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FIVE SECTIONS, including:
- Table Notes of the discussion at this Wednesday night's Salon, as recorded by Ellen
- Events and Opportunities
- Articles and Letters
- Book, Film, Theater, TV, Music, Website Reviews
- Tri-State Treasures, compiled by Jim Kesner
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The Wednesday Night Salon has been meeting each week of the year (no break for holidays, weather) since July 2001 in pursuit of good talk. Bring a dish at 5:45 pm and join us. We are usually about 10 people of varied erudition and age. We like to talk politics, environmentalism, social issues, literature, the arts, ad any blamed thing we want. Sometimes we have a special presenter. We emphasize good fellowship and civility always. Way fun! Everyone welcome. 3901 Clifton Avenue 45220.
SECTION ONE: TABLE NOTES
SECTION ONE: Table Notes
At the Table:
Mr. G., Bentley Davis, Carolhn Clark, Byron Moody, Dennis Kinsley, Vlasta Molak, Viddle, Lauren Hanisian, Marilyn Gale, Mira Rodwan, Sophia Yarden, Julia Yarden
ELECTION WRAP UP
school levies in Warren Co failed for the 5th time. So the State has to take it over.
School levies passed in Wyoming, Norwood,
Suryayalamchili "chili"won and will be running against Jean Schmidt for Ohio II rep. Very bright 28 year old. V energetic. Defeated Kirkorian with his five staffers. Kirkorian had said Chili couldn't win with that name. Then denied it and called them a liar.
Third frontier issue passed
Casino move passed.
Jennifer Brunner lost to Lee Fish for Dem nominee to senate. She did carry SW Ohio, and NW Ohio, and SE ohio, but lost Clevland, Clols. Mahoney Va.
Tarbell won Dem nomination for County Commission. Monzel won for the Republicans.
Juvenile Ct. judge, two dems, Tracie Hunter who runs the indep. gospel radio station, and she won against Dan Donnelan. Is interested in alternative sentencing.
Carolyn Meg Whitman was VP at P&G for years; then worked for EBay. Is from Cinti. Now running for gov of California.
Turn out: sucked. Only 20%.
Bentley: now we know who our candidates are for November. Time to start working.
Governor Strickland running against Kasich, the republican, a former Congressman, former dir of Lehman Bros. Wants to abolish Ohio income tax. But has no proposal to take its place.
Sec'y State: Rep Candidate John Husted will run against Mary Ellen O'Shaunessey, Dem.
Senate race: Lee Fisher Dem, vs. Rob Portman, Rep, who was Bush's encobomic advisor.
Congressional seats: Ohio I, Steve Driehaus, dem, incumbent. vs. former rep. Steve Chabot. OHIO 2: Chili vs. rep. incumbent Jean Schmidt.
I recommend everyone pick a candidate and start rooting.
BUDGET (See below... City is holding citizen input sessions on the budget deficit... Promises to listen to what we want. Cuts and/or tax hike necessary; we can help decide which and what and where. See Announcements section below for where and when of the meeting on June 4. Ellen)
Vlasta: the city has plenty of money; it isn't true that there is a budget deficit... 46 million garage under Washington park... They are giving over 2 million to study the street car plan which is s boondoggle.
City has money for boondoggles nbut not essential services.
Byron when I drive around the city in the summer I see a l ot of empty swiming pools. Pools open but no swimmers though they are open. I think it is OK to consolidate
Format: 3 minutes.
Vlasta: I know in Hartwell kids live at that pool. It only cost $16 / year for any of the city rec pools. They cut the pool season last summer, closing at Aug 16.
Bentley: re. construction projects. City has Capital money and General Funds money. By city charter, those have to be kept separate.
Viddle: Why close pools Aug 14?
Byron: because schools open right after.
Bentley: Toledo also had a charter preventing Capital funds to be used for general fund purposes, and yesterday they voted to change that, and it passed.
I recommend thanking any candidate who loses an election; they gave up their lives to campaign. e.g. Jennifer Brunner.
Carolyn: I went to see Jane Heimlich at the library. New book is all about her parents, the dancers Arthur and Catherine Murray. She has writen about alternative medicine. Her husb Henry Heimlich is coming out with a book all about politics and medicine, and how the Red Cross tried for 20 years to destroy him.
Vlasta: the oil spill. I am an expert on oil spills in marine environments, my book, ...
Only true solution is to radically reduce society's dependence on this non-renewal resource.
Viddle: I think the street car is the most important thing to do for Cinti. It would be so great if you didn't have to have a car.
Mr. G.: I read an article in NY Times that this may be Obama's Katrina; criticized for not helping more on the oil spill. ... It might not be fixable.
Mira it is not well known that there are hundreds, maybe thousands of oil wells in the gulf.
Dennis: I don't believe BP is ducking their responsibiilty. Accidents do happen. ...
Bentley: unlike the Massey mines, there have not been any safety inspections failed at the BP oil rig.
The Arizona immigration law; Sheriff Jones of Butler Co is proposing that Ohio have a ballot initiative. Polls today show that more than half of Ohioans support it.
Mexico is concerned about all the illegal guns coming into their country from the U.S.
