Archive for July, 2011

Almost Cut My Grass

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Almost cut my grass. It happened just the other day. It’s getting kind of long. I could’ve said it was in my way. But I didn’t, and I wonder why … Well, I did eventually cut my grass, but not till latter May. And it’s no wonder why — I’m slow to mow to start […]

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1.3 Million Signers, 6000 Marchers and a Semi-Truck Bring Referendum on Ohio SB5

Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

On the last day of March, Ohio governor John Kasich signed the Republicans’ anti-democratic law, Senate Bill 5 (SB5). Soon after, a citizens alliance began using the state’s democratic public referendum law to repeal it.1 9 With 40-some clauses that weaken workers and their unions, SB5 practically cancels the public worker’s right to collective bargaining, […]

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