger Corps by the DNC earlier today. I’ll look forward to reading what Jeff reports is happening in Denver. ...
Glass City Jungle - 10:41 a.m.
As almost the final update to the story that the blog posting written about in November of 2007 is still receiving comments on, former Springfield Middle School teacher Louis Kovin was found not guilty because the judge felt he was insane at the time the offenses happened. For those of you who knew there was more [...]...
Glass City Jungle - 10:41 a.m.
Headline of the week! About a dozen investigators from the Ohio inspector general’s office showed up at Attorney General’s Marc Dann’s office in the Rhodes Tower in Columbus to begin an independent investigation. They have already confiscated computer equipment, and State Highway Patrol officers are on the ground floor of the tower checking people’s badges and [...]...
Plunderbund - 10:39 a.m.
A new Quinnipiac poll has Obama beating McCain 47 - 40… Either one of the two Democratic contenders, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama or New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, leads the likely Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Sen. Obama leads Sen. McCain 47 - 40 percent [...]...
Plunderbund - 10:39 a.m.
In an article from this morning’s Dispatch, Rep. Batchelder criticized the articles of impeachment proposed by the Dems yesterday… Some of the articles, Batchelder said, are weak. He and House Speaker Jon Husted, R-Kettering, pointed specifically to Article V, which says Dann failed to exercise due care to ensure the safety and security of state property. “Does [...]...
Plunderbund - 10:39 a.m.
Columbus — Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann clung to his job Tuesday after spending most of the day trying to cut a deal to resign. Facing intense pressure to step down, the 46-year-old Democrat offered to quit if Republican Senate President Bill Harris agreed to delay an independent investigation of Dann’s office by Ohio Inspector General [...]...
DaytonOS - 7:19 a.m. - 3 clicks 
I just link to it: Alas, poor Dann, we know him well now and fondly might we recall him later if he hasn’t already resigned by this writing. But Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is less the stereotyped Frat House “Comedy of Errors” in his rented condo and more the stormy center of Will Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” Actually, [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - 7:17 a.m. - 5 clicks
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama picked up two pledged delegates today from the official results of the Ohio presidential primary held March 4th. The Associated Press had withheld the two delegates because of the large number of provisional ballots cast in Ohio on Election Day. According to the Ohio Secretary of State's office, almost 100,000 provisional ballots were counted. Nat...
Progress Ohio - 6:05 a.m. - 3 clicks
Though relegated to the labyrinth in the netherlands, I hope readers find this post in which a friend and proponent from PA speaks of the importance of single-payer health care and the lack of Corporate Media's coverage on the issue. Though speaking of PA, his thrust applies equally to those of us in Ohio pushing for the only real solution to the health care crisis. One must ask, where are so man...
Progress Ohio - 6:05 a.m. - 2 clicks
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large victory in West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obam a one of his worst defeats of the campaign yet scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination. "The White House is won in the swing states. And I am winning the swing states," Clinton told cheering supporters at a victory rally late Tue...
Progress Ohio - 6:05 a.m. - 2 clicks
It seems like yesterday, that a young ONN assignment editor called me at home one night to ask if I thought taking the job of Communication Director of the Ohio Democratic Party under then Chair David Leland was a good move. Mike Brown even then was one of those people in media that was solidly grounded. I told him it was a good move and that I hoped he’d pursue the job. He did, got the ...
Progress Ohio - 6:05 a.m. - 3 clicks
Photo courtesy of here. The other day, for no reason in particular, I remembered all those allegations of Republicans voting in the Democratic primary to stack the deck, so to speak, for John McCain. I also remembered those stories about how people wanted Rush Limbaugh to face charges for encouraging people to vote in the opposite party’s primary. And while it turns out that Limbaugh...
The Cincinnati Beacon - 6:04 a.m. - 2 clicks
From the Warren Chronicle Tribune (HT: Jill at WLST ): The e-mail messages also deal with the involvement of Dann’s wife, Alyssa Lenhoff Dann, head of the Youngstown State University journalism program, in the office. Lenhoff Dann was included in e-mail messages concerning the office’s response to a bill revising Ohio’s open records law, and she made presentations at sessions training ...
