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![]() ELECTION RESULTS FOR GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 2009 Steve Mowery has won the judgeship for Municipal Judge. 79 precincts reporting: Steve Mowery 11291 votes James Smith 7665 We can now say your Honor, Judge Steve Mowery. CONGRATULATIONS In the vote for Portsmouth: Mayor Jane Murray.......1930 votes Write in Skiver...1320 votes James Kalb........1137 votes Council Ward 1 Kevin Johnson......474 Mike Mearan........331 Ward 3 Nicholas Basham....805 Bob Mollette.......391 Ward 5 John Haas..........657 Issue 1 (79 Precincts)Veteran War Bonus Yes...14656 No.....4729 Issue 2 (79 precincts)Farm and Food Protection Yes...12564 No.....6801 Issue 3 (79 precincts)Casinos Yes...10411 No.....9282 Announcements In the 2nd Congressional District Primary Race. Todd book has been endorsed by the Scioto County Democratic Party Todd Book has been endorsed by the Pike County Democratic Party Todd Book has been endorsed by Governor Ted Strickland Todd Book also has been endorsed by Boiler Makers Local Union 105, Piketon, Ohio Todd Book has been endorsed by Tri State Building and Construction Council Todd book has been endorsed by Shawnee Central Labor Council Governor Ted Strickland Annual Birthday Party ![]() Gov. Strickland Sept. 26, 2009 ![]() L-R Bob Walton Jr, Charlie Wilson, Ted Strickland, Todd Book, Steve Mowery
![]() Gov. Ted Strickland, Todd Book, Steve Mowery
![]() Gov. Strickland, Bob Walton Jr., Governor and Bob Walton Jr.
![]() Governor with his Roger and Sister-in Law Rosemary, his sisters Sherd and Helen
![]() Scioto Dem Booth, Charlie Neal and Gwen McGraw
Community Common;/ Todd Book is running for the 2nd Congressional District "We're going to run for congress." Todd Book said in his portsmouth law office on Wednesday, after making the decision to run for Ohio's 2nd congressional district. Book is currently serving as the state representative for Ohio's 89th district. He can run for that office again due to term limits. "I have been thinking about this for quite a long time. This is the next step for me politically, this seems like the next logical step," Book said. The 2nd Congressional District spans from Portsmouth to Cincinnati. " I hope the folks here in Scioto County and Adams County that I have represented in the past have seen me over the last seven years as being an independent voice for this area and have voted for what's best for the area," he said. Book said he is starting early in effort to get that message moved into other counties of the district including, Hamilton County, Claremont County, Brown and Warren. He is trying to get an early start in getting his message into the places he has not represented in the past. " What I have learned in Ohio as a representative, is first you need to be an independent voice for your people of your area. You have to truly think about what they want and what's best for them," he said. " I've also learned you have to live within your means and make tough choices. I do not know if we have been doing that so well at the national level for the last decade or so." He said there was a delay in the initial announcement of him running for office. " We wanted to get through the Ohio budget process, and focus on the district and do what we could to help the district at the state budget level," he said. " Now it's time to hit the ground running." He is already estimating the race will be more expensive. " This is going to be more expensive than I have ever been involved with politically," he said. " I have the desire and determination to run an effective campaign. I will raise the money we have to raise, the best way to do that is to have a good message and to let the people know you will go to congress with an independent mind looking for what's best for the area." He said the experience gained at the state level has prepared him for the position. " I've become very comfortable as a state representative, I think I will be able to do the same thing on the federal level," he said. Over the last couple elections current representative Jean Schmidt has had some tough opposition. "I think the last time the incumbent won the election with less than a majority of the votes. I think the district is looking for a new direction, looking for some new leadership. I'm just trying to be the one that provides that independent thought that will hopefully be attractive to the voter." he said. Book will face David Krikorian in the primary to see who will be the democratic nominee for the office. " I know Todd Book will fight for responsible budgets, better schools and expanded health care. I hope everyone in Southern Ohio will consider joining me and Frances in giving him support," Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, said in a released statement. For more information about Todd Book and his campaign www.toddbook.com DEMOCRATS WORKING FOR US !!!!!!!!
President, Barack Obama Vice President, Joe Biden Senator, Sherrod Brown Congressman, Charlie Wilson Ohio Governor, Ted Strickland Ohio Attorney General, Richard Cordray Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner Ohio Treasure, Kevin L. Boyc Ohio 89th District State Representative, Todd Book Ohio 6th Congressional Disttict, Charlie Wilson Scioto County Commissioners, Mike Crabtree Scioto County Commissioner, Tom Reiser Scioto County Treasurer, Bill Ogg Scioto County Recorder, Irene Ashley Scioto County Auditor, David Green Scioto County Engineer, Craig Opperman DNC OFFICERS TIM KAINE (former Gov. of Viginia)NEW DNC CHAIRMAN DONNA BRAZILE, VICE CHAIR OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION REP. DEBBIE WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ, VICE CHAIR LINDA CHAVEZ-THOMPSON, VICE CHAIR REP. MIKE HONDA, VICE CHAIR RAYMOND BUCKLEY, VICE CHAIR ASDC PRESIDENT ANDREW TABIAS, TREASURER ALICE TRAVIS GERMOND, SECRETARY JANE STETSON, NATIONAL FINANCE CHAIR
SCIOTO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S CLUB
Club meets every 4th Monday of the month at 5 PM.
