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Scholarships for political blogger (2K), non-political blogger (10K)
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What a great resource Scholarships Around the U.S. appears to be. As Ohio Goes posted about a political blogging scholarship available (deadline is Sunday, February 4) through them, but does anyone know anything else about the organization? I couldn’t figure out exactly who provides the funds in the few minutes I browsed.
If you don’t blog about politics, there’s five times more money available for you through this scholarship. It ain’t nothing, that’s for sure.
How about some post-graduate blogging scholarships? Blogging fellowships?
By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:40 pm January 30th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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State Sen. Coughlin (R) & House Rep. Brian Williams (D) tackle "Bi-Partisan Challenges in the Ohio Forecast"
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Thank you to David Cohen for sending this info:
The Akron Press Club Presents:
“Bi-Partisan Challenges in the Ohio Forecast”
Sen. Kevin Coughlin (R) and Rep. Brian G. Williams (D)
Legislative Issues facing Governor Ted Strickland (D) & the GOP-controlled Ohio General Assembly
Moderated by Abe Zaidan [retired senior editor, Akron Beacon Journal] and Dave Cohen [Bliss Institute of Applied Politics]
Monday, Feb. 12 at the Martin Center, University of Akron campus at 105 Fir Hill.
Buffet luncheon served at 11:45 a.m.
Program follows.
$10 for Press Club members, $15 for non-members.
Reservations requested.
Contact Abe or Nancy Zaidan at 330-835-4980 or by email at: azaidan@neo.rr.com
Visit AkronPressClub for more info.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:36 pm January 30th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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Okay – I don’t like starting my morning this way, from Ohio News Now:
Police said the incident was consensual, but experts said parents in this and similar cases should be aware of signs that their child is suffering from a traumatic event.
Who knew that a sex act between third graders could be consensual?
People! If behavior between two eight or nine year olds warrants contacting police and police deciding that they need to investigate, I’m telling you – it doesn’t matter if it’s “consensual” – what on earth is going on out there?? If was kids chasing one another around the chairs to steal peck a cheek, that’s not reportable. Beyond that, sorry – but saying for a police officer to describe whatever he or she thinks happened as “consensual” doesn’t do a thing to make me feel better.
Sigh. What if it were your kids?
Here’s the Morning Journal’s piece on it.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:06 pm January 30th, 2007 in Politics | 4 Comments
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White Clemson students disgrace themselves – and they have parents
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Paula Mooney has this post up today that I find incredibly disturbing. The original post to which Paula refers is here. Here’s an AP article with a bit more info but also a tip to the deeper problem, reminiscent of what the Toledo person who made a Jewish slur claimed to be his problem: ignorance.
Some black Clemson University students are angry about a party where white students mocked black stereotypes, one wearing blackface and another who padded her rear, and the university president said Tuesday the school was investigating.
…
The students at the party said they wanted to reach out to those who were offended by the event and the pictures, said university spokeswoman Robin Denny.
“The students said this was not intended to be offensive to anybody at all and (they) did not realize it would be,” she said. [emphasis mine]
They didn’t realize that their celebration would be offensive. Again, as with the man in Toledo, he didn’t realize that the slur was a slur so therefore it’s not a slur?
Wrong.
Sigh. Maybe it’s nothing or nothing new, but to me, it’s disgusting and the parents of every single one of the kids involved should be shocked and ashamed. Of course, I know what others will say: the parents taught it to the kids. And you know what? I know you’re probably right, and that disgusts me even more.
A similar, previous incident was reported here and occurred at Tartleton State University.
And then there are law school students doing their own version of all this.
What the hell is wrong with people?
By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:27 pm January 30th, 2007 in Politics | 4 Comments
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OPENers with Quinnipiac poll numbers
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Interesting. Props to Stephen Koff for posting at 7am (or so the system says). No snow day today for the kiddies so I’ll parse it later and track with Psychohorses’ straw poll.
