http://medinadems.org Medina County Democratic Party Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:17:09 CDT en-us http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/653779 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/653779 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 07:46:07 CDT President Eisenhower said, "Beware of the military industrial complex". Arms dealers in America and the world preach more weapons. So let's examine in the midst of being the only world's superpower, why George Bush raised the defense budget by 50% in 4 years. In 1991, the Soviet Union splintered. Before that, America had been locked into building weapon systems to thwart our superpower competitor: That year the US defense budget was $319 billion dollars. Following the collapse of the... http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/903120 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/903120 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:29:55 CDT Buz Cormany's highlights of the Medina Chamaber of Commerce Forum on 10-19-06 with input from the Gazette, Plain Dealer and PBS http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/978278 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/978278 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:16:52 CST Although I am very happy about our recent national and statewide success, I am bitterly disappointed about Medina County's exclusion from that success. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/999830 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/999830 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:53:03 CST Medina Gazette Staff Writer, Hannah Schaefer's article about William Batchelder III was right on the money. When questioned about donations to the GOP from Robert Meyerson, Batchelder said he was not influenced by any political donations from Meyerson. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1021420 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1021420 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:17:44 CDT I was very disappointed with the Medina Gazette's cartoonish front-page photograph of Republican State Representative, William Batchelder in Tuesday's (April 10th) free edition. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1150748 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1150748 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:07:27 CDT The white knight, John McCain, and his shining armor are quickly turning tattle-tale gray. That depends of course on who is looking at him. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1219811 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1219811 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:30:55 CDT I had a dream last night: Sarah Palin had been asked by John McCain to be his running mate and this was her reply... http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1220355 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1220355 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:57:23 CDT As the President of the Medina County District Library Board, the freedom to read is important to me. I found it disturbing that Governor Palin was involved with a book banning controversy with the Wasilla Alaska Library. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/873608 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/873608 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:46:45 CDT The story of the on again off again election for the Medina Municipal Court is not really a story about the law or even an election. It is a story about people. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/152900 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/152900 Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:04:22 CDT Please contact your local media by clicking on the box above. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/182649 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/182649 Wed, 20 Oct 2004 22:09:50 CDT Persons with disabilities need help so that they won't need help. That one's a little tricky and chances are, if you're not a person with a disability, it will take you a moment to understand. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/149861 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/149861 Mon, 20 Sep 2004 10:17:10 CDT Utah Democrats support the right of citizens to possess firearms for lawfully defending their families and property and for sporting purposes. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1123605 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1123605 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:35:46 CST Beginning when recently resigned Attorney General Alberto Gonzales stated that the Geneva Convention was "quaint", to the torture committed at Abu Ghraib, to our new Attorney General, Michael Mukasey, who refused to acknowledge water boarding is torture, I believe all Americans need to speak out loudly. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/294 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/294 Fri, 09 Jan 2004 07:03:04 CST Ohio must adopt safeguards that reward those who work hard and play be the rules, and punish greedy corporation CEOs that slash jobs, send jobs overseas and destroy pension funds. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/174743 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/174743 Thu, 07 Oct 2004 09:04:49 CDT George W. Bush has a failed record on the economy in Ohio. He has stood by while our trade deficit has grown by record amounts and while American workers have watched their jobs sent overseas. He has failed to address rising health care costs for families and businesses, further dragging down our economy. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/463454 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/463454 Thu, 05 May 2005 06:24:10 CDT We are at a crossroads. Before June 30th, the General Assembly will vote on new budget policies and an overhaul of Ohio's tax structure. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/459460 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/459460 Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:23:42 CDT A botched $50 million investment in rare coins managed by GOP super-donor Tom Noe and ex-con Mark Chrans has shed light on the poor investment practices of Gov. Bob Taft and Ohio Republicans. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/653780 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/653780 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 07:55:34 CDT Our president stood before the American people and lied. He said he would do something about gasoline prices if he could. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/295 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/295 Fri, 09 Jan 2004 07:05:22 CST Ohio's middle class families deserve a break. The growing deficit in Washington is being stacked on the backs of the nation's middle class who will suffer when forced to repay the alarming amount of debt. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/296 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/296 Fri, 09 Jan 2004 07:06:04 CST Across Ohio local Democratic leaders have proven that they are fiscally responsible and can provide outstanding government services with little or no additional support from Columbus or Washington. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/685400 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/685400 Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:11:41 CDT Editorial comment from Buz Cormany http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/138821 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/138821 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:08:31 CDT Are you financially better off than 4 years ago? