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There's even more bad news coming from Ohio's newly privatized prison. Violence last week forced Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to call in the state's special response team, according to Plunderbund. Two teams from the Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation were dispatched. Gov. John Kasich pushed prison privatization in his 2012-2013 budget to save costs. CityBeat covered private prisons and the shady connections CCA had to the current state government prior to the sale here.
There might be a court case disputing JobsOhio's constitutionality, but that hasn't stopped the state government from moving forward with implementing the private, nonprofit agency. On Friday, the state announced it transferred $500 million in state liquor funds to JobsOhio. The Ohio Supreme Court recently agreed to take up a case from ProgressOhio disputing whether state funds can be used for the private agency. Kasich established the agency in an effort to encourage job growth in Ohio.
Kasich will reveal the blueprint for his 2014-2015 budget plan later today. According to Gongwer, his proposed budget will cut personal income taxes across the board
and offset the cuts by closing loopholes and broadening the sales tax
base. The governor has long been eying an income
tax cut. He previously suggested raising the oil and gas severance tax
to help pay for a tax cut, but the plan faces bipartisan opposition.
In the 2013 mayoral race, John Cranley is currently outraising
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, but both Democrats are fairly close. Qualls has raised $134,188, while Cranley
has raised $170,877. Most of the race has focused on the streetcar so far, with Qualls supporting and Cranley against the twice-voter-approved transit project.
The city of Cincinnati and Duke Energy have reached a limited agreement to meet in court to settle who has to pay for moving utility lines to accommodate for the streetcar's tracks. As part of the agreement, Duke will begin moving lines in the next few weeks, even while the city and Duke wait for courts to decide who will pay for moving the lines. Mayor Mark Mallory also announced the city will try to finish the streetcar project in time for the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, but he added there are no guarantees. For more on the streetcar and how it relates to the 2013 mayoral race, check out CityBeat's cover story.
Libertarian Jim Berns recently forced a mayoral primary by entering the race.
Community leaders around Greater Cincinnati are mapping out veteran services programs.
Ohio is expanding its foreclosure prevention program. The maximum benefit possible has increased from $25,000 to $35,000, and the highest annual household income allowed to participate in the program is now $112,375.
The Ohio Board of Regents finished moving to the Ohio Board of Education building.
Looks like Ohio First Lady Karen Kasich's Twitter account was hacked.
Smokers will pay higher prices under Obamacare.
Physicists have created crystals that are nearly alive.
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls is asking the city administration to complete construction of the streetcar in time for the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will be hosted in Cincinnati. A letter from Qualls to City Manager Milton Dohoney and Mayor Mark Mallory explains her reasoning: "This may present a challenge, but it is one I am sure the administration is capable of meeting. The streetcar will serve a critical role in efficiently and effectively moving visitors to and from Great American Ballpark and allowing them to conveniently visit other venues such as Fountain Square, Horseshoe Casino, Over-the-Rhine, Washington Park, etc." CityBeat covered the streetcar's delays and how the project relates to the 2013 mayor's race here.
Gov. John Kasich will reveal his plan for funding Ohio schools today. The plan is expected to include a $300 million "innovation fund" to support school initiatives that improve teaching and learning. In a previous interview, Rob Nichols, Kasich's spokesperson, explained the troubles of establishing a plan: "Many governors have tried before. Many states have been sued over their formulas. It's something we have to take our time with and get it done right."
City Council passed a resolution urging Kasich to expand Medicaid. Qualls explained the need for the resolution: "Expanding Medicaid will create a net savings to the state over time, allow the City's health department to improve access to health services at lower costs, and most importantly, provide health care coverage for thousands of Cincinnati residents who need it most." A study from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio found a Medicaid expansion would save the state money for the first few years. Previous studies also found correlations between improved health results in states and a Medicaid expansion, and a study from the Arkansas Department of Human Services claimed Arkansas would save $378 million by 2025 with the Medicaid expansion.
A new report found poverty is increasing in Ohio. About one in six Ohioans are below the federal poverty line, according to the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies report.
About $100 million in development downtown is kicking off today. City officials and business leaders are gathering for the groundbreaking this morning of a lot at Fifth and Race streets that has idled for nearly 30 years. The lot will host the new four-story headquarters for DunnhumbyUSA.
Kasich says Ohio will continue taking Ky. jobs in the future. The rough words are Kasich's interesting approach to encouraging Ky. legislators to support the Brent Spence Bridge project.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued a scam alert telling businesses to be wary of emails claiming to be from the Federal Trade Commission or FTC.
Miami University broke its application record.
A Wright State professor saved Cincinnati-based Kroger more than $170 million with his work on more accurate pharmaceutical predictions. The professor, Xinhui Zhang, is now one of the six finalists worldwide for the Franz Edelman Award.
Ohioans now have a phone number to report cases of child abuse or neglect: 855-O-H-CHILD, or 855-642-4453. Reports can be anonymous.
Humanity is one step closer to the inevitable robot apocalypse. GE's hospital robot can sort scalpels, sterilize tools and prepare operating rooms for surgery.
Between October and December, the U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1 percent — the first contraction since 2009. The downturn was primarily caused by the threat of conservative fiscal policies, particularly defense spending cuts. Dropping business inventories also helped drag down the economy. Otherwise, consumer and business spending was actually strong.
Some Republicans want another go at reducing voting rights.