Read more here from Quinnipiac.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:15 pm January 30th, 2007 in Politics | 2 Comments
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Nothing in this Politico piece that those of us in here don’t already know. But here’s an interesting take on what happens if you ignore the obligation to have a strong, savvy online presence:
A campaign could be setting itself up for failure if it does not have the online resources available. Case in point: the failed 2006 re-election bid of Sen. George Allen, R-Va. After Allen’s now-famous “macaca” remark about a volunteer for Democratic nominee Jim Webb got replayed endlessly on the Internet and television, Allen’s campaign did not have a Web team in place to orchestrate a rapid response, something that [Republican media and Internet strategist David] All and [political operative Patrick] Hynes see as essential.
I’d agree with that.
Again, however, folks need to remember that a lot of political bloggers, though of course not all political bloggers, aren’t looking to be plucked and like their independence. On the other hand, if we got plucked for something we believe in and for the right arrangement, never say never.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:43 am January 30th, 2007 in Politics | 2 Comments
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The Police to reunite
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Not a joke. The speculation is high and real.
From the New York Times article that announced the band’s gathering for this year’s opening of the Grammys, there’s this:
This month Sting alluded to a Police reunion when he told the Television Critics Association that all the former members were talking. “We started 30 years ago, so it would be nice to do something to celebrate,” Sting was quoted as saying. “We don’t quite know what, but we’re talking about it.”
This may mean nothing to those born in the ’80s, as opposed to being in college in the early ’80s. But to me, someone whose first serious boyfriend saw The Police in 1979 at My Father’s Place and used to seranade her with his bootlegged tape of that concert, you have no idea. We’re talkin’, had to pretend I liked a different guy just to get him to record, tape to tape, Outlandos D’Amour and Regatta de Blanc onto one cassette for me so I could listen to them on my Walkman (the one for cassettes – CDs didn’t exist then).
Not to mention what it sounded like to hear Israeli radio announce a song by Ha Mishtarah.
Or to see The Police on tour with the Go-Gos. Sigh.
The picture of me that winter night in 1982, in red leather pants and boots?
Never going up for raffle.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:59 am January 30th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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Scholarships for political blogger (2K), non-political blogger (10K)
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What a great resource Scholarships Around the U.S. appears to be. As Ohio Goes posted about a political blogging scholarship available (deadline is Sunday, February 4) through them, but does anyone know anything else about the organization? I couldn’t figure out exactly who provides the funds in the few minutes I browsed.
If you don’t blog about politics, there’s five times more money available for you through this scholarship. It ain’t nothing, that’s for sure.
How about some post-graduate blogging scholarships? Blogging fellowships?
By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:40 am January 30th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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White Clemson students disgrace themselves – and they have parents
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Paula Mooney has this post up today that I find incredibly disturbing. The original post to which Paula refers is here. Here’s an AP article with a bit more info but also a tip to the deeper problem, reminiscent of what the Toledo person who made a Jewish slur claimed to be his problem: ignorance.
Some black Clemson University students are angry about a party where white students mocked black stereotypes, one wearing blackface and another who padded her rear, and the university president said Tuesday the school was investigating.
…
The students at the party said they wanted to reach out to those who were offended by the event and the pictures, said university spokeswoman Robin Denny.
“The students said this was not intended to be offensive to anybody at all and (they) did not realize it would be,” she said. [emphasis mine]
They didn’t realize that their celebration would be offensive. Again, as with the man in Toledo, he didn’t realize that the slur was a slur so therefore it’s not a slur?
Wrong.
Sigh. Maybe it’s nothing or nothing new, but to me, it’s disgusting and the parents of every single one of the kids involved should be shocked and ashamed. Of course, I know what others will say: the parents taught it to the kids. And you know what? I know you’re probably right, and that disgusts me even more.
A similar, previous incident was reported here and occurred at Tartleton State University.
And then there are law school students doing their own version of all this.
What the hell is wrong with people?
By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:27 am January 30th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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Okay – I don’t like starting my morning this way, from Ohio News Now:
Police said the incident was consensual, but experts said parents in this and similar cases should be aware of signs that their child is suffering from a traumatic event.
Who knew that a sex act between third graders could be consensual?
