News Stories for March 2011
Stories for Wednesday, March 30
A look at our series
Bringing a retired space shuttle to Dayton could be a major shot in the arm for a region that has sustained several blows in recent years to its economy and prestige. But the competition for the shuttle is stiff, and NASA is charging millions of dollars to prepare the shuttle ...
Stories for Monday, March 28
City alerts residents of insurance offer
HAMILTON — The city of Hamilton has been receiving reports from residents about letters sent to them from Home Services USA, a private company, offering water service insurance against emergency breakdowns. The city is not endorsing this offer and encouraging residents to research the company and agreement at www.hsusacorp.com. According ...
Stories for Friday, March 25
<b>Not a mandate</b>
Now that our state Senate has approved the passage of Senate Bill 5 by a single vote, it will move on to the state House of Representatives. Assuming they follow the path of their Senate colleagues, the approved bill will then move on to the governor’s desk where approval is ...
Stories for Thursday, March 24
<b>‘Your position insults us’</b>
Your editorial on March 16 (“Protests part of being Speaker”) reflected a cynical and irresponsible position. You asserted that anyone or any group protesting (at) John Boehner’s office or his speaking engagements are simply “publicity-seeking demonstrators” — as if Ohio citizens have time to simply dream up ways we might ...
Stories for Wednesday, March 23
<b>Who will leave?</b>
I see ... that Gov. (John) Kasich’s budget proposal calls for college professors to teach an extra course every other year.That is not a targeted and strategic way to build and keep brainpower in the state of Ohio. When then-Gov. (Ronald) Reagan meddled directly with California’s higher education system, there ...
Stories for Monday, March 21
<b>‘World Water Day’</b>
March 22 has been designated “World Water Day” by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in a bid to ensure a secure future through water stewardship.Those outside the beverage industry might be surprised to see a company such as MillerCoors leading a dialogue about water conservation. We are ...
Stories for Friday, March 18
Police respond to alleged shooting report
HAMILTON — Dispatchers from the Hamilton Police Department confirmed officers were dispatched around 4 p.m. to Walnut Street for a person reportedly shot in the leg.No further information was available.
<b>‘Sad experience’</b>
I have been debating this letter since Scott Walker and John Kasich started their attack on public workers. A quote from Doctrine And Covenants 121:39 sums it up: “We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get ...
<b>‘Why would Ohio want to do that?’</b>
I am a public school teacher. I have taught for 11 years and have dedicated my career to doing what is best for children.Legislators who are proposing Senate Bill 5 do not seem to have what is best for children in mind. Senate Bill 5 will take away our teacher ...
Stories for Thursday, March 17
<b>‘Ohio’s first step’</b>
There is a lot of economic pain in the country right now. Much of it, including current state budget deficits, is due to the Great Recession. But Ohioans know it started long before Wall Street took this nation over the financial cliff. One factory at a time, one town at ...
Stories for Monday, March 14
<b>Senate Bill 5 ‘limits options’</b>
I have several concerns about Senate Bill 5. My first concern is that the legislative body of the public employer becomes the final decision-maker on collective-bargaining agreements. Although I believe most elected officials would strive for fairness in making decisions on collective-bargaining agreements, the legislative body, as a whole, could ...
Stories for Friday, March 11
<b>‘The China price’</b>
The Republican Governors Association sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Didn’t they run all of those television commercials blaming Ted Strickland for “losing 400,000 jobs”? (and saying that) “Strickland didn’t get the job done.” Now those Republican governors have introduced extremist union-busting bills in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Florida, all at ...
<b>‘Another decision that ... hurts our economy’</b>
Senate Bill 5, according to the hype, is about saving jobs and empowering the taxpayers of Ohio. Gov. (John) Kasich said that, along with claiming he is fighting joblessness and poverty. Yet all this bill provides is the ability for the state to fire employees quickly and easily, and potentially ...
Stories for Wednesday, March 9
<b>‘Buckle up’</b>
There has been recent coverage of seat belt usage in Butler County and the fact that it is lower than the state average. The Butler County Safe Communities Coalition conducts these seat belt surveys with Miami University each year, and as chair, I always ask people why they don’t wear ...
Stories for Friday, March 4
<b>‘Two to tango’</b>
Anti-union sentiment is at an all-time high. We see it in Wisconsin, in our own state, and even in our own school district — as people attack the power of the unions and their contracts.What gets lost, though, is the responsibility of the other party to accept a deal from ...
<b>‘Not the way’</b>
While I understand that the budget is an important issue that needs to be solved, Senate Bill 5 is not the solution. If Ohio’s public servants, like our firefighters, police officers and teachers, lose their right to collective bargaining, it will negatively impact Ohio’s future.Collective bargaining ensures police have simple ...
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