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I often call Hamilton County HamCo...but only when typing. HamCo also kinda goes along with the Porkopolis theme. The other two C's may wish to avoid the formula: FrankCo sounds like a dictator, and CuyCo sounds like a slur.

Most of what I said was to clarify that the position City Blights attributed to the Enquirer cannot be attributed to the NAACP. What I was arguing on my own behalf is that the Enquirer stokes the racial tensions that exist in the community. That's different from saying the Enquirer is racist. Including a negative quote about the streetcar in an article about an upswing of violent crime in OTR is a clear example of this, IMO.

Most of the people left supporting Kasich are the most partisan. It's silly to infer that people who have given up on Kasich are just being overly partisan when it is probably the most agreed upon, bipartisan issue in Ohio right now to feel electing him was a mistake.

Charlie Winburn is not exactly the person I would look to for a representative of black Cincinnatians' opinions, generally. Just because the NAACP doesn't like the streetcar doesn't mean the Enquirer doesn't push racial bias on the issue. City Blights said, "The paper has labeled the project as a waste primarily because of the origin of the location doesn't warrant dollars being spent there." This is ostensibly a very different reason from why the NAACP doesn't like the project. NAACP is against it (correct me if I'm wrong) because it will 1) cause gentrification (i.e. it will be successful, where the Enquirer's position is that it's a waste because it will fail), and 2) the money would be better spent on other community services, ones which those subscribing to the Enquirer's view would likely see as equally or more wasteful than the streetcar, for the same (racially tinged) reason: "the location[s ] [don't] warrant dollars being spent there." I think City Blights is right, in that the Enquirer stokes (and exploits) the fires behind racial tensions in the city, including (perhaps especially) in the case of the streetcar. I don't think this is unique to the Enquirer, but it's there.

Update: The streetcar was way ahead, but the poll has shifted wildly in favor of The Banks, by something like 20 percentage points in one day. Perhaps someone got wind of it and started a voting rout for some reason? Polls always fascinate me. Somehow, OTR and the streetcar got a little boost. Wonder how that could be.

^^ All those polls are exceedingly silly. They are very easy to rig.

^ Don't try to understand the logic of Apple users.

Reasons: 1) People would need passports to travel domestically. 2) Some people ride trains to avoid security screening. 3) VIA Rail tickets are more expensive than Amtrak, and this is likely to be reflected in prices on this route. That said, it does pose some competition for the Ohio route.

^ That's kind of true. It would require domestic travelers to carry passports and go through screening, however, which is hardly desirable.

Nice work, Paul.

Unreal. Thanks, Sherman.

W&S probably wants them in their new tower.

Could you please change the thread title to indicate this thread is about Cleveland, not Ohio in general? Edit: Thanks for the fix.

Would love it if someone could snap a cell phone shot as they are passing next time!

It would be too scattered for discussions to stay coherent. Rumors on given topics can be posted in threads devoted to those topics. One thread for rumors on any topic? What a mess!

^ In her defense over the physical issues...I believe she was pregnant during much of that time.

It's worth noting the fee Moelis can collect is capped at 13 million. Basically, the agreement is for $13mil + $200k per month of Moelis's service, the $13mil being contingent on a successful increase of the casino taxes/fees. It's not like they would get money in perpetuity, as the article suggests at first glance.

If Kasich has lost the Enquirer on this, I think it's safe to say he's lost nearly everyone. What's with that ridiculous video at the top of the article? Sound must be on to get the full effect. It's sensationalist political commentary that serves no informational purpose. Why not just have half the photos as a photo set? (You know, the ones that are actually of the building site.) It's like a commercial you'd expect the Dems to put out during the next campaign.

Kasich wants the CAT (0.26%) to apply to all wagers. The 33% tax applies only to revenue (wagers - payouts) even under Kasich's proposal I believe. Seems to me there's a slightly more sensible middle ground where the buy-in for chips/credits is taxed, regardless of payout, but the wagers are not. (Not saying I would agree with making this change after the amendment was passed.) I agree with Hoot that it is nigh impossible to track all wagers efficiently. That sounds like a way to neuter the type of gambling voters approved, in the sense that table games become unprofitable (if only due to logistics!). It becomes an assault on, not only the voter-approved tax structure (which is bad enough!), but also voter-approved gaming. It also makes this concretely not about capturing more revenue, but scaling down the casinos' operations.

Streetcar. People outside Cincinnati aren't paying enough attention to what Kasich's pulled with the streetcar. It has implications well beyond SWO.

I would assume this would be based on how many chips she buys, or how much he charges his electronic card, or whatever. It would only be difficult to track if people were betting in actual cash, which I highly doubt will be the case. OK, so I get $100 in chips. I'm betting $10 a hand on a blackjack table. I win every now and then. By the time I run out of money I've actually put 20 bets on the table, or $200. How is the casino going to know that I actually played $100 more than I bought in chips? They would need to track and record each individual bet in order to tax all wagers instead of revenue after payouts. Frankly, I think that's ludicrous and would make table games unprofitable and therefore nonexistent. That wouldn't be good for the health of the casino, IMO. Is that really what they're considering? That seems absurd, since it's taxing something that isn't really a cash transaction. Is that even legal?

Burlington has a nice rivertown feel to it.

I would assume this would be based on how many chips she buys, or how much he charges his electronic card, or whatever. It would only be difficult to track if people were betting in actual cash, which I highly doubt will be the case.

^ As well as on SB5. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20110429/NEWS0108/104300336/Seitz-Kasich-Tone-down-Dirty-Harry-bit http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2011/05/04/repeal-sb-5-count-me-in-says-seitz/