Keep on top of ballot initiatives.
Carolyn: the Arizona immigration law. When I lived in Europe, there was a law that everyone had to carry a passport at all times. Switzerland.
... the Drug War in Mexico and S. America. It is spilling over into Cal. and TX.
Ellen: several states have measure up for voting about legalizing/controling/taxing marijuana.
Bentley It is only in CAL there will be an issue in Nov; legalize marijuana, taxable, regulated. Save money. That's the one I am aware of.
Dennis: (read a letter to the editor of the NYTimes.
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Every social security recipient can have FREE membership for any YMCA or YWCA.
... "Silver sneakers program".
Jan and I are investigating volunteering with Doctors Without Borders.
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Green policies. Yes, we have to turn off lights... The planet is small and getting smaller.
(General Consensus): we will all report each week the things we have done to reduce energy consumption, and be more green.
~ end of table notes ~
Hugs to all,
Ellen
SECTION TWO: ACTIVITIES, OPPORTUNITIES
Salonista, Artist Josy Trageser having a Moving Sale !!!
We're on our way to a new condo in East Walnut hills in about 10 days.
our FORMAL YARD SALE is SATURDAY from 8 to3................BUT
FRIENDS ARE WELCOME TO COME THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
(email for directions: Josy Trageser <JosyT@aol.com> )
You will find:b
4 kitchen chairs, An armoire 20 x 40 x 80"
japanese screen 5 x 6 feet
Josy's enamelgarden birds,
book cases,
Tools, hardware, loooong orange electric cords, Kitchen utensils,wine glasses, serving platters
baking stuff,Tv's ,audio, Hi-fi, tapes,
garden tools and pots....plant foods
restaurant tables with folding legs 60" 72"round ,floor length tablecloths to go with them
three, 2 drawer metal file cabinets
2 sweepers, luggage,
lumber hoses sprinklers,
good art bad art drawing paper,
********and if David Hester does pick up his humidifier SOON, DAVID!!, that's likely to go too.*******
Clark Montessori did not win the president's commencement challenge but WAS in the top 3 high schools in the country. A high school fromKalamazoo MI won. Clark is trying to get Michele Obama to speak at their graduation.
You might consider thanking Jennifer Brunner for her campaign for the Dem. Nomination to senate. Here's her address:
Jennifer-Brunner@jenniferbrunner.com
Transition Town Events locally: http://transitionanderson.org/Transition_Anderson/Home.html
Supah Hafla, Drum and Dance Improv
May 8 7 – 10 pm
It's time for our big annual blowout "Supah Hafla", held this year at the
Contemporary Dance Hall in College Hill, (on Belmont, corner Larch, just a smidge W of Hamilton Ave) where there's more room to dance
and jam. Come out to see performances by Anaya Gypsy, Navitas, Dante's
Gypsy Circus, Saresa & Keshvar Project. Bring your shimmy to open dance to
the Keshvar Project band (Mark Stucker, Greg Morris, Paul Ravenscraft, Bill Menton et al.)
and Baoku & The Image Afro-Beat Band. (that's Baoku Moses!)
Food, drum
jam, friends and more surprises...See you there!!
Thanks,
Mark Stucker
513-325-4943<untitled-[1.2]>
Building the Citizen Budget
For the past several months, CCR (Citizens for Civic Renewal) has been convening the Citizen Budget Coalition to develop a way to work with the City of Cincinnati Mayor, Council and Administration to include citizen input in the policy budget for 2011-2012.
(don't worry if y ou don't understand city budgets...they have worksheets and explanations and possible cuts etc. that you can consider. You can also download them at
http://www.citizenscivicrenewal.org Ellen )
The Mayor, Council and Administration have agreed that hearing from citizens would be useful. The Coalition has designed a process where citizens will deliberate in small groups and suggest how the City of Cincinnati should balance a $50 million budget deficit. To have your voice heard, sign-up for one of the three neighborhood meetings and/or the all-city meeting. Space is limited, so please RSVP today. Please pass this invitation along to your fellow citizens to assure diverse views are included. If you have questions, contact Steve Johns, Executive Director, Citizens for Civic Renewal at 458-6736 or ccrcinn@juno.com.
East Cincinnati - Monday, April 26th, 6:00 to 8:45 p.m. - Madisonville Rec Center
Central Cincinnati -Wednesday, April 28th, 6:00 to 8:45 p.m. - Avondale Pride Center
West Cincinnati - Wednesday, May 5th, 6:00 to 8:45 p.m. - Midway School
All Cincinnati - Saturday, June 5th, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Cintas Center
Visit Freedom Center's Exhibit on Lynchings and today's Hate Crimes :
Until May 31
Dear Friends,
Please share this with those you feel can appreciate this invitation to great work in our region for human rights at our National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The current art show Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America, will continue through May 31st, 2010.
George Hardebeck
ARCHE - Arts Restoring Culture for Healing Earth
330-354-1103
Go Dayton: urban nights: may 14, 2010!
Walk on downtown's creative side!
Get ready to rock at our spring Urban Nights event on Friday, May 14 from 5 to 10 p.m. More than 30,000 people are expected to pack the streets, so come join the fun and experience your downtown!
