Sunday, May 08, 2011

Gas Prices

*  A caller into the 30 second answering machine at the New Philadelphia Times-Reporter provided this idea:

...I just read where Gov. Kasich wants to pay teachers on merit instead of a pay schedule. I think we should base his pay on the approval rating for the job he’s doing. The last I saw, he had a 30 percent approval rating, which would be an F grade....


If we based Gov. John Kasich's salary on what voters thought of his work (30% approval rate), we could pay him just 30% of the governor's $144,000 salary.

*  How about those gas prices???  It seems that the people crying and complaining the loudest are the ones driving those SUVs.  I'm still driving my Honda Civic Hybrid with mpgs that those SUV drivers would envy.....45 mpg/highway and 35-42 mpg/city. 

*  According to an article in the Columbus Dispatch, Kasich and his Republican members of the Ohio General Assembly will be working on cuts to nursing homes.  Since citizens in Ohio already know that we cannot trust anything that Kasich says, I'm suggesting that we call/email the offices of Ohio Senators and Representatives.  If you have a parent, loved one, or friend in a nursing home, you know that they are receiving care that they need.  We cannot allow Kasich and the GOPers to cut their coverage and services.  Those of us with loved ones who are suffer from dementia, confusion, and are no longer able to walk, cannot imagine that Kasich and his bunch are considering denying them the skilled nursing care that they require. 

Contacts: the Ohio House or the Ohio Senate (1-800-282-0253 (466-8842 in Columbus).
You can also contact the Governor's office at (614) 466-3555.