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Legally regaining our Constitutional Rights pre G.W. Bush Jr.'s Presidency, Various Voting Integrity Problems, Data Base Irregularities, Interfaith activities and convincing the world that immigrants would like to learn English.
my comment - there's always something happening in
Jean Schmidt's end of town.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091202/NEWS01/312020005/1055/news/Man+vandalizes+preserve+with+AK-47
AK-47 used to vandalize preserve
By Sharon Coolidge • scoolidge@enquirer.com • December 2, 2009
A 23-year-old Sycamore Township man was so angry the Grand Valley Preserve in Indian Hill revoked his park privileges for setting fires to keep warm while fishing – despite being warned against it– he destroyed the gate of the preserve with an assault rifle and ax, according to village police.
• More Indian Hill news
“This is not normal behavior,” said Indian Hill Det. Steve Makin. “It concerns me, but doesn’t surprise me.”
Michael Rosenbaum was arrested Tuesday on charges of vandalism and possession of criminal tools for the Nov. 24 park destruction.
Rosenbaum’s cousin, Christopher Trammel, who Makin said knew what Rosenbaum was going to do, but drove him to the preserve anyway, was also arrested.
Trammel, 23, of St. Bernard, is facing a charge of complicity to vandalism.
Makin said Rosenbaum frequented the nature preserve and last month was warned to stop setting fires which he was doing to keep warm while fishing. When Rosenbaum was caught setting another fire, the park revoked his pass.
“He was angry,” Makin said.
Rosenbaum is accused of buying an AK-47, arming himself with an ax and then heading to preserve on State Route 126 at about 8 p.m. Nov. 24.
Once there, Makin said, Rosenbaum used the ax to destroy the card reader and wooden gate at the preserve’s entrance. Then he fired four rounds into the metal box that controls the gate, Makin said.
Damage is estimated at $1,500.
Rosenbaum is being held in the Hamilton County jail without bond. He has a prior trafficking in drugs arrest, but was going through a drug court program which meant that if he successfully completed treatment that charge would be dismissed.
The park arrest was a violation of that program, resulting in his being held without bond.
Trammel was released from jail with a promise to return to court.
Jean Schmidt's end of town.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091202/NEWS01/312020005/1055/news/Man+vandalizes+preserve+with+AK-47
AK-47 used to vandalize preserve
By Sharon Coolidge • scoolidge@enquirer.com • December 2, 2009
A 23-year-old Sycamore Township man was so angry the Grand Valley Preserve in Indian Hill revoked his park privileges for setting fires to keep warm while fishing – despite being warned against it– he destroyed the gate of the preserve with an assault rifle and ax, according to village police.
• More Indian Hill news
“This is not normal behavior,” said Indian Hill Det. Steve Makin. “It concerns me, but doesn’t surprise me.”
Michael Rosenbaum was arrested Tuesday on charges of vandalism and possession of criminal tools for the Nov. 24 park destruction.
Rosenbaum’s cousin, Christopher Trammel, who Makin said knew what Rosenbaum was going to do, but drove him to the preserve anyway, was also arrested.
Trammel, 23, of St. Bernard, is facing a charge of complicity to vandalism.
Makin said Rosenbaum frequented the nature preserve and last month was warned to stop setting fires which he was doing to keep warm while fishing. When Rosenbaum was caught setting another fire, the park revoked his pass.
“He was angry,” Makin said.
Rosenbaum is accused of buying an AK-47, arming himself with an ax and then heading to preserve on State Route 126 at about 8 p.m. Nov. 24.
Once there, Makin said, Rosenbaum used the ax to destroy the card reader and wooden gate at the preserve’s entrance. Then he fired four rounds into the metal box that controls the gate, Makin said.
Damage is estimated at $1,500.
Rosenbaum is being held in the Hamilton County jail without bond. He has a prior trafficking in drugs arrest, but was going through a drug court program which meant that if he successfully completed treatment that charge would be dismissed.
The park arrest was a violation of that program, resulting in his being held without bond.
Trammel was released from jail with a promise to return to court.
Can't you just feel the overwhelming love?
Friday night, Oct. 30, 2009 11:00 p.m. news - broadcast channel 12 WKRC Cincinnati had a story that the Village of Amelia has canceled their Christmas parade and is replacing it with a holiday parade.
One of the citizens said they will protest. As of this time, Oct. 31, 2009 12:18 a.m., I cannot locate any text on WKCR nor other media outlets. I feel confident that right wing media will outdo themselves over the days to come. I 'd wager the Cincinnati Enquirer won't be able to control themselves.
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TWO PROBLEMS THAT ARE DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE LINKS:
"Amelia Baptist Church contacted the parade committee and indicated that because the parade has been re-named a "Holiday Parade."
"They will not allow their property to be used for the parade at all."
“Santa Claus” is not permitted as part of any entry except the Holiday Parade Committee’s entry.
http://www.ameliavillage.com/index.html
http://www.ameliavillage.com/pdfs/parade_renamed.pdf
http://www.ameliavillage.com/pdfs/parade_cancelled.pdf
http://su429.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/Content/SU-Events.htm
http://su429.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/Content/SU-Events.htm
December 2009 DEC 7 Service Unit Meeting - Amelia Church of Christ DEC 13 Amelia Holiday Parade - PARADE INFO RULES REGISTRATION
THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS ARE REQUIRED OF ALL ENTRIES:
If the word “Christmas” is used in your float, it must be spelled out. (No abbreviation, i.e. XMAS).
Each entry MUST be decorated in a “holiday” theme.
Each entry will be required to provide a description of the entry, on the entry application. No entries which are offensive to the public will be permitted.
The Parade Committee reserves, in its sole discretion, the right to prohibit or remove disruptive or dangerous entries or persons from the parade at any time (even if the entry was previously permitted).
“Santa Claus” is not permitted as part of any entry except the Holiday Parade Committee’s entry.
THROWING OF OBJECTS (i.e. candy) is strictly prohibited. Walkers may hand out candy and gifts alongside the entry. Please make note on the entry application if walkers will be passing out anything.
There must be 3 car lengths between each entry at all times.
Each entry will be assigned an entry number. These numbers determine line up area and placement. This number must be displayed and prominently visible on the right side of entry for judging purposes.
Children who are participating in the parade entry and are being “dropped off” at the loading spot, MUST be met by a representative of their entry. The parade committee DOES NOT accept any responsibility in getting the children to the appropriate entry.
All parade entries MUST have a contact person with their entry. That contact person MUST be present with the entry the day of the parade.
All contact persons will be responsible to ensure that liability waivers are signed by all participants (or parent/legal guardian) on the entry and turned into the committee.
All vehicles, motorized and non-motorized MUST obey all traffic laws.
Vehicles, motorized and non-motorized WILL NOT “circle” while in the parade route.
Police officers on duty will remove anyone operating any vehicle in a manner that is deemed unsafe or that could risk harm to spectators and/or participants.
The parade will end either in the Kroger’s parking lot or Wal-mart parking lot. Keep in mind that we are guests on their properties. Please do not linger after arriving there and depart as soon as possible, as a courtesy to their customers. These lots are very congested and busy, please keep close tabs on the children in with entry.
Award winners will be notified by phone. The dates, time and location of the awards ceremony will determined at a later time.
If you know of others that might be interested in having an entry in the parade, please feel free to have them contact the Parade Committee.
Friday night, Oct. 30, 2009 11:00 p.m. news - broadcast channel 12 WKRC Cincinnati had a story that the Village of Amelia has canceled their Christmas parade and is replacing it with a holiday parade.
One of the citizens said they will protest. As of this time, Oct. 31, 2009 12:18 a.m., I cannot locate any text on WKCR nor other media outlets. I feel confident that right wing media will outdo themselves over the days to come. I 'd wager the Cincinnati Enquirer won't be able to control themselves.
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TWO PROBLEMS THAT ARE DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE LINKS:
"Amelia Baptist Church contacted the parade committee and indicated that because the parade has been re-named a "Holiday Parade."
"They will not allow their property to be used for the parade at all."
“Santa Claus” is not permitted as part of any entry except the Holiday Parade Committee’s entry.
http://www.ameliavillage.com/index.html
http://www.ameliavillage.com/pdfs/parade_renamed.pdf
http://www.ameliavillage.com/pdfs/parade_cancelled.pdf
http://su429.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/Content/SU-Events.htm
http://su429.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/Content/SU-Events.htm
December 2009 DEC 7 Service Unit Meeting - Amelia Church of Christ DEC 13 Amelia Holiday Parade - PARADE INFO RULES REGISTRATION
THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS ARE REQUIRED OF ALL ENTRIES:
If the word “Christmas” is used in your float, it must be spelled out. (No abbreviation, i.e. XMAS).
Each entry MUST be decorated in a “holiday” theme.
Each entry will be required to provide a description of the entry, on the entry application. No entries which are offensive to the public will be permitted.
The Parade Committee reserves, in its sole discretion, the right to prohibit or remove disruptive or dangerous entries or persons from the parade at any time (even if the entry was previously permitted).
“Santa Claus” is not permitted as part of any entry except the Holiday Parade Committee’s entry.
THROWING OF OBJECTS (i.e. candy) is strictly prohibited. Walkers may hand out candy and gifts alongside the entry. Please make note on the entry application if walkers will be passing out anything.
There must be 3 car lengths between each entry at all times.
Each entry will be assigned an entry number. These numbers determine line up area and placement. This number must be displayed and prominently visible on the right side of entry for judging purposes.
Children who are participating in the parade entry and are being “dropped off” at the loading spot, MUST be met by a representative of their entry. The parade committee DOES NOT accept any responsibility in getting the children to the appropriate entry.
All parade entries MUST have a contact person with their entry. That contact person MUST be present with the entry the day of the parade.
All contact persons will be responsible to ensure that liability waivers are signed by all participants (or parent/legal guardian) on the entry and turned into the committee.
All vehicles, motorized and non-motorized MUST obey all traffic laws.
Vehicles, motorized and non-motorized WILL NOT “circle” while in the parade route.
