Bexley Public Radio is saddened to note the death of Terry Pugh, host of the Friday Show.
Terry's Friday Show was a calm two hour program that offered culture. literature, sports and understated wit to listeners. During 2008, he provided listeners with golf notes, reflections on literature and writers such as Ernest Hemingway and harness racing.
Terry followed the progress of a two year old filly through the 2008 racing season. The filly was owned by Ron Bates of Amanda, Ohio and Terry and Ron regularly discussed the horse, the different race tracks and the weather experienced during a race.
That filly, Rose Run Keepsake, turned out to be the national champion for the year. Terry recognized quality and always chose the best.
Terry Pugh hosted the Friday Show as a volunteer. He had a distinctive voice that listeners recognnized. Soft, quiet and calm. Some listeners thought that Terry should host a late night jazz show. Others wanted him to add news to his offerings because his voice carried reassuring authority.
Beside Terry's work at Bexley Public Radio, he was well-known and respected in the central Ohio counseling profession. He both counseled and lectured on counseling at the Woods at Parkside in Gahanna. The lecture hall at Parkside has been named the Terry Pugh Lecture Hall.
Prior to his career in counseling, Terry practice as an attorney for thirty years. He was a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Law.
He closed each Friday Show with the gentle admonition "Live well, laugh often and love much."
He is survived by his widow Shirley Pugh, two daughters, three step children and eight grandchildren.
Memorial gifts can directed to Ohio Health Foundation (HomeReach Foundation), 180 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215 or The American Cancer Society, 870 Michigan Ave., Columbus, OH 43215.
During the remainder of February and March, the station microphones at Bexley Public Radio will be draped in black ribbons as a commemoration of Terry Pugh's high standards for broadcast radio.
Terry Pugh is missed at Bexley Public Radio.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation or WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Community programming advisory committee meeting.
PUBLIC NOTICE
A meeting of the Bexley Public Radio community programming advisory committee is scheduled for 4:30 p.m., Monday April 6, 2009.
The meeting will be conducted at the Bexley Public Radio office, 2700 E. Main St., Suite 208, Columbus, OH 43209.
The sole agenda item for the meeting is to accept hand-delivered nominations for committee membership.
The deadline for membership applications is 5:00 p.m. Monday April 6, 2009.
As an alternative to hand delivery, nominations may be mailed to the Bexley Public Radio office.
Nominations that are mailed must be delivered to the office prior to the 5:00 p.m. April 6, 2009 deadline.
There is no admission fee charged for the April 6, 2009 meeting as there will be no discussion of programming matters.
Nominations will be given by the committee to officers of Bexley Public Radio for review with any applications received at the March meeting of the community programming advisory committee.
An nomination includes a statement of why an the nominator thinks the nominee is qualified to serve on the committee. The committee is not authorized to accept a self-nomination where the nominee and nominator are the same person.
Letters of recommendation from three individuals shall be included as part of the nomination. The letters of recommendation shall include original signatures.
At least one of the letters of recommendation shall be from a resident of Bexley who currently resides in Bexley and has resided in Bexley for at least fifteen years. As an alternative to fifteen years of residence, a letter of recommendation may be provided by a person conducting business or a professional practice in Bexley for at least five years.
At least one of the other letters of recommendation shall be from an individual residing in neighborhoods contiguous to Bexley for a period of at least five years.
A nominator may request waiver of these residence requirements. A request for such a waiver includes an explanation of why a residence requirement is not appropriate for considering the nominee.
A nomination shall include a $10.00 fee. Payment of the fee shall be by check or money order payable to Bexley Public Radio.
MINUTES
A meeting of the Bexley Public Radio community programming advisory committee was called to order at 4:30 p.m., Monday April 6, 2009. Bexley Public Radio Foundation (BPRF) Treasurer Kurt Weiland conducted the meeting including recording minutes of the meeting. The meeting was held at the BPRF office, 2700 E. Main St., Suite 208, Columbus, OH 43209. The sole agenda item for the meeting was to accept hand-delivered nominations by the public for committee membership. No nominations were were tendered. Treasurer Kurt Weiland adjourned the meeting at 5:05 p.m.
Kurt Weiland Treasurer (signed)
Monday, February 23, 2009
Organist Craig Jaynes concert.
Sometimes a concert is a destination because it doesn’t fit the usual pattern of musical events.
For example, the church organ recital Sunday, February 20, 2009 presented by Craig Jaynes did not fit a pattern at all. Sui generis is the phrase that came to mind.
The concert was at St Mary Catholic Church, in Urbana, Ohio. Not too unusual. A Sunday afternoon organ recital on a church organ.
The organist was Craig Jaynes who is known in Bexley as a landscape designer and in Greene County as a nurseryman and proprietor of Country English Gardens. He also earns a living as a registered nurse with Wilmington’s Community Care Hospice.
Craig’s connection to the concert organ is also part of the program’s departure from the usual pattern of musical events. He is tonal director of Jamestown Organ Works which designed and installed the concert organ at St. Mary during 2007. The organ was dedicated in January 2008.
The first clue that this was an unusual and notable event though was the concert name: “My Favorite Things.”
A hint that the concert is about pleasure. The clue also suggested that the program was personal. The clue also began to set a conversational tone for the event.
On a sunny but cold Sunday afternoon, an audience of perhaps eighty arrived at St. Mary Church.
The church parking lot had patches of ice and there was a light dusting of snow.
Most were couples, perhaps empty-nesters, some grandparents with grandchildren, perhaps some retirees and senior citizens. One young couple with five handsome children, all under twelve and perfectly behaved.
The church building is a well-maintained period piece of the fifties or sixties. Perhaps the seventies. It was built with stressed laminated curved wooden beams that served as columns and support for the roof. The stained glass windows saturated the interior light with blue at the beginning of the concert. As the afternoon sun progressed lower in the sky the light in the sanctuary changed to red hue.
Father Greg Konerman, pastor of St. Mary, reminded the audience that donations left in the free will offering baskets at the entrance doors would support the Urbana Caring Kitchen Shelter. Father Konerman then introduced Craig Jaynes.
The opening selection was Paul Dukas familiar piece “Fanfare” (from La Peri). Craig set the conversational tone for this concert by reminding his audience that this piece is used in the Walt Disney animated movie Fantasia. It is the theme for the Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
If Craig’s purpose was to display the muscle of the St. Mary organ he could not have chosen a better opening number. The opening cord of Fanfare is shrill, a fantastic screech. Followed by the majesty of the fanfare, the shrill opening cord acts like a gate to another world.
Fanfare is a short piece and Craig finished in under four minutes.
My persistent thought during the first selection was wondering about the priest’s reaction to the opening number being a fanfare to a sorcerer in training? But the keepers of the faith have dealt with that problem for centuries and there was no reason to think Father Konerman couldn't handle it appropriately.
Craig continued with George Frederic Handel”s “Entry of the Queen of Sheba” (from Samson). Even as the Dukas’ “Fanfare” was a gate being opened, the second selection was treated as a processional.
Craig continued with three delightful short pieces that are new to me. Three Renaissance Dances “Alman” by Robert Johnson; “Greensleeves” by Francis Cutting and “Lady Hunsdon Alman” by John Dowland.
Craig offered some personal observations and comment on the use of authentic instruments in period pieces. He noted that the pipes of organs were adjusted to produce sounds imitative of other instruments familiar to period audiences such as the recorder and then sackbut. He offered the caution that using authentic instruments doesn’t mean that a 21st century audience will listen with 16th century ears.
Next were two familiar pieces that are the core of this concert. “Adagio Cantabile” by Johann Sebastian Bach (Virgil Fox arrangement) and “Prelude and Fugue in C Minor” also by Bach. Craig’s introduction to these pieces expressed his wonder at the Bach genius. Craig’s playing of the two pieces expressed his love for this genius. Of all the songs performed in the concert, Craig seemed most at home among the notes of these two Bach standards.
The final number before intermission was Cesar Franck’s “Choral in A Minor.” For a winter concert in a sanctuary, there is no better selection. Craig’s performance showcased the organ, the song and the venue.
Craig used the intermission to lose his eyeglasses and to remind the audience that donations for the Caring Kitchen Shelter were appreciated.
The second half of the concert began with the memorable performance of the afternoon “Theme and Variations” by Josef Rheinberger was performed by violinist Elizabeth Preston with Craig serving ably as her accompanist.
Preston is a junior music major at Cedarville University and her performance was flawless. She is a young woman, blonde and dressed in black. Her serious manner expressed her approach to music but when applause came, she smiled and the sanctuary lit up. I wondered if she was thinking that "applause is one of my favorite things?" Craig is an excellent accompanist and helped Preston showcase her talents.
Rheinberger is a satisfying 19th century composer and is one of few who have paired the organ and violin in his composition. Rheinberger deserves more recognition.
Then followed three pieces that contrast the versatility of the organist and his instrument. “Blue Rhondo a la Turk” by Dave Brubeck; the dolorous “Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber (William Strickland arrangement) and “So Fades the Lovely Blooming Flower,” the George Shearing arrangement.
These are special pieces that showed off the range of the organ and the talent of the organist. Who couldn't accept these as "favorite things?"
The afternoon sun was softening during this portion of concert and the light from the stained glass windows was changing from blue to a more dominant red. So much for Brubeck’s “Blue Rhondo a la Turk.”
As the late afternoon sun softened, I also became aware of the only three white candles burning at the altar.
The concert finished with a somber rendition of “Cortege et Litanie” by Marcel Dupre.
A cautionary note of the cold night to come. Appropriate music to fill a sanctuary and, at long last, a shroud to cover the shrill cord of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
For encores, Craig and violinist Elizabeth Preston performed a piece I didn’t recognize, after Craig introduced it as “too familiar to be introduced." Note that both Craig and even Preston needed sheet music to play this "familiar" piece. As a second encore, Craig led the audience in the familiar hymn “Oh God Our Help In Ages Past.”
A reception in the undercroft followed; brownies, cookies, nuts, coffee, iced tea and punch. I spoke to two Lutherans who are friends but drove separately to the concert from Springfield. The man a lawyer and the woman a church organist.
The return to Bexley was a beautiful Sunday winter drive though the plains and shallow valleys of Champaign county and Madison country. From Urbana to Mechanicsburg to West Jefferson, the empty fields were covered with a light dusting of snow.
The melody of “Lady Hunsdon Alman” hummed in my imagination as we drove to Bexley.
KW
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation or WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio editorial collective.
For example, the church organ recital Sunday, February 20, 2009 presented by Craig Jaynes did not fit a pattern at all. Sui generis is the phrase that came to mind.
The concert was at St Mary Catholic Church, in Urbana, Ohio. Not too unusual. A Sunday afternoon organ recital on a church organ.
The organist was Craig Jaynes who is known in Bexley as a landscape designer and in Greene County as a nurseryman and proprietor of Country English Gardens. He also earns a living as a registered nurse with Wilmington’s Community Care Hospice.
Craig’s connection to the concert organ is also part of the program’s departure from the usual pattern of musical events. He is tonal director of Jamestown Organ Works which designed and installed the concert organ at St. Mary during 2007. The organ was dedicated in January 2008.
The first clue that this was an unusual and notable event though was the concert name: “My Favorite Things.”
A hint that the concert is about pleasure. The clue also suggested that the program was personal. The clue also began to set a conversational tone for the event.
On a sunny but cold Sunday afternoon, an audience of perhaps eighty arrived at St. Mary Church.
The church parking lot had patches of ice and there was a light dusting of snow.
Most were couples, perhaps empty-nesters, some grandparents with grandchildren, perhaps some retirees and senior citizens. One young couple with five handsome children, all under twelve and perfectly behaved.
The church building is a well-maintained period piece of the fifties or sixties. Perhaps the seventies. It was built with stressed laminated curved wooden beams that served as columns and support for the roof. The stained glass windows saturated the interior light with blue at the beginning of the concert. As the afternoon sun progressed lower in the sky the light in the sanctuary changed to red hue.
