Cincinnati Post Editorial: "More Statehouse meddling"
The Post takes a conventional position on the Pledge of Allegiance issue. I will take a bigger stance. The law that changed the pledge in the 1950's is unconstitutional. Forcing School districts to set aside time for it smells of forced patriotism. If I want to wave the flag and yell like a buck-toothed hayseed from Butt Lick County, Ohio, then I will do it. Indoctrinating children on a sense of blind patriotism is just what it appears to be, a cheap election year tactic. It is no surprise a Republican introduced this issue, but it is troubling that it passed the Ohio House overwhelmingly.
Friday, June 21, 2002
Boycotters won't protest mission
The local Cincinnati Boycotters will not be out protesting, but some other nutty fundamentalists will be protesting Billy Graham. I will gladly just stay away. My neighbor's advertisement on her door for the Graham gathering is the only forced exposure that I have to endure on this event. I will be staying away, as far as possible from it.
The local Cincinnati Boycotters will not be out protesting, but some other nutty fundamentalists will be protesting Billy Graham. I will gladly just stay away. My neighbor's advertisement on her door for the Graham gathering is the only forced exposure that I have to endure on this event. I will be staying away, as far as possible from it.
Thursday, June 20, 2002
PULFER: Channel surfing
I don't think I agree with Laura on this one. I don't want to make this society into one geared toward children. Adults rule the world. Children should not be what we shape our life around. Children are part of a parent’s life, mostly the focus of their life, but not a control.
I also had a real life sighting of Ms. Pulfer today while at lunch. The Tower Place mall had a fire alarm go off around 12:45 PM or so and she was waiting outside the same door as my co-workers and I were. I think she was just there for lunch or shopping, but she went right to work asking the security guard what happened, ever the reporter.
I don't think I agree with Laura on this one. I don't want to make this society into one geared toward children. Adults rule the world. Children should not be what we shape our life around. Children are part of a parent’s life, mostly the focus of their life, but not a control.
I also had a real life sighting of Ms. Pulfer today while at lunch. The Tower Place mall had a fire alarm go off around 12:45 PM or so and she was waiting outside the same door as my co-workers and I were. I think she was just there for lunch or shopping, but she went right to work asking the security guard what happened, ever the reporter.
CityBeat: Porkopolis (2002-06-20)
A typical Greg Flannery column. I find myself seeing more and more of difference between the progressive/populist City Beat and my liberalism.
A typical Greg Flannery column. I find myself seeing more and more of difference between the progressive/populist City Beat and my liberalism.
Cincinnati Copwatch: "The Streets is Watchin"
Thanks to City Beat I ran across this website and I hope it amounts to more than it is thus far. It has a good main page, but it has no content. I would have expected to see some type of reporting of accounts of the allegations the group makes in it premise. This site appears to be the work of activists close to the boycott backers. It is unclear as to which particular faction this group belongs to, but I will keep checking the site to see if it adds any content.
Thanks to City Beat I ran across this website and I hope it amounts to more than it is thus far. It has a good main page, but it has no content. I would have expected to see some type of reporting of accounts of the allegations the group makes in it premise. This site appears to be the work of activists close to the boycott backers. It is unclear as to which particular faction this group belongs to, but I will keep checking the site to see if it adds any content.
CityBeat: Your Negro Tour Guide (2002-06-20)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Kathy Wilson wrote a fairly honest open letter to "black males ages 13-55 years old." Ms. Wilson has in the past not been as direct in address a big issue facing many people in this city. The only problem is that from my perspective she only pointed out a problem, and did not indicate any tangible solutions.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Kathy Wilson wrote a fairly honest open letter to "black males ages 13-55 years old." Ms. Wilson has in the past not been as direct in address a big issue facing many people in this city. The only problem is that from my perspective she only pointed out a problem, and did not indicate any tangible solutions.
Wednesday, June 19, 2002
Suspicious package causes evacuation
I saw the bomb squad roar down Seventh Street. That is never a good sign. This is a very detailed story. I think it took me all of 3 seconds to read.
I saw the bomb squad roar down Seventh Street. That is never a good sign. This is a very detailed story. I think it took me all of 3 seconds to read.