Police officers on duty will remove anyone operating any vehicle in a manner that is deemed unsafe or that could risk harm to spectators and/or participants.
The parade will end either in the Kroger’s parking lot or Wal-mart parking lot. Keep in mind that we are guests on their properties. Please do not linger after arriving there and depart as soon as possible, as a courtesy to their customers. These lots are very congested and busy, please keep close tabs on the children in with entry.
Award winners will be notified by phone. The dates, time and location of the awards ceremony will determined at a later time.
If you know of others that might be interested in having an entry in the parade, please feel free to have them contact the Parade Committee.
from the website "Dubya Says"
"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
— Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
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Should a Miracle Occur and We Get Viable Democrat and Green Candidates Next Time Around,
YOU WON'T SEE ME VOTING FOR SHERROD BROWN - Unless - I Literally Wake Up Tomorrow With
Single - Payer In Effect.
On Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at noon, Moveon.org and some health professionals met with personnel in Sherrod Brown's Cincinnati office to show support for the Senator in committing to the Public Option but - he wasn't there. When Moveon.org left the office they were treated to a scene of an extensively tea-baggered Fountain Square, opposing the "Public Option."
So now, in the light of this article, I think it's entirely possible that I might be correct in my perception that Senator Brown and the Cincinnati Tea Party adherents are perhaps close to a bipartisan compromise.
How nice for them. Count me out.
Jane Schiff
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/25/aide-reid-likely-to-include-public-option-in-senate-health-care-bill/
October 25, 2009
Aide: Reid likely to include public option in Senate health care bill
Posted: October 25th, 2009 05:14 PM ET
From CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash
...On the same program, liberal Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio said he could support a public option with the opt-out provision. Brown expressed concern about a trigger mechanism, but stopped short of calling it a deal-breaker.
"The trigger says, 'Let's give the health insurance companies another two years after they've had five decades since World War II to do things right,' " Brown said, adding, "We need the public option now. We need it in large part because it will inject competition into places where they don't have it."...
"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
— Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
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Should a Miracle Occur and We Get Viable Democrat and Green Candidates Next Time Around,
YOU WON'T SEE ME VOTING FOR SHERROD BROWN - Unless - I Literally Wake Up Tomorrow With
Single - Payer In Effect.
On Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at noon, Moveon.org and some health professionals met with personnel in Sherrod Brown's Cincinnati office to show support for the Senator in committing to the Public Option but - he wasn't there. When Moveon.org left the office they were treated to a scene of an extensively tea-baggered Fountain Square, opposing the "Public Option."
So now, in the light of this article, I think it's entirely possible that I might be correct in my perception that Senator Brown and the Cincinnati Tea Party adherents are perhaps close to a bipartisan compromise.
How nice for them. Count me out.
Jane Schiff
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/25/aide-reid-likely-to-include-public-option-in-senate-health-care-bill/
October 25, 2009
Aide: Reid likely to include public option in Senate health care bill
Posted: October 25th, 2009 05:14 PM ET
From CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash
...On the same program, liberal Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio said he could support a public option with the opt-out provision. Brown expressed concern about a trigger mechanism, but stopped short of calling it a deal-breaker.
"The trigger says, 'Let's give the health insurance companies another two years after they've had five decades since World War II to do things right,' " Brown said, adding, "We need the public option now. We need it in large part because it will inject competition into places where they don't have it."...
http://www.hamilton-co.org/Boe/
http://www.hamilton-co.org/Boe/pollsearchs1.asp
http://www.hamilton-co.org/Boe/Pollresults2.aspPolling Location
The following is your polling location and any special instructions necessary once you arrive to vote. Click the Ballot number under the Ballot column to view a printable copy of your ballot for that location.
This is your Home Address:
House #____ Street Name_______ Zip_____
This is your polling location :
Precinct Name SYCAM J-O
Polling Location
SYCAMORE J
BETHEL BAPTIST TEMPLE
Entrance
Polling Place Address
CLASS ROOM
8501 PLAINFIELD RD
Click The Link Below To View Your Sample Ballot (PDF Format)
89100
I haven't seen 2 out of the 7 instructions before, so these 2 instructions of the 7 may or may not have been there on sample ballots from past elections:
In the area designated "Instruction Text:"
"Do not use inks that soak through the paper."
"to vote for a write-in candidate,you must completely fill-in the box provided to the left of the words "Write-in" and write in the name of the candidate or candidates on the line provided."
http://www.hamilton-co.org/Boe/pollsearchs1.asp
http://www.hamilton-co.org/Boe/Pollresults2.aspPolling Location
The following is your polling location and any special instructions necessary once you arrive to vote. Click the Ballot number under the Ballot column to view a printable copy of your ballot for that location.
This is your Home Address:
House #____ Street Name_______ Zip_____
This is your polling location :
Precinct Name SYCAM J-O
Polling Location
SYCAMORE J
BETHEL BAPTIST TEMPLE
Entrance
Polling Place Address
CLASS ROOM
8501 PLAINFIELD RD
Click The Link Below To View Your Sample Ballot (PDF Format)
89100
I haven't seen 2 out of the 7 instructions before, so these 2 instructions of the 7 may or may not have been there on sample ballots from past elections:
In the area designated "Instruction Text:"
"Do not use inks that soak through the paper."
"to vote for a write-in candidate,you must completely fill-in the box provided to the left of the words "Write-in" and write in the name of the candidate or candidates on the line provided."
Monday, September 28, 2009
I saw the story about the Butler County budget in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
I saw the story about Section 8 housing coming to Butler County on the web site of WCPO. These 2 stories are so very interesting when read together.
REPUBLICANS AND TEA - BAGGERS SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO WELFARE - NOT JUST US DEMOCRATIC AND GREEN SLACKERS! (EVEN THOUGH IN OUR FANTASIES WE TRY TO IMAGINE REPUBLICANS AND TEA -BAGGERS HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TAKING THE METRO OR NOT GETTING TO WORK. I've plenty of other daydreams with humiliation themes.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090917/NEWS0108/909180364/1055/NEWS/Butler+budget+group++List+essentials
Government
Cincinnati.Com » Government
Last Updated: 3:14 pm | Thursday, September 17, 2009
Butler budget group: List essentials
By Amber Ellis • aellis@enquirer.com • September 17, 2009
The latest suggestion from a new Butler County budget group involves creating a list to separate the essential and non-essential services the county provides.
Advertisement
Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds, a member of the group, said the distinction is needed to understand what the county has to provide and what should be eliminated as department heads brace for more cuts. He asked commissioners to consider the idea during their Thursday morning meeting.
"It goes back to needs and wants," Commission President Don Dixon, also a member of the budget committee, said.
The board did not take any action on the recommendation. Instead, they put it under review much the same way they did earlier suggestions made by the group of elected officials and financial experts looking to help solve the county's budget woes.
Earlier ideas include forming a separate fund for debt payments, creating a draft budget and asking commissioners to put updates about the group's progress on the county's Web site.
The group formed this summer after a round of mid-year budget cuts, dozens of layoffs and other reductions.
In all, county officials trimmed more than $8 million and borrowed $5 million from cash reserves to balance this year's $91 million general fund budget.
The county finance team is still crunching numbers, but if revenue continues to drop, another $4 million to $9 million will need to be trimmed next year.
It is unclear what cuts will be made and how those will impact services.
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http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Section-8-Waiting-List-To-Open-In-Butler-Co/PHhyjSPM5E2tBmQGC0Nj2Q.cspx
Section 8 Waiting List To Open In Butler Co.
Reported by: Terry Helmer
Email: thelmer@wcpo.com
Photographed By: Terry Helmer
Last Update: 2:02 pm
Saturday,October 3 will be the date for anyone wishing to get on the waiting list for Butler Metropolitan Section 8 housing.
It's been five years since the waiting list was last opened back in 2004. Over 2,300 applications by low income residents were received in a six hour period back then. It's taken The Housing Authority 5 years to get all but 70 of those 2,300 persons placed with vouchers for housing.
Butler Metropolitan Housing has almost 1,000 persons currently using vouchers for housing. Barbara Brown Section 8 Manager says, "because of the economy the way it is, we expect a lot of new people that have never had assistance before."
Brown estimates as many as 5,000 people may file pre-applications on Saturday.
Besides the Section 8 housing applications, other agencies dealing with low-income based programs such as food stamps, energy assistance, and Legal Aide will be there to tell people about those services.
The application for housing vouchers will be at the New Life Vineyard Church, on Princeton Road in Hamilton. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. The agency will hand out numbers on a first come first served basis.
I saw the story about the Butler County budget in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
I saw the story about Section 8 housing coming to Butler County on the web site of WCPO. These 2 stories are so very interesting when read together.
REPUBLICANS AND TEA - BAGGERS SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO WELFARE - NOT JUST US DEMOCRATIC AND GREEN SLACKERS! (EVEN THOUGH IN OUR FANTASIES WE TRY TO IMAGINE REPUBLICANS AND TEA -BAGGERS HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TAKING THE METRO OR NOT GETTING TO WORK. I've plenty of other daydreams with humiliation themes.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090917/NEWS0108/909180364/1055/NEWS/Butler+budget+group++List+essentials
Government
Cincinnati.Com » Government
Last Updated: 3:14 pm | Thursday, September 17, 2009
Butler budget group: List essentials
By Amber Ellis • aellis@enquirer.com • September 17, 2009
The latest suggestion from a new Butler County budget group involves creating a list to separate the essential and non-essential services the county provides.
Advertisement
Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds, a member of the group, said the distinction is needed to understand what the county has to provide and what should be eliminated as department heads brace for more cuts. He asked commissioners to consider the idea during their Thursday morning meeting.
"It goes back to needs and wants," Commission President Don Dixon, also a member of the budget committee, said.
The board did not take any action on the recommendation. Instead, they put it under review much the same way they did earlier suggestions made by the group of elected officials and financial experts looking to help solve the county's budget woes.
Earlier ideas include forming a separate fund for debt payments, creating a draft budget and asking commissioners to put updates about the group's progress on the county's Web site.
