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Don't You Just Love UAPA? Join Our 2nd Annual Blue Brunch Fundraiser to Benefit UAPA!
Posted January 29th, 2012 by Pathadler
Please join us for our Blue Brunch on Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11:30 a.m., at the Amelita Mirolo Barn, 4395 Carriage Hill Lane in Upper Arlington. An amazing gourmet brunch provided by Park Creek Kitchens is on the menu along with entertainment, and an exciting silent auction of unique items. Additionally OBAMA and UAPA gear will be available to loyal supporters! Because we love all of our supporters, we've added another giving level of $50 per person. it's a great way to enjoy brunch amid your fellow Democrats and Progressives, as well as help support our mission to elect worthy and reasonable candidates for state, local and Federal office!
Please send an email to feedback@uaprogressiveaction.com to let us know you're coming, and send your check, made payable to UAPA, to UAPA Blue Brunch, 2491 Lane Road, Upper Arlington, OH, 43220. If you can't attend, please consider sending us a donation!
How Do I Find My Sample Ballot?
Posted February 6th, 2012 by cmohr152@aol.comTo get a sample ballot, go to the Franklin County board of elections web site, look up the name or address your house, and then you can download a sample ballot. This can be helpful in figuring out what the wording of the issues is; and in seeing what races are contested. Go to: http://vote.franklincountyohio.gov/voter/
Summary of Coffee and Conversation on Feb 4, 2012
Posted February 4th, 2012 by cmohr152@aol.comCoffee and Conversation, Saturday, February 4, 2012
10am, UA Public Library Meeting Room A
Kathy Panning introduces the Library Levy Presentation. Ann Moore, Amy Sharpe, Ruth McNeil, Bill Shkurti, board members and officials of the library.
Ann Moore. Our mission at the library is to be free and open to the public, as a pillar of democracy. We believe in teaching kids to read before they go to school. We have a mission of teaching computer literacy, since the 80s. We have meeting rooms for people to come and meet their friends. Our mission statement is to Explore, Gather, Grow.
Kate Porter. Discussion of the Gadget Gallery. We can show you how to download a book for your Nook, Kindle, or iPad. You can even get free e-books on your computer.
3000 people every day visit our libraries. 85% of UA residents have a library card. That is one of the reasons we get such high ratings nationally. We’re ranked number one in our category. UA is so well educated and so well read and they have such a thirst of knowledge. The average checkouts per person is 55 per year. That’s a remarkable statistic.
Trustee Bill Shkurti to speak on the Levy. The Library doesn’t happen by accident. We have a wonderful staff, and a wonderful support by the community. The levy accounts for half of our revenue. We get 42 cents on the dollar from the state public library fund. There’s a small amound from interest.
We’ve absorbed a 20% reduction in state support over the last five years. The public hasn’t seen that, because of good management, lack of pay raises for the last two years, and the money from the tax levy.
Compared to other communities, paying for the library per $100,000 of home value is much cheaper in UA than in other communities such as Grandview Heights and Worthington.
How can people help?
- Spread the work, this is not a tax increase.
- Email www.ualibrarylevy.org to your friends and family.
- Like us on facebook.
- Put up a yard sign.
- Write a letter to the editor.
- Make a contribution to help us pay for the campaign.
We’d like to have an overwhelming vote for the library on March 6.
There’s a whole lot of stuff we pay a premium for, such as scientific journals, and the reference librarians can help you find information that is not freely available on the internet.
Question: Is there some way that people who use the UA library but don’t live in UA can help with the campaign?
We have about 50,000 library cards. Only about 30,000 are held in Upper Arlington. We really need the Upper Arlington residents support, but if anyone would like to take a packet of ten post cards that you can mail out to friends or ex neighbors.
The beauty of the Ohio library system is you can use any library in Ohio with no fee.
Last year we had more kids in summer reading than any time before.
Question: Do you have signs? Yes, and you can pick them up at the Goodie Shop and the Arlington Bank.
Note that the ballot number is Issue 9.
Presentation by Mike Schadek. Issue 4 is the police and fire levy. UA has been funding the police and fire levy with property tax. This is going to be a very small increase. The increase is 4 dollars per 100,000. The city of UA is mandated to pay for fire and police pensions. So if the levy doesn’t pass, UA will have to pick up more than a million dollars, and it’s got to come from somewhere. Furthermore, the Estate Tax is going away and also the local government fund is going away. This is going to mean a 15% reduction in money coming in to UA government. There are no easy answers. It is important for UAPA to be a part of this discussion. UA has typically supported the police and fire pension fund. We’ve been doing this for 30 years.