Tuesday, June 18, 2002
No jail for man in theft at paper
This is just an interesting story about the Cincinnati Herald. What I wonder more is why the Herald does not have a website? They could make one fairly easily and on the cheap. I wonder if the reason lies in the popular belief in the "digital divide", meaning the gap between blacks and whites regarding Internet usage or access. The Herald is market mainly to the "black community".
This is just an interesting story about the Cincinnati Herald. What I wonder more is why the Herald does not have a website? They could make one fairly easily and on the cheap. I wonder if the reason lies in the popular belief in the "digital divide", meaning the gap between blacks and whites regarding Internet usage or access. The Herald is market mainly to the "black community".
TV no prime time for real families
I have to say that Lynn Elber is either just really biased against nontraditional families, or she is just not careful in what she writes. She seems to not like nontraditional families, and considers them not to be “real” I guess they are just “fake” families. This is an AP story written for the Cincinnati Enquirer, so Lynn may not have written that part, and the Enquirer's Ann Hicks, who is credited in the story, may have the bias instead. What Lynn and Ann are really guilty of are being lazy reporters. They took a partisan special interest group’s biased report, and wrote a plain story about it without any research into its motivations or agenda. I am surprised the editors at the Enquirer let this pass, it is even in the title.
Now, if you read between the lines you see it was just a poor choice of words. It had a meaning that incorrectly reflected what I perceive as the point of the article. The point being most TV families are nontraditional, while in real life most families are traditional. There you go gals, that is how “real” should have been used.
I have to say that Lynn Elber is either just really biased against nontraditional families, or she is just not careful in what she writes. She seems to not like nontraditional families, and considers them not to be “real” I guess they are just “fake” families. This is an AP story written for the Cincinnati Enquirer, so Lynn may not have written that part, and the Enquirer's Ann Hicks, who is credited in the story, may have the bias instead. What Lynn and Ann are really guilty of are being lazy reporters. They took a partisan special interest group’s biased report, and wrote a plain story about it without any research into its motivations or agenda. I am surprised the editors at the Enquirer let this pass, it is even in the title.
Now, if you read between the lines you see it was just a poor choice of words. It had a meaning that incorrectly reflected what I perceive as the point of the article. The point being most TV families are nontraditional, while in real life most families are traditional. There you go gals, that is how “real” should have been used.
Clear Channel donates air time to Freedom Center - Cincinnati Business Courier
Clear Channel is cheap. They could have shelled out more than 3 million worth of advertisements.
Clear Channel is cheap. They could have shelled out more than 3 million worth of advertisements.
First lady wants students to hear tales of freedom
This type of attention can't hurt the city at all.
This type of attention can't hurt the city at all.
Ky. Agency to Vote on Birth Control
I hope these people don't go nuts on this issue. It is a no brainer. The pill has been demonized by the extremists, and should be funded by the government. Reproductive choice is not something to be trampled on by religious zealots.
I hope these people don't go nuts on this issue. It is a no brainer. The pill has been demonized by the extremists, and should be funded by the government. Reproductive choice is not something to be trampled on by religious zealots.
Monday, June 17, 2002
The Graham makes Cincy Plans
This is included in a "Buzz" column in a South Mississippi newspaper. If this is their idea of a "buzz" issue, then I am very glad I do not live in Southern Mississippi.
This is included in a "Buzz" column in a South Mississippi newspaper. If this is their idea of a "buzz" issue, then I am very glad I do not live in Southern Mississippi.
Underground Railroad museum to trace road to freedom
This museum should be great, as long as it sticks to history, and not politics. It could go much further if it also covered the history of "freedom" movements or activities, instead of just the specific Underground Railroad.
This museum should be great, as long as it sticks to history, and not politics. It could go much further if it also covered the history of "freedom" movements or activities, instead of just the specific Underground Railroad.
Sunday, June 16, 2002
Friday's Enquirer Editorial
In the weekly Weekend Memo editorials where individual editorial board members "express their own opinions", Linda Cagnetti seems to have a new manner in which to determine science. Linda wants Science to be up to a matter of a popularity contest. Since a majority of the mail to the State Board of Education favors including the "Intelligent Design" philosophical/theological argument for a god or gods as part of the State Science curriculum, then the major should rule and include the non-science philosophy/theology in with science. Linda wants religion in schools. She will say this is not religion, I would surmise, because it is not formally part of an established institutionalized religion, but is still a religious teaching. It is not science. It is so clear not science is laughable.
