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23
Pepper Pike housing average sale price is $300K under average asking price
Filed Under Cleveland+, Economy, Housing, OH17, OH24th, Pepper Pike | 12 Comments
I don’t know a lot about real estate so I’m hoping maybe Carole of Cleveland Real Estate News will help me out here but this is just a shocking thing to look at – kinda like that visual of all the older white men around Obama? So, just as readers gave context to that Gitmo closure signing photo (even though the context proves my point further about the historical exclusion of women and minorities from the upper ranks of the military), I’m hoping Carole can put this in perspective.
Here goes – it’s from Howard Hanna’s website:
Homes For Sale In Pepper Pike, Ohio
Homes On The Market – 73
Average size – 3,747 Square Feet – 3 bed, 3 bath
Average List Price - $652,590
List Price Per SqFt. $164.65
Average Days On Market – 141Homes Sold In Pepper Pike, Ohio (Last 3 months)
Homes Sold – 12
Average Size – 4,146 Square Feet. 4 bed, 2 bath
Average List Price – $427,491
Average Sold Price - $379,241
Average Sold Price Per SqFt. $103
Average Days On Market – 115Right now, homes sold in Pepper Pike, Ohio are being sold at $103 a square foot on average and for 86% of their asking price.
Okay, Carole – what does this mean?
By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:26 pm January 23rd, 2009 in Cleveland+, Economy, Housing, OH17, OH24th, Pepper Pike | 12 Comments
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Jan
23
Freddoso, NRO columnist, author of anti-Obama book, pushes Portman-Kasich-DeWine
Filed Under Campaigning, Congress, conservatives, Elections, Government, Mary Taylor, Midwest, Ohio, Politics, Sexism, Women | Comments Off
And all I can think of is, blech. How many years, combined, have those three men – Rob Portman, John Kasich and Mike DeWine – been out of political office in Ohio? Based on what David Freddoso writes, he also seems to be assuming the pat Mary Taylor on the head position like other male GOP pundits have been doing.
Sigh.
Well, anyway, here’s the column and here’s an excerpt:
There is widespread agreement among Republicans that if anyone can keep Voinovich’s seat, it is former White House budget director and U.S. trade representative Rob Portman. Portman, who announced for the seat last week, is an extremely intelligent and wonkish politician short-suited in charisma. He is known both for his conservatism (lifetime American Conservative Union rating: 89) and for his ability to work across the aisle—which won him praise from Democrats including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who called him “a gentleman” and “terribly, terribly easy to work with.”
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Portman’s run for Senate is only part of the picture for next year’s election in Ohio. He may be accompanied by a statewide ticket with two other well-known names. Former Rep. John Kasich (R.), an anchorman for Fox News, is widely expected to run for governor. Former Sen. Mike DeWine (R.) is said to be interested in running for attorney general.
Seriously? This really reads like something written by someone who either has never stepped foot in Ohio, though his bio says he is from South Bend, Indiana.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:38 pm January 23rd, 2009 in Campaigning, Congress, conservatives, Elections, Government, Mary Taylor, Midwest, Ohio, Politics, Sexism, Women | Comments Off
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Jan
23
[update] State Rep. Mandel (R, Lyndhurst-17th) explores run for State Treasurer
Filed Under Campaigning, Cleveland+, Government, OH17, Ohio, Pepper Pike, Politics, Statehouse | 1 Comment
Oy. From the Columbus Dispatch blog, The Daily Briefing:
State Rep. Josh Mandel of Lyndhurst quietly has been calling on GOP county party chairpersons and other Republican activists to assess how much support he might have for a statewide run. DeWine said he also has spoken with former Ashtabula County Auditor Sandra O’Brien about running for treasurer.
O’Brien was a little loony during her run for treasurer against Rich Cordray. Nice, but kind of out there and constantly pushing her stances on social issues – frankly, I think that’s part of what did her in.