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/850455 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/850455 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:23:40 CDT "House Bill 626 sponsored by State Rep. Chuck Calvert perfectly describes his party's solution to every problem - More Tax Cuts for the Rich." And who do the Republicans want to replace him with? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/152469 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/152469 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:43:36 CDT The Democrats must work to adopt safeguards that reward those who work hard and play be the rules, and punish greedy corporation CEOs that slash jobs, send jobs overseas and destroy pension funds. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1209067 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1209067 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:09:24 CDT Read the latest newsletter from Sherrod Brown and learn about the issues he is working on for Ohio. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/152470 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/152470 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:46:23 CDT America's middle class families deserve a break. The growing deficit in Washington is being stacked on the backs of the nation's middle class who will suffer when forced to repay the alarming amount of debt. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/153473 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/153473 Mon, 04 Oct 2004 05:52:50 CDT The Economy is important http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/205496 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/205496 Tue, 01 Feb 2005 10:03:47 CST A proposed constitutional amendment being championed by J. Kenneth Blackwell would restrict the state from spending money on critical services like police and fire, schools, and health care for the elderly is a plan Ohio cannot afford. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/687443 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/687443 Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:54:29 CDT The Democratic Senators' strategy to provide short-term relief and long-term solutions to Ohio's energy scheme. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/729719 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/729719 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:58:19 CST In advance of Gov. Taft's State of the State address, the OLBC offers their own State of Black Ohio. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/689145 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/689145 Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:19:11 CDT President Bush has suspended the Davis-Bacon Act in hurricane ravaged areas, and contracts may pay as little as $5.15 per hour. The "Fair Wages for Hurricane Victims Act" would repeal Bush's suspension of Davis-Bacon. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/753004 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/753004 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 06:59:18 CST Tuesday's Medina Gazette Clerk of Courts editorial history lesson was long on history but short on math. There are $26,000 important points that weren't made in the Gazette's editorial. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1221127 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1221127 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:26:37 CDT Dear Chairs, We want to share with you our summary of an exhaustive study regarding Republican economic policy and its impact on Ohio's jobs and workers. We plan to release the study tomorrow, Monday afternoon at 2:00 pm on a conference call with Senator Sherrod Brown, Congressman Tim Ryan and Ohio AFL-CIO President Joe Rugola to all Ohio media outlets. In short, the study resulted in the following findings: Since President George Bush took office 1,087 Ohio factories, companies and... http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/655205 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/655205 Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:53:03 CDT Blackwell announces yet another gimmick that would harm Ohio's individuals and families. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1107 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1107 Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:13:26 CST Creating new jobs in Ohio is critical To do so, we need a highly trained workforce ready to tackle the good-paying jobs of the future. We believe in significant state funding of higher education in order to train Ohioans for the future. Higher Education institutions in this state also do ground-breaking research that can lead to a more prosperous future for this state and nation. Support for technology initiatives and research at Ohio universities can lead to thousands of new... http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1108 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1108 Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:19:14 CST Adequate funding for all Ohio public schools is critical http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/137088 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/137088 Fri, 23 Jul 2004 19:42:25 CDT A Real Plan to Leave No Child Behind.  George Bush has underfunded No Child Left Behind by almost $27 billion, shortchanging America's children and making it impossible for schools to meet the demands of the new law.  John Kerry will fully fund No Child Left Behind and education for students with disabilities with a new "National Education Trust Fund." He will also make sure that the rules under NCLB make sense and achieve the Act's purposes.A New ‘State Tax Relief and Education Fund'. ... http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/138815 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/138815 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:05:55 CDT Are your schools better off than 4 years ago? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/205519 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/205519 Tue, 01 Feb 2005 13:24:54 CST Calling Ohio's professors "card-carrying Communists," in a Jan. 27th Columbus Dispatch article, Sen. Larry Mumper (R) introduced S.B. 24, which aims to take power from the hands of educators and into the hands of right-wing reactionaries. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/739419 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/739419 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:45:11 CST I can no longer remain silent in my need to address the severe, poorly researched attacks on public education and our teachers by right wing politicians and media sources who do not have a clue as to what is required to teach our children and adolescents. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/754945 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/754945 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:18:06 CST Gov. Bob Taft's plan to require tougher math and science classes for high school students doesn't add up, some educators and researchers said. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/138846 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/138846 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:32:22 CDT Will Ohio resources be safe for the future? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/247410 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/247410 Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:02:14 CST The Senate has just voted 51-49 against the Cantwell amendment to keep Arctic Refuge drilling from the Senate Budget Resolution. Click the link below to view a list of how senators voted. