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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

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

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

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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

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DEMOCRATS WORKING FOR US !!!!!!!!

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President, Barack Obama

Vice President, Joe Biden

Senator, Sherrod Brown

Congressman, Charlie Wilson

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Board of Elections hours are from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

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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

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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

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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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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."

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.

*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.