December 2012
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Hey, Reporters: There are Female Obama Staffers... →
Women. Did it. Report it. New year’s resolution - good? Good.
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Husband and wife dead in murder-suicide in parking... →
I don’t think football was involved, just domestic violence. When will the headlines, the storylines and the efforts to deter these scenarios reflect this?
October 2012
1 post
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Romney's Binder Full of Women →
Read it and vote.
August 2012
1 post
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Isleton looks at dissolving as a city-isn't this... →
Just sayin’ - ceding cities & townships & villages into counties as the most efficient way to align resources with needs. It’s the up and coming conversation folks.
July 2012
2 posts
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Jason Alexander’s amazing gun rant - Salon.com →
Must-read column about the bullying done by many (not all) in the name of the 2nd Amendment supporting assault weapons for everyone.
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Katniss and Merida—Year of the Heroic Archer? |... →
As a former archery teacher of young kids, I couldn’t be happier. Even my teen daughter came home this week from summer gym saying how much she liked archery. Bullseye!
June 2012
1 post
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Nuns Protesting Republican Budget Should be Pistol... →
Really? REALLY? Wow. I hope this individual doesn’t care for any children. Wow.
May 2012
3 posts
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"Third Frontier's work must be done with openness... →
Amen.
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"Shut up b***hes?" from Dell event emcee? Really? →
I’ve had this attempted against me in different but equally wrong ways. So not happening.
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Engagement via Social Media Looks Like Addiction... →
A fellow conference goer last week told me I was addicted - just after I finished live-tweeting an epic live debate between Barney Frank and Bill Kristol. Am I? Or is he just disengaged?
April 2012
2 posts
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cleveland : Ohio bottoms out in preschool funding:... →
‘Member when we were saying we are chasing states like Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama & South Caroline to the bottom in education? Woohoo - looks like we are making good on that.
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Ohio State coach thinks community service is for... →
How do you interpret this move? The demonization of anything done for the public?
March 2012
2 posts
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TIME Ideas →
Cannot say it enough - so proud of Pres. DeGioia - my former RD & from my high school too. His approach absolutely reflects what I learned in action as a student at GU - and as a Jew there, I had more than a few occasions to have substantive differences requiring civil discourse.
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Rush Limbaugh should apologize to Sandra Fluke -... →
Kathleen Parker on Rush Limbaugh -
Breaks it down well from the conservative thinking woman’s view.
January 2012
11 posts
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Pepper Pike Mayor's first letter to residents →
Dispatch, The Two Brainards, union negotiations and more. Let me know if you have any trouble opening it.
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Not to be ignored: Poll Finds Voters Wary of... →
Undercurrents - they matter.
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Orange Village in talks to provide police service... →
A performance audit told Woodmere to downsize and now it must. Pushing the hands of consolidation and collaboration…
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cleveland : Airborne mercury reduction is critical... →
I agree.
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No getting snowed in Pepper Pike - at least not... →
Giving kudos for snow removal, mayor to mayor, is high praise indeed.
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Lowell council makes a youthful choice for mayor →
Though he is still older than the Lorain mayor, Chase Ritenauer. However, in Lowell, there is a city manager - there set up is like Cleveland Hts not Pepper Pike where we have strong mayor-weak council.
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Survey of NE Ohio residents provides peek into the... →
A few mentions of Pepper Pike.
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Mother of all local government consolidation... →
Sell the Cuyahoga County admin bldg and eliminate 22 others?
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Pepper Pike trio work, play, succeed ‘the cloud’ →
Always nice to see Pepper Pike kids make good - two went to Orange HS and one to US.
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Tomorrow: Obama at to Shaker High, 10:30am, free... →
I’ll watch from home. If you go, please tweet live? Thanks.
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Governor Halts Drilling-will Josh Mandel call him... →
When a six month wait was ordered regarding gas well drilling late last year in Ohio and senior US Senator from Ohio, Sherrod Brown, supported that, Ohio Treasurer and GOP candidate set to challenge Brown, Josh Mandel, wrote and spoke publicly against the halt, saying Brown supports Washington bureaucrats and was a fringe extremist. Politifact said Josh’s pants were on fire but will he lob...
December 2011
9 posts
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Located in Pepper Pike??? FarmersOnly.com: "City... →
Anyone know anything about this company or Jerry Miller? Who knew what Pepper Pike could nurture!?
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WikiOrgCharts: Database lists top federal earners... →
Public data sliced & diced. Interpretation is a whole other thing.
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East Cleveland Library board says no to merger... →
What can we learn from this? What will the E. Cleveland library learn? Will the residents, can the residents, pay for/afford to pay more, or suffer more cuts?