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/146865 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/146865 Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:00:10 CDT "For the first time in over 30 years of cleaning up our waters, we're going backwards," said Paul Schwartz, national policy coordinator for Clean Water Action. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/177946 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/177946 Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:24:11 CDT TAKE ACTION AT THE CAPITOL! During the legislative session there is always something going on at the capitol. You can take part and make your voice heard there! http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/757440 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/757440 Fri, 03 Mar 2006 12:43:51 CST Medina County is very fortunate to be blessed with a visionary, dedicated group of people who ... have saved some of these treasures for the rest of us. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/834875 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/834875 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:47:40 CDT Last night, June 19th, again at 12 midnight on Ch. 25, I had the good fortune to view an hour long interview between Charley Rose, and former Vice President Al Gore about his book and recently released documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth". http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/843147 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/843147 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:25:13 CDT In an earlier letter, 6-19-06, to our party's website, I related an interview I watched on WKYC, Ch 25 with talk show host Charley Rose and former democratic presidential candidate, Al Gore. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/851763 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/851763 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:38:01 CDT This is my third article dealing with global warming. ... I like so many other Americans, have been slow to recognize and become convinced that all this complex data being collected and coordinated over the years is beginning to make sense. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/859077 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/859077 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:07:53 CDT Does it not seem odd that our inflexible, belligerent President, George Bush, has only vetoed one bill submitted by Congress in his nearly six years in office? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/900338 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/900338 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:14:18 CDT Whenever anyone brings the U.S. Administration's past blunders to the attention of Tony Snow, President Bush's press secretary he blows it off as old news. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1117165 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1117165 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:40:35 CDT How often would any of us trust again and again anyone, whatever the relationship, who continually mislead, misinformed, lacked knowledge, and showed contempt toward us? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/990791 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/990791 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:41:31 CST As we have been bombarded with an abundance of information and opinion before and after the Baker-Hamilton Report on Iraq, what horrendous issue is sometimes mentioned but continually given short shrift? I propose that issue to be Israel-Palestine, readily recognized but buried for 58 years under unconscionable propaganda that Israel was entitled to a nation carved out of Palestinian land. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1005778 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1005778 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:45:25 CST For those of you who do not subscribe to the Cleveland Plain Dealer and for those subscribers who may have missed it, this past week a crucial question was raised. Thomas Friedman, syndicated columnist for the New York Times, offered a little foreign policy quiz http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1013306 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1013306 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:26:50 CST "The Administration wants to contain Iran and blame it for our problems in Iraq--but it's new strategy may be helping our enemies in the war on terrorism." So reports Seymour Hersh in the March 5 issue of The New Yorker magazine. As you may remember Mr. Hersh is the reporter who broke open the story of the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1016354 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1016354 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:44:55 CDT Each day the world is becoming less stable driven by Middle East events. With the pull out of Soviet advisors in Iran it may well signal an impending military strike by the US or more probably Israel. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1173093 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1173093 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:36:35 CDT We're all familiar with republican presidential nominee John McCain's 100 year Iraq war foreign policy. However, don't expect the American public's weariness with the war and it's tragic cost in blood and borrowed dollars to gain any respect from dedicated neo-cons past and present. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/650589 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/650589 Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:20:04 CDT Do we tolerate one party rule-dictatorship-here in Medina County? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1110 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1110 Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:22:36 CST Ohio Democrats are leading the way toward prescription drug assistance http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/175119 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/175119 Fri, 08 Oct 2004 13:08:57 CDT Mr. Cannon states that we already have a system in place for poor Americans to find and provide themselves with health care. He touts the "Savings Account" system (a system where American workers have a portion of their paycheck placed into an account that saves the money until they need it for health care costs) while at the same time admitting that the massive loss of American jobs is unimportant because those jobs are usually staffed with "uneducated people". This is a... http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/138842 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/138842 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:27:28 CDT Can you afford adequate health care these days? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/658302 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/658302 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:04:11 CDT Why must it be a given that democrats have to be the ones to instigate, plea on behalf of, push for, fight for, any legislation that will benefit the average citizen and the greater good.... http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/753348 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/753348 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:13:33 CST President Bush is now selling health savings accounts under sponsorship of Wendy's International who until now was one of my [Buz Cormany's] favorite fast food hamburger stops. