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Public Employee Unions: the Democrats’ Achilles’ Heel?
Masthead of the International Association of Firefighters, of which the Portsmouth Fire Dept. is Local 512Governor Scott Walker’s win in the Wisconsin recall election on June 5th reflects the serious...
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Devil Shredders
Paper Shredders at work at the Marting BuildingThe Devil Shredders“The Devil is running Scioto County.” Governor John Kasich The devil’s not in hell, He’s alive and wellAnd has been for quite a spellIn...
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Big Brother
Chapter 6: Big Brother“As a lay person you would not be able to understand the science of my experiments at Harvard,” the doctor began his explanation to Madelyn. “What experiments?“They involved Heck....
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Lapdog Journalism
Lapdog Lewis Lauds City SolicitorFrank Lewis of the Daily Times wrote a column on July 25th (“Solicitor’s Speech Reminds Us to See the Good Things”) that is one of that journalistic lapdog’s most...
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Charge-off Chicanery
“The Madame Gu of Portsmouth Politics.” Charge-off ChicaneryIn a letter dated 16 July, 2012, Charles Barga of the state auditor’s regional office, in Athens, notified Portsmouth city auditor Trent...
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Ayn Rand's Dollar Mysticism (1963)
cartoon from fishink.us Now that Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan as his running mate, Ayn Rand (1905-1982), Ryan’s fascistic, rather kooky heroine, is in the news, with Ryan, donning Romney...
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Portsmouth, Ohio, and Westlake, Texas
“[Portsmouth] politicians, like Jesse James, have been holding up tax payers, especially homeowners, for a long time.”A Comparison of Portsmouth, Ohio, and Westlake, TexasThis is a tale of two cities,...
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The Illogic of CoreLogic
Even Einstein couldn't figure it outThe Illogic of CoreLogicIt doesn’t make sense. Why would a troubled company whose main business is supposed to be advising others on whether or not to buy or sell...
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CoreLogic Monopoly in Portsmouth?
Mortgage Monopoly in Portsmouth?In the comparison between Portsmouth, Ohio, and Westlake, Texas, that I made in my previous post, I emphasized the differences between the two towns. They don’t make...
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Waste Water Dunces
This is a paragraph from an unsigned notice sent out by the city falsely claiming that the U.S. EPA has ordered 63 residents of the Grandview area to disconnect their downspouts. Neither unelected...
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Jesus Walking on Water on Grandview Avenue
Jesus Walking on Water on Grandview Avenue1. Jesus 2. Wastewater Director 3. Rat 4. Devil's Disciple 5. Auditor 6. Solicitor 7. Unelected Mayor 8. HepzibahO, shit! Not another...
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Just Say No to Horner!
By the 2010 census, Scioto County, which covers about 616 sq. miles, has a population of 79,499. The city of Portsmouth, on the other hand covers only about 12 sq. miles and has a population of only...
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The Party’s Over
Nick Basham, the poster boy for everything that is wrong with pawnish Portsmouth politiciansThe Party’s OverThe death yesterday of singer Andy Williams and an article that appeared in the Portsmouth...
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Shawnee State University's Academic Reputation
Billboard near Shawnee State U.The report yesterday (1 Nov. 2012) from CBS news that Shawnee State U. is among the worst American universities in terms of retention of students is hardly news to those...
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Horner’s Son
"Comments from the Web" in the Portsmouth Daily Times (2/12/2012)Horner’s Son: People Who Live in Crack Houses Shouldn’t Throw StonesDavid Horner, son of the former Portsmouth police chief, has...
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Just Say No to Horner #2
Even a beautiful sixty-nine year old senior Just Says No to HornerLetter circulating among Scioto seniors“I said have you ordered your Just Say No to Horner t-shirt?”
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Just Say No to Horner, #3
“Psst! Psst! Hey, Marshall Dillon. It’s me, your buddy Chuck, up here on the billboard.”
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Building Trouble: 2837 Scioto Trail
2837 Scioto Trail, on Horner’s Architectural Trail of Tears A recent post by Jane Murray on her lively website wegottroublerighthereinrivercity calls attention to the checkered history of 2837...
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Who's Mentally Unfit for Sheriff?
Little Chuck HornerSat in a cornerTalking like a tough guy.“Fee, fi, fo, fum—That day will surely comeWhen Sheriff Matt Dillon am I.”
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Canning the Can-Can Man
The canned party animal Randy Yohe (first on left) kicking up his heels as a can-can dancerThe kid glove treatment of law enforcement of WSAZ’s Randy Yohe suggests that the protected class of criminals...
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