Question: Why would anyone deny teachers, firefighters, and police officers, a decent retirement, a decent health plan, and a decent pay rate.
Even people who want to say they support police and fire department, we have to do it by supporting issues such as Issue 4.
Question: Do we have a gold plated pension compared to other municipalities?
No, our pension is the same as other municipalities. Very comparable.
Question: Is this the employer paying for the employee portion of the contribution?
If the employee portion is paid in part by the municipality, it was paid through negotiations in lieu of salary.
If the levy does not pass, UA will still have to pay the state mandated 1.7 million portion of the pension.
A to Z connector. This is coming up to City Council in the next three months. The issue is coming up because people are trying to bring it up before MORPC. The studies will run $150,000. Businesses on Lane Avenue are against that. This was shut down by MORPC after hundreds of protest letters only last year, and they’re starting it up again.
Question: The A to Z connector is platted on the books and has been for 50 years. The connector was not built originally, it needs to be built now.
Answer: The Zollinger Road traffic increase would go from 5000 cars a day to 20,000 cars a day. Cass, the developer for Kingsdale, is pushing for this. The Ohio State property just to the east could be developed, but that would not pay one dime to Upper Arlington’s coffers.
Question: Issue 4: Currently the money is paid by the levy. If we don’t pass the levy, it becomes a 1.7 million dollar drain on our UA budget.
Question: Will a strip club come in to the Lane Avenue development?
No, that would never get by BZAP. Mike Schadek’s cell is 554-5607. On March 1 at 7pm there will be a conversation with Mike Schadek at the UA Public Library. He will hold these monthly.
Kathy Panning: Please come to our Blue Brunch. We have gourmet food catered by Jeff at Park Creek Kitchen. We do need a final count by Monday. We have three levels, you can be a host at the $150 level, a sponsor at the $75 level, or a friend at the $50 level.
Maureen Reedy: Running for 24th Ohio House seat, the Ohio House of Representatives. I’ve been a teacher in UA for 26 years. I’m taking a personal leave of absense to run for office. Public education opportunities for our children are slipping away. I kicked it into gear with Senate Bill 5 last year. I raised my kids, worked full time, but really stepped up with the SB5 campaign. We heard from Mike Schadek about money being parceled out from our municipality and being given to charter schools and other priorities. We need to protect our coffers. I’m not a double dipper, I’m not retired. I’m ready to do all we can do. Check my web site: www.maureenreedy.com. I’ve been inspired by UAPA. For volunteers: I need someone to help me with the website to make it more active. I need people to sign up with the volunteer line. I need to have people come and have neighbor conversations. We’re starting to organize house parties. I’ve been told by the experts that to win you need to knock on 10,000 doors. I’ve already knocked on 1000. We’ll launch Maureen’s Team later in spring and have door knock training. Just sign up on the website, and I will contact you later in the spring. Someone from We are Ohio has helped me cut turf. I have cut turf in Hilliard first. I am meeting with Hilliard City Schools teacher representatives. The map includes clintonville, the bike path, UA, Hilliard, Prarie District, all the way down to northern Grove City.
The next monthly meeting is on the Thursday Feb 23, State Rep John Carney is the speaker. He will bring us up to date on how Ohio is keeping up its responsibility in health reform.
Book club: February book is Winner Take All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer—And Turned its Back on the Middle Class by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson. See http://billmoyers.com/segment/jacob-hacker-paul-pierson-on-engineered-in.... The date will be February 29. It's always the last Monday of the month. The March book will be Corporations are Not People.
To get a sample ballot, go to the Franklin County board of elections web site, look up the name or address your house, and then you can download a sample ballot. This can be helpful in figuring out what the wording of the issues is; and in seeing what races are contested. Go to: http://vote.franklincountyohio.gov/voter/
Check Out Coffee and Conversation This Saturday at the Library!
Posted February 1st, 2012 by Pathadler
February 2, 2012 • www.uaprogressiveaction.com
Please note both the time and location change!