Father Greg Konerman, pastor of St. Mary, reminded the audience that donations left in the free will offering baskets at the entrance doors would support the Urbana Caring Kitchen Shelter. Father Konerman then introduced Craig Jaynes.
The opening selection was Paul Dukas familiar piece “Fanfare” (from La Peri). Craig set the conversational tone for this concert by reminding his audience that this piece is used in the Walt Disney animated movie Fantasia. It is the theme for the Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
If Craig’s purpose was to display the muscle of the St. Mary organ he could not have chosen a better opening number. The opening cord of Fanfare is shrill, a fantastic screech. Followed by the majesty of the fanfare, the shrill opening cord acts like a gate to another world.
Fanfare is a short piece and Craig finished in under four minutes.
My persistent thought during the first selection was wondering about the priest’s reaction to the opening number being a fanfare to a sorcerer in training? But the keepers of the faith have dealt with that problem for centuries and there was no reason to think Father Konerman couldn't handle it appropriately.
Craig continued with George Frederic Handel”s “Entry of the Queen of Sheba” (from Samson). Even as the Dukas’ “Fanfare” was a gate being opened, the second selection was treated as a processional.
Craig continued with three delightful short pieces that are new to me. Three Renaissance Dances “Alman” by Robert Johnson; “Greensleeves” by Francis Cutting and “Lady Hunsdon Alman” by John Dowland.
Craig offered some personal observations and comment on the use of authentic instruments in period pieces. He noted that the pipes of organs were adjusted to produce sounds imitative of other instruments familiar to period audiences such as the recorder and then sackbut. He offered the caution that using authentic instruments doesn’t mean that a 21st century audience will listen with 16th century ears.
Next were two familiar pieces that are the core of this concert. “Adagio Cantabile” by Johann Sebastian Bach (Virgil Fox arrangement) and “Prelude and Fugue in C Minor” also by Bach. Craig’s introduction to these pieces expressed his wonder at the Bach genius. Craig’s playing of the two pieces expressed his love for this genius. Of all the songs performed in the concert, Craig seemed most at home among the notes of these two Bach standards.
The final number before intermission was Cesar Franck’s “Choral in A Minor.” For a winter concert in a sanctuary, there is no better selection. Craig’s performance showcased the organ, the song and the venue.
Craig used the intermission to lose his eyeglasses and to remind the audience that donations for the Caring Kitchen Shelter were appreciated.
The second half of the concert began with the memorable performance of the afternoon “Theme and Variations” by Josef Rheinberger was performed by violinist Elizabeth Preston with Craig serving ably as her accompanist.
Preston is a junior music major at Cedarville University and her performance was flawless. She is a young woman, blonde and dressed in black. Her serious manner expressed her approach to music but when applause came, she smiled and the sanctuary lit up. I wondered if she was thinking that "applause is one of my favorite things?" Craig is an excellent accompanist and helped Preston showcase her talents.
Rheinberger is a satisfying 19th century composer and is one of few who have paired the organ and violin in his composition. Rheinberger deserves more recognition.
Then followed three pieces that contrast the versatility of the organist and his instrument. “Blue Rhondo a la Turk” by Dave Brubeck; the dolorous “Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber (William Strickland arrangement) and “So Fades the Lovely Blooming Flower,” the George Shearing arrangement.
These are special pieces that showed off the range of the organ and the talent of the organist. Who couldn't accept these as "favorite things?"
The afternoon sun was softening during this portion of concert and the light from the stained glass windows was changing from blue to a more dominant red. So much for Brubeck’s “Blue Rhondo a la Turk.”
As the late afternoon sun softened, I also became aware of the only three white candles burning at the altar.
The concert finished with a somber rendition of “Cortege et Litanie” by Marcel Dupre.
A cautionary note of the cold night to come. Appropriate music to fill a sanctuary and, at long last, a shroud to cover the shrill cord of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
For encores, Craig and violinist Elizabeth Preston performed a piece I didn’t recognize, after Craig introduced it as “too familiar to be introduced." Note that both Craig and even Preston needed sheet music to play this "familiar" piece. As a second encore, Craig led the audience in the familiar hymn “Oh God Our Help In Ages Past.”
A reception in the undercroft followed; brownies, cookies, nuts, coffee, iced tea and punch. I spoke to two Lutherans who are friends but drove separately to the concert from Springfield. The man a lawyer and the woman a church organist.
The return to Bexley was a beautiful Sunday winter drive though the plains and shallow valleys of Champaign county and Madison country. From Urbana to Mechanicsburg to West Jefferson, the empty fields were covered with a light dusting of snow.
The melody of “Lady Hunsdon Alman” hummed in my imagination as we drove to Bexley.
KW
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation or WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio editorial collective.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Chuck Gehring. Lifecare Alliance Report.
Chuck Gehring visited Bexley Public Radio for his regular Lifecare Alliance report on Thursday February 19, 2009. When Chuck arrived at the studio, Mel Greenball was finishing his twice-weekly report on news published in The New Standard.
Mel is a retired OSU accounting professor and Chuck introduced himself as a former student. Just one more example of “Old Home Week” at Bexley Public Radio.
Digital TV.
Chuck began his discussion with a topic that was practical and timely. Broadcast television is changing from analog to digital technology and February is the month when most viewers will be connecting converter boxes.
He described the difficulty and confusion that the new equipment is presenting many people. Some people have vintage televisions that cannot be converted and that these people will have special challenges if they wish to continue receiving a television signal. He said that some people paying attention to the technology switch are calling the situation the “Nightmare of February.”
Chuck said that Lifecare Alliance has a corps of volunteers who can assist central Ohio residents who need assistance in attaching converter boxes to their televisions and making the required adjustments.
Individuals who need assistance or want to volunteer as technicians for this service should call Lifecare Alliance. Donations of televisions and converter boxes are also welcome.
Winter Meals on Wheels.
The cold winter Thursday of the broadcast was a reminder that volunteers who deliver Meals on Wheels have to deal with the winter risks of ice and snow as they make their appointed rounds. Chuck described some of the challenges and difficulties the heavy icing of the prior two weeks caused volunteers.
Food Safety.
Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter cracker sandwiches are also in the news. Chuck described the safety procedures and inventory controls at the Lifecare Alliance food pantries.
He also described some simple food safety practices useful at home. From the simple attention to expiration dates; regular washing of hands and counters: refrigeration and separation of raw meats, poultry and fish from other foods; food should be hot and refrigerate food promptly.
Gardens, Community Gardens and Parsley.
Chuck briefly discussed gardens as a way for households to supply themselves with fresh fruits and vegetables. He also said that community gardens are receiving interest throughout central Ohio. He said that at Lifecare Alliance, there is some thinking about how a garden might provide some fresh produce such as tomatoes for the Meals on Wheels. He said that they also discuss whether a small experimental garden might be useful at their new facility on Harmon Road to learn how a garden might fit into the operations. The example Chuck offered was an herb garden where something like fresh parsley would be available for the Meals on Wheels kitchen. This though is in the discussion stage only.
Tax Deductions for Volunteers.
Chuck then turned to a topic on everyone’s mind: taxes. He reminded listeners that the IRS permits volunteers to deduct mileage related to volunteer work at the rate of 14 cents per mile. The deduction is permitted those taxpayers who itemize their deductions. He also reminded listeners that when they donate boxed food and canned goods the actual cost of those food paid at the grocery is a deductible when the taxpayer itemizes deductions. Save the grocery receipts. He discussed also mentioned the tax benefits of donating to charities gifts of appreciated property including stocks and bonds.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Vicious chimpanzees are suspects in billboard vandalism.
Whitehall. Local residents report seeing two chimpanzees in the vicinity of a vandalized billboard during the late night hours of Thursday February 12 or early morning hours of Friday February 13.
The billboard towering a full thirty-five feet in the air displayed a message on behalf of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. The message urged residents to “praise Darwin” and “evolve beyond belief.”
The billboard also displayed an image of Charles Darwin.
Darwin, now deceased, was English and also author of The Origin of Species, a book treasured by many and ridiculed by others. The plot of the story is usually simplified to say that some men are descended from monkey ancestors..
Local law enforcement officials initially theorized that two men with a ladder were responsible for the damage. Reports of the vicious chimpanzees offered the police an alternate theory to lead their investigation. The chimpanzees could have done the damage without the use of a ladder. This simplifies the investigation for the police because they will not have to find the offending ladder nor will they have to introduce it in evidence to make their case.
As reported in a Suburban News publication, Annie Laurie Gaylor, a high official of the Freedom From Religion Foundation said she called Columbus police when the vandalism was discovered.
Gaylor is also quoted by Suburban News as blaming the damage on “undoubtedly a Bible believer.”
One local resident commented that Gaylor overlooks the likelihood that chimpanzees are responsible for the damage because “she underestimates how smart the little fuzzy fellows are.”
The billboard was rented by the Freedom From Religion Foundation as its response to Whitehall civic leaders who refused in December to remove a Nativity scene displayed at the Whitehall municipal building. The billboard also responded to the city council's later refusal to adopt a resolution recognizing Darwin and astronomer Galileo as scientists.
Darwin's 200th birthday was Feb. 12. Darwin died on April 19, 1882.
The WCRX-LP editorial collective recommends that the Whitehall City Council amend its recently enacted vicious animal ordinance to include specific reference to vicious chimpanzees.
It is sad but true, chimpanzees will have to be made examples and suffer the consequences so that residents of Whitehall can learn the exact birth date of Charles Darwin.
The foregoing parody is based in part on the Suburban News reporting of Kevin Corvo.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation or WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio editorial collective, parody subcommittee.
The billboard towering a full thirty-five feet in the air displayed a message on behalf of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. The message urged residents to “praise Darwin” and “evolve beyond belief.”
The billboard also displayed an image of Charles Darwin.
Darwin, now deceased, was English and also author of The Origin of Species, a book treasured by many and ridiculed by others. The plot of the story is usually simplified to say that some men are descended from monkey ancestors..
Local law enforcement officials initially theorized that two men with a ladder were responsible for the damage. Reports of the vicious chimpanzees offered the police an alternate theory to lead their investigation. The chimpanzees could have done the damage without the use of a ladder. This simplifies the investigation for the police because they will not have to find the offending ladder nor will they have to introduce it in evidence to make their case.
As reported in a Suburban News publication, Annie Laurie Gaylor, a high official of the Freedom From Religion Foundation said she called Columbus police when the vandalism was discovered.
Gaylor is also quoted by Suburban News as blaming the damage on “undoubtedly a Bible believer.”
One local resident commented that Gaylor overlooks the likelihood that chimpanzees are responsible for the damage because “she underestimates how smart the little fuzzy fellows are.”
The billboard was rented by the Freedom From Religion Foundation as its response to Whitehall civic leaders who refused in December to remove a Nativity scene displayed at the Whitehall municipal building. The billboard also responded to the city council's later refusal to adopt a resolution recognizing Darwin and astronomer Galileo as scientists.
Darwin's 200th birthday was Feb. 12. Darwin died on April 19, 1882.
The WCRX-LP editorial collective recommends that the Whitehall City Council amend its recently enacted vicious animal ordinance to include specific reference to vicious chimpanzees.
It is sad but true, chimpanzees will have to be made examples and suffer the consequences so that residents of Whitehall can learn the exact birth date of Charles Darwin.
The foregoing parody is based in part on the Suburban News reporting of Kevin Corvo.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation or WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio editorial collective, parody subcommittee.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Community programming advisory committee meeting.
PUBLIC NOTICE
A meeting of the Bexley Public Radio community programming advisory committee is scheduled for 4:30 p.m., Monday March 2, 2009.
The meeting will be conducted at the Bexley Public Radio office, 2700 E. Main St., Suite 208, Columbus, OH 43209.