Buckeye State Blog - 3:39 a.m. - 13 clicks
I don’t use the word “embattled” lightly. I wrote about it a great deal last fall in Wide Open and on WLST in relation to a religious argument that Christians in the United States are an “embattled minority” (someone else’s description, not mine). You want to see embattled? Marc Dann is embattled. What [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - 3:39 a.m. - 6 clicks
Much to the chagrin of the GOP and especially GOP Deputy Chair Kevin DeWine, the Ohio DEMS are pushing forward with their efforts to impeach Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann. The GOP would love to draw the Dann controversy out over several months to help with the upcoming general election. However, the DEMS appear committed to [...]...
DaytonOS - Tue 7:26 p.m. - 9 clicks
Dayton’s own branch of Drinking Liberally will be having its May meeting tomorrow, Wednesday May 14th, 7:30 pm ’til whenever, at the Oregon Express. One of the topics most opined about here at DaytonOS is the need to regrow a strong democratic community. In that spirit, please join us for great beer, great food and [...]...
DaytonOS - Tue 7:26 p.m. - 10 clicks
Okay, so a recap for those of you who missed it. Today, AG Marc Dann attempted to trade the one chip he has left on the table-his resignation-for the removal of a provision from a bill that would allow the Ohio Inspector General to begin an investigation immediately after the governor signs it. Instead, Dann wants it to take effect 90 days after the governor signs it like normal "non-emergen...
Buckeye State Blog - Tue 7:24 p.m. - 12 clicks
Mary Jo Kilroy is the Democratic candidate for Ohio's 15th congressional district. Her Republican opponent, Steve Stivers, is a former bank lobbyist. Stivers is a member of the Ohio Senate, and he works very closely with lobbyists and industries for which he helps create laws. Is he a little tooooooo cozy with bankers, financial firms, and insurance providers? According to PIA of Ohio (Profe...
Ohio15th District - Tue 7:24 p.m. - 8 clicks
(Boy, you have a few client meetings and court appearances, and the whole State goes nuts in your absence...) Marc Dann wants to now use the promise of his resignation as a bargaining chip. Speaker Husted and the Democratic leadership told him to pound sand. Good. As much as I can't wait until Dann slithers back into the darkness from which he arose, I don't want to see getting our h...
Buckeye State Blog - Tue 4:05 p.m. - 15 clicks
What's gotten into Pat Tiberi lately? Our 12th District congressman, R-Delaware Co., is either in a funk or has his House voting button stuck on "No." So much for the "merry month of May." According to www.Congress.org , which tracks......
Licking County Pro-Active Citizens - Tue 4:05 p.m. - 11 clicks
In an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg , Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talked a great deal about Israel. He was rather effusive in his support for the Jewish state. When the topic turned to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Obama said, "Israel and the Palestinians have tough issues to work out to get to the goal of two states living side by side in peace and security.&quo...
Progress Ohio - Tue 2:09 p.m. - 13 clicks
Ohio's traditional Democrats and many Progressive Democrats can sleep well tonight and look in the mirror tomorrow. Walking on eggshells by doing the RIGHT -of center - thing." Three weeks ago Colbert made others chuckle when he referred to "Clinton Becames Political Hor'dourve." Three week old hor'dourves -that's getting a little gamey given that today is May 13, 2008. Time to refresh tha...
Progress Ohio - Tue 2:09 p.m. - 8 clicks
This in via email from Lucas County Republican Party Chairman Bob Reichert: Regretfully, I have accepted the resignation of Joanne Wack, Executive Director of the Lucas County Republican Party (LCRP), effective immediately. Joanne has worked for the LCRP since December of 2005 and has done an outstanding job. Joanne has worked at my side since [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Tue 2:09 p.m. - 13 clicks
Seems earlier reports of his resignation could prove to not be quite that fast, Dann apparently seeks deal to quit: Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann apparently is trying to negotiate the terms of his resignation, offering to quit in exchange for legislative leaders killing a bill that would authorize Inspector General Thomas P. Charles to investigate [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Tue 2:09 p.m. - 14 clicks
Here’s the news from OPENERS at the Plain Dealer: Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is expected to announce his resignation later today, The Plain Dealer has learned. He planned to break the news to his senior staff this afternoon. The decision came as Dann faced intense pressure from fellow Democrats and Republican critics who said he was [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Tue 2:07 p.m. - 15 clicks
The Dispatch is reporting that Marc Dann is trying to “negotiate the terms of his resignation.” In short: Dann told legislative leaders that he will quit as long as the they don’t let the Inspector General investigate his office. That “would cause all sorts of problems”, said Dann. More problems that the ones we already know [...]...
