This election year, more than a quarter of a million people previously prevented from casting a ballot will be able to join their neighbors at the polls thanks to the work of State Legislatu… Read More
This year’s Presidential nominating processes was typical in that it generated many calls for change to election laws, which usually fade along with memories of the process. But Minnes… Read More
The nonpartisan, nonprofit Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) today announced the formats for the three Presidential and one Vice-Presidential General election debates it will sponsor… Read More
President David Hopkins of Wright State University (WSU) in Ohio said WSU is withdrawing as the host of the first Presidential Debate, scheduled for Sept. 26 at Nutter Center, over safety co… Read More
The DNC Party Convention is in Philadelphia next week and the Speaker List will include, President Barack Obama, Vice President Biden and former Clinton rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders… Read More
There’s a nationwide shortage of nursing assistants. As Ohio residents age over the next decade, the shortage will increase. All over the state, nursing homes and other health care fac… Read More
Legislative Updates
California: Legislation that would move California to all vote-by-mail and Election Day Vote centers was approved by the General Assembly this week, on a party line vote… Read More
The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, Columbus Coalition for the Homeless, joined by the Ohio Democratic Party, plaintiffs in a Voting Rights lawsuit against
Ohio Secretary of Stat… Read More
Republicans are moving to erase Minnesota's Public Campaign Subsidies, which could reshape the Fundraising fight in next year's Gubernatorial Election and unleash more money into Statewide a… Read More
Uber is further adding to the already robust functionality of its ride-hailing app by surfacing real-time departure/arrival info about public transit, such as buses and trains, right within… Read More
The endless saga to Repeal and Replace Obamacare now playing out in Congress is causing deep anxiety among an overwhelming majority of America’s Mayors, 86% of whom say they are &ldquo… Read More
Top 10 Unsolved Murders in American History
Although there are many unsolved crimes and mysteries in America and throughout the world, we have chosen this list as the Top 10 Unsolved Murders… Read More
"Shields and Brooks on Trump’s attempt to fire Mueller, ‘America first’ at Davos" PBS NewsHour 1/26/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York… Read More
Richard Painter is one of the most prominent Republican Critics of President Trump, who he has savaged in countless Cable Television appearances and on Twitter to his nearly Half-Million fol… Read More
THE BASEMENT DEMOS 1996 - 2003
Time is a River...I'm in a boat
Life is so funny but I don't get the joke
Photo Credit: Paul Colliton
The story behind this blog po… Read More
Back in the early 1970's, while attending college in Dayton, Ohio, I used to go to this great record store called The Forest which was just off-campus. Many a happy hour was spent thumbing t… Read More
In a June 1975 article in Creem magazine, Lester Bangs, while writing about how the impact of the breakup of the Beatles, captured some of the angst that existed in rock & roll music… Read More
This post is dedicated to The Ashley Street Krewe (Dayton, Ohio 1972) & Big Chief Joseph Perricone
The Mardi Gras Indian Tribe Music
From the Mardi Gras Traditions w… Read More
To me, Chester Burnett aka Howlin Wolf, will always be a touchstone to the exact moment I discovered just how important a role music played in my life. As time went on, I spent… Read More
SEPTEMBER 2018
1st & 2nd - Bradstock XXV Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck Center Moriches, NY
For those of you who don't know it yet, Bradstock is one of the best hom… Read More
October is just round the corner, and so Halloween isn't far away, either! So I thought I would try and read books throughout the month that fit! Here is a rough TBR for October, full of sto… Read More
OCTOBER 2018
2nd - Squirrels From Hell KJ Farrell's Bellmore, NY
Widely known as "The Band That New York City Couldn't Kill", this hard-driving art punk combo ma… Read More
Jeffrey Toobin, a Staff Writer at The New Yorker since 1993 and the Senior Legal Analyst for CNN since 2002, wrote this Article in the Print Edition of the November 26th, 2018, Issue, with t… Read More
MARCH 2019
1st – Weisman’s Warriors ALS Benefit CM Performing Arts Center Oakdale, NY
Come out and support this benefit for ALS Awareness.&nbs… Read More
APRIL 2019
2nd - Emily Duff Band 11th St Bar NYC