The sole agenda item for the meeting is to accept hand-delivered applications for committee membership.
The deadline for membership applications is 5:00 p.m. Monday March 2, 2009.
As an alternative to hand delivery, applications may be mailed to the Bexley Public Radio office.
Applications that are mailed must be delivered to the office prior to the 5:00 p.m. March 2, 2009 deadline.
There is no admission fee charged for the March 2, 2009 meeting as there will be no discussion of programming matters.
Applications will be given by the committee to officers of Bexley Public Radio for review after nominations for committee membership have been made in April.
An application includes a statement of why an applicant thinks he is qualified to serve on the committee.
Letters of recommendation from three individuals shall be included as part of the application. The letters of recommendation shall include original signatures.
At least one of the letters of recommendation shall be from a resident of Bexley who currently resides in Bexley and has resided in Bexley for at least fifteen years. As an alternative to fifteen years of residence, a letter of recommendation may be provided by a person conducting business or a professional practice in Bexley for at least five years.
At least one of the other letters of recommendation shall be from an individual residing in neighborhoods contiguous to Bexley for a period of at least five years.
An applicant may request waiver of these residence requirements. A request for such a waiver includes an explanation of why a residence requirement is not appropriate for considering the applicant.
An application shall include a $25.00 fee. Payment of the fee shall be by check or money order payable to Bexley Public Radio.
MARCH 2, 2009 MINUTE
MEETING CONVENED AT 4:30 PM. NO APPLICATIONS TENDERED. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:00 PM. Kurt Weiland Treasurer. (signed)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
WCRX-LP Editorial collective asks "Video cameras to reduce property theft?"
Camera #1Does Bexley need more video cameras as a deterrent to petty property theft?
In a recent broadcast interview with Bexley police chief Larry Rinehart, Bexley Public Radio senior correspondent John Matuszak asked about property theft in Bexley. The chief reported that during calendar year 2008, there were more than six hundred property thefts in Bexley. In the Monday morning Dispatch newspaper, the chief is quoted as describing Bexley as "a city in peril" because of this property crime.
A two hundred dollar bicycle stolen from a Bexley garage isn't a peril for the city but the editorial collective understands the chief's point.
Six hundred thefts, mostly petty thefts, is a large number for sure but not significantly different from the property crime frequencies in Dublin, Gahanna, Upper Arlington, Westerville and Worthington.
For sure, the dollar value of stolen Bexley property is greater than these other suburbs because, well, it's a matter of quality and taste.
Sperling’s Best Places publishes crime rates in American cities on a scale of one (low) to ten. Dublin, Gahanna, Upper Arlington, Westerville and Worthington are rated at eight and Bexley alone is rated at nine. Still all of these communities including Bexley are in the same fourth statistical quartile.
Camera #2If the average theft involves stolen property valued at $500, there is an economic impact of $300,000 each year on Bexley residents. If the average is $2,000, then the impact is $1.2 million. If damage to door frames and windows averages $1,100, there is an additional $660,000 in economic loss to residents in the community.
Those dollar amounts help to set a range for how much money might be spent prudently to respond to the problem of property theft.
Equipment needs might be eighteen network digital recorders (at $900 each), one thousand infra-red digital night video cameras ($700 each), connecting cables for each camera and installation ($350 each) for a total of $1,066,800. Operations, staffing and repairs will add another $180,000 each year. AEP, Verizon and AT&T will want some compensation when the best camera location is on a utility pole.
Bexley police chief Larry Rinehart is promoting the formation of neighborhood block-watch teams in response to the number of property crimes suffered by Bexley residents.
Camera #3The Bexley Public Radio editorial collective wonders whether neighborhood block-watch volunteers can be assisted by video cameras.
Currently, video cameras are used in some Bexley retail stores, banks and residences. Should video cameras be installed in all commercial locations in Bexley? Should video cameras be required at all residences?
Should the city install cameras in all of the alleys and along all of the streets?
How should installation be prioritized? Does the Bexley police department analyze property theft by location? Does the police department know which neighborhoods have the highest frequency of property theft? Should frequency of theft be used to prioritize installation?
Camera #4Does the police department know how many businesses and residences use video cameras? Does the police department have a map of Bexley that shows what views are currently recorded. Banks, CVS and carry-out convenience sores obviously use video cameras currently.
Should Bexley adopt saturation coverage by digital video cameras as part of its response to unacceptable levels of property theft?
Do Bexley residents really want video cameras recording vehicular and pedestrian movement in the neighborhoods? What happens to privacy in our neighborhoods? Is this too much a Big Brother proposal?
Camera #5Who should own the cameras, computers and discs recording digital data? Should the city own them?. Should the property insurers that carry the property risks in Bexley own the equipment? Should a Bexley property owner cooperative be formed to own the equipment? Should ownership be on a block by block basis?
Installing video cameras everywhere in Bexley sounds like a good stimulus public infra-structure program.
Listener thoughts are welcome. Email to wcrxlp@yahoo.com.
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Broadcast radio promos unaffiliated internet radio. What's going on?
Former Bexley Public Radio intern Timothy Nassau produces an internet radio show with a college classmate, Matt Weiss. Both Timothy and Matt are freshmen at Brown University.
Bexley Public Radio listeners can access this internet radio program by going to bsrlive.com, clicking on "Archives," scrolling down to "The Schubert Report," then clicking on the date of the show, in this case 2/15/09. Finally, select one of the "Listen to the archive" choices.
When Bexley Public Radio listeners have contributed enough money to pay BMI, ASCAP and SESAC for music copyright licenses, WCRX-LP will be able to rebroadcast Weiss and Nassau's shows on air in Bexley.
The playlist for this week is "themed" for Valentine's Day.
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle..." Carmen's Habanera from Bizet's Carmen
"Possente spirto" from Montiverdi's Orfeo
"One More Cup of Coffee" by Bob Dylan
"Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 - Poem of Ecstasy" by Scriabin
"Cour d'Amours: Amor Volat Undique"
"Cour d'Amours: Dies, Nox Et Omnia"
"Cour d'Amours: Stetit Puella" all from Orff's Carmina Burana
"Parentheses" by The Blow
"Madamina, il catalago e questo..." from Mozart's Don Giovanni
"Don't Kiss Me Goodbye" by Ultra Orange and Emmanuelle
"Everyday" by The Sea and the Cake
"The Nearness of You" by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
"Bess, you is my woman now..." from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
"La fleur que tu m'avais jetee..." from Bizet's Carmen
"Milkshake 'n' Honey" by Sleater-Kinney
"Isis" by Bob Dylan
"Honey" by Doveman
"Follie! Delirio Vano e Questo... Sempre Libera" from Verdi's La Traviata
"You are my Sunshine" by Mississippi John Hurt
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Bexley Public Radio listeners can access this internet radio program by going to bsrlive.com, clicking on "Archives," scrolling down to "The Schubert Report," then clicking on the date of the show, in this case 2/15/09. Finally, select one of the "Listen to the archive" choices.
When Bexley Public Radio listeners have contributed enough money to pay BMI, ASCAP and SESAC for music copyright licenses, WCRX-LP will be able to rebroadcast Weiss and Nassau's shows on air in Bexley.
The playlist for this week is "themed" for Valentine's Day.
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle..." Carmen's Habanera from Bizet's Carmen
"Possente spirto" from Montiverdi's Orfeo
"One More Cup of Coffee" by Bob Dylan
"Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 - Poem of Ecstasy" by Scriabin
"Cour d'Amours: Amor Volat Undique"
"Cour d'Amours: Dies, Nox Et Omnia"
"Cour d'Amours: Stetit Puella" all from Orff's Carmina Burana
"Parentheses" by The Blow
"Madamina, il catalago e questo..." from Mozart's Don Giovanni
"Don't Kiss Me Goodbye" by Ultra Orange and Emmanuelle
"Everyday" by The Sea and the Cake
"The Nearness of You" by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
"Bess, you is my woman now..." from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
"La fleur que tu m'avais jetee..." from Bizet's Carmen
"Milkshake 'n' Honey" by Sleater-Kinney
"Isis" by Bob Dylan
"Honey" by Doveman
"Follie! Delirio Vano e Questo... Sempre Libera" from Verdi's La Traviata
"You are my Sunshine" by Mississippi John Hurt
Contribute to Bexley Public Radio now!!!
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John Matuszak reports: Bexley Council chews on changing dog-limit law
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Bexley City Council's safety committee is being asked to allow residents to keep more than three dogs, the limit now set by city ordinance.
The recommendation was presented Feb. 10 by attorney Gary Andorka, representing residents Jan and Karl Hinch, who had been recently notified that they were in violation of the law for keeping five dogs at their Pleasant Ridge Avenue property.
Andorka expained that the Hinches take in foster and rescue dogs until they can be placed in permanent homes. He also told the committee that the residents are now in compliance with the ordinance, having moved two of the dogs to Mrs. Hinch's sister's home. They had not been aware of the three-dog limit before receiving a warning in January. Their latest group is made up of smaller dogs, including poodles and terriers.
Andorka proposoed that council either rescind the current ordinance, or create a yearly permit with a $100 fee for residents who want to keep more than three dogs. The city could issue the permits on a case-by-case basis and consider such criteria as the size of the property and previous animal law violations befiore granting the waiver, the attorney said.
A small town in Kansas has a similar permit provision, Andorka said. Columbus does not have a limit, while many of the surrounding suburbs limit residents to three or four dogs.
Andorka presented a letter with about 25 signatures supporting the Hinches in their efforts.
Mrs. Andorka reported that she and her husband, Bexley residents for about seven years, have been taking in dogs for nine to 10 years. She said she would move out of Bexley before giving up her dogs.
Animal Control Officer Becky Shope and Police Chief Larry Rinehart did not appear to favor the proposal. Shope said she responded to 11 violations of the dog limit last year. She told the committee that Franklin County requires anyone with more than five dogs to have a kennel license.
Monitoring permits would be an added burden for an already busy force, the chief added.
"When you talk about permitting, you're talking about oversight,which means increasing the work load," Rinehart said.
Mayor John Brennan expressed skepticism that people would actually come in to pay the permit fee.
City Attorney Lou Chodosh offered that the law would have to be written with narrow criteria.
"I'm afraid that every time someone applies for a permit it would become extremely subjective," he said.
Councilman Rick Weber said he might favor a permitting process, but acknowledged that the law would ave to be carefully written. Councilman Mark Masser is leaning against it.
While many residents, himself included, like dogs, "a lot of people are afraid of dogs," Masser said,
In other business, Chief Rinehart announced that he is trying to organize block watches in the community, in response to a rise in property thefts.
"Some parts of of our community are just made for community watches," Rinehart said.
Having more eyes and ears helping the police could reduce the thefts, which topped 600 last year, according to the chief.
While many residents already keep an eye on their neighborhoods, having a block watch in conjunction with the police would formalize the process, he added. They could then report suspicious activities without feeling like "nosy neighbors."
Rinehart is available to talk to any group interested in learning how to form a block watch. He can be reached at 559-4444, or at LRinehart@bexley.org.
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Bexley City Council's safety committee is being asked to allow residents to keep more than three dogs, the limit now set by city ordinance.
The recommendation was presented Feb. 10 by attorney Gary Andorka, representing residents Jan and Karl Hinch, who had been recently notified that they were in violation of the law for keeping five dogs at their Pleasant Ridge Avenue property.
Andorka expained that the Hinches take in foster and rescue dogs until they can be placed in permanent homes. He also told the committee that the residents are now in compliance with the ordinance, having moved two of the dogs to Mrs. Hinch's sister's home. They had not been aware of the three-dog limit before receiving a warning in January. Their latest group is made up of smaller dogs, including poodles and terriers.
Andorka proposoed that council either rescind the current ordinance, or create a yearly permit with a $100 fee for residents who want to keep more than three dogs. The city could issue the permits on a case-by-case basis and consider such criteria as the size of the property and previous animal law violations befiore granting the waiver, the attorney said.