Our next Coffee and Conversation will be held this Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at Upper Arlington Main Library, 2800 Tremont Road. The meeting will be held in Meeting Room B, and coffee and light refreshments will be served.
This will be an interesting meeting. The Upper Arlington Public Library Director Ann Moore, and Board Members Bill Shikurti and Amy Sharpe, will discuss the library levy that will be on the ballot March 6th. Additionally, Mike Schadek, member of UA City Council, will share his feelings about being on the Council and an update about what's going on with the city. Come and meet your fellow progressives in UA!
The Library is sponsoring Feed Down Fines this Saturday from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. Bring in canned goods and non-perishable food in exchange for a reduction of overdue library book fines. The food goes to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. The Library will also take donations of food if you have no fines!
Learn About the UA LIbrary Levy
The Library Levy will be on the ballot on March 6th. The most important thing to know about the proposed levy is that it's not a tax increase. Homeowners will continue to pay the same tax rate for the library levy as they currently do. For more information about this issue, please attend our Coffee and Conversation on Saturday (info above), or visit the Library's Levy Renewal Fact Page.
2nd Annual Blue Brunch Fundraiser to Benefit UAPA
Please join us for our Blue Brunch on Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11:30 a.m., at the Amelita Mirolo Barn, 4395 Carriage Hill Lane in Upper Arlington. An amazing gourmet brunch provided by Park Creek Kitchens is on the menu along with entertainment, and an exciting silent auction of unique items. Additionally OBAMA and UAPA gear will be available to loyal supporters! Because we love all of our supporters, we've added another giving level of $50 per person. it's a great way to enjoy brunch amid your fellow Democrats and Progressives, as well as help support our mission to elect worthy and reasonable candidates for state, local and Federal office!
Please send an email to feedback@uaprogressiveaction.com to let us know you're coming, and send your check, made payable to UAPA, to UAPA Blue Brunch, 2491 Lane Road, Upper Arlington, OH, 43220. If you can't attend, please consider sending us a donation!
Meet Your Democratic Primary Candidates for the 15th Congressional District
We have two candidates vying for the Democratic candidacy for the 15th Congressional District slot in the upcoming Ohio Primary on March 6. The winner will run against Republican Rep. Steve Stivers in the fall.
Pat Lang, 34, is the Athens City Law Director, a position he has held somce 2007.
Scott Wharton, 53, has been a commercial airline pilot for Delta for 22 years and runs a family farm in Amanda. For more information on both of these candidates, visit our website.
Admittedly the Democratic candidate will have an uphill battle against Stivers, but we feel that no one is unbeatable! We encourage our membership to support the candidate of their choice in the primary election in March, and to support the primary winner in the fall in the general election on November 6th!
The Successes of President Barack Obama
During this election year, it's particularly important to share the some of the achievements of the Obama administration, and when we talk about what separates a Democratic administration from a Republican one, there's no greater difference than how the poor are treated.
On February 1st, Mitt Romney told CNN that he's not concerned about the poor:
“I’m in this race because I care about Americans. I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned about the very rich; they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the very heart of America, the 90 percent, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.”
Compare that to the Obama Administration which has continually tried to pass legislation to assist all Americans, despite an obstructionist Congress. The Administration has provided affordable health care, championed a a payroll tax cut for small businesses and individuals, and created a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, headed by our native son, Richard Cordray, that safeguards all from predatory financial practices. The differences are very clear!
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Meet Your Democratic Primary Candidates for the 15th Congressional District
Posted January 29th, 2012 by PathadlerWe have two candidates vying for the Democratic candidacy for the 15th Congressional District slot in the upcoming Ohio Primary on March 6. The winner will run against Republican Rep. Steve Stivers in the fall.
Pat Lang, 34, visited with UAPA during our Coffee and Conversation event on January 7, 2012. Lang was the youngest person elected to Athens City Council at the age of 19. He's a graduate of Ohio University and the University of Cincinnati, where he received a law degree. He served as an assistant prosecutor for Athens County for nearly four years before being elected to the position of Athens City Law Director in 2007, a position he currently holds.
Scott Wharton, 53, has been a commercial airline pilot for Delta for 22 years and is a retired Air Force pilot, having spent 10 years in active service and 10 years in the reserves. He is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm and a union member of the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), which is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. Wharton, who has a bachelor’s degree in computer science, resides in Amanda with his children, Heather and Thomas, on a family-run farm that raises cash crops. We have not been contacted by his campaign.