Emily Duff's recent album release, Maybe in the Morning, is a brilliant piece of work that deserves your atten… Read More
By Mike O'Cull
Eric Jerardi is a Dayton, Ohio-based soul-blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter who has been honing his craft as a roots musician for over 25 years. He’s shared stage… Read More
JUNE 2019
For those who haven't heard the sad news: The Grey Horse Tavern, one of LI's most eclectic music venues which is located in Bayport, will be closing this June… Read More
JULY 2019
2nd - King Wellington Coastal Kitchen & Daiquiri Bar Bay Shore, NY
Catch an evening of calypso and reggae sounds as parlayed by the one and only King Wellin… Read More
"Multiple fatalities in El Paso shooting, suspect in custody" PBS NewsHour 8/3/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Authorities in El Paso, Texas, said a gunman opened fire Saturday morning inside a lo… Read More
"David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart on Trump’s mass shooting response" PBS NewsHour 8/9/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jo… Read More
"After El Paso and Dayton, what can be done to prevent similar mass shootings?" PBS NewsHour 8/5/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, left more than… Read More
"El Paso shooting stuns tight-knit community that welcomes diversity" PBS NewsHour 8/5/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: At least 22 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in El P… Read More
New York’s “Red Flag” Law goes into effect Saturday, August 24th, 2019, making the Empire State the 17th to put the Gun-Control Measure in place.
The Regulations Prevent P… Read More
DESTIN, Fla. Jan. 14, 2020 — Allegiant announced on Tuesday five new nonstop routes to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS). To celebrate, the company is offering one-way fares on th… Read More
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, in 2019, announces Third Class of Mayors to Go Back to School.
This Yearlong Program provides 41 Mayors from around the Globe with World-Class… Read More
Not many days after the firing of stars and directors like Hartley Sawyer and Dick Wolf, another actor, Nguyen Dee, known for starring in MTV’s The Challenge has been fired over offens… Read More
The Three Suits have been filed in the midst of a Minnesota State and Local Debate over Voting during the Pandemic, especially over Reducing Barriers to the use of Mailed Ballots or Converti… Read More
What are the USDA loan requirements in 2020? We’re going to unpack the USDA loan so you can see if it’s the right loan option for you! Listen To The Podcasthttps://ift.tt/2NEi5ms… Read More
Bail bonds are legal agreements established for a specific purpose. Many people these days are concerned about paying for their bail bonds by using vehicle or car titles. You will have to co… Read More
I delivered this paper on October 17, 2020 at the online Western History Association Conference. Parts of it were taken from my Marquette University MA Thesis, which is entitled “In th… Read More
Legislative Updates
Alabama: Gov. Kay Ivey (R) has signed a bill into law, a bill banning curbside voting in Alabama. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy), passed the House of Rep… Read More
There aren’t many holidays more important than Mother’s Day, if you ask me. The old lady’s done so much for us, and we can never pay it back. So, the least we can do is fin… Read More
Pregnant Astroworld Concert Goer Sues Travis Scott, Claiming She Lost Her Baby After Being Tr@mpled
American rapper, Travis Scott has been hit with yet another lawsuit from the November 202… Read More
Featured: The Chicago Bulls don't know why Lonzo Ball is still feeling pain in his knee. The medical staff doesn't know why there is still pain. Lonzo and his camp also don't know why. NBA… Read More
Bosnian Serb leader, Milorad Dodik, has supported a law that rejects the authority of the international High Representative, Christian Schmidt, in Republika Srpska. The High Representative… Read More
Virtual reality (VR) technology is being used in the medical field to train surgeons and treat patients. Doctors at Kettering Health Dayton in Ohio used VR headsets to simulate a shoulder-re… Read More
A company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for passenger service, announced it plans to locate its first major aircraft production facility in Dayton, Ohio… Read More
A massive essential store now continues to close in Ohio after the company filed an unexpected bankruptcy just last October.
Last year, Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy in October after inc… Read More