A small town in Kansas has a similar permit provision, Andorka said. Columbus does not have a limit, while many of the surrounding suburbs limit residents to three or four dogs.
Andorka presented a letter with about 25 signatures supporting the Hinches in their efforts.
Mrs. Andorka reported that she and her husband, Bexley residents for about seven years, have been taking in dogs for nine to 10 years. She said she would move out of Bexley before giving up her dogs.
Animal Control Officer Becky Shope and Police Chief Larry Rinehart did not appear to favor the proposal. Shope said she responded to 11 violations of the dog limit last year. She told the committee that Franklin County requires anyone with more than five dogs to have a kennel license.
Monitoring permits would be an added burden for an already busy force, the chief added.
"When you talk about permitting, you're talking about oversight,which means increasing the work load," Rinehart said.
Mayor John Brennan expressed skepticism that people would actually come in to pay the permit fee.
City Attorney Lou Chodosh offered that the law would have to be written with narrow criteria.
"I'm afraid that every time someone applies for a permit it would become extremely subjective," he said.
Councilman Rick Weber said he might favor a permitting process, but acknowledged that the law would ave to be carefully written. Councilman Mark Masser is leaning against it.
While many residents, himself included, like dogs, "a lot of people are afraid of dogs," Masser said,
In other business, Chief Rinehart announced that he is trying to organize block watches in the community, in response to a rise in property thefts.
"Some parts of of our community are just made for community watches," Rinehart said.
Having more eyes and ears helping the police could reduce the thefts, which topped 600 last year, according to the chief.
While many residents already keep an eye on their neighborhoods, having a block watch in conjunction with the police would formalize the process, he added. They could then report suspicious activities without feeling like "nosy neighbors."
Rinehart is available to talk to any group interested in learning how to form a block watch. He can be reached at 559-4444, or at LRinehart@bexley.org.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
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Matuszak: Bexley's trash-picking permit idea dumped
Bexley City Council has decided to curb a proposal for a trash-picking permit, but the issue could be recycled as a ballot initiative.
Council's service committee voted 3-0 on Feb. 3 not to go forward with a suggestion from resident Robert Jessberger to change an ordinance that prohibits individuals from scavenging trash for items that can be repaired or re-sold. The recommendation was prompted by police warnings issued to Jessberger, who for years has periodically perused the city's alleys for salvageable items that he collects for charities and for profit.
Jessberger, who admitted to repeatedly skirting the law, suggested that Bexley residents could pay a $50 fee for a yearly trash-collecting permit, and that fines for violations could be raised to $250.
Police Chief Larry Rinehart has been adamantly opposed to the permit idea, that he warned could bring more people to the city's streets and alleys and add to property thefts.
A bicycle left in a driveway looks good to someone out at 2 a.m. looking for loot, according to the chief.
"The reality is, we are a city in peril," Rineheart told council, pointing out that 600 incidents of property theft were reported in 2008, and that arrests jumped by 200 from the previous year.
No other city the size of 2.5-square mile Bexley experiences this rate of crime, the chief added.
Rinheart said he is not against recycling and reusing items. "There is only thing that trumps that, the safety of the community."
Council members also stated that they did not want to discourage recycling household items, but ultimately sided on the safety issue.
Councilman Mark Masser noted that the law prohibiting trash picking was passed after Bexley began curbside recycling, which attracted those looking to sell cans and other items.
Rumpke, the city's waste hauler, makes part of its money from recyclables, he pointed out.
The anti-scavenging ordinance has not been stringently enforced. But service commitee chairman Rick Weber recommended that officers begin to issue citations to violators.
There are numerous organizations that will pick up household items for repair and reuse, including the MAP furniture bank, Masser said, and residents need to know about these options.
"The problem is the education of residents," Masser said. "That route is much better, not Mr. Jessberger's theory of Robin Hood."
Weber commented that this information could be included with quarterly water bills.
Not quite willing to dump the issue, Jessberger brought up the possibility of mounting a ballot initiative to change the law, although he said it would depend on the number of signatures he would need to collect.
In the meantime, he said he would be ending his trawling for trash.
Council's service committee voted 3-0 on Feb. 3 not to go forward with a suggestion from resident Robert Jessberger to change an ordinance that prohibits individuals from scavenging trash for items that can be repaired or re-sold. The recommendation was prompted by police warnings issued to Jessberger, who for years has periodically perused the city's alleys for salvageable items that he collects for charities and for profit.
Jessberger, who admitted to repeatedly skirting the law, suggested that Bexley residents could pay a $50 fee for a yearly trash-collecting permit, and that fines for violations could be raised to $250.
Police Chief Larry Rinehart has been adamantly opposed to the permit idea, that he warned could bring more people to the city's streets and alleys and add to property thefts.
A bicycle left in a driveway looks good to someone out at 2 a.m. looking for loot, according to the chief.
"The reality is, we are a city in peril," Rineheart told council, pointing out that 600 incidents of property theft were reported in 2008, and that arrests jumped by 200 from the previous year.
No other city the size of 2.5-square mile Bexley experiences this rate of crime, the chief added.
Rinheart said he is not against recycling and reusing items. "There is only thing that trumps that, the safety of the community."
Council members also stated that they did not want to discourage recycling household items, but ultimately sided on the safety issue.
Councilman Mark Masser noted that the law prohibiting trash picking was passed after Bexley began curbside recycling, which attracted those looking to sell cans and other items.
Rumpke, the city's waste hauler, makes part of its money from recyclables, he pointed out.
The anti-scavenging ordinance has not been stringently enforced. But service commitee chairman Rick Weber recommended that officers begin to issue citations to violators.
There are numerous organizations that will pick up household items for repair and reuse, including the MAP furniture bank, Masser said, and residents need to know about these options.
"The problem is the education of residents," Masser said. "That route is much better, not Mr. Jessberger's theory of Robin Hood."
Weber commented that this information could be included with quarterly water bills.
Not quite willing to dump the issue, Jessberger brought up the possibility of mounting a ballot initiative to change the law, although he said it would depend on the number of signatures he would need to collect.
In the meantime, he said he would be ending his trawling for trash.
Bexley Public Radio volunteer snapshots from President Obama inauguration.
Bexley Public Radio volunteer Glenn Soden braved bitter cold weather to attend and photograph the inauguration of President Obama. Glenn also attended a breakfast for Medal of Honor recipients and sat in the 20th row.
Nice photo of Michelle Obama and the President
President Obama at the lectern
The invitation to the inauguration.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Joanna Tornes reports on volcano activity.
Bexley Public Radio culture correspondent reports on volcanic activity outside Homer, Alaska.
In her first culture dispatch of February, Joanna Tornes said that the Redoubt volcano north of Homer was active with seismic tremors and that the Alaska Volcano Observatory is reporting a risk of volcanic eruption.
Tornes reports that the volcano is north of Homer about eighty miles and across the Cook Inlet.
Location of Redoubt volcano, in relationship to surrounding towns, roads, and other volcanoes.
As of 2009-02-13 03:31:49, the AVO reports that Redoubt Volcano has not erupted. Elevated seismicity is continuing, dominated by ongoing volcanic tremor and occasional small earthquakes.
AVO continues to monitor Redoubt 24 hours a day.
Picture Date: September 26, 2008
Image Creator: Janet Schaefer.
Image courtesy of the Alaska Volcano Observatory / Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys.
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In her first culture dispatch of February, Joanna Tornes said that the Redoubt volcano north of Homer was active with seismic tremors and that the Alaska Volcano Observatory is reporting a risk of volcanic eruption.
Tornes reports that the volcano is north of Homer about eighty miles and across the Cook Inlet.
Location of Redoubt volcano, in relationship to surrounding towns, roads, and other volcanoes.As of 2009-02-13 03:31:49, the AVO reports that Redoubt Volcano has not erupted. Elevated seismicity is continuing, dominated by ongoing volcanic tremor and occasional small earthquakes.
AVO continues to monitor Redoubt 24 hours a day.
Picture Date: September 26, 2008
Image Creator: Janet Schaefer.
Image courtesy of the Alaska Volcano Observatory / Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys.
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Columbus, OH 43209
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Update. Opinion survey. Recent snow and Bexley municipal response.
Seven Bexley resident survey responses are available as comments at the Monday February 2 blog entry.
Please answer these four questions and leave your comments. Please use the comment tab at the foot of this entry.
1. Are you a Bexley resident or a nonresident who regularly uses Bexley streets, roads or driveways?
2. For the snowfall during the last week of January, in your opinion was the Bexley response adequate? Use another adjective if appropriate.
3. In your opinion, were Bexley street conditions during that week better, comparable or worse than street conditions in east Columbus or Whitehall?
4. Did you suffer damage to your motor vehicle or other property because of the condition of Bexley streets, roads and driveways?
Questions by the Bexley Public Radio editorial collective.
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Dianne Garret Reports. Whitehall Enforcing Vicious and Dangerous Dog Law
Mayor John Wolfe has issued a reminder that all dogs were to be licensed by February 1. If you own a pit bull or any sub-species of this breed, by definition of state law, these animals are automatically declared vicious. Owners of these animals must comply immediately with the provisions of Chapter Five of the Administrative Code pertinent sections: 505.1, 505.2, 505.14, 505.21, 505.22 and 1125.06.
Failure to register these animals with the Whitehall Police Department and obtain a valid license through Franklin County can result in substantial penalties being invoked.
These provisions fall under Ordinances 49-08 and 61-08.
Failure to register these animals with the Whitehall Police Department and obtain a valid license through Franklin County can result in substantial penalties being invoked.
These provisions fall under Ordinances 49-08 and 61-08.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Dianne Garrett Reports. Whitehall Yearling High School Hall of Fame Inducts Three
Sharon Heise Bukowski (1976) Jeanne Federer and Julie Adkins, accepting for son and brother, Joseph Federer (1971), Stephen Jones (1978).
In 1990 WYHS began recognizing outstanding graduates with a Hall of Fame ceremony. The twentieth annual Hall of Fame Induction was an event January 31, starting with a reception for honorees to mingle with old friends, school board members and city officials. Each was then introduced during a ceremony between the junior varsity and varsity basketball games.
Bexley resident Stephen Jones (1971) is an attorney. He earned his undergraduate degree in 1975 from Otterbein, his master's in 1977 from the University of Michigan, and law degree in 1981 from Capital University.
Jones has been previously recognized by "Law and Politics" and "Cincinnati Magazine" as an Ohio Super Lawyer. Also, he was voted as one of central Ohio's leading lawyers by his peers in "Business First". The well-decorated Jones is currently a partner with Roetzel and Andress in Columbus, specializing in litigation, information technology, real estate and intellectual property.
Jones is also a member of the Defense Research Institute, Columbus Bar Association's Computer Law Committee and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Sharon Heise Bukowski (1976) still resides in her hometown, and is a much-appreciated volunteer at her alma mater. She has served as a room volunteer, and is currently a special education teaching assistant. Bukowski is also an active volunteer with the high school theatre department and Whitehall Instrumental Music Boosters Association, which she has served since 1996.
She worked along side her inlaws, Norma and Jim Bukowski, to successfully campaign for the recent bond issue, which passed in November so that Whitehall will receive five new schools. In 2000 she received the Whitehall Education Association's Friends of Education Award for her outstanding service to the district. She is an active member and volunteer at New Life Community Baptist Church, and co-owns a catering business.
Joseph Federer (1978) resides in Missouri. Due to a father-daughter dance, he was unable to attend the event. His mother, Jeanne Federer, and sister, Julie Adkins, accepted on his behalf.
Federer is the director of infrastructure at Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefits management company. He earned his bachelor's degree in systems analysis from Miami University and master's in business administration from Wright State University, His background also includes health care, accounting and finance systems, and credit card processing.
