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As first announced by reporter Bill Sloat’s Daily Bellwether blog, last Saturday marked the debut of Phil Heimlich’s radio talk show. As Beacon readers know (perhaps too well), we have a special fascination with Phil, a once-influential public official whose fall from power was hard and fast.

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Law enforcement officers are charged with a simple, but noble, assignment:  protect and serve.  And while people may debate the degree to which red-light cameras protect motorists, the fact remains that City Hall wishes to implement these cameras downtown—not because they hope to make our streets more safe, but because they hope to generate revenue for the struggling budget.  This is a violation of that simple assignment with which our law enforcement officers are charged.  Instead of protecting, and serving, the red-light cameras are just a scam for ticketing people at a distance for profit.

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I looked at the arrest statistics for the Cincinnati marijuana ordinance for the first 3 months of this year.  As the Beacon reported earlier, there is a vast difference in the numbers of arrests for African-Americans and Whites.

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Does The Enquirer exhibit an editorial bias designed to advance their own business interests, particularly as they pertain to things like The Freedom Center, the Streetcar proposal, and 3CDC’s redevelopment in Over-The-Rhine?  No matter one’s political position on these topics, what does it mean if Cincinnati’s major daily paper inserts itself into the business of the City to push for development for the purpose of self-profit?  Is that the kind of thing we expect from so-called professional journalists?  What does The Enquirer have to say, if anything, in response to such allegations?

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Worldfest proudly presents the 2008 keynote: Dr. Vandana Shiva (May 2, 4pm, TUC Great Hall, free and open to the public)

Dr. Vandana Shiva is a physicist, ecologist, editor, prolific author and one of the most important activists of our time.  She is founder of *Navdanya*, a movement for biodiversity conservation and farmers’ rights and is the Founding Director of Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, a network of researchers specializing in ecology, health and sustainability.  She has also established a school for sustainability Bija Vidyapeeth on the Navdanya Biodiversity Farm in Doon Valley.

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Yesterday, I had an opportunity to speak with former Cincinnati Councilman Charlie Winburn about the Rapid Purge Process Proposal he has co-authored with Judge Nadine Allen.  Winburn actually makes tons of sense on this issue, and let’s not forget that we’re talking about lock-em-up Charlie—who used to do things such as holding up handcuffs on the campaign trail to talk about how he wants to be tough on crime.  I don’t think he’s suddenly gone soft on crime.  On the contrary, he simply realizes that people with ten year old warrants for petty crimes are not a threat, and instead they are costing money and plugging up the system.  Everyone should be on board with this proposal.

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For years, I have heard rumblings that there exists some kind of systemic racism to how the Metro bus routes are designed.  I’ve heard how unreasonable it is, for example, for people from black neighborhoods to have to go all the way to Government Square for a transfer out to a white neighborhood.  Or how it is impossible to get from places like schools to jobs in the necessary amount of time.  I never knew, however, the best way to substantiate these rumors one way or another.  At least, not until now.  I just realized that the Metro site has this trip planner, kind of like MapQuest for the local bus routes.  So does anyone feel like thinking up sample locations for departures and arrivals, to see what the go-Metro trip planner returns?

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Kudos to Mayor Mark Mallory for his youth job and opportunity fair yesterday at the Duke Energy Center.  The event was well organized and it provided over two thousand youth the chance to link up with area employers at a one-stop shop.  I think the job fair a great example of the kind of leadership one can exhibit through the position of Mayor, and I commend Mallory for the work he engaged to get employers to set up at the convention. 

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Bipartisan County-City Effort Showing Results; Citizens Can Call 211 for Help

In 2007, housing counselors through the County-supported Homeowner Preservation Partnership saved over 436 homes from foreclosure, well ahead of the one year goal of saving 300 homes. All together, the five partnering counseling agencies assisted 1,177 homeowners, with hundreds of additional homeowners in the process of receiving help. With the estimated community cost of a foreclosure being as much as $60,000, the initiative has preserved up to $26 million in property value.

