Just posted photos from Brian Woods’ coverage from the Highland Ct. fire & rescues – click the PHOTO GALLERY link below to check them out.PHOTO GALLERY [...]
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Just posted photos from Brian Woods’ coverage from the Highland Ct. fire & rescues – click the PHOTO GALLERY link below to check them out.This from Wired magazine's Feb 2010 edition:
The Bullet Decade
Can we have fast trains in 10 years? Yes we can.
The US hopes to have high-speed lines operational within the next decade. Sound impossible? It’s not. Other nations have shown the way. In 1990, Spain’s rail network was in even worse shape [...]
U.S. Representative John Boccieri has made several public statements over the last week saying that he may vote for health care reform legislation during the final Congressional vote.
With this in mind, join us on Thursday, March 11, 2010 as we visit Congressman Boccieri's district office to tell [...]
For readers of the Jungle who live in the East Toledo/Raymer area, a reminder, the Blockwatch meeting for your area is:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 6 pm to 7 pm.
They meet at the Memorial United Church of Christ located at 1301 Starr Avenue at the corner of Plymouth St, [...]
This in via e-mail from the office of United States Congressman Bob Latta:
CONGRESSMAN LATTA STATEMENT ON JANUARY OHIO UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
WASHINGTON- Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement regarding updated Ohio unemployment county numbers released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Of the 16 counties [...]
The Ohio Supreme Court this morning agreed to hear two cases with strong political overtones: one over gun rights and one challenging the actions of state leaders in redirecting millions of dollars intended for anti-smoking programs.
The court will hear an appeal by the state of Ohio to [...]
Information is power, and it is a critical edge that scam artists have over their victims.
If you get an “official” check in the mail, is it a windfall, or an invitation to identify theft? Will the promise of a financial lifeline you hear on the radio or [...]
Pricey Mandates Put Schools at Risk
There are times when the American people forget why they vote for conservative Republicans, until the conservatives are out of power. Three years under democrat rule in Washington, voters are now reminded.
(CNSNews.com) – Republicans appear to be winning the battle of ideas, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey [...]
A retired major testified today about what he portrayed as improper attempts by the Ohio Department of Public Safety to seize control of a confidential national law-enforcement computer network from the State Highway Patrol.
Mark Atkeson, who retired in June after 31 years with the patrol, appeared before the [...]
Glenn Beck gave this analysis of his interview with Eric Massa, “We Don’t Ever Have To Pay Attention to This Man Again.”
Glenn Beck: Beck: You know what I’ve almost said to him…When he said ‘you know we can argue about it’ I almost said, I think we could but [...]
Democratic lawmakers aren't the only ones being targeted by automated "robo-calls" during the health care reform battle.
The National Republican Congressional Committee has been sending out a flurry of calls to voters in the districts of key Democrats such as Reps. Mary Jo Kilroy of Columbus, Zack Space of' [...]
After so many embarrassing YouTubes of the Gov. looking off his A-game, I don’t blame him:
Let that be a lesson to you “Cheerleaders for Failure.” Get out of line, and Gov. Strickland becomes a “Skull Crusher for Success.”
[...]From Dave Yost’s campaign for Auditor:
Dave Yost earned the unanimous endorsement of the Belmont County Republican party for his bid to be Ohio’s next State Auditor last night, and picked up strong support in Knox County as well.
“We’re proud to stand with Dave Yost to carry on the legacy [...]
After learning last week of the RNC's big fundraising scandal, why am I not suprised to learn that Dem members of Congress have contributed more than 3 times the amount to their own party committees than GOP incumbents have, a factor that has Dems in their [...]
Robert Reich in his article, “Bail Out Our Schools,” makes the case for making a big infusion of tax money into our system of public education. He compares financial capital to human capital.
Reich says that the reasons that justified the $700 billion bail out to “save the engines of [...]
Bob WiseAs an update to my post from this morning, I have it from unimpeachable sources that the Sec of State’s office sent a spreadsheet to all the county BoE’s listing how many signatures were submitted by each statewide candidate. Under Steve Christopher’s name, the number was listed as 2,750—which [...]