He has volunteered in his community as a coach for multiple sports and is active in his church. Federer and wife, Cathy, have fostered nearly 70 children. He also serves on boards for TierFleet Technology, Changepoint Software, University of Missouri (St. Louis) and Community Health-in-Partnership Services.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Opinion survey. Recent snow and Bexley municipal response.
Please answer these four questions and leave you comments. Please use the comment tab at the foot of this entry.
1. Are you a Bexley resident or a nonresident who regularly uses Bexley streets, roads or driveways?
2. For the snowfall during the last week of January, in your opinion was the Bexley response adequate? Use another adjective if appropriate.
3. In your opinion, were Bexley street conditions during that week better, comparable or worse than street conditions in east Columbus or Whitehall?
4. Did you suffer damage to your motor vehicle or other property because of the condition of Bexley streets, roads and driveways?
Questions by the Bexley Public Radio editorial collective.
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Dianne Garrett Reports. Cyberbullying Is Not Funny!
This is Cyberbullying Awareness Month. Four years ago I was the victim of a cyber bully. Hundreds of teens and adults are victims each year, but we don't have to become the prey.
If you are an adult or a teen, and are having problems with a cyber bully, don't stay quiet about it.
Tell parents, teachers, neighbors, co-workers and the authorities before it gets out of control. You don't have to take it. The following is a break down of just what it is, and how you can react to it. I have also included some informative web sites with helpful information.
And remember, their actions are usually because they don't have a happy life themselves, or have jealousy issues with you personally. Hold your head up high, and know that you are not the one who is in the wrong.
What Is Cyberbullying?
Pretend they are other people online to trick others.
Spread lies and rumors about their victims.
Send or forward mean text or email messages.
Post pictures of victims without consent.
How To React:
Report the problem to your Internet service provider and local law enforcement.
Delete messages without reading them.
Block communication.
Alert friends, family and co-workers.
Hire an attorney.
Web Resources:
www.ncpc.org
www.cyberbullying.us
www.stopcyberbullying.org
www.wiredsafety.com
www.stopbullyingnow.com
Don't allow others to ruin your peaceful existence in this world!
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
If you are an adult or a teen, and are having problems with a cyber bully, don't stay quiet about it.
Tell parents, teachers, neighbors, co-workers and the authorities before it gets out of control. You don't have to take it. The following is a break down of just what it is, and how you can react to it. I have also included some informative web sites with helpful information.
And remember, their actions are usually because they don't have a happy life themselves, or have jealousy issues with you personally. Hold your head up high, and know that you are not the one who is in the wrong.
What Is Cyberbullying?
Pretend they are other people online to trick others.
Spread lies and rumors about their victims.
Send or forward mean text or email messages.
Post pictures of victims without consent.
How To React:
Report the problem to your Internet service provider and local law enforcement.
Delete messages without reading them.
Block communication.
Alert friends, family and co-workers.
Hire an attorney.
Web Resources:
www.ncpc.org
www.cyberbullying.us
www.stopcyberbullying.org
www.wiredsafety.com
www.stopbullyingnow.com
Don't allow others to ruin your peaceful existence in this world!
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Dianne Garrett.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Illigitimi non carborundum. Democracy by fatigue. It is time to tax casino gambling initiatives.
The Saturday morning Dispatch greets us with the headline “A casino proposal emerges yet again.”
The Dispatch reports that Penn National Gaming, an opponent of the Clinton County casino ballot proposal last November is now talking up a new gambling proposal that it supports.
And to make life even more tedious for Ohio voters, MyOhioNow.com, the casino proponent that lost in the November election, says it will continue with another gambling proposal for the 2009 ballot.
The Dispatch reports that Penn National Gaming spent $36 million to defeat the 2008 MyOhioNow.com Clinton County proposal.
My wife groans at the headline and I shake my head. I call the members of the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM editorial collective. They’ve read the same story in the Dispatch.
Even without actual casinos in Ohio, the gambling industry has a limitless supply of cash to spend on Ohio ballot politics.
Pari-mutuel wagering at county fairs
Bexley Public Radio and WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM are not reflexive opponents of gambling.
In fact, the WCRX-LP editorial collective supports strong pari-mutuel wagering at Ohio county fairs. Pari-mutuel wagering is a nonprofit form of gambling appropriate to an agricultural industry. Horse breeding is entirely about excellence and the risks needed to achieve it. Pari-mutuel betting at county-fairs promotes that form of agricultural achievement.
But the casino gambling industry is not about horse breeding. Casinos are not an agricultural industry.
Casinos are about relentless odds that always take money from gamblers. The grind of the casino industry creates an endless supply of cash and the industry is using that cash to wear Ohio voters down with ballot proposals.
Recent history of gambling ballot proposals in Ohio
At some point, casino proponents will wear us down. The gambling industry can come back to the Ohio ballot ceaselessly until it prevails. Look at the recent history of gambling proposals Ohio.
1990 Lorain casino
1996 Riverboat gambling
2006 Slot machines at horse race tracks
2008 Clinton County casino
That is a ballot issue on the same topic every fifty-four months. And the time between the industry proposals is shortening. It looks like the next proposal will be made only twelve months after the last ballot issue.
The gambling industry seems to be using the ballot to experiment and figure out what it thinks Ohio voters will eventually accept. Each initiative tinkers with a casino proposal a little bit. The industry’s hope is that at some point a proposal will be made that the voters find acceptable.
Democracy by fatigue
But that is not what is really happening. The casino proponents are really just wearing down their opponents and Ohio voters.
This is democracy by fatigue. Ohio voters have to accept the relentless pressure of these gambling proposals. We have to learn the details, the tedious details, of the gambling industry proposals and form opinions about their worthiness. And then Ohio voters have to actually show up at the polls and cast their vote.
Taxing casino ballot proposals
How can some fairness be brought to the situation?
The solution is obvious to the WCRX-LP editorial collective. The Ohio electorate should extract something from the gambling industry to balance the bother of the industry’s repeated gambling proposals.
What the WCRX-LP editorial collective proposes is that a state tax be imposed on the sponsors of any ballot proposal when voters have voted on the same subject during the prior twenty-five years.
The tax should be equal to the amount of money spent by the proponents of the last ballot issue on the same subject.
What does “same subject” mean? That doesn’t matter to the editorial collective.
The editorial collective is satisfied if the Ohio Secretary of State and the casino industry go to court to decide what a "same subject" is. Just tax this industry for ignoring the obvious and consistent mood of Ohio voters.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
The Dispatch reports that Penn National Gaming, an opponent of the Clinton County casino ballot proposal last November is now talking up a new gambling proposal that it supports.
And to make life even more tedious for Ohio voters, MyOhioNow.com, the casino proponent that lost in the November election, says it will continue with another gambling proposal for the 2009 ballot.
The Dispatch reports that Penn National Gaming spent $36 million to defeat the 2008 MyOhioNow.com Clinton County proposal.
My wife groans at the headline and I shake my head. I call the members of the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM editorial collective. They’ve read the same story in the Dispatch.
Even without actual casinos in Ohio, the gambling industry has a limitless supply of cash to spend on Ohio ballot politics.
Pari-mutuel wagering at county fairs
Bexley Public Radio and WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM are not reflexive opponents of gambling.
In fact, the WCRX-LP editorial collective supports strong pari-mutuel wagering at Ohio county fairs. Pari-mutuel wagering is a nonprofit form of gambling appropriate to an agricultural industry. Horse breeding is entirely about excellence and the risks needed to achieve it. Pari-mutuel betting at county-fairs promotes that form of agricultural achievement.
But the casino gambling industry is not about horse breeding. Casinos are not an agricultural industry.
Casinos are about relentless odds that always take money from gamblers. The grind of the casino industry creates an endless supply of cash and the industry is using that cash to wear Ohio voters down with ballot proposals.
Recent history of gambling ballot proposals in Ohio
At some point, casino proponents will wear us down. The gambling industry can come back to the Ohio ballot ceaselessly until it prevails. Look at the recent history of gambling proposals Ohio.
1990 Lorain casino
1996 Riverboat gambling
2006 Slot machines at horse race tracks
2008 Clinton County casino
That is a ballot issue on the same topic every fifty-four months. And the time between the industry proposals is shortening. It looks like the next proposal will be made only twelve months after the last ballot issue.
The gambling industry seems to be using the ballot to experiment and figure out what it thinks Ohio voters will eventually accept. Each initiative tinkers with a casino proposal a little bit. The industry’s hope is that at some point a proposal will be made that the voters find acceptable.
Democracy by fatigue
But that is not what is really happening. The casino proponents are really just wearing down their opponents and Ohio voters.
This is democracy by fatigue. Ohio voters have to accept the relentless pressure of these gambling proposals. We have to learn the details, the tedious details, of the gambling industry proposals and form opinions about their worthiness. And then Ohio voters have to actually show up at the polls and cast their vote.
Taxing casino ballot proposals
How can some fairness be brought to the situation?
The solution is obvious to the WCRX-LP editorial collective. The Ohio electorate should extract something from the gambling industry to balance the bother of the industry’s repeated gambling proposals.
What the WCRX-LP editorial collective proposes is that a state tax be imposed on the sponsors of any ballot proposal when voters have voted on the same subject during the prior twenty-five years.
The tax should be equal to the amount of money spent by the proponents of the last ballot issue on the same subject.
What does “same subject” mean? That doesn’t matter to the editorial collective.
The editorial collective is satisfied if the Ohio Secretary of State and the casino industry go to court to decide what a "same subject" is. Just tax this industry for ignoring the obvious and consistent mood of Ohio voters.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Dianne Garrett's Community Calendar. Tax preparation assistance at senior center.
For the third year in a row, seniors can receive assistance preparing their taxes at the Whitehall Senior Center, 4924 Etna Road. AARP volunteers will be available every Monday beginning February 2 through April 6. To make an appointment between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., call 501-8593, or stop by the center. Walk-ins will be welcome, however, they will be worked in between set appointments.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thompson continues asking Whitehall City Council to consider a controversial resolution.
Whitehall City Council woman Jackie Thompson is once again bringing forth a controversial resolution.
She is asking her peers to designate February as "science month". It was her intention to honor Charles Darwin on his 200th birthday and Galileo's 400th anniversary of the first use of a telescope.
At the meeting on January 13, council member, Bob Bailey, reminded Thompson that February 12 is the birth date of what he called "probably the most important president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln". Thompson said that she knew it was someone else's birthday, but couldn't remember who. However, she was insistent that council should honor the two scientists for their accomplishments, particularly Darwin, for his contributions to medicine and evolution.
Again, Bailey reminded her that the Theory of Evolution is still only an unproven theory, and offered to give her his points on creationism. Council members also suggested eliminating the names, and just leaving it as "science month". Thompson would not budge.
One year ago, as Thompson began her first year of a four year term on council, she introduced stiff legislation to ban pit bulls from the city. Council later adopted another piece of legislation designed by Bailey, which allowed for an appeals board, and basic laws mirroring those of the Ohio Revised Code. The resolution received a first reading at the January 20 meeting, which gives council more time at the next committee meeting on January 27 to discuss it further.
Council plans to act upon the resolution at the February 3 meeting. At that time they could choose to suspend the rules and vote, or proceed to a third and final reading on February 17.
Thompson has been an activist in the community for many years before running for a city council seat, which she only won by a three per cent margin. Some residents and council members feel that her proposed pit bull ban last year brought much unnecessary, negative publicity from outsiders to the little town.
Her latest resolution proposal is once again not looking too promising.
Whitehall City Council meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month to pass legislation at 7 p.m. Committee meetings are the second and fourth Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome, but there is no public input at committee meetings.
She is asking her peers to designate February as "science month". It was her intention to honor Charles Darwin on his 200th birthday and Galileo's 400th anniversary of the first use of a telescope.
