The Good:
A young woman turned her GROUPON coupon into bountiful harvest of mattresses and linens for children at the St. Vincent Family Center.
Dispatch:
As 26 new mattresses were carried into St. Vincent Family Center yesterday, Rebecca Howard couldn't help but tear up.....
...This, she knew, was a fitting way to honor Gabriel, the 3-month-old son she lost to SIDS just two months ago.
Like the biblical story of Jesus turning five loaves of bread and two fish into enough to feed a hungry crowd, Howard turned $50 and one coupon into 26 mattress sets, 30 sets of sheets, 30 comforters and 30 fleece blankets....
With the assistance of friends, she was able to make something good happen for some children. The rest of the article can be read at the Dispatch.
The Bad:
A letter to the editor in the Chillicothe Gazette suggests that Gov. Kasich is involved in a power grab with the State Board of Education:
....There currently is a concentrated effort under way to give Gov. John Kasich complete appointing authority for the State Board of Education. The board is now both elected and appointed. The people of Ohio passed a constitutional amendment 60 years ago to make the board independent from the politics of the administration and legislation. You might soon lose your right to vote.
Every Ohio governor in recent history has wanted to control the board. The board decides on school boundary changes, teacher qualifications and recommends funding proposals to the legislature. Sometimes, these are decisions that aren't popular to the politicians, and the wealth educator "want-to-bes" would like to silence this independent voice.
If we don't let our legislators know how we feel, the next phrase that might fade into oblivion might by "local control."....
This is not the first time I've read or heard about theories that Kasich wants to make moves toward a consolidation of power by the super elites (the wealthy, corporate CEO's, etc). Ohioans have to stand up and let the GOP and Kasich know that we are against their power grab.
The Totally Nauseating:
I realize that it is the weekend, but hopefully you've had your coffee, and you're ready to read this disgusting idea that was floated last fall:
There are some scary ideas from the October 29, 2010 edition of the DaytonDailyNews, which includes some speculation about the political future of Republican Gov. John Kasich. The article suggests that in October it was "....far too early to tell whether Kasich would be an attractive running mate, or a viable presidential contender...."
Another idea discussed in the DaytonDailyNews article was provided by "....a Republican activist who was at the Lebanon rally, said she likes several potential 2012 candidates and said victory would give Kasich a chance, too — not to mention the Republican nominee for Senate if he wins....."
Can you imagine Kasich as a candidate for President or U.S. Senator? Excuse my French, but there are too many "pissed off" people in Ohio for either of those things to happen.
Considering that Kasich's approval rating is in the toilet, he'd not even win the votes of a majority of Ohio voters today. Kasich has done a great job of alienating large groups of people, including teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses, state employees, prison guards, families of those who reside in nursing homes, parents of public school children, nursing home employees and managers, city and county administrators, union members, those who take care of the poor and homeless, volunteers at soup kitchens, advocates for the disabled, librarians, etc., etc., etc. I don't need to name every group that has become disgusted with Gov. Kasich's cuts, but you get the idea.
Even the Republicans I know are nauseated by Kasich's actions and attacks on the people of Ohio. The chances of King John being elected to higher office are low, even though low poll numbers would not necessarily stop him considering his enormous ego.