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In case you missed seeing any new entries here . . .The value of public service is one of the many lessons my dad and mom demonstrated by their lives. They focused on doing it through the church, but I am seeking to show my commitment to our community through the political world. With that in mind, I have declared my intent to run for the Ohio 16th District, House of Representatives, which

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We all "see" what we're looking for. My photos from Switzerland are heavily slanted toward transportation and energy. I forgot, however, to take the photo of the Esso station price sign, with its $1.80 (or thereabouts) price PER LITER. Think of the two-liter bottles of soda we buy and try to figure out the per gallon price. That bloated figure is a prime motivator for Europeans to be energy

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Flying into Cleveland on Friday, I was somewhat amused at the running commentary of the two young guys -- probably college students on Spring Break -- describing what they saw from their airport window. "Look, there's nuclear reactor!" [Perry nuclear power plant]"Can we see Cedar Point from here?" [Probably not!]"That's a $&%^& golf course." [I don't golf, so I wouldn't know.]Then one said, "

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Before protest can ramp up against Obama's move to a new full-scale war effort in Afghanistan, rumblings increase for the war to follow. As Pat Buchanan says,The campaign to conflate Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria as a new axis of evil, a terrorist cartel led by Iranian mullahs hell-bent on building a nuclear bomb and using it on Israel and America, has begun. The full-page ads and syndicated

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Many Valentine's Days ago, my husband and I were starving young entrepreneurs/ journalists. When this day rolled around, there was no cash for buying cards or gifts, but that didn't stop us from celebrating.At a card shop, we each shopped carefully for exactly the right card. We then met in the middle of the shop, exchanged cards, read them appreciatively, then returned them to the shelf.(Thank

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The caller on the other end of the line was apoplectic. "Why won't you let us run the ad supporting you?""You don't understand," I said, "I just. . . ." In the background in my office, my boss waved for my attention: "I didn't make myself clear," he coached. I had to take responsibility for the misunderstanding.That very important lesson is one columnist Phillip Morris might want to take to

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While Washington tries to figure out how to stimulate the American economy, American companies are still putting profits first. This story of a Virginia company closing an Ohio plant to send jobs to Mexico just burns. Some 316 Ohioans are affected, according to the Columbus Dispatch.MWV Calmar, a subsidiary of MeadWestvaco Corp., will close the Washington Court House plant in early April and

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Just because a person is black, it doesn't mean he sees the world as do other blacks. It also does not mean s/he shares the same experience of others. That's the same as a person of any race/gender/religion/sexual orientation/age/profession or any other category. Phillip Morris' column this morning in the Plain Dealer might provide some evidence to support those statements. He opines that it's

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Obama has really done it now. That arrogant jerk has . . . relaxed the dress code???Barack Obama promised change and on his first morning as president he delivered. He appeared at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office in his shirt sleeves.It was part of the story Thursday on the front page of The New York Times – meant to show that Mr. Obama has brought a shift in presidential style and habits to

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This is going to sound like heresy, considering that I worked so hard to get Obama elected, but his foreign policy so far leaves a great deal to be desired.I disagree with his entire Afghanistan policy -- as I did before the election. I had hoped Biden might influence that for the better before Obama made a serious error. I wasn't pleased with Obama's naming Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State

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“Duh, I just didn’t know our policy about e-mail bias. . . . “That’s a pretty lame excuse for a state employee to use when caught sending sexist and racist e-mails. When the perpetrator is a state Department of Transportation employee in charge of preventing discrimination, that should be grounds for termination.According to an Associated Press report, Robert Habern, 55, is the Equal Employment

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This is the third and final of my Marine family trilogy today. People tend to think all military families think alike, and I wanted you to see a range of opinions.By DONNIE MARLERMarine Dad from Missouri Reading through a number of recent online posts, I've been struck by how personally a good number of us have taken the results of the election. You know what? That's a good thing. It shows

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By LORI HOLMANMarine parent/OK nativeDo you ever think some people are smellin' what they are shovelin'?I suppose that John McCain's friendship with G. Gordon Liddy, or being one of the Keating Five doesn't count as "ties to extremists", "untrustworthy" "shady", "unpatriotic," etc., huh? Why is Obama voting against Operation Iraqi Freedom funding because there's no token timeline for withdrawal "

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The author sent this as part of an e-mail on Veterans' Day. It's a little late to be using it today, but I wanted to get his permission before sharing his history of the day and what it means to him. By DAN BLACK Please forgive the reversal of tradition; I thought that I [a veteran of the Iraq war] would reach out to you for Veterans’ Day instead of the other way around."Veterans Day" was once

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A lucky Bay Village resident chosen to sit on stage for Obama's Cleveland visit reports that, while Springsteen was playing his set, she could see Barack and Michelle dancing in the Green Room. For those of us who missed that, a Traverse City, MI, company projected this clip from the Ellen Show on the side of a building earlier this week. Apparently someone had stolen Obama signs the company had