Plunderbund - Tue 2:07 p.m. - 13 clicks
The crowd at last night’s Upper Arlington City Council meeting was at capacity due to the discussion surrounding the rezoning of two single family home rental units on Tremont Rd. The rezoning will allow for an office building to go up which will help diversify Upper Arlington’s tax base. The evening was interesting and resulted [...]...
Elephants on Bicycles - Tue 11:32 a.m. - 8 clicks
Grassroots Dayton is a not-for-profit 501C(3) organization with an inspired purpose: “to promote the development of citizen democracy in the Dayton region.” It has a great motto — “sowing the seeds of democracy” — that I discussed in this post. At the heart of vital democracy is community and the fact that our democracy is in [...]...
DaytonOS - Tue 11:32 a.m. - 11 clicks
Full speed ahead: “We have identified a pattern of misconduct that we believe rises to the level of impeachable offenses,” said State Representatives Dan Dodd (D-Hebron), Jennifer Garrison (D-Marietta) and Mark Okey (D-Carrollton) in a joint statement. “We promised the people of Ohio to end a culture of corruption that existed in the past, and we are fulfilling that promise by cleaning our own ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Tue 11:32 a.m. - 14 clicks
Ya just can't make this stuff up. Headline from this morning's Toledo Blade: GOP's Wack stole silver in '89 She took tableware as New York nanny Joanne Wack, the executive director of the Lucas County Republican Party, stole sterling silver tableware in 1989 while working as a nanny in an affluent suburban New York neighborhood, The Blade has learned from police, court, and newspaper ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Tue 11:32 a.m. - 10 clicks
Hat-tip to Politics Extra for highlighting this MoveOn ad, which was selected by means of a contest as the best 30-second ad promoting Barack Obama. It will air on cable nationally and on broadcast TV in a few markets including Cincinnati: Obama's effort to appeal to disaffected Republicans is going to get more play now that he is looking past the nominating process. I wonder ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Tue 11:32 a.m. - 12 clicks
Start: 05/14/2008 - 5:30pm End: 05/14/2008 - 7:30pm Ohio Seventh Congressional Candidate Sharen Neuhardt (D-Yellow Springs) will host the grand opening of the new Neuhardt for Congress campaign headquarters in Springfield, Ohio tomorrow (5/14) at 5:30 p.m: 43 South Fountain Avenue Springfield, Ohio 45502 (Located at the corner of South Fountain and High, across from ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Tue 11:32 a.m. - 10 clicks
ANOTHER SUPREME OUTRAGE Justices Stevens, Kennedy, and Roberts combined with Scalia, Alito, and Thomas to take voting rights back to1898. Image (left), Image (right) POLITE FASCISM CONTRACTS THE RIGHT TO VOTE William Crawford, et al, Petitioners 07-21 v. Marion County Elections Board et al. Indiana Democratic Party, et al., Petitioners 07-25 v. Todd Rokita, In...
Progress Ohio - Tue 11:31 a.m. - 8 clicks
Update: Change that . . . the PD is now reporting " Dann holds on " Sources: Dann to resign Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is expected to announce his resignation later today, The Plain Dealer has learned. He planned to break the news to his senior staff this afternoon. The decision came as Dann faced intense pressure both from fellow Democrats and Republican critics...
Progress Ohio - Tue 11:31 a.m. - 13 clicks
There he goes fracturing his base again. Michelle Malkin McCain’s “climate change” tour bypasses cooler heads A rational, free-market-based approach to environmentalism requires a commitment to scientific truth, accuracy, and honest cost-benefit analyses. For the last several years, McCain has been committed to none of those. Climatologist Patrick Michaels ha...
Progress Ohio - Tue 11:31 a.m. - 7 clicks
What's gotten into Pat Tiberi lately? Our 12th District congressman, R-Delaware Co., is either in a funk or has his House voting button stuck on "No." So much for the "merry month of May." According to www.Congress.org, which tracks major congressional votes, Tiberi in recent weeks has turned thumbs down on: ---The Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008, which provides $15 billion to stat...