The group formed this summer after a round of mid-year budget cuts, dozens of layoffs and other reductions.
In all, county officials trimmed more than $8 million and borrowed $5 million from cash reserves to balance this year's $91 million general fund budget.
The county finance team is still crunching numbers, but if revenue continues to drop, another $4 million to $9 million will need to be trimmed next year.
It is unclear what cuts will be made and how those will impact services.
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http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Section-8-Waiting-List-To-Open-In-Butler-Co/PHhyjSPM5E2tBmQGC0Nj2Q.cspx
Section 8 Waiting List To Open In Butler Co.
Reported by: Terry Helmer
Email: thelmer@wcpo.com
Photographed By: Terry Helmer
Last Update: 2:02 pm
Saturday,October 3 will be the date for anyone wishing to get on the waiting list for Butler Metropolitan Section 8 housing.
It's been five years since the waiting list was last opened back in 2004. Over 2,300 applications by low income residents were received in a six hour period back then. It's taken The Housing Authority 5 years to get all but 70 of those 2,300 persons placed with vouchers for housing.
Butler Metropolitan Housing has almost 1,000 persons currently using vouchers for housing. Barbara Brown Section 8 Manager says, "because of the economy the way it is, we expect a lot of new people that have never had assistance before."
Brown estimates as many as 5,000 people may file pre-applications on Saturday.
Besides the Section 8 housing applications, other agencies dealing with low-income based programs such as food stamps, energy assistance, and Legal Aide will be there to tell people about those services.
The application for housing vouchers will be at the New Life Vineyard Church, on Princeton Road in Hamilton. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. The agency will hand out numbers on a first come first served basis.
http://www.wcpo.com
Reported by: Bill Price
Email: bprice@wcpo.com
Web Produced By: Ian Preuth
Last Update: 1:47 pm
* USPS
The United States Postal Service has narrowed the number of offices facing possible closure from over 700 down to 413. But, seven of those smaller post offices still on the list are in Cincinnati and Hamilton.
The post office is struggling with a sharp decline in mail volume caused by the recession and the movement of traditional mail to the Internet. Postal officials say the agency could have a deficit as large as $7 billion this year.
Being on the list doesn't guarantee closing, but those post offices will be re-evaluated to see if it's cost effective to keep them open.
Currently, the post office has about 37,000 retail outlets across the country and Postmaster General John Potter has said he wants to keep as many open as possible.
The post offices in the Tri-State that remain on the at-risk list include: Cummingsville, the East End, Newtown, Reed Hartman Finance, Sayler Park, the Stock Yards branch, and Lindenwald in Hamilton.
More of today's stories
* Local Nun Banned From Teaching
* Christian Moerlein To Build Riverfront Restaurant
* Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer Ordered To Pay $2.3B
* I-Team Update: Wedding Photographer Indicted
* Cincinnati City Council Honors Maestro Erich Kunzel
* Cincinnatians To Vote On Rail Service, Water Works Transfer
* Man Wanted For Holding Up Woman In Clifton Heights
* FOP Leader Lashes Out At Members Of City Council
* Suspicious Bag On Metro Delaying Afternoon Service
* Bank Asks Man With No Arms For Thumbprint
* Plastics Company To Discuss EPA Fines
* 7 Local Post Offices Remain On USPS Closing List
Reported by: Bill Price
Email: bprice@wcpo.com
Web Produced By: Ian Preuth
Last Update: 1:47 pm
* USPS
The United States Postal Service has narrowed the number of offices facing possible closure from over 700 down to 413. But, seven of those smaller post offices still on the list are in Cincinnati and Hamilton.
The post office is struggling with a sharp decline in mail volume caused by the recession and the movement of traditional mail to the Internet. Postal officials say the agency could have a deficit as large as $7 billion this year.
Being on the list doesn't guarantee closing, but those post offices will be re-evaluated to see if it's cost effective to keep them open.
Currently, the post office has about 37,000 retail outlets across the country and Postmaster General John Potter has said he wants to keep as many open as possible.
The post offices in the Tri-State that remain on the at-risk list include: Cummingsville, the East End, Newtown, Reed Hartman Finance, Sayler Park, the Stock Yards branch, and Lindenwald in Hamilton.
More of today's stories
* Local Nun Banned From Teaching
* Christian Moerlein To Build Riverfront Restaurant
* Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer Ordered To Pay $2.3B
* I-Team Update: Wedding Photographer Indicted
* Cincinnati City Council Honors Maestro Erich Kunzel
* Cincinnatians To Vote On Rail Service, Water Works Transfer
* Man Wanted For Holding Up Woman In Clifton Heights
* FOP Leader Lashes Out At Members Of City Council
* Suspicious Bag On Metro Delaying Afternoon Service
* Bank Asks Man With No Arms For Thumbprint
* Plastics Company To Discuss EPA Fines
* 7 Local Post Offices Remain On USPS Closing List
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I grew tired of waiting for my Food Stamp Ohio Direction Card.
Prior to calling the number below today, September 1, 2009, I received mailed information from Ohio Department of Job and Family Services saying that I would receive the card. The only thing that was emphasized was the requirement to call in to activate the card and get a PIN #.
I called 1 - 866 - 386 - 3071 from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services mail I received.
I spoke with a Customer Service Representative named Olivia in Utah.
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She said to expect it to between 5 - 7 days.
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I grew tired of waiting for my Food Stamp Ohio Direction Card.
Prior to calling the number below today, September 1, 2009, I received mailed information from Ohio Department of Job and Family Services saying that I would receive the card. The only thing that was emphasized was the requirement to call in to activate the card and get a PIN #.
I called 1 - 866 - 386 - 3071 from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services mail I received.
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Cincinnati.Com » Local news
Last Updated: 5:32 pm | Friday, August 21, 2009
Hannity concert closed to most media
The Enquirer • August 21, 2009
Tickets are pretty much sold out for the Sean Hannity Freedom Concert at Kings Island tonight.
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At 2 p.m., less than 100 seats -- all with obstructed views -- were left at the 10,000-seat Timberwolf Amphitheatre, said Kings Island spokesman Don Helbig.
The concert lineup includes Billy Ray Cyrus, Charlie Daniels, Lee Greenwood and Michael W. Smith performing at 7 p.m.
Hannity himself, plus other political guests, also are expected to speak . However, most media outlets -- except Fox News -- have been excluded from covering the event by Hannity's organizers, Helbig said.
The sixth annual concert series benefits the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund started by Oliver North to help dependents of deceased or disabled U.S. military veterans. North will attend the show.
If you go, you can share your news and photos with the community by visiting www.cincinnati.com/share.
Cincinnati.Com » Local news
Last Updated: 5:32 pm | Friday, August 21, 2009
Hannity concert closed to most media
The Enquirer • August 21, 2009
Tickets are pretty much sold out for the Sean Hannity Freedom Concert at Kings Island tonight.
Advertisement
At 2 p.m., less than 100 seats -- all with obstructed views -- were left at the 10,000-seat Timberwolf Amphitheatre, said Kings Island spokesman Don Helbig.
The concert lineup includes Billy Ray Cyrus, Charlie Daniels, Lee Greenwood and Michael W. Smith performing at 7 p.m.
Hannity himself, plus other political guests, also are expected to speak . However, most media outlets -- except Fox News -- have been excluded from covering the event by Hannity's organizers, Helbig said.
The sixth annual concert series benefits the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund started by Oliver North to help dependents of deceased or disabled U.S. military veterans. North will attend the show.
If you go, you can share your news and photos with the community by visiting www.cincinnati.com/share.
http://www.local12.com/news/state/story/Dangerous-conditions-close-Pike-Co-mine/gLO7wmS_yUCuVJdv1pswPw.cspx
Dangerous conditions close Pike Co. mine
Last Update: 7/24 2:31 pm
BELFRY, Ky. (AP) - Workers are pumping millions of gallons of water out of a mine in Pike County after it was shut down for safety reasons.
Federal officials ordered the Freedom Energy Mine at Sidney Coal Company to close last week after a buildup of water in a sealed portion of the underground mine. Officials were worried about the seal failing and water flooding into a work area.
The mine is a subsidiary of Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy. A Massey spokesman says 28 of the 162 miners employed at Freedom Energy have been inactivated. The rest were moved to other mines while the water is pumped out.
Spokesman Jeff Gillenwater said on Friday that the pumping will continue for another two weeks or more.
He says after that, the mine will be reopened and the inactive workers will return.
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Dangerous conditions close Pike Co. mine
Last Update: 7/24 2:31 pm
BELFRY, Ky. (AP) - Workers are pumping millions of gallons of water out of a mine in Pike County after it was shut down for safety reasons.
Federal officials ordered the Freedom Energy Mine at Sidney Coal Company to close last week after a buildup of water in a sealed portion of the underground mine. Officials were worried about the seal failing and water flooding into a work area.
The mine is a subsidiary of Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy. A Massey spokesman says 28 of the 162 miners employed at Freedom Energy have been inactivated. The rest were moved to other mines while the water is pumped out.
Spokesman Jeff Gillenwater said on Friday that the pumping will continue for another two weeks or more.
He says after that, the mine will be reopened and the inactive workers will return.
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Information from: Appalachian News-Express, http://www.news-expressky.com
My comment - I wish Democrat Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper would acknowledge and respect the metaphor involved in where homeless people choose to sleep. Long live faith - based corporations as they profit unfettered in their roles as government contractors. Just like the privatized prisons.
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By Mark Curnutte • mcurnutte@enquirer.com • July 14, 2009
The Enquirer/Mark Curnutte
A man sleeps in the doorway of the Hamilton County Courthouse Tuesday morning on Main Street in downtown Cincinnati.
Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper said this afternoon that the problem of homeless people sleeping on the plaza of the courthouse has grown noticeably worse and needs to come to an end.
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“It’s clearly unacceptable for it to be used this way,” Pepper told The Enquirer. “The building needs to be clean and safe and perceived that way.”
