As you all know, I am very concerned about a possible war with Iran in the near future, and that this war would be started by the United States.  Now Patrick Buchanen has the same warning.

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Posted by Michael Earl Patton
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For many people, The Enquirer’s version of Christopher Smitherman’s reputation precedes him:  you probably know him as divisive, and maybe even as anti-white.  (Maybe you even heard that he hates Catholics, too.  Has anyone ever asked him what church he attends?) In any event, I find it remarkable that an allegedly divisive and anti-white figure could lead a broad coalition—featuring citizens of different races, classes, and political persuasions—to bring our community together in a wildly successful petition drive.  Today’s figures have the total number of signatures at 56,941.

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I don’t know if anyone else caught this quote from last weeks article in the Cincinnati Enquirer.  Originally, tried to draw Leslie Ghiz going off on the Mayor in the background, but just couldn’t get it just right.

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With all the talk around Christopher Smitherman running for council while still being NAACP president, which of the following is your perception of the announcement?

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For those who may have missed it this is from the June print version of the Cincinnati Beacon.  More to come.

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In 1996 Dr. Linda Peeno made headlines when she appeared before Congress to confess about her work as a medical reviewer for the giant HMO Humana. “When I actually went to interview, I was asked if I could be tough, because I was going to be telling doctors that they couldn’t do things and that I would be expected to keep a 10% denial rate.”

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Recently, I sent this letter to the Department of Building and Inspections about 3CDC’s LED screen at Fountain Square.  It appears that screen, which is really an outdoor advertising sign, violates portions of the Cincinnati Municipal Code.  Turns out there is not a violation—and in the legalities of the LED screen even more shocking questions are uncovered.

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Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati
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Saturday afternoon I was talking with a couple of companions of mine as they were renovating a house in Walnut Hills.  Suddenly, we heard shots and, as we soon discovered, a man had just been shot.  This was my first experience with a shooting, and I discovered serious gaps in my response and those of the police.

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Posted by Michael Earl Patton
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A few days ago, I was looking over the procedure for submitting content to the big screen dominating the western view at 3CDC’s corporatized Fountain Square.  I noticed the application specifies that access to broadcasting on the screen does not constitute “public access,” and I started wondering what it means for a private corporation to have exclusive broadcasting rights over our central public space.  And then I thought about the speakers on the Square, and that’s when it hit me.

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Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati
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The Hamilton County Democratic Party has been contacting its members and telling them not to sign the petition to demand a vote on the jail tax.  This pressure may explain the behavior of the two Democratic candidates for council I have asked so far to sign the petition.  Both were aware of the issues and privately expressed sympathy for the fact that the new jail plan would not remedy the root problems.  But both said that they had to consider the issue more thoroughly before they signed the petition.

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Posted by Michael Earl Patton
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I have had several interesting experiences out distributing copies of The Cincinnati Beacon this past weekend, but one stands out—particularly given the raw rage a few people felt towards Commissioners Portune and Pepper concerning the new jail tax.  For what will become obvious reasons, I will leave the location nameless, as not to get any of their employees arrested on charges of terrorism.

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Christopher Smitherman, president of the Cincinnati NAACP, will face his first test as he emerges at the front of the battle to overturn Todd Portune’s imposed regressive sales tax.  The success or failure of this campaign may very well determine what kind of political capital Smitherman’s NAACP can earn in the future.

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The latest edition of the Monzel Report is now available.  It features a community profile on Roselawn, Monzel’s proposal for a property tax rollback, a piece about the Freestore Foodbank, plus more!

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The rhetoric surrounding the state-wide smoking ban was framed as a public health issue—and while consumers could have decided not to patronize a business that allowed smoking, we were told about those poor employees, subjected to inhaling second hand smoke by virtue of their employment.  If that is a true concern, then why hasn’t someone decided to shut down all the drive-through convenience stores which subject their employees to car exhaust?

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Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati
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So-called Democrats have been getting agitated with those progressive voices speaking against the regressive sales tax increase for funding a big new jail.  They keep pointing to the promise of improvement through moving treatment out of communities and into institutions, and they say our disagreements are nothing but a defense of the stagnant and ineffective status-quo.  Apparently, these voices have not been listening—so for their benefit, as well as for the benefit of Commissioners Todd Portune and David Pepper, let me try to make this as simple as possible.

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