At the meeting on January 13, council member, Bob Bailey, reminded Thompson that February 12 is the birth date of what he called "probably the most important president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln". Thompson said that she knew it was someone else's birthday, but couldn't remember who. However, she was insistent that council should honor the two scientists for their accomplishments, particularly Darwin, for his contributions to medicine and evolution.
Again, Bailey reminded her that the Theory of Evolution is still only an unproven theory, and offered to give her his points on creationism. Council members also suggested eliminating the names, and just leaving it as "science month". Thompson would not budge.
One year ago, as Thompson began her first year of a four year term on council, she introduced stiff legislation to ban pit bulls from the city. Council later adopted another piece of legislation designed by Bailey, which allowed for an appeals board, and basic laws mirroring those of the Ohio Revised Code. The resolution received a first reading at the January 20 meeting, which gives council more time at the next committee meeting on January 27 to discuss it further.
Council plans to act upon the resolution at the February 3 meeting. At that time they could choose to suspend the rules and vote, or proceed to a third and final reading on February 17.
Thompson has been an activist in the community for many years before running for a city council seat, which she only won by a three per cent margin. Some residents and council members feel that her proposed pit bull ban last year brought much unnecessary, negative publicity from outsiders to the little town.
Her latest resolution proposal is once again not looking too promising.
Whitehall City Council meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month to pass legislation at 7 p.m. Committee meetings are the second and fourth Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome, but there is no public input at committee meetings.
HEAP. Details on eligibility for assistance.
For Franklin County residents who may need assistance with paying their electric bill, you may qualify for assistance through Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) and Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) programs. Some are in need, but just slightly above the income guidelines.
American Electric Power created the AEP Ohio Crisis Response Fund to provide utility bill assistance to those families normally ineligible for HEAP and Percent of Income Payment Program (PIPP). There will be available funds until March 31, or until they are exhausted.
To qualify, a household must be in disconnection status with their AEP account.
Each eligible household may receive a maximum of $175. To be eligible, a household's annual income must not exceed the following guidelines:
Size of Household Total Household Income for 12 Months:
1 up to $20,800 2 up to $28,000 3 up to $35,200 4 up to $42,500 5 up to $49,600 6 up to $56,780 7 up to $64,000 8 up to $71,200
IMPACT staff will be taking applications for these funds IMMEDIATELY. To make an appointment, call IMPACT Community Action at 614-252-2799. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Applications are available at: 700 Bryden Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215 St. Stevens Community House, 1500 E. 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219.
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE APPOINTMENT: Proof of total income for the last 90 days for everyone 18 years of age and older in the household. Copy of Social Security card or Social Security numbers for everyone over two years old. Birth certificate of applicant. Photo ID Current electric bill.
If the service is off or being transferred, a copy of the applicant's lease is required
American Electric Power created the AEP Ohio Crisis Response Fund to provide utility bill assistance to those families normally ineligible for HEAP and Percent of Income Payment Program (PIPP). There will be available funds until March 31, or until they are exhausted.
To qualify, a household must be in disconnection status with their AEP account.
Each eligible household may receive a maximum of $175. To be eligible, a household's annual income must not exceed the following guidelines:
Size of Household Total Household Income for 12 Months:
1 up to $20,800 2 up to $28,000 3 up to $35,200 4 up to $42,500 5 up to $49,600 6 up to $56,780 7 up to $64,000 8 up to $71,200
IMPACT staff will be taking applications for these funds IMMEDIATELY. To make an appointment, call IMPACT Community Action at 614-252-2799. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Applications are available at: 700 Bryden Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215 St. Stevens Community House, 1500 E. 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219.
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE APPOINTMENT: Proof of total income for the last 90 days for everyone 18 years of age and older in the household. Copy of Social Security card or Social Security numbers for everyone over two years old. Birth certificate of applicant. Photo ID Current electric bill.
If the service is off or being transferred, a copy of the applicant's lease is required
Dianne Garrett's Whitehall Community Calendar
Hometown Hero ceremony and breakfast. Tuesday January 27.
Tuesday, January 27 will be the annual B107.9 Hometown Hero event at Whitehall Division of Fire, 390 S. Yearling Road, from 6 to 10 a.m. This year's honoree is Police Officer Eddie Rickles, who will be recognized at 8:30. Rickles serves as the public safety officer, and is a 1984 Whitehall Yearling High School graduate who became an auxiliary officer in 1986, and a full time officer in 1990. Culinary students from Eastland Career Center will cook breakfast, including made-to-order omelets, and the jazz ensemble from WYHS will perform between 8 and 10. The public is invited.
Hall of fame ceremony. Saturday January 31.
Whitehall Yearling High School's Hall of Fame induction will be Saturday, January 31 at approximately 7:10 p.m. just prior to the varsity game. This year's inductees are Stephen Jones (1971), Sharon Heise Bukowski (1976) and Joseph Federer (1978).
Free dinner. February 28.
Free community dinner each month on the fourth Saturday 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 1480 Zettler road, Columbus. All are welcome. Phone: 231-4568.
Free breakfast. Saturday January 31.
Free community breakfast each month on the last Saturday 9-11 a.m. at Shady Lane Presbyterian Church at the corner of Livingson and Elaine Roads in Columbus.
Angel Food order deadline. Sunday February 15.
The next food order for Angel Food Ministries will be due by February 15 with delivery date February 21. To find a location near you, log on to www.angelfoodministries.com, or call the Whitehall Nazarene Church at 231-6547. All orders must be placed through the web site, and can be paid for by credit/debit card. If using food stamps, cash or money order, you will have to go to a site to pay.
Free family movie.
Free movie and craft event at Whitehall Community Park, 402 N. Hamilton Road at 2:30 p.m. The movie will be "Fern Gully, The Last Rainforest". Whitehall Parks and Recreation Department is planning more of these family events in the future. Keep checking this blog.
Friday February 27. Neighborhood arts grant deadline.
The application deadline for the next round of Franklin County Neighborhood Arts Grants is February 27. The FCNA program is designed to increase community participation in the arts. Funding is available for projects in all arts disciplines. Program guidelines and application materials are available for download from the Greater Columbus Arts Council's web site at www.gcac.org. Two grant writing workshops will be offered to assist groups with their applications: January 27 at the King Arts Complex 2-3 p.m.January 29 at the Greater Columbus Arts Council 6:30-7:30 p.m. To RSVP email: oregan@gcac.org or call 221-8625.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
February community advisory committee meeting.
Notice
The regular meeting of the community programming advisory committee is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. Monday February 2.
The agenda is a committee discussion of current programming schedule.
The meeting is open to the public. ID is required.
Admission is $10.00.
Notice of location and time changes: location is changed to 471 S. Drexel. Start time is delayed fifteen minutes. New start time is 4:45 p.m.
This change information is also posted on station office door.
Minutes of committee meeting.
In attendance were Mr. Fred Reister and Mr. Kurt Weiland. Mr. Weiland discussed three programming matters. The first was re-formatting of the CD (certificate of deposit) interest rate feature. The feature reports on the interest rates paid by banks in the Bexley Financial District. He also discussed production of a new feature that reports on Bluegrass Music concerts in the South. He also said that Simply Living and Bexley Public Radio Foundation are taking steps to make time available to broadcast Thom Hartmann on a regular basis.
The regular meeting of the community programming advisory committee is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. Monday February 2.
The agenda is a committee discussion of current programming schedule.
The meeting is open to the public. ID is required.
Admission is $10.00.
Notice of location and time changes: location is changed to 471 S. Drexel. Start time is delayed fifteen minutes. New start time is 4:45 p.m.
This change information is also posted on station office door.
Minutes of committee meeting.
In attendance were Mr. Fred Reister and Mr. Kurt Weiland. Mr. Weiland discussed three programming matters. The first was re-formatting of the CD (certificate of deposit) interest rate feature. The feature reports on the interest rates paid by banks in the Bexley Financial District. He also discussed production of a new feature that reports on Bluegrass Music concerts in the South. He also said that Simply Living and Bexley Public Radio Foundation are taking steps to make time available to broadcast Thom Hartmann on a regular basis.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Bexley Public Radio establishes community advisory committee.
Management at Bexley Public Radio has established a community programing advisory committee.
Bylaws describing the committee and its function are available for $36.00 prepaid from the station.
Send check or money order to:
Kurt Weiland, Treasurer
Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E Main St. Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Bylaws describing the committee and its function are available for $36.00 prepaid from the station.
Send check or money order to:
Kurt Weiland, Treasurer
Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E Main St. Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Illigitimi non carborundum. Democracy by fatigue. It is time to tax casino gambling initiatives.
The Saturday morning Dispatch greets us with the headline “A casino proposal emerges yet again.”
The Dispatch reports that Penn National Gaming, an opponent of the Clinton County casino ballot proposal last November is now talking up a new gambling proposal that it supports.
And to make life even more tedious for Ohio voters, MyOhioNow.com, the casino proponent that lost in the November election, says it will continue with another gambling proposal for the 2009 ballot.
The Dispatch reports that Penn National Gaming spent $36 million to defeat the 2008 MyOhioNow.com Clinton County proposal.
My wife groans at the headline and I shake my head. I call the members of the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM editorial collective. They’ve read the same story in the Dispatch.
Even without actual casinos in Ohio, the gambling industry has a limitless supply of cash to spend on Ohio ballot politics.
Pari-mutuel wagering at county fairs
Bexley Public Radio and WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM are not reflexive opponents of gambling.
In fact, the WCRX-LP editorial collective supports strong pari-mutuel wagering at Ohio county fairs. Pari-mutuel wagering is a nonprofit form of gambling appropriate to an agricultural industry. Horse breeding is entirely about excellence and the risks needed to achieve it. Pari-mutuel betting at county-fairs promotes that form of agricultural achievement.
But the casino gambling industry is not about horse breeding. Casinos are not an agricultural industry.
Casinos are about relentless odds that always take money from gamblers. The grind of the casino industry creates an endless supply of cash and the industry is using that cash to wear Ohio voters down with ballot proposals.
Recent history of gambling ballot proposals in Ohio
At some point, casino proponents will wear us down. The gambling industry can come back to the Ohio ballot ceaselessly until it prevails. Look at the recent history of gambling proposals Ohio.
1990 Lorain casino
1996 Riverboat gambling
2006 Slot machines at horse race tracks
2008 Clinton County casino
That is a ballot issue on the same topic every fifty-four months. And the time between the industry proposals is shortening. It looks like the next proposal will be made only twelve months after the last ballot issue.
The gambling industry seems to be using the ballot to experiment and figure out what it thinks Ohio voters will eventually accept. Each initiative tinkers with a casino proposal a little bit. The industry’s hope is that at some point a proposal will be made that the voters find acceptable.
Democracy by fatigue
But that is not what is really happening. The casino proponents are really just wearing down their opponents and Ohio voters.
This is democracy by fatigue. Ohio voters have to accept the relentless pressure of these gambling proposals. We have to learn the details, the tedious details, of the gambling industry proposals and form opinions about their worthiness. And then Ohio voters have to actually show up at the polls and cast their vote.
Taxing casino ballot proposals
How can some fairness be brought to the situation?
The solution is obvious to the WCRX-LP editorial collective. The Ohio electorate should extract something from the gambling industry to balance the bother of the industry’s repeated gambling proposals.
What the WCRX-LP editorial collective proposes is that a state tax be imposed on the sponsors of any ballot proposal when voters have voted on the same subject during the prior twenty-five years.
The tax should be equal to the amount of money spent by the proponents of the last ballot issue on the same subject.
What does “same subject” mean? That doesn’t matter to the editorial collective.
The editorial collective is satisfied if the Ohio Secretary of State and the casino industry go to court to decide what a "same subject" is. Just tax this industry for ignoring the obvious and consistent mood of Ohio voters.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
The Dispatch reports that Penn National Gaming, an opponent of the Clinton County casino ballot proposal last November is now talking up a new gambling proposal that it supports.
