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^I had to look it up: jejune Pronunciation: \ji-ˈjün\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin jejunus empty of food, hungry, meager Date: 1646 1 : lacking nutritive value <jejune diets> 2 : devoid of significance or interest : dull <jejune lectures> 3 : juvenile, puerile <jejune reflections on life and art> synonyms: see insipid Exactly. The fact that the City pretty much controls the entire process without really having to worry about other governments getting on board makes this a much better project than the MetroMoves plan. And once again we see that the soul of this project is the potential it has to revitalize Over-the-Rhine, the most poorly and underutilized resource in the City. Can you imagine how many more dateless St. X boys than Cranley and dmerkow would be hating on this project if it involved outlying municipalities? All kidding aside, I've come around to the idea that 'guaranteeing' a Clifton connection as Phase 2 or 1b or whatever of the streetcar project is actually a positive thing that could be manipulated to our advantage. Making sure that as direct a connection to Clifton as possible be the next priority could encourage the City politicians to tackle an expensive and difficult problem that some might be willing to avoid for easier but less important expansions to the West End or up Gilbert Avenue to Walnut Hills.

I hope that someone in the Mayor's office in Cincinnati or Covington is trying to figure out a way to use these new developments to CVG's advantage.

Honest to God, a middle/high school drama teacher at my school tried to get me the job of being a stand in for Seth Green for this movie. But it went to a kid who was slightly taller. Probably a good thing, since I would have had to dye my hair red. There were also a couple of other kids from my school who were in that movie as extras, one of whom I believe is Jim Tarbell's daughter.

^Living in your white bread world, as long as anyone with hot blood can. Dave, aren't you getting tired of your high class toys, and... okay, I can't do anything with these terrible lyrics. How the hell did this song get to #3? 1983, I guess everyone was coked out of their gourds.

Yeah, I don't really know where you get this sense from. I think when you were living here you were spending way too much time at Arlin's and Fries and not enough time at say, Pitiful's or Main City.

I like the Devil's Advocate thing Dave, so I'll bite. I will definitely agree that there were plenty of other city councilors [a bit more elegant a word than councilpersons that maintains gender neutrality- I strongly encourage all to adopt it] who actively tried to undermine Qualls' leadership. I can think of Tom Luken & Dwight Tillery in her own party alone. And certainly the top vote getter system of electing the mayor is unquestionably inferior to either the independently elected "strong" mayor system of today or the council elected mayor system that existed prior to the top vote getter era. But I put it to you, isn't it the mark of a successful politician that he be successful with the system he is presented with? Even if Qualls were legitimately thwarted in the 90s, her present attempts at political gamesmanship strike me as feeble, counter to her professed goals, and motivated more from sour grapes rather than insightful strategy. When it comes down to it, I don't think they are going to get her either power or the goals she claims to want to accomplish.

I'm not surprised no one responded to this post, because the article referenced in it was completely silly. Qualls' so-called vision isn't unique to her. I'm sure Mallory and a host of other local politicians would love to do something about climate change, regional government and intermodal transportation. But our local government doesn't really have the capacity to positively effect most of these issues. Meanwhile, issues the city can effect on its own, like the streetcar, are being actively pursued by Mallory and actively obstructed by Qualls. Also, talk to any non-Cincinnati local pol in the Greater Cincinnati area who has been around since Qualls was mayor and ask them who they've had the best working relationship with: Qualls, Luken or Mallory? I'd bet that the majority of them would say Mallory. Two things in this article say it all- "...Qualls, mayor from 1993-1999.." and "At least we have one leader who knows what's needed to keep or attract them. Qualls gave a vision for what we need. It's nice to have her back in office, even if she's not the mayor." But if she's so insightful as to what the City needs, why was she unable to accomplish anything of significance during her tenure as mayor? At least Luken managed to create 3CDC (which has performed far better than I'd imagined it would), even though he didn't see any payoff from it before he left office. What important initiative did Qualls husband through council during her six years of prominence?

I completely concur with the two sentiments above. To even consider selling our water resources to these parasitic states like Nevada, Arizona, etc. is as short sighted as selling public infrastructure for quick cash. I'm happy to subsidize these states slightly through federal tax dollars, as we've done from throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, but if they want it, they can move their business back here where it is sustainable and the bums can stay in Desert Scratch cooking meth and taking handouts,

It seems like both sections could probably stand alone. But why would you want to stop?

Hey jmeck, what are the issues with skipping the switchback and just taking the streetcar up that empty space from Elm to Clifton? So if bringing the streetcar up the hill both ways on one street is going to be an issue, what's the answer?

I know this has nothing to do with this thread, but selling public works is a terrible idea that makes no economic sense, particularly for something that doesn't continue to produce revenue or guarantee that the investment remains in the city's geographical area, as this one would.

^From what I've read, banks tend to kill foot traffic. But I don't think it is bad.

Thanks. Sorry it took so long for me to respond, it's my first time back to the internet since the 15th of March.

