* The fall out continues from the Ohio School Board President Debe Terhar's Facebook post that compared President Barack Obama to Hitler. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Anti-Defamation League has issued a statement:
“We know that the national debate over gun control is one of the most-divisive issues in the land, and while Americans are entitled to have strong opinions, there is also language that is inappropriate and offensive in any such discussion,” Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League and a Holocaust survivor, said yesterday.
“The idea that supporters of gun control are doing something akin to what Hitler’s Germany did to strip citizens of guns in the run-up to the Second World War is historically inaccurate and offensive, especially to Holocaust survivors and their families.”
In Ohio, more than 65,000 emails calling for Terhar’s resignation were sent to state Board of Education members and top officials in Gov. John Kasich’s administration during the first three hours of a letter-writing campaign launched by state Democrats, according to party officials....
If you haven't sent your email to Gov. Kasich demanding Terhar's firing, you may contact Kasich at---- Email or telephone (614) 466-3555. The State Board of Education can be reached at 1 877-644-6338.
> While Gov. John Kasich brags about his success(?) in creating jobs in Ohio, you wonder why there are layoffs still going on in the state.
From the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services we have a few of the most recent WARN Notices:
| 01-18-2013 | Vertis, Inc. | Medina/Medina |
52
|
05-01-2013 | 410-361-8362 |
N/A
|
002-12-039 |
| 01-16-2013 | Parker Hydraulics | Youngstown/Mahoning |
63
|
03-15-2013 | 330-270-6102 |
United Steel Workers Local 2332
|
017-12-038 |
| 01-14-2013 | Superior Fibers | Bremen/Fairfield |
106
|
04-01-2013 | 740-569-4175 ext 226 |
United Steel Workers
|
020-12-037 |
| 12-31-2012 | Invacare | Elyria/Lorain |
143
|
12-27-2012 | 440-329-6735 |
N/A
|
004-12-036 |
| 12-20-2012 | Zhongding Sealing Parts USA | Strasburg/Tuscarawas |
65
|
03-31-2013
|
865-806-1291 |
N/A
|
006-12-035 |
| 12-20-2012 | Kenco Logistics | Lockbourne/Franklin |
70
|
02-18-2013
|
614-409-8754 |
N/A
|
011-12-034 |
| 12-17-2012 | NationsHealth, Inc | Gahanna/Franklin |
61
|
02-15-2012
|
954-903-5172 |
N/A
|
011-12-032 |
| 12-11-2012 | Medical Center of Newark | Newark/Licking |
160
|
01-29-2013
|
740-522-7878 |
N/A
|
007-12-033 |
| 12/06/2012 | Energizer Holdings, Inc. | Westlake (Cuyahoga) |
120
|
01/31/2013
|
(314) 985-2127 |
N/A
|
003- 12-031 |
| 12/05/2012 | First Transit, Inc. | Newark (Licking) |
61
|
01/01/2013
|
(513) 362-4512 |
N/A
|
007- 12-030 |
| 11/21/2012 | H.C. Starck, Inc. | Euclid (Cuyahoga) |
67
|
01/21/2012
|
(617) 630-4893 |
N/A
|
003- 12-028 |
| 11/20/2012 | The Andersons, Inc. | Northwood (Wood) |
121
|
01/01/2012
|
(419) 891-6454 |
N/A
|
007- 12-027 |
Here are a few things to ponder-----
The Andersons Inc. contributed to Building a Better Ohio and supported SB5/Issue 2. They are closing an entire store in Northwood, Ohio.
Invacare was the company that had John Kasich as a member of the Board of Directors. Does this mean more jobs will be headed to China and Mexico?
Were any of these companies and others listed at ODJFS on the WARN Notice page recipients of money from the "private" JobsOhio program instituted by Gov. John Kasich? We won't know because our tax money, state liquor sales profits, and contributions from FOK (friends of Kasich's) are all in the super secret, JobsOhio agency. The public, according to the Kasich administration, does not have the right to know.
Here is another sad result of the Kasich budget:
The Chronicle-Telegram:
A total of 14 people including 10 case aides were expected to receive layoff notices today from Lorain County Children Services.....
....The cuts, authorized last month by the board, were deemed necessary because of increased costs, reduced state and federal funding, and an expected drop of some $684,000 in tax revenue generated by a 1.5-mill operating levy because of decreased property values....
Yes. Those budget cuts that the Kasich administration made are hurting children served by children's services, and in schools. Those that are the most vulnerable lose first, and they need help the most.