And to make life even more tedious for Ohio voters, MyOhioNow.com, the casino proponent that lost in the November election, says it will continue with another gambling proposal for the 2009 ballot.
The Dispatch reports that Penn National Gaming spent $36 million to defeat the 2008 MyOhioNow.com Clinton County proposal.
My wife groans at the headline and I shake my head. I call the members of the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM editorial collective. They’ve read the same story in the Dispatch.
Even without actual casinos in Ohio, the gambling industry has a limitless supply of cash to spend on Ohio ballot politics.
Pari-mutuel wagering at county fairs
Bexley Public Radio and WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM are not reflexive opponents of gambling.
In fact, the WCRX-LP editorial collective supports strong pari-mutuel wagering at Ohio county fairs. Pari-mutuel wagering is a nonprofit form of gambling appropriate to an agricultural industry. Horse breeding is entirely about excellence and the risks needed to achieve it. Pari-mutuel betting at county-fairs promotes that form of agricultural achievement.
But the casino gambling industry is not about horse breeding. Casinos are not an agricultural industry.
Casinos are about relentless odds that always take money from gamblers. The grind of the casino industry creates an endless supply of cash and the industry is using that cash to wear Ohio voters down with ballot proposals.
Recent history of gambling ballot proposals in Ohio
At some point, casino proponents will wear us down. The gambling industry can come back to the Ohio ballot ceaselessly until it prevails. Look at the recent history of gambling proposals Ohio.
1990 Lorain casino
1996 Riverboat gambling
2006 Slot machines at horse race tracks
2008 Clinton County casino
That is a ballot issue on the same topic every fifty-four months. And the time between the industry proposals is shortening. It looks like the next proposal will be made only twelve months after the last ballot issue.
The gambling industry seems to be using the ballot to experiment and figure out what it thinks Ohio voters will eventually accept. Each initiative tinkers with a casino proposal a little bit. The industry’s hope is that at some point a proposal will be made that the voters find acceptable.
Democracy by fatigue
But that is not what is really happening. The casino proponents are really just wearing down their opponents and Ohio voters.
This is democracy by fatigue. Ohio voters have to accept the relentless pressure of these gambling proposals. We have to learn the details, the tedious details, of the gambling industry proposals and form opinions about their worthiness. And then Ohio voters have to actually show up at the polls and cast their vote.
Taxing casino ballot proposals
How can some fairness be brought to the situation?
The solution is obvious to the WCRX-LP editorial collective. The Ohio electorate should extract something from the gambling industry to balance the bother of the industry’s repeated gambling proposals.
What the WCRX-LP editorial collective proposes is that a state tax be imposed on the sponsors of any ballot proposal when voters have voted on the same subject during the prior twenty-five years.
The tax should be equal to the amount of money spent by the proponents of the last ballot issue on the same subject.
What does “same subject” mean? That doesn’t matter to the editorial collective.
The editorial collective is satisfied if the Ohio Secretary of State and the casino industry go to court to decide what a "same subject" is. Just tax this industry for ignoring the obvious and consistent mood of Ohio voters.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Financial support for Ohio Majority Radio
Progressive radio is alive and kicking in central Ohio.
The problem is that, with rare exception in Columbus, progressive radio is alive but not broadcasting very much.
The idea of progressive radio is kept alive in Columbus by a committed cadre of individuals who meet under the banner of Ohio Majority Radio.
At a meeting on Thursday evening, Russ Childers, Dave Daulton, Debbie Roberts and five other individuals participated in a discussion of options to bring more progressive programming to central Ohio.
Eugene Beer attended the meeting representing Simply Living’s radio station WCRS-LP. Also at the meeting was Kurt Weiland representing Bexley Public Radio Foundation’s radio station WCRX-LP.
WCRS-LP and WCRX-LP, two local time-sharing community radio stations, are both Pacifica Foundation affiliates.
These two stations are the only LPFM broadcasters licensed by the FCC in a top-fifty American radio market.
WCRX-LP is a community radio station operated by Bexley Public Radio Foundation. It broadcasts programs that reflect the complexity of that community and surrounding neighborhoods.
WCRS-LP is the broadcast operation of Simply Living and offers programming that includes such progressive exemplars as Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now.
Beyond community radio, central Ohio media has pressed the mute button on progressive content.
The Thursday evening meeting began with Russ Childers presenting an overview of the recent history of progressive radio in the Columbus metropolitan area. Dave Daulton and Debbie Roberts offered commentary and additional insight on this history. The discussion covered organizational options and financial needs for an independent progressive radio station. Legal and accounting advice were discussed.
Financial needs and identifying funding sources for Ohio Majority Radio was also discussed.
The availability of progressive programming and the expenses related to the programming were discussed. Examples of programming that received extended attention included shows of Ed Schultz and Thom Hartmann.
Hartmann is a New York Times best-selling author. For the last six years he has hosted a national daily progressive radio talk show.
Schultz’s program is distributed through affiliates by satellite and also by the Armed Forces Radio Network. He is also seen as a guest on CNN, Hardball, The O'Reilly Factor, Lou Dobbs, The Situation Room, American Morning and Morning Joe.
Shultz has won three Eric Sevareid Awards and other professional radio honors. As a college football player, Shultz was awarded All-American status. He is a hunter, fisherman and is licensed as a pilot.
Eugene Beer and Kurt Weiland made brief presentations on the arrangements that are necessary to bring the Thom Hartmann program to central Ohio through the broadcast licenses of WCRS-LP and WCRX-LP.
The Ohio Majority Radio meeting was held at the East Broad offices of The Free Press.
If you are interested in progressive programming contact Ohio Majority Radio at www.ohiomajorityradio.com.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
The problem is that, with rare exception in Columbus, progressive radio is alive but not broadcasting very much.
The idea of progressive radio is kept alive in Columbus by a committed cadre of individuals who meet under the banner of Ohio Majority Radio.
At a meeting on Thursday evening, Russ Childers, Dave Daulton, Debbie Roberts and five other individuals participated in a discussion of options to bring more progressive programming to central Ohio.
Eugene Beer attended the meeting representing Simply Living’s radio station WCRS-LP. Also at the meeting was Kurt Weiland representing Bexley Public Radio Foundation’s radio station WCRX-LP.
WCRS-LP and WCRX-LP, two local time-sharing community radio stations, are both Pacifica Foundation affiliates.
These two stations are the only LPFM broadcasters licensed by the FCC in a top-fifty American radio market.
WCRX-LP is a community radio station operated by Bexley Public Radio Foundation. It broadcasts programs that reflect the complexity of that community and surrounding neighborhoods.
WCRS-LP is the broadcast operation of Simply Living and offers programming that includes such progressive exemplars as Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now.
Beyond community radio, central Ohio media has pressed the mute button on progressive content.
The Thursday evening meeting began with Russ Childers presenting an overview of the recent history of progressive radio in the Columbus metropolitan area. Dave Daulton and Debbie Roberts offered commentary and additional insight on this history. The discussion covered organizational options and financial needs for an independent progressive radio station. Legal and accounting advice were discussed.
Financial needs and identifying funding sources for Ohio Majority Radio was also discussed.
The availability of progressive programming and the expenses related to the programming were discussed. Examples of programming that received extended attention included shows of Ed Schultz and Thom Hartmann.
Hartmann is a New York Times best-selling author. For the last six years he has hosted a national daily progressive radio talk show.
Schultz’s program is distributed through affiliates by satellite and also by the Armed Forces Radio Network. He is also seen as a guest on CNN, Hardball, The O'Reilly Factor, Lou Dobbs, The Situation Room, American Morning and Morning Joe.
Shultz has won three Eric Sevareid Awards and other professional radio honors. As a college football player, Shultz was awarded All-American status. He is a hunter, fisherman and is licensed as a pilot.
Eugene Beer and Kurt Weiland made brief presentations on the arrangements that are necessary to bring the Thom Hartmann program to central Ohio through the broadcast licenses of WCRS-LP and WCRX-LP.
The Ohio Majority Radio meeting was held at the East Broad offices of The Free Press.
If you are interested in progressive programming contact Ohio Majority Radio at www.ohiomajorityradio.com.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
2008. Year in review at Bexley Public Radio.
2008. Year in review at Bexley Public Radio.
Death of Station Manager John Manning
John Manning died during the summer of 2008. John served as station manager from the beginning of broadcast at the station in 2007. He was retired from the professional staff at Columbus State Community College. In addition to his administrative and management work, he also performed regularly as an on-air personality hosting a morning local news show.
Student Interns
Bexley High School Students get classroom credit for radio work at WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Credit and non-credit interns include Robert Moore, Tim Nassau, Sara Lemar. Lucy Freccia. Zach Fries.
New Coverage of Harness Racing at County Fairs
Bexley Public Radio added coverage of county fair harness races. During the racing season, the station followed performance of a two-year-old filly owned by Ron Bates of Amanda, Ohio. The filly is Rose Run Keepsake who had a successful 2008 season. She set track records at Scioto Downs and the Northfield track. The two-year-old filly turned out to be horse of the year setting track records at Scioto Downs and Northfield tracks. Summer intern Liz Jones was responsible for production work related to covering the harness racing events at country fairs.
Bexley Garden News
Amy Maurer, the Noontime Gardener continued her second year of advice and criticism of the flora and gardens of Bexley. Her feature on “Edible Bexley” followed the blossoming, growth and maturation of the ziziphus fruit. The fruit was harvested in the autumn and a meal was prepared featuring the fruit as a stuffing in the entrée and as the principal fruit in a dessert.
Columbus Middle School Spring Debate Competition
Bexley Public Radio recorded and broadcast the Columbus middle schools spring debate competition at Capital University. The competition is sponsored in part by Columbus Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program.
Local News Reports
Bexley Public Radio continued relying on The Eastside Messenger, The New Standard, Bexley News, The Catholic News and the Bexley High School Torch for local news reports. The station also added experienced reporters Dianne Garrett and John Matuszak to cover Whitehall and Bexley city halls.
Host Joe Contino added sports coverage to local news and host Lee Edmondson and Mel Greenball rounded out the reading of local news.
As a weekly feature, Chris Geldis offered his critical reviews of Bexley parking lots. Katy Taylor presented a program of recipes, literature and travel. She negotiated special copyright permissions for the content of her show.
On Fridays, Mel Greenball and Terry Pugh developed and implemented a program format that included news coverage but looked toward more relaxing week-end activities.
Also, on Fridays, Kris Galloway presents a regular report on activities and programs at the Jewish Community Center.
The station also reports on daily lunch specials from Bexley lunch spots including the Jewish Community Center kosher senior lunch program.
Laura Franks Bexley Consumer Price Index (The Bexley CPI)
Laura Franks completed her fifth quarterly report on retail prices in Bexley. The Bexley Consumer Price Index now has more than a full year of price data for retail sales in Bexley and inflation and deflation rates for full year and year-to-year can now be reported.
Culture Correspondent Reports From Other States
Dispatches from Bexley Public Radio culture correspondents Joanna Tornes, Paul Peltier and Dave Schwenker were regular features reporting on events happening in Alaska, New Hampshire and West Virginia from a Bexley perspective.
Daily Wall Street News and Features on Financial and Business Topics.
Frank Ingwersen of Sweeney Cartwright, Kevin Kale of Manning and Napier gave regular Wall Street reports. Frank reports Monday through Thursday and Kevin reports on Friday. Chris Johns assisted Frank Ingwersen in his reporting.
The Joseph Group, a capital management firm licensed Bexley Public Radio to use their weekly newsletter, WealthNotes.