In recent weeks, the population of people sleeping on the plaza’s 22 benches and in doorways and against walls has swelled to more than 30 a night, advocates for the homeless say. The numbers this year, even adjusted for the traditional summer increase, are higher than in recent memory.
Pepper plans to involve the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department, Cincinnati Police and advocates to come up with possible solutions.
“In the big picture, it’s why we have shelters,” he said. “We should not turn a blind eye to the people in need, but we need to deal with it.”
The county facilities department cleans the plaza each weekday morning and would regardless of whether homeless people slept there. Discarded clothing, cardboard, newspapers, beverage containers and feces are deposited in a portable Dumpster. Benches and the plaza floor are cleaned with a disinfecting detergent and sprayed with a low-pressure hose, said facilities director Ralph Linne.
Streams of urine runs from the walls down the cracks of the sidewalk.
He said a group of homeless people live around the courthouse and the adjacent Hamilton County Justice Center.
“We clean because of normal usage every day,” Linne said. “A flock of pigeons can leave waste on the benches.”
Some homeless people like to sleep outside and avoid shelters, including the region’s largest, the Drop Inn Center in Over-the-Rhine.
"I think the positive is what he said about collaboration," said Josh Spring, director of the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless, when told of Pepper's comments. "We're on board. We'd much rather have collaboration than confrontation. Hopefully we can come up with some lasting solutions.
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“You have different personalities in homeless people, here and nationwide,” Spring said. “For some the shelter setting works. For others, they only stay in a shelter in the winter when it’s almost obligatory. Then, in the summer, for some people, they prefer and feel better emotionally to camp out.”
The outdoor camping group tends to sleep under bridges, along the Ohio River bank in downtown Cincinnati or at the courthouse, where they feel an additional sense of safety.
Darren Hardy, 44, an unemployed homeless man who slept on one of the plaza’s 22 benches overnight Monday, said the benches fill up fast and that other people are sleeping on flattened cardboard boxes, carpet remnants and newspapers spread out on the concrete surface.
“The police don’t mess with you up here; you hear them drive past,” said Hardy, who used his duffle bag for a pillow and loaned his jacket to a woman sleeping on the bench across from him.
The Drop Inn Center is averaging 250 people overnight this summer, compared to 200 a night last summer, said director Pat Clifford. If the center runs out of beds, it spreads sleeping mats on the floor.
“No one is turned away,” Clifford said.
The county will look into “good-cop and bad-cop” solutions, Pepper said.
“The line `we’re here because no one says we can’t be’ is not acceptable,” he said.
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By Mark Curnutte • mcurnutte@enquirer.com • July 14, 2009
The Enquirer/Mark Curnutte
A man sleeps in the doorway of the Hamilton County Courthouse Tuesday morning on Main Street in downtown Cincinnati.
Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper said this afternoon that the problem of homeless people sleeping on the plaza of the courthouse has grown noticeably worse and needs to come to an end.
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“It’s clearly unacceptable for it to be used this way,” Pepper told The Enquirer. “The building needs to be clean and safe and perceived that way.”
In recent weeks, the population of people sleeping on the plaza’s 22 benches and in doorways and against walls has swelled to more than 30 a night, advocates for the homeless say. The numbers this year, even adjusted for the traditional summer increase, are higher than in recent memory.
Pepper plans to involve the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department, Cincinnati Police and advocates to come up with possible solutions.
“In the big picture, it’s why we have shelters,” he said. “We should not turn a blind eye to the people in need, but we need to deal with it.”
The county facilities department cleans the plaza each weekday morning and would regardless of whether homeless people slept there. Discarded clothing, cardboard, newspapers, beverage containers and feces are deposited in a portable Dumpster. Benches and the plaza floor are cleaned with a disinfecting detergent and sprayed with a low-pressure hose, said facilities director Ralph Linne.
Streams of urine runs from the walls down the cracks of the sidewalk.
He said a group of homeless people live around the courthouse and the adjacent Hamilton County Justice Center.
“We clean because of normal usage every day,” Linne said. “A flock of pigeons can leave waste on the benches.”
Some homeless people like to sleep outside and avoid shelters, including the region’s largest, the Drop Inn Center in Over-the-Rhine.
"I think the positive is what he said about collaboration," said Josh Spring, director of the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless, when told of Pepper's comments. "We're on board. We'd much rather have collaboration than confrontation. Hopefully we can come up with some lasting solutions.
(2 of 2)
“You have different personalities in homeless people, here and nationwide,” Spring said. “For some the shelter setting works. For others, they only stay in a shelter in the winter when it’s almost obligatory. Then, in the summer, for some people, they prefer and feel better emotionally to camp out.”
The outdoor camping group tends to sleep under bridges, along the Ohio River bank in downtown Cincinnati or at the courthouse, where they feel an additional sense of safety.
Darren Hardy, 44, an unemployed homeless man who slept on one of the plaza’s 22 benches overnight Monday, said the benches fill up fast and that other people are sleeping on flattened cardboard boxes, carpet remnants and newspapers spread out on the concrete surface.
“The police don’t mess with you up here; you hear them drive past,” said Hardy, who used his duffle bag for a pillow and loaned his jacket to a woman sleeping on the bench across from him.
The Drop Inn Center is averaging 250 people overnight this summer, compared to 200 a night last summer, said director Pat Clifford. If the center runs out of beds, it spreads sleeping mats on the floor.
“No one is turned away,” Clifford said.
The county will look into “good-cop and bad-cop” solutions, Pepper said.
“The line `we’re here because no one says we can’t be’ is not acceptable,” he said.
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U.S. foreclosures jump to record high | Video
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U.S. foreclosures jump to record high
Wed May 13, 2009 8:47am EDT
By Lynn Adler
My Comments re: ANALYZING THE LIKELIHOOD OF FORCED PROVISIONAL VOTING: SENTENCE BY SENTENCE: KEEPING IN MIND THAT:
WE MUST LEGISLATE THE END OF THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT
AND WE MUST LEGISLATE THE END OF THE AMERICAN PATRIOT ACT
Sentence #1 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. foreclosure activity in April jumped 32 percent from a year ago to a record high, and should mount because temporary freezes on foreclosures ended in March, RealtyTrac said on Wednesday.
#1 = HIGH
Sentence #2 One in every 374 households with mortgages got a foreclosure filing in April, the highest monthly rate since RealtyTrac began tracking it in January 2005.
#2 = HIGH
Sentence #3 Filings were reported on 342,038 properties last month.
#3 = HIGH
Sentence #4 The abundance of distressed properties keeps pressuring home prices, thwarting a housing recovery that is critical to rejuvenating the recessionary U.S. economy.
#4 = PARTIAL CAUSE, HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A "REGULAR VOTE"
Sentence #5 Most of April's filings, which included notices of default and auctions, were in early stages.
#5 = HIGH
Sentence #6 Bank repossessions, known as real-estate owned or REOs, fell on a monthly and annual basis to the lowest level since March 2008.
#6 = IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A "REGULAR VOTE"
Sentence #7 "This suggests that many lenders and servicers are beginning foreclosure proceedings on delinquent loans that had been delayed by legislative and industry moratoria," RealtyTrac chief executive James J. Saccacio said in a statement.
#7 = HIGH
Sentence #8 A temporary foreclosure freeze by major banks and government-controlled home funding companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ended before President Barack Obama's massive housing stimulus, unveiled on March 6, could take root.
#8 = HIGH
Sentence #9 "It's likely that we'll see a corresponding spike in REOs as these loans move through the foreclosure process over the next few months," Saccacio said.
#9 = HIGH
Sentence # 10 Foreclosure activity rose less than 1 percent in April from March to post the second straight monthly record.
#10 = HIGH - AND IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A "REGULAR VOTE"
Sentence #11 A dip would have been more typical following the March jump, but the moratoria caused artificial delays, RealtyTrac said.
#11 = HIGH - AND IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A "REGULAR VOTE"
Sentence #12 "It looks like the dam burst in March and continued in April," Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac in Irvine, California, said in an interview.
#12 = HIGH
Sentence #13 Unemployment that is at its highest rate in more than a quarter century has left many borrowers drowning in debt even as new federal housing relief starts to trickle in.
#13 = PARTIAL CAUSE, HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #14 Fear of losing a job is also draining consumer confidence and the willingness to commit to such a large purchase.
#14 = PARTIAL CUASE, HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #15 Still, housing affordability is at a record high and the deeply discounted foreclosure market accounts for more than half of home sales activity.
#15 = PARTIAL CAUSE, HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #16 Home prices have tumbled more than 30 percent from their 2006 peaks, based on Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller indexes.
#16 = PARTIAL CAUSE , HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERRYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #17 Also luring first-time home buyers are new federal tax credits and mortgage rates at generational lows.
#17 = PARTIAL CAUSE, HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #18 Fixed 30-year mortgage rates averaged 4.81 percent in April, down from 5.92 percent a year earlier, Freddie Mac said.
#18 = IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #19 RealtyTrac expects at least three or four months of high foreclosure activity before the wave ebbs, noting a lag of up to six months between unemployment and foreclosure.
#19 = HIGH
Sentence #20 "If we continue to see buying activity increase, if the jobs market continues to improve and if the price depreciation slows down we could start to see a pretty significant effect on foreclosure levels before the end of the year," said Sharga.
#20 = IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #21 "But those are three pretty big ifs."
#21 = IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
RECOVERY WILL BE "VERY LOCALIZED"
Sentence #22 States where sales and prices soared most during the five-year housing boom earlier this decade remained the hardest hit.
#22 = HIGH
Sentence #23 Nevada was the state with the highest foreclosure rate even though filings fell 18 percent in April from March and bank repossessions dropped 44 percent.
#23 = HIGH
Sentence #24 With one of every 68 households with loans getting a filing, more than five times the national average, total foreclosure activity surged 111 percent from April 2008.
#24 = HIGH
Sentence #25 Florida, like Nevada, suffers from a glut of unsold and often unoccupied properties built on enormous demand from investors looking to flip the units quickly for large profits.
