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In true Murphy's Law fashion, I got the flu for New Year's. That set me back a couple of weeks. But the great thing about setting New Year Goals rather than making resolutions is that you don't break goals.
With goals when you get off track you simply refocus and keep going. So that's where I'm at this week. I am over the flu, refocused, and moving forward. And I am NOT telling myself I am two weeks behind. Instead I know I'm progressing in a positive direction toward my 2014 Goals and that is producing and will continue to produce real and positive outcomes.
How about you? Have you had a Murphy's Law experience with your 2014 goals yet? If so, how have you handled it?
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Del Potro Crashes Roger's Party
Federer Battles to Verge of U.S. Open Title, Then Loses; Latest Twist in Unpredictable Year
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This is the way it goes in men's tennis.
One king dethrones another and reigns for a few years before getting dethroned himself. It's an orderly progression that's held true for years: Jimmy Connors gave way to Bjorn Borg, who gave way to John McEnroe, who yielded to Ivan Lendl, who melted into Boris Becker, and so on, all the way to Pete Sampras and Roger Federer.
This was supposed to be the year that a new king, Spain's Rafael Nadal, inherited the bejeweled scepter. After Mr. Nadal's epic victory over Mr. Federer at Wimbledon in 2008 and his five-set victory in the final of this year's Australian Open, the trumpeters had already been summoned to the palace portico. But it hasn't turned out that way.
After bowing out of Wimbledon with bad knees, Mr. Nadal lost in the semifinals of the U.S. Open—seemingly opening up a clear path for Mr. Federer to capture his third Grand Slam title of the year and be reaffirmed as the sport's monarch.
But the men's final turned out to be as surprising as the year itself. In a stunning and at times contentious five-set match, Mr. del Potro beat Mr. Federer 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2.
After starting the match with his characteristic marksmanship and efficiency, Mr. Federer went up a set and a break in just 45 minutes. Mr. del Potro was so flummoxed he missed wildly on a half-dozen forehands through the first 15 games, sending balls careening into the stands.
But the 20-year-old Mr. del Potro battled back—nearly taking control of the match in the third set. Serving at a set apiece and 4-3, with all the momentum on his side, Mr. del Potro faltered, and ultimately lost the game on Mr. Federer's third break point.
It was the sort of match the crowd at the National Tennis Center had been hoping for—fans in the cheap seats went back and forth with chants of "Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole" for Mr. del Potro and "Let's go Rogah" (to the tune of "Let's go Yankees") for Mr. Federer.
Mr. del Potro used his forehand to push Mr. Federer farther into the back court. He used his deft first serve to pull out the fourth set in a tiebreaker.
In perhaps the biggest surprise, Mr. Federer lost his characteristic cool when he felt umpire Jake Garner was giving Mr. del Potro too much time to challenge line calls.
After winning the ninth game of the third set, Mr. Federer told Mr. Garner, quite colorfully, that he didn't care what Mr. Garner said. Moments later, Mr. del Potro hit two double faults to throw away a set he had once appeared to have a tight lock on, giving Mr. Federer a commanding two-sets-to-one lead.
But as night fell crisply on the National Tennis Center in New York, it was Mr. del Potro who rode an off-speed but consistent spinning serve to a shocking victory.
When Mr. Federer's final shot sailed wide, Mr. del Potro collpased onto his back and Arthur Ashe Stadium turned into a raucous Argentine party. Fans swayed to the drum beats blaring through the loudspeakers as Mr. del Potro climbed through the stands to embrace his coach and family. "I don't have the words," he later said, before dissolving into tears during the trophy presentation.
Instead of gaining back his aura of invincibility Monday, Mr. Federer saw a relative nobody become the first Argentine man to win the U.S. Open tennis tournament in 32 years—and to prevent him from winning his 16th Grand slam title. "Rafa and I, we've had some epic ones, some great ones, over the years," he said after the match. "Who knows, maybe del Potro is going to join that thing as well."
Earlier this year, when Mr. Nadal seemed ascendant, what nobody took into account was the way the Spaniard had played during his climb to the top. His was a violent, relentless, counter-punching style that forced him to run harder and farther and leap higher than his peers. The question nobody asked was whether this way of playing tennis was sustainable.
It wasn't. At the French Open, where Mr. Nadal had never lost, Mr. Nadal bowed out in a fourth-round, four-set match to Sweden's Robin Soderling . Three weeks later, Mr. Nadal announced that a pair of gimpy knees would prevent him from defending his Wimbledon title.
After winning the French Open and completing a career Grand Slam few thought was possible for a player who specialized in grass and hard courts, Mr. Federer suddenly faced a field that was decidedly free of a certain aggressive Spaniard. He set his sights on winning a record-breaking 15th Grand Slam at Wimbledon's center court.
A surprisingly resurgent Andy Roddick and his devastating serve pushed Mr. Federer to a 30-game fifth set in the Wimbeldon final, but the strength of the fight—and Federer's steely consistency through the whole thing—only served to reaffirm his greatness.
The big challenge was supposed to come from Scotland's Andy Murray, the national hero vying to become Great Britain's first Wimbledon champion since Virginia Wade.
Just 22, Mr. Murray has shown himself to be a brilliant defender of the court. But he, too, proved to be flawed.
The racket technology that allows players to hit the ball harder than ever has created an era that doesn't reward defense. Mr. Murray lost in the quarters in Paris, the semis at Wimbledon, and the fourth round at the U.S. Open, raising the question of whether a player can win Grand Slams without the sort of deadly offensive power that Mr. Federer and Mr. Nadal (when healthy) possess.
On the women's side, this was supposed to be the year Serena and Venus Williams—getting on in tennis years—were finally overwhelmed by the army of Eastern Europeans who have stormed the barricades of the women's brackets. What former rivals like Martina Hingis, Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters struggled to do—or had abstained from doing by retiring—this garrison of women was certain to accomplish.
But the sisters started training harder. They rose to the top of the game by mid-year when they met at the Wimbledon final. Venus, a grass court specialist, was expected to prevail but Serena took care of her in straight sets, setting herself up for a year for the ages coming into the Open. Then came Ms. Clijsters and Saturday night's controversial foot-fault call.
Ms. Clijsters, a year and a half out of the delivery room and a month out of retirement, won the title by taking advantage of a women's tour that can't seem to serve. The same racket firepower that has helped the top men's service games become almost unbreakable has helped the women's return game. When facing first serves that rarely crack 100 m.p.h.—and second serves that can travel in the mid-70s—the returns have become difficult to handle.
As the sun sets on the 2009 Grand Slam season in a place few could have predicted it would, the anticipation for the upcoming year may be as strong as it has ever been.