ID is nothing but assumptive circular reasoning. It forces students to assume there is a god, gods or supernatural creator(s) in order for the concept to even be comprehendible. Secondly it assumes that complexity is a sign of intelligence. Complexity is a relative concept, so is order. The assumption that a derived purpose can be construed simple from the existence of an assumed complex structure is just drivel. You can't assume that just because an apple exists, that is "had" to have a purpose created by someone or something intelligent. A tornado is a complex thing in my opinion. Tornados are not created by supernatural forces. They are created by specific meteorological events and conditions. ID supports instead want you to believe that, unless you can prove otherwise, it was an act of a supernatural creator that usually is personified to fit the emotional needs of the believer.
I could go on and on about this. It makes me think that we have not come very far since the Scopes Trial. We instead have a revised religious theocracy underway here, a pan-monotheism that is trying to take root. It is a really just a tenuous coalition of denominations of Christianity with Jews and Muslims. It will not succeed in the end. The groups will just turn on each other once their common goal of pushing out the “non-Abraham” based religions and non-religious people from any level of freedom of expression in this country, but that is can of worms that I will save for another day.
In the weekly Weekend Memo editorials where individual editorial board members "express their own opinions", Linda Cagnetti seems to have a new manner in which to determine science. Linda wants Science to be up to a matter of a popularity contest. Since a majority of the mail to the State Board of Education favors including the "Intelligent Design" philosophical/theological argument for a god or gods as part of the State Science curriculum, then the major should rule and include the non-science philosophy/theology in with science. Linda wants religion in schools. She will say this is not religion, I would surmise, because it is not formally part of an established institutionalized religion, but is still a religious teaching. It is not science. It is so clear not science is laughable.
ID is nothing but assumptive circular reasoning. It forces students to assume there is a god, gods or supernatural creator(s) in order for the concept to even be comprehendible. Secondly it assumes that complexity is a sign of intelligence. Complexity is a relative concept, so is order. The assumption that a derived purpose can be construed simple from the existence of an assumed complex structure is just drivel. You can't assume that just because an apple exists, that is "had" to have a purpose created by someone or something intelligent. A tornado is a complex thing in my opinion. Tornados are not created by supernatural forces. They are created by specific meteorological events and conditions. ID supports instead want you to believe that, unless you can prove otherwise, it was an act of a supernatural creator that usually is personified to fit the emotional needs of the believer.
I could go on and on about this. It makes me think that we have not come very far since the Scopes Trial. We instead have a revised religious theocracy underway here, a pan-monotheism that is trying to take root. It is a really just a tenuous coalition of denominations of Christianity with Jews and Muslims. It will not succeed in the end. The groups will just turn on each other once their common goal of pushing out the “non-Abraham” based religions and non-religious people from any level of freedom of expression in this country, but that is can of worms that I will save for another day.
The Cincinnati Post Editorial - 'More risky secrets'
The Post is on mark in Friday's editorial. This issue is not being covered, as is much news in this country and the world, by the American news media. Whether you agree with missile defense or not, the secrecy must stop. The Bush administration is starting to rival the near despot status of Nixon
The Post is on mark in Friday's editorial. This issue is not being covered, as is much news in this country and the world, by the American news media. Whether you agree with missile defense or not, the secrecy must stop. The Bush administration is starting to rival the near despot status of Nixon
BRONSON: Top complaint about cops: 'There aren't enough'
Today's Column from Pete is more of an interview, than a column. Pete is not a bad reporter when he leaves his opinion out of it. He basically left out his opinion in this, except to say "amen" to most of the comments he listed from the Mayor.
Today's Column from Pete is more of an interview, than a column. Pete is not a bad reporter when he leaves his opinion out of it. He basically left out his opinion in this, except to say "amen" to most of the comments he listed from the Mayor.
Falwell's speech focuses on dignity
I find no dignity in this bigot visiting Cincinnati. I am shocked it had no other news coverage beyond this little story that was limited to simple coverage of the event. It comes across as an unopposed commercial for the Bigotry of Falwell and his ilk.
I find no dignity in this bigot visiting Cincinnati. I am shocked it had no other news coverage beyond this little story that was limited to simple coverage of the event. It comes across as an unopposed commercial for the Bigotry of Falwell and his ilk.
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