#25 = HIGH
Sentence #26 A 37 percent monthly foreclosure activity jump in April pushed total filings up 75 percent from a year earlier in Florida.
#26 = HIGH
Sentence #27 One in every 135 households with loans there got a filing, driven by a spike in default and auction notices even as bank repossessions fell 7 percent from March.
#27 = HIGH
Sentence #28 California had the third highest state foreclosure activity rate in April after a 10 percent drop from March, with one in every 138 housing units getting a filing.
#28 = HIGH
Sentence #29 Arizona was in fourth place, followed by Idaho, Utah, Georgia, Illinois, Colorado and Ohio.
#29 = HIGH
Sentence #30 The 10 states with the most properties getting filings accounted for more than three-quarters of the national total, RealtyTrac said.
#30 = HIGH
Sentence #31 California had the highest number of filings, followed by Florida, Nevada and Arizona.
#31 = HIGH
Sentence #32 Las Vegas had the highest foreclosure rate among metro areas with populations of at least 200,000 even though filings fell 20 percent in April from March.
#32 = HIGH
Sentence #33 One in every 56 Las Vegas households with loans got a filing in April, almost seven times the national average.
#33 = HIGH
Sentence #34 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida and Merced, California were in second and third place.
#34 = HIGH
Sentence #35 Considering these severely effected regions, "the recovery is going to be a very localized phenomenon," said Sharga.
#35 = HIGH - AND IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
(Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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U.S. foreclosures jump to record high | Video
8:47am EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE54C0OR20090513
U.S. foreclosures jump to record high
Wed May 13, 2009 8:47am EDT
By Lynn Adler
My Comments re: ANALYZING THE LIKELIHOOD OF FORCED PROVISIONAL VOTING: SENTENCE BY SENTENCE: KEEPING IN MIND THAT:
WE MUST LEGISLATE THE END OF THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT
AND WE MUST LEGISLATE THE END OF THE AMERICAN PATRIOT ACT
Sentence #1 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. foreclosure activity in April jumped 32 percent from a year ago to a record high, and should mount because temporary freezes on foreclosures ended in March, RealtyTrac said on Wednesday.
#1 = HIGH
Sentence #2 One in every 374 households with mortgages got a foreclosure filing in April, the highest monthly rate since RealtyTrac began tracking it in January 2005.
#2 = HIGH
Sentence #3 Filings were reported on 342,038 properties last month.
#3 = HIGH
Sentence #4 The abundance of distressed properties keeps pressuring home prices, thwarting a housing recovery that is critical to rejuvenating the recessionary U.S. economy.
#4 = PARTIAL CAUSE, HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A "REGULAR VOTE"
Sentence #5 Most of April's filings, which included notices of default and auctions, were in early stages.
#5 = HIGH
Sentence #6 Bank repossessions, known as real-estate owned or REOs, fell on a monthly and annual basis to the lowest level since March 2008.
#6 = IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A "REGULAR VOTE"
Sentence #7 "This suggests that many lenders and servicers are beginning foreclosure proceedings on delinquent loans that had been delayed by legislative and industry moratoria," RealtyTrac chief executive James J. Saccacio said in a statement.
#7 = HIGH
Sentence #8 A temporary foreclosure freeze by major banks and government-controlled home funding companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ended before President Barack Obama's massive housing stimulus, unveiled on March 6, could take root.
#8 = HIGH
Sentence #9 "It's likely that we'll see a corresponding spike in REOs as these loans move through the foreclosure process over the next few months," Saccacio said.
#9 = HIGH
Sentence # 10 Foreclosure activity rose less than 1 percent in April from March to post the second straight monthly record.
#10 = HIGH - AND IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A "REGULAR VOTE"
Sentence #11 A dip would have been more typical following the March jump, but the moratoria caused artificial delays, RealtyTrac said.
#11 = HIGH - AND IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A "REGULAR VOTE"
Sentence #12 "It looks like the dam burst in March and continued in April," Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac in Irvine, California, said in an interview.
#12 = HIGH
Sentence #13 Unemployment that is at its highest rate in more than a quarter century has left many borrowers drowning in debt even as new federal housing relief starts to trickle in.
#13 = PARTIAL CAUSE, HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #14 Fear of losing a job is also draining consumer confidence and the willingness to commit to such a large purchase.
#14 = PARTIAL CUASE, HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #15 Still, housing affordability is at a record high and the deeply discounted foreclosure market accounts for more than half of home sales activity.
#15 = PARTIAL CAUSE, HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #16 Home prices have tumbled more than 30 percent from their 2006 peaks, based on Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller indexes.
#16 = PARTIAL CAUSE , HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERRYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #17 Also luring first-time home buyers are new federal tax credits and mortgage rates at generational lows.
#17 = PARTIAL CAUSE, HOWEVER - IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #18 Fixed 30-year mortgage rates averaged 4.81 percent in April, down from 5.92 percent a year earlier, Freddie Mac said.
#18 = IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #19 RealtyTrac expects at least three or four months of high foreclosure activity before the wave ebbs, noting a lag of up to six months between unemployment and foreclosure.
#19 = HIGH
Sentence #20 "If we continue to see buying activity increase, if the jobs market continues to improve and if the price depreciation slows down we could start to see a pretty significant effect on foreclosure levels before the end of the year," said Sharga.
#20 = IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
Sentence #21 "But those are three pretty big ifs."
#21 = IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
RECOVERY WILL BE "VERY LOCALIZED"
Sentence #22 States where sales and prices soared most during the five-year housing boom earlier this decade remained the hardest hit.
#22 = HIGH
Sentence #23 Nevada was the state with the highest foreclosure rate even though filings fell 18 percent in April from March and bank repossessions dropped 44 percent.
#23 = HIGH
Sentence #24 With one of every 68 households with loans getting a filing, more than five times the national average, total foreclosure activity surged 111 percent from April 2008.
#24 = HIGH
Sentence #25 Florida, like Nevada, suffers from a glut of unsold and often unoccupied properties built on enormous demand from investors looking to flip the units quickly for large profits.
#25 = HIGH
Sentence #26 A 37 percent monthly foreclosure activity jump in April pushed total filings up 75 percent from a year earlier in Florida.
#26 = HIGH
Sentence #27 One in every 135 households with loans there got a filing, driven by a spike in default and auction notices even as bank repossessions fell 7 percent from March.
#27 = HIGH
Sentence #28 California had the third highest state foreclosure activity rate in April after a 10 percent drop from March, with one in every 138 housing units getting a filing.
#28 = HIGH
Sentence #29 Arizona was in fourth place, followed by Idaho, Utah, Georgia, Illinois, Colorado and Ohio.
#29 = HIGH
Sentence #30 The 10 states with the most properties getting filings accounted for more than three-quarters of the national total, RealtyTrac said.
#30 = HIGH
Sentence #31 California had the highest number of filings, followed by Florida, Nevada and Arizona.
#31 = HIGH
Sentence #32 Las Vegas had the highest foreclosure rate among metro areas with populations of at least 200,000 even though filings fell 20 percent in April from March.
#32 = HIGH
Sentence #33 One in every 56 Las Vegas households with loans got a filing in April, almost seven times the national average.
#33 = HIGH
Sentence #34 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida and Merced, California were in second and third place.
#34 = HIGH
Sentence #35 Considering these severely effected regions, "the recovery is going to be a very localized phenomenon," said Sharga.
#35 = HIGH - AND IRRELEVANT TO THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO CAST A REGULAR VOTE
(Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
Subj: Fwd: Hamilton County, Ohio - Republican Chairman of both BOE AND REPUBLICAN ...
Date: 4/30/2009 5:27:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
From: Jane Schiff
To: jbrunner@sos.state.oh.us
Attention Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner -
As soon as possible, please consider initiating the process of replacing the Chairman of the Hamilton County Ohio BOE, Alex Triantafilou due to his handling of the ridicule of Arlen Specter that he publicly engaged in..
I'm worried about the Civil Rights Obligations of Recovery Act Grantors and Applicants within the context of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
I won't have much confidence in future elections that address efforts to improve the delivery of medical care as well as issues related to The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 if Alex Triantafilou is permitted to continue serving as the Chairman of the Hamilton County Ohio BOE.
Sincerely,
Jane Schiff
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The Specter of Arlen sets off a Cincinnati political tiff
Posted by HowardWilkinson at 4/29/2009 5:20 PM EDT on Cincinnati.com
The defection of Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter to the Democratic Party has Republicans nationwide fuming and declaring "good riddance;" few more so than Hamilton County Republican Party chairman Alex Triantafilou, who raged over the Specter defenction on his blog Wednesday.
It was not so much the words Triantafilou used than the pictures that accompanied them which set off Hamilton County Democratic Party chairman Tim Burke.
What Triantafilou did that set Burke off was pairing an old picture of Specter when he was bald from his chemotherapy with a picture of the hairless Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers movies. Specter's hair, by the way, has grown back.
Burke fired off a release headlined: "Republican Party Ridicules Cancer Patient."
"It is just that kind of insensitivity to the plight of real people that is causing the Republican Party to lose so many of its previous followers," Burke wrote, noting the photo was taken during Specter's chemotherapy.
Late Wednesday afternoon, Triantafilou said he meant no harm and pooh-poohed Burke's complaint.
"Tim needs to lighten up,'' Triantafilou said. "It was funny. Dr. Evil is a character in my favorite movie. I meant no disrespect to Sen. Specter."
Triantafilou said the photo of Specter he used was the first one that popped up when he did a Google photo search.
Check out the blog posting here.
UPDATE: Wednesday night, Triantafilou took down the photos on his blog and replaced them with the word CENSORED.
YET ANOTHER UPDATE: The "CENSORED" thing came off of Triantafilou's blog last night, replaced by a photo of a grumpy child. Then, Thursday, the whole post on Specter, photos and text, disappeared from the blog. The whole thing, Triantafilou said, "was becoming a distraction."
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On May 5, 2009, I received a reply in an emailed pdf document. I'm posting it here by hand typing.
Josh Kimsey, Elections Counsel for Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner,is the author.