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By LORIN WALKERGold Star Families for ObamaAs military family members, we were supportive, proud to serve, and prepared to sacrifice for our country and our values. We were not, however, prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for artifice.We are Gold Star family members, a mother, a sister-in-law, and an adult child of service members who lost their lives in honorable service of our nation. We

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Issue 5 has to be the most infuriating piece of excrement on the November ballot. It’s a “vote-no-if –you-mean-yes” issue that will have voters so thoroughly confused that they will give up and vote ”no,” which is exactly what the promoters want. This issue would repeal the Payday Lending reforms passed by the Ohio Legislature.I received a mailer showing the sweetest looking elderly man and woman

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Charisma goes only so far. The real test of a candidate comes when she has to answer the hard questions based on her own record.Sarah Palin looked strong in her speech to the Republican Convention because she can read well from the teleprompter. I believe she has experience with that and television cameras from using her college journalism degree to be a sports newscaster.We know we can’t judge

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Is Joe Biden really going to be Obama's VP?Biden was my first choice presidential candidate, so Obama could give me a truly "Just What I Wanted" birthday gift by choosing Joe. Biden has great depth in foreign affairs that could add substance to the excitement of the ticket.Most national-level politicians are charismatic. Sen. Biden has that quality in spades. A big thrill for my husband and me

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$15 million a year? I could live on that. So could many of Dominion East Ohio Gas Company customers. By giving that salary figure for the Dominion chair, Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s aide set the mood for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) hearings on the company’s rate increase request. When the crowd of about 200 mostly silver-haired men and women heard that number, they were

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Be nice now. . . .I have to keep saying that whenever I think about mentioning Dominion East Ohio. Since I manage several Cleveland rental properties, I deal All Too Often with Dominion, and those contacts frequently end with gnashing of teeth. Does the company EVER get billing addresses or service requests straight?Shutting off the gas at our Lorain Road campaign office turned into such an

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Not all the world-wide judging going on right now is happening in Beijing. Some of it is taking place in a real world context, including the conflict between Russia and Georgia. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware writes in Financial Times: "Despite Russia’s overwhelming advantage in size and firepower in its conflict with Georgia, the Kremlin may have the most to lose if the fighting there continues.

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Bioneers: Biological pioneers.Sometimes a person just doesn't know a good thing when she sees it. I grew up in one of the "greenest" environments possible. I lived on a subsistence farm, in which we grew what we ate. We had two cows, two pigs, 100 chickens, and assorted other animals off and on. Our six and a half acres were more than enough for a small orchard, red raspberry patch, and three

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China always puts on a great celebration. No matter what the occasion, you can always count on glorious fireworks and unrivaled pageantry. The Olympics opening was just another example of what the Chinese can accomplish.The mindset there is that everyone must work together for the good of the country. The unparalleled pomp and circumstances give China “face” with the rest of the world. Anyone who

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Just three years ago, Ohio Marine Reserve families were frantically calling back and forth, trying to find out which of the six men attached to the Brookpark 3/25 had been killed in Iraq.After an anxious day, we learned that the Aug. 1 fallen were snipers: Cpl Jeff Boskovitch, Seven Hills, OH; LCpl Roger D. Castleberry Jr., Austin, TX; Sgt David Coullard, Glastonbury, CT; LCpl Daniel (Nate)

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Our son, Augie, got too into TV when he was in middle school, so I suckered him into reading adventure novels. I chose “boy books,” adventures by Clive Cussler and Robin Cook, and dropped bombshells into the dinner conversation, such as telling particularly shocking or exciting events. “Where? Let me see,” he would beg.“When I finish, you can read it,” I’d answer. Before he knew it, he was

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Watching TV analysts tear apart the Clinton and Obama missteps tonight left me wondering why we Democrats seem to manage to seize defeat from the jaws of victory.Jim Dean, Democracy for America says:“The Democratic race for President has lost its focus. We have John McCain to beat in November, instead we fight each other. Geraldine Ferraro. Reverend Wright. Rezko ties. Secret tax returns. If

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The man on the other end of the telephone couldn't believe anyone in Ohio had to verify that Cleveland was in Cuyahoga County. "I would never hire you to work on my newspapers," Howard Metzenbaum bellowed."That's OK, I wouldn't want to work for a jerk like you," the very young reporter at the Wooster Daily Record responded. (I had just been checking my facts, after all, something careful

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Seeing a “Rent to Own” sign on a neighboring street this afternoon reminded me that being a housing rip-off artist is easy. Subprime mortgages are just one of the tricks. People wanting to own their own home don’t know the sharks are probably circling when they see those particular rental signs.A slimy real-estate instructor explained how to make money on “rent to own.” First, you exact a fee of

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Friends,Thank you for your support during the long eight months I was running for Congress. We ran an issues-oriented, positive campaign. Your help kept our spirits high despite the crowded field and related stresses.Our campaign made very creative use of online media, including YouTube, blogs, and the Internet to introduce the campaign to Cleveland and the 10th District. I think the methods

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