edited by: Lisa Renee Ward,
Ohio Editor
That is, I intend to make it through the entire 2009-2010 flu season without contracting influenza. Yesterday I took advantage of a free H1N1 vaccination program at BGSU to cover that strain, and today I received the seasonal flu shot at a local Kroger's' [...] This was a bit odd to receive with the recent media reports that it was feared there would be vaccines left over? But? This in via e-mail from the Ohio Department of Health:
ODH ORDERS ADDITIONAL H1N1 FLU VACCINE
Restrictions lifted; H1N1 vaccine available to all Ohioans
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of [...]
In lieu of another “War on Christmas” panic, it seems that the conservative culture war of December 2009 will be over James Cameron’s much-hyped, almost-as-much-anticipated blockbuster “Avatar.”
John Nolte, the editor of Andrew Breitbart’s influential “Big Hollywood” site, was first out of the gate with a [...]
With some of the at times heated discussion we had here on who should be able to get the H1N1 vaccine, comes this from WTOL, Officials worry they may have flu vaccine surplus:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Some central Ohio health officials are concerned they may end up with a [...]
We’re sure Sens. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) are used to being mistaken for one another. But it looks pretty bad when someone running to join them in the Dem caucus does the mistaking.
In an email to supporters sent last night, OH Sec/State Jennifer [...]
Elected Officials Score Lower than the General Public
The ISI civic Literacy survey was not designed to test the civic knowledge of elected officials, but it did discover evidence of an interesting pattern that may merit further exploration.
All survey respondents were asked whether they have ever engaged in any of [...]
Low-and middle-income Ohioans pay a much greater share of their income in state and local taxes than the state’s most affluent do, according to a study released last month by Policy Matters Ohio.Plagiarize stuff from the Internet. You might not be caught. That could end up being the unintended lesson from a four-page special advertising supplement printed in today's Cincinnati Enquirer. It was meant to offer character-building guidance to thousands of schoolchildren, along with a heavy dose of "Cyber Ethics DOs" [...]
With billions of dollars up for grabs, it's perhaps no surprise that lobbyists have gotten to work trying to influence which states the Obama administration gives money for high-speed passenger rail.
The federal government's $8 billion allocation for rail projects around the country "is poised to become Washington's latest" [...]
New York Times environment reporter Andrew C. Revkin had a post yesterday that was primarily about an open letter from Judith Curry. Revkin describes her as “a seasoned climate scientist at Georgia Tech …. (who) has no skepticism about a growing human influence on climate.”
Revkin writes [...]
The Obama Administration and Norm Eisen, special counsel to the president for ethics and government reform, announced a major smackdown on lobbyists in September.
Today the media finally picked up on it.
White House initiative to limit influence could affect thousands
Hundreds, if not [...]
How many [...]
GlaxoSmithKline has advised doctors in Canada to stop using a batch of its swine flu vaccine, amid reports of severe side-effects in some patients.
The batch of some 170,000 doses was put on hold because of the reported higher than usual number of patients having anaphylactic reactions.
This may include breathing [...]
Haven’t mentioned it yet
Been too busy trying to recover from this damn flu, and running myself ragged trying to keep up with the kid’s schedule, but …
Missy is dancing solo set dance at Oireachtas on Friday. Missy found out just before she got sick with the flu, and totally [...]
In recent months the Sidney High School Marching Band has been trying to distance themselves from being seen with the football team.
“They just aren’t cool enough. They are all kind of lame, they never get the jokes. It’s just sad and it makes most of us uncomfortable,” stated flute player [...]
Hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists will be ejected from federal advisory panels as part of a little-noticed initiative by the Obama administration to curb K Street's in
