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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Albrecht's Etch A Sketch

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News item: "Romney campaigns on Etch A Sketch platform . . ." Meanwhile, Jeff Albrecht   . . . . . . shakes his ...
Friday, March 16, 2012

Think Tank or Stink Tank?

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The headline in today’s online Portsmouth Daily Times reads, “Think Tank Mulls Revitalization Plans.” Think Tank? Who knew? And ...
Thursday, March 08, 2012

SOGP: "It's Alive. It's Alive!"

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Creation of the SOGP Frankenstein Monster The SOGP has been in the news lately. An article appeared in the Portsmouth  Daily ...
Thursday, March 01, 2012

Marting's: The Bilking Committee

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The  “ Bilking ”  Committee       To  bilk  means to defraud, cheat, or swindle.  Just when you thought it was safe to go back ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

From Moses to David Malone

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“Moses, here  are my Ten Commandments. Make sure David Malone gets a copy! ” The article below appeared on the website  Edge , the ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Rev. Mayor Malone Announces Sewer Increase to Rats

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“I don’t care what you rats think. We’re raising your sewer rates ten percent too and there  ain’t   nothing in this here  bible ...
Thursday, February 02, 2012

From Ashes to Ashes

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From Ashes to Ashes, from Drugs to Bust “But with the right vision, with the right decisions, and with the right management, succ...
Monday, January 30, 2012

Three Bankrupt Mayors

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 Three Bankrupt Mayors and Ports mouth ’s Financial Crisis Here’s our three  bankrupt mayors for all to see.    The first, our...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Haunted House from Hell

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Haunted House from Hell At about six-thirty P.M., Monday, January 16th, 2012, the Portsmouth Fire Department responded to a fire a...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Just Who is Getting Screwed and Who is Doing the Screwing?

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Mayor-unelect Malone, perhaps trying to figure who he can screw next, having  already screwed his creditors by filing for personal ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The BCS Dumb Ox Trophy

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The BCS Dumb Ox Trophy       After its victory last night, Alabama is now ranked number one in football. It is also number one ...
Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Top Ten Postings of 2011

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River Vices: Top Ten Postings of 2011 Based on the number of times visited by readers, these are the most popular post...
Friday, December 30, 2011

The Illustrated Ballad of Dr. Lundeen

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The office of Dr. James E. Lundeen in Portsmouth This is the door of the controversial doctor Who was accused of dispensing ...
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Robert Forrey
Retired now, I was born in Boston, Massachusetts, hold B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from Wesleyan U. (Conn.) and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale, where I was a Research Associate at the Institute for Social and Policy Studies and a coordinator of a committee that organized international American Studies conferences during the American Bicentennial. From 1989-2006, I taught English at Shawnee State U., in Portsmouth, Ohio, where I was active in the faculty union, the Shawnee Education Association, serving four terms as president. I also served as faculty advisor to the student gay and lesbian group. I have served also as president of the Concerned Citizens of Portmouth and Scioto County, a community action group. My scholarly interests have focused on the American Dream: the Myth and the Realities. I can be reached at rforr1@roadrunner.com A selection of my poems can be found at http://xpalidosis.blogspot.com The original contents of all blogs on this site are copyrighted @.
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