This morning, word on the street has it that two things have happened to throw a huge monkey-wrench into the plans of corporate Democrats locally.  First, Brian Garry has reportedly stepped out of line with his party and opposed the jail tax; second, Freeman McNeil of the Cincinnati Democratic Committee has apparently paired his un-endorsement of Jeff Berding with an endorsement for Justin Jeffre.

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In the style of Cincinnati media failing to cover the Heimlich medical scandals, CityBeat’s Kevin Osborne has a post at the CityBeat blogs that plays politics with a very real issue regarding the health of children.  Sometimes, safety and health should trump political rhetoric, and the issue of medical branding confusion is a serious topic that should not be disregarded so off-handedly.

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Citizen watchdogs wonder if Andre Harper is next.

Michael Dalton has filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission against Pat Fischer, claiming Fischer has used false statements in his campaign materials.  Sources tell me that other citizen watchdogs have their eyes on Andre Harper, who allegedly has been using questionable campaign rhetoric of his own.

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Ishmael Reed—whose novel Mumbo Jumbo may be one of the most masterful works of “fiction” I’ve ever had the pleasure to study—has recently written an article for CounterPunch which wonders if it’s time for Black voters to start going Green.  The article is timely—especially in the context of Cincinnati politics, when the president of the local NAACP recently announced a conversion to the Green Party.

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Charlie Winburn says he didn’t have enough notice to get answers submitted in time for the NAACP print voter education guide.  So here is an electronic version of his responses!

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Dozens of Workers, Clergy and Community Leaders Hold Service Outside Company’s Annual Shareholder Meeting

Wearing black and holding flowers, workers, community leaders and clergy held a vigil outside of Cintas’s annual shareholder meeting today to commemorate the death of a Cintas worker and to help ensure that his horrific death earlier this year at one of the company’s laundries will not be in vain.  Eleazar Torres Gomez was killed in March at Cintas’s Tulsa laundry when he was dragged by an unguarded conveyor into an industrial dryer. He was trapped in temperatures up to 300 degrees for at least 20 minutes and died on the scene of trauma and thermal injuries. In response to this tragedy, vigil participants called on Cintas, the nation’s largest uniform supplier, to eliminate unsafe, illegal working conditions in all of its facilities.

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I would first like to thank everyone for coming down to courtroom 360 to support Marc Frison and his family.  Many of you were in court from 8:30 AM until 4:00 PM as Judge Ralph E. Winkler decided not to comment on the Marc Frison’s case until 3:30 PM.  I want to again explain to the public that Marc Frison has not been found guilty of a crime.  He was given a $100,000 straight bond that he can not afford to pay which the Cincinnati Branch of the NAACP views as unconstitutional.  Judge Ralph E. Winkler established a trial date of Tuesday, October 30, 2007 after posturing that he might have to push the trial date to after Thanksgiving.  This means that with a trial date set for October 30, 2007 Mark Frison would have served 46 days in jail without a trial.  This is not justice. 

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Somewhere along the line (perhaps when reading Eric Schlosser’s ), I came across the idea that most innovations in personal computing interfaces are dictated by the online porn industry.  Now that Apple is about to release its latest update (which means Windows will be following suit in a few years), I thought it might be a good opportunity to reflect on this awkward truth.

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Where do the candidates stand in regard to the City’s anti-marijuana ordinance, which has been enforced in a racially biased manner, giving permanent criminal records to people for having small amounts of marijuana?  Remember, possession of small amounts of marijuana was already illegal in Ohio.  The current ordinance makes it worse.

Do you support the anti-marijuana ordinance? Please explain.

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Nick Lachey came to town yesterday to “christen” the Jeffre for Council’s Mobile Communication Unit (MCU), the newest innovation in political campaigning.  The MCU is a graphically enhanced bookmobile that can be strategically deployed to distribute political messages and campaign information in an interactive, multimedia, street-level fashion.

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Recently, it came to my attention that some people smoke using an instrument called a “vaporizer.” (Find an example here.) Vaporizers do not create second hand smoke, so I couldn’t help but wonder if it would be acceptable to vaporize tobacco at a neighborhood bar, since Ohio has banned smoking, and not vaporizing, in public.

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After the print deadline for the NAACP voter education guide, Wendell Young decided to send answers.  Here they are!

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Last year, WAIF was embroiled in controversy as many claimed that WAIF leadership—like UFO-believing Donald Shabazz or union member Michael Woods (who allegedly used union-busting techniques against WAIF programmers)—were accused of stacking the ballot box to protect their own interests in terms of programming and board representation.  At the time, I was actually a WAIF co-host with Derrick Blassingame.  Shabazz kicked us off the air for completely contrived reasons—and even CityBeat did a cover story on the WAIF scandal.  Anyway, this week WAIF finds itself amidst poor planning again, as the station has lost its signal.

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Two Southwest Ohio Representatives side with the President to deny millions of children health care

President Bush’s veto of children’s health insurance--and Representative Schmidt and Representative Chabot’s decision to side with the President in an extreme vote against Ohio’s children--is just plain shameful. Their vote not to override Bush’s disgraceful veto of health care for children means that 128,000 of Ohio kids who would have been able to see a doctor when they needed one will instead continue to go without the basic services they need to grow up healthy. 

