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What Are Your Goals For Cleveland?

February 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments

Most Clevelanders will be reading the Plain Dealer’s list of 2009 goals for Cleveland. I applaud them for having ideas, especially the one that talks about how we need to move forward not kvetch over what has not happened in the past. 
I would love to read your thoughts on their list, and also your ideas [...]

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Tags: Ideas · Ohio Rail and Transit · economic development · economic news · education · politics · transit oriented development

What commuters expressed about Obama: Optimism

January 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments

There is an outside chance that some of us bloggers are going to be on a bus Sunday trekking through Ohio, eventually heading to DC. If this happens I will be really excited to talk to people in a ‘man on the street’ kind of way and get some oral history about the inauguration of [...]

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Tags: Ideas · Ohio Rail and Transit · neighborhood news

Say It Ain’t So, Governor Strickland. We Need The Film Industry Now, Not Next Year

December 20th, 2008 · 19 Comments

Why won’t Governor Strickland support the film industry tax credit? My cousin Jeff and I spoke this evening, so the conversation got to the film industry quickly. I’m interested and supportive, but he is working diligently to help make it happen, even going to Columbus to sit in on committee meetings, etc. The conversation was [...]

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Tags: Ideas · economic development · politics

May Bipartisanship Really Be The 21st Century Model

November 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

We had an historic election, and Barack Obama is our President Elect. He has some initial missions to accomplish, according to his staff. Part of that mission is to set up a government that embraces bi-partisanship, is committed to doing hard work to get us back on track economically, help create jobs, and start repairing [...]

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Tags: Ideas · neighborhood news · politics

Ron Howard’s Call To Action

October 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die

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Tags: politics

We Are Investing In Bank Stocks, Per The Treasury

October 14th, 2008 · No Comments

There are tons of articles today about the Treasury/Administration decision to spend some of the billions allocated to bail out issues on private banks. Via stocks. I picked one to link here that highlights the mixed feelings they had about making this decision.  After all, I’ve been identifying the Feds as the new liberals but I [...]

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We Are All Out of Trust So The Bail Out Failed

September 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I tried not to write this post but it’s not possible. Collectively, we’ve all been at the edge of our seats for at least four days, wondering what our political leaders were going to do to try to correct our economic situation.  I can’t remember the last time I was this tuned in, second by [...]

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Tags: economic news · politics

Thank Goodness for CSPAN or I’d Never Really Get To See What is Happening At The Convention!

August 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I spent about twenty minutes last night, after the DN Convention coverage was over, trying to find emails for a few of the talking heads. I finally decided 1) it wasn’t worth my effort and 2) they wouldn’t really care what I had to say anyway, they only want to hear themselves talk! It’s not [...]

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Tags: politics

How Public Should All Mayor and Council Meetings Be?

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

If you haven’t already done so, check out the wonderful Charter Review Commission blog set up by Bill Callahan. It is an exhaustive list of everything being discussed, researched and debated, as well as an accounting of minutes from the public meetings that were held. Bill posted the final recommendations (pdf) and the idea of [...]

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Tags: politics

Our Legislators Are Supporting Passenger Rail

August 5th, 2008 · No Comments

I got this message from All Aboard Ohio about a week ago, I’m trying to recreate some posts that were lost, so bear with me. This one was important enough to recreate, at least I think so
 ”Another victory for passenger rail development for Ohio! Recently, the Ohio Delegation to Congress has sent a letter to [...]

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Tags: Ohio Rail and Transit