THE GOOD
>>>> Finally, there is some good news coming out of Ohio: (WEWS-TV)
LeBron James is the father to a second son, NewsChannel5 reported.
LeBron's girlfriend, Savannah Brinson, gave birth to Bryce Maximus James Thursday. A spokesman for the Cavs star said Bryce weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 21 inches long. He was born at 12:51 a.m. at Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, near his father's hometown of Akron.....Congratulations to the happy couple!
THE BAD
>> I found this video about Deborah Pryce (OH-15-R):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e-nIPVXyTHk
The author of the video makes a valid point in saying that Pryce has "no political courage." How true! She has willingly followed the orders of her party's leaders like Tom DeLay, and John Boner. When they say jump, she responds by asking, "How high?"
>> Republican Rep. John Boner's crying session on the floor of the the House has been captured in many ways but here is another You Tube video with sound effects: http://youtube.com/watch?v=YGoYOSomKLw
(Statistics: ICasualties) Do you think Boner cried for the 150 Ohioans who have been killed in Iraq? Do you think Boner cried for the 1056 Ohioans who have been wounded in Iraq? Do you think he cried for the Ohio vets who have to wait months and months on waiting lists to even be seen at a Vet clinic?
THE SAD-
>> Ohio is losing farmland, according to a story in the Dispatch:
On paper, Ohio's farmland preservation program is a success. In the seven years since the state began paying farmers not to sell to developers, nearly 27,000 farm acres have been saved. In a state that lost 6.9 million acres of farmland between 1950 and 2000, stemming the tide - even modestly - is viewed as a significant accomplishment. But state farmland has continued to disappear despite voter approval in 2000 of a bond initiative aimed at preserving green spaces, including farms.
An Associated Press analysis of land, tax, farm and geologic data confirmed the trend.
According to the analysis, much of the farmland is going to residential development, perplexing some observers because Ohio's population is stagnant and predicted to remain so for decades....
....Between 2005 and 2006, Ohio lost three times that many farms overall, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture....
OUCH!