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Weekly Newsletter of the Green Party of Ohio
Vol. I, No. 24 -- October 27,
2001
(This newsletter distributed to 2,900)
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F E A T U R E D I
N T H I S I S S U E
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1) CENTRAL OHIO GREENS ENDORSE JAMES E. MOSS
2) MISSING THE OIL STORY
3) MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ELECTION UPDATE
4) NEW STUDIES SITE EVIDENCE OF GLOBAL
WARMING
5) ANTI-TERRORIST BILL PASSES
6) 25% SUFFER MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
7) ECONOMIC STATUS AND HEALTH IN CHILDHOOD
8) CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS ON HEALTH
INSURANCE
9) ASTHMA IS #1 CHRONIC ILLNESS FOR CHILDREN
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1) CENTRAL OHIO GREENS ENDORSE JAMES E. MOSS
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The Central Ohio Green Party endorsed James E. Moss’
write-in candidacy
for Columbus City Council Oct. 26.
Mr. Moss requested the endorsement, saying,
"I have
read the Platform of the Green Party of Central Ohio.
I believe
in most of the principles of your platform
and it almost looked like I was
seeing my platform
in a mirror!"
In
particular, Mr. Moss has mentioned his initiative
to create a Citizen Review
Board to oversee Police
actions; his support for award-based city council
structure, opposition to tax abatements that harm the
school system and alarm
over pollution released into
the city’s air and water.
Green
Party Candidate Committee Chairperson Keith
Johnson said, "We are proud
to endorse Mr. Moss for
Columbus City Council. Voters in Columbus have a candi-
date who has demonstrated courage and integrity in his
service to the community
- James E. Moss." Mr. Moss is
running as an Independent Write-In Candidate.
Contact
the Moss Campaign to learn how to write-in his name on
the ballot.
For further information
contact:
James E. Moss: 614-253-4005
Phil Locke (Moss Campaign Mgr) 614-471-4245
Keith Johnson: 614-443-0275
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2) MISSING THE OIL STORY
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Preoccupied by anthrax and Muslim fanaticism, the
American media has yet to
explore the murky ways of
international oil politics and the big players who
have a stake in what's unfolding.
Visit
the following for audio and text:
http://www.tompaine.com/news/2001/10/11/index.html
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3) MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ELECTION UPDATE
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On Oct. 4, a broad coalition of voters, candidates
and political organizations,
including the state
Republican and Green Parties, filed a lawsuit with
the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to force
the state to move forward
with full funding for the
state's Clean Elections system.
For
more information see:
http://www.publicampaign.org/press_releases/pr10_9_01.html
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4) NEW STUDIES SITE EVIDENCE OF GLOBAL WARMING
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Climate warming already is thawing ice in Alaska and
disrupting annual cycles
in the life of plants and
animals in Europe and North America, according to
two
new scientific studies released Thursday.
For
more information, visit:
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/1026-03.htm
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5) ANTI-TERRORIST BILL PASSES
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Acting within 24 hours of the House of Representatives,
the U.S. Senate approved
Thursday sweeping anti-terror-
ism legislation that civil liberties groups
said could
violate the Constitution and basic rights. The vote was
98-1
vote -- only Sen. Russ Feingold voting against.
The House passed the same
measure by 357-66 Wednesday.
For
more information, visit:
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/1026-04.htm
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6) 25% SUFFER MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
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Twenty-five percent of the world's population will
suffer from mental health
or brain disorders during
their lifetime, but few will seek or receive treatment,
according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report
released Oct. 4. The
report, "Mental Health: New Under-
standing, New Hope," found that
while 450 million people
currently suffer from "mental or neurological
conditions,"
40% of countries have no mental health policy, and 67%
spend 1% or less of their annual health budget on mental
health. Further,
half of the world's nations have just
one psychiatrist per 100,000 residents.
The report also
found that even when assistance is available, nearly 67%
of people suffering from a known mental disorder never
seek help, and one
million people commit suicide each
year. According to the report, more than
80% of schizo-
phrenics could be free of relapses after one year with
appropriate medications and "adequate family support."
In addition,
the report found that as much as 60% of
people with depression could "recover"
with "proper
antidepressants and therapy." WHO "urged"
countries
to "draw up better policies" for mental health prob-
lems, including drug and alcohol abuse. The organiza-
tion also suggested
that governments "shift away" from
large psychiatric hospitals to
"better community care
programs" and do more to "ensure availability"
of
medications.
To
read the "World Health Report 2001," see:
http://www.who.int/whr/
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7) ECONOMIC STATUS AND HEALTH IN CHILDHOOD
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The Joint Center for Poverty Research examines how
health and income level
are related, looking at how
income level affects care for elderly parents,
high-
risk behavior among youth and other issues. The
articles are contained
in the latest issue of Poverty
Research News.
To
read these articles, visit:
http://www.jcpr.org/newsletters/vol5_no5/
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8) CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS ON HEALTH INSURANCE
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The Census Bureau reports that about 11.6 percent of
children under age 18
lacked health insurance coverage
in 2000, down 1 percent from 1999, representing
a de-
cline in the number of uninsured children. Protected
by Medicare
coverage, over 99 percent of people age
65 and over were insured while 18-
to 24-years-olds
remained the least likely to have insurance in 2000.
To
read the news release, see:
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-162.html
To
view the reports, see:
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthin00.html
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9) ASTHMA IS #1 CHRONIC ILLNESS FOR CHILDREN
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Asthma afflicts more children in the US than any
other chronic illness, with
higher rates among African-
Americans and children in low-income families.
Besides
missed school days and limits to childhood activities,
asthma
can cause serious problems, including premature
death. The National Center
for Education in Maternal
and Child Health provides a range of information
and
helpful Web sites for health care professionals and
families.
For
more information and links, see:
http://www.ncemch.org/RefDes/Asthma.html
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