Rep. Mike Dovilla, chairman of the newly created House Policy &
Legislative Oversight Committee, says he wants to consider measures that
crack down on alleged voter fraud, including reduced voting
times and a photo ID requirement to vote. But in-person voter fraud is not a real problem. News21, a Carnegie-Knight investigative reporting project, found only 10 cases of in-person voting fraud in the United States between 2000 and 2012.
That's not even one case of in-person fraud each year. The real reason
Republicans want to enact stricter voting measures is to hinder young, minority
voters that typically support Democrats. One study found 700,000 young, minority voters were excluded by photo ID laws in 2012.
A Policy Matters Ohio report found Ohio's income tax hits the poor and middle class a lot harder than the wealthy. The numbers from the report: "The top 1 percent of non-elderly Ohio families by income, who earned at least $324,000 in 2010, on average pay 8.1 percent of their income in state and local income, property, sales and excise taxes. By contrast, the lowest fifth, who make less than $17,000, on average pay 11.6 percent. Families in the middle fifth of the income spectrum, who make between $31,000 and $49,000, on average pay 10.6 percent."
Cincinnati is extending its contract with Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) for a month despite an ongoing conflict, but the supposed conflict is really much ado about nothing. SORTA wants the city to guarantee it won't use the transit fund for the streetcar, but City Council has already passed a resolution saying it won't and Mayor Mark Mallory has repeatedly stated he will not use the transit fund for the streetcar. Due to the mayor's race, the streetcar will be facing another contentious year at the ballot box, which CityBeat covered in-depth here.
More than 60 percent of Greater Cincinnati entrepreneurs are expecting a net profit in 2013. Most of them also expect to hire part-time employees, according to a new survey from the Entrepreneurs' Organization. The survey is another sign of rising confidence in the U.S. economy.
The Dayton Daily News reports manufacturing is driving economic growth in Ohio, to the benefit of more than half of the state's counties.
When defending Ohio's charter school and voucher programs, conservatives often tout the magic of "school choice," but a Policy Matters report found school choice may hurt education standards in the state.
Ed FitzGerald, a popular Democrat from Cuyahoga County, is gearing up to run for the governor's race in 2014.
Scientists have taught bacteria to eat electricity. The trick could eventually be used to turn microorganisms into a biofuel source.
Ohio Democrats are moving to sue the state if it continues blocking access to texts from State Board of Education President Debe Terhar, a Republican from Cincinnati. The school board leader has been facing criticism for making a Facebook post that compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. The post was a picture with the caption, "Never forget what this tyrant said: 'To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens.' — Adolf Hitler." There is no historical evidence Hitler made that quote.
Despite ongoing litigation questioning its constitutionality, JobsOhio intends to move ahead with plans to sell liquor-backed bonds. The Supreme Court agreed to take up ProgressOhio's challenge of JobsOhio last week. JobsOhio is a nonprofit private agency set up by Gov. John Kasich to drive economic growth, but bipartisan questions have surrounded its legality and constitutionality since its conception.
Hamilton County Board of Commissioners President Chris Monzel wants to change the county's mission statement. His proposed changes would remove references to equity and add conservative language about the county government living within its means. The county is already required to balance its budget.
Ohio State University expects to save nearly $1 million a year due to wind power. The university signed a 20-year agreement in October to buy 50 megawatts annually from Blue Creek Wind Farm, the state's largest commercial wind farm.
The city of Cincinnati is tearing down hundreds of blighted houses. The demolitions, which are being funded by a grant, are meant to make neighborhoods safer.
A Cleveland man was the first to benefit from a law that expedites payouts to those who were wrongfully imprisoned. After being imprisoned for 16 years, Darrell Houston will receive a partial judgment of nearly $380,000.
The Ohio Department of Transportation is looking at removing 34 positions. One of the potentially affected jobs is a counselor position that helped apprehend a man suspected of kidnapping two teenaged girls.
Ohio may soon require the replacement of old license plates.
The Ohio Tax Credit Authority is assisting eleven companies in investing more than $51 million across Ohio. In Hamilton County, Jedson Engineering will spend an additional $2.8 million to create 30 full-time jobs.
StateImpact Ohio has an in-depth look at Nate DeRolph, one of the leaders in school funding equality.
A new gun shoots criminals with DNA tags, which lets cops return to a suspect during less confrontational times. The guns will be particularly useful during riots, when attempting an arrest can result in injuries.
School superintendents will hear about Gov. John Kasich's school funding proposal Thursday. The proposal, which will change how all of Ohio's schools are publicly funded, will be released to the wider public Feb. 4. Many school officials are bracing for the worst, according to Cleveland's The Plain Dealer. Rob Nichols previously told CityBeat that the proposal is "a big undertaking": "Many governors have tried before. Many states have been sued over their formulas. It's something we have to take our time with and get it done right."
Ohio's largest prison staff union is asking Kasich's administration to increase the amount of prison security officers following a late December report from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The report found a correlation between rising prison violence and a decrease in prison security staff, affirming a position the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association has held for years.
A Journal News report found substance abuse comes at a heavy loss for Ohio employers, including more workplace injuries, higher medical costs, more absenteeism and reduced productivity. Some experts advocate for drug testing to lower the costs, while others argue drug testing can often affect innocent, responsible drug users. Employers are much more likely to test for marijuana over alcohol, even though multiple studies show cannabis is less addictive and harmful.
The flu epidemic may be leveling off in Ohio. The state health department revealed the amount of hospitalizations involving the flu have plateaued, but the department cautions the calm could be temporary.
