Month: December 2011

December 21, 2011      David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for the Wisconsin Public Radio program, “At Issue With Ben Merens,” on Congress and the payroll tax credit fight. Audio is available at http://wpr.org/merens .

December 20, 2011      John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an NPR story on Ohio Issue 2 campaign costs. Text is available at http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2011/12/19/issue-2-campaign-cost-16-million-more-than-2010-gubernatorial-election/ . Dr. Green also was a guest on Ray Horner’s WAKR-AM morning show today, and spoke about the U.S. Congress.

December 19, 2011       John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Columbus Dispatch story reviewing Gov. John Kasich’s first year in office. Text is available at http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/12/18/kasich-can-count-big-wins-sb-5-loss-in-first-year.html.

December 16, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cincinnati Enquirer story on congressional redistricting. Text is available at http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20111215/NEWS0108/312150187/Latest-maps-keep-our-Republican-tilt?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE .

December 15, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a St. Petersburg Times story on President Obama and religion. Text is available at http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/for-obama-religion-remains-an-issue/1206260.

December 14, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Life Site News story on President Obama’s religious talk. Text is available at http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/is-obamas-religious-talk-a-political-ploy/.

December 12, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Toledo Blade story on the Tea Party, http://www.toledoblade.com/MarilouJohanek/2011/12/10/Fooled-once-will-the-Tea-Party-come-back-for-more.html ; and a National Post story on Newt Gingrich, http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/10/newt-gingrich-appears-to-be-winning-over-fickle-republican-conservatives-for-now/.

December 8, 2011          Stephen Brooks, Bliss Institute associate director and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealerabout the challenges Democrats are facing to collect enough signatures to put the state’s new congressional boundaries before voters. Text is available at http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/12/democrat-led_petition_drive_on.html.

December 7, 2011          UA’s Bliss Institute for Applied Politics and the Akron Press Club will sponsor a talk by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown next month. Coverage is available from the Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com/news/local/local-news-briefs-dec-6-1.249239 ; and AkronNewsNow.com, http://akronnewsnow.com/news/local/item/12930-mandel-blows-off-akron-press-club.

December 6, 2011          John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an ABC.com story on religion and politics. Text is available at http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/religion-powerful-force-in-2012-elections/.

December 5, 2011          Continuing coverage of the Bliss Institute’s collaboration with the University of Mount Union and Cleveland State on the Civility in Politics Forum is available from the Canton Repository. This article, whichincludes a quote from John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is available at http://www.cantonrep.com/life/religion/x764850215/Forum-examines-civility-in-politics.

Stephen Brooks, Bliss Institute associate director and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Cleveland Plain Dealer article about next year’s Cuyahoga County Council election. This story is available at http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga-county/index.ssf/2011/12/cuyahoga_county_seats_draw_few_competitors.html.

David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed for a WKSU-FM story on congressional redistricting. Text and audio are available at http://www.wksu.org/news/story/30096.

December 2, 2011          John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in an article on the legacy of George Gallup Jr. available from the Abilene Reporter-News at http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/dec/02/famed-pollsters-interest-in-religion-went-beyond/.

December 1, 2011          John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Washington Post story on Newt Gingrich and the religious right. Text is available at http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/newt-gingrich-the-savior-of-the-religious-right/2011/11/30/gIQAuYKpDO_story.html.

November 30, 2011         David Cohen, Bliss Institute fellow and professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, provided commentary for Politico on support for extension of the payroll tax cut. Text is available at http://www.politico.com/arena/perm/David_B__Cohen_F1DF8860-9F70-4FAC-BB04-EEE71D99751E.html.

November 29, 2011         Ohio voters are fed up with the tone of political debate, according to a report by the Ohio Civility Project, a collaboration of UA’s Bliss Institute for Applied Politics, the University of Mouth Union and Cleveland State University. This Cleveland Plain Dealer column, which includes a quote from John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of Political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is available at http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/11/councilman_wants_to_save_build.html.

November 28, 2011         John Green, Bliss Institute director and distinguished professor of political science in UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, is quoted in a Toledo Blade story on citizen-driven referendums. Text is available at http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2011/11/28/Ohioans-boost-pace-of-making-changing-laws-at-ballot-boxes-2.print.