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Why Slashing School Budgets is Bad News

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:00:00 +0000

I could be just talking out my ass here, but I think the American education system is pretty broken. I attend classes at Columbus State. I'm surrounded by people who graduated high school with 3.5+ GPAs...who are completely unable to handle...

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Kasich Hates Children, the Future

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:55:00 +0000

I just read the Dispatch's report on the effect Kasich's budget will have on school districts state wide. All I can say is, if any of you people who voted for him last November were expecting enlightened leadership, this is proof that you were...

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SB 5, Death of the Unions?

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:18:00 +0000

So. The Ohio Senate passed the anti-union bill, by a single vote. It's now going on to the House, where the action is expected to be quicker and less painfully in favor of the law. Apparently the Senate lived up to it's expectations...

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The Problem with Being a Left-Leaning Centrist...

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:10:00 +0000

...is that I don't count. It's not just that interesting rabble, the Tea Party, claiming to be speaking for me and dismissing my opinions as "socialist ravings" when I dissent. Tho that's the most troublesome, because their "Take no prisoners...

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Temporary Set Back

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:49:00 +0000

So, with the advent of yet another job change, and the latest attempt at earning a college degree, I've found I need to temporary shut down the blog. Sorry folks :-( I do have every intention to begin again, once I manage to carve out...

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US House of Representatives Race, 12th District: Travis Irvine

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Travis Irvine is running for the 12th District as a Libertarian. I encourage you to follow the link and do a little reading about what the party stands for. In short, Libertarians support the rights of the individual. Irvine grew up...

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US House of Representatives Race, 12th District: Pat Tiberi

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:41:00 +0000

Sitting Congressman Pat Tiberi is standing for reelection this year. A Republican from Columbus, Tiberi graduated from OSU in 1985. He's been a realtor, a Congressional aid for John Kasich, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives...

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There's Supposed to be a Post Today...

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:20:00 +0000

...but it's the first week of classes. I didn't do a very good job transitioning, so I'm behind in just about everything. Including sleep, and feeding. So bear with me, and tune in starting Sunday to get profiles on the...

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My Take, US Senate Race

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:30:00 +0000

To be honest, I'm not very impressed with any of the candidates I've seen for the Senate. I feel the Senate is a weighty, important position that's supposed to rise above (most of) the politics and find the right path. What I saw from...

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US Senate Race: Lee Fisher

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 07:30:00 +0000

Lee Fisher is the sitting Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, who is leaving that post to try and fill Voinovich's seat. Fisher was raised in Cleveland, earned his Bachelors degree from Oberlin College, and both a law and Master's degree from Case...

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US Senate Race: Daniel La Botz

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:41:00 +0000

Apologies on the late post...I had all the research done, but somehow forgot to tie it all into a post before hitting the sack last night. -.- *** Dan La Botz was born in Chicago and grew up south of San Diego along the border with...

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US Senate Race: Eric Deaton

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Eric Deaton is one of the four candidates standing for the US Senate seat being vacated by the retiring George Voinovich. He's running as a member of the Constitution Party, whose seven principles state a belief in strict interpretation of the...

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Off-Cycle Post: Library has a New Levy on the Ballot

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:12:00 +0000

Reading over at The Greatest City of All, I discovered that the Columbus Metro Library has a levy on the ballot this November. I'm glad I saw this, since I think the library here in town is one of the best I've ever seen. Since the state...

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US Senate Race: Rob Portman

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Rob Portman is a Cincinnati native running for the US Senate on the GOP ticket. Portman is a veteran of the Federal government having served as Representative for the 2nd Congressional District from 1993-2005. He then spent a year as...

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My Take, Ohio House of Representatives 20th District Race

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

This is an easier post to write than the last "My Take," mostly because of the absence of a strong 3rd party candidate. It looks like the Lawrence Binsky campaign completely ran out of steam after getting it's candidacy certified on May 4th....

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Ohio House of Representatives, 20th District: Lawrence Binsky

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

The Libertarian candidate for the 20th District is Lawrence Binsky, a small business owner in Bexley. Binsky has lived in Bexley since he was nine, and now shares a home there with his wife and five children. He attended OSU, and started...

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Ohio House of Representatives, 20th District: Matt Carle

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Side note, I'm kicking it up to a 3 day a week schedule: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday. Too many candidates/issues to cover in 2 months otherwise! *** Matt Carle is the Republican challenging Nancy Garland for the 20th House District. A...

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Ohio House of Representatives, 20th District: Nancy Garland

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Nancy Garland is standing for reelection to her seat as the 20th District's Representative. She's in her first term after being elected in 2008. Some key votes over the past couple years can be found here, courtesy of Project Vote Smart....

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My Take, Ohio Senate 3rd District

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0000

The past few years, I haven't been happy with much the Ohio Legislature has been doing. When it does anything. I've watched them rant and rave about the upcoming budget deficit, form a special committee to deal with the issue...and...

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Ohio Senate 3rd District: William Yarbrough

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0000

The Libertarian candidate for the Ohio Senate's 3rd district is Bill Yarbrough. A life long Ohioan, Yarbrough lives in New Albany working as an organization development consultant. He graduated with his Bachelors degree from Otterbein...

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Ohio Senate 3rd District: Mark Pfeifer

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Mark Pfeifer is the Democratic nominee for the 3rd District Senate seat. With little prior experience in politics (Ward Committeeman on the Franklin County Central Committee 1988-1992) Pfeifer is running to put the average person back into...

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Ohio Senate 3rd District: Kevin Bacon

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Kevin Bacon is a sitting Representative in the Ohio House for the 21st District. His party affiliation is Republican, and lives in Minerva Park. His career began as a prosecutor in Lancaster and later with Ohio Dept of Commerce...

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Governor's Race: My Take

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:04:00 +0000

I had no real intentions of swapping horses it mid stream, as it were. We're facing the worst economic climate in a generation or two (or three, or four...) and on the whole, I feel Ted Strickland has done an exemplary job with the cards he'd...

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Governor's Race: John Kasich

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:24:00 +0000

Sorry it's a few hours late...my wireless router crapped out and I had some trouble getting alternate arrangements together! *** Challenging Ted Strickland for the Governor's seat is John Kasich. Born in PA, but moved on to attend Ohio...

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TIME Features Ohio as a Key Battleground

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

I was leafing through my most recent TIME magazine, and I was fairly delighted to see Ohio's races being talked about. The races between Strickland and Kasich for Governor, Fisher and Portman for Senate are seen as key...

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