What is Urban Nights?
Businesses and restaurants offer special discounts, artists and galleries open their doors to the public, musicians and entertainers of all kinds perform throughout the center city, and downtown's most impressive urban living options are open for tours. Nearly 100 creative places and spaces will be part of the event, including locations throughout downtown, the Oregon Arts District and the Wright-Dunbar Business Village.
Main Stage Entertainment:
The Urban Nights Main Stage on Courthouse Square, sponsored by DP&L, will be programmed with great entertainment all evening long, including:
5:00-5:45 p.m. - USAF Band of Flight presents New Harmony
6:00-6:45 p.m. - Reece Lincoln Band
7:00-7:45 p.m. - The Rev. Cool Arkestra & Dance Ensemble
8:00-10:00 p.m. - Parrots of the Caribbean
Peace, Byron
Summer Writing Classes
Valerie Chronis Bickett is teaching two Monday night and two Thursday morning
8-week sessions this summer. Cost by donation. Location in Finneytown.
513-681-9252
ValerieChronisBickett@gmail.com
Evening Sessions: Mondays 7-9 PM
Early Summer May 3-June 28 (No class Memorial Day)
Late Summer July 12-August 30
Daytime Sessions: Thursdays 9:30-11:30 AM
Early Summer May 6-June 24
Late Summer July 8-August 26
Advertisement: Try the Alexander Technique
I am having a blast here in my first year of teaching the Alexander Technique! Unbelievably, a full calendar since the launch of my practice in late June. This winter I was having so much demand for my lessons that I had to stop advertising and ask some well-progressing students to drop back to twice a month instead of weekly lessons. Now that spring is finally here I am feeling more energetic and again am daring to reach out to more folks.
Fantastic fee deal (limited time only): First lesson free; second through 4th lessons only $10. After that, only $40/lesson if you buy a package of 4 at a time, prepaid. * The "real fee" is $78 per lesson. I am interested in "turning on" as many people as possible to this wonderful learning. Good for pain, for performance improvement in the arts, atheltics, ... And finally, good for personal development. It has definite geriatric benefit as well.
You can read about my own experiences and find links to other sites here:
http://www.lloydhouse.com
Call and make an appointment or to discuss it with me. 513 221 1289.
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* However, it is my commitment to adjust fees for anyone truly wanting lessons who cannot afford even this modest fee. Try it and see. Ellen
Salonista Steve Sunderland: Peace Village Mother's Day Event
A CALL FOR PEACE
Dear Friends:
This year on Mother's Day May 11, 2010, at 1pm at the Clifton Fountain, corner Clifton & Ludlow, a group of us will be meeting to read the Howe Proclamation and other relevant works of poetry, prose and song. The Rev. Frank Carpenter and a coordinating group are organizing the event. Won't you and members of your networks join us for a call for peace? All citizens for peace are welcome.
BRING A BELL TO RING. We'll ring for 1 minute, stand in silence 5 min, ring for another minute. Bring signs if you want.
I have learned that Mother's Day was started as a peace day by Julia Ward Howe. Here is a section of her history: "Distressed by her experience of the realities of war, determined that peace was one of the most important causes of the world and seeing war arise again in the world in the Franco-Prussian War, in 1870 she called for women to...
"Rise up and oppose war in all its forms, to come together across national lines, to recognize what we hold in common above what divides us, and commit to finding peaceful resolutions to conflicts."
This Mother's Day Proclamation was issued to gather together women in a congress of action."
In peace,
Steve
Steve Sunderland, Peace Village
919.2538
Upcoming Vacancy at the Lloyd House
Third floor two room suite, has own bathroom. Monthly house dues: $460 includes all utilities plus high speed wireless internet. Kitchen shared with two others. Wonderful space! Please call Ellen: (513) 221 1289 Available June 1
Must be rock solid financially, over 25, non smoker, homo sapiens only.
Very jolly, juicy multicultural household in Victorian Castle. Seewww.lloydhouse.com
Also, We also have a vacancy now at the Lloyd House
Third floor single room + bathroom. $360/month house dues, all utilities included, high speed wireless internet included. Share kitchen. Many perks. Ellen: 221 1289 No smoking, nobody under age 25.
ARTICLES AND LETTERS
- Bentley Davis' political update
- City gets low grades for air quality
Bentley Davis' POLITICAL NOTES, update of the week:
City gets low marks for Air Quality !
..fyi, Howard Konicov
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According to the American Lung Association's "State of the Air" 2010 report, Cincinnati ranked ninth for year-round particle pollution. Southwest Ohio also ranked 18th in the nation for ozone pollution.http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100428/NEWS01/4290315/Local+air+gets+bad+grades
Bradford Mank
James Helmer, Jr. Professor of Law (for identification purposes only)
University of Cincinnati College of Law
P.O. Box 210040
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0040
Tel: 513-556-0094; Fax 513-556-1236
e-mail: brad.mank@uc.edu
REVIEWS: BOOKS, MUSIC, CONCERTS, RESTAURANTS, WEBSITES ...
Please send me your tips...love to hear what you are reading etc. ellen
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