The women's sections of county and regional jails are facing higher levels of overcrowding. The overcrowding is a result of a 2011 law that enables fourth- and fifth-degree felons to be held at county jails instead of state prisons.
A new online tool reveals the salaries of public school teachers and staff.
The extensive audit of Ohio schools and their attendance information will be released Feb. 11. The preliminary reports found Cincinnati Public Schools were clean. The investigation into attendance fraud began when Lockland schools in Hamilton County were caught falsifying attendance data.
A new poll found an overwhelming majority of Kentucky parents favor raising the school dropout age to 18, up from the current age of 16.
Ohio gas prices are still rising.
Researchers made super-realistic lung tissue with levitating cells. The development allows researchers to better study how toxins affect the lungs.
A new analysis found Ohio has some of the toughest requirements for unemployment benefits. The Policy Matters Ohio report shows Ohio is the only state besides Michigan where a worker who makes minimum wage for 29 hours a week would not qualify for unemployment compensation. Ohio's standards require workers to earn an average of at least $230 a week for at least 20 weeks of work to qualify for benefits. The state also does not allow unemployed workers seeking part-time work to receive benefits, which is permissible in most other states. Every state must set qualification standards for unemployment compensation, which is supposed to hold people over while they search for work if they're laid off.
Ohio's transportation projects council unanimously approved 32 different projects totaling more than $2 billion. The projects approved by the Transportation Review Advisory Council come amidst debate over Gov. John Kasich's Ohio Turnpike plan, which leverages the turnpike's profits for renewed infrastructure spending. Ohio Department of Transportation officials say they're optimistic about the turnpike plan and the bond revenue it will produce in the short term.
A new report from the Ohio Public Interest Research Group found Cincinnati is a lot more transparent about spending than Cleveland. Cincinnati got a B+ for spending transparency, while Cleveland got an F.
The city of Cincinnati and a union representing city workers are currently negotiating an out-of-court settlement over a lawsuit involving the city's pension program. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) claimed in a 2011 lawsuit that the city is not meeting funding requirements set by the Cincinnati Retirement System Board of Trustees.
The local branch of the NAACP is facing increased tensions. Three former presidents
are calling for a national investigation to look into the local
branch's relationship with the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and
Taxes (COAST), a local conservative group. City Council Member Chris Smitherman, current president of the NAACP's local branch, has close ties with COAST, but the three former presidents say partnering with COAST is the wrong direction for the NAACP.
Some Ohio schools need to do more to protect students from concussions. Many schools are already improving standards in anticipation of a state law that goes into effect in April, but some large school districts are falling behind. The new law requires school districts educate parents and families about concussions, train coaches in recognizing symptoms of head injuries and pull injured or symptomatic students from the field until a doctor clears a return. CityBeat wrote about head injuries and how they relate to the NFL and Bengals here.
President Barack Obama renominated Richard Cordray, former Ohio attorney general, to head the Consumers Financial Protection Bureau. The nomination could have repercussions for the 2014 governor's race; Cordray was seen as a potential Democratic candidate.
Lightning could be a source of headaches and migraines, according to a new University of Cincinnati study.
Catholic Health Partners and Mercy Health are looking to fill 80 positions.
The Ingalls Building, which was the world's first reinforced-concrete skyscraper when it was built in downtown Cincinnati in 1903, was sold for $1.45 million.
A Catholic hospital chain killed a lawsuit by arguing a fetus is not a person.
IBM developed a warmth-activated gel that could kill superbugs and break up tough bacterial biofilms. Maybe humans won't need panda blood after all.
Council Member Chris Seelbach says he's getting impatient with streetcar delays. During a series of complaints aired on Twitter, Seelbach wrote the deadline for streetcar operation should be the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2015. This week's CityBeat cover story explains some of the delays and how the streetcar relates to the 2013 mayor's race.
The Pentagon is planning to lift the ban on women in combat situations. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the decision came after a recommendation from his Joint Chiefs of Staff. Between the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and this decision, President Barack Obama's administration has been one of the most inclusive when it comes to the military.
The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case questioning the constitutionality of JobsOhio. Policy group ProgressOhio says it might be illegal to use state liquor profits to fund JobsOhio, a private nonprofit organization Gov. John Kasich set up to drive economic growth in the state.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game could bring $60-$80 million to Cincinnati, according to Julie Heath, director of the University of Cincinnati's Economics Center. It was recently announced Cincinnati will host the game in 2015.
Gov. Kasich said he won't oust State Board of Education President Debe Terhar after she made a Facebook post comparing Obama to Adolf Hitler. Kasich is happy she admitted it was a mistake, and he said he will leave it at that. Democrats called for her ousting Tuesday.
American Military Partner Association, a national organization that supports LGBT veterans, endorsed FreedomOhio's same-sex marriage amendment. If voters approve the amendment this November, gay marriage will be legalized in Ohio. CityBeat wrote more about FreedomOhio's ballot initiative here.
Cincinnati Public Schools is piloting an after-school program focusing on the arts. The high-energy sessions are apparently proving to be a hit among students so far.
U.S. Speaker John Boehner, a Republican from West Chester, says President Barack Obama is out to annihilate the Republican Party. I'm not seeing the problem here.
Moody's doesn't have confidence in U.S. nonprofit hospitals.
New science makes it possible to detect brain damage in football players that previously couldn't be seen until a victim was dead. CityBeat covered how head trauma relates to former Bengals players' workers' comp claims here.
Popular Science explains how to make the perfect snowball.
