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The “Shock Doctrine” comes to your neighborhood classroom
This article explains how the “Shock Doctrine” is being used to push corporate reforms in education. The fiscal crisis is being used to push these deforms that maximize corporate profits at the expense of our students’ educations.
Posted: 9/6/2011 7:51 PM in The Cincinnati Beacon
John Boehner, Larry King to highlight Jewish dinner
House Speaker John Boehner and TV personality Larry King will headline the Jewish National Fund‘s annual conference here later this month. It’s the first time the fund’s event has been held in Cincinnati, the group said in a news release. It’s Sept. 18-19...
Posted: 9/6/2011 5:28 PM in Politics Extra
GOP’s Rick Perry backs Ohio’s ‘heartbeat’ bill
A strict Ohio abortion bill is drawing support from the state’s retired U.S. Sen. George Voinovich as well as Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican White House hopeful, the Associated Press reports. Anti-abortion group Faith2Action has led the push for...
Posted: 9/6/2011 3:47 PM in Politics Extra
Diana Frey Fired
We’ve said the termination of former CODE President Diana Frey has been underway. But now it’s finished, and City Manager Milton Dohoney signed off on her firing, said Meg Olberding, his spokeswoman. The process started shortly after Frey was indicted...
Posted: 9/6/2011 2:50 PM in Politics Extra
Thinktank: Ohio economy pretty much stinks
Open publication - Free publishing - More matters That’s a paraphrase, but the report from Policy Matters Ohio, a Cleveland-based liberal-leaning think tank provides a whole host of grim statistics in its “State of Working Ohio 2011″ Some lowlights from...
Posted: 9/6/2011 2:21 PM in Politics Extra
On-The-Record with JackBacks Creator Adam Baumgartner
If you are one of the millions of people who read Mashable and Gizmodo or are a savvy shopper at the Final Friday PopShop, then you already know about JackBacks. The idea behind the local business is simple: replace the back of iPhones with attractive...
Posted: 9/6/2011 12:45 PM in Over-the-Rhine blog
MidPoint: A Decade of Audio Addiction!
Mid Point Music Festival from The Big Media Company on Vimeo.
Posted: 9/6/2011 11:24 AM in Cincinnati Blog
Smithsonian Museum Day
In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission everyday, Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket…for free....
Posted: 9/6/2011 10:56 AM in Freedom Blog
Report: Cincy driver indicted in train derailment
LOUISVILLE - The Courier-Journal is reporting Tuesday a Bullitt County grand jury has indicted a Cincinnati truck driver who county police believe damaged the CSX tracks moments before a train derailed there in late June. Ricky Davis was charged this...
Posted: 9/6/2011 10:41 AM in Cincinnati News
What can Obama do to create jobs?
President Obama will unveil his new jobs agenda in a speech 7 p.m. Thursday. What do you want to hear? What are the best ways to create jobs, especially here in Greater Cincinnati? What can the federal government do? Post your comments below or, if you’re...
Posted: 9/6/2011 10:37 AM in Politics Extra
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