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“Leave No Child Inside of Greater Cincinnati” is an organization that seeks to release captive Cincinnati students from the confines of their classrooms.  And since April is “Children & Nature Awareness Month,” what better time to draw attention to a great organization that seeks to reconnect children with the world outside?  Everyone knows that more authentic learning happens, for students of any age, when the environment is hands-on and holistic, not limited to textbook questions, worksheets, and tests.

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So what have I been doing the past few days?  In addition to having pink eye—which makes it really difficult to redesign web pages, by the way—I have brought a new look for The Beacon.  So here’s a space to leave suggestions.  There are still some bugs, and I haven’t moved all the old features over yet.  But for now, I’ve got the old site still active.  I hope you enjoy the new theme!

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In 1999, in an underreported and historic event, the family of Martin Luther King filed a lawsuit against “unknown co-conspirators” in the assassination of MLK.  The jury found that governmental agencies were party to the assassination conspiracy.  So, when Cincinnati blogs filled recently with those blasting local NAACP president Christopher Smitherman for suggesting the government had a role in killing King (check here, or here), one must wonder if anyone had ever heard of this 1999 Memphis suit.

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What does the Cincinnati Enquirer, our city’s newspaper of record, have in common with The Whistleblower, the longtime local political tattler sheet which traffics in a seemingly endless stream of look-what’s-under-my-dirty-raincoat innuendo? Based on our recent experience, both publications appear to publish fiction as news. When asked to substantiate their facts, both play dumb.

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Last week, I shared the story of my pre-schooler’s spontaneous entrance into the world of political activism, and since that time his work to get sidewalks placed on a neighborhood street has become even more involved.  Now, he’s pounding the pavement and collecting signatures, getting ready for our neighborhood’s next community council meeting where he plans on presenting his plan!

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Multi-Platinum Recording Artist, Justin Jeffre, Files Formal Complaint Against Warrensville High School, Cites Ohio Law

(Cincinnati) – After filing complaints with the Ohio Department of Education, alleging that Graduation Tests are “unfair” according to Ohio Administrative Code, and after filing a complaint with the Ohio Board of Regents, alleging that the teacher-training programs they fund bring educators into violation of the law, Cincinnati activist Justin Jeffre has now turned his sites on Warrensville High School – where administrators have taken to dismissing students early who have passed the OGTs, so everyone else can take test-prep courses that may themselves be a violation of ethical standards.

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A recent Ohio Poll by the University of Cincinnati’s Institute for Policy Research showed that no matter which Democrat emerges victorious from the primary season, the general election race will be tight. This tight race, and the heightened concerns about election integrity that accompany it, makes for a timely Cincinnati appearance of the new feature-length documentary, UNCOUNTED: The New Math of American Elections. The screening takes place at the Esquire Theatre on March 26, 2008 at 7pm. A question and answer session featuring the filmmaker, David Earnhardt, will follow the screening.

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Today on the Enquirer’s Politics Extra blog, Malia Rulon posted an item entiled ”Schmidt in the lead, Schmidt says,” which really reads like a piece of Vic Wulsin campaign propaganda.  Rulon quickly dismisses poll results released by Schmidt, indicating that Schmidt would not release poll results if they showed her behind instead of with a commanding lead.  That might very well be true, but if we should not take Schmidt at her word, why take Wulsin at her word?  Why not check the facts behind’s Wulsin’s words?  And speaking of facts, what happened to the page entitled “Fact Check” that was recently deleted from Wulsin’s campaign site?  We’ve got the screenshot, and Wulsin’s keeping quiet on why she took down her page of alleged “facts”!

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The African-American church has always had a very important connection to the Cincinnati NAACP. This connection historically extends across the Branches and the National Office. Dr. Martin Luther King was a pastor and an NAACP leader. Next month the country will reflect on his assassination 40 years ago.

