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Cincinnati (OH) City Beat via World Wide Web
03.29.01
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Tommy Reuff has seemingly boundless energy and joy for Happen Inc.
Best Dialogue About Abortion
Cincinnati Women's Services takes pre-abortion counseling seriously,
encouraging women to consider their own moral and religious beliefs
before deciding rather than treating such weighty issues so lightly.
Cincinnati Women's Services, 950 Nassau Ave., Walnut Hills, 513-281-0001.
Best Dialogue About Alternative Lifestyles
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) might be the best
role model for support groups. These parents and advocates are fighting
for acceptance of alternative lifestyles in Cincinnati. Upon finding
out their children are GLBT, they embrace them, find out about their
issues and advocate on their behalf. 513-721-7900.
Best Arts Activist
A local artist and gallery director for The Carnegie in Covington,
Bill Seitz began his role as an arts activist with a press release:
"Petition Drive to Request an Arts Section in The Cincinnati
Enquirer." A lot has happened since his Nov. 15 announcement:
More than 1,200 people signed the petition, and Enquirer editors
agreed to a series of meetings with local arts groups. After months
of hard work, Seitz proved that a unified voice can even make the
morning paper sit up and take notice of the local arts scene.
Best Friend of the Arts
The late Bob Allen, who served on many arts boards and picked up
the tab for lunch six times a year to gather people who promote
Cincinnati's arts organizations. Even though he passed away in December,
he's still at it: He endowed a fund at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
to continue the meetings where cross-pollination is a regular event.
Best Political Outsider
Scott Seidewitz was supposed to get Todd Portune's seat on Cincinnati
City Council when Portune left for the Hamilton County Commission,
but it didn't work out that way. Seidewitz barely missed election
in the 1999 council race, his first, and had helped manage Portune's
commission race against incumbent Bob Bedinghaus. Plus he was one
of the few up-and-coming Democrats who fully backed Portune's progressive
social issues. After a few calls from Lindner-related people and
some pressure from Democrat bigwigs, the other Democrats on council
chose John Cranley instead of Seidewitz, who later was shut out
of the party's ward chairman appointments. Scott has left the building!
Best Political Newcomer
Despite the furor surrounding his council appointment, John Cranley
is a bright light on the local political scene. His campaign against
entrenched U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot was well-planned and well-executed.
He raised important issues and presented himself as a caring, passionate
person not a slick politician wannabe. Taking the thorny issue of
racial profiling by the horns shows he's not afraid to serve; it'll
be interesting to see if he get any results.
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