When Lang met with us in January, he informed the group about the redistricting changes in the 15th District. The original map, devised by the Republicans, had the 15th District as a snake-shaped monstrosity that was only 43% Democratic. The compromised redistricting plan shows the 15th District wiith 47% Democrats, which is slightly better.
Admittedly the Democratic candidate will have an uphill battle against Stivers, but we feel that no one is unbeatable! We encourage our membership to support the candidate of their choice in the primary election in March, and to support the primary winner in the fall in the general election on November 6th!
How can UAPA members help?
• Vote for your candidate on March 6th. It will say a lot if the Democratic candidates get more votes than the Republican incumbent.
• Facebook friend and bookmark the webpage of your candidate.
• Volunteer for their campaign and "knock and talk" about your candidate in the nieghborhood. No kidding, shoe leather is the number one way to get votes in UA. Just ask any City Council member!
Helpful Links:
UAPA is Looking for a Letters to the Editor Coordinator
Posted January 29th, 2012 by PathadlerWe're looking for an organized, motivated volunteer to coordinate our Letters to the Editor program. The duties of this position are to help generate letter topics and talking points (with help from UAPA's executive committee), make assignments to volunteers who have indicated their willingness to write letters, and ensure the volunteer letter writers follow through with assignments. You aren't required to write letters but encouraged to do so. Please contact us at feedback@uaprogressiveaction.com.
Don't You Just Love UAPA?
Posted January 29th, 2012 by Pathadler
January 30, 2012 • www.uaprogressiveaction.com
Please join us for our Second Annual Blue Brunch fundraiser
on February 12th
and help support our efforts
to elect Democratic and Progressive candidates!
February Coffee and Conversation is This Saturday! Please Note Location Change!
Posted January 22nd, 2012 by PathadlerOur next Coffee and Conversation will be held this Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at Upper Arlington Main Library, 2800 Tremont Road. The meeting will be held in Meeting Room B, and coffee and light refreshments will be served.
This will be an interesting meeting. The Upper Arlington Public Library Director Ann Moore, and Board Members Bill Shikurti and Amy Sharpe, will discuss the library levy that will be on the ballot March 6th. Additionally, Mike Schadek, member of UA City Council, will share his feelings about being on the Council and an update about what's going on with the city. Come and meet your fellow progressives in UA!
The Library is sponsoring Feed Down Fines this Saturday from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. Bring in canned goods and non-perishable food in exchange for a reduction of overdue library book fines. The food goes to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. The Library will also take donations of food if you have no fines!
Join Us Tuesday for Obama For America State of the Union Watch Party
Posted January 22nd, 2012 by Pathadler 
Please join fellow Upper Arlington progressives for a State of the Union watch party on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, from 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Obama signs and bumper stickers will be available for purchase. Light refreshments will be served. Go to BarackObama.com to RSVP and get directions to the event.
UAPA Book Club Meets on This Monday
Posted January 22nd, 2012 by Pathadler
Enjoy stimulating and scintillating discussions with a congenial group at our next book club meeting this Monday, January 23, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in Donato's meeting room (corner of Northwest Blvd. and Zollinger Road). Ordering food is encouraged since the use of the room is free. Our book is Conservatives Without Conscience, by John Dean.
Join the party! Read a book! Watch the President's Address!
Posted January 22nd, 2012 by Pathadler
January 23, 2012 • www.uaprogressiveaction.com
UAPA Book Club Meets on This Monday
Enjoy stimulating and scintillating discussions with a congenial group at our next book club meeting this Monday, January 23, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in Donato's meeting room (corner of Northwest Blvd. and Zollinger Road). Ordering food is encouraged since the use of the room is free. Our book is Conservatives Without Conscience, by John Dean.
Obama For America State of the Union Watch Party
Please join fellow Upper Arlington progressives for a State of the Union watch party on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, from 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Obama signs and bumper stickers will be available for purchase. Light refreshments will be served. Go to BarackObama.com to RSVP and get directions to the event.
February Coffee and Conversation
Our next Coffee and Conversation will be held this Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. at Park Creek Kitchen, 2124 Arlington Avenue. There will be a $3.00 charge per person for coffee, tea, muffins and fruit.
