Barack Obama in Ohio - Saturday through Monday!

[VolcanoJen]

Looks like Mr. O is setting up shop in Ohio this weekend!

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/gov/2008/02/obama-in-cincinnati-monday.asp

Columbus, OH - Barack Obama's campaign today announced Senator Obama will travel throughout the state of Ohio Saturday - Monday on the "Keeping America's Promise" bus tour. Obama will kick-off the tour in Akron, and hold events in Cleveland, Toledo, Cincinnati and Dayton. Obama will highlight his plans to make health care affordable and accessible for all Americans, to bring good-paying jobs back to Ohio, and to put the American Dream back in reach for working families.

Monday:

"KEEPING AMERICA'S PROMISE" RALLY WITH BARACK OBAMA

Cincinnati, OH
This would be Obama's first visit to Cincinnati since a fundraiser a year ago at the Westin hotel downtown.

[samplegirl]

1. Ohio could use all the hope they can get...

Ohio job losses worst since WWII, report says

Source: Plain Dealer


Posted by Frank Bentayou February 20, 2008 18:46PM
Categories: Breaking News

The more than 209,000 non-farm jobs Ohio lost from 2000 to 2007 comprised the largest proportionate decline in employment since the end of the Great Depression, a national manufacturing trade group said Wednesday.

Employment dropped by 3.7 percent, the biggest seven-year drop since the period starting in 1939, near the end of the Depression and including the years the U.S. military absorbed millions of American workers to fight World War II.

Moreover, according to the analysis the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition commissioned, only Michigan lost a greater proportion of its employment than Ohio during the period -- 9.1 percent or 431,000 jobs...

It was also a period, he said, when American consumers and the government borrowed $10.3 trillion, "what should have been a tremendous stimulus," but it scarcely helped American workers.





DISAPPEARING JOBS
A report released Wednesday shows that 13 metro areas in Ohio saw manufacturing employment plunge from 2000 to 2007:

Springfield: -46.9 percent

Sandusky: -36.5 percent

Steubenville-Weirton, W.Va.: -31.4 percent

Dayton: -31.2 percent

Lima: -30.7 percent

Canton: -30.6 percent

Youngstown: -27.3 percent

Mansfield: -25.7 percent

Cleveland: -25.2 percent (48,800 jobs)

Columbus: -24.4 percent

Toledo: -22.6 percent

Cincinnati: -18.4 percent

Akron: -17.5 percent

[MeDeMax]

2. invitation to Akron event on Sat 23rd

Please join Barack Obama at a Keeping America's Promise Rally in Akron,
where he'll talk about his vision for bringing about the kind of change
we can believe in.

Keeping America's Promise Rally with Barack Obama

John S. Knight Center
77 E. Mill St.
Akron, OH 44308

Saturday, February 23, 2008
Doors open: 4:00 p.m.
Program begins: 5:30 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required,
but an RSVP is strongly encouraged.

http://oh.barackobama.com/Akron

Seating is limited, and admission is on a first come, first-served basis.

For security reasons, do not bring bags. Please limit personal items.
No signs or banners are permitted.

[mod mom]

3. Hey...what about us in Columbus? :(

[Sara Bradi]

4. dunno, check with the columbus group

http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/ColumbusforObama