On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, House Health and Aging Chairman Lynn Watchman said anti-abortion legislation could come back in the current legislative session. That includes the heartbeat bill, which would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, and a plan to defund Planned Parenthood. CityBeat wrote about the anti-abortion legislation last time Ohio Republicans tried to bring it up here.
One Ohio Now, a group focused on the state budget, has a few requests
for Gov. John Kasich. They don't want an income tax cut when the
revenue could be used to expand Medicaid and raise school funding. In other states, a Medicaid expansion correlated with better health results, and one study found expanding Medicaid could save Ohio money. More school funding could also make up for the last budget's massive cuts to education, which are explained on a county-by-county basis at Cuts Hurt Ohio.
While the state government is tearing down solar power initiatives, Cincinnati is working to update Green Cincinnati. Environmental Quality Director Larry Falkin told WVXU, "We're broadening the plan to be not just focused on climate protection, but more broadly on all areas of sustainability." He added, "It's going to show us how Cincinnatians can live a better lifestyle using less resources." The plan was originally drafted in 2007 and adopted a year later to prepare the city for changing environmental realities.
Last year was good for local home sales. The Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors says home sales were at the highest levels since 2008.
A federal judge ended most of his court-mandated oversight of Ohio's youth prisons last Friday. The ruling shows how much progress has been made in state youth facilities, according to Alphonse Gerhardstein, a Cincinnati lawyer representing juvenile inmates.
Ohio Democrats are now calling for Ohio State Board of Education President Debe Terhar to resign. Terhar is facing criticism for comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler when she posted an image of Adolf Hitler on her personal Facebook page that read, "Never forget what this tyrant said: 'To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens.' — Adolf Hitler."
Amy Murray is running for City Council. Murray was appointed to City Council in 2011 when Chris Monzel left and became Hamilton County commissioner. But she lost her seat in the 2011 election, which swept Democrats into City Council.
Cincinnati and Columbus airports saw a drop in traffic, but it seems Dayton International Airport more than made up for it.
The National Council of Teachers wants Ohio to make its colleges more accountable and selective.
An investigation into the massive accident on I-275 could take days. The accident, which is believed to have caused at least 86 cars to crash, led to the death of a 12-year-old girl.
Blockbuster still exists, and it's shutting down stores and cutting jobs.
A smoke screen company wants to use its product to prevent more school shootings. The smoke screens fill up a room with non-toxic smoke on demand, which could obscure a shooter's vision.
Update for any women looking to have a neanderthal baby: The Harvard scientist was only saying it's a possibility someday.
Ohio State Board of Education President Debe Terhar posted an image of Adolf Hitler on Facebook that said, "Never forget what this tyrant said: 'To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens.' — Adolf Hitler." But the Cincinnati Republican, who was referencing President Barack Obama's gun control proposals, now insists she was not comparing Obama to Hitler. It's pretty obvious she was, though.
Cincinnati's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate dropped to 6.7 percent in December, down from 6.9 percent in November. The drop is largely attributed to a decrease in the civilian labor force, which could imply less people are looking for work or seasonal changes are having an impact. Whatever the case, the amount of people who are employed and unemployed both dropped. Hamilton County's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate dropped to 6.2 percent in December, down from 6.4 percent in November, but that drop was also attributed to a declining labor force or seasonal factors. Greater Cincinnati's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from 6.4 percent, despite 2,600 less people working. In comparison, Ohio's seasonally unadjusted rate was 6.6 percent in December, up from 6.5 percent in November, and the U.S. rate was 7.6 percent, up from 7.4 percent.
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, suggested the Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act. The plan requires debt ceiling increases to be matched by an equal amount of spending cuts. Increasing the debt ceiling is essentially Congress agreeing to pay its bills. During the budget process and while passing other legislation, Congress agrees to a certain amount of spending. Increasing the debt ceiling just makes it possible for the president to pay those bills, even if it means surpassing a set debt level. If the debt ceiling isn't raised by May 18, the United States will default on its debts, plunging the country into depression. But the threat of destroying the U.S. economy has not stopped Republicans from using the debt ceiling as a negotiation tool to get the spending cuts they so badly want.
Public employees are avoiding changes to Ohio's public pension system by retiring before the changes kick in. The changes make it so any teacher who retires before July 1 will get a 2 percent cost of living increase to their pensions in 2015. Anyone who retires after July 1 will not get the increase until 2018. After that, retirees will get a pension increase every five years. Experts are also expecting a rush of retirees in 2015, when age and years-of-service requirements for full benefits are set to gradually rise.
A new report found Ohio's graduation rate is still improving. The U.S. Department of Education report found the state's graduation rate was 81.4 percent in the 2009-10 school year, higher than the nation's rate of 78.2 percent, and an increase from 78.7 percent rate in the 2006-2007 school year.
A study found a link between hourly workers at Hamilton County's Fernald Feed Materials Production Center and intestinal cancer.
As Ohio cuts back its solar program, Canada is shutting down the rest of its coal-fired power plants by the end of 2013.
The Cincinnati Reds may get to host the 2015 All-Stars Game.
Scientists are rushing to build robots that save lives in disaster zones. Will John Connor please stand up?
It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On this day, it's worth re-watching his I Have a Dream speech.
Local governments are hopeful they won't see big budget cuts in Gov. John Kasich's 2014-2015 budget.