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Juan Martin del Potro was the first Argentine man to win the U.S. Open tennis tournament in 32 years. A previous version of this article incorrectly described him as the first Argentine to win a Grand Slam in that span.


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The Balfa Brothers (or Les Frères Balfa) were an American cajun music ensemble. Its members were five brothers; Dewey on fiddle, Will on fiddle, Rodney on guitar, harmonica, and vocals, Burkeman on triangle and spoons, and Harry on Cajun accordion. The brothers first played together at family gatherings in the 1940s. Along with Hadley Fontenot, an accordionist and acquaintance of the family, they made their first recordings in 1951. The 78rpm single was "La Valse de Bon Baurche" b/w "Le Two Step de Ville Platte", recorded at their house. After this Dewey went on to a successful solo career, recording on his own and with many ensembles. Adopting the name Balfa Brothers in 1967, Dewey, Rodney... Continue Bio >>
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Our three-year-old daughter is in this stage of asking us, "do I look pretty?" Most of the time, she's referring to something she has dressed up in. We've been trying to teach her that her beauty isn't shown through her clothing choices, but through the attitude of her heart, which can be reflected through her face — her smile, her eyes — but also through her kindness to others. As we were editing the images from Katy + Dan's wedding we said to each other, multiple times, she is so pretty! She smiled the entire day — through the rain, the changes in schedule, the unknown of when dancing/music might begin… seriously, she was smiling and full of joy all day long!
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NSRA Northeast Nationals - Road Tour: Leg 7Written by on March 11, 2008 From Kalamazoo, Mi, To The Nsra Northeast Nationals
The Performance World Custom Car & Truck Show leg of the PPG / STREET RODDER Road Tour, sponsored by the folks who put on the largest indoor car show in Canada, marked the first time the Road Tour has traveled out of the United States. Beginning in Kalamazoo, Michigan, at the NSRA Nationals North and then traveling on to the NSRA Northeast Nationals in Burlington, Vermont, the participants on this leg of the tour were ready for some beautiful scenery in Canada. An even nicer surprise was that the beauty and warmth of the folks who greeted us on our trip though Canada were just as spectacular as the scenery.
The Road Tour participants all gathered at the STREET RODDER tent at the Nats over the weekend, giving everyone a chance to get to know each other. As has been the case all summer, there were a number of folks who were participating in their second or third Road Tour, and it is good to know people have a great time on the tours and want to sign up for another fun week on the road!
We rolled out of the Kalamazoo Fairgrounds after the awards ceremonies on Sunday and started on the threehour trip to the border crossing into Canada at Port Huron, Michigan. There were 21 cars registered for the Performance World leg, with 16 leaving from the Nationals North and five more cars joining us along the route. The afternoon trip to Port Huron went smoothly and we reached the border checkpoint by 6:30 p.m.
We had reservations at a hotel in Sarnia, Ontario, right across the border from Port Huron. A few weeks before this leg of the tour, I had received an e-mail from Bob McMillan of the Sarnia Street Machine Car Club, who wanted to meet us at the hotel and have a cookout for our group. It sounded like a great way to start the tour so we made the plans, but I was not prepared for the wonderful greeting we were given when we pulled into the parking lot that Sunday evening. The lot was filled with more than 50 street rods, street machines, customs, and antique cars, and hundreds of smiling faces. What a welcome to Canada! The Sarnia Street Machines is a 70-family club that has been around since the early '80s and does some wonderful charity fund-raisers while having fun with their vehicles.
Monday morning we were up and rolling by 7:45 a.m., headed for our first stop at Lowdown Hot Rods in Cambridge. The folks at Lowdown have been building high-quality street rods and show cars for a number of years and gave us a look at their latest projects, along with some coffee and donuts. It was then on to our noontime stop at Legendary Motor Cars, near Toronto, the home of the "Dream Car Garage" TV show and a number of high-performance cars on display for sale. It was here that Brenda Brough and Gary Chalice of the Performance World Custom Car & Truck Show met us. Brenda is the show manager and, with Gary and a dedicated team of helpers, puts on the largest indoor car show in Canada each March. The Performance World group, along with Legendary, provided box lunches for everyone, and members of the Motor City Car Club of Oshawa, Ontario, also greeted us at Legendary. The Motor City folks were our hosts for the day and had planned a fantastic afternoon for our stay in the Toronto-Oshawa area. What was even cooler was making the trip around the busy Toronto area on the 407 Freeway, since, while it is a toll road, the Motor City members had a local company pick up the tab for the tolls.
After checking into our hotel, we made the short drive to Parkwood Estates, the mansion built by the founder of General Motors of Canada, for a great tour of the beautiful estate and gardens. Again, it was all complimentary, courtesy of the Motor City Car Club. After some tea and snacks at Parkwood, it was time to head to the Motor City clubhouse for a dinner in our honor. When we pulled in, we were greeted by an entire field filled with club members, their cars, a huge party tent, and 80 pounds of beef cooking on grills. Brenda and the Performance World team provided door prizes that had been contributed and each and every Road Tour participant received something. It was an amazing evening with the Motor City folks, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2009-I am already making plans for the Road Tour to come to Oshawa and help them celebrate next year!
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After our afternoon on the river, it was time to cross over the border and back into the United States. The lines at the border checkpoint were not too long and we all had our photo IDs ready. I handed the young American border guard my ID when I pulled up, and he paused, smiled, and said, "My dad has a chopped '32 Chevy coupe. your Deuce looks great! Have a great trip." We had a wonderful time in Canada, but it was great to be back in the United States! We then made the short trip to Alexandria Bay, New york, to spend the evening.
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Thursday it was time to head to Burlington, Vermont, and the NSRA Northeast Nationals, but we did have a few more stops to make. About an hour east of Lake Placid we stopped at the Ausable Chasm, known as the Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks, which was a spectacular view into the river far below. From the Ausable Chasm it was a very short trip to Port Kent to load onto the ferry for the one-hour boat ride across Lake Champlain to the waterfront in downtown Burlington. It was quite a sight to see all 20 Road Tour rides loaded onto the ferry, and the captain even invited me up in the pilot area to sit behind the wheel. We landed in Burlington and headed to the headquarters hotel for registration.
