State
Representative Jim
Buchy… Preventing
Falls Among
Ohio’s Elders
When we are young, we do not often think about our risk of falling or
the consequences of a fall. If we fall, we get up knowing that any
aches or pains are probably temporary. But for us elders, a fall can be
a life-changing event. For seniors like me, the effects of a fall can
mean the difference between independence and reliance upon others for
assistance in the completion of daily activities. Falls are the number
one cause of injuries leading to emergency room visits…
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Senior
Scribe… Questions
for you that need to be answered,
by Al Bliss
January 12, 2014 - This started yesterday when I learned that four
senior officers all involved with nuclear weapons were removed from the
service for cause about last October – November. Did you know that
three nuclear weapons were moverd without authorization from a
specified facility in Texas to Charleston, North Carolina and one
weapon can up missing? Did you know that the four officers disobeyed an
order to release a nuclear weapon to…
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Cincinnati
Enquirer… Time
to 'Start Talking' to kids about drugs,
Karen Kasich
Jan. 24, 2014 - No family or neighborhood – affluent or disadvantaged,
urban or rural – is immune to the dangers of drugs. It’s naïve to think
that any of us can shield our children from peer pressure or the
stresses of life. However, we can empower our children to handle those
situations with confidence. We can educate ourselves, connect with our
communities and start talking to our children about drugs. You may be
surprised to learn what a powerful…
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Broke
Wife, Big City… Give
it a breast already, By
Aprill Brandon
In case you guys haven't heard yet, I'm pretty much the best person on
the planet. It's true. I mean, sure, Pope Francis had some good moments
this year. But when it comes down to it, no one can compare to my pure
and humble unselfishness. My pure, unadulterated courage. My pure and
utter lack of pride in how completely amazing I am. In fact, I'm so
amazing, I feel bad for everyone else. No…
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From
the Other Side of the
Edge….. “Income
Inequality”…..Self Perpetuated at the Lower End
By Joe Facinoli - It has been said…. that if all the money in the U. S.
of A., …that belonging to everyone (rich, poor, and in between), was
piled up in one huge stack, then re-distributed in equal portions to
all the citizens of our beloved country,…. that within just a few short
years (or less), the rich guys would have it all back, and the poor
ones would have their hands out again, begging for yet another “second”
chance…
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The Gilded Age of planet Earth?
By Jim Surber
I’ve always had an interest in the relativity of numbers, and in the
old saying, “figures don’t lie, but liars figure.” If Johnny mows one
yard in a day for $10, can he make $70 per week if he mows every day?
If two men can build a garage in fifty hours, can fifty men build the
same garage in two hours? If a car has one mile to travel and
covers the first half-mile in sixty seconds, why can it never average
sixty mph for the trip no matter how fast it travels during the…
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Representative Jim Buchy… Keeping
Oil and Gas Competitive; Reducing Taxes for Ohioans
When we think about Ohio’s oil and gas drilling, we most often focus on
the eastern half of the state. There is, no doubt, good reason for
this. Those of us in west central Ohio do not have this oil below our
feet like our neighbors to the east. But that does not mean that our
region is not affected by it, or that we cannot benefit from it. One
aspect of oil and gas development that directly affects our region of
the state is what is…
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A
Miraculous
Accident, By Jana Kolling
As you know, there has yet to be a definitive answer as to how people
came to be. Evolutionists point to science books and creationists point
to the bible. Intelligent scholars on both sides believe
they’re
right, and neither can fully prove their position. As a
business
major, taking biology was the last thing I wanted to do. But
I’ve
never forgotten the chapters about human cells. Now I know
most
people don’t want to read about this, and I’ll try not to be…
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Obamanomics
vs
the American Dream, By Bob Robinson
In 2008 then presidential candidate Barack Obama promised to
fundamentally change America. Now, five years later, despite little
cooperation from the right, President Obama seems to be well on his way
toward accomplishing his goal. While naysayers have a long list of
criticisms, ranging from IRS and NSA to Benghazi, it isn’t likely these
complaints will have any impact on his presidency, or even the future…
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Broke Wife, Big City… From
waddle to swaddle, By Aprill Brandon
One month. That's it. That's all that's left on this prison
sentence...er...glorious maternal journey of mine. Yes, it's only four
weeks until my due date (meaning I'm destined to have this baby six
weeks from now as payback for all the times I called this kid a demon
wizard and dragon fetus). And I must confess, I'm getting downright
giddy at the prospect of finally meeting the tiny human who has been
using…
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown… National
Mentoring Month
January is National Mentoring Month – a time to recognize the important
role mentors play in our communities. Mentors serve our nation by
providing thoughtful guidance and support that helps young people
succeed both inside and outside the classroom. They serve as role
models, instill confidence in young people, and ensure mentees have a
stable and trusting relationship in their lives. Mentors often find
that they benefit more than the young people, by…
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The White House
Hello, all -- Today, I met a young man named Troy. Troy comes from New
Orleans, where his family lived through the devastation of Hurricane
