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I'm not a big fan of their methodology. People in that age bracket don't just move to a place, they also grow up there naturally, and that population counts the same, IMO. There isn't some reason to think that Millennials that are from a specific city are wholly different than those that move there, so it makes more sense to me to show the overall change in population of that age group. Isn't that what is attempts to show? I guess it does not show the household creation from those who grow up in a certain area, but it captures some of the data from those who leave and move to other places. It is difficult to capture the data you are looking for because it would probably take some pretty in depth analysis to build such a model, and I doubt the budget for this magazine would allow for that type of analysis.

A good used minivan is hard to find. Families drive them into the ground and they are the workhorses for them for years and kids destroy them. This is also not a vehicle that people drive for ego so they are not leasing them and replacing them every 3 years like expensive sedans

Millenials have no wealth nor pay much in taxes so of course they don't.

Surprised to see Cincy so high on the list. Good for Cincy.

Nashville just came of age too late. Memphis was the major city in TN for most of the state's history but city fathers really dropped the ball on that one and have fallen behind Nashville lately. Knoxville is a cute little town but does not have the geography to become much more than it already is.

Nashville will never be Atlanta. It does not have the built in intangibles that Atlanta has plus Atlanta had a 50 year head start.

It would be a wash. You add 2 states. One dark blue the other one purple. Assuming the purple state is 2 GOP Senators, there is a zero net gain. It is actually good for both parties. The GOP can win because it puts in play a portion of CA electoral votes and they get the chance to secure additional house and senate seats in the state. The Dems can gain by getting 2 additional senate seats and grow their house advantage

Honestly, I don't think the NFL needs to be worried, or the NBA, but MLB is in soccer's crosshairs. 1) they overlap seasons already and 2) There are more and more kids playing soccer and fewer playing baseball year over year. When I was growing up, everyone had to play baseball. It was a requirement of growing up. If you didn't you lost some sort of man card and you missed part of your childhood and friendships and the like. Soccer was there and people played in the fall, but baseball was life. Now, it almost seems like it is reversed with everyone playing soccer and baseball teams struggle to get enough to play.

Maybe some of those larger facilities are not FIFA compliant and do nto want to bother becoming so. Michigan, Ohio State for example don't have grass, and maybe don't meet field dimensions. UT, A&M, Bama, Penn State, LSU maybe don't want to bother and are not in big enough metro areas. I would think Happy Valley or Tuscolusa or College Station is not a place to draw tourists from other countries.

I was thinking about it and assuming they like to have each region represented Cincinnati may have a better than expected chance. If you think Pacific NW (Seattle/Portland Vancouver areas) Seattle is the venue there; Texas (Hou/Dallas) one of them will get it; Southeast (Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Nashville) I would get rid of Nashville because the others bring more to the table (bigger and more international airports) and probably go to Miami over Orlando because of soccer diversity is better in South Florida. Atlanta has already been pegged as a semi final site. Going up the East coast, you have New York/Boston/Philly/DC/Baltimore areas. New York will be the finals so they are in. I think Philly gets it because of its 250th anniversary as a city, leaving DC or Boston as a tossup (Baltimore is out). DC makes more sense but Boston's leadership in MLS and soccer may get it there over DC because DC MLS ownership is in disarray now. SO then we go to California and have LA and San Fran. LA will be in as the site for the Semi's. This leaves 3 spots open for San Fran, Denver, Cincy, DC/Boston. When you look at it like this, I think our chances are better. The Midwest and Mountain West areas are least represented but Mountain West does at least have Edmonton. 2/3 of the population can get to Cincinnati in 2 hours vs many of the other cities too.

^ I doubt Cincy gets a game. Given the roster of cities and that 7 US cities need to be cut, and they have previously stated the Rose Bowl and Georgia Dome are the preferred Semi site and Meadowlands the final site, it leaves 14 cities vying for 7 spots. Given it is the 250 anniversary for Philly they are likely in; Seattle is in to have something in Pacific NW, especially given that Vancouver is out; Miami will be in to cover the Southeast; and Dallas or Houston will be a spot too. That leaves 3 spots left between Cincinnati, Orlando, Nashville, Denver, Baltimore, Washington, Boston, San Francisco and Kansas City. It is likely the Baltimore/Washington area gets one spot, Boston gets one and San Fran gets the last spot. Cincy's best hope is that they offer the best location in the Midwest from access points, and are not competing with Chicago on this one.