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1144251 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1144251 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:51:25 CST I recently discovered again that free is never free enough for many of our religiously strident free enterprise entrepreneurs. They conspire to be free, not to compete, but to sabotage what should be consumer benefits of a competitive market. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/297 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/297 Fri, 09 Jan 2004 07:06:44 CST Ohio Democrats support our troops fighting to protect our freedom. We support our flag and we pray for our soldiers and their families during these trying times. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/138834 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/138834 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:20:33 CDT Is your community safer than 4 years ago? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/182643 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/182643 Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:33:02 CDT We must support our troops with not only yellow ribbons but with proper armor and adequate ordinance. From a multi-billion dollar weapons system to a new pair of boots, the level of support needs to be much higher than it is right now. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/652873 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/652873 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 14:49:42 CDT What began as a deliberate abuse of truth and power has deteriorated into an arrogantly obscene spending of "captial" that has not only taken a horrible toll upon our very dedicated forces in Iraq but has left our homeland military rescue forces terribly short of manpower. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/653576 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/653576 Sat, 10 Sep 2005 11:01:10 CDT In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf region we began to hear of the very agonizingly inept response of our federal government to the cries of the victims. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/146573 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/146573 Fri, 10 Sep 2004 18:30:25 CDT It is time to make significant and sweeping reforms to our immigration laws, procedures and attitudes. We must have true reform and not false solutions that are nothing more than trying to paint a burning building. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/653574 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/653574 Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:27:14 CDT It is almost embarrassing to even comment on President Bush's outrageously ridiculous comparison of World War II to our attack on Iraq... http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/710277 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/710277 Sun, 11 Dec 2005 17:54:15 CST I recently heard a portion of the 1969 speech given by President Nixon and his reasons that it would be a national disaster to withdraw from Vietnam. If you would insert Iraq for Vietnam, Bush's speech was virtually a word for word copy of Nixon's. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/762415 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/762415 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:05:20 CST The knowledge of prisoner abuse committed by the U.S. is not going to fade away. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/816999 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/816999 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:13:02 CDT In a recent discussion with friends I raised the issue of U.S. treatment of detainees, which broke open after the scandalous abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. I along with many others were cautiously relieved when John McCain's Anti-Torture Amendment was signed into law. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/856152 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/856152 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:37:58 CDT We are all familiar with the adage "politics makes strange bedfellows". And bedfellows or not, politics can spring some stunning surprises. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/999172 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/999172 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:46:44 CST There is a revealing term being used in the editorial pages and partisan political chatter that, I think, unjustly criticizes our great Democracy. Some members of the Republican minority have been calling the majority of voters from the last election, well, a Mob, and. I think the use of the term is more that the petulant name-calling of poor losers. When I think of a Mob, I imagine the powerful end of the Boris Karloff movie, Frankenstein. The scene where the villagers storm the castle... http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1121644 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1121644 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:17:30 CST On my street, the kids went to war when they graduated high school. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/784188 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/784188 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:08:33 CDT I trust many of you have already heard our Ohio State Democratic legislators are presently hard at work on a ballot initiative for November 06 to raise the state minimum wage to $6.85 per hr. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/152472 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/152472 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:53:39 CDT Today, Americans in rural communities face special challenges in finding good jobs at good wages, providing their children with quality education, finding high-quality affordable health care and meeting transportation and communications needs. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/733706 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/733706 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:08:53 CST What draws people to live or move to a community or a region in addition to proximity to work? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/95242 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/95242 Thu, 24 Jun 2004 23:16:52 CDT Seniors deserve protections from those who engage in elder abuse. The state should provide adequate funding for home care services so seniors can remain independent and in their own homes as long as possible. Our health care system needs lower prescription drug costs that affect many seniors on fixed incomes. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/204637 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/204637 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:02:54 CST Ohio's leading Congressional Democrats are speaking out about President Bush's Social Security privatization plan that would destroy one of America's most successful programs ever produced. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/873615 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/873615 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:09:02 CDT I cannot think of a more deserving organization to speak to the core values of our Democratic Party than the Medina County Home. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/534242 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/534242 Thu, 19 May 2005 18:37:12 CDT The MCDAC is working with a Medina County Committee called Save Social Security. We are conducting a petition drive to gather signatures to send to our elected representatives in Congress. