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January 29, 2011

You’re reading a blog or skimming a newspaper editorial when you see something interesting. You're bursting to talk it over with someone. But who could you trust to be civil and open-minded?

Members of the Upper Arlington Progressive Action community, that’s who!

UAPA is offering you Coffee and Conversation, a new monthly opportunity to gather together to share your thoughts or to just listen to others’ ideas on topics like:

*Civility

*Healthcare

*Gun violence

*Recent political unrest in Egypt 

*UA City Council race

Coffee and Conversation will meet the first Saturday of every month from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Join us as we form a new social network!

We promise lively conversation, plus a chance to air your concerns, questions and ideas with like-minded individuals.  Some months there will be a "person of note" to share insights and lead a discussion of a timely topic. 

The first Coffee and Conversation will be held on Saturday, February 5, in the back room of La Chatelaine, 1550 West Lane Avenue.  No need to RSVP.  As a courtesy to LaChatelaine, please plan to buy a drink or breakfast from their menu.  We would like to start right at 9:30 a.m., so you might come a little early to make your purchase.

Start a free-wheeling “mind walk” with us that may take you down unexpected paths!

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March 3, 2010

Support for Obama and Democrats Slips Among 'Millennial' Generation

One of the factors that fueled the resurgence of the Democrats in the 2006 midterms and particularly President Obama's 2008 campaign was the enthusiastic backing of the "Millennial" generation -- voters between 18 and 29 years old. But a Pew Research Center study says that the Democrats' advantage over Republicans with this group has dramatically shrunk from a 32-point margin in 2008 to 14 points.

These numbers include both those who identify with one of the two parties, and those who lean towards one or the other.

The figures come from an ongoing series of reports Pew is doing, based on data it and others collected from May 1990 to December 2009, comparing the Millennials to past generations, such as the Gen-Xers, Baby Boomers and Silent Generation (1928-1945). The reports cover not only political characteristics of the generations, but where they differ in religion, social mores, and use of media.

Clearly the support of Millennials is critical to winning the White House in 2012. It's important that we reach out to this demographic via social media and engaging programs to counteract the negative, inflammatory and very incorrect information being disseminated by the conservative right. The very future of these young voters depends on our actions.

Read the rest of the Politics Daily story here.

Kasich's miracle budget doesn't add up

By Gemma McLuckie

You'll be hearing a lot about Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich's call to eliminate Ohio's state government.

Upper Arlington Progressive Action thinks Kasich is a lot like the scientist featured in a Far Side cartoon a few years ago. He stands with a colleague, contemplating his blackboard, which he filled with mathematical formulas. He then points to his scribbles and explains, "A miracle happens here."

A vote for Kasich's cockeyed plan is a vote for "a miracle happens here." He says he has a formula, but refuses to share it

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Recommended Reading

"A Choir Boy Battles Wall Street: Richard Cordray may not look the part, but the Ohio attorney general has assumed the pit bull role once played by Eliot Spitzer and Rudy Giuliani".

Read the full story at BusinessWeek.com.

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