If you are in the Cincinnati metro area you are probably familiar with the FreestoreFoodbank (Rubber Duck Regatta anyone?) Not surprisingly they are expecting record demand this year. They have a cool feature that lets you donate food items without even leaving your home. Please consider contributing to the virtual food drive and help make this holiday season a little brighter for your neighbors in need.
Archive for November, 2008
20
Nov
virtual food bank…
13
Nov
quick poll…
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Nov
Crichton passes…
The world lost a very talented writer today, Michael Crichton passed at the age of 66 after a battle with cancer. Of his works I especially like the Andromeda Strain and the television show ER but most will remember him most clearly for Jurassic Park. RIP Michael.
05
Nov
The people have spoken…
Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Obama. This is a defining moment in US history for many reasons, but it is also good to see that the people have spoken decisively and we will not have a repeat of the election challenges of the recent past.
I have been impressed with this campaign in that the issue of race has not been a major factor. In less than 50 years we have gone from de-facto segregation being the norm (in parts of the country) to an African-American president. Living in a city that experienced racially-motivated riots in the last decade I have a renewed hope that we can put the pain of racial discrimination behind us. So, congratulations to the people for moving on.
I still have concerns about the President-Elect’s policies but I think he was the better choice of the two candidates with a serious chance. He’s got his shot, let’s hope he lives up to the promise.
04
Nov
Vote cast…
Just voted (OH), only a 45 minute wait for me. My polling location is divided into two lines however (based on first letter of street name) and the other line was over 2 hours long. This other line is always a lot longer… Bad for them, good for me I guess.
Only saw one major issue while I was there. A voter with an ID that had an old address was told he had to cast provisional ballot which is not exactly correct. If you are in the book you can cast normal ballot, it’s only if they have no record of you that you have to cast provisional. The information provided to the pollworkers is incorrect. It has been mentioned on the local news already. Incidentally it was cleared up on the spot because the voter in question was a trained poll observer and required the clerk to call the Board of Elections.
Now it’s a waiting game…Â If you haven’t made it to the polls, get moving!
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