It was a fantastic week on the Performance World leg of the Road Tour, especially since we were part of the first Road Tour to travel beyond the borders of the United States. We found great folks north of the border and saw some of the most picturesque parts of the United States and Canada. The fun carried over into the weekend at the NSRA Northeast Nationals in Burlington with the combination of the extended year format the NSRA has implemented for this event and the beautiful weather all weekend that helped fill the grounds with participants and spectators
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Brenda Brough (left) is the manager of the Performance World Custom Car & Truck Show held each year in Toronto, and Gary Chalice (right) is her assistant at the show.These are the members of the Motor City Car Club. The Road Tourians appreciated the hospitality so much that we presented the club with a Road Tour banner we all signed.On Tuesday we cruised to the 1000 Island area on the St. Lawrence Seaway near the U.S.-Canadian border. Many Road Tourians boarded the cruise ship for a three-hour tour of the 1000 Island area.The trip on Wednesday afternoon took us through the Adirondack Mountains to our destination of Lake Placid, Ny. It was a beautiful day for a drive, and our 25 cars added to the scenery.Wednesday morning we stopped at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, Ny, a fantastic facility filled with vintage wooden boats and racing watercraft from the early years.We loaded the cars on the ferry at Port Kent, Ny, for the hour-long trip across Lake Champlain to Burlington, VT.We made quite a picture as we stopped for a photo shoot near a lake in the Adirondack Mountains. We were nearing our destination for the evening: Lake Placid, Ny.The grounds at the Northeast Nationals were filled all weekend. This was the first year the NSRA invited cars up to the year 1977, and it was a huge success by the looks of the crowds.


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Freelance Investigative Reporters and Editors (FIRE), a collaboration of Project Word and Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), is pleased to announce the selection of six reporters to receive the first ever FIRE Virtual Newsroom services—stipends and accompanying tools to facilitate freelance investigative work.
The selected reporters and their proposal topics include:
- Yvette Cabrera, a Southern California-based freelancer, on criminal justice and law enforcement
- Jonathan Richard Jones, a San Francisco-based freelancer, on US interests in the South Pacific
- Raven Rakia, a New York City-based freelancer
- A freelancer based in the southwest US, on criminal justice
- A Texas-based freelancer, on US-Mexico border relations
- An East Africa-based freelancer, on a military conflict in Africa
The FIRE Selection Committee, composed of five award-winning print and broadcast journalists, chose the reporters from 100 applications covering a wide range of public-interest topics—from municipal criminal justice to US foreign policy.
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The Virtual Newsroom and Help Desk services, the core of this pilot project of FIRE, were crafted to address the challenges and solutions identified in Project Word's 2015 survey of freelance investigative reporters. The pilot offers a model to strengthen this valuable sector of public-interest reporting.
The next call for FIRE proposals is scheduled to take place in June, 2016. For details, please see the Project Word News page in mid-May.
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The recently revived peace talks between Syria and Israel may be hindered by the weakness of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, beleaguered by a political crisis, Syrian analysts said Wednesday.
The Syrian comment came shortly after Defense Minister Ehud Barak urged Olmert to step down or face early elections in light of the corruption investigation currently underway against him.
Syria and Israel announced last week they were engaged in indirect talks under Turkish auspices over the future of the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War.
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posted at 6/30/2009 11:37 AM EDTHi Ladies. My head is spinning, I'm hoping for some kind words. DH lost his job yesterday (Ugh, I feel like I'm going to vomit just typing that). He was a manager at a catering company. He was miserable there, gone for 12 hours a day, and treated poorly. But it was a paycheck. A good one, a regular one. He had planned to go back to school in the fall anyway, and either quit or cut down his hours; at least this way he can file for unemployment. I work in social service. My grants have not been refunded for FY2010. My CEO told me he's "moving heaven and earth to keep (me) here", but nothing is guaranteed. I'm not as concerned about my job. I'll figure something out. So will DH. I just feel like, for now, the rug has been ripped out from underneath us. We were finally starting to make a dent in our debt from Katrina (we both lost our jobs during that time (both places flooded), had obviously lots of home repairs, etc), and now I feel like we might go under again. I know I'm overreacting, it just happened yesterday, but for now it's taking a lot of self control to not freak out!! I know lots of you lovely ladies on this forum have eithe dealt with your own or spousal job loss. What can I do? How can I make DH feel better? I'm giving him a few days to be pissed, sad, etc., and i promised I wouldn't freak about money (out loud, anyway) for 2 weeks, as he at least got a full paycheck. He's got options, he's a great chef and just needs to find a place to make some money. We'll deal with me if I get let go later. What else can I do? I'm letting him vent, assuring him that we'll be fine. We've got one month of rent in savings, so that's good, just in case. What else? Thanks in advance!
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posted at 6/30/2009 2:22 PM EDTI'm sorry I don't have any great advice, but wanted to send my best wishes!! My DH gets laid off periodically and, even though we know he will get called back, it is so stressful. He is hoping to find a new job in the next year or so, but isn't sure what to do with himself. Does any of us really know what we want to do? What is your DH planning to go back to school for? Good luck and keep us updated!
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posted at 6/30/2009 3:03 PM EDTI don't really have advice either, but I'm sorry that you guys have to deal with this. You're definitely not alone, though--like you said, other people on here are going through layoffs, and all over the country people are losing jobs.
Maybe your DH can focus on getting ready for school and this is an opportunity for him to find a job he really enjoys. I know that doesn't make the financial aspect any better, but maybe some good can come out of this.
Good luck with everything!
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Got lots of friends in this position and am so anxious too. However, I once read a long time ago that if you don't make a decision you need to make it will be made for you. And that may put a bit of a better spin on the situation - he needed to get out of a job that treated him poorly and now he is out of that job and available for better opportunities to come and being able to start right away without a 2-4 week notice, may make him that much more appealing to a potential employer. Hope the opportunites roll in soon, though he may want to take some time and enjoy the glorious ;-) weather!
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Katel, Just know that he is not alone. I know that is not good advice at all :(
I work for a company that is very very scary to work for right now...they have been in the news for a long time about closing down, and many days I went into work thinking to myself, wow this could be my last day here. Things seem to be OK right now, but God only knows what going to happen....can anyone guess what it is?? Just look at the top left hand corner of your screen...just in paper form :)
But I work in HR, so I have had to deal with a lot of sad cases. It is not easy to see or to deal with. I am so very sorry about your DH.
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posted at 6/30/2009 4:06 PM EDTThanks, Ladies. I really appreciate the kind words. Fra, DH has no idea what he wants to go back to school for, and I have finally drilled into his head that it doesn't matter, he just has to start the process, as there a bunch of classes you have to take to begin, anyway. I really am trying to look at the bright side. We'll have lots more time to spend with eachother, he can get some little pish job cooking again (he was a chef before this manager gig) to get him until school starts, and then who knows...to have a husband who is actually around on the weekends will be awesome! I guess I'm more worried about his mental health, he doesn't deal super well with adversity. I just want to make sure he doesn't take this personally, you know? Money wise, I'm freaking right now, but when you actually look at the dollars and cents of it, we'll be ok...I apprecite all of the good thoughts, and would love any advice!