I’m familiar with the exaggerations Mandel allowed to persist regarding how “dire” his circumstances were in the 17th district this time around. So, what might he do to neutralize O’Brien as a potential opponent – or anyone for that matter? What, also, qualifies Mandel to be the Ohio treasurer? (He has not taken the Ohio Bar as far as I know.) Just put him next to Cordray, for starters. At least O’Brien has treasurer experience.
UPDATE: Matt at WMD doesn’t have a link for his info but says Mandel’s co-sponsor for the tabled HR 151 divestment bill from the 127th General Assembly, Rep. Shannon Jones (R, 67th) is interested in running for treasurer, as well as Kevin Coughlin:
Apparently [Kevin Coughlin] wants the party to come to him and talk him down from a primary for Governor and gave [sic] him a consolation prize: the nomination for Treasurer.
The problem with that is State Rep. Shannon Jones who [sic] has also expressed interest in the position.
Again, I remind readers about what I wrote when John McCain selected Sarah Palin. If anything, gender gives Taylor and Jones an advantage, given the hunger many women who follow politics have in seeing more women in political office.
On the other hand, will the media and/or men themselves become sexist in their treatment, as the McCain handlers were of Palin, and convince these clearly tenacious women to think again? I’ve already noted it in the Plain Dealer’s coverage of SOS Jennifer Brunner versus US Rep. Tim Ryan, both on Dem possibilities for Voinovich replacement.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:27 pm January 23rd, 2009 in Campaigning, Cleveland+, Government, OH17, Ohio, Pepper Pike, Politics, Statehouse | 1 Comment
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Jan
23
Gitmo signing: 16 white male generals; Restoration of family planning funds: no media
Filed Under activism, Barack Obama, Gender, Government, Military, Politics, Sexism, Whitehouse09, Women | 5 Comments
About Gitmo signing on Wednesday, see my post about the visual and here about the generals.
About President Obama’s signature on lifting the Mexico City Policy or gag rule that kept federal funds from going to any overseas family planning program that had anything to do with abortion?
A White House spokesman, Bill Burton, said Obama signed an executive order on the ban, without coverage by the media, late Friday afternoon. That was in contrast to the midday signings with fanfare of executive orders on other subjects earlier in the week.
I don’t oppose pragmatic solutions to getting done what I want done or achieving goals I support. On the other hand, the fact that our society continues to see as part of a pragmatic solution the complete playing down of one event – which happens to impact primarily women – while dramatically playing up another event – which happens to impact mostly men – should be something we work to eliminate completely.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:16 pm January 23rd, 2009 in activism, Barack Obama, Gender, Government, Military, Politics, Sexism, Whitehouse09, Women | 5 Comments
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Jan
23
Obama lifts Mexico City Policy (gag rule) prohibition on sending funds to overseas family planning
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President Obama signed an executive order today reversing the ban that prohibits funding to international family planning groups that provide abortions, as first reported by ABC News.
Under the hotly debated “Mexico City Policy,” the U.S. government cannot provide funding for family planning services to clinics or groups that offer abortion-related services overseas, even if funding for those activities comes from non-government sources. It essentially bars recipients of U.S. foreign aid from promoting abortion as a method of family planning.
If organizations received government funding, they would “agree as a condition of their receipt of federal funds that such organizations would neither perform nor actively promote abortion as a method of family planning in other nations.”
The policy, dubbed the “Global Gag Rule” by pro-abortion supporters, was introduced by the administration of Ronald Reagan in 1984 in Mexico City, and was instituted that year. It was then overturned by President Bill Clinton in 1993 and restored by George W. Bush at the beginning of his office in 2001.
Now – where is the matching photo with all the relevant people who stuck their neck out to support this? 
FYI, here’s more explanation on what the gag rule was, its impact etc.
And from the Guttmacher Institute (lots of good info and links there; they do a ton of research on sex education etc.)
By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:59 pm January 23rd, 2009 in Abortion, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Gender, Government, Politics, Social Issues, Whitehouse09, Women | Comments Off
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Jan
23
Mandel re-appointed to Ohio Arts Council
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From the Cleveland.com OPENERS blog:
The [Ohio Arts] council’s budget for 2009 will drop from $10.68 million to $10.066 million as a result of taking its share of $640 million in budget cuts planned by Gov. Ted Strickland’s administration.
