News from Summit County Democratic Party http://summitdems.org/index.php?page=news 2010-09-02T10:03:50+01:00 text/html 2009-05-31T11:17:47+01:00 http://summitdems.org/ http://summitdems.org/index.php?page=news&full=10 <P><SPAN class=story-deck>What Warner Mendenhall doesn't get </SPAN></P><P><SPAN class=post-credit>By Michael Douglas <BR>Beacon Journal editorial page editor<BR></SPAN></P><P><SPAN class=post-date>Published on Sunday, May 31, 2009 </SPAN></P><SPAN class=storytext id=printDesc><P>In January 1995, Councilman Warner Mendenhall unveiled a nine-point plan for improving city government. He posed as the agent of change (along with colleagues Ernie Tarle and text/html 2009-01-29T07:53:10+01:00 http://summitdems.org/ http://summitdems.org/index.php?page=news&full=9 <p> </p><h1 class="red"><font size="2">Akron's Mayor Plusquellic Spins Out Another Tax-Saving Idea -- Editorial<br></font><font style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" size="2">The Cleveland Plain Dealer</font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" size="2"><font style="font-weight: normal;">, Thursday, January 29, 2009 </font></font></h1><p>Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic took a licking on his unpopular college scholarships plan, but that hasn't text/html 2009-01-05T06:09:24+01:00 http://summitdems.org/ http://summitdems.org/index.php?page=news&full=6 <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="story-title">New Akron Transit Center Unveiled</span><p><span class="post-credit">By Bill Lilley<br> Beacon Journal staff writer</span></p><p><span class="post-date"> POSTED: 03:20 p.m. EST, Jan 05, 2009</span></p><span id="printDesc" class="storytext"><p> The new restrooms are pristine and feature recycled water as part of a green-friendly campaign. </p><p> The technology with geothermal heating and cooling and solar text/html 2009-01-20T16:58:07+01:00 http://summitdems.org/ http://summitdems.org/index.php?page=news&full=5 <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="story-title">Ohio Supreme Court Reinstates Rule on Revealing Party Affiliations</span><p><span class="post-credit">By Associated Press</span></p><p><span class="post-date"> POSTED: 12:22 p.m. EST, Jan 20, 2009</span></p><span id="printDesc" class="storytext"><p><!-- ( Date ) -->COLUMBUS:The Ohio Supreme Court has backtracked, voting to reinstate a ban onjudicial candidates revealing their party affiliations during generalelection campaigns.</p><p> The high text/html 2009-01-16T16:18:25+01:00 http://summitdems.org/ http://summitdems.org/index.php?page=news&full=4 <span class="story-title"><span style="font-weight: bold;">City Wireless Corridor to Start in Months</span></span><span class="story-deck"><br>Free Internet service set for central Akron is highly anticipated, officials say<br><br>http://www.ohio.com/news/37696649.html<br> </span><p> </p> <p> <span class="post-credit"> By Katie Byard <br> Beacon Journal staff writer<br> </span> </p> <p> <span class="post-date"> Published on Friday, Jan 16, 2009 </span> </p> <span id="printDesc" text/html 2009-01-14T06:39:50+01:00 http://summitdems.org/ http://summitdems.org/index.php?page=news&full=3 http://www.ohio.com/news/37555264.html<br><br><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="story-title">City Seeks Federal Funds for Green Public Works</span></font><p><span class="story-deck">Akron says stimulus dollars for environmentally friendly plan would be key local investment </span></p><p><span class="post-date"> Published on Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009</span><br><br>By Bob Downing <br>Beacon Journal staff writer<br></p><span id="printDesc" class="storytext"><p> </p><p>The proposed federal economic stimulus byPresident-elect Barack Obama should