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Excerpt from Washington Post article: “There are folks that believe that if the Democratic Party would become a party of no data centers that a Democratic Party could … run the table,” said Chris Gibbs, chair of the Ohio Democratic Party’s rural caucus. Gibbs said that would be shortsighted, however, and that the better path is to help communities strike better deals with tech companies so they benefit more financially from the centers’ presence. “Just to be the party of ‘no’ all the time I don’t think is good for the Democratic Party’s future,” Gibbs said.
In Ohio, 71 percent of voters said in a recent poll that they support a temporary ban on data centers. * * * “There are folks that believe that if the Democratic Party would become a party of no data centers that a Democratic Party could … run the table,” said Chris Gibbs, chair of the Ohio Democratic Party’s rural caucus. Gibbs said that would be shortsighted, however, and that the better path is to help communities strike better deals with tech companies so they benefit more financially from the centers’ presence. “Just to be the party of ‘no’ all the time I don’t think is good for the Democratic Party’s future,” Gibbs said.
Post from Tom Nichols: "A good example of why we need answers about strategy: We're destroying refineries and oil production. If the goal is to immiserate the Iranians..." and there's more but my point is made.
The grading rubric, which is three parts: CLEAR TIE TO ARTICLE (10pts) Is there a clear link back to the assigned article? Can the reader assess whether the student has read the assigned article? REACTION CONTENT (10pts) Does the paper provide a reaction/reflection/discussion of some aspect of the article, rather than a summary? CLARITY OF WRITING (5pts) Are the main ideas and thoughts organized into a coherent discussion? Is the writing clear enough to follow without multiple re-readings?
The City Record of Nov 12 2007 highlighting: "Public Utilities Committee: Zone, Chair."