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Want to follow Dimora, improve County? Then Map the Mess

Filed Under Announcements, Blogging, Cleveland+, Government, leadership, Ohio, Politics, Scandal, Tech | 7 Comments

Ed Morrison has created Map the Mess:

Map the Mess is a “watering hole” for citizens interested improving Cuyahoga County.

A small group of citizen journalists is forming to map the political and business connections in Cuyahoga County. You can help by adding your voice. We welcome your participation.

Our purpose: To shed more light on the workings of business and government in the County.

Our outcome: To develop a more complete map of how local government and business is actually done in the County.

We are promoting basic democratic principles of openness and transparency. Our first step is to use social networking software to map the connections in local government that have already been revealed by solid reporting in the press.

Beyond that, we are committed to shining more light on the relationships of local government to business in order to alter the pattern of patronage and privilege that frustrates reform and productivity.

A privileged few are happy with current patterns, but most of us are getting far less government than we pay for.

The future of Cuyahoga County depends on transparency, civility and innovation (in both government an business). Mapping the Mess is a first step to creating a new future for Cuyahoga County.

You can help by adding your voice. Start by contributing your thoughts for our team of citizen journalists to follow.

Resources at the site include a blog with many links to news and a forum for messages and discussion.

Mapping the mess doesn’t have to be a negative experience.  In fact, from what I know of Ed, it’s been created because of the good we can do here in Cuyahoga County.

And who can beat the title?  Read more at Brewed Fresh Daily and Creative Ink.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:39 pm July 31st, 2008 in Announcements, Blogging, Cleveland+, Government, leadership, Ohio, Politics, Scandal, Tech | 7 Comments 

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31

New site launched by Obama campaign: Low Road Express

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Take a look:

Welcome to the Low Road Express. John McCain used to stand for “straight talk.” Not anymore.
These days John McCain doesn’t seem to stand for anything but negative attacks and false charges against Barack Obama. This isn’t the John McCain we used to know.

There are links to news stories, videos and other press regarding the turn the McCain campaign took when it started its ad that suggests a comparison between Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Barack Obama.

I’m guessing a few people on McCain’s staff didn’t do too well on the word association and “one of these things is not like the other” portions of the IQ tests.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:59 pm July 31st, 2008 in Announcements, Barack Obama, Campaigning, Elections, John McCain, Media, WH2008 | 11 Comments 

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31

A video guide to boycotting Israel

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Just in case you were wondering.

Hattip Daled Amos.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:20 am July 31st, 2008 in Civil Rights, Culture, Debates, Foreign Affairs, Israel, Jewish, Judaism, Law, leadership, Marketing, Media, Politics, Religion, Social Issues | 1 Comment 

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