Michael Wager's middle class values will propel him to the US House of Representatives
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Pastor of Doers of the Word Baptist Church, Ernie Sanders reveals an additional reason for his church's protest at Dr. Rood's office in South Russell
"Before the election, there must have been ten or more Obama signs here. It's my opinion that this fellow is trying to make himself some kind of a champion for the extreme far left and we just don't want that out here," added Sanders.Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_geauga/Geauga-County-man-to-be-charged-with-telecommunication-harassment#ixzz2WRHg5zsh
Joanne Wirtz-Ryan and Mike Ryan of Auburn greet Ed FitzGerald as he arrives at the Annual Dinner....Joanne and her daughter Joelle decorated the headquarters for the event
Within a few minutes Ed FitzGerald was sharing his vision for Ohio with Geauga Democrats
Mary Cseplo, Bill Ward, Bev McClelland, Sheriff Dan McClelland and Andrea Amino of Chardon were all part of the crowd
Newbury Township Trustee Glen Quigley with fellow resident Chris Yaecker and Jim Mekeel of Burton Township handled the refreshments for guests at the Annual Dinner
President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling this summer. The President spoke in the Rose Garden on Friday surrounded by students.
Celebrity waiters Sherriff Dan McClelland, Michael Wager, Dr. Bob Evans and others served salmon and prime rib to event guests so they didn't have to leave their seats
Geauga Democratic Party intern Jason Waterbury meets County Executive Ed FitzGerald and State Treasurer candidate Representative Connie Pillich at the reception prior to the Annual Dinner
Just one month after State Representative Matt Lynch and extremists harased Dr. Rood at his medical office, Lynch attacks Obama as part of a coordinated Republican effort to create a political problem for the President
Senator Sherrod Brown Announces New Resources to Bolster Firefighter Safety in Geauga County
Funding Will Help to Improve Preparedness and Response of Firefighters in Novelty
New federal resources have been awarded to a fire department in Geauga County. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the Russell Fire Department in Novelty has been awarded resources for operations and safety by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. click here for the rest of the story
Ohio House Republicans to give up $13 billion in federal funds for Medicaid expansion
The Columbus Dispatch By Catherine Candisky and Jim Siegel
Ohio will forgo $13 billion in federal aid over the next seven years that would have paid to provide health care to thousands of uninsured Ohioans under a budget plan House GOP leaders will unveil Tuesday, The Dispatchhas learned.
Facing immense pressure from tea-party-affiliated groups, Republican leaders will strip Gov. John Kasich’s proposed Medicaid expansion to cover 275,000 adults without health insurance, with the entire cost paid by the federal government under Obamacare for three years. It also would have saved Ohio taxpayers $400 million over the next two years.
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State Representative Connie Pillich will put an end to Josh Mandel's political career
County Executive Ed FitzGerald speaks to Geauga County about his accomplishments
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Russell Trustee Jim Mueller with Brian Wright from Newbury at the Ed Fitzgerald reception
Kathy Leavenworth with Representative Connie Pillich and Peggy Wager
Wenzel Strategies says their new poll shows 48% want Obama impeached
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Republicans and the right wing crazies have launched an all out attack on the President at a time when many Democrats have gone to sleep. Weary from a hard fought Presidential campaign, many Democrats think the heavy lifting is done. That's not the case. We need to stay active, stick together and support our candidates up and down the ticket or suffer the consequences. click here
Kathy Flora of Thompson with Congressional candidate Michael Wager at Michael's recent event
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has targeted our Congressional District as the only US House seat in Ohio that Democrats can capture from Republicans in 2014.
Michael Wager is a past chair of the Cuyahoga County Port Authority and has served on the board of the Clean Ohio Council and Ohio's $ 400 million Brownfield Revitalization Fund. He is also adjunct faculty at Case Western Reserve University. Michael has served as chair of the selection committee for the American Marshall Memorial Fellowship and as a member of the boards of many organizations. Michael Wager received his J.D. from New York University; his M.A. from Columbia University; and his B.A. from The American University.
How do you eat an elephant?
One bite at a time
U.S. Collects Less In Taxes Than All But Two Countries...click on the graph below for the story
"The Urge to Purge" ...click on Paul Krugman's photo below to read his latest Op Ed
Robert Reich tells it like it is
