Ohio

Health Officials in Cincinnati and Kentucky Extend Toxic Algae Bloom Advisory

Memorial Day Weekend was a bust for those who had plans to go for a dip in the Ohio River after health officials in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky told people to stay out of the water due to a toxic algae bloom. Now, that advisory has been extended, as conditions favorable to the formation of blue-green algae persist.

Confidential to the Ohio Denali-deniers: If you really can't grasp the name change, bear in mind that it's none of your frigging business

With (Lord help us) Trump update -- see belowMount Denali (20,237 feet)"President McKinley never visited, nor did he have any significant historical connection to, the mountain or to Alaska."-- Interior Secretary Sally Jewell"I'd like to thank the president for working with us to achieve this significant change to show honor, respect, and gratitude to the Athabascan people of Alaska."-- Sen.

McDonald’s Kicked Out of Cleveland Clinic Cafeteria

Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, a top health care institution in the US, has finally given McDonald’s the boot upon the realization that fast food may just not be the best choice for the sick (or anyone, really). The riddance of the junk food restaurant is one of many changes the hospital is making to “promote healthy food choices, exercise, and a smoke free environment.”
Cleveland Clinic spokeswoman Eileen Sheil said,

Jeb Embraces The Republican War On Women

To be fair, none of the Republican presidential hopefuls have good planks on support for American families. Their misogyny is showing. And so is their fear that Trump will continue sucking up all the oxygen in the room with his bizarre right-wing pronouncements. Jeb strategy has been careening back and forth between trying to play the role of the vaguely mainstream adult in the room and trying, quite inauthentically, to get to the right of Trump.

Democratic Party Of Ohio-- Basically As Incompetent And Unsuccessful As The Florida Democratic Party

Ohio GOP's most effective weapon was long Chris RedfernEarlier this morning I mentioned that the Florida Democratic Party is probably the worst and least successful of any big state's in the whole country. I'll stand by that. But... Ohio's state Democratic Party has been a mess for a very long time as well.

Blue America Endorsed P.G. Sittenfeld For Senate-- Get To Know Who He Is

The DSCC is so sure their candidate in Ohio, Ted Strickland, is going to win the primary to challenge Republican incumbent Rob Portman that they don't even bother attacking Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld-- a departure from the way Tester and Schumer are viciously sabotaging other independent-minded candidates, in Florida (Alan Grayson) and Pennsylvania (Joe Sestak), who will likely beat weak DSCC picks, respectively Patrick Murphy and Ed Pawlowski.