Cincinnati Mayoral Debate: Handicapping the Field

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Sunday August 14, 2005 · 11:47 AM PDT

2005/08/14 · 11:47

I attended a debate Saturday night featuring five of the seven candidates vying to become Cincinnati's next mayor. It was an interesting case study in grassroots and local politics to say the least. Originally, only the four candidates representing the two major parties were invited, but after some self promotion (including a song played on the harmonica) and a minor altercation, Justin Jefferies (of 98 Degrees infamy) was allowed to participate.

Under Cincinnati's new "strong" mayor system, the top two vote-getters in a non-partisian Semptember primary will then compete in a November runoff. Here's a handicapp of the field: Read More

Catholic Church Declares War on Democrats

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Thursday May 05, 2005 · 6:41 PM PDT

2005/05/05 · 18:41

Kansas governor, Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius, was invited to give a commencement speech at her high school alma mater, Summit Country Day in Cincinnati. That is, until the Archbishop of Cincinnati, Daniel Pilarczyk, told the school to "un-invite" her. Why? Because Sebelius is pro-choice. According to the article in today's Cincinnati Post,
http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050505/NEWS01/505050402
Pilarczyk based his "advice" on the June 2004 document entitled: "Catholics in Political Life."
Yep, the same document that was used to keep John Kerry from receiving communion in some churches.
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No Child Left Behind is Making Inner-City Schools Worse! (Surprise, Surprise)

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Thursday May 05, 2005 · 7:19 AM PDT

2005/05/05 · 07:19

While this was written to address the failing condition of Cincinati's Public Schools, it holds true for many inner-city public school districts. NCLB has only exacerbated the problems due to its reliance on "fudging" statistics. Please read on!

WHO'S ON FIRST AT CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
Surely you've heard the old Abbot and Costello routine, "Who's on First?" You know the one where not even the most simple, obvious question can be answered in a straightforward manner. After minutes of round and round confusion all invested parties simply give up in exasperation. Well, imagine that routine multiplied by 25 and you can start to understand the situation Cincinnati Public School teachers are facing.
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The Right's New Definition of Success?

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Tuesday February 08, 2005 · 7:59 AM PST

2005/02/08 · 07:59

Since most Republicans never seem to let facts get in the way of a good story, maybe a good story can help them get into some facts.

A REAL AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY
Sure, Johnny wasn't the best student in his excellently rated suburban high school, but he was unquestionably bright, well liked, good looking, and boy, could he talk his way out of (or into--wink, wink) anything. In fact, he was so overflowing with potential that he was accepted into a pre-med program at a prestigious university. It didn't matter to Johnny that his acceptance was based--at least in part--on his glowing, albeit self-written, letters of recommendation. So what if he fudged the truth. After all, his whole life was ahead of him and he was certain that the ends would someday justify the means.
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