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Downtown’s Christ Church is famous for its political forums, which happen throughout the year and not just during election season.  Recently, they invited the non-incumbents to speak for about five minutes each.  We’ve got the exclusive content, giving you a chance to see these politicians speaking in their natural habitat—in a room full of voters—and not directly to the camera in a commercial.  Check the link below to see all the non-incumbents who showed up do their thing!  (You can find all the videos through .)

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Why does Portland keep entering into discussions about the super-sized price tag of a small streetcar line for Cincinnati?  As has already been indicated by Michael Earl Patton, Portland has restrictions on sprawl.  Given an article in today’s Enquirer, I thought this point worth repeating—as we are already starting to see repetition of illogical points used as a strategy for bolstering this concept.

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Guest article by “funnelcake”

Would you like to comment on the proposed Street Car system for the City of Cincinnati?  According to the head tag line for the comment section “Cincinnati officials announced a financial plan Tuesday for a proposed $102 million streetcar system connecting downtown to Over-the-Rhine. The city would contribute $36 million, with the rest from other sources.”
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Says He Can’t Figure Out How The Commissioners Will Spend The Money

Hamilton County Treasurer, Robert Goering, who endorsed Mark Mallory for Mayor, is endorsing No on 27.

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The 2005 race does not come close to comparing to this year’s run for City Council in terms of opportunities for voter education.  In 2005, the old “Dean of Cincinnati” website was easily the number one spot for detailed information about candidates.  And it was easy - hardly anyone was giving the candidates any play.  Sure, there were the community forums, and that was about it.  Things have changed in these past two years, but the real question will be the degree to which this change will affect how voters cast ballots.  Will it really be a matter of yard signs and television advertisements anymore?  Is Cincinnati waking up to the issues that lurk beneath the endorsements and ad campaigns?

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A concerned reader recently dropped me an email, saying that this year’s council race was a bit trickier in terms of picking good candidates.  He wanted me to find out what readers of The Beacon thought were the biggest issues facing the City.  So if you have an opinion on the matter, drop a line in the comments section!

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Wal-Mart is the #1 importer of Chinese goods. So, after the spree of high-profile recalls and outright bans on dangerous Chinese products, wouldn’t it be logical for Wal-Mart to take the offensive against unsafe imported goods? Shouldn’t Wal-Mart stand up for the safety of American consumers?

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I know… You have been wondering what happened to me these past few days, as I fell off the face of the Cincinnati blogosphere.  I was busy moving.  And though I have always fancied myself an “Eastsider”—complete with all the prejudices affiliated with the same—I have found myself plopped onto Cincinnati’s Westside, and it looks like I’ll be living here for the long haul.  So as I find my phone services reconnected and my computers back online, I thought I’d take some time to reflect on the differences I’ve already found after crossing this mythical Cincinnati chasm!

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Having been to many candidate forums and political events, I can tell you that it is extremely rare to see a candidate for City Council or any other elected position for public office get a standing ovation. Perhaps he had an advantage with the audience because he owns rental property in Walnut Hills.  He has had many different experiences renting to Section 8 and he has also worked with non-profits that deal with housing issues for fifteen years. 

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Catching up on the print editions editorial cartoons from July-October

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A few days ago I took the opportunity to see the presentation at City Hall for the proposed new streetcar line from Fountain Square to Findlay Market and back.  The line was hyped as being a catalyst for growth, and the backers estimated strong growth here based on five other cities.  The projected cost was $84 million to $102 million, depending upon if construction were to start now or in a couple years. Examination of the data showed that the hyperbole was like that of a circus barker and the cost was extreme.

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Twenty-Four Total TV, Radio Ads in 20 Key GOP Congressional Districts Unveiled Today for First Time, Including Previously Unannounced Targets, as Part of “Campaign to Save Children’s Healthcare”

AFL-CIO, AFSCME, SEIU, MoveOn.org, Americans United for Change, USAction, and True Majority Action Expand Effort to Convince Enough Members of Congress to Vote to Override Bush’s Veto of Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act.

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Each election year, campaign rhetoric reaches a frenzied pitch about the “property tax rollback.” The issue allows politicians to stump about whether Cincinnatians deserve a tax break, or whether we need to do what it takes to keep things like swimming pools open.  However, the concept that any of these politicians—or the corporate media outlets in town—really care to inform voters about Cincinnati taxes is absurd, as soon as we remember that the entire City council voted to raise taxes so Corporex could have a $30,000,000 parking garage, and that The Enquirer didn’t bother to inform anyone about this.

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I have always thought that City Hall should have better communication with leaders of area community councils.  (That’s why I’m eager for Justin Jeffre to release his “Comprehensive Neighborhood Rescue Plan,” which includes concrete strategies for accomplishing that need.) Turns out that some recent discussions at the Clifton Heights Improvement Association underscore why such a need might be significant.  Bill Landeck has been attending CHIA meetings, suggesting that Clifton Heights develop an armed militia! 

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