Progress Ohio - Tue 11:31 a.m. - 8 clicks
It should come as no surprise to anyone following the story of the Chris Rock joke gone bad involving Craig Franklin and Eric Wlodarsky the two troopers who were fired at the demand of Governor Strictland after the local NACCP became involved would file a grievance to get their job back. It was reported [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Tue 11:31 a.m. - 9 clicks
When reading the Blade’s second article on the problems that came up creating a scenario were some of the absentee ballots were not counted, Lucas County Elections Board tries to address ballot problem it’s stated: According to Mr. Williams, the reason cited by the secretary of state is that the voter signs a statement that he [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Tue 11:31 a.m. - 7 clicks
This in via email from the office of Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop: Commissioner Konop Proposes Openness and Transparency Reform for County Government Resolution would force disclosure of campaign contributions for those receiving government contracts In a continuing effort to increase openness and transparency in local government, Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop will today propose that ...
Glass City Jungle - Tue 11:31 a.m. - 8 clicks
As a breaking news update from the Blade, Articles of impeachment filed against Dann by fellow Democrats: COLUMBUS — House Democrats Tuesday accused Attorney General Marc Dann, a fellow Democrat, of ‘malfeasance” and ‘gross neglect of duty” in a resolution seeking their fellow Democrat’s impeachment. The move came just as the Republican-controlled House was preparing ...
Glass City Jungle - Tue 11:31 a.m. - 9 clicks
So, I guess they weren't backing off nearly as much as we thought, huh? Thanks to the Columbus Dispatch , you can read the articles of impeachment introduced today by what appears to be almost the entire House Democratic caucus. (All but three members of the caucus didn't co-sponsor the articles.) According to the Dispatch the basis for impeachment under the articles are: Obs...
Buckeye State Blog - Tue 11:30 a.m. - 8 clicks
The Columbus Dispatch has the details. Here are the nine articles: Obstructed the internal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment in his office. Willfully and intentionally issued misleading statements under oath. Neglected to perform the duties of his office and by his own admission was not competent or qualified for the job. Knew or should have known that his [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Tue 11:29 a.m. - 5 clicks
Here’s the report (a pdf), called, “Health of the US 9-1-1 System.” Once you open it, search on “Ohio” to locate its critiques. Here’s a summary of the report. I’ve been writing about the wireless 911 provision crisis for more than a year. Ohio House Representatives Larry Flowers (R, 19) and Steve Driehaus (D, 31) [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Tue 11:29 a.m. - 11 clicks
I see that Bill Sloat and our old enemies over at The Cincinnati Beacon latched on to my blog entry " Amanda ". [Link to Bellwether , Beacon ] I also see that these two new media entities have the same problem as the old media: they miss the central point of a story. There is no way anyone can read what I've written the last few days and come away thinking that the main point is: Tyrone...
Black Cincinnati - Tue 11:27 a.m. - 11 clicks
The data builds, but our stubborn nature will allow us to rationalize any situation because we refuse to admit we are wrong? The peak oil culture wars - How the World Works - Salon.com Partisan conservatives pooh-pooh peak oil (and human-caused climat......
DaytonOS - Tue 7:36 a.m. - 9 clicks
MCDAC readers responded to our survey on whether Hillary Clinton should drop out following the results of the North Carolina and Indiana primaries. Our readers voted 56.1% to 43% that she should drop out. Less than 1% of those responding didn't vote. Below are some comments by our readers: If she were considering the best interest of the country she would have already. No chance to win withou...
Medina County Democrats - Tue 7:35 a.m. - 9 clicks
Today's Cleveland Plain Dealer includes an editorial that criticizes Gov. Ted Strickland and other Ohio Democrats of being too hasty to rush into impeachment proceedings against Marc Dann, saying that: Given their ham-fisted politicking throughout the Marc Dann mess, Ohio Democrats might have advised John Kennedy this way during the Cuban Missile Crisis: "Let's nuke ourselves be...
Buckeye State Blog - Tue 7:35 a.m. - 10 clicks
I’ve been reviewing the Ohio Civil Rights Commission’s website to try to understand its role in enforcing allegations of state law sexual harassment violations. From the OCRC 2007 annual report: In a motivating speech [at an OCRC reception in 4/07], Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann spoke of partnership. He spoke to working with the OCRC [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Tue 7:35 a.m. - 11 clicks
Here’s a photo slideshow and a video and everything you want to know about the sculptures Statues enliven downtown Dayton Ordinary folks strike a pose in latest exhibition By Kristin McAllister Staff Writer Tuesday, May 13, 2008 DAYTON — When you see them, go ahead and stare all you want. Take a photograph if you like. That’s what the organizers of City Life [...]...