Katrina. He couldn't read until he was twelve, and would regularly cut
school because the other students would tease him. When he did attend,
he'd shove desks, start fights -- anything to get him out of class. But
then Troy saw his younger siblings start down a similar path. And he
decided to make a change. He…
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown… Remembering
Dr. Martin Luther King
In his final speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraged us to
grapple with the problems America faces with a greater readiness. He
posed a question in that speech the night before he died. He said, “The
question is not if I stop to help this man in need, what will happen to
me? The question is if I do not stop to help this man in need, what
will happen to him?” Dr. King’s words ring true today, and we must heed
his call by…
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From the Other Side of the Edge….. The Real ‘Best and Brightest’,
….from
Street Level
By Joe Facinoli - Experience is the best teacher. It gives us
affirmation, …and confirmation. I learned this, …again, on a recent
walkabout amongst the “beautiful people”, in and around one of the most
famous neighborhoods in our Nation’s Capital. Its official name is
“Foggy Bottom”, which sounds like a meteorologist and a geologist
couldn’t decide what to call it, …but it houses a “great” university,
perhaps…
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State Representative Jim Buchy… Solving
Ohio’s Drug Abuse Problems Major Focus in 2014
When the Ohio House assembled a study committee last summer to travel
around the state and research Ohio’s prescription drug abuse problem,
our hope was that it would yield information that would ultimately lead
to legislation to help solve the problem. I don’t know, however, if
anyone expected the study committee to be as successful as it turned
out to be. The feedback from healthcare experts as well as the…
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown… Fighting
the War on Poverty Fifty Years Later
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty in
his State of the Union Address, saying “Many Americans live on the
outskirts of hope – some because of their poverty, and our task is to
help replace their despair with opportunity.” He later echoed those
statements in May of 1964 while visiting Ohio University in Athens.
Today, we’re still fighting the war on poverty, but our country took a
small step…
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Broke Wife, Big City… Bad
humans! Very bad humans! By Buffy Brandon
Greetings, worthless humans. In case you haven't figured it out yet
(which of course you haven't because you're worthless humans), this is
not Aprill. The quote, unquote "Alpha" is busy doing stupid human
stuff, like actually voluntarily taking a bath and going poo-poo in my
giant water bowl. So I, Buffy, her quote, unquote "pet dog," took this
opportunity to take over her column. Now mind you…
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The Other Side of the Edge….. Hmmm,
….Which to Cover: A Murdered Ambassador,….or a
Traffic Jam
on a Bridge ?
By Joe Facinoli - Media Fairness: Oxymoron. Journalistic
Integrity: Another one. Let’s do some National
Media,
political math: What equals: Four brutally murdered Americans, all of
them in public service to the United States government, One an
Ambassador to a foreign nation, and Two of them superbly trained and
devoted Navy Seals, ….plus, …2,000 Mexican nationals, all murdered…
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State Representative Jim Buchy… Providing
More Access and Integrity in the Voting Booth
Over the past year our state has taken a giant step in the right
direction by reforming our elections process to enable more people to
vote and increasing the integrity of this vital process. These efforts
protect a fundamental part of our government and the rich history of
freedom in this great country. The Ohio General Assembly passed three
bills improving how Ohioans vote and making that vote more open…
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Broke Wife, Big City… An
open
letter to my dishwasher, By Aprill Brandon
I hate you, dishwasher. I hate you so much. Seriously, so much. Like,
if you were on fire and I really had to pee, I'd still use the toilet.
Because you know what? The toilet doesn't constantly remind me what a
failure at housekeeping I am. Sure, it starts to murmur something after
too many weeks of neglect but you...oooooh...YOU. There you are,
everyday, just sitting there. Needing something…
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The Other Side of the Edge….. A Resolution, …Some Promises,
...and a
Caveat, By Joe Facinoli
Anyone who read this column last week, knows that I’m not too crazy
about New Year’s resolutions. They’re
just so hollow,
totally arbitrary, often capricious, and usually bogus. But other than
those few trifles,…completely believable! Now, having said all that, I
have at least one such pledge to put forth myself, which I will be
whole heartedly determined to follow through on, during the coming year
and beyond. And some…
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The White House… Health
Insurance through the Affordable Care Act
Americans across the country have new health insurance that starts
today, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Today, health reform is real
in a new way for people like Daniel, a 22-year-old student who enrolled
in a gold-level insurance plan and is paying just $70 a month after
subsidies. It's real for Lucy, from Texas, whose deductible is dropping
from $7,500 to $3,000 a year, and for Mark, a small business…
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Broke Wife, Big City… Pregnancy
brain for dummies, By Aprill Brandon
Want to know the seven most terrifying words in the English language?
"It doesn't matter, you won't remember this anyway."
Wait...six...seven...eight...dammit... Want to know the eight most
terrifying...OK, well, whatever...you get the point. Yes, dear reader,
yours truly is currently living through her own version of the movie
"Memento." (If you haven't seen the movie, it's basically about a guy…
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