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posted at 6/30/2009 4:47 PM EDTHi Katel,
So sorry that this is happening. My DH used to be a lobsterman in Maine, and the industry has really suffered over the last few years. From 2005-2007 he was barely making enough to buy food and put gas in his truck. It was really hard watching him go through this, and it was tough on our relationship because it was long distance at the time and we had to commute between Boston and Maine to see each other.
He ended up finishing his degree and completely changing careers. He moved in with me and was a temping in Boston for almost a year, not making much money, but trying to get experience. He was really discouraged during the job hunt, since the only experience he had was lobstering and it wasn't relevant to the industry he was trying to break in to. I did all I could to stay positive and encourage him (he can be really negative about himself). He later told me that it was really helpful to him that I was there to support and encourage him, and how much motivation it gave him.
He ended up landing an accounting position last August at a great company that he loves working for (and that has amazing benefits and sweet hours).
Try to be strong for him and just remind him of his potential when he's feeling negative.


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The Italian will miss Tuesday's 2014 World Cup qualifier against Malta on Tuesday with a thigh strain that may rule him out for several weeksRoma midfielder Daniele De Rossi could be out of action for a month after limping out of Italy's World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria with a thigh strain.
The 29-year-old left the field in the 75th minute of the 2-2 draw on Friday night and will play no part in Tuesday's clash with Malta.
His setback is cause for concern amongst the medical staff at Roma, who are already monitoring injuries to both Dodo and Federico Balzaretti.
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich's campaign registered with the IRS a nonprofit April 20 called A New Day for America, officially setting up the fundraising organization for the Republican's nascent presidential bid.
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Good morning, y'all. Before we get to the news this morning, I want to plug a cover story we have coming up in a couple weeks. I've been working on it since February, and I really hope you all will take a look when it goes up April 29. It deals with one of the city's forgotten neighborhoods, a group of people fleeing incredibly difficult circumstances and a place where cultures from around the world mix in an incredible way. The folks in the story deserve your attention for their courage and patience. That's all I'm going to say for now. I hope you'll check it out.There is a lot to talk about today, so I'll stop promoting and get to the news.Let's start with the positive stuff first. Cincinnati City Council yesterday declared April 28 John Arthur day in honor of the late Over-the-Rhine resident and gay rights activist who passed away in 2013 from ALS. Arthur's husband Jim Obergefell has since fought the state of Ohio to get his name listed on Arthur's death certificate, a battle that will find its way to the U.S. Supreme Court April 28. The case will almost assuredly be a history-making event. Look out next week for our feature story on the battle that could determine the future of same sex marriage.• Council also locked horns, once again, on the streetcar yesterday. Councilman Chris Seelbach proposed a motion that would direct the city administration to prepare a report on possible funding for Phase 1B of the transit project. Sound like a small step? It is. But oh, what a fuss it raised. The next hour was dominated by arguments over the project, including recent revelations that revenue won't be as high as anticipated, Mayor John Cranley again touting a residential parking permit plan as a way to make up some of the difference and calls from at least one council member to can the project entirely. After all the fireworks, the motion passed 5-4. You can read all about it in our coverage here.• What else is new around town? Well, our own Nick Lachey, of 98 Degrees fame, wants to turn over a new leaf (heh see what I did there?) as a marijuana farmer. Lachey has invested in a ballot initiative by marijuana legalization group ResponsibleOhio. In return for putting up money for the effort, which needs to collect more than 300,000 signatures by this summer to get its proposal on the November ballot, Lachey will become part owner of a marijuana farm in the city of Hudson, which is in northeastern Ohio. That farm will be one of 10 under ResponsibleOhio's plan, which would restrict commercial cultivation to a select number of sites. The group also tweaked its proposal after some criticism, and the current plan would also allow home growers to grow a small amount for personal use. Critics, however, including other legalization efforts, still say the plan amounts to a monopoly.• Representatives from some area school districts, including Princeton City Schools, are lobbying in Columbus today in protest over state budgetary moves that would cut millions from their budgets. Princeton serves Lincoln Heights, Glendale, Woodlawn and much of Springdale and Sharonville in addition to other areas. Some school employees have taken personal days off from work to protest the proposed elimination of a state offset for the so-called Tangible Personal Property Tax. TPP was a big part of funding for many schools like Princeton. It was eliminated by lawmakers in 2007, but the state continued to funnel funds to schools to make up for the loss. Now, with Ohio's new proposed budget, that offset will gradually be eliminated. Princeton receives nearly a quarter of its budget from the payments. It's one of a number of schools on the chopping block from the new budget, which is a milder form of Gov. Kasich's proposed financial blueprint for the state's next two years. Kasich's plan would have cut half of the districts in Ohio while increasing funding for the other half, mostly low-income rural and urban districts. State lawmakers have eased some of those cuts, but the prospect of losing money has caused ire among schools like Princeton, Lakota and others. • There are a lot of other things happening in the state house today. Lawmakers are mulling whether to eliminate funding for the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, tests. The state's GOP legislators would like to eliminate the $33 million used to administer the tests, effectively killing them off. Part of the reason lawmakers want to eliminate them is that they're tied to so-called federal Common Core standards. State Republicans are generally opposed to the standards, though Gov. John Kasich supports them. The tests' roll-out this year has also been rocky, marked by complaints about glitches and difficulty. But there could be a big price tag for the political statement being made by eliminating the tests: the loss of more than $750 million in federal money for education in Ohio, according to the Columbus Dispatch. • Elsewhere in the state house, the GOP is raising ire among its own with other measures in the state budget. Republican State Auditor David Yost has cried foul at an attempt to remove oversight of disputes about public records requests from his bailiwick. State lawmakers say that the auditor's office is responsible for financial accountability of state offices, not their public records. They want to remove the auditor's power to receive complaints about public records requests and issue information and citations about such requests. Yost says removing his office's power to oversee public records request issues weakens his ability to hold other public offices accountable and is unconstitutional. The Ohio Newspaper Association has also come out against the move. Reporters file a lot of public records requests, after all, and I for one don't want to have to sue someone every time I want some information that YOU should be able to know.• What's going on in national news, you ask? Stories about Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's Chipotle trip continue, revealing little other than the utter intellectual bankruptcy of some of the national political press. The initial story about the stop in the Maumee, Ohio, Chipotle earlier this week was a bit of a campaign stunt in and of itself (Hillary's campaign staff tipped off the New York Times about the stop, leading to this incredibly important breaking news) and now we've just spun down into the dregs of mindless chatter about a burrito bowl. Not even a real burrito! Burritos are for eating, not for think-piecing. Why do you folks get paid to do this, again?Meanwhile, Kasich is getting some interesting press that could boost his chances in the Republican 2016 primary contest for the presidential nomination. National publications are calling him everything from the "GOP's Strongest Candidate" to the "GOP's Moderate Backstop." Ah, national media. Gotta love it.I'm out. Tweet at me, email me, hit me up on Livejournal. Just kidding. I haven't logged into Livejournal in forever. Weeks, at least.