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/640184 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/640184 Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:12:35 CDT President Bush confidently assumes he knows what is best for us, but does he really? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/772189 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/772189 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:54:12 CST DeWine's vote proves that his allegiance is to the radical right wing ideology of the Republican Party and not to the people he purports to represent in Ohio. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/653573 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/653573 Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:04:53 CDT If you view the media reports on John Roberts, the Supreme Court nominee, you would think he was a moderate. Here is John Roberts documented record http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/695611 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/695611 Thu, 03 Nov 2005 13:37:12 CST Poverty has risen for four years straight while our national government has passed tax cuts for the wealthy. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/703839 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/703839 Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:05:02 CST Fellow Democrats, After Tuesday, November 8, can there be any doubt of how much work we need to do to begin clearing up the brain washed environment created by the Republicans? John Gladden, Medina Gazette columnist, speaks to this succinctly in his column of November 15, "In the middle of a state investment scandal voters handed Ohio bureaucrats and politicians a fresh wad of tax dollars to spend on business investments." And whose wishes were the voters fulfilling? None other than... http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/708367 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/708367 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 07:49:25 CST Excerpts from "Perfectly Legal" by David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-Winner Reporter for the New York Times. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1031512 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1031512 Thu, 17 May 2007 14:11:44 CDT As much as the wealthy cry and complain about this tax, our government is well aware of the amount of revenue that would be lost. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/652083 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/652083 Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:00:39 CDT Democrats - rally around the core values that we know to be our traditional identity. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/701218 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/701218 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:27:58 CST Shouln't the same rights be granted to all military personnel?? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/720487 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/720487 Thu, 29 Dec 2005 10:51:28 CST I think most of us are embarrassed to be exposed as out-dated, or - horror of horrors - old fashioned. ... But where are our nation's values leading us? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/724503 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/724503 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:09:08 CST What better time for a New Year's resolution and my view on some ideological and pragmatic goals for our county, state and national democratic party? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/801029 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/801029 Sat, 13 May 2006 11:13:23 CDT Having just gone through the recent county, state, and national primary elections and looking to fall 2006, I believe a recurring question needs to be addressed again. What system of logic do we use to disseminate valid information from the myriad of campaign speeches and conflicting performance claims of the various candidates? http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/838300 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/838300 Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:47:31 CDT Our president, George W. Bush, adamantly declares that every human being is born by nature desiring to live under such a system. I tend to agree. However, Mr. Bush becomes very upset when a country or a faction of people votes for a type of democracy (they're not all the same) or a leadership of which he disapproves. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1019638 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1019638 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:44:04 CDT Having anticipated for some time a train trip across the fields, prairies and mountains of the west I recently contacted AAA to plan the routing, schedule and cost. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1047888 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/1047888 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:13:47 CDT A recent Gallup Poll asked 1,001 adults if they would oppose a federal law that would lower the drinking age to 18. With an error margin of 3% up or down, 77% said they would oppose. How is it then I have not heard any protest among our population that our 18, 19, and 20 year olds are somehow considered mature enough to volunteer to lay their lives on the line for their country. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/95243 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/95243 Thu, 24 Jun 2004 23:17:33 CDT The Federal government needs to improve upon its responsibility to provide veterans with the benefits they were promised when they served our country, the Oregon Legislature can exert influence to ensure this happens. Veterans should not have lengthy delays in receiving appropriate medical treatment for covered conditions. We enjoy our freedoms because of the vets and we must honor their sacrifice and service by making sure we are living up to what was promised them. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/152471 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/152471 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:51:42 CDT The Federal government needs to improve upon its responsibility to provide veterans with the benefits they were promised when they served our country. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/153777 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/153777 Tue, 05 Oct 2004 09:09:58 CDT Behind a smoke screen of high-profile female appointees and soothing slogans, George W. Bush is waging war on women. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/140027 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/140027 Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:52:36 CDT Learn the History of how hard it was for women to get the right to vote. http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/174745 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/174745 Thu, 07 Oct 2004 09:09:49 CDT What's my Stake and Why It's Important to Vote!!! http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/40818 http://medinadems.org/ht/d/IssueDetails/i/40818 Sun, 20 Jun 2004 12:19:53 CDT With 8.2 million Americans looking for work and nearly 2 million private sector jobs lost in the last three years, Democrats are fighting to create good-paying jobs by investing in technology, manufacturing, and infrastructure, while removing incentives that encourage the off-shoring of U.S. jobs.