DaytonOS - Tue 1:05 a.m. - 12 clicks
I love tea, Britain, the Cannery, and Dayton. For these four reasons, I also love the Basically British store on E. Third St. downtown. Check out this video to learn a bit more about tea from the Basically British co-owner. ...
DaytonOS - Mon 11:46 p.m. - 10 clicks
I’m echoing a It’s Great ‘n Dayton blog post about Dayton’s efforts to acquire 1000 vacant/abandoned properties for the purpose of land banking to: reduce the supply of excess housing in the city, identify potential areas for new development while creating parks, neighborhood squares even nature preserves. Here’s the DDN article: Dayton plans to acquire 1,000 proper...
DaytonOS - Mon 11:46 p.m. - 10 clicks
In my last post on the Charter Review Commission, I wrote that two public hearings were going to be held this week at East Side and West Side recreation centers. Well, um… no. At the regular Commission meeting last Thursday (which I had to leave halfway through for this) the members decided to postpone the neighborhood sessions [...]...
Callahan's Cleveland Diary - Mon 11:45 p.m. - 13 clicks
The data builds, but our stubborn nature will allow us to rationalize any situation because we refuse to admit we are wrong? The peak oil culture wars - How the World Works - Salon.com Partisan conservatives pooh-pooh peak oil (and human-caused climate change) because they think that to concede that these challenges are real and must be [...]...
DaytonOS - Mon 9:05 p.m. - 11 clicks
Still no stories about the prevalence (or rarity) of hostile work environments, EEOC sexual harassment track record, history of the sex discrimination protection or comparing and contrasting how Ohio government offices run re: discrimination complaints. I can’t be the only one who wants to know: What is the track record? How often are EEOC cases filed [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Mon 9:03 p.m. - 15 clicks
County invests in 200 additional electronic monitoring units; prosecutes worst criminals through federal system Today, Hamilton County Commissioners agreed to acquire 200 additional EMUs (electronic monitoring units) in an ongoing effort to relieve jail overcrowding and end early releases of prisoners. The additional EMUs will allow the Sheriff’s Department to remotely monitor more low level off...
The Cincinnati Beacon - Mon 9:03 p.m. - 11 clicks
The Ohio Supreme Court recently released the result of the bar exam taken in February. Out of 432 applicants, 283 applicants (65.5 percent) received passing scores; out of 234 first time applicants, 83 percent received passing scores. Of the 28 graduates of UD Law School taking the exam only 16 or 57% passed. First [...]...
DaytonOS - Mon 7:39 p.m. - 13 clicks
From Greek News: Make no mistake about it. Jim Trakas has a great opportunity to win this race. In the March 4th primary election, Jim Trakas won the Republican primary by getting 79.31% of the vote! In comparison, Dennis Kucinich barely received 50% of the vote in the Democratic primary. In a recent poll conducted [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Mon 7:37 p.m. - 11 clicks
Back in the early nineties, the City was in possession of thousands of real estate parcels. A client of mine asked for a list, and was given a stack of pin-feed greenbar paper about 3″ thick. All that real estate wasn’t generating property taxes, and it’s about to get worse with the city’s new plan to “landbank” property according to today’s paper D...
DaytonOS - Mon 2:32 p.m. - 16 clicks
“This Is Dayton,” one of five initiatives under the Dayton Create umbrella, will offer a sneak peak at Urban Nights on May 16th. Realizing that Dayton suffers from a bit of an inferiority complex, “This is Dayton” is designed to reflect positive facts and images back to the community to remind us daily of our region’s [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "This Is Dayton ...
DaytonOS - Mon 2:32 p.m. - 15 clicks
This in via email: Jobs Stimulus Package Introduced in the Ohio House & Senate COLUMBUS – The two-part, $1.57 billion bipartisan economic stimulus package first unveiled by the Governor and legislative leaders in April has been officially introduced in the Ohio House and Senate, with committee hearings slated to begin in both chambers this week. Senate President [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Mon 2:31 p.m. - 16 clicks
I'm hearing that John McCain will be bringing the anything-but-Straight Talk Express to Columbus on Wednesday. If you go, be sure to ask him about Carly Fiorina's garish display on ABC's This Week with George Stephonopolous that Russo blogged about over on BI . He's even got video stills posted to illustrate his point. Come on Carly. Flaunting fifty grand worth of jewelry on TV is...
