While it does not impact us directly up here in Toledo, I’ve been following the casino story in Columbus, since one of the problems some elected officials had in Columbus was the location of where the casino was to be located. Since questions were raised in Toledo as to did [...]
John Boehner is advocating a Free Trade pact with North Korea, Panama and Colombia using the argument that this would create U.S. Jobs, and according to reports President Obama seems agreeable to this. The only problem is Free Trade Agreements are really really bad for manufacturing communities like Sidney.
It wasnt [...]
Certainly, a key issue in next year's election will be how the average person who works for a living has been screwed over in so many ways — with job losses, wage stagnation, predatory credit-card companies, the foreclosure crisis and its impact on entire neighborhoods and home values etc. etc.
Brian [...]
WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to tackle.
The bill, which faces steep odds, would ban the promotion [...]
And another one who helpfully removed himself from the gene pool
A 25-year old Ukranian chemistry student had a rather odd habit of dipping his chewing gum into a packet of citric acid before chewing. The other night, the young man apparently dipped his gum into the wrong packet. The packet [...]
Morning headlines read, “Senate Reaches Broad Health Pact“, “Democrats Reach Deal On Health Plan” or some scenario that many will trust and not read deep down to obtain the facts of this “broad deal.”
As the infomercials commonly say, “But wait, there’s more!”
Wall Street Journal byline, “Senate Democrats [...]
Is it just us, [...]
U.S. Rep. Zack Space’s 3rd Annual Brave Servicemember Card Campaign has again proven to be a huge success, this year pulling in nearly 11,000 cards which will be delivered to troops serving overseas. The cards were prepared by schoolchildren, community organizations, and others from all over Ohio’s [...] Primarily from Sacramento, California:
Dec 5, 2009 / 12:28 pm
Craig Manson, Distinguished Professor and Lecturer in Law at the University of the Pacific, has recently written about how the South in the U.S could be regarded as the “birthplace of black Catholicism.”
Explaining the historical context, Manson told CNA that [...]
What Kevin Holtsberry calls “bold,” I call cheap, gimmicky Keynesianism, and reminiscent of President Bush’s 2008 tax rebate which was part of his “stimulus” package and had no effect on household spending.
U.S. Senate hopeful Rob Portman says the economy needs an additional stimulus, besides what the [...]
Over the last few days, we've recommended great Ohio-made products you can give for the holidays. A complete listing is here in our fancy Buy Ohio, Give Ohio holiday shopping section.
Today, we're going to feature something you can give/shop to double your Ohio impact. If you're in Cleveland,' [...]
Kristof’s column about a patient who can’t get treatment is best described as a pack of lies from beginning to end.
Michelle exposed it, and doubled down (with additional links; just go there), by doing something Kristof apparently wasn’t interested in doing: research.
If Kristof’s piece is the best [...]
Community Renewal International ([www.sbcr.us]) is using open networks to bring prosperity back to inner city neighborhoods. They are focused on intentionally building the relationships needed for a community to survive and thrive.
Today, Community Renewal is meeting with its investors to explore new measures of impacts.
The paper below [...]
An executive whose Oregon-based windows and doors company has plants in Ohio went to the White House jobs summit yesterday, his invite at the recommendation of Rep. Zack Space, D-Dover.
Attending the summit, which President Obama convened to address tackling the still double digit unemployment rate, was Ron Saxton, [...]
By January, he will have accomplished more than any first-year president since Franklin Roosevelt.
Nov 28, 2009
"There's mounting evidence that the $787 billion economic stimulus he signed in February—combined with the bank bailout package—prevented an economic depression. Should the stimulus have been larger? Should it have been more weighted [...]
Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-17) testified at the House Education and Labor Committee’s hearing on the Delphi bankruptcy’s impact on workers’ and retirees’ pensions and benefits. The hearing is result of a request Congressman Ryan made to Committee Chairman George Miller (Committee on Education and Labor) and Subcommittee Chairman Rob Andrews [...]
Rosemary Palmer is a candidate for the 16th District seat of the Ohio House of Representatives. This article cross-posted at Huffington Post
Just as the knee bone connects to the thigh bone, every decision President Obama makes directly affects each of us. Take, for example, his speech last [...]