Yesterday, from the ticklish Congressman:
From 2006:
Not that it’s any of my business, but Massa might LOVE the new “metro designer colors” on the 2nd floor of the mansion and flashy pink marble Strickland had installed in his private shower in 2007.
CINCINNATI (TDB) -- Bengals fans might want to stuff their chant that goes "If it's Brown, flush it down." Offensive tackle Joe Thomas of the Browns has popped up in Afghanistan signing autographs and posing for pictures with troops in the combat zone. No Bengals [...] Encouraging background information from David Wolfford in the print edition of the Weekly Standard:
[Rob Portman] rode the ’94 GOP wave back for a full term and won five more, typically with 70 percent of the vote. Portman was popular in Washington, too. His proudest moments in his 12 years [...]
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today named Paula Brooks and 12 other congressional candidates to its 'Red to Blue' program targeting Republican-controlled seats.
The designation will give the candidates added financial assistance in the mid-term election as Democrats seek to hold their majority in Congress.
It’s a magical craft fort. With hip handcrafted goods from more than 100 artists and designers, Wholly Craft embodies imagination. And beginning this Friday, the Clintonville shop will feature a visual art space called “the wall gallery” that will be curated by local artist Stephanie Rond.
The wall [...]
WASHINGTON – The first women to fly U.S. military planes will be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill.The DCCC has officially released the names of their first wave of “Red to Blue” candidates, and Paula Brooks is one of them.
Ami Bera (CA-03) Paula Brooks (OH-12) John Callahan (PA-15) John Carney (DE-AL) Suzan DelBene (WA-08) Lori Edwards (FL-12) Raj Goyle (KS-04) Roy Herron (TN-08) Bryan Lentz [...]I'm in DC this week with members of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation on the 64th trip of the organization's County Presidents to our nation's Capitol. These farmer-leaders of the Farm Bureau spend three days away from their homes, families, and businesses to visit with their Members of Congress' [...]
Responding to a news report yesterday concerning the Senate banning staff from visiting the Drudge Report, Senator Jim Inhofe said, “We’re on the Drudge Report about half the time.”
(CNSNews.com) - “We would encourage people to continue to use Drudge. That’s a great source,” Sen. Jim Inhofe (R.-Okla.) told [...]
Roll Call is reporting today that Franklin County Commissioner Paula Brooks has made the "Red to Blue" list of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). This is BIG for Brooks and bad news for GOP veteran Rep. Pat Tiberi. It also makes Central Ohio ground zero nationally in the [...]
This in via e-mail from Michael Miller editor in chief of both the “Star” and the Toledo Free Press:
Toledo Free Press “Star” debuts
Toledo Free Press launched its new “Star” issue on March 10. It is the only free weekly print source for [...]
Just a little bit of advice to Democrats in Ohio: gotcha politics and lame fake scandals are not going to change the political dynamic this cycle. No matter how hard you try to catch Republicans in awkward situations or try to paint Tea Party folks as extremists it will not [...]
Over the weekend, I made fun of a few kook suggestions that Board of Election’s purposefully ruined Ohio AG candidate Steve Christopher’s petitions. But ever since, the buzz has been that there was a good old fashion example of incompetence, and as more details come out- Secretary of State [...]
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today announced 13 candidates who have earned a spot in the DCCC's highly competitive Red to Blue program. These candidates earned a spot in the program by surpassing demanding fundraising goals and skillfully demonstrating to voters that they will work to create [...] 
With the rules requiring 23 votes to secure the endorsement, Prosecutor, not a Politician Auditor Dave Yost came up one vote short: 22-11-1. That one abstain cost him.Eric Massa made the media rounds yesterday; first with Glenn Beck and then Larry King. One point during the Larry King interview, Larry asked Eric Massa, “Are you gay?” Massa responded, “I’m not gonna answer that.” Watch the video:
Guess Massa had a memory lapse, thought he was still in [...]
The Columbus Dispatch published the January unemployment stats (click here). It seems Fairfield County jumped from 9.4% in December to 10.3% in January. The good news is that we will have a great bike path for the unemployed to hang out by.
