The Odessa Files

This is a list of people who have picked up petitions for city council-(via Michael Earl Patton) Assuming some will drop out due to lack of interest, funds* and signatures, I don't really see much of a change for the 2007-2009 council line up.(minus Tarbell) Maybe Thomas and Ghiz will get booted. Maybe Cole as Vice-Mayor?
Has the Charter party given up on Nick Spencer, or has Nick Spencer even sought an endorsement? I am guessing after last term it's mutual.


Democrats:
Brian Garry
Cecil Thomas
David Crowley
Greg Harris
Jeff Berding
John Cranley
Laketa Cole
Minnette Cooper
Wendell Young

Republicans:
Andre Harper
Charlie Winburn
Chris Monzel
John Eby
Leslie Ghiz
Patrick F. Fischer
Sam Malone

Charter Committee:
Chris Bortz
Joan Kaup
Malanie Bates

The Rest:
Christopher Davis
Curtis Wells
Dadrin Washington
Eric Wolterman
Kellley Cowdrey
Malik Showes
Michael Earl Patton
Mitch Painter
Paul Makin
Robert J. Wilking
Ron Stallworth
Sean Holbrook
Sean Lackey
Steven Pavelish
Yvette Barbara Baldwin

Posted by Jacqueline Henretta at 10:33 PM | Permalink | Comments

I am just getting so excited for the elections I had to show my beautiful, talented cartoon from 05 elections.
I know, I know, I am a wonderful artist :)

Posted by Jacqueline Henretta at 11:37 PM | Permalink | Comments

Recent studies ranging from Alzheimer's to Autism have shown that children and the elderly are being diagnosed with such diseases at an all time high. These numbers cause concern for the aging and people trying to have children. But could the reason behind the rise in cases be because they have expanded the parameters of the word "diagnosis".
Maybe the future isn't as bleak as it seems. I have hope that by the time I am older there will have been some type of monumental discovery for the diseases of our childhood.

Posted by Jacqueline Henretta at 11:18 PM | Permalink | Comments

I am so sick of that plug for the Cincinnati weatherman. It drives me insane.

Honestly if he ever, ever gets the weather wrong I will come down to the station and let him know "it was not what Derek said it would be."

Posted by Jacqueline Henretta at 6:24 PM | Permalink | Comments

In a country where we are constantly trying to avoid the death penalty one can only wonder, who would try and seek out that very fate thousands of Americans spend years protesting and appealing?

Hundreds of inmates serving life sentences in Italy are writing to President Giorgio Napolitano to reinstate the death penalty. Carl Musumeci said he was "tired of dying a little bit every day. We want to die just once, he said, and we are asking for our life sentence to be changed to a death sentence".

Italy banished the death penalty after WWII.

I think this says something about the differences in culture. In the US People who commit crimes know it can take years to be convicted and can appeal and re-appeal and sometimes get off early for good behavior. Where as the Italians accept their wrong doings and would rather die than spend a life time in prison.

But this also concerns me on the basis that the wrongfully charged prisoners would have a less of a chance of proving their innocence if are sent to their death before they can be proven so.

Posted by Jacqueline Henretta at 9:05 PM | Permalink | Comments

"A vegan couple were sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the death of their malnourished 6-week-old baby boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice.

Superior Court Judge L.A. McConnell imposed the mandatory sentences on Jade Sanders, 27, and Lamont Thomas, 31. Their son, Crown Shakur, weighed just 3 1/2 pounds when he died of starvation on April 25, 2004."


It isn't that they only fed the baby soy milk and apple juice, it is because the baby decreased in weight over its short life span of 6 weeks to a meager 3.5 pounds. That is the issue. NOT that they were vegan. They were retarded, and for that I am happy they are going to jail.

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Ryan Tucker Nothum was born April 27, 2007 at 4:48 AM- yes, it was a long night on me haha.

Posted by Jacqueline Henretta at 6:08 PM | Permalink | Comments

In a world where we see countless commercials for homeless foundations, children with flies on their mouths and innumerable swollen bellies it is hard to believe it can get any worse for them; but amazingly, it can and does on a daily basis.

Until a decade ago, around Vacation time, it was a common occurrence for local communities in South and Central America as well as Russia and India, to ritually seek out the street children and mercilessly slaughter them...for one reason alone. They did not want the children to harass and beg the tourists. That would not be good for business.

None only are they mercilessly slaughtered they are constantly harassed by police, held on meaningless, ancient, vagrancy laws, accusations of petty theft, etc. Depending on the country a specific race, height or sex might be more prone to harassment by police and residents. Rape, beatings and arrests are made on these false, biased grounds.

I have one thought for people on spring break in other countries. Look around, see how many street children you see... odds are, there were many, just not anymore.

Posted by Jacqueline Henretta at 5:43 PM | Permalink | Comments