Location of meeting will be announced
This is an open meeting so anyone can attend.
President Melanie OGG can be reached at 740-858-6140
Vice Pres.Kim Platzer can be reached at 740-259-5881
Secretary---------------Angela Opperman
Treasurer---------------Heather Davis
Come and check out the Dem Women Club, Membership
is only $5 per year.
Men are welcome to membership also.
Board of Elections hours are from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
Voting Information
Democrats working at the Board of Elections Teresa Knittle: Director Tammy Smith: Clerk/Technician William Massie: Equipment Manager Board Members: Randy Basham and Carolyn Andrew
They can answer any questions you may have about the voting procedues.
They can also tell you where your polling places are located.
The phone numbers for the Board of Elections are
355-8217, 355-8343, 355-8321 and
353-4178.
FAX: 740-355-8363
HOURS: M-F 8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. E-MAIL: POLLS OPEN FROM 6:30A.M. TO 7:30 P.M. scioto@sos.state.oh.us
ADDRESS: 602 7th STREET PORTSMOUTH,OHIO 45662
GET OUT AND MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT--VOTE BLUE THE SCIOTO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY OFFICERS
Chairman-----------------Randy Basham
1st Vice Chairman--------Carolyn Andrews
2nd vice Chairman--------James Climer
3rd Vice Chairman--------Tom Lindsey
Treasurer------------------Ann Bobanich
Secretary------------------Angela Davis
Scioto Democrats meet, every 4th Thursday of every month at the New Boston Community Center, 3980 Rhodes Avenue at 7:00 pm. This is an opened meeting and everyone is invited. See You There !!!!!!!!
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HOSPITAL REACHES OUT TO EXPOSED VETS ftasker@MiamiHerald.com The Miami Veterans Administration hospital will take additional steps to reach the veterans it has not yet been able to contact to warn them that improperly cleaned VA colonoscopy equipment might have been infected with hepatitis or HIV. Among the efforts: sending seven nurses door-to-door on June 6th seeking the 216 veterans, and a "Reach Out Fair" June 13th at the Miami VA to try to change the minds of 72 veterans who have been notified but have declined to come in for testing. U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, reported the outreach efforts in May after briefing the previous day at the Miami VA hospital. In late March, the hospital had notified more than 3,000 local veterans of the possible infections from colonoscopies given there between May 2004 and March of this year. Officials tentatively blamed it on staffers who rinsed part of the equipment instead of sterilizing it with disinfectant. Later, it reduced by 500 the number of veterans it said had had colonoscopies with the improperly cleaned equipment. As of May 22, its most recent previous report, the VA said 332 veterans had not been reached, and Ros-Lehtinen urged them to increase their efforts. The new number released in May was 216. So far, three Miami veterans have tested positive for HIV and eight for hepatitis. VA officials say there is no way to firmly link the infections to VA equipment. But it has paomised to care for every infected veteran for life. In May Ros-Lehtinen called the new VA actions " appropiate and correct." "It is squarely on them to begin the process of gaining back the public trust," she said. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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OBESE PREGNANT? WATCH THAT WEIGHT McClatchy News Service WASHINGTON- Telling a pregnant woman to eat for two is bad advice., especially if the mother-to-be is over-weight or obese, a blue-ribbon panel of health experts cautioned. The number of seriously overweight women of childbearing age is increasing, panelists said, and excessive weight gain increases the likelihood of cesarean sections and retaining the weight added during pregnancy. It also increases the risk of premature, underweight or overweight babies. To address those problems, the group recommends that obese women, when they're pregnant, gain no more than 20 pounds unless consultation with their physicians produces another target. Until now, there'd been no upper limit on weight gain for obese pregnant women in the influential Institute of Medicine guidelines on weight and pregnancy, since there were such a small part of the population. Physicians, nutritionists and public health doctors assembled by the institute and National Research Council devised the new recommendatio. Most doctors consult the institute's recomendations for guidance on weight and pregnancy. The revision released is the institute's first update since 1990, and it reflects large increases in obesity. Obesity and other body weight categoriesare determined by a ratio of height to weight called the body mass index. To compute yours, and find out whether your over- under- or normal weight, go to the National Institutes of Health online calculator at http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/. The average U.S. weight gain today during prenancy is 30.5 pounds, according to the penel's chair, Kathleen M. Rasmussen, a nutritional scientist at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. The recommended weight gain ranges in pregnancy are: *For underweight women 28-40 pounds. *For normal-weight women 25-35 pounds. *For overweight women 15-25 pounds. *For obese women 11-20 