Ms. Schiff,
Your message regarding comments made by Alex Triantafilou in a weblog for the Hamilton County Republican Party was referred to my attention. As you are aware, Mr. Triantafilou currently serves as chair of the Hamilton County Republican Party and chair of the Hamilton County Board of Elections. In your message, you asked Secretary of State Brunner to consider replacing Mr. Triantafilou as chair of the Hamilton County Board of Elections.
The Secretary of State possesses the authority under state law to remove or suspend members and employees of the boards of elections. Such removal may be effected "for neglect of duty, malfeasance,misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, for any willful violation of Title XXXV of the Revised Code, or for any any other good and sufficient cause." R.C. 3501.16. At this time, there does not appear to be a level of factual evidence that would provide the legal justification for removal of Mr. Triantafilou from the Hamilton County Board of Elections.
It seems clear that the weblog upon which Mr. Triantafilou made the comments at issue is sponsored by the Hamilton County Republican Party. Mr. Triantafilou's comments on this weblog appear to be made in his role as chair of that political organization. Absent any evidence that these comments were posted on board of elections time or using board of elections resources, this activity does not appear to violate state election law.
Moreover, members and employees of the boards of elections retain their rights under the Ohio Constitution and United States Constitution to express political opinions. Political speech is a core value protected under Article I, Section 11 of the Ohio Constitution and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. "The hallmark of the protection of free speech is to allow 'free trade in ideas' - even ideas that the overwhelming majority of people might find distasteful or discomforting." Virginia v.Black, 538 U.S. 343, 358 (2003). Although someone may feel Mr. Triantafilou's comments on a political party web site were hurtful, objectionable, or repugnant, they are likely protected as an exercise of his fundamental right to free speech.
Date: 4/30/2009 5:27:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
From: Jane Schiff
To: jbrunner@sos.state.oh.us
Attention Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner -
As soon as possible, please consider initiating the process of replacing the Chairman of the Hamilton County Ohio BOE, Alex Triantafilou due to his handling of the ridicule of Arlen Specter that he publicly engaged in..
I'm worried about the Civil Rights Obligations of Recovery Act Grantors and Applicants within the context of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
I won't have much confidence in future elections that address efforts to improve the delivery of medical care as well as issues related to The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 if Alex Triantafilou is permitted to continue serving as the Chairman of the Hamilton County Ohio BOE.
Sincerely,
Jane Schiff
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The Specter of Arlen sets off a Cincinnati political tiff
Posted by HowardWilkinson at 4/29/2009 5:20 PM EDT on Cincinnati.com
The defection of Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter to the Democratic Party has Republicans nationwide fuming and declaring "good riddance;" few more so than Hamilton County Republican Party chairman Alex Triantafilou, who raged over the Specter defenction on his blog Wednesday.
It was not so much the words Triantafilou used than the pictures that accompanied them which set off Hamilton County Democratic Party chairman Tim Burke.
What Triantafilou did that set Burke off was pairing an old picture of Specter when he was bald from his chemotherapy with a picture of the hairless Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers movies. Specter's hair, by the way, has grown back.
Burke fired off a release headlined: "Republican Party Ridicules Cancer Patient."
"It is just that kind of insensitivity to the plight of real people that is causing the Republican Party to lose so many of its previous followers," Burke wrote, noting the photo was taken during Specter's chemotherapy.
Late Wednesday afternoon, Triantafilou said he meant no harm and pooh-poohed Burke's complaint.
"Tim needs to lighten up,'' Triantafilou said. "It was funny. Dr. Evil is a character in my favorite movie. I meant no disrespect to Sen. Specter."
Triantafilou said the photo of Specter he used was the first one that popped up when he did a Google photo search.
Check out the blog posting here.
UPDATE: Wednesday night, Triantafilou took down the photos on his blog and replaced them with the word CENSORED.
YET ANOTHER UPDATE: The "CENSORED" thing came off of Triantafilou's blog last night, replaced by a photo of a grumpy child. Then, Thursday, the whole post on Specter, photos and text, disappeared from the blog. The whole thing, Triantafilou said, "was becoming a distraction."
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On May 5, 2009, I received a reply in an emailed pdf document. I'm posting it here by hand typing.
Josh Kimsey, Elections Counsel for Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner,is the author.
Ms. Schiff,
Your message regarding comments made by Alex Triantafilou in a weblog for the Hamilton County Republican Party was referred to my attention. As you are aware, Mr. Triantafilou currently serves as chair of the Hamilton County Republican Party and chair of the Hamilton County Board of Elections. In your message, you asked Secretary of State Brunner to consider replacing Mr. Triantafilou as chair of the Hamilton County Board of Elections.
The Secretary of State possesses the authority under state law to remove or suspend members and employees of the boards of elections. Such removal may be effected "for neglect of duty, malfeasance,misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, for any willful violation of Title XXXV of the Revised Code, or for any any other good and sufficient cause." R.C. 3501.16. At this time, there does not appear to be a level of factual evidence that would provide the legal justification for removal of Mr. Triantafilou from the Hamilton County Board of Elections.
It seems clear that the weblog upon which Mr. Triantafilou made the comments at issue is sponsored by the Hamilton County Republican Party. Mr. Triantafilou's comments on this weblog appear to be made in his role as chair of that political organization. Absent any evidence that these comments were posted on board of elections time or using board of elections resources, this activity does not appear to violate state election law.
Moreover, members and employees of the boards of elections retain their rights under the Ohio Constitution and United States Constitution to express political opinions. Political speech is a core value protected under Article I, Section 11 of the Ohio Constitution and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. "The hallmark of the protection of free speech is to allow 'free trade in ideas' - even ideas that the overwhelming majority of people might find distasteful or discomforting." Virginia v.Black, 538 U.S. 343, 358 (2003). Although someone may feel Mr. Triantafilou's comments on a political party web site were hurtful, objectionable, or repugnant, they are likely protected as an exercise of his fundamental right to free speech.
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From the web site, Open Secrets:
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I think that alert progressive financial watchdogs should consider honing their skills to legally pursue the possibility of eliminating the Lobby Industry. I think Americans would be the better for it.
From the web site, Open Secrets:
click here />Ohio
Election cycle:
MONEY SUMMARY, 2007-2008
Category Total Rank
Total Itemized Contributions † $59,901,716 11
Total to Democrats $24,483,544 14
Percent to Democrats 40.9% 36
Total to Republicans $35,287,027 8
Percent to Republicans 58.9% 15
Individual donations ($200+)* $62,124,016 11
Soft money donations $2,500 33
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It appears that the Hamilton County Ohio Republican Party as well as the Republican National Committee require ONLY the following information on their first page of THEIR voter registration form:(The items REQUIRED are indicated by asterisks.)
*Date of Birth
*Email Address
*Registration Street Address
*City
*Zip
THE BOX DELINEATED AS APARTMENT # DOESN'T HAVE AN ASTERISK. AN APARTMENT DWELLER COMPLETING THE STREET ADDRESS SECTION COULD MISS WHERE IT SAYS "APARTMENT #."
The same problem repeats itself under the section entitled "Mailing Address."
ON THIS PAGE THEY DO NOT DISPLAY ANY INDICATION TO LIST ONE'S COUNTY.
ON THIS PAGE THE FOLLOWING IS DISPLAYED:
"CHOICE OF PARTY"
http://www.hamiltoncountyrepublicanparty.org/
Primary links
Register to Vote
Important registration information
Paid for by the Hamilton County Republican Party. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
Developed by: Midnet Media
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Paid for by the Hamilton County Republican Party, Alex M. Triantafilou, Chairman, 700 Walnut Street, Ste 309, Cincinnati, OH 45202
http://www.gop.com/ActionCenter/RegisterToVote/RegistrationInformation.aspx?state=OH
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Eligibility
To register in Ohio you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Ohio
• be 18 years old on or before election day. If you will be 18 on or before the day of the general election, you may vote in the primary election for candidates only.
• not be convicted of a felony and currently incarcerated
• not be found incompetent by a court for purposes of voting.
Please Confirm
I am a United States citizen.
I meet the eligibility requirements of my state.
The information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge under penalty of perjury. If I have provided false information, I may be fined, imprisoned, or (if not a U.S. citizen) deported from or refused entry to the United States.
Your Information
Salutation
First Name
Middle Initial
Last Name
Suffix
Date of Birth *
Invalid Date of Birth.
ID Number
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Contact Information
Email *
Phone () -
(xxx) - xxxxxxx
Registration Address
Street Address *
Apartment #
City *
State: OH ZIP *
Check this box if mailing and registration addresses are the same
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Compare the above with official Ohio Secretary of State's Voter Registration Form:
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/publications/election/VRform.pdf
*Date of Birth
*Email Address
*Registration Street Address
*City
*Zip
THE BOX DELINEATED AS APARTMENT # DOESN'T HAVE AN ASTERISK. AN APARTMENT DWELLER COMPLETING THE STREET ADDRESS SECTION COULD MISS WHERE IT SAYS "APARTMENT #."
The same problem repeats itself under the section entitled "Mailing Address."
ON THIS PAGE THEY DO NOT DISPLAY ANY INDICATION TO LIST ONE'S COUNTY.
ON THIS PAGE THE FOLLOWING IS DISPLAYED:
"CHOICE OF PARTY"
http://www.hamiltoncountyrepublicanparty.org/
Primary links
Register to Vote
Important registration information
Paid for by the Hamilton County Republican Party. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
Developed by: Midnet Media
Privacy Policy
Paid for by the Hamilton County Republican Party, Alex M. Triantafilou, Chairman, 700 Walnut Street, Ste 309, Cincinnati, OH 45202
http://www.gop.com/ActionCenter/RegisterToVote/RegistrationInformation.aspx?state=OH
REGISTER TO VOTE < ACTION CENTER < HOME
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Register to Vote - Step 2 of 3
Eligibility
To register in Ohio you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Ohio
• be 18 years old on or before election day. If you will be 18 on or before the day of the general election, you may vote in the primary election for candidates only.