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Massachusetts Puts User-Friendly Checkbook Online →
Now this is what I call transparency!! It should be SIMPLE for local governments!
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A lesson in why you get it right the first time →
Kids, if you want a lesson in why you take the time to get buy-in and get it right the first time around and avoid other costs you cannot and should not and do not need to risk, look no further than the fiascos resulting from Ohio’s redistricting process.
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Mandel noted as addition to Tribe in Congress... →
Actually, Josh has flip flopped on whether identity politics matter. Early on, he said it didn’t but within the last two years, he has been quoted as indicating that he thinks the religion of a candidate can make a difference for voters. I’ve always said that of course it might - just like gender - but it is FAR from conclusive except for the most rigid one issue voters - which btw can...
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Should East Cleveland library join Cuyahoga County... →
Tonight - voice your opinion on this merger potential - what would you do if you were a decision maker?
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Across the Spectrum Conference in Columbus... →
Please please please - don’t be a day of political rhetoric and platitudes. Be a day of practical examples that can be grafted, crafted and applied - for realz, folks.
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Rock Hall class ignores all but one female nominee... →
Seriously - no Heart? No Joan Jett? No Chaka Khan for goodness sake? Feh
November 2011
6 posts
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New state-of-the-art recreation center opens in... →
And only 21 years after I wrote a site report and evaluation of what was holding back the center’s creation while I was doing graduate school field work in Cleveland City Council!
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"Tap women for unfilled manufacturing jobs" →
Great oped pressing for and describing how to take leadership in this area (in Cleveland cha-ching).
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Bain first Jewish mayor of Pepper Pike →
And the CJN wins for being the first to publish a response from any newly elected public servant from any of the four burbs looking at merging about the merger possibility itself!
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First Words from Pepper Pike Mayor-elect Rick Bain... →
Making sure residents continue to follow our city government work as closely as the newly elected council members and mayor did before being elected remains a major goal of mine. When the watchdogs get elected, vigilance continues to be necessary, less complacency or ego take over again.
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Pepper Pike's Newly Elected Council Members Speak →
As I wrote them last night - may the newcomers enjoy their campaign results as I do mine.
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Cuyahoga County's Next Generation Council Now... →
Be the change you want to see for NE Ohio and apply - if you are between 20-34.
October 2011
12 posts
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Party Politics Reality TV Show Now Casting - from... →
Are you 21-35yrs old & can debate politics? Try out!
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Akron City Council could be all men; shift is... →
It should have been highlight when it was noticed as a possibility back when candidates were being recruited. Or was anyone paying attention?
Sanford 'Corky' Kurland, co-founder of Corky and... →
May he be of blessed memory. Such an institution.
Mandel remains a mystery to Ohioans | The Columbus... →
MONEY QUOTE: “…Mandel is asking voters to elect him to the Senate because he doesn’t have any idea what is going on in Washington.”
Res ipsa
NPR Looks at Whether S.C.'s Voting Law is Unfair... →
Democracy - wherefore art thou?
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Occupy Wall Street Isn't Anti-Semitic, But It's... →
On the heels of a Pepper Pike resident suggesting to me that Jews in our city is what’s “the matter” with our city.
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Shameless in Ohio - The Plum Line →
Like Ohio Dem Party chair told a group in 2006, if you don’t like the ads put out, don’t give those responsible for them any money. The yes on Issue 2 folks - Build a Better Ohio, including Ohio governor John Kasich’s chief of staff, who is on leave to lead the effort, should not get a dime of your dollars or your vote for that matter if you think what they are doing and how they...
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Personal Democracy Forum wins a World e-Democracy... →
Huge kudos to Micah Sifry, Andrew Rasiej and PdF for this award. I’m a huge fan of PdF and only regret that I haven’t been able to get back to their NYC conference since 2008. Keeping fingers crossed for this year. Thank you for all that you do, Micah and Andrew and your crew.
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Topeka, Kansas City Council Considers... →
If this story about electeds who tool an oath to take care of their city and are now decriminalizing domestic violence in the name of saving money is true, they should be immediately removed from office for failing to uphold their oath. They can’t think of a single other way to save money than to let people who beat up spouses or partners be allowed to beat up spouses and partners?...
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Sarah Palin-affiliated law firm made early-state... →
When I planned to run for City Council, I printed out the Election calendar in March - even though my filing deadline was August 20. That a person who might run for President of the USA wouldn’t even be gathering the relevant election calendars until less than four weeks before the first drop dead deadline is pretty arrogant - and reckless.