The funding for the arts is a mere drop in the bucket in the more than $50 billion two-year state operating budget.
Also appointed to the council by Budish on Thursday was Rep. Josh Mandel, a Lyndhurst Republican.
You can read more about the Ohio Arts Council here and indicates that Mandel had been on the council’s board last term as well.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:08 pm January 23rd, 2009 in Cleveland+, Culture, Government, OH17, Ohio, Politics, Statehouse | Comments Off
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Jan
23
Money money money. Money. Raising it. The #1 habit.
1. Mind the money. The single easiest way for freshmen to make an impression: Raise campaign cash for your colleagues.
Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz cut a $100,000 check to the party’s campaign arm six months before Florida voters sent her to the House. She built on that success during her first term and came away with a subcommittee chairmanship on the powerful Appropriations Committee.
Likewise, Democratic Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York came to Washington two years ago as something of a surprise winner, not to mention a top target for congressional Republicans. But after raising more than $4.6 million for her first reelection effort — and doling out almost $200,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — she found her name being floated to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
She also won re-election by a wide margin in 2008 – 62 percent to 38 percent. What’s really nice about that article about her win is that not once does it mention that she’s a mother of two young children – which she is – which is fine to include – but which also does not have to be included. Gillibrand was pregnant and gave birth during her first term.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:37 am January 23rd, 2009 in Congress, Politics, Women | Comments Off
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23
The audio won’t be available for a while but here’s some background now, and where you’ll be able to listen. Here’s a photo of Emanuel and Bill Clinton campaigning for Gillibrand in 2006.
Fascinating.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:20 am January 23rd, 2009 in Congress, Politics, Women | Comments Off
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Jan
23
WVFC: What encouragement or tips would you share with women who may be considering switching careers and entering politics?
KG: My advice would be for women to identify what they are most passionate about and try to make a difference there. So, if you really care about the public schools in your community, you should run for the school board. If you care about zoning, development and open space, run for town supervisor or city council. If you want to work on national security, healthcare reform and other national issues, run for Congress.
Once you decide what you want to run for, go to a campaign training school. There is the Women’s Campaign School at Yale that offers a one-week summer course, and a weekend course offered by the Women’s Campaign Forum. There are courses in New York state run by the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy, and in San Francisco byEmerge. And, of course, Emily’s List has events all over the county.
Those training classes will give you the lay of the land and the tools you will need to win. Please run, we need you! [emphasis added]
Regarding that ask at the end, some commenters yesterday sounded rather irate that women need to be asked, but they do. And it works. For The White House Project training, we have a whole time dedicated to working on how to ask and then asking our fellow attendees.
Update: Gillibrand attended both EMILY’s List POP training and the Yale program she mentions above.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:10 am January 23rd, 2009 in Congress, Politics, Women | Comments Off
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23
Gov. David A. Paterson has selected RepresentativeKirsten Gillibrand, a 42-year-old congresswoman from upstate who is known for bold political moves and centrist policy positions, to fill theUnited States Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a person who spoke to the governor early Friday.
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Ms. Gillibrand, who had never held public office, won her seat in 2006 against great odds, defeating a four-term Republican incumbent in a race that turned intense and nasty in its final days.
She proved to be a formidable candidate, raising millions of dollars and assembling a campaign organization that aggressively exploited the personal and political baggage of her opponent, Representative John E. Sweeney, who frequently found himself on the defensive.
I’ll write more later, but part of what I love about this pick is…Gillibrand is in part a product of the recruitment of women known to other women who know where and how to recruit potentially successful and absolutely qualified women as candidates for political service. She attended either the White House Project, Yale’s program or something else – that’s what I need to check on a bit later when I have time.
More background on Gillibrand. At that location, you’ll also find links to numerous articles over the years about Gillibrand and can see her trajectory.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:52 am January 23rd, 2009 in Congress, Politics, Women | Comments Off
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