Buckeye State Blog - Mon 2:30 p.m. - 18 clicks
Since blog posts here transfer to Dayton OS, which had a comments feature, I had turned comments off here, so posters could surf over to OS to comment. The idea was that since OS gets more readers, there would be more comments there, and maybe more discussion, and I would just use this blog to push content to OS. Now I see Dayton OS has turned off comments to their blog feeds, so it's back to...
DaytonOS - Mon 11:01 a.m. - 14 clicks
Items of interest: OH House-28 - Challenger Connie Pillich (D-Montgomery) got some nice press in a City Beat article about Hillary Clinton and the challenges that face women candidates: "In some circles it's difficult to break into the political network," says Connie Pillich of Montgomery ... Pillich, a first-time candidate when she narrowly lost to Raussen in 2004, used her existing...
Ohio Daily Blog - Mon 11:01 a.m. - 16 clicks
7/10/1996 FEATURED ARTICLE Building relationships by Sally MacPhail and Bob Fitrakis When the governor’s chief of staff announced his resignation June 24, it took many political insiders by surprise. Though Paul Mifsud-whose hard-hitting style had earned him one of the most powerful positions in the Voinovich administration-claimed that he was leaving office to spend more time with his young...
Fraudbuster Bob - Mon 10:59 a.m. - 13 clicks
Recent developments: OH Sen-2 - The Blade publicized the call for candidates to replace Sylvia Washburn (D-Maumee) on the ballot, with applications due Saturday. The only names I've heard are primary candidate Darwitt Garrett (D-Sandusky) and 1992 candidate John Hartman (D-Bowling Green). Anyone hearing about other possibilities? OH Sen-12 - The Wapakoneta Daily News reported on the o...
Ohio Daily Blog - Mon 7:37 a.m. - 14 clicks
* Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Dispatch : Jennifer Brunner will receive a national award today that calls her courageous for trying to overhaul the state's voting system, but critics in Ohio call her plans costly and reckless at a time when Ohio is strapped for cash and the focus of another presidential elec...
Ohio15th District - Mon 7:35 a.m. - 12 clicks
So says the conservative columnist: A footnote: Support is growing in Democratic ranks for Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland as vice president. He would bring to the ticket maturity (he's 66), experience (six terms in Congress) and moderation (rated "A" by the National Rifle Association). He is very popular in Ohio, a state Republicans must carry to elect a president. I'm not particularly convinced...
Ohio Daily Blog - Mon 5:49 a.m. - 10 clicks
Regular readers of The Beacon know that we have a cast of characters who frequent the comments. Someone named “cincysuz” has a constant theme when she joins discussion here: accuse The Beacon of being a propaganda machine for the Republican Party. So we asked ourselves a simple question: what if we started quoting cincysuz back to herself? What would it look like if c...
The Cincinnati Beacon - Mon 5:47 a.m. - 10 clicks
The Reds batted out of order in the 9th inning this afternoon in the third game of their series against the Mets. It didn't make a big difference in the game; David Ross hit when Corey Patterson should have, and lined out. Patterson was charged with the out rather than Ross (it's scored as a put-out by the catcher). And then Ross, who should have batted immediately after Patterson, batted aga...
Cincinnati Blog - Sun 7:12 p.m. - 15 clicks
Dayton’s interurban suburbia is a little-remarked aspect of the urban sprawl story, but it was the first extensive expansion of development beyond the city. Yer humble host will be doing more investigation of these forgotten places. Dayton had seven interurban rail corridors leading into the city that experienced some degree of subdivision. The strongest examples of interurban lines driving g...
DaytonOS - Sun 4:16 p.m. - 18 clicks
WASHINGTON - As William K. Black watches John McCain move toward the Republican presidential nomination, he thinks of a day 21 years ago that he considers one of the most troubling of his life. MORE POLITICAL COVERAGE Amid McCain’s new status, old scandals stir Obama and McCain exchange gibes over Al Qaeda in Iraq For Ohio win, Clinton banks [...]...
DaytonOS - Sun 4:16 p.m. - 18 clicks
Not a cliché but a real no-kidding lost highway…really a forgotten highway, or maybe a never-built one? I came across this stretch of road while doing some research on uneven development and urban sprawl in west & northwest Montgomery County and was intrigued… Why build such a big wide-open road with huge median, through a bunch of 1950s suburbia? It just keeps on going….where could it ...
