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27

Hattips to Ohio blogs


Because even when they tell me I’m prolific, I know that, alone, none of us can do it all.  Luckily, we don’t have to.

To wit:

I suspected that Emily’s List might be involved because of the area code on the contact info here and how things unfolded for Betty Sutton and Jennifer Brunner getting support from the same group.  That 202 might still be a coincidence, but it’s the kind of question I ask as soon as I see the big money being asked, Tubbs Jones attending and…a 202 area code.  Thanks, Jeff.

From Jerid, we get all the phone numbers and names we need to help convince the folks we need to that the unpaid maternity leave bill should be approved.  Why? Because:

The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) is finally hearing the rule change proposal at their next meeting, Monday December 3rd at 1:30pm.  The business community is coming out hard against this proposal, so we would like to make sure that the members of the committee hear from supporters as well.  If you (or someone you know) has had an experience where they were not given enough time off following the birth or adoption of a child, and would be willing to testify (either in person or via submitting written testimony to the committee) please let me know and I can get you all of the details of what you would need to do.

Here’s the list (they are on JCARR and I highlighted the names I know best):

Rep Ross McGregor- 466-2038
Rep Clyde Evans- 466-1366
Rep William Batchelder- 466-8140
Rep Fred Strahorn- 466-2960
Rep Sandra Stabile Harwood- 466-3488
Senator Tom Niehaus- 466-8082
Senator Robert Schuler- 466-9737
Senator Timothy Grendell- 644-7718
Senator Capri Cafaro- 466-7182
Senator Sue Morano- 644-7613

Oh well – the secret is out, via Adam Brandon at Brewed Fresh Daily. Not that we haven’t been trying to get it out for decades. I’m telling you – the news is that housing prices in Ohio are down only 4.5% while down near double digits in places like Phoenix and Florida.  As I wrote to Carole Cohen within the last couple of days: Ohio is either up 4 or down 4, even when the rest of the country is swinging wildly.  That’s how it was 15 years ago when I decided to settle here.

And it’s a big reason as to why I did.  And for those who still think there’s just too much bad going on around here, I have spent a lot of time in the Cleveland schools lately for some writing work and I have to tell you, it’s just like the Plain Dealer: the talent within these institutions is more than adequate – even, on average, way above average.  But the total package – that final paper at the end of the driveway or the numbers the state or some non-profit churns out – just doesn’t seem to resemble what I know is there – in the newsroom, with the editors, in the teacher’s lounge and the classroom.

I can’t figure it out.  But when someone does, watch out.

I don’t have any best guess as to how long it took Bill Callahan to write this post, but it is absolutely unbelievable.  I never knew how many lightbulbs I had in my head until I started reading Bill, among a few other bloggers, regularly (when I’m not trying to cheat and e-mail him to get the quick answers without having to do the research myself).

Wendy Hoke helps us focus again on why writers push for their rights, all their rights and will most likely remain on strike for some time, unless the other side makes concessions.

And more blogs? No problem. It’s like having more kids – you think you can’t love anything as much as you love your first, and then comes the second, and you can’t think you’ll have any more to give, and then you have a third.  It is, truly, amazing.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:11 pm November 27th, 2007 in Blogging, Cleveland+, Government, Media, Ohio, Politics, Social Issues, Statehouse, Women, Writing 

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