River Vices

Wednesday, November 06, 2013

The Beautiful Cover-up: Black Fridays and Dreamland

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“Needless to say the Wade-Ins are not depicted on the Floodwall, which excludes unflattering events in the city’s history as strictly...

Kevin W. Johnson: The Crooked Conductor

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The crooked conductor on the Twentieth Century Ltd.  As the January 2014 transition deadline approaches for the change in city gov...
Friday, November 01, 2013

Financial Black Mold

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       “We have all been wondering what the heck to do with this building.” KWJ At a meeting of the City Building Committee (20 Nov...
Thursday, October 10, 2013

The First Commandment

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Because councilmen Kevin W. Johnson and Rich Saddler are reportedly trying to get the city to convert the Marting building into a city hal...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

Snuffy's Sugjestonions for New Sitty Seal

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                 Official Portsmouth City Seal      which our officious First Ward councilman             Kevin W. Johnson wants to c...
Friday, September 06, 2013

Snuffy Smith Chooses Chaw Over City Manager

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Deer Reeders, Thay’se toll me thays dont allow chaw so's I seys no thank ya pleeze pollightly I dont want the shitty man'...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

From Pill Mills to Counseling Centers

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For a new post, "Doctors and Drug Dealers Battle for Addicts," click here .
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Seventh Heaven, Seventy Virgins

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For the latest post, switch to River Vices 2  (click here ).
Friday, July 05, 2013

Shit Happens

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For the shitty way the city council is treating our unelected Mayor,  click here
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

TRASH TALK: THE RAT AND THE UNELECTED MAYOR

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The Rat and the Unelected Mayor The new post can be found on River Vices 2, at http://rivervices2.blogspot.com/2013/06/trash-talk-r...
Thursday, June 13, 2013

All Aboard the Twentieth Century Limited!

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To read a new post on Kevin W. Johnson and city government, click here .
Sunday, June 02, 2013

Kevin W. Johnson: Selling Out

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"Kevin W. Johnson: Selling Out": click here  to switch to River Vices 2.
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Duncan's Brain

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I am in the process of changing the layout of River Vices . Until those changes are finished, I have created River Vices 2 for new postings...
Monday, May 20, 2013

City Council Appointees: Portsmouth’s Perennial Problem

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Mark Twain showed river towns have more than their share of vices. RIVER VICES shows Portsmouth, located at the confluence of the Ohio an...
Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Prostitution Culture

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[In response to  “ Non-Profits Ruining Neighborhoods, ”  an important posting on Jane Murray ’ s blog (click here ), I am reposting (below)...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Nick's Career of Musical Chairs

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Nick’s now the pride of Lawrence County, He moved in the band’s van fast. But how long will this move ...
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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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