DaytonOS - Sun 11:11 a.m. - 21 clicks
A scandal has erupted in the Ohio State Highway Patrol and it may have a lot to do with Public Safety Director, Henry Guzman and some backroom political maneuvering. Word has it that Guzman has created complete chaos in his department. Ohio citizens are now being told that Lt. Col. Michael Finamore, a highly decorated member of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and a former "Trooper of the Year," wa...
Ohio15th District - Sun 11:08 a.m. - 23 clicks
Including 1980, only three Democrats have beaten elected Republican incumbents in the last 28 years. Those three are Greg Happ, who defeated Roger Ingraham for County Prosecutor in 1980, Dean Holman, who defeated Jill Heck for County Prosecutor in 1988, and Ferris Brown, who defeated Charles Hawley for County Commissioner in 1992. All three of these candidates ran aggressive campaigns. All three o...
Medina County Democrats - Sun 7:58 a.m. - 29 clicks
Below are some scenes from the Mike Todd for Treasurer Fundraiser held in Wadsworth in March. If you have any pictures from a Democratic event, feel free to send them to joycekimbler@medinacountydemocraticactioncommittee.org and we will publish them on this site. ...
Medina County Democrats - Sun 7:58 a.m. - 20 clicks
I know there are some serious supporters of Subodh Chandra (his website is still up) to succeed Dann as Ohio’s Attorney General. However, the DEMS cannot afford to risk loosing the AG spot and will select State Treasurer Richard Cordray as Dann’s replacement. Chandra is untested in a statewide contest other than the loss to [...]...
DaytonOS - Sun 6:05 a.m. - 28 clicks
Long time readers have come to expect certain things from me. One of them is bashing Peter Bronson, something that is akin to playing chess with a corpse. The other thing I've got a reputation for is defending Cincinnati against city-haters, mostly Suburbanites scared of their own shadow, who haven't set foot in the city, outside of a Reds or Bengals game, in 20 years. This week I've been silen...
Cincinnati Blog - Sat 9:47 p.m. - 19 clicks
This morning's Executive Committee Meeting included the approval of two new superdelegates (Dave Reagan, William Craig Bashein), a resolution effectively kicking Marc Dann out of the party, a teaser on Matthew Barrett's replacement, and more. Details available at Blue Bexley . ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Sat 8:08 p.m. - 27 clicks
Because of the hypocritical actions against Marc Dann today by the Ohio Democratic Party despite the fact he has committed no crime whatsoever. It is clear they have joined in a morals witch hunt which I will have no part of. I will immediatly have my email address removed from their mailing lists and will no longer contribute to the state party in any way whatsover. I have called for Redfern'...
Fundamental Truths - Sat 8:07 p.m. - 35 clicks
If the November election were held today, Clinton leads McCain by nine points, Obama leads McCain by six points. This is a slight turnaround from the Times/Bloomberg poll in February where McCain led Clinton by six points and Obama by 2 points, within poll’s margin of error, but the direction has changed in favor of the Democrats. Now 2/08 1/08 Hillary Clinton 47% 40% 46% John McCain 38 46 42 O...
Medina County Democrats - Sat 10:16 a.m. - 22 clicks
House foreclosure sign in Olney, Maryland - Brewgal12 on Flickr Deregulation has made this country's economy stronger alright. Until it's hasn't . ...
De Magno Opere - Sat 3:58 a.m. - 24 clicks
Huffpost has our beloved Senator as a 2nd Tier pick for Obama: Sherrod Brown Another governor, this one from Ohio. Brown is a favorite among progressives for his economic populism and outspoken criticism of the war. Pro: Could help deliver an important swing state. Con: Doesn't really satisfy the idea of a unity ticket. Their top choices? Webb, Clinton, Richardson, Biden and S...
Ohio Daily Blog - Fri 5:15 p.m. - 30 clicks
Despite the promise in the letter to serial screwup AG Marc Dann, articles of impeachment will be some time in coming. The House Republicans have Rep. Bill Batchelder looking into it and some comments from the Dem leadership reported in the Dispatch sound equivocal. Bloggers on the left and right are getting bent about backtracking. Since summer is approaching, the World Series of Pok...
Pho's Akron Pages - Fri 5:14 p.m. - 26 clicks