This will be an interesting meeting. The Upper Arlington Public Library Director Ann Moore, and Board Members Bill Shikurti and Amy Sharpe, will discuss the library levy that will be on the ballot March 6th. Additionally, Mike Schadek, member of UA City Council, will share his feelings about being on the Council and an update about what's going on with the city. Come and meet your fellow progressives in UA!
UAPA is Looking for a Letters to the Editor Coordinator
We're looking for an organized, motivated volunteer to coordinate our Letters to the Editor program. The duties of this position are to help generate letter topics and talking points (with help from UAPA's executive committee), make assignments to volunteers who have indicated their willingness to write letters, and ensure the volunteer letter writers follow through with assignments. You aren't required to write letters but encouraged to do so. Please contact us at feedback@uaprogressiveaction.com.
Mark the Date!
The second annual Blue Brunch will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012. More details to follow!
Call for Health Care Stories
UAPA would like to gather your stories about how the Affordable Health Care Act (President Obama's Healthcare initiative) had helped you and your family. Have you been able to get health insurance when you previously were denied due to a preexisting condition? Were you able to keep your 24-25 year-old child on your insurance policy? If you are a small business owner, did you take advantage of the tax credits to insure your employees?Send us your story! Contact us at feedback@uaprogressiveaction.com.
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Occupy the Courthouse/Protest Citizens United
Posted January 17th, 2012 by cmohr152@aol.comIt is the second anniversary of the Citizens United decision. How are you enjoying the concept of Corporations = People and Money = Speech? Keep enjoying all the television commercials in this election year paid for by anonymous donors to Super Pacs.
Ready to do something about it? Join the protest this Friday afternoon, January 20, 2012, from 3 to 5pm at the Courthouse in downtown Columbus. Tom McNabb of Occupy Columbus came and spoke to UAPA Conversations and Coffee in December, and their protests are designed to be fun, get noticed, and grow from the grass roots.
Location: Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, 85 Marconi Boulevard, Columbus, OH
Fracking: Economic Godsend or Environmental Disaster? You Decide at the Next UAPA Member Meeting on January 17!
Posted January 12th, 2012 by Pathadler
January 13, 2012 • www.uaprogressiveaction.com
UAPA Membership Meeting to Feature Speaker on Fracking
The next UAPA membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Little Theatre of the Upper Arlington Public Library, 2800 Tremont Road. Following a brief business meeting, Trent Daugherty from the Ohio Environmental Council will present "Fracking: An Economic Godsend or Environmental Disaster?"
The reasoned talk will cover the environmental, economic, health and political consequences of fracking -- hydraulic fracturing the earth for gas (and apparently earthquake) production. Light hors 'd oeuvres will be served. Following the presentation and Q&A, UAPA committees will have brief working meetings. If you want to build a better community, state and nation, consider joining one of our committees, or just learn about our upcoming events and projects.
UAPA Book Club News
Enjoy stimulating and scintillating discussions with a congenial group at our next book club meeting, Monday, January 23, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in Donato's meeting room (corner of Northwest Blvd. and Zollinger Road). Ordering food is encouraged since the use of the room is free. Our book is Conservatives Without Conscience, by John Dean.
Looking for Data Entry Volunteers
UAPA needs your help. We need to add to and clean up our database so we can use it for the upcoming elections. We have a plan to get it done by the end of the month, but we need your help to do it. We know that you're busy, but any time you can give will allow us to reach our goal and be effective in electing Democrats!
We will provide you with training but be assured that the database is user friendly! This is a very helpful task you can do while watching TV! Please contact John Lytle at jlytle@columbus.rr.com.
Call for Health Care Stories
UAPA would like to gather your stories about how the Affordable Health Care Act had helped you and your family. Have you been able to get health insurance when you previously were denied due to a preexisting condition? Were you able to keep your 24-25 year-old child on your insurance policy? If you are a small business owner, did you take advantage of the tax credits to insure your employees?
Send us your story! Contact us at feedback@uaprogressiveaction.com.
UAPA Members in the News
At the last Coffee and Conversation, UAPA Member Allison Pierce described her recently opened one-woman photography exhibit, Unsustainable. Her photographs emphasize unsustainable environmental landscapes -- photo journalism at its best! The show runs through January 28, 2012, at the Ohio Art League Gallery, 1552 N. High Street, next door to the Gateway Theatre.