^Perhaps moving closer to clients or partner's suburban homes will help their business, or maybe their new lease just couldn't be beat. I suspect that the move will actually slightly hurt their business, or have no effect. Downtown is on the rise.

I sort of liked the Porter House projects. I have no idea what they looked like on the inside, but the building itself looked well constructed. Certainly has a staid quality to it, but it isn't trying to show off, or ape anything either. Hey, mrnyc, can you get some shots of the hot pink palazzo on West 11th Street next time you're in the neighborhood?

It shouldn't actually take until 2011 to put Phase 1 in, should it? By the way, where did you find this information?

Thanks for the tip. And yes, the plural of Rax is Raxen: Rax One entry found. Pronunciation: \ˈraks\ Function: verb Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) raxen, from Old English raxan; akin to Old English reccan: -to eat inordinate quantities of tasty food in a family friendly setting — more at TGIF Date:before 12th century chiefly Scottish : chow

You can still by RC Cola and Diet Rite? Did you order them at the only still-functioning Rax? (If you know where a Rax in actual operation is, please let me know. Also, where do you buy you're Diet Rite and RC from?)

I kind of feel like a lot of advertising is just kind of the business version of the nuclear arms race. Who out there doesn't know that you can buy Coke or Pepsi?

Yes, but still- Well played.

^Exactly, that's what I was getting at. When a council member doesn't approve of some parts of the budget, they can't really get the public to veto the budget. That doesn't sound legal. This seems to be suspiciously similar to Pat DeWine and Company's "solutions" to funding for a new jail without a tax, all of which were in reality, illegal.

I don't know a ton about the law, but they won't get a referendum through a council vote. Mallory will make there won't be five council votes. They'll have to get it via signatures. My question is, worst case scenario, opponents get the signatures, and the referendum fails. Can't council just pass it again anyway? They already have the authority to do so right now, and only three members (Cranley, Qualls and Monzel) seem to be against the street car. So it will pass the council.

Agreed that Obama lost because Ohio is sort of out of it, but not necessarily in the way you described. I've been finding it really annoying when the pundits have been saying that Hillary's tactics "worked" in Ohio. If anything, Obama closed the gap. I think Strickland's strong pro-Hillary stance really helped her in the Appalachian areas, where he has some pull, but aside from that, the State voted the way it was going to irrespective of the campaigning or previous elections. Since John Edward dropped out, Hillary was going to win Ohio. On Andrew Sullivan's blog, a reader posted a comment that was pretty perceptive of the State as a whole, and helps to explain why states as similar as Ohio and Wisconsin would end up voting so differently. (http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/03/ohio-and-clinto.html#more): Ohio And Clinton 04 Mar 2008 12:30 pm A reader explains her appeal in the state: "You cannot underestimate the power of women needing to vote for Senator Clinton. In conversations with coworkers and friends, this need starts with women who are now forty years old and increases exponentially with age. It is almost a feeling they cannot betray womanhood by voting for any man. The historic nature of the vote coupled with nostalgia for the 90's, is very emotionally charged. In many ways, Ohio is behind the times, and is not quite 21st Century. Ohio still wants to have those high paying, manufacturing jobs of the 50's and 60's, and agriculture. I was struck by the interviews on 60 Minutes, Sunday night, from Chillcothe, Ohio. They all seemed to be bemoaning not being able to go to Florida once a year and buying a new car every two years. But only one had tried to get more education for the new challenges of the Global Market. The state legislature has dragged its feet on fulfilling the Ohio Constitution’s mandate for state funding of education. The Supreme Court of Ohio has told them many times of the requirement, but is ignored. The legislature’s laughable solution was school vouchers, in effect, subsidizing the haves’ private education while giving the have-nots a limited choice. So Ohioans still are in a 50’s movie, play football in high school and Dad’s job will be waiting for you. NAFTA did not kill the manufacturing jobs in Ohio; they were going, going, gone, before the agreement. But Ohioans have been waiting for some miracle to bring them back, and if their children do get an education, the children leave the state for better opportunities. So we are in a state very much fighting the culture wars of the last century, educated in the last century, looking for the last century’s solutions."

^While your point is well taken, don't you think there are plenty of properties in Over-the-Rhine and other neighborhoods that could be developed just as easily as these old schools? I've been in the Emery Apartments and I thought it was kind of a stupid buy. I didn't see the charm in living in an old classroom. And with SCPA building an entire new building three blocks down on the same road it seems silly that a perfectly good school building with a theater was turned into apartments while the theater remains unused, and some perfectly good buildings on Elm were torn down to build a new school with a theater.

How did Crystal City end up in a thread about DC Monuments? So yes, the Department of the Treasury is the building that is immediately to the east of the White House. The statue in the plaza out front is of Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury under Jefferson and Madison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Gallatin The building immediately to the west of the White House is the Old Executive Office Building, which used to house the State, War and Navy Departments (I think Navy was included). Anyway, War and Navy moved to the