The financial collapse on Wall Street provided opportunity to focus on local effect. Live radio discussion of the financial and operational impact of the collapse on charities and nonprofits, community banks and higher educational institutions was offered to listeners. Chuck Gehring of Life Care Alliance discussed the impact on his organization and peer organizations. Bankers from First Bexley Bank and Cooper State Bank discussed the financial strength of their own institutions and explained why the bail out made sense for other riskier banks. As to higher education Trinity Seminary, Franklin University and Columbus State Community College were represented. Individual participants were Evelyn Levino, Vice President, Students, Franklin University; Will Kopp, Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Columbus State Community College; Mark Ramseth, President, Trinity Lutheran Seminary; Steve Koch, Professor, Communications, Capital University; and Dave Mallet, President First Bexley Bank.
Bexley Public Radio also reported on the Symposium on the Economic Crisis, presented by the Council for Ethical Leadership at Capital University November 10, 2008.
A five member panel moderated by Erick Zanner, of the School of Management and Leadership at Capital, discussed the scope of the crisis and their assessments of the impact and future.
Other panelists were James W. Coons, principal of J. W. Coons Advisors and chair of Governor Strickland’s Council of Economic Advisors, Mark E. Schweitzer, a senior vice president and director of research of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Peter E. Klingelhofer, a consulting analyst with the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, Michael Distelhorst, professor of law at Capital where he teaches commercial lending law and Nancy H. Rogers, who at the time of the panel discussion was serving as interim Ohio attorney general and who returned to work as Dean of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law following the November election.
News From Other Markets
Other markets covered at Bexley Public Radio included central Ohio auction markets like Garth’s in Delaware County and sales at Leslie Hindman’s auction rooms in Chicago, and also at Sotheby’s and Christies in New York.
Professor Reg Dyck of Capital University commented on certain civil war items on the auction block at Leslie Hindman’s during the Spring and Toni Dunleavy, proprietor of Etcetera Boutique commented on vintage clothing auctions at Sothebys and Leslie Hindman’s. Discussions of these auctions included catalog price estimates prior to an auction and, after an auction, discussion and analysis of hammer prices compared to pre-auction estimates.
Swann’s annual auction of African American art during Black History month was also featured on Bexley Public Radio. Swann is an important New York auction house.
Election 2008
During the 2008 election season, Bexley Public Radio covered presentations on two statewide ballot issues, namely Issue 5 and Issue 6. If successful, Issue 5 would remove legislative limits on the charges made by payday lenders. Issue 6, if it were successful, would authorize a gambling casino in Clinton County. The presentations were sponsored by The Fuller Society at Capital University. Cynthia Duncan is the faculty advisor to The Fuller Society.
Green Policy Adopted
Bexley Public Radio adopted a green policy on environmental matters during 2008.
Special Christmas Show
As a special program for Christmas day broadcast, station staff read John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Snowbound.” The text of the poem used by station staff was a reprint provided by Berkeley publisher Wonderella. Sections of the poem were separated by Gregorian chants provided by special arrangements with the abbot of Clear Creek Monestery in Hulbert, Oklahoma.
New Editorial Positions Created and Staffed
The radio station appointed a commentator identified only as The Most Sensitive Man In Bexley. A second position called the Human Rights Activist was also created during 2008.
The MSMIB produced three commentaries during 2008 on topics ranging from protests in front of Bexley residences, street safety and allocating the cost of sidewalk repairs.
The Human Rights Activist investigated and issued a report on the improper conduct of the Ohio Ethics Commission related to Bexley Parks and Recreation employment of two of Mayor John Brennan’s children.
Size of Audience
Arbitron diarists have not listed the minimum ten entries for WCRX-LP to appear in reports prepared for that organization.
Estimates of audience size based on anecdotal reports made to station staff are available.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation was formed to provide training and radio broadcast experience to students including adults. The actual measure of whether the organization is meeting its objectives is the number of individuals who receive training and experience at the radio station.
Fifteen months after receiving its broadcast license, Bexley Public Radio Foundation provided two Bexley High School students with training and experience that qualified for high school class credit.
Audience size is important but it is not the only measure to consider when Bexley Pulbic Radio is evaluated.
Time-Share Agreement
There are irregular discussions among the time-share signatories about areas of the agreement that need to be changed, cross promotion, equipment needs and changes, shared budgets, shared staff and coordinated marketing.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. The styles "The Most Sensitive Man in Bexley" and "MSMIB" are the property of Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
Death of Station Manager John Manning
John Manning died during the summer of 2008. John served as station manager from the beginning of broadcast at the station in 2007. He was retired from the professional staff at Columbus State Community College. In addition to his administrative and management work, he also performed regularly as an on-air personality hosting a morning local news show.
Student Interns
Bexley High School Students get classroom credit for radio work at WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Credit and non-credit interns include Robert Moore, Tim Nassau, Sara Lemar. Lucy Freccia. Zach Fries.
New Coverage of Harness Racing at County Fairs
Bexley Public Radio added coverage of county fair harness races. During the racing season, the station followed performance of a two-year-old filly owned by Ron Bates of Amanda, Ohio. The filly is Rose Run Keepsake who had a successful 2008 season. She set track records at Scioto Downs and the Northfield track. The two-year-old filly turned out to be horse of the year setting track records at Scioto Downs and Northfield tracks. Summer intern Liz Jones was responsible for production work related to covering the harness racing events at country fairs.
Bexley Garden News
Amy Maurer, the Noontime Gardener continued her second year of advice and criticism of the flora and gardens of Bexley. Her feature on “Edible Bexley” followed the blossoming, growth and maturation of the ziziphus fruit. The fruit was harvested in the autumn and a meal was prepared featuring the fruit as a stuffing in the entrée and as the principal fruit in a dessert.
Columbus Middle School Spring Debate Competition
Bexley Public Radio recorded and broadcast the Columbus middle schools spring debate competition at Capital University. The competition is sponsored in part by Columbus Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program.
Local News Reports
Bexley Public Radio continued relying on The Eastside Messenger, The New Standard, Bexley News, The Catholic News and the Bexley High School Torch for local news reports. The station also added experienced reporters Dianne Garrett and John Matuszak to cover Whitehall and Bexley city halls.
Host Joe Contino added sports coverage to local news and host Lee Edmondson and Mel Greenball rounded out the reading of local news.
As a weekly feature, Chris Geldis offered his critical reviews of Bexley parking lots. Katy Taylor presented a program of recipes, literature and travel. She negotiated special copyright permissions for the content of her show.
On Fridays, Mel Greenball and Terry Pugh developed and implemented a program format that included news coverage but looked toward more relaxing week-end activities.
Also, on Fridays, Kris Galloway presents a regular report on activities and programs at the Jewish Community Center.
The station also reports on daily lunch specials from Bexley lunch spots including the Jewish Community Center kosher senior lunch program.
Laura Franks Bexley Consumer Price Index (The Bexley CPI)
Laura Franks completed her fifth quarterly report on retail prices in Bexley. The Bexley Consumer Price Index now has more than a full year of price data for retail sales in Bexley and inflation and deflation rates for full year and year-to-year can now be reported.
Culture Correspondent Reports From Other States
Dispatches from Bexley Public Radio culture correspondents Joanna Tornes, Paul Peltier and Dave Schwenker were regular features reporting on events happening in Alaska, New Hampshire and West Virginia from a Bexley perspective.
Daily Wall Street News and Features on Financial and Business Topics.
Frank Ingwersen of Sweeney Cartwright, Kevin Kale of Manning and Napier gave regular Wall Street reports. Frank reports Monday through Thursday and Kevin reports on Friday. Chris Johns assisted Frank Ingwersen in his reporting.
The Joseph Group, a capital management firm licensed Bexley Public Radio to use their weekly newsletter, WealthNotes.
The financial collapse on Wall Street provided opportunity to focus on local effect. Live radio discussion of the financial and operational impact of the collapse on charities and nonprofits, community banks and higher educational institutions was offered to listeners. Chuck Gehring of Life Care Alliance discussed the impact on his organization and peer organizations. Bankers from First Bexley Bank and Cooper State Bank discussed the financial strength of their own institutions and explained why the bail out made sense for other riskier banks. As to higher education Trinity Seminary, Franklin University and Columbus State Community College were represented. Individual participants were Evelyn Levino, Vice President, Students, Franklin University; Will Kopp, Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Columbus State Community College; Mark Ramseth, President, Trinity Lutheran Seminary; Steve Koch, Professor, Communications, Capital University; and Dave Mallet, President First Bexley Bank.
Bexley Public Radio also reported on the Symposium on the Economic Crisis, presented by the Council for Ethical Leadership at Capital University November 10, 2008.
A five member panel moderated by Erick Zanner, of the School of Management and Leadership at Capital, discussed the scope of the crisis and their assessments of the impact and future.
Other panelists were James W. Coons, principal of J. W. Coons Advisors and chair of Governor Strickland’s Council of Economic Advisors, Mark E. Schweitzer, a senior vice president and director of research of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Peter E. Klingelhofer, a consulting analyst with the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, Michael Distelhorst, professor of law at Capital where he teaches commercial lending law and Nancy H. Rogers, who at the time of the panel discussion was serving as interim Ohio attorney general and who returned to work as Dean of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law following the November election.
News From Other Markets
Other markets covered at Bexley Public Radio included central Ohio auction markets like Garth’s in Delaware County and sales at Leslie Hindman’s auction rooms in Chicago, and also at Sotheby’s and Christies in New York.
Professor Reg Dyck of Capital University commented on certain civil war items on the auction block at Leslie Hindman’s during the Spring and Toni Dunleavy, proprietor of Etcetera Boutique commented on vintage clothing auctions at Sothebys and Leslie Hindman’s. Discussions of these auctions included catalog price estimates prior to an auction and, after an auction, discussion and analysis of hammer prices compared to pre-auction estimates.
Swann’s annual auction of African American art during Black History month was also featured on Bexley Public Radio. Swann is an important New York auction house.
Election 2008
During the 2008 election season, Bexley Public Radio covered presentations on two statewide ballot issues, namely Issue 5 and Issue 6. If successful, Issue 5 would remove legislative limits on the charges made by payday lenders. Issue 6, if it were successful, would authorize a gambling casino in Clinton County. The presentations were sponsored by The Fuller Society at Capital University. Cynthia Duncan is the faculty advisor to The Fuller Society.
Green Policy Adopted
Bexley Public Radio adopted a green policy on environmental matters during 2008.
Special Christmas Show
As a special program for Christmas day broadcast, station staff read John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Snowbound.” The text of the poem used by station staff was a reprint provided by Berkeley publisher Wonderella. Sections of the poem were separated by Gregorian chants provided by special arrangements with the abbot of Clear Creek Monestery in Hulbert, Oklahoma.
New Editorial Positions Created and Staffed
The radio station appointed a commentator identified only as The Most Sensitive Man In Bexley. A second position called the Human Rights Activist was also created during 2008.
The MSMIB produced three commentaries during 2008 on topics ranging from protests in front of Bexley residences, street safety and allocating the cost of sidewalk repairs.
The Human Rights Activist investigated and issued a report on the improper conduct of the Ohio Ethics Commission related to Bexley Parks and Recreation employment of two of Mayor John Brennan’s children.
Size of Audience
Arbitron diarists have not listed the minimum ten entries for WCRX-LP to appear in reports prepared for that organization.
Estimates of audience size based on anecdotal reports made to station staff are available.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation was formed to provide training and radio broadcast experience to students including adults. The actual measure of whether the organization is meeting its objectives is the number of individuals who receive training and experience at the radio station.
Fifteen months after receiving its broadcast license, Bexley Public Radio Foundation provided two Bexley High School students with training and experience that qualified for high school class credit.
Audience size is important but it is not the only measure to consider when Bexley Pulbic Radio is evaluated.
Time-Share Agreement
There are irregular discussions among the time-share signatories about areas of the agreement that need to be changed, cross promotion, equipment needs and changes, shared budgets, shared staff and coordinated marketing.
Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com
Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.
Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. The styles "The Most Sensitive Man in Bexley" and "MSMIB" are the property of Bexley Public Radio Foundation.
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