They just got into trouble because the marketing pitch was a little too truthful, offering “access to reporters, Obama Administration officials, etc. for cash, preferably in small, unmarked bills:
“ Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was canceling plans for an exclusive 'salon' at her home where [...]
NBC24 has the story:
Shortly after the shooting, the Ottawa Hills Police Department contacted the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCII) to look into the incident.
After processing of all evidence at the scene as well as analysis of all images recording by police vehicle cameras [...]
Szollosi, Waniewski, Webb, Brown, Collins, Craig, McNamara, and Sarantou were present, since there was no Council President and the pro-tem person was Shultz and she’s still out ill, Szollosi was voted on by those present to chair this meeting. The meeting today was to vote on the proposed contract with [...]
Much of the argument surrounding the budget seems to be that we have cut all the fat we can and the only thing left to cut is absolutely necessary services. I personally think Strickland went after libraries to force the GOP to stand up for spending and force a choice [...]
This in via e-mail from the Moody for Mayor campaign:
TPPA and City Administration Have “Sold Out Toledoans”
“According to all the reports I have seen, the biggest loser in the TPPA/City contract are the citizens of Toledo and the still laid off police officers,” said mayoral candidate Jim Moody. Adding, [...]
Left: seven down, lots to go
Photo courtesy of here.
This afternoon, our very own Dean of Cincinnati (Jason H aap) announced at a press conference he would not participate in the mayoral primary. “Knowing the bleak financial outlook my City faces,” Jason explained, “I cannot, in good conscience, single-handedly cost Cincinnati nearly [...]
Some things are just too delicious not to share. This one's coming from the state in the union that has perhaps the highest per capta quota of the Crazy: Oklahoma. (A blog — I forget which one — took a poll a few years ago to learn which Senate delegation [...]
$193 million
worth of fireworks were imported from China in 2008
$28.1 million
worth of fireworks the US exported to other countries worldwide
Despite reports of trouble at some Ohio Lottery retailers Wednesday, officials from the lotto and its new gaming contractor toasted some very strong sales numbers on the first day of the new system.
The lottery's online games switched from longtime vendor GTECH Corp. to an upstart competitor, Intralot [...]
The recent press conference by Jimmy Dimora underscores a confusion that is running through his mind.
Dimora brought forth no evidence that anyone is interfering with his legal rights as a prospective defendant. We can assume he was referring these rights when he spoke the rights “our forefathers fought for”.
At [...]
Ready for a prime example of Barack Obama's incredible narcissism and utter military ineptitude? Read Bob Woodward's account of a briefing in Afghanistan conducted by deployed Marines for Obama's National Security Advisor, General Jim Jones:
Jones was carrying out directions from President Obama, who said recently, "My strong view" [...]At the Wall Street Journal’s Best of the Web today, Jim Taranto noted that it took the Associated Press’s Jeannine Aversa until the 15th paragraph of her expanded dispatch on today’s Employment Situation Report to find something mildly positive to write.
Aversa, who has been one of the [...]
Nationally known criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos, whose past clients include musician Michael Jackson, actress Winona Ryder and politician Gary Condit, will head up the legal defense team of David Krikorian. The announcement was made today.
Krikorian, who ran against Rep. Jean Schmidt as an independent last year, was slammed with [...]
John M. Connelly has worked his entire career at the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, the last eight years as its top official. So it's probably no surprise that Connelly isn't leaving his job willingly or quietly.
Connelly was a controversial leader, blamed for bad morale and a rash' [...]
"But you don't have to take my word for it..."
One of the news angles I promised Anthony I'd cover as a way to grab some of this prime blog real estate is the United States Supreme Court. I'd been worried all day that the GOP wouldn't provide me with an [...]
Gov. Ted Strickland stepped things up this afternoon calling for the Statehouse to stay in Columbus until the budget is resolved.
Gov. Strickland also acknowledged that he expects political attacks come campaign season over his decision to recommend racetrack video gamblingover further budget cuts.
[...]
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent full of doubt." -- Bertrand Russell
Hell, he may be “father of the millennium”
At least among those fathers who didn’t kill or beat their children. You probably remember hearing about this guy:
Gary Staton, 37, became a single father in February 2007 when his wife, RebelJane, died of a cerebral aneurysm shortly after giving birth to [...]
It's cold comfort to those protesting state budgets cuts to hear Gov. Ted Strickland say when all is said and done, "Many of their fears will not be realized."