People! If behavior between two eight or nine year olds warrants contacting police and police deciding that they need to investigate, I’m telling you – it doesn’t matter if it’s “consensual” – what on earth is going on out there?? If was kids chasing one another around the chairs to steal peck a cheek, that’s not reportable. Beyond that, sorry – but saying for a police officer to describe whatever he or she thinks happened as “consensual” doesn’t do a thing to make me feel better.
Sigh. What if it were your kids?
Here’s the Morning Journal’s piece on it.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:06 am January 30th, 2007 in Politics | 4 Comments
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Politico echoes others: bloggers=necessity for WH08 campaigns
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Nothing in this Politico piece that those of us in here don’t already know. But here’s an interesting take on what happens if you ignore the obligation to have a strong, savvy online presence:
A campaign could be setting itself up for failure if it does not have the online resources available. Case in point: the failed 2006 re-election bid of Sen. George Allen, R-Va. After Allen’s now-famous “macaca” remark about a volunteer for Democratic nominee Jim Webb got replayed endlessly on the Internet and television, Allen’s campaign did not have a Web team in place to orchestrate a rapid response, something that [Republican media and Internet strategist David] All and [political operative Patrick] Hynes see as essential.
I’d agree with that.
Again, however, folks need to remember that a lot of political bloggers, though of course not all political bloggers, aren’t looking to be plucked and like their independence. On the other hand, if we got plucked for something we believe in and for the right arrangement, never say never.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:43 am January 30th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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OPENers with Quinnipiac poll numbers
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Interesting. Props to Stephen Koff for posting at 7am (or so the system says). No snow day today for the kiddies so I’ll parse it later and track with Psychohorses’ straw poll.
Read more here from Quinnipiac.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:15 am January 30th, 2007 in Politics | 2 Comments
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Scholarships for political blogger (2K), non-political blogger (10K)
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What a great resource Scholarships Around the U.S. appears to be. As Ohio Goes posted about a political blogging scholarship available (deadline is Sunday, February 4) through them, but does anyone know anything else about the organization? I couldn’t figure out exactly who provides the funds in the few minutes I browsed.
If you don’t blog about politics, there’s five times more money available for you through this scholarship. It ain’t nothing, that’s for sure.
How about some post-graduate blogging scholarships? Blogging fellowships?
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:40 am January 30th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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More on alleged sex act by Lorain third graders
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Okay – I don’t like starting my morning this way, from Ohio News Now:
Police said the incident was consensual, but experts said parents in this and similar cases should be aware of signs that their child is suffering from a traumatic event.
Who knew that a sex act between third graders could be consensual?
People! If behavior between two eight or nine year olds warrants contacting police and police deciding that they need to investigate, I’m telling you – it doesn’t matter if it’s “consensual” – what on earth is going on out there?? If was kids chasing one another around the chairs to steal peck a cheek, that’s not reportable. Beyond that, sorry – but saying for a police officer to describe whatever he or she thinks happened as “consensual” doesn’t do a thing to make me feel better.
Sigh. What if it were your kids?
Here’s the Morning Journal’s piece on it.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:06 am January 30th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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OPENers with Quinnipiac poll numbers
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Interesting. Props to Stephen Koff for posting at 7am (or so the system says). No snow day today for the kiddies so I’ll parse it later and track with Psychohorses’ straw poll.
Read more here from Quinnipiac.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:15 am January 30th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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Lorain police say they get reports of third graders engaging in sexual acts "all the time"
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That’s the scariest sentence in this entire report from NewsNet5 about one such incident that’s leading to an investigation and, for me, falls into the category of “please – tell me that’s a typo.”
From the news piece:
Police in Lorain are launching an investigation involving a sex act that allegedly took place at a local elementary school.
NewsChannel5 reported that the students believed to be involved in the alleged incident are third-graders at Frank Jacinto Elementary School.
Police said they are investigating a sexual act one third-grade boy performed on another boy in a school hallway.
Detective Mark Carpentiere said they get reports all the time of children engaged in such acts, and he said such incidents are always cause for concern because it could be a red flag for abuse. [my emphasis]
Please, please tell me there’s a typo in there. Because if there isn’t, someone damn well better be doing more than just investigating this one particular incident and I would say we’re not talking about mere possibilities of a red flag for abuse – we’re talking red flag for an epidemic.