Townships, municipalities and counties were economically hit by big
cuts in the last budget. The local government cuts added up to $1
billion on a state level, and Hamilton County shared $105 million — more
than 10 percent — of the cuts, according to Cuts Hurt Ohio. Education saw $1.8 billion in cuts statewide, with Hamilton County taking $117 million of those cuts.
Gov. Kasich announced that his state of the state address will take place in Lima, Ohio. Kasich's speech last year was labeled "bizarre" by outlets like The Hill. During the speech, Kasich imitated a person with severe Parkinson's disorder and called Californians "wackadoodles."
Union Terminal is falling apart. Cincinnati Museum Center executives say they need nearly $180 million for repairs. The damages are largely due to how the building was constructed. Its design lets moisture get behind bricks, which then causes supporting steel beams to rust.
The judge in the Miami University rape flier case gave a deposition Jan. 15. The document outlines Judge Robert Lyons' reasoning for letting the rape flier case go: "What I remember about him is that there was certainly concern about his, say, his mental health and there were grounds stated on the record for the necessity of sealing the record. It had to do with his — probably as I recall, more so mental well-being than anything else."
Former governor Ted Strickland is tired of raising campaign money, but that didn't stop him from joining City Council candidate Greg Landsman Friday. Landsman was Strickland's field director for his congressional campaign, and when Strickland was governor, Landsman was director of the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Rumor has it the Carew Tower will be going residential, but the owners are denying it all. The denial letter, which assured current tenants they won't be kicked out, makes reference to a "softness in the general downtown office market."
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation made $1.3 million in grants. The grants will help a variety of businesses and groups. A $225,000 grant will go to Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber's Minority Business Accelerator, which helps local businesses owned by minorities.
Garbage collection will be delayed by a day this week due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Will the first neanderthal in 30,000 years be given birth by a human mother? A Harvard geneticist says he's close to making it possible.


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Blues at the Crossroads honors Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf in fine form
Harmonica great Kim Wilson and some of his friends got together at the Michigan Theater on Saturday to remember two giants of the blues, Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.
And the jam session that ensued did the two pioneers proud. Wilson and his Fabulous Thunderbirds—as well as blues veterans Tinsley Ellis, James Cotton, Jody Williams and Bob Margolin—treated fans to nearly three hours of the blues, as well as a handful of memories of Waters and Wolf, neither of whom was a stranger fo Ann Arbor.
"Ann Arvor is always a favorite in blues history, because of the wonderful festival you had here, " said Margolin, a guitarist, who appeared with Waters at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival during the early 1970s. "We remember all the great blues musicians who played here at the Ann Arbor festival and found such a soulful audience."
Indeed, the best part about Saturday's Blues at the Crossroads 2: Muddy and the Wolf concert was the opportunity to see and hear blues men with bona-fide ties to Waters and Wolf still plying their musical trade at such a high level.
Cotton, the harmonica virtuoso, who played with Watters throughout the 1950s, can still blow the reeds out of a harp. His spotlight set found Cotton, at 77, still in full command of his instrument, as he let the Thunderbirds through the paces.
Williams, whose guitar can be heard on signature tracks by Wolf, as well as Bo Diddley and other Chess Records artists, started out a little rusty, but soon found his groove during a handful of numbers.
But it was Margolin, still active with his own bands and now an elder statesman of the blues in his own right, who provided the evening's real sparks. Offering a clinic on Waters' signature slide-guitar sound during the first set, he then let the sparks fly during the second set as he, Wilson and Cotton got down and dirty on the Waters chestnut "Sad Letter Blues."
As Cotton moaned into his harp and Margolin stretched notes out with his steel, you could almost feel Waters' presence on the stage.
In the end, both Waters and Wolf were well represented, with various combinations of the artists rolling through such standards as "Rollin' and Tumblin," "Spoonful," "I Got My Mojo Workin,""Mannish Boy" and "How Many More Years."
It was a blues lover's paradise, and Wilson was a generous MC, giving plenty of spotlight to his guest stars, while seldom missing an opportunity to showcase his own remarkable harp skills.
And the latest iteration of his long-running Fabulous Thunderbirds proved a fine backing band, leaving plenty of space for the stars, and ably adapting to Wilson's impromptu musical direction.
A special treat was a guest appearance by Ann Arbor's very own George Bedard, whose big, round solos on his hollow-bodied Gibson provided a nice counterpoint to an otherwise occasionally shrill all-Fender guitar attack.


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Wednesday, March 28th, 2012More on Mexican-American civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez, who was born on March 31, 1927. He would have been 85 years old on March 31, 2012, but died at age 66. Additional info below on a March 30 special program on Chavez on KXCI radio.
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The first test of Hereford's Yazor Brook Flood defence system has gone "exactly as we wanted it to", according to those behind it.
Hereford Futures praised the work of the £4million Yazor Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme which has been put to work during the recent downpours.
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Currently holed up in a studio recording their fifth album, vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and songwriter Serge Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards and drummer Ian Matthews will play the first ever show staged at Leicester's Victoria Park, bringing their hit-laden set list to the place where it all began. It will be the first time the band have played in the UK since their incendiary headline slot at Queen Elizabeth Park this summer.
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Well on cattle producers are facing difficulties eating their herds because -- -- higher corn prices.
And -- being forced to sell them off early that's the cows beef prices are down now but -- possible shortages.
Drive prices back up let's go to Jeff -- he's been covering this story for us from -- Wisconsin Jack.
Glorious that is exactly and we got a real treat for -- because we're live inside any cattle auction this is what they call sealed -- this is where farmers and cattlemen column to sell all of this year particularly because it's very difficult to afford to feed on these guys have already used.