Strickland told reporters today that he has done what he can to "minimize the impact (of budget cuts) on" [...]
I don’t want to choose which two are going home!
I want them all to stay!
For what I believe was the first time ever, there was not one single routine I did not like last night. We’re down to seven couples and obviously that means nearly half of them are going [...]
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows. In Ohio, it's increasingly looking like economics makes dysfunctional marriages.
Gov. Ted Strickland (yep, that one...the Methodist minister) is standing behind a plan to place slot machines at all Ohio horse racing venues as a way to [...]
Ohio blogger Tim Russo, who passed on the traditional filing deadline at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections last week, is apparently not finished sniffing around the Cleveand Ward 14 race. According to Russo, he is giving serious consideration to a write-in challenge to those candidates who made it onto [...]
Given that Keno has failed to deliver the promised revenues, I cannot say I really blame the Republican Senate President from wanting to hold hearings testing the feasibility of slot machines at horse tracks in order to generate revenue. Is it political grandstanding? Sure, but maybe somebody should be asking [...]
From the Politico:
U.S. Senate Candidate Jennifer Brunner today called on Congressional leaders to stand behind supporters calling for a health care plan that includes a public option. Republican and select Democratic representatives have expressed concerns that a government managed, public option would hurt large insurance companies and weaken the economy. Brunner challenged [...]
Promoted from the comments. -- David
The budget is a difficult task at hand and unfortunately in the world of political reality, any solution will not make everyone happy...but everyone will have to live with the results of what is being compromised. The question is, how should our state [...]
This time of year, most of you leave the computer off on the weekend. However, for others, the weekends are the only time you've got to catch-up on the political happenings in Ohio. We here at OhioDaily understand the dilemma and are proud to roll out a solution that works' [...]
Well, the good news is that Connie claims that the Plain Dealer's proposal wouldn't implicate yours truly, so I'm apparently free to discuss the web chat with Connie today without a fear of a frivolous lawsuit. Let's be clear what this was: a newspaper holding a web event in [...]
Gov. Ted Strickland said today that lawmakers should remain in Columbus until they reach agreement on a new state budget.
I have told President Harris and Speaker Budish that this budget must be brought to a conclusion and we must not leave this city for other pursuits until [...]
Good article from Forbes to give you an idea of what is happening in Higher Ed in the US
Bureaucrat UDaniel L. Bennett,
06.24.09, 06:00 PM EDT
Forbes Magazine dated July 13, 2009
College tuition increased by 6.6% a year over [...]
Columbus, Ohio - ProgressOhio a member of the Health Care for America Now (HCAN) coalition - the nation's largest health care campaign - released the following statement today in response to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee's legislation for health care reform:
[...]
...that this sign changes.Liberal editorial boards in Ohio just aren’t buying the Strickland talking points these days. To them Strickland is a coward playing politics while the Ohio budget goes up in flames. They want him to be man enough to raise taxes in order to save programs from cuts and then worry [...]
A state database full of confidential information is a powerful thing. And with that power comes responsibility.
So says the Ohio inspector general's office, which referred to prosecutors a report that a state fraud investigator improperly used confidential databases to get information on a driver with whom she [...]
A veteran House Republican who has lived through two other interim budget fights in his career sees little good coming from todays dueling budget hearings in the House and Senate.
Two committees will meet this afternoon, and neither one of them is the conference committee that actually has the [...]
For decades, Washington has failed to act as health care costs continued to rise, crushing businesses, families and placing an unsustainable burden on governments. Today the Senate HELP committee has produced legislation that lowers costs, protects choice of doctors and plans and assures quality and affordable [...]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has come up with the best idea on how to handle Republican filibuster threats. The Democrats now have 60 Senators in their caucus, and if all 60 sign a pledge to invoke cloture, then legislation simply would need an up or down [...] Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland will be in the Queen City on Tuesday the 7th as the featured guest for a fundraising event for Cincinnati Council candidates Laketa Cole, Laure Quinlivan and Bernadette Watson. All three have an excellent chance to hold or take three of the city's "At Large" [...]
All that stimulus money has done what exactly? You know what they say about a picture and thousand words …
[...]
Revised Senate Health Bill Includes Employer Mandate, Public Plan Option
Revised draft health care legislation would result in insurance coverage for 97 percent of Americans at a lower cost than expected — about $611 billion over 10 years, leaders of a key Senate committee say.Christopher Celeste, who at one time explored a run for the U.S. Senate seat in Ohio, yesterday threw his support behind Jennifer Brunner in her race against Lee Fisher. In his letter, emailed at least twice to my inbox by the Brunner campaign, Celeste talks about the need for bold [...]