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This week, across the State of Ohio, high school students have been terrorized by the Ohio Graduation Tests (OGTs)—high-stakes exams that can prevent people from receiving high school diplomas, even if they successfully complete their coursework.  Advocates of such testing—who tend to be politicians who are not teachers, or those without school-aged children of their own—use buzz-words like “accountability” and “standards” to bolster support for the implementation of a system that actually has the opposite effect, dumbing down curriculum statewide and making students even more inept than if the government had not intervened.

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Recently, The Cincinnati Beacon contacted Councilmember Jeff Berding, with questions about the long history he has endured of those challenging his status as a “Democrat.” (And admittedly, we have been one source for such challenges.) In this extended response, Berding defends his record as a Democrat, and he explains his approach towards fiscal restraint as it fits with long versus short term visions for Cincinnati.

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Thanks to the generosity of co-producer Glenna Johnson, I just reviewed a new documentary, Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections, and I found the film quite informative and well-done.  It features some of our old friends, like Bob Fitrakis, but more importantly it outlines a wealth of documented information that should cause anyone concern about both the integrity of elections and the future of Democracy in America.

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With Vic Wulsin’s expected defeat of Steve Black for the Democratic nomination in Ohio’s 2nd congressional district, the malariotherapy story has gained new life as it will continue to develop over the next several months.  Additionally, Wulsin has said that she would address additional questions about her involvement after the primary, so we will look forward to holding her to her word.  It’s also noteworthy how The Enquirer had some flip-flopping through the night about whether to mention Wulsin’s invovlement with malariotherapy in this morning’s newspaper.  We’ve got differing versions of the same story archived online!

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This is a guest article by Craig Helton, a UC student.

The democratic debate at the 21st Century Theater was filled with questions and answers that come at a very important time for all candidates on the democratic primary ballot. With only days away from the Ohio Primary on March 4th, every candidate is trying to prove that they are worthy of their party’s nomination. The event was sponsored by the Hamilton County Democratic Forum and it really brought out some excited and energetic people. The debate included both representatives for the Presidential race and the candidates for the 2nd Congress District of Ohio. 

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The Obama campaign brought in the former Virginia Governor and current Mayor of Richmond, Virginia. Lawrence Douglas Wilder spoke at the Cincinnati branch of the NAACP’s montly membership meeting. Though our local branch invited the Clinton campaign to send a representative to represent her and they said they would, they didn’t bother to send anyone at all. This doesn’t speak well to Clinton’s commitment to representing all Americans.

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Yesterday afternoon, Dr. Robert Baratz came to Cincinnati to give a press conference about his active complaint against the medical license of Dr. Victoria Wulsin, a Democratic candidate in Ohio’s second congressional district.  “I am not registered with a political party, nor am I here to engage in partisan politics, or to support a particular candidate,” said Baratz.  “I am here to bear witness for the ethical practice of medicine.  I am here to bear witness for the cause of science and the truth.”

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Jeff Coryell, moderator of the Ohio Daily Blog, thinks he’s got it all figured out concerning Vic Wulsin and malariotherapy.  He said so in this item, and subsequent blog comments, from the beginning of February.  So we thought we’d follow up by asking for more details about his thought process.  The following is the letter-writing exchange between us.

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This film features two speakers on the topic of what’s really happening in Iraq: Fedaa Jaism, an Iraqi-American student, and Aiden Delgado, a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW).

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Two new blogs have surfaced, adding unique perspectives to Cincinnati’s thriving independent media community:  Just for View, and Fear and Blogging in Cincinnati.  It will be noteworthy to observe which of these blogs will develop long-term staying power, carving out a niche not already serviced by other local blogospheric offerings.

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As we reported last year, the National Council Against Health Fraud filed a November 3, 2006 complaint against the Ohio medical license of Dr. Victoria Wulsin. Recently, the Enquirer’s “Politics Extra” blog and the Ohio Daily Blog have posted items and comments questioning the accuracy and status of the complaint.

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