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These guys are forced into market a lot of that's right they they -- a little earlier than what they wanted to because of course the drought in the because -- that.
Take a walk come pouring haven't what we've -- car should say the cost for a feeder cattle these are what they called feeder cattle.
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Steven E. Hyman, M.D. is the director of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute and a Broad Institute core member. He is also Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology. Hyman was one of the key architects of the Broad Institute, when it was launched in 2004 as a bold experiment in biomedicine and became a permanent institution in 2009.
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Saint Cloud is a concept store fusing together fashion and bicycle culture. Founded by Nick Mahoney – a bike enthusiast with a dream to create a place that becomes a centerpiece among the Melbourne cycling community. With a keen interest to transcend the typical consumer based retail outlet, Nick intends to create a space where customers have a large impact on the stores direction. The Gertrude Street shop is a place for people to share their passions for bikes, apparel and art. Nick is a strong believer in supporting and endorsing unique and exclusive bicycle products and fashion on a […]
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My social media picks this week were inspired by a recent work related trip to Europe. While traveling, fellow Feedbacker Jeff Thompson (@ideaman) and I learned about how different cultures interact within social media. Here's the insights I have to share, in the form of a quirky, fun video. In this video we share photos and video taken abroad (with our iPhone 4G's) and share the social media insights we learned:
One thing we learned from several agencies we met with, and what was confirmed by a recent study compiled by LIONBRIDGE, was that French companies are more reluctant to use social media tools to push out information. Companies in France mostly use social media to push out information without losing control of the conversation. In general, the French typically use social media to keep in touch with friends.
Another interesting thing we were told on our travels was that people in Belgium have not embraced social media very much, whereas people in the Netherlands, where the same language is typically spoken (Dutch), have embraced social media in a big way. In a Global Web Index Survey, stats showed that people in the Netherlands use social media most as a tool to stay up to date with current news and events.
Finally, as one would expect, many European countries don't only use Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. They use their own social media platforms. For example, in France, Skyrock is also popular. In Italy, Netlog and Badoo are used, and in the UK Bebo is used. Learn more here.
And as always, this is Anna of Feedback, and those were my social media picks of the week. Keep a look out for next weeks picks, which will be filmed from Las Vegas, NV.


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Surprises and snubs were in abundance when nominations for the Grammy Awards were revealed Friday night.(2)
On Fridays I'm posting my thoughts on Lou Reed's solo albums, one album at a time in chronological order of release.(1)
Volcano Choir was the big winner at the 6th annual RadioMilwaukee Music Awards Thursday night. The Wisconsin supergroup, featuring Justin Vernon, picked up awards for album of the year and band of the year.(2)
Despite the cooks in the kitchen, the Christian Bale drama "Out of the Furnace" still manages a surprisingly unwatered-down signature flavor.(1)
"Philomena" is a remarkable story, told unremarkably, with an insightful performance by Judi Dench.
Full of clever songs, plenty of heart and just a touch of romance, "Frozen" holds its own with "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast."
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presented festive holiday greetings Friday evening, filling the Uihlein Hall stage to the brim with instrumentalists and vocalists. | 6:07 p.m.
Quasimondo Milwaukee Physical Theatre's "Americlown," 14 skits by Brian Rott and Jessi Miller, is a provocative and original production. | 12:49 p.m.(2)
The Milwaukee Ballet's "The Nutcracker" begins Dec. 14. But "Nutcracker" preparations have been underway since last year's production closed.
If you've been tempted to dismiss Philip Roth as a misogynist, a self-hating Jew or an old white male dinosaur, a new book makes a strong argument for giving him another chance.
I'm reading and commenting on a story from The Library of America's recently published 'John Updike: The Collected Stories' each Wednesday until I finish the collection or give up.
At a time when iPads and Kindles are transforming books from paper to computer code, Ralph Weber spiffs up old volumes.(4)
Some classic dishes are getting fresh attention as they pop up on more menus: fish served whole and steak tartare. For Daniel Pope, the chef de cuisine at All Purpose in Walker's Point, the reason for including whole roasted fish on the menu was personal.(4)
All Purpose in Walker's Point does equal justice to a cheeseburger or a whole fish, small plates or large, and offers an intriguing wine list, smart cocktails, craft beers.(1)
From the art on the walls to the food on the plate, the new Walker's Point spot isn't a typical Mexican restaurant.(5)
LOS ANGELES (AP) ABC says it will air four fewer episodes of "Scandal" than planned this season.
Some reviews were unkind - "deer in the headlights," wrote The Associated Press about Carrie Underwood starring in NBC's live staging of "The Sound of Music" - but local ratings suggested viewers were hungry for family entertainment during the holiday season.(3)
Jim Hall, general manager of WDJT-TV (Channel 58), and Jon Byman, news director of WTMJ-AM (620), are both heading for new jobs.
A list of local businesses to shop for art-centered holiday gifts.
What is it that compels us to gawk at mangled cars on the highway or to get glued to cable news after a tsunami or oil spill? Dirk Skreber explores that.
The Coalition of Photographic Arts juried exhibition of photography by artists in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa begins Friday.
Check out the Lynden Sculpture Garden, Discovery's "Trains! Trains! Trains!" and "The 12 Bars of Christmas."
We wanted to know what you think makes a Milwaukee bar "the best" after Esquire Network named four Milwaukee bars as some of the best in America. Here are those answers.