“they get reports all the time of children engaged in such acts” – What exactly is he saying?? And what isn’t being done to stem the behavior that results in getting “reports all the time”??
By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:08 am January 30th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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Lorain police say they get reports of third graders engaging in sexual acts "all the time"
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That’s the scariest sentence in this entire report from NewsNet5 about one such incident that’s leading to an investigation and, for me, falls into the category of “please – tell me that’s a typo.”
From the news piece:
Police in Lorain are launching an investigation involving a sex act that allegedly took place at a local elementary school.
NewsChannel5 reported that the students believed to be involved in the alleged incident are third-graders at Frank Jacinto Elementary School.
Police said they are investigating a sexual act one third-grade boy performed on another boy in a school hallway.
Detective Mark Carpentiere said they get reports all the time of children engaged in such acts, and he said such incidents are always cause for concern because it could be a red flag for abuse. [my emphasis]
Please, please tell me there’s a typo in there. Because if there isn’t, someone damn well better be doing more than just investigating this one particular incident and I would say we’re not talking about mere possibilities of a red flag for abuse – we’re talking red flag for an epidemic.
“they get reports all the time of children engaged in such acts” – What exactly is he saying?? And what isn’t being done to stem the behavior that results in getting “reports all the time”??
By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:08 pm January 29th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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Lorain police say they get reports of third graders engaging in sexual acts "all the time"
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That’s the scariest sentence in this entire report from NewsNet5 about one such incident that’s leading to an investigation and, for me, falls into the category of “please – tell me that’s a typo.”
From the news piece:
Police in Lorain are launching an investigation involving a sex act that allegedly took place at a local elementary school.
NewsChannel5 reported that the students believed to be involved in the alleged incident are third-graders at Frank Jacinto Elementary School.
Police said they are investigating a sexual act one third-grade boy performed on another boy in a school hallway.
Detective Mark Carpentiere said they get reports all the time of children engaged in such acts, and he said such incidents are always cause for concern because it could be a red flag for abuse. [my emphasis]
Please, please tell me there’s a typo in there. Because if there isn’t, someone damn well better be doing more than just investigating this one particular incident and I would say we’re not talking about mere possibilities of a red flag for abuse – we’re talking red flag for an epidemic.
“they get reports all the time of children engaged in such acts” – What exactly is he saying?? And what isn’t being done to stem the behavior that results in getting “reports all the time”??
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:08 pm January 29th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off
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RIP Barbaro
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RootsCampOH photos and captions
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Can be found here, here and here.
Shiny happy people:
(starting left of me in the red: Scott Piepho of Pho’s Akron Pages, Jerid Kurtz of Buckeye State Blog, Jeff Coryell aka Yellow Dog Sammy of Ohio Daily Blog and Ohio2006, Cindy Zawadski of As Ohio Goes, George Nemeth of Brewed Fresh Daily and Meet the Bloggers)
Here’s Lisa Renee of Glass City Jungle with whom I co-started the Testosterone-neutrol Blogging session (if you want visual aids, you want to present with this woman):
And Eric Vessels, the Zen Boxer Blogger:
Brian Rothenberg of Progress Ohio (to my left in the picture), who took notes and said that he’s observed more, and more thoughtful comment threads on women bloggers’ blogs (or were you just saying that to be nice? I know you’ll correct me if I’m wrong):
Todd Hoffman, online communications director for the ODP, isn’t in celluloid, but he does exist in the flesh and it was nice to meet him. Ditto that for Dave Harding of UAPA and now (almost?) Progress Ohio. Others in attendance whom I got to meet included frequent commenter and reader, Anastasia Pantsios, Lorraine Beiber of the League of Young Voters, Leesa Brown (Director of Office of Public Affairs or something similarly named? at the Treasurer’s office), Russell Hughlock formerly of BSB and now in the Treasurer’s office, another Toledo area blogger named John who blogs at Make a Difference, and I’m certain I’m leaving some folks out.
Again, I plan on writing more extensively soon (kids have a snow day – but it’s not snowing, but, okay, whatever).
By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:26 pm January 29th, 2007 in Politics | 6 Comments
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