The Story About Fast-tracked Swine Flu Shot Fiascos - and Other Vaccination Fiascos to Come

(Ed note: My locally famous father was one of the thousands of naïve, trusting victims of the 1976 national media campaign that hyped a new, experimental, fast-tracked Swine Flu vaccine. Dad obediently followed the advice of his physicians, who likely never acknowledged their role in the fiasco. My father acquired the classical, vaccine-induced, permanent AND incurable Guillain-Barre Syndrome in both of his hands. For the remaining decades of his life, he never went fishing again.)

Man standing next to mixing board

Union stage crew workers have spent the last 1,300 days fighting one of the largest live entertainment companies in the Midwest for a fair contract. Yet fair wages, health and welfare benefits are still being denied to the workers who set the stage for highly lucrative live performances night after night.

Live entertainment is designed to excite and thrill audiences. At its best, live music fosters a sense of community created by shared experience and passionate performances of genuine human emotion. Behind all of this is a tremendous amount of hard work by working class folks with exceptional and unique skills.

When the curtain comes down and the lights come on and the last of the crowd filters out, an army of stage crew workers is still hard at work, turning around the venue for the next night’s show. Work in the live entertainment industry is hard by any standard, with typical days starting at 8 am and often continuing past closing time to 3 am or later.

Man standing next to mixing board

Union stage crew workers have spent the last 1,300 days fighting one of the largest live entertainment companies in the Midwest for a fair contract. Yet fair wages, health and welfare benefits are still being denied to the workers who set the stage for highly lucrative live performances night after night.

Live entertainment is designed to excite and thrill audiences. At its best, live music fosters a sense of community created by shared experience and passionate performances of genuine human emotion. Behind all of this is a tremendous amount of hard work by working class folks with exceptional and unique skills.

When the curtain comes down and the lights come on and the last of the crowd filters out, an army of stage crew workers is still hard at work, turning around the venue for the next night’s show. Work in the live entertainment industry is hard by any standard, with typical days starting at 8 am and often continuing past closing time to 3 am or later.

Members of Columbus Women's Chorus

Kids: Songs for and about Children
Sunday, April 28, 2024, 3:00pm (promptly at 3:00--don't be late!)
First Unitarian Universalist Church93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus 43214

We'll sing our typically eclectic mix of pop, folk, and classical music, including one by Bob Dylan, one by Stephen Sondheim, a fun arrangement of nursery rhymes, and an inspiring song from the Barbie movie.

Tickets are $15 for adults and children over the age of 12. Sliding scale (pay what you are able) is available at the door. You can buy tickets in advance at  https://www.colswomenschorus.org/donate-buy-tickets or pay at the door.

Group packages available - to purchase packages of 7 or more tickets, please contact info@colswomenschorus.org.

Details about event

Monday, March 18. 2024, 11:00 AM.  Vigil and Direct Action for Palestine.  Sister Annie Killian, Dominican Sisters of Peace, is working with Christians For a Free Palestine to organize a prayer vigil and demonstration.  Please carry a sign to show your solidarity, wear your keffiyeh (traditional Palestinian scarf) if you've got one, and dress for cold weather. This action is designed to be a peaceful, non-violent demonstration.

Waving Palestinian flag

Israel fooled everyone and Dublin fooled me. First, Israel claimed with zero evidence that Hamas has beheaded 40 babies and raped hundreds of women on October 7 and even got President Biden to claim he saw it! When the world heard the news, American, European, and Latin American mercenaries were recruited and rushed to Israel to fight its dirty war. That was precisely the reason why Airman Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire. Because of the feeling of shame and guilt of knowing that his fellow soldiers were secretly on the ground in Gaza participating in the genocide. 

Then comes the city of Dublin's publicity stunt. It began on this month on March 8 when I received this email from  Brother Imran Malik, local Muslim leader that says in part, "The city of Dublin will light the Dublin Link as Green and White to welcome the holy month of Ramadan for the Muslim community of Central Ohio on Sunday March 10th, 2024, at Sunset. Please join us at the Dublin Link Bridge around 7 pm for a celebrating this communal joy together."

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