Heather and Brandon hand-picked the best events happening this weekend in Milwaukee. Check them out before you go out with your friends.(1)
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, combined choruses usher in holiday season 6:07 p.m.
Quasimondo takes dark, funny look at American life in 'Americlown' 12:49 p.m.
Kacey Musgraves shows she's got down-home standards at Rave 12:00 p.m.
ABC's 'Scandal' reduced to 18 episodes this season 1:35 a.m.
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Dylan's electric guitar sells for nearly $1M 5:27 p.m.
'Roth Unbound' explores, reinforces novelist's standing 5:20 p.m.
Magic of Milwaukee Ballet's 'Nutcracker' begins behind the scenes 2:08 p.m.
Performing Arts Calendar 2:03 p.m.
Dirk Skreber's exhibit at Milwaukee Art Museum captivates with catastrophe 1:40 p.m.
What makes a Milwaukee bar 'the best'? 1:37 p.m.
Mark your calendars for these upcoming Milwaukee events 1:30 p.m.
Second City brings 'Nut-Cracking Holiday Review' to Marcus Center 12:15 p.m.
Listening to Lou Reed: 'Sally Can't Dance' 11:45 a.m.
Milwaukee had fifth highest ratings for NBC's live 'Sound of Music' 11:42 a.m.
'Harry Potter' stars up for theater awards 10:55 a.m.
Crow finds comfort in country music 10:19 a.m.
Ardent's second act: late-night ramen shop on the weekends 9:10 a.m.
On Tap for Today: Holiday lights, Rockabilly for Rescues and The Second City cracks nuts 5:30 a.m.
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British network Three is the first to announce that it'll carry the Sony Xperia T. No release date is given for the device, but we've been told to expect a release in late September or early...
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While some retailers had previously announced the Sony Xperia T for release in the UK today, the device failed to materialize on store shelves, leaving confusion as to when Sony's new internatio...
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The first European pricing information for Sony's new Xperia T, Xperia V and Xperia J smartphones has come to light, as several German retailers have put the devices up for pre-order. According ...
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Let's do this in one fell swoop, shall we? Here's a walkthrough with all of Sony's new kit at IFA in Berlin. Seven minutes in Sony smartphone heaven, if you will. The glitz! The glamour!...
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Aug 30, 2012
The Xperia T is the pick of the Sony smartphones announced yesterday at IFA 2012 in Berlin. The 4.6 inch Ice Cream Sandwich device is likely to turn a few heads, and we're starting to get the fi...
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ICE to Expand New Immigration Enforcement Program in Local Jails
Known as Secure Communities, ICE expects to make the program available to each of the nation's 1,200 state and federal prisons and 3,100 local jails by the end of 2012.
ICE officials believe the program's wider coverage will make it easier for the agency to apprehend and deport criminal aliens, meaning both unauthorized immigrants and legal immigrants who have committed crimes rendering them deportable. The expansion will target specific geographic areas with high levels of criminal activity, including communities along the Southwest border.
ICE first proposed the Secure Communities program in March 2008, after Congress appropriated additional funding for the agency to develop a comprehensive plan to remove criminal aliens.
The program was launched in October 2008 in Houston, Texas. Though the program is voluntary, since 2008, the agency has established biometric identification technology at 50 sites, serving approximately 2,100 booking locations in eight states. Participating cities include Dallas, Miami, Phoenix, and Boston. In May 2009, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice became the first statewide prison system to enroll in Secure Communities.
Here's how the program works. First, local correctional officers scan the fingerprints of a person booked at the jail after he has been arrested for a state or local offense. Next, using enhanced technology, the scanned fingerprints are checked against a number of government databases that include terrorist watch lists, criminal databases, and lists of immigration absconders.
If the check reveals that the person is an unauthorized immigrant, or a legal immigrant who previously committed a crime that may make him deportable, the Secure Communities program sends an automatic response to the local law enforcement agency and to the local ICE office.
ICE can then decide whether to issue a "detainer" on the individual, which directs the local jail or prison to hold the person until ICE takes over custody. After moving the person to federal immigration custody, ICE may initiate removal proceedings.
ICE estimates that between October 2008 and February 2009, its biometric sites processed 117,000 fingerprint submissions, which resulted in the identification of approximately 12,000 "criminal aliens." Of those, 862 were "Level 1" offenders, those convicted of major drug offenses or violent crimes.
In ICE's three-tiered approach, "Level 1" offenders are the highest priority as ICE considers them the greatest risk to public safety. "Level 2" offenders include those convicted of minor drug offenses and crimes such as burglary, larceny, or money laundering; "Level 3" offenders have been convicted of other crimes.
To support the expansion, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has requested a 30 percent increase in the Secure Communities program budget in the agency's proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2010. In FY 2009, ICE received $150 million for the program.
Secure Communities has not escaped controversy. Government officials argue that the program eliminates the risk of ethnic or racial profiling because it makes screening for immigration violations part of the routine booking and background check process at local jails.
Critics have said that Secure Communities relies on flawed government databases that could potentially lead ICE to detain US citizens or legal immigrants who are not deportable. Immigrant advocacy organizations are also concerned that screening for immigration-status violators in local jails may cause police officers to engage in ethnic and racial profiling when making arrests.
Immigrant advocates and lawyers have said it is uncertain whether ICE will actually target the removal of "Level 1" offenders. The existing guidelines for Secure Communities do not explain how ICE will prioritize the removal of "Level 1" offenders over the removal of other individuals whose fingerprints are also run through the Secure Communities biometrics system but who may have been arrested for minor crimes or violations.