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Hey all, here's the news this morning.Have you ever thought there should be more bars downtown? I hadn't really thought about it before, but then I'm not a huge bar person. 3CDC, on the other hand, has and would like the city to take steps to increase the number of liquor licenses in two specific areas downtown. One, which would be called the Downtown West Community Entertainment District, would be near the convention center and Fountain Square, and another, called Downtown East, would encompass the rest of downtown. Designating an area a community entertainment district makes it eligible for more liquor licenses from the state. Currently, Cincinnati is maxed out, but the proposed scheme would add up to 21 new licenses in the two districts. Ten other neighborhoods in the city have this designation, including Over-the-Rhine, Price Hill and CUF. 3CDC would control all liquor licenses granted to the western district under the plan, which has the support of a majority of council and Mayor John Cranley. Supporters of the plan say it will attract more residents to the districts as well as increase tax revenue. Council looks to vote on the measure soon. • A local man has filed a lawsuit against LA Fitness after he claims he was prohibited from praying in the locker room of the chain's Oakley location. Mohamed Fall, a Muslim, worked out at the gym on a regular basis for more than a year. After his workouts, he would stand with his eyes closed in an empty corner of the locker room and pray without speaking. Recently, three LA Fitness employees approached him while he was praying and told him he had to stop and that he should not pray in the locker room again. Fall says he was afraid he would be kicked out if he did not comply. • Hamilton County Commissioners have officially signaled they will not be pursuing a plan to move the Hamilton County morgue and crime lab to a currently vacant hospital in Mount Airy that Mercy Health offered to donate to the county. While the building would be cost-free, the build out necessary to move the morgue, crime lab and other offices there is cost-prohibitive, commissioners have said. They've estimated it could cost as much as $100 million to retrofit the building. The decision comes as the county's morgue and crime lab continue to sound alarms about their current cramped and outdated workspace. • Legislation that would move the embattled Brent Spence Bridge replacement project another step toward reality is expected to pass in the Kentucky State House today. The bill would allow the state to use a public-private partnership to fund the project, specifically through tolling on the bridge. Officials in both states have struggled to find the necessary $2.6 billion to fund the bridge replacement project. Opponents of the current plan proposed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear say the project doesn't need to cost that much, and that tolling will represent a huge burden on businesses and workers in both states. Northern Kentucky politicians and activists have been especially adamant about preventing tolling on the bridge. • A petition drive to get legal weed on the November ballot in Ohio suffered a blow yesterday when Attorney General Mike DeWine rejected summary language for the petition. DeWine had several quibbles with the details, and lack thereof, in a summary of the proposed ballot language filed with his office by ResponsibleOhio. That group wants to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot that would create 10 marijuana grow sites in the state controlled by the group's investors. The proposal would make marijuana legal to sell with a license, and anyone over the age of 21 could purchase it. Ohioans would also be allowed to grow a small amount of the drug at home, a change in position from the group's original proposal. The group has until July to collect 300,000 signatures and file the petition with the secretary of state. DeWine and other statewide Republican officials have been vocal opponents of the idea, saying that it will increase drug use and that it constitutes a state-run monopoly. Ohio voters passed a similar constitutional amendment allowing four casinos in the state in 2009. • On a somewhat related note, recreational weed became legal in Alaska today. I used to think I would never move to Alaska because IT GETS BELOW ZERO there, but, well... It's also legal in Colorado and Washington state and will become legal in Oregon in July and in Washington D.C. later this week. • Veterans Affairs head and former P&G president Bob McDonald is drawing some criticism after he made a claim that he once served in special forces. McDonald is a veteran who attained the rank of captain in the U.S. Army and attended Ranger training school. But he did not actually serve with the elite force. He told a homeless veteran in L.A. during a point-in-time count of that city's homeless population last month that he did serve in the special forces, however, a claim that has caused controversy. McDonald has apologized for the statement, saying it was a mistake. That does it for your news wrap-up today. Tweet at your boy (@nswartsell) or send me a good old fashioned email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Things I'm keen to get your thoughts on this week: news tips (of course), interesting parts of the city for an urban photography buff (me) and recommendations on cool sneakers (I'm due for a new pair).
City Desk
Kasich Budget Proposal: Slash Income Tax, Raise Sales Tax
Nick Swartsell
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Gov. John Kasich is touting half a million dollars in tax cuts in his new budget proposal, but Ohio's tax scheme could get more regressive if state lawmakers take up the proposed budget.