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Screen shot of deleted MySpace page for Jihad Jane
“Be careful what you wish for” follow-up — On Monday, in the first Lucid Links item, I suggested that Toyota was “playing possum” and that its move to aggressive 0%, 60-month financing and other incentives will cause its March sales to “bounce back to about where they were before [...]
From Indianapolis (internal link to related blog post added by me):
Mar 10, 2010 / 06:23 am
An Indiana woman who inadvertently dialed a pro-life group instead of a Planned Parenthood clinic about her appointment for an abortion instead found the support she needed to decide to bring her child to [...]
About time this happened. Finally, some American businesses are standing up and doing the right thing.
Guess we’re not going to see Big Pharma on the list. Remember, the biggest socialists in America are not on the left, but are the big businesses that can cut their special deals. Here, [...]
According to Whipcongress.com, Senators Daniel Akaka, Byron Dorgan, and Jon Tester, have signed the Bennet letter stating their support for a public option through reconciliation.This brings the number of signatories up to 40. With Tom Harkin, Herb Kohl, and Claire McCaskill as [...]
Columbus, Ohio--Ohio Governor Ted Strickland signed an executive order establishing the Ohio Council on Women and Girls yesterday at Momentum 2010--the Ohio Women's Summit.While we can complain to our city council about the very high utilites that we pay in Lancaster it is very unlikely that the situation will improve. I’m not trying to be a defeatist, just trying to be realistic.
While the city would like us believe that no profit is derived [...]
Appearing on Greta Tuesday night Rep. Paul Ryan said that Obamacare is all about politics and has nothing to do with health care.
Related posts:Health Care Summit: [...]
Copeland, Craig, Martinez, McNamara, Sarantou, Steel, Webb, Waniewski, Collins, Ashford, Brown present when the meeting began at the March 9, Toledo City Council Agenda Review. The first nine items were all related to exigent circumstances, Steve Herwat was present for the administration. One would be needed for each item, the [...]
From the Seth Morgan for Auditor campaign:
Auditor of State candidate Seth Morgan, CPA was endorsed by both the Scioto County Republican Party and the Mansfield North Central Tea Party on Tuesday, March 9.
“Seth Morgan clearly is the peoples’ candidate for Auditor of State,” said Rob Scott, Friends of Seth [...]
Glenn Beck sat down with former New York Congressman Eric Massa and for almost an hour I kept waiting for something riveting. At the end Glenn Beck had to apologize by saying, “America, I’m gonna shoot straight with you, I think I’ve wasted your time.”
What makes Beck great is he [...]
These endorsements are still racking up...Here is video of State Rep. Jim Zehringer at the recent Darke County GOP Lincoln Day introducing Rob Portman:
Seems like a nice guy. He is engaging, funny, self-deprecating, and knows how to give a standard Lincoln Day introduction.
BUT national kook-lefty blogger Christina Bellantoni apparently doesn’t agree, [...]
Speaking to the 2010 legislative conference of the National Association of Counties. Nancy Pelosi told the group, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.”
You’ve heard about the controversies within the bill, the process about the bill, one or the other. But [...]
At the Mansfield Tea Party’s candidate last night, the Boyce Bandit was back, recording candidates and causing problems:
He earned his name after I chased him out of a Josh Mandel speech during a GOP summer picnic in Grandview. But he better get busy if [...]
Once again Robert Portman’s press secretary had to pull out the “I” word: inappropriate.
At least that’s how they’ve described the latest outrageous statements from Portman’s associates so far. This time it came in the form of “birther” jokes from former state Rep. Jim Buchy and current Rep. James [...]
…TO RESCUEElyria – With manpower low Tuesday morning for the Fire Department, Captain Joe Pronesti said he asked Elyria Police Officer Rick Walker if he could help with evacuations in the surrounding homes.Rep. Zack Space, D-Dover, was at the White House this evening for a reception in honor of Greek Independence Day.
Space, who is Greek-American, was part of a group of more than two dozen lawmakers and other officials slated to attend the East Room reception, according to the White [...]
Elyria – One home was completely destroyed while two others received fire and smoke damage after a suspicious fire on Highland Court in Elyria early Tuesday morning.
