The Ohio Democratic Party sent Ohio Treasurer/Senate candidate Josh Mandel a new pair of pants on his birthday, poking fun at Mandel’s PolitiFact Ohio record for most “Pants on Fire” ratings, which evaluate the honesty of politicians’ public statements. CINCINNATI +2
A Norwegian study concluded that couples who share housework duties run a higher risk of divorce than couples in which the woman does most of the domestic chores. Hooray for traditional gender binaries! WORLD -2
The Cincinnati USA Hispanic Chamber is building a searchable database archiving the region’s multilingual professionals and students in hopes of bolstering the area’s economic and developmental appeal. CINCINNATI +1
California became the first state to officially ban gay teen “conversion” therapy, a controversial type of psychotherapy intended to make gay teenagers become straight. WORLD +1
The recent opening of Jack in the Box, purveyors of cardboard-encased hamburgers, has been causing traffic jams on Tylersville Road in West Chester; the chain hired police officers to direct throngs of traffic.
CINCINNATI -1
IKEA is under fire for photoshopping out images of women from only its Saudi Arabia furniture catalogue. WORLD -2
THIS WEEK: CINCINNATI +2, WORLD -3
TO DATE:
CINCINNATI 0, WORLD -74
This article appears in Oct 3-9, 2012.
