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Ohio tragedy shows wild animals belong in the wild - CNN.com
(via apsies)
Can we at least partially blame Kasich for this?
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‘Joe the Plumber’ plans to run for Congress
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
Running from October 6-9, 2011, the Ohio Film Music Festival is a curated, four-day event highlighting Ohio-native filmmakers and musicians. Curated by OFMF founders Eric Mahoney and Scott Johnson, the fest will showcase a diverse array of creative talent Ohio has produced past, present, and future—from auteur filmmaker Jim Jarmusch to acclaimed producer/DJ/musician RJD2 and internationally-recognized bands like Heartless Bastards and New Bomb Turks. Looking forward, the OFMF plans to develop into an annual event and platform for exhibiting and developing future work from Ohio artists.
I should have mentioned this before now, but the Ohio Film + Music Festival is taking place here in Columbus this weekend. The Arena Grand Theater will be screening a selection of films, documentaries, and shorts from Ohio-born/Ohio-based filmmakers; and the festival has three nights of music from some killer Ohio musicians occurring at a couple different venues in town.
Last night’s set took place at The Summit and featured Cincinnati’s Buffalo Killers, along with Nick Tolford and Co., Main Street Gospel, and Eye, all of Columbus.
Tonight’s show will take place at Skully’s. Columbus punks New Bomb Turks, Cincinnati ex-pats Heartless Bastards, Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings, and Dayton/Cincinnati duo R. Ring (featuring The Breeders’ Kelley Deal) are all slated to perform.
Skully’s will also host Saturday’s show, with Columbus native RJD2, RJ’s new “psychedelic soul” duo Icebird, and Columbus rappers Blueprint and Envelope all taking the stage.
For more info, head to ofmfest.com. For the film screening schedule, click here. For the music schedule, click here.
Gov. John Kasich pleaded with organized labor leaders today to compromise on Senate Bill 5 and cancel a fall referendum on the controversial bill that peels back public employee collective bargaining rights.
Kasich said avoiding a fight over state Issue 2 is in “best interest of everyone, including public employee unions.” He asked the unions to “set aside political agendas and past offenses.”
But We Are Ohio, the coalition that is leading the effort to overturn the collective bargaining law, reacted negatively almost immediately.
“They can repeal the entire bill or join us in voting no on Nov. 8,” said spokeswoman Melissa Fazekas.
“We’re glad that Governor Kasich and the other politicians who passed SB 5 are finally admitting this is a flawed bill,” she added in a statement. “Just like the bill was flawed this approach to a compromise is flawed as well. Our message is clear. These same politicians who passed this law could repeal it and not thwart the will of the people.”
Senate Democratic leader Capri Cafaro of Hubbard said in a statement:“The time to negotiate was during the legislative process, not 197 days after Senate Bill 5 was first introduced in the Ohio Senate. Unfortunately, it has taken too long for the governor and GOP leaders to acknowledge they overreached.”
The governor said the offer stems from him being a “believer in talking,” and not out of “a fear we are going to lose.”
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Kasich, fellow Republicans propose SB 5 deal to unions
Yeah, he’s not doing it because he’s scared.
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Yuengling Finally Coming to Ohio
Fuck yeah.
Language that would have specifically exempted Lake Erie was quietly removed this week from a bill to open state lands to drilling for oil and natural gas. The move raised the suspicions of environmental groups who already oppose the idea of authorizing drilling in state parks, forests and wildlife reserves, as well as the lands of public colleges and universities.
“There’s a federal ban (on Lake Erie drilling), and as long as that’s in place, great,” said Jack Shaner of the Ohio Environmental Council. “But Congress is making noise. ‘Drill, baby, drill’ mania is sweeping the nation. … Now it looks like Lake Erie could be endangered.
- Bill lifts drilling ban in Lake Erie | The Columbus Dispatch
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