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11

American Jewish Committee creates fund for slain Holocaust Museum guard’s family

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From JTA:

The American Jewish Committee’s Washington, D.C. chapter has set up a memorial fund to benefit the family of Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns, who was killed Wednesday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The organization said it will soon have a place on its Web site where one can contribute, but those who want to donate immediately should send checks made out to the American Jewish Committee, with “Holocaust Museum Memorial Fund” in the memo line, to:

American Jewish Committee, Washington Chapter

C/O Melanie Maron

1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 1201

Washington DC 20005

One hundred percent of the contribution will go to the Johns family.

I can’t describe how elated I was to received this information about 15 minutes ago, having just gotten home 15 minutes before that from my installation onto the Cleveland chapter of the American Jewish Committee. As I sat listening to the keynoter describe the emphasis AJC places on diplomacy, I nodded often in agreement. I’m sure that won’t always be the case, but I often find myself disagreeing with other Jews, let alone non-Jews, about topics of mutual interest. It’s just really nice to be among other Jews, actively engaged in the world – and they are engaged all over the world – in search of making, maintaining and expanding connections and solutions.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:12 pm June 11th, 2009 in Jewish, peace | 3 Comments 

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11

These are the OH legislators hammering out budget?

Filed Under democracy, Gender, Government, Ohio, Politics, Sexism, Statehouse | 1 Comment

From the Plain Dealer:

As expected, the Ohio House on Wednesday rejected Senate changes to the $53.6 billion state budget, sending the bill to a conference committee to work out differences.

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The group, which begins meeting today, must get a budget for 2010-11 approved by the end of the month, when the current fiscal year ends. In addition to the short time frame, the task will be complicated by new revenue estimates due out today, which could open up a hole of about $2 billion that lawmakers will have to find a way to fill.

Serving on the committee are: Reps. Vernon Sykes of Akron and Jay Goyal of Mansfield, both Democrats; Republican Rep. Ron Amstutz of Wooster; Sens. John Carey of southern Ohio and Mark Wagoner of the Toledo area, both Republicans; and Sen. Dale Miller, Cleveland Democrat.

Vernon Sykes

Jay Goyal

Ron Amstutz

John Carey

Mark Wagoner

Dale Miller

Hmmm – what’s missing from this picture?

Oh yeah! The same thing that was missing from Congress’ batch of legislators who were supposed to conference over ARRA – ten men.

I wish them luck but mostly I wish they’d have included at least one woman – especially the Democrats who have so many to choose from.  Go ahead in the know Columbus geeks – tell me how these appointments are made to see if that’s the defense (which is what the US Congress said).

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:26 pm June 11th, 2009 in democracy, Gender, Government, Ohio, Politics, Sexism, Statehouse | 1 Comment 

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11

Comparative Gov’t 101: How economic, governmental & political philosophies align

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However you try to self-educate, though, I wouldn’t be listening to Glenn Beck if I were you, trying to figure them out.

First, you need to remember that economic theories, political ideologies and governmental structures each run along a continuum, or in a circle or along a spectrum.  But being “left” on one spectrum doesn’t mean you’re left on all – there are numerous combinations, obviously. 

Second, you need to remember that the word “Nazi” does not have some static meaning that everyone understands because it wasn’t a static concept – even if each of us thinks we know what someone “must” mean when they use the term, because it gets used in numerous ways. I think of “Hitler” “authoritarian” “ruled by intimidation” when the word is used. What about you?

Finally, the most useful tool I was ever taught, in regard to understanding political ideology in particular, was the circle, and that the more you move toward the top of the circle, the closer you are to going over “the other side.”

This interactive graphic (you can click in the quadrants and get explanations, including examples) is the best I’ve found that illustrates and offers explanations regarding the diffrerent combinations along the perimeter and moving in toward the center:

If you’ve got an alternative way for explaining the intersections and interplays between economic, governmental and political ideology, go for it in the comments.  But this circle thing has been around a long time, at least 30 years, when I was first studying political science.  I’m quite sure it didn’t get created just for me.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:13 pm June 11th, 2009 in Education, Government, Politics | Comments Off 

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11

New gig on BlogHer: On the Road to Election Day

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I’ll be posting every other week through November.  My first post is here. Many thanks to BlogHer.com for the opportunity to write about “how she does it” –  all the other “she”s who are running for office this year.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:47 am June 11th, 2009 in Blogging, BlogHer, Campaigning, Elections, Gender, Government, Jill Miller Zimon, leadership, Politics, Women, Writing | Comments Off 

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11

Website: OH House 17th candidate (2010) Walton Hills Mayor Marlene Anielski (R)

Filed Under Campaigning, Elections, OH17, Ohio, Pepper Pike, Politics, Tech | 2 Comments

You can visit it here. I’ll also add it to the sidebar so readers looking for information on the state rep candidate for 2010 can find it easily.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:10 am June 11th, 2009 in Campaigning, Elections, OH17, Ohio, Pepper Pike, Politics, Tech | 2 Comments 

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