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Morning News and Stuff
Answers in Genesis could sue Kentucky over ark park; Polls mixed for Kasich prez run; the 21-mile walk to work
What's up, all? That's a rhetorical question. News is what's up, and here it is.Answers in Genesis, the Christian organization based in Northern Kentucky that is building a Noah's Ark theme park in Grant County, has said it will sue the state of Kentucky over tax credits the state rescinded in December. The state took back the tourism-related credits after controversy over Answers' hiring practices, which stipulate potential employees must sign a statement of faith and other religious measures. Those violate employment discrimination laws and preclude Answers from getting taxpayer money, state officials say. Answers, on the other hand, says they have a right to require their employees fit with their religious values. They're suing Kentucky for infringing on their religious liberty. The group also says that because the tax credits are sales tax rebates that originally come from the pockets of visitors, they don't involve taxpayers from the state as a whole. The group has released a video outlining their side of the debate, which you can watch here. Warning: It's like, almost half an hour long and is mostly a dude in an ill-fitting blazer talking to a lawyer while both sit in folding chairs. The group looks to build a 500-foot long ark and surrounding theme park, which it says will attract more than a million visitors a year.• Here's your morning dose of creepy: Hamilton County lawyers would like to limit testimony about the sexual behavior of Kenneth Douglas, a former county morgue employee who is accused of sexually abusing more than 100 corpses at the morgue from the 1970s to the 1990s. Currently, a federal district court is hearing the case against the county brought by the families of three of the deceased whose bodies were abused. The families say the county was negligent in allowing the abuse to happen. The county is attempting to block some testimony about other instances of abuse, including information Douglas gave to law enforcement about the number of bodies he abused. The county's lawyers say testimony beyond the three abuse cases in question could be confusing and misleading for the jury. The families suing the county for millions say the other incidents show a clear pattern of behavior Douglas' supervisors should have known about.• Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld has introduced an initiative to expand the city's vacant properties registry. Currently, that registry keeps track of bank-owned properties that are currently empty and makes sure the banks aren't letting them fall into disrepair. But there are loopholes in the system that Sittenfeld would like to close so the city can better hold property owners holding onto vacant buildings accountable. He'd also like to use some of the revenues from the program, which amounted to about $700,000 last year, for hazard abatement and stabilization work. • Here's more buzz, and some lack thereof, about a potential presidential bid for Ohio Gov. John Kasich. A recent Quinnipiac University poll found Kasich nearly even with prospective Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Ohio. Hillary took 44 percent of the poll. Kasich took 43 percent. The quintessential swing state, Ohio is shaping up to be very important for presidential hopefuls in 2016, as it has been in past elections. But how much of the above poll's results are home field advantage, and how much does the poll say about Kasich's primary chances? A lot and not much, it would seem. Another poll of GOPers in the state had Kasich with a lead over fellow Republicans, but not by much. Kasich led with 14 percent of the poll, followed by Scott Walker, who had 11 percent and Jeb Bush and Sen. Rand Paul, who each had 10 percent. That lead isn't much to go on at this point, but it's still quite early and Kasich could consolidate some of other potential nominees' support as the herd thins. More troubling for Kasich, however, is the fact that in other Quinnipiac polls around the country, he barely makes a blip. He finished 13th out of 13 candidates in Florida, for example, and tied for 9th in Pennsylvania, his native state. In contrast with other potential nominees in his party who have national stature for one reason or another — Jeb Bush, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Ted Cruz — Kasich will need to significantly expand his visibility in the coming year if he hopes to compete for his party's nomination. • Finally, you may have already seen this story about the Detroit dude who walks 21 miles a day to get to work. I think his situation is infuriating and sad but find his attitude inspiring. As a fellow pedestrian commuter (note: my walk is only about a mile and a half, I make it by choice, and only on days when it's too cold to ride a bike) I think James Robertson is something of a hero. I think the issues raised by Robertson's daily trek are especially pertinent in Cincinnati; a city with a serious love of cars and a hardworking but less-than-ideal transit system. I couldn't help thinking about folks who have appeared in some of our recent stories about the working poor when I read this. Seriously, check this story out if you haven't already.
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Morning News and Stuff
Greater Cincinnati employment rates up; group confronts Mayor Williams at Norwood Council meeting; Kochs plan big political spending spree
Hello Cincy. There's a lot happening today, so let's get it going. Later today, Mayor John Cranley and the Economic Inclusion Advisory Council he appointed last year will present the results of a study on ways to make the city more inclusive for businesses owned by minorities and women. The EIAC has been tasked with finding ways to get more minority-owned businesses included in city contracts, and the board came up with 37 suggestions, including ordinances that make diversity a priority in the city when it comes to contracts it awards. Cincinnati, which awards a very small number of contracts to minority and women-owned businesses, has already tried twice to find ways to boost that number, but Cranley is confident the EIAC's recommendations will make the city a "mecca" for minority-owned businesses.• Here's some (qualified) good news for Greater Cincinnati: Unemployment in the region has fallen to 4.1 percent, the lowest it's been since 2001. Though the region lost 2,000 jobs in December, numbers are up overall from this time last year, as we've added more than 21,000 jobs in the last 12 months. The Greater Cincinnati area's unemployment rate at that time was 6.1 percent. Cincinnati's fairing better than Ohio and the nation on the jobs front. Ohio's unemployment rate is 4.8 percent, and the country's as a whole is 5.4 percent. All those numbers have been trending downward. But there's a caveat to all that good news: Wages have remained stagnant. More folks may have jobs, but folks aren't necessarily making more or enough money at those jobs.• Are we getting closer to a replacement for the Brent Spence Bridge? Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear are expected to announce a plan for the bridge at a news conference in Covington later today. Here's what they're expected to put on the table: a 50/50 split on costs between the two states, tolls that cost as close to $1 as possible with a discount for frequent commuters and ideas to make the $2.6 billion project more affordable. Kentucky owns the bridge and gets final say in the plans. A bill seeking a public-private partnership for the replacement project will more than likely be introduced in the Kentucky state legislature this session, though what happens after that is unclear. Kasich and Beshear have been working together on rehabbing the bridge, a vital link in one of the nation's busiest shipping routes, since 2011. But Beshear will leave office after this year due to term limits. Meanwhile, Northern Kentucky officials and lobbying groups are pushing against tolls on the bridge, fighting it out with other, pro-toll business groups. • The proposed Wasson Way bike trail through the city's east side could stretch all the way into Avondale, supporters of the project say. The trail, which has been one of Mayor Cranley's top priorities, is slated to go from Bass Island Park near Mariemont into Cincinnati along an unused rail line mostly owned by Norfolk Southern. Original plans had the trail stopping at Xavier, but a new 1-mile extension would carry cyclists all the way into uptown, near big employers like the city's hospitals and University of Cincinnati. There is still a long road ahead for the trail, including securing right of way on land the trail passes through and an argument about whether to leave room for a future light rail line. Costs for the project range from $7 million to $32 million depending on that and other considerations. • A group angry over Norwood Mayor Thomas Williams' letter decrying "race-baiting black leaders" spoke at a Norwood City Council meeting yesterday evening asking for an apology. At least 14 people spoke out against the mayor's letter, which he posted on social media last month in solidarity with the city's police department. Among those who packed council chambers were Norwood residents, members of Black Lives Matter Cincinnati, a group we talk about more in this story, and activist and Greater Cincinnati National Action Network President Bishop Bobby Hilton."It was stabbed right in the heart ," Hilton said at the meeting, referring to the letter. "I humbly ask if you would please retract that statement and we'll stand with you in supporting your law enforcement."• A coalition of teachers, parents and progressive organizations in Ohio has banded together to ask the state board of education not to renew the charters of 11 charter schools in the state run by Concept Schools, Inc., including the troubled Horizon Academy in Dayton. That school is being investigated after former teachers there reported attendance inflation, sexual harassment, racism and other issues last year. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is also investigating several schools in Ohio run by the Chicago-based Concept after reports of misuse of federal money and other violations. Concept denies any wrong doing. • Hey, this is a fun tidbit. The Koch brothers, those modern American captains of industry who make billions of dollars a year, mostly in the energy sector, are planning on spending big cash in the 2016 election. That in and of itself isn't news — the Kochs have been dumping obscene amounts of cash into local, state and federal elections for years, aided recently by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. But just how obscene the amount of cash could be in 2016 is noteworthy. The brothers' political organization has set a goal of spending more than $889 million in the next presidential election cycle. That's a lot. A whole lot. To illustrate how much, that amount is more than the $657 million the Republican National Committee and congressional campaign committees spent in 2012. Democrats spent even more, but not as much as the Kochs are planning to spend in 2016. Dumping that much cash into the election would more or less match the sky-high projected expenditures by Democrats and Republicans for the next presidential election. So basically, at least when it comes to political spending, we have a third party we didn't vote for made up entirely of the Koch brothers and their rich donor cronies. Awesome.