• not be convicted of a felony and currently incarcerated
• not be found incompetent by a court for purposes of voting.
Please Confirm
I am a United States citizen.
I meet the eligibility requirements of my state.
The information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge under penalty of perjury. If I have provided false information, I may be fined, imprisoned, or (if not a U.S. citizen) deported from or refused entry to the United States.
Your Information
Salutation
First Name
Middle Initial
Last Name
Suffix
Date of Birth *
Invalid Date of Birth.
ID Number
Choice of Party
Contact Information
Email *
Phone () -
(xxx) - xxxxxxx
Registration Address
Street Address *
Apartment #
City *
State: OH ZIP *
Check this box if mailing and registration addresses are the same
Mailing Address
Street Address *
Apartment #
City *
State *:
ZIP *
NEXT STEP
Welcome to MyGOP, the most exciting way to get involved in the Republican Party. Start your profile and you can create a myGOP page, plan an event, or connect with fellow Republicans. All this & more. DO IT NOW
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Compare the above with official Ohio Secretary of State's Voter Registration Form:
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/publications/election/VRform.pdf
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/04/03/copy/LCcash.ART_ART_04-03-09_B4_A5DEPVS.html?sid=101
Licking County must pay $400,000 for error
Traffic fines were mistakenly sent into wrong coffers
Friday, April 3, 2009 3:06 AM
By Josh Jarman
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Today's political news
* Distelzweig sworn in as chief of Columbus police
* Urine case appealed to state high court
* Cordray approves language of petition
* Patios solve one problem, create another
* Eight seeking spot on elections board
* Parole supervisor fired over '08 arrest
* U.S. seeks help in Afghanistan
* Fannie, Freddie awarding bonuses
* Cleveland-area auto dealer plans GOP run for U.S. Senate
* Pelosi open to carbon tax to fight warming
* Gay marriage legalized in Iowa
Licking County will have to pay for more than $400,000 in traffic fines that were misdirected into county coffers from 2004 to 2008.
Licking County Municipal Court Clerk Marcia Phelps says the money was erroneously forwarded to the county instead of the State Highway Patrol, the city of Newark and the local law library, which were supposed to receive the funds after a 2004 change in state law.
A programming error that went undiscovered until after Phelps took office in 2008 is responsible for the misdirection, Phelps said. Under the law, half the fines received from drivers convicted of drunken driving or driving with suspended licenses goes to the patrol. The county gets 10 percent.
Since 2004, however, the clerk's office had been depositing the money into the budgets for the county sheriff and engineer.
Commissioner Tim Bubb said that because the money was misdirected over several years, it may take just as long to pay it back. He said it was not appropriate for the money to be paid out of the county's general fund.
The commissioners recently cut $3 million from the county's budget in response to lower-than-expected sales tax revenue.
"The immediate impact is maybe a road doesn't get paved that would have," Bubb said. He acknowledged, however, while the money was being misdirected, more paving work was done than would have been otherwise possible.
Phelps said the commissioners already have paid $32,713 in misdirected funds for 10 months of 2008, which was caught late last year.
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Licking County must pay $400,000 for error
Traffic fines were mistakenly sent into wrong coffers
Friday, April 3, 2009 3:06 AM
By Josh Jarman
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
DispatchPolitics
* DispatchPolitics.com
Complete coverage of Ohio politics
* The Daily Briefing
The Dispatch's public affairs team sates the appetites of political junkies with bite-sized portions of the news and what's behind it.
* Buckeye Forum
Veteran political reporters examine Ohio politics in this weekly podcast.
Today's political news
* Distelzweig sworn in as chief of Columbus police
* Urine case appealed to state high court
* Cordray approves language of petition
* Patios solve one problem, create another
* Eight seeking spot on elections board
* Parole supervisor fired over '08 arrest
* U.S. seeks help in Afghanistan
* Fannie, Freddie awarding bonuses
* Cleveland-area auto dealer plans GOP run for U.S. Senate
* Pelosi open to carbon tax to fight warming
* Gay marriage legalized in Iowa
Licking County will have to pay for more than $400,000 in traffic fines that were misdirected into county coffers from 2004 to 2008.
Licking County Municipal Court Clerk Marcia Phelps says the money was erroneously forwarded to the county instead of the State Highway Patrol, the city of Newark and the local law library, which were supposed to receive the funds after a 2004 change in state law.
A programming error that went undiscovered until after Phelps took office in 2008 is responsible for the misdirection, Phelps said. Under the law, half the fines received from drivers convicted of drunken driving or driving with suspended licenses goes to the patrol. The county gets 10 percent.
Since 2004, however, the clerk's office had been depositing the money into the budgets for the county sheriff and engineer.
Commissioner Tim Bubb said that because the money was misdirected over several years, it may take just as long to pay it back. He said it was not appropriate for the money to be paid out of the county's general fund.
The commissioners recently cut $3 million from the county's budget in response to lower-than-expected sales tax revenue.
"The immediate impact is maybe a road doesn't get paved that would have," Bubb said. He acknowledged, however, while the money was being misdirected, more paving work was done than would have been otherwise possible.
Phelps said the commissioners already have paid $32,713 in misdirected funds for 10 months of 2008, which was caught late last year.
jjarman@dispatch.com
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090316/NEWS0108/303160034/1055/news
Government
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Last Updated: 11:34 am | Monday, March 16, 2009
Butler County owes IRS $500K
By Amber Ellis • aellis@enquirer.com • March 16, 2009
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Butler County may have to pay $500,000 in back taxes for not reporting the use of county-issued cell phones, uniforms and cars as employee benefits.
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The Internal Revenue Service has been reviewing county books from 2005 to 2007. They found, according to county officials, approximately $1.5 million in benefits that should have been reflected on employee taxes. The IRS has asked Butler County to pay a third of that amount.
Calling the policy "unfair" and a "money grabber," Commissioner Greg Jolivette said it didn't make sense to take away money from a county in need at a time when the federal government plans to spend billions to create jobs.
"I think it's wrong to go after the taxpayers, especially at a time when everybody's budget is so critical. Our budget is critical. We're laying off people," he said. "They say they want to create and retain jobs, and then they're going to turn around and take this from us?"
The audit's findings are wrapping up just weeks after the county closed a $7 million revenue shortfall, a result of drops in sales tax and other market-based returns. More than 60 people have been laid off since last year.
"Obviously, this couldn't have come at a worse time," said Commission President Don Dixon.
"But we'll have to deal with it because in reality, we should have had a plan in place. We shouldn't be here. ..."
Because of the audit, Dixon said officials are working to a adopt clear, countywide policy on the use of cell phones and other benefits.
Jolivette sent letters to several in Congress, urging them to give the county an exemption on the policy.
If that doesn't happen, Dixon said the county will be forced to pay the back taxes with money from its carryover fund.
Government
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Last Updated: 11:34 am | Monday, March 16, 2009
Butler County owes IRS $500K
By Amber Ellis • aellis@enquirer.com • March 16, 2009
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Butler County may have to pay $500,000 in back taxes for not reporting the use of county-issued cell phones, uniforms and cars as employee benefits.
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The Internal Revenue Service has been reviewing county books from 2005 to 2007. They found, according to county officials, approximately $1.5 million in benefits that should have been reflected on employee taxes. The IRS has asked Butler County to pay a third of that amount.
Calling the policy "unfair" and a "money grabber," Commissioner Greg Jolivette said it didn't make sense to take away money from a county in need at a time when the federal government plans to spend billions to create jobs.
"I think it's wrong to go after the taxpayers, especially at a time when everybody's budget is so critical. Our budget is critical. We're laying off people," he said. "They say they want to create and retain jobs, and then they're going to turn around and take this from us?"
The audit's findings are wrapping up just weeks after the county closed a $7 million revenue shortfall, a result of drops in sales tax and other market-based returns. More than 60 people have been laid off since last year.
"Obviously, this couldn't have come at a worse time," said Commission President Don Dixon.
"But we'll have to deal with it because in reality, we should have had a plan in place. We shouldn't be here. ..."
Because of the audit, Dixon said officials are working to a adopt clear, countywide policy on the use of cell phones and other benefits.
Jolivette sent letters to several in Congress, urging them to give the county an exemption on the policy.
If that doesn't happen, Dixon said the county will be forced to pay the back taxes with money from its carryover fund.
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090404/NEWS0108/904040366/1055/NEWS
Government
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Last Updated: 5:21 am | Saturday, April 4, 2009
Cuts surprise service agencies
Council committee to review funding system
By Jane Prendergast • jprendergast@enquirer.com • April 4, 2009
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After some Cincinnati social service agencies that had gotten money for years learned they will get nothing from the city this year, City Council members said they have to figure out what went wrong with the system they put in place.
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"It did not work the way it was intended to work," Councilwoman Leslie Ghiz said Friday, referring to the plan council approved unanimously last June.
The system was supposed to make funding decisions more fair and target the city's approximately $2 million to fewer agencies to make a bigger impact, said Councilman Chris Bortz, who pushed for the changes with Vice Mayor David Crowley.
Bortz said it should have been clear that fewer agencies would get money.
Council members will talk about the issue Tuesday at 11 a.m. in a special meeting of the Finance Committee called Friday by Chairwoman Laketa Cole.
"It was clearly council's intention to receive recommendations on the funding, and then take action," she said in a statement. "So far, it looks like we've been cut out of the process."
She decided to have the hearing, the statement said, after being told several agencies that have been funded for years saw their money cut with less than a week's notice.
Among the agencies cut: the YWCA Battered Women's Shelter, FreestoreFoodbank, Bethany House Services and Society of St. Vincent DePaul.
All the agencies that were cut had their funding extended from the end of last year through the end of March.
Charlene Ventura, executive director of the women's shelter, said Thursday she knew the system had been changed, but didn't expect to lose the $141,000 the agency got last year. The shelter has been funded by the city since 1982.
