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Obama’s Disallowed Whiteness and Media Stylebooks
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

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For the past week, we have hosted a discussion about Barack Obama’s multiracial identity, and how media like The Enquirer reports it—particularly based on things like the AP Stylebook and Gannett’s Code of Newsroom Ethics.  And while there seems a general desire to allow Obama himself to choose whether he be called “African-American” or “multiracial,” no one suggests media should refer to Obama as “white.” But shouldn’t that be a realistic option if multiracial people are truly granted their preference?  Can Obama be “white,” if he desires?

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City says “bye-bye” to half a million, amidst budgetary crisis
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

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As everyone knows, facing a national economic crisis, a County economic crisis, and a City economic crisis—further exasperated by the tenuous City retirement system—the City of Cincinnati needs to start tightening the belt to stay solvent.  So how does half a million dollars sound?  Is that a significant amount of money?  In Mayor Mallory’s recommendations to the 2009-2010 budget, he has several line items that are near this dollar amount.  Why, then, should the City throw that much money away into a pointless system that benefits no one in particular?

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Bill Ayers interview Part II
Friday, November 28, 2008

A few years ago I saw a documentary on the Weather Underground. I was surprised that this radical part of the anti-war movement wasn’t talked about much-that is until the last election where up until a few weeks ago Ayers was central to Republican attacks on Obama. I guess that’s why I find this interview interesting.

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Impact Cincinnati to Launch Three Month Awareness Campaign about Equal Marriage in Ohio
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Cincinnati, Ohio—IMPACT Cincinnati, the activist network that organized the equal marriage protest at City Hall on November 15th, will be holding a candlelight vigil on Thursday December 4 at The Gathering Church (1431 Main Street, Cincinnati, http://www.thegathering-church.org) at 7:00 p.m. The event will be dedicated to those who are still denied equality under current Ohio statute, and those who have been negatively impacted by discriminatory laws. 

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Bearman Cartoon: Bengals Fan Revisited
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

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Open Letter to Noam Chomsky:  The linguistics of racial labels - “multiracial” v. “African-American”
Sunday, November 30, 2008
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Stephen Leeper, Municipal Bankruptcy, and Metro Regional Government
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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Corporate Democrats get more corporate dough than Republicans
Monday, April 07, 2008
 

They say, “He who pays the piper calls the tune”. The Wall Street Journal reports that Big business is bypassing McCain. The Center for Responsive Politics reports that of the 7 major industries that reliably support Republicans, all have given more to Clinton and Obama, except for 1. And even that 1 is a close call. The defense industry and the health industry have given much more to the Democrats. 

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Mayor Mallory’s Budget Proposal
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Click here to read Mayor Mallory’s proposed revisions for the City’s budget.

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Multimedia
Black Box Voting on Chain of Custody
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Editor’s Note: The material below is from Black Box voting.  The issue reminded us of an old video we captured with Stephan Skirtz.  He made waves in the 2004 blogosphere when he captured a photograph of a red pickup truck with a George W. Bush bumper sticker, and a guy handling uncounted ballots in a dark parking lot with no one around.

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