^ Not trying to bait you, just trying to understand your experience better. I was not aware that St. X was primarily about jocks, sports and anti-intellectualism. I know there is that everywhere but a school of 1600 kids is bound to have some of everything. Is there a network in town that St X alums are well connected with, sure. But I think that some of this stuff about Deters in Cranley's pocket or not charging the priest because he was a St. X alum does not add up. I am sure that if you broke the law, Deters is not going easy on you because you went to his high school :)

This is what the whole white/male/wealthy/etc privilege garbage arguments are all about. It focuses on trying to level the playing field by taking away advantages that others have in order to "level" the playing field from the beginning. 1) that is asinine and it sets everyone back when you do that and 2) there is never going to be a way to level the playing field. Everyone is an individual and has a different perspective and outlook and thoughts from the next person. I look to my own family. My oldest child has certain advantages that my youngest will not have or middle because of his birth order. My youngest will have certain advantages that my oldest will not have because of her birth order, and the middle child benefits from his birth order in ways the other children cannot. They each bring different perspectives and viewpoints into life because of this and that affects how they will end up as adults. Take this small sample and now extrapolate it out over the entire economy, now you add into the fact people come from different regions and have different experiences growing up. Someone who grows up with parents who are trained in classical piano are more likely to have the opportunity to do the same in their lifetime than my kids who are not as exposed to that. You cannot create the equality people are searching for when you have individuals who come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.

^ The public school is not losing out on any money. They get the money based on the number of children they educate. I hate that argument because it really shows what public schools and school districts think about their students. It shows that they are not individuals but they are merely tax money for the schools. It was never about educating them, as that argument demonstrates (and it is one that is spouted by the teachers unions and their cronies all the time) it is solely about getting more money in their district at the expense of opportunities for children.

So we've identified another hard barrier which, so long as it exists, will preclude equality of opportunity in this country. So what's your proposal? One statewide school district (unionized, of course), outlaw private schools, and all children assigned by lottery among all schools within a given driving distance of their home? Of course all those proposals would be non-starters anyway as the US Supreme Court has ruled on many of those very issues already.

Jake - Do you regret your St. James and St. X educations, or is it animosity toward growing up Catholic? I don't think they make that stuff up about their upbringings. Cranley for example uses that as a source of his pride and who he is. He is more proud about winning the 8th grade CYO basketball championship than about graduating from Harvard Law. When he talks about St. William, he is being authentic. Shouldn't we hope for more authentic moments like that.

Cincy did 35k for their USWNT game at Nippert last summer and probably would have done more if they had the space.

^ All teams that made the cut were MLS markets or soon to be MLS markets outside of Edmonton and Baltimore who really is just part of the DC bid.

Cordray is not known like say Sherrod Brown. If Brown were running and the polls said this, I think it would be a much more ominous sign

I think a big part of this is Cordray is an unknown candidate at this point and the Dewine name has been around Ohio forever. I think if the GOP defines Cordray things will change here.

Jake - I understand what you are saying but it does not connect the dots. There is a big difference between the Assist Principal monitoring the shower and getting his jollies. As a 14 year old, it was something to joke around about but the evidence is circumspect as to his purpose in the locker room. I don't know if it would rise to the level of sweeping something under the table vs something that could be seen as borderline appropriate. Deters went to St. X yes, his kids went there too, and he was involved in a scandal when he was auditor. None of those dots connect to the fact he is covering up for Papa Smurf. Reading the facts of the case, from what was reported, the guy sent an inadvertent text to someone who was not supposed to see it. For all we know, the student who received it was texting him about school or something and he was simultaneously carrying on another conversation with a boyfriend or something. That shit can happen to anyone when you receive multiple texts at the same time. Now what Papa Smurf did is disappointing considering he is a priest but not illegal. Are you more upset with Deters or more disappointed in the priest for not being who everyone thought him to be.

It was not a state decision but a court decision that allowed this. It does not foster income inequality in fact helps to cure it. As pointed out earlier, you will never be able to desegregate schools in a way that creates equality when families can create geographic districts that fit their socio economic status. The Catholic and other private schools are more urban and can level this gap by providing choice and opportunity to students without taxing existing transportation systems.

Serious question... is there much indication that the region would work together better than the city does with its suburbs? Aren't you just assuming that Akron is going to have the same interests as Cleveland, and that they're going to be willing to put their own best interests aside for the good of the greater region? That seems unlikely. Same with Cincinnati, which has a notoriously bad relationship with its suburbs. I'm not sure throwing Dayton on top makes it better. The only thing that would change is perhaps federal funds. There is collaboration going on with the City of Cincinnati and Dayton. They collaborated together on the HQ2 bid a while back and there is a bunch of things going on behind the scenes regarding regional transportation issues they are working on together.

I believe this, but I believe this about public and charter schools as well. It's not like public schools are all that resistant to scandals. Hamilton County's prosecutor went to St. Xavier and is a big St. X booster which is why this priest was not charged with anything: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/education/2018/04/09/cincinnati-priest-accused-soliciting-st-xavier-student-via-text/499622002/ Jake - I don't think Deters going to St. x is covering up for Papa Smurf. I truly think the text was intended for someone else altogether and there is no reason to create a conspiracy about it.

^ It doesn't. It is just a lie perpetuated by the teachers unions to get more funding for public schools and away from private schools. As Courts have ruled for many years now in Ohio, school funding goes with the student and not the district and is allocated on a per student basis set by the state. This is why my kid gets to ride the school bus to his Catholic school as part of our tax dollars. This is very fair and reasonable and makes sense. For those who argue otherwise, keep in mind that after 12 years when my kid is out of the system, we are still paying taxes in to the school system, and the public schools are the beneficiary of that.