Cleveland.com:
Singing "We Want Health Care" to the tune of Queen's "We Will Rock You," hundreds of Ohioans joined a Capitol Hill rally on Thursday to prod Congress toward reform....
Sen. Sherrod Brown added this----
"Let me assure you the special interests and health insurance industry will not hijack this process," Brown told the rally, organized by Health Care for America Now. "We must have a strong public option and we will have a strong public option."
And....
....Afterwards, the Ohio contingent adjourned to the Columbus Club at Union Station, where they heard from speakers, including Niles Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan and Columbus Democratic Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy.....
* Speaking of Sen. Sherrod Brown, we have this from the MorningJournal:
If applying for the National School Lunch Program were easier, more than 150,000 additional Ohio school-age children who are eligible could get a nutritious lunch or breakfast, according to U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Accordingly, Brown announced legislation yesterday to streamline the application process and provide $2 billion for five years to pay for new computer equipment and food for the program....
"The more children who receive this food, the better their educations will be," he said. "A hungry child cannot learn and grow."
Exactly. If a child is hungry, learning will not take place. Ask a teacher and he/she will agree. If we really want a better life for our children, we've got to get these children a good start.
* One of the star attractions at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is Colo. Colo has been have some problems and needs some tests.
Dispatch:
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium community will have a knot in its collective stomach Saturday morning as a team of doctors gathers to examine its most famous resident.
Colo, the first gorilla born in captivity and now the oldest gorilla in captivity at 52, is having a heart work-up.
In "people years," Colo is elderly, the equivalent of an 80- or 90-year-old, and she's been ailing off and on in recent months, said Dr. Joseph Donovan, the Columbus anesthesiologist who has treated her for at least a decade.....
Despite her age, Colo still has a lot of spunk, as this UPI article (May 27,2009) notes:
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio said a 52-year-old gorilla walked through an unsecured door and wandered through a building.
Zoo officials said Colo the gorilla, who is believed to be the oldest gorilla in captivity, left her room in the indoor gorilla enclosure through an unsecured door at about 9:35 a.m. Tuesday and wandered the halls before she was lured back to her exhibit by keepers bearing yogurt and Coca-Cola, The Columbus Dispatch reported Wednesday....
I'm sure that all of Colo's fans will be thinking happy thoughts for her speedy recovery.