Archive for the 'Ohio' Category
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Haiti quake creates thousands of new orphans Photos
Port-au-Prince looters face hunger, warning shots from police
Democrats begin finger-pointing over close Mass. Senate race
China blocking Internet access for millions since riots
Monkey brains ‘hardwired’ for simple math, scientists say
Herbie, New England’s largest and oldest elm tree, cut down
Ham-and-bean dinner postponed until Jan. 30- Canton…
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Is that Canton, China?
Maybe […]
Posted in News Media, Ohio, China, Internet |
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
These stories sometimes prove to be too syrupy for words; so I re-interpreted the photograph.
I had decided that I wouldn’t post it because it was a bit strange.
Then I read a story which easily trumped my cartoon with a shovel full of reality.
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Euclid woman, 75, charged in fatal beating of fawn
Posted by Jeff Piorkowski […]
Posted in Ohio, Nature, Crime, Pets |
Friday, March 27th, 2009
LIVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT
is the new tourism and business slogan.
Sadly, it sounds somewhat stilted–despite the intended meaning.
One would have expected to have found the slogan in the last century.
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While there are complaints about its meaning,
there are other, more problematic slogans.
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Images:(Buster Brown) via memoriesandnostalgia.com; (explosion) rosscairn.gnn.tv via blog.wired.com; (Ragnar) fearthegooberzilla.com via gooberzilla.wordpress.com (Missouri) […]
Posted in Nuclear Issues, Ohio, Movies, Fashion, Nevada, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin |
Friday, October 10th, 2008
October 9, 2008
States’ Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal
By IAN URBINA
Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in ways that appear to violate federal law, according to a review of state records and Social Security data by The […]
Posted in Ohio, Colorado, Indiana, Nevada, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Michigan, North Carolina, Voting |
Monday, September 8th, 2008
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
Sept. 3
Warning for College Student Voters
Last week, Virginia’s Montgomery County, home to Virginia Tech, issued a press release regarding proper protocol for college students registering to vote. In interviews with Inside Higher Ed Tuesday, it was described by turns as “unsubstantiated,” “chilling,” and (more generously) as not “incredibly encouraging or friendly.”
It reads, in […]
Posted in Ohio, Education, Elections, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Voting |
Monday, August 11th, 2008
What about an alligator?
Russian bear?
A conscience?
AP.
Posted in Ohio, Roman Catholics |
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Here is the copy of email found in Brad Blog…
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:51 AM
To: AskDOJ@usdoj.gov
Subject: Report of Rove threats against witness Michael ConnellDear Attorney General Mukasey:We have been confidentially informed by a source we believe to be credible that Karl Rove has threatened Michael Connell, a principal witness we have identified in our […]
Posted in Republicans, Ohio, 2004 Election, Rove, Computers |
Saturday, July 12th, 2008
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Images: (Anthony Celebrezze) ssa.gov; (al-Maliki) news.xinhuanet.com; xinhua/Reuters Photo
Posted in Iraq, Ohio, al-Maliki, Jazz, Anthony Celebrezze |
Sunday, July 6th, 2008
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Images: (Crawford (l) in THE OSCAR) via jabootu.com; (ohio county map) via drc.st.oh.us c digital-topo-maps.com (Crawford(r) HIGWAY PATROL) via liketelevision.com
Posted in Ohio, Television, Police |
Friday, July 4th, 2008
Tampa Bay Rays’ Evan Longoria, right, and teammate Carlos Pena celebrate after scoring on Rays’Jason Bartlett’s two-run, seventh-inning single off Boston Red Sox’s Javier Lopez during a baseball game Wednesday July 2, 2008, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
(AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
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“There was something familiar about this picture. The RAYS uniform shirt looks like something out of […]
Posted in Business, Ohio, Baseball, Cuisine, 1950s |