Rohack, who recently became AMA president, suggested Wednesday" [...]
With as political as the whole discussion of fire hydrants has become, it is nice to be able to point out that a local resident, Edward Howard made a suggestion that could solve the immediate problem. Citizen’s low-cost idea to add fire hydrants gets city’s notice:
Mr. Howard said he [...]
This in via e-mail from the Brunner for Senate campaign:
U.S. Senate Candidate Jennifer Brunner: The Public Option isn’t Optional in Health Care Reform
While President Barack Obama’s administration and states across the nation champion health care reform, U.S. Senate Candidate Jennifer Brunner called on Republican and Democratic members of both [...]
Heritage Morning Bell via email:
Yesterday, President Obama held a town hall event in order to “sell his health care message to the public” during Congress’ July 4th recess. However, worried that the President cannot answer tough questions about his plan for health care reform, White House officials [...]
This in via e-mail:
Mayor Finkbeiner holds Press Conference to address unkempt properties
Today, at 2:00 p.m., Mayor Finkbeiner and city officials will hold a press conference to address unkempt properties and the City of Toledo’s responsibility for enforcing housing, nuisance, and zoning codes. The press conference will be held at [...]
Sorry for the short notice, but the Plain Dealer apparently realizes that they've got a controversy in which to get web traffic with. They've announced that in fifteen minutes, Connie will discuss:
Connie Schultz will join us at 11 a.m. Thursday to talk about her Sunday column on newspapers [...]
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows. In Ohio, it's increasingly looking like economics makes dysfunctional marriages.
Gov. Ted Strickland (yep, that one...the Methodist minister) is standing behind a plan to place slot machines at all Ohio horse racing venues as a way to generate revenue for our increasingly crippled economy. [...]
About a month after deciding not to run for the U.S. Senate, Christopher Celeste, son of former Ohio Gov. Richard F. Celeste, has endorsed Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for the post.
The younger Celeste, a Cleveland businessman who has never run for public office, sent an email to [...]
Renegade Republican Auto Dealer Tom Ganley yesterday launched his GOP Senate Primary campaign with a teleprompter, an amplifier, and some stories about his automotive beginnings as the owner of a Rambler dealership back in the day.
For Democrats, this should be a dream come true. Ganley has some deep pockets, despite [...]
Check out this great ad! It’s great to see that some truth can still make it to the airwaves.
more about “Some Good Ol’ American Truth“, posted with vodpod [...]
American exceptionalism is grounded in the founding of the United States upon an idea, rather than upon the ambitions of men. Indeed, it was designed to be a nation of laws and specifically not of' [...]
Actor and writer Alec Baldwin, in the latest issue of Playboy (Editor's Note : Before you start, let me note that I neither read it for the articles or the photos. I was simply doing...ahem...research...based on a Cleveland Leader piece I somehow stumbled across today) ...anyway, as I was [...]
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Here is a story I missed while I was focused on the Ganley announcement. It seems Marcy Kaptur used her vote on Cap and Trade to continue to bring home the pork for Ohio:
When House Democratic leaders were rounding up votes [...]
Job losses were worse than expected shedding 467,000 jobs in June. Economists had expected a loss of 365,000.
[...]–> Dueling hearings: slots vs. more cuts
As Ohio enters its second day with an interim state budget, the political gamesmanship has escalated with dueling hearings today in an increasingly partisan stalemate.
Republican Senate President Bill M. Harris created a five-senator task force to examine the viability of Gov. Ted Strickland’s [...]
I am outraged and I think you should be, too!!!If you like this post I hope you will read my blog from time to time:As many of you know, I am so hugely against the health care reform in its [...]
As many of you know, I am so hugely against the health care reform in its current form I can hardly see straight.
When I try to get into a substantive discussion with anyone who is for it I am met with sound bites and cliches...cliches...cliches (i.e. I find [...]
For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off the record, non-confrontational access to "those powerful few" — Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and the paper’s own reporters and editors.
The astonishing offer is detailed in a flier circulated [...]
OhioDaily is proud to announce a new addition to our staff. At some point today, after his cable internet is installed, Brad Cromes will be on board and contributing to OhioDaily. Brad joins us from his own blog, Buckeye Punditeers, which he founded a little over a year ago [...]
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