Government
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Last Updated: 5:21 am | Saturday, April 4, 2009
Cuts surprise service agencies
Council committee to review funding system
By Jane Prendergast • jprendergast@enquirer.com • April 4, 2009
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After some Cincinnati social service agencies that had gotten money for years learned they will get nothing from the city this year, City Council members said they have to figure out what went wrong with the system they put in place.
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"It did not work the way it was intended to work," Councilwoman Leslie Ghiz said Friday, referring to the plan council approved unanimously last June.
The system was supposed to make funding decisions more fair and target the city's approximately $2 million to fewer agencies to make a bigger impact, said Councilman Chris Bortz, who pushed for the changes with Vice Mayor David Crowley.
Bortz said it should have been clear that fewer agencies would get money.
Council members will talk about the issue Tuesday at 11 a.m. in a special meeting of the Finance Committee called Friday by Chairwoman Laketa Cole.
"It was clearly council's intention to receive recommendations on the funding, and then take action," she said in a statement. "So far, it looks like we've been cut out of the process."
She decided to have the hearing, the statement said, after being told several agencies that have been funded for years saw their money cut with less than a week's notice.
Among the agencies cut: the YWCA Battered Women's Shelter, FreestoreFoodbank, Bethany House Services and Society of St. Vincent DePaul.
All the agencies that were cut had their funding extended from the end of last year through the end of March.
Charlene Ventura, executive director of the women's shelter, said Thursday she knew the system had been changed, but didn't expect to lose the $141,000 the agency got last year. The shelter has been funded by the city since 1982.
I'm a special education teacher and I am not laughing. Two incidents in just a few days is a bit much.
INCIDENT #1
I received the following email from MoveOn and I've contacted them and am waiting on a response:
Power Up America Campaign Kick-Off
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati, OH 45211
Saturday, March 28th, 4:00 PM
(We'll send you the full address when you sign up.)
Let's keep the momentum going! Please sign up for this gathering right away!
Message from your host, Paul M.: The site will be handicapped accessible.
There will be no pets..
So - wheelchairs are welcome but not service animals?
INCIDENT #2
Obama's humour problem
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/justinwebb/
Justin Webb | 20:04 GMT, Friday, 20 March 2009
Special Olympics?
Maybe he has spent too much time in the basketball locker room, where tough guys laughing at less-tough guys is part of the whole deal.
It is not a sign of moral turpitude, for goodness' sake, but (remember the Nancy Reagan joke in his first news conference?) it is something he has to address. I wonder if Michelle might be telling him that right now.
This is a wise piece on an unexpected problem...
HERE'S THE RESPONSE THAT I POSTED:
I'm a registered Democrat with Green Party tendencies who likes, as well as voted for President Obama. I'm a special education teacher. From the beginning I have communicated my displeasure to him at change.gov as well as change.org about permitting charter schools and their private corporations to invade the well-being of our once -upon - a - time public school system, as well as his devotion to the proficiency testing madness of the last 8 years. Now, I need to communicate 2 additional concerns. Although his teacher pay - by - performance incentive ideas continue to entrap teacher unions who have gotten used to regularly being defanged by the last 3 Republican Presidential Administrations, President Obama at some level must know that a happy and properly unionized teacher makes for educated and productive students. The other concern I have is that President Obama may continue the former administrations' policies of increasing the deregulation of Special Education Laws. The turning point occurred years ago when Public Law 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was domesticated by deregulating it and repackaging it as IDEA, or the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. President Obama's bowling comment slip should be forgiven as long as he steps up to the plate with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and meets our demands for the reinstatement of Public Law 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act.
INCIDENT #1
I received the following email from MoveOn and I've contacted them and am waiting on a response:
Power Up America Campaign Kick-Off
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati, OH 45211
Saturday, March 28th, 4:00 PM
(We'll send you the full address when you sign up.)
Let's keep the momentum going! Please sign up for this gathering right away!
Message from your host, Paul M.: The site will be handicapped accessible.
There will be no pets..
So - wheelchairs are welcome but not service animals?
INCIDENT #2
Obama's humour problem
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/justinwebb/
Justin Webb | 20:04 GMT, Friday, 20 March 2009
Special Olympics?
Maybe he has spent too much time in the basketball locker room, where tough guys laughing at less-tough guys is part of the whole deal.
It is not a sign of moral turpitude, for goodness' sake, but (remember the Nancy Reagan joke in his first news conference?) it is something he has to address. I wonder if Michelle might be telling him that right now.
This is a wise piece on an unexpected problem...
HERE'S THE RESPONSE THAT I POSTED:
I'm a registered Democrat with Green Party tendencies who likes, as well as voted for President Obama. I'm a special education teacher. From the beginning I have communicated my displeasure to him at change.gov as well as change.org about permitting charter schools and their private corporations to invade the well-being of our once -upon - a - time public school system, as well as his devotion to the proficiency testing madness of the last 8 years. Now, I need to communicate 2 additional concerns. Although his teacher pay - by - performance incentive ideas continue to entrap teacher unions who have gotten used to regularly being defanged by the last 3 Republican Presidential Administrations, President Obama at some level must know that a happy and properly unionized teacher makes for educated and productive students. The other concern I have is that President Obama may continue the former administrations' policies of increasing the deregulation of Special Education Laws. The turning point occurred years ago when Public Law 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was domesticated by deregulating it and repackaging it as IDEA, or the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. President Obama's bowling comment slip should be forgiven as long as he steps up to the plate with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and meets our demands for the reinstatement of Public Law 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act.
I gave some thought to the article that I copied from the Cincinnati Enquirer. I believe that our history of how American individuals chose to die, choosing to boycott the goods and services of King George III and die some more - prevailed by creating the Constitution. More Americans died - African Americans died when they boycotted the buses under Governor Seth Gordon Persons. And throughout all this, Native American Peoples died defending themselves yet survived. They bear scars individually and group scars.We are all part of eachother.
I suddenly realized today that the original participants in the Boston Tea Party didn't just don neutral camouflage before boarding the ships. Some assumed the garb of Native Americans as well as applying makeup. One could interpret this as trying to put the blame on the Native Americans as well as African Americans. Here's a description that I found from "The Boston Tea Party Gazette," an online resource covering the Revolutionary War:
""This meeting can do nothing
more to save the country."As Adams speaks these words, a group of men
dressed as Mohawks burst through the door.
The Old South Meeting House echoes with
cries of
"The Mohawks are come!"
"Hurrah for Griffin's Wharf !"
"Boston Harbor a teapot tonight!"
The patriots head towards Griffin's Wharf.
Sam Adams and John Hancock remain at Old
South. Many patriots have gathered at the
home of James Brewer. Mrs. Brewer blackens
the patriots' faces with burnt cork. Sarah
Bradlee Fulton, also known as the Mother of
the Boston Tea Party, does the same at her
house. Only a few men arrive in full disguise.
Most wrap themselves in blankets, smudge
their faces, cover their hair, and don feathers.
Some gather at Griffin's Wharf with no disguises
at all. Fearful their identities will be
discovered, the men communicate using gestures,
whistles and grunts"..."A fife
plays as they
march past the house where Admiral Montague
has been spying on their work. Montague
yells out, " Well boys, you have had a
fine, pleasant evening for your Indian
caper, haven't you? But mind,
you have got to pay the fiddler yet!"
Montague's words were an omen for the patriots.
The party was indeed over for Boston"...
"December 6, 1773"
"The Beaver approaches Boston loaded with
112 chests of British East India Company tea.
However, a smallpox epidemic on board will
keep the ship in quarantine out in the harbor."
December 15, 1773
"Quarantine on the Beaver has been lifted. The
ship is now docked at Griffin's Wharf along
with the Dartmouth and the Eleanor. A fourth
tea ship bound for Boston, the William, has
wrecked off the coast of Cape Cod. A total of
342 crates of tea owned by the East India
Company of Britain (enough to make 26 million
cups of tea), fill the holds of the three
intact tea ships..."
We've got "The Dartmouth" and "The Eleanor." Why on earth did the third historic ship end up with a name like the "The Beaver?" How fortunate we were that the smallpox quarantine on "The Beaver" was lifted just in time!
And speaking of overtly silly things with ominously historical undertones...
MY MESSAGE TO THOSE NOT GOING TO THE "TEA PARTY/PARTIES"IS: BAN "TEABAGGING!"
Cincinnati's version of the Boston Tea Party
Posted by HowardWilkinson at 3/4/2009 10:34 AM EST on Cincinnati.com
A group calling itself Cincinnati Tea Party is holding a rally to protest the economic stimulus package and the foreclosure bailout on Fountain Square Sunday, March 15.
The group, which calls itself a "grassroots citizens movement in favor of fiscal responsibility, free markets, snfd limited government" is advertising its event on the website of COAST (Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes) and on its own website, www.cincinnatiteaparty.org.
The organizers are taking their inspiration from the Boston Tea Party of 1773, when the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in Boston Harbor in the dead of night and dumped great loads of British tea into the water, as a protest against British taxes on tea. On the Cincinnati Tea Party website, organizers are asking rally-goers to bring three things - "signs, tea bags and more people." The tea bags, they say, will be dumped into barrels to re-enact the 1773 protest.
The rally begins on Fountain Square at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15 and the main speaker will be former Republican congressman Steve Chabot, who was voted out of office in last fall's Democratic landslide. Chabot has already said he will run in 2010 against Steve Driehaus, the Price Hill Democrat who bounced him out of office last fall and who voted for the economic stimulus package last month.
This article is about John Williams, former Deputy Director of the Hamilton County Ohio Board of Elections.
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090110/NEWS0108/901100392/1055/NEWS
and an article by Jessica Brown
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=blog02&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3Aec38bb2b-982e-46ba-819a-da01a547e8eaPost%3A61b4f6f9-6a4f-4ff3-b418-03b0560d7194&sid=sitelife.cincinnati.com
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090110/NEWS0108/901100392/1055/NEWS
and an article by Jessica Brown
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=blog02&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3Aec38bb2b-982e-46ba-819a-da01a547e8eaPost%3A61b4f6f9-6a4f-4ff3-b418-03b0560d7194&sid=sitelife.cincinnati.com
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