pounds. "This is a pretty robust set of recommendations," Rasmussen said. "We have ample evidence that woman who gain within these guidelines do well." She and other panelists urged women to cinsider whether they're at healthy weights before they become pregnant, when possible, and to discuss pregnancy-weight issues with their doctors. "The mother's weight status affects both the mother and her child," Rasmussen said. " More women need to be in healthly BMI range before conceiving." Panelists stressed that patients must take into account their own metabolisms and tendencies to gain weight. "What has shown glimmers of success was to tailor weight-gain guidelinesn for the women," said Anna Maria Siega-Riz, a maternal- and child-health scientist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. " What happens frequently is women are given the guidelines without thought to their preference or personal needs." |
LOW-COST AIRLINE TARGETS SMALLER MARKETS NEWARK, N.J.-(AP)-A new low-cost airline will begin serving mid-sized U.S. cities that it thinks larger carriers have left behind. Clearwater, Fla.-based JetAmerica said 34 non-stop passenger flights a week will start July 13th at Toledo, Ohio; South Bend, Ind;Melbourne. Twenty eight flights start or end at Newark Liberty International Airport. The carrier will add six more fights- from Toledo to Minneapolis- starting Aug.14. JetAmerica is Targeting small and midsize cities, which have seen declines- part of a national trend that has seen airfares increase at those airports as daily flights have decreased. Robert Selig, head of the Capitol Region Airport Authority, said JetAmerica will give Lansing, Mich., business travelers direct access to New York City and carry leisure travelers to central Florida. The Lansing, South Bend,Melbourne and Toledo airports are subsidizing JetAmerica with $1.4 million in grants in it's first year, along with about $867,000 in waived ariport fees and $1.1 million in marketing and advertising assistance. Melbourne, South Bend and Toledo received their grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Community Air Service Developement Program, which has awarded $104 million to 223 recipients since 2002 in an effort to restore lost service and bring air fares down. Newark and Minneapolis; each of which serve more then 20 million passengers a year, are not offering assistance to JetAmerica. John Weikle, chief executive of JetAmerica, said the subsidies will help insulate the new carrier from spikes in jet fuel prices. Surging fuel prices helped bankrupt ultra-discounter Skybus Inc. last year> Weike founded that Columbus, Ohio-based airline known for its $10 fares. The bankruptcy cost 450 employees their jobs. JetAmerica's pricing scheme will share some Skybus characteristics. Prices will start at $9 a seat and top out at $199. The $9 price will apply to the first nine to 19 seats on each plane. Passengers will pay $15 to check a bag. Food, drinks and in-flight TV will also come at a cost. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BUSINESS BRIEFS *airlines AMERICA GOES 'CASHLESS' American Airlines will go "cashless" Monday onboard flights within the continental United States, as well as flights to and from Hawaii, Alaska, and Canada. American will accept only major debit and credit cards for inflight purchases such as headsets, meals, snacks and alcoholic beverages. Flight attendants will use a hand-held Onboard Sales Recorder to charge credit and debit cards and receipts will be provided upon request. Cashless cabins will not be implemented onboard American Eagle and American Connection flights. Only cash will be accepted just as it is now. *Energy OIL RISES ABOVE $65 Oil prices closed above $65 per barrel for the first time in six months as OPEC maintained crude production levels as expected and a pair of reports suggesting a slightly brighter economic picture. Benchmark crude for July delivery added $1.63 to settle at $65.08 a barrel on the New York mercantile Exchange. U.S. retail gas prices have shadowed oil prices, ticking higher evry day this month. In Miami, gas is up to 31 cents per gallon from last month, but still $1.57 cheaper than a year ago, according to AAA. In Broward, the price is up 35 cents this month. *Courts COLOMBIANS SUE COAL FIRM Relatives of dozens of slain Colombians have sued a U.S. based coal company in federal court in Alabama, accusing the firm of making millions of dollars in payments to a paramilitary group, that sowed terror in the South American country. The suit said 67 victims of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, also known as AUC, included labor activists, farmworkers and others. It claimed the rightwing group received payments from operatives for Drummond Co. to assassinate top union leaders and protect the company's coal mine and railroad in Colombia. A similar lawsuit ended in 2007 with a verdict for Drummond, which has repeatedly denied and connection with the Colombian violence. *The internet TIME WARNER DROPS AOL Time warner is dumping AOL after spending nearly a decade trying to build a new-age media empire only to wind up weaker than before the marriage began. The divorce will spin out AOL as a seperate company run by former Google advertising executive Tim Armstrong. He was hired in March to try to restore the luster to a brand once known as America Online. |
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