Undue Burdens
Ohio's abortion restrictions may face reckoning in federal court
Nick Swartsell
0 Comments · Wednesday, November 19, 2014
The state of Ohio could soon force Cincinnati's last remaining clinic providing abortions to cease the procedure, leaving it the largest metropolitan area in the country without direct access to an abortion clinic.
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Election Day News and Stuff
Election looking dark for Dems; Davis building gets reprieve; Cincinnati vies for international museum convention
Today is the day we Americans go to the polls, check some boxes and get a cool sticker. Some say we also get to choose who governs us, but the jury is still out on that one. Nah, just kidding. These are big decisions! Make sure you're fully awake and well-nourished by drinking several cups of coffee and bringing three or four donuts, breakfast burritos or slices of last night's pizza with you into the voting booth. And if you want some friendly advice and fresh perspective on the candidates before you go in and make those fateful decisions, check out our endorsements and election coverage. You'll find everything you need on the major races and issues on the ballot in the Greater Cincinnati area. Polls are open until 7:30 p.m. in Ohio and until 6 p.m. in Kentucky. Go forth, and please don't screw this up for everyone.• Before I bombard you with election news, let's hit the local stuff. The Davis Furniture building will be spared for now. Last night the Cincinnati Historic Conservation Board met for seven hours debating the merits of saving the building versus granting an application for demolition from owners the Stough Group. Stough owns the Hanke Exchange right across the street, and bought the Davis building last year at county auction for $150,000. But the cost of rehabbing it seemed monumental, so they decided to apply to tear it down. But other groups, including 3CDC and nonprofit Tender Mercies would like to pay more than that to acquire and rehab the iconic, if foreboding, former furniture store on Main Street in OTR. Things got plenty heated last night, but in the end, preservation advocates prevailed. Stough will have thirty days to appeal the decision, however, so that 20-foot-tall bowling ball mattress guy adorning the building's south side isn't out of the woods yet.• So this is pretty cool. Cincinnati is competing to bring an international museum convention to the city in 2019. Representatives from the International Council of Museums visited the city last week to check out the city's cultural amenities and hotels to determine if Cincinnati has what it takes to host a large, discerning group of museum directors from around the globe. The ICM represents 32,000 members from 137 countries, and if it chooses Cincinnati, they will meet in the United States for just the second time ever. The first time was in New York City in 1965. The convention happens every three years; 2013's convention was in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2016 meeting will be in Milan. The group toured all the sweet spots in Cincinnati, including Music Hall, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Contemporary Art Center and just about anywhere else in town that has a museum.The convention could bring more than $4 million to the city, which I don't know, says something about the value of our cultural assets. Maybe go weigh in on Issue 8 or something? Yeah.• As I mentioned yesterday, early voting turnout has been very low this midterm election — even lower than most midterms, which are not usually very busy to begin with. A lot of that has to do with the lack of competitiveness in the races, which started with the complete drubbing of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald by Gov. John Kasich after the wheels came off Fitz's campaign months ago. FitzGerald is down 28 points to Kasich. If this was a one on one basketball game, that would be a hard deficit to overcome with the time remaining on the clock, requiring multiple three-pointers, a number of personal fouls from Kasich, and Fitz subbing in LeBron James at some point. Unfortunately, this is an election, and that deficit is nearly impossible to surmount. I would still like to see LeBron dunk on Kasich at some point, but it's a lost cause otherwise. That race kept things frosty for Dems down-ticket as well, with many worthy challengers such as AG candidate David Pepper and secretary of state hopeful Nina Turner running double-digit deficits against their Republican opponents. All that is to say it's looking like a rout, folks, unless a huge ton of people come down out of the stands and vote. Wow, this extended metaphor got really painful. Yeesh. Just go vote already. • At least one statewide race is pretty exciting, though —State Rep. Connie Pillich is neck and neck with Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel in the race for his seat. Pillich, a moderate Democrat, has focused on her experience as a U.S. Air Force captain and her time at the state house. Mandel, on the other hand, has been playing defense a bit, beating back criticism about some campaign finance questions around a businessman named Ben Suarez and the suggestion that he's just using the treasurer's office as a stepping stone to bigger, better things. This one could go either way.• Things aren't going well for Democrats across the river, as Sen. Mitch McConnell pulls away from challenger Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. McConnell is predicting victory not just for himself, but for Republicans looking to take control of the Senate from Democrats. Meanwhile, Grimes is forecasting an upset, but polling over the past few days has shown a growing lead for the incumbent.
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Morning News and Stuff
Council passes a bunch of stuff; Sheriff Jones' not-so-excellent adventure; Grimes hangs out with Hillary
All right! So I've got some great Halloween parties lined up and it's really hard to sit still and focus on important things. But since that's pretty much what being a grownup is about, and since they pay me to (kind of) be a grownup around here, let's talk about news for a few.• Though most of the action happened in committee meetings, City Council made final a bunch of things it has been working on, including funding the mayor's Hand Up initiative. The jobs program has been controversial since the funding will come in part from other programs. Get the back story on that here. Council also gave the thumbs up for City Manager Harry Black's proposals for the city's $18 million budget surplus. The city will stash most of it away in savings or emergency accounts for weather and such, give some to a new data analysis office, use some to fight infant mortality and to repay neighborhood programs. Council also gave final approval to an ordinance that would make getting expungements easier for those convicted under Cincinnati's old marijuana law. Lingering criminal records for a number of city residents mean difficulty finding jobs and getting school loans, something the new law looks to address.Finally, council passed new regulations on Uber and Lyft. You can read more about that here. Busy day. • A while back I told you about outspoken Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones taping an interview for The Daily Show. Well, this probably goes without saying, but… it didn't go so well. It's gotta be hard when you're diametrically opposed to the viewpoints of the show you're going on, and they have all the editing power, but still. It was rough. Jones, who made his way down to the belly of the liberal beast, Austin, Texas, for the taping, continually insisted that illegal immigrants get all sorts of free stuff the rest of us aren't privy to. I'll let you watch the results yourself if you haven't already.• Also a while back, and also something you should watch — the Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial meeting at which Gov. John Kasich more or less ignored beleaguered challenger Ed FitzGerald. I also, because I'm thoughtful like that, linked you to a page with a video of the exchange, or, well, lack thereof. Only the Plain Dealer later took that video down, which is weird, right? So here it is again. Warning: strong language in the article accompanying the vid, including the terms "douchecanoe" and "asshat."• Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is getting more help from the Clintons in her nail-biter of a challenge to Sen. Mitch McConnell. Hillary Clinton will appear with Grimes today in Louisville and Saturday in Covington at 11th-hour campaign rallies. No word what their Friday plans are, but I'm going to some great Halloween parties if y'all are reading and interested.