Have you done something newsworthy. We want to know! Send us your news at feedback@uaprogressiveaction.com.
UAPA is Looking for a Letters to the Editor Coordinator
We're looking for an organized, motivated volunteer to coordinate our Letters to the Editor program. The duties of this position are to help generate letter topics and talking points (with help from UAPA's executive committee), make assignments to volunteers who have indicated their willingness to write letters, and ensure the volunteer letter writers follow through with assignments. You aren't required to write letters but encouraged to do so. Please contact us at feedback@uaprogressiveaction.com.
Mark the Date!
The second annual Blue Brunch will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012. More details to follow!
The Successes of President Barack Obama
During this election year, it's particularly important to share the some of the achievements of the Obama administration, and when we talk about what separates a Democratic administration from a Republican one, there are no greater reminders about the differences than environmental priorities like the following:
Obama to Ban Uranium Mining around Grand Canyon
By Deborah Zabarenko
ScientificAmerican.com
"The Obama administration is set to ban new uranium mining claims around the Grand Canyon for the next 20 years, a move hailed by conservation groups as a key to the president's environmental legacy.
The decision would put some one million acres of public lands outside Grand Canyon National Park off limits to all hard-rock mining for two decades, the longest moratorium allowed by law. Existing mining operations would continue.
The National Mining Association, an industry group, expressed disappointment, but stopped short of announcing an immediate challenge to the decision." Read the rest of the story here.
and then there was this last month...
Obama Administration Announces Standards to Keep Our Families Safe from Mercury and Other Pollutants
by Frances Beinecke
National Resources Defense Council Blog
"Whenever I talk with parents of young children about my work, they often ask me about mercury pollution. They know it can harm children and pregnant women and they know it is pervasive, but they are unsure how to keep their families safe.
Today that job just got easier. President Obama announced new standards to reduce mercury, lead, and other dangerous pollution from pwer plants. Now dirty coal-fired plants that fought standards for decades will finally have to clean up their act." Read the rest of the story here.
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UAPA Membership Meeting to Feature Speaker on Fracking
Posted January 11th, 2012 by PathadlerUAPA Membership Meeting to Feature Speaker on Fracking
The next UAPA membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Little Theatre of the Upper Arlington Public Library, 2800 Tremont Road. Following a brief business meeting, a speaker from the Ohio Environmental Council will discuss the environmental and health impacts of fracking -- hydraulic fracturing for gas (and apparently earthquake) production. The politics of fracking will also be covered.
Coffee and Conversation This Saturday
Posted January 5th, 2012 by Pathadler
January 6, 2012 • www.uaprogressiveaction.com
Coffee and Conversation
Our next Coffee and Conversation will be held this Saturday, January 7, 2012, from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. at Park Creek Kitchen, 2124 Arlington Avenue. Environmental activists Ellen Baumgartner and Carol Fisher will be our speakers.There will be a $3.00 charge per person for coffee, tea, muffins and fruit. Come and meet your fellow progressives in UA!
UAPA Membership Meeting to Feature Speaker on Fracking
The next UAPA membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Little Theatre of the Upper Arlington Public Library, 2800 Tremont Road. Following a brief business meeting, a speaker from the Ohio Environmental Council will discuss the environmental and health impacts of fracking -- hydraulic fracturing for gas (and apparently earthquake) production. The politics of fracking will also be covered.
UAPA Book Club News
The next book club meeting will be Monday, January 23, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in Donato's meeting room (corner of Northwest Blvd. and Zollinger Road). Ordering food is encouraged since the use of the room is free. Our book is Conservatives Without Conscience, by John Dean.
Progressive Radio Returns To Columbus
Tune in to WVKO 1580 AM to listen to progressive talk, seven days a week. The lineup features popular radio hosts Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller, Thoma Hartmann, Mike Malloy, and Leslie Marshall. Support progressive talk by liking them on Facebook and following them on Twitter.
The Successes of President Barack Obama
During this election year, it's particularly important to share the some of the achievements of the Obama administration. The following statistics illustrate the effectiveness of his healthcare initiative:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has enabled 2.5 million young adults to have health insurance converage, far exceeding the 1.24 million who were expected to benefit from the law. An estimated 82,000 young Ohioans have access to health care because of ACA.
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