This criticism follows similar concerns about other ICE programs. A recent Migration Policy Institute study on ICE's Fugitive Operations Program — designed to arrest and deport individuals who had ignored deportation orders and posed dangers to the community — found that a large number of the immigrants arrested through the program were "ordinary immigration status violators" rather than immigrants with criminal convictions.
Analysts have also noted that it is unclear how the expansion of Secure Communities will affect ICE's section 287(g) partnerships. Currently, the 287(g) program allows ICE to train state and local law enforcement agents to enforce certain aspects of immigration law. Given that many of the 287(g) agreements that operate in jails already allow local correctional officers to check the immigration status of prison inmates, it is possible that Secure Communities will either make redundant or subsume those agreements.
It also remains to be seen whether an expanded Secure Communities will place a heavy financial burden on states and localities that detain unauthorized immigrants screened through the program.
Currently, through the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), states and localities may request federal reimbursement for part of the detention costs associated with incarcerating unauthorized immigrants. However, the Obama administration's proposed FY 2010 budget recommends eliminating SCAAP reimbursements.
Attorney General Reverses Decision on Ineffective Legal Counsel
Attorney General Eric Holder reversed a Bush administration decision on June 3 that prevented immigrants who had been previously ordered deported from reopening deportation proceedings due to ineffective legal counsel.
Immigrant advocates and legal scholars heavily criticized the decision, which then Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey issued in January during the final weeks of the Bush administration. In their view, Mukasey's decision abolished a long-established right to effective counsel in immigration proceedings and greatly limited the ability of immigrants to appeal deportation orders.
Prior to the Mukasey decision, in Matter of Enrique Salas Compean, courts generally permitted immigrants to reopen deportation proceedings if they could show that the action or inaction of their lawyers had negatively affected their case.
However, Mukasey found that immigrants did not have a constitutional right to effective assistance of legal counsel in deportation proceedings, since they are considered civil, not criminal, in nature.
Holder stated that the Mukasey decision did not "thoroughly consider" all of the issues involved, and that it ignored a well-established legal framework for considering whether immigration cases could be reopened because of ineffective counsel.
The Holder decision asks immigration judges to use the pre-Compean rules for considering future motions to reopen based on ineffective counsel.
H-2A Rules. The Department of Labor (DOL) has suspended until March 2010 a controversial rule issued during the final month of Bush administration that made it easier for employers to petition for temporary agricultural workers (H-2A visa holders). Farm labor advocates heavily criticized the December 2008 rule, saying it would lead to employer abuse and lower worker wages.
Decline in Border Arrests. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested 27 percent fewer people attempting to illegally enter the country in the last six months than during the same period a year earlier. Between October 2008 and May 2009, CBP arrested 354,959 people, down from 486,735 immigrants between October 2007 and May 2008. Immigration experts attribute the decrease to increased border security along the Southwest border and to the US recession.
Public Assistance for Immigrants in New York. New York state does not have to provide the same level of public assistance to elderly
and disabled legal immigrants that it provides to similarly situated US citizens, according to a decision by New York's highest court that overturned the
decisions of two lower courts. Khrapunskiy v. Doar dealt with eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The 1996 welfare reform law
amended the rules governing SSI so that noncitizens could only receive SSI benefits for a maximum of seven years. The appeals court found that New
York had no obligation to make up for the federal government's decision not to provide public benefits to immigrants.
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Bruce Springsteen's inspiration apparently knows no bounds, reaching as far as Australia's treasurer Wayne Swan, who said he looks to the Boss for economic inspiration.
"You can hear Springsteen singing about the shifting foundations of the U.S. economy which the economists took much longer to detect, and which of course everyone is talking about now," Swan said in a lecture to members of the ruling Labor party.
Swan, 58, said he was a student when he first became a Springsteen fan following the release of Born to Run. He even went so far as to quote some of the Boss' lyrics: "Poor man wanna be rich/ Rich man wanna be king/ And a king ain't satisfied/ 'Til he rules everything."
Swan's main rival, opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey, did not agree, calling Swan's comments "ridiculous."
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Nationality: Norwegian
Date of Birth: 1 February 1961
Executive Committee member since: 2012
Current UEFA roles
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• Deputy chief executive for the Sør-Trøndelag county authority at the Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune, Karen Espelund has been passionate about football since her early childhood. She began playing with the Trondheims-Ørn club, and played more than 300 matches, also serving as a club board member from the age of 17. A midfielder, she played two times for the Norwegian national women's team.
• From 1985, Espelund served the Norwegian Football Association (NFF) as a member of the Women's Committee, and joined the regional federations' board in 1986. In 1988, she was elected to the NFF Executive Committee, serving as vice-president from 1996 to 1999, when she was appointed general secretary – a position she held for ten years. She became a member of the UEFA Women's Football Committee in 1990, and has served as first vice-chairwoman (2007-11) and chairwoman (2000-07; from 2011). She first joined the UEFA Executive Committee as a member by invitation – the first woman to do so - in 2011, and became a full member in spring 2012.
• Football is Espelund's passion – she remains a keen veteran player - but she is also interested in music, mostly classical, and literature. Cross-country skiing and mountain hiking are also among her hobbies. "One of the important tasks is to let every child who wants to play football, to have such a possibility in her or his neighbourhood," she says. "Therefore, we still have good work to do in European football – so that every child can fulfill her or his dream."
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