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Morning News and Stuff
Cranley endorses Thomas; ghosts in Music Hall; more bad news for FitzGerald
Phew! Our election issue is done and out in the world, I just wrapped up a draft of next week's cover story, and I have literally hours before the next City Council meeting. Let's hang out for a minute and talk about what's going on.Mayor John Cranley has endorsed former City Councilman and Human Rights Commission head Cecil Thomas in his run for state Senate, but it's understandable if you were thinking otherwise. Republican Councilman Charlie Winburn, running against Thomas, has pulled a Cranley quote from a Cincinnati Enquirer article published back in April praising Winburn and put it in campaign material. That kinda, you know, makes it look like Cranley is endorsing him. Cranley's standing behind his fellow Democrat, which would be kind of awkward for Winburn if he wasn't just plowing right on through it. "His endorsement won't matter at this point," Winburn says. "He has to let everyone know he's a Democrat."• Iconic Cincinnatian Leslie Isaiah Gaines passed away on Monday. Gaines was a Renaissance man the likes of which we rarely see these days— a larger-than-life lawyer, preacher, songwriter and Hamilton County municipal court judge. Gaines broke down barriers as a black lawyer and judge, as well as standing up for the legal rights of people of all colors. • The Vatican has removed three Cincinnati catholic priests for sexual abuse offenses involving children. The decision to permanently remove Thomas Kuhn, Thomas Feldhaus and Ronald Cooper from the priesthood was announced yesterday, and while advocacy groups say they're glad some justice is being done, they also heavily criticize the long, slow nature of the process. The three had been suspended for years and were still collecting paychecks from the church. Feldhaus' offense dates back to 1979, and Cooper's to the 1980s. The three are among more than a dozen Cincinnati-area priests investigated following a national scandal involving child abuse in the Catholic church that surfaced more than a decade ago. • I'm only surprised that it took so long for this to happen. Ghost Hunters, the popular SyFy channel TV series, recently filmed an episode, airing tonight at 9 p.m., in Music Hall. The building is supposedly one of the country's most haunted locations. Music Hall was constructed starting in 1876 on a former orphanage and burial ground for indigent citizens, and thousands of bones were found during the process. More remains have also been found in subsequent updates of the building, as well as in neighboring Washington Park. So if anywhere has ghosts, it's Music Hall. The only question is whether any of those ghosts have tons and tons of money and want to like, chip in on some home repairs. • Cincinnati may end up losing a $4.3 million federal grant for a bike trail on the city's east side if it follows through with a plan to build on a route along an old train line instead of along the river. Part of the Ohio River Trail has already been built, but continuing to build along the river could be complex and expensive, requiring purchasing property from private owners and building a flood wall. Instead, council is considering shifting to the Oasis Line, a stretch of seldom-used train tracks. Supporters say that plan would be much cheaper and faster to build. But that plan has its own complications, including approval from the Federal Transportation Authority and Genesse and Wyoming Railroad, which holds some rights to the tracks. There's also the fact that the federal grant money at stake can't be moved from the Ohio River Trail to the Oasis Line. • As a candidate, this is not the kind of news you want to hear a week from election day. Cuyahoga County Inspector General Nailah Byrd released a report on County Executive and Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Ed FitzGerald yesterday slamming the fact he drove without a driver's license for 10 months after taking office. Byrd, who was appointed by FitzGerald, said the Democrat committed "a breach of public trust" for driving his own vehicle and county vehicles without a valid license. The inspector general doesn't have any disciplinary powers over FitzGerald, but it's the last thing his sagging, ill-run campaign needs at this point. Incumbent Gov. John Kasich has a towering, double-digit lead over his challenger, and has run circles around him in terms of fundraising, which basically means we're doomed to four more years of having a governor who defends Ohio's gay marriage ban, pushes abortion restrictions, refuses federal funds for food aid, and so forth. Great.
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APH x WorldCup by shel-yangWatch
©2010-2016 shel-yang
Of course, Prussia is the one with beer XD
this image is awesome
this image is awesome
Awesome and so epic. I love this!
jey... germany -.- but good work dude ^^
Wooooppp! Manchester United! ENGLAND!
But wons Spain loL!
TOTALLY see Germany as a goalkeeper!! NICE, NICE!!
awesome o 3o
I'm french and I'm glad that you had a romantic idea of the soccer team of France I love your art indeed
this is awesome!! but... spain? where is SPAIN? T^T I need spain! I love Japan :3
you are so creative, love the outfits!
this is wonderful.
France as ATTACKING midfielder is very appropriate C:
Awesome job!! <3
Japan looks so cute~ xD
Japan looks so cute~ xD
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee cute!
xD Lol Italy,UK and USA all look adorkable.
love japan^^
love japan^^
go germany!!
An Spain ?TwT
Yeay !!! Hetalia !!!
England look very... bad
England look very... bad
haha nice xD
Neuer and i guess müller?
Neuer and i guess müller?
I play Prussia and America's position mostly! Lovely! I like Gil's expression~
Cuute and fresh..! I like their eyes!
GERMANY 3rd is good, but they deserve a goal. TTOTT Mesut Ozil why so sexy? XDD
Heh, LOL! I AGREEE! Yay!
Um... can you put New Zealand in one of your pics? Please?
Um... can you put New Zealand in one of your pics? Please?
XD You captured their personalities so well.
I wanted France, Germany or Japan to win the world cup... maybe in the next one...
Oh...sorry it's Hetalia, it's write to the left! xD
XD I love the "Kirin" write on the Tshirt of the Japanese! x)
The name of the serie is it "Ilalia"? I don't remember im...! x)
(bad english, I know! =S)
The name of the serie is it "Ilalia"? I don't remember im...! x)
(bad english, I know! =S)
why is england so damn cool?
weres australis 0_0 lol if it's there and i din't notice i'm gonna be so shamed
goal keeper is smexy.....britians pose is cool ....
where spain ,they the winner
go tomato chan
go tomato chan
OMG, they all look so cool!
Wow, great style! The shadowing with the intense black shadows is a nice technique, I really like that. I hope it's okay that I am using this for my computer desktop image right now?
awsome work !!!!!!!!!!
Where's Nantucket, eep!
Besides that, nice poses and yay worldcup!
Besides that, nice poses and yay worldcup!
YAY! Football!! I love it<3
is much beautifukk *__*