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City Council Non-Incumbents Speak!
Friday, October 19, 2007

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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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The Streetcar False Analogy:  Cincinnati is not Portland.
Friday, October 19, 2007

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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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Poorly Managed WAIF Loses Its Signal
Friday, October 19, 2007

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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Streetcar Dollar Lies:  Who Is Responsible?
Thursday, October 18, 2007

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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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Hamilton County Treasurer Recommends “No” on Issue 27
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

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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Hey Portune!  How much to “rent” public space?
Saturday, October 06, 2007
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Grievance filed Against Judge Ralph E. Winkler
Friday, September 28, 2007
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A Streetcar Named Boondoggle
Saturday, October 13, 2007
 

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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President Bush’s SCHIP Veto Stands—Statement by Cincinnati AFL-CIO Executive Secretary-T
Friday, October 19, 2007

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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Roxanne Qualls:  Repeal the anti-marijuana ordinance!
Saturday, September 29, 2007

See Roxanne Qualls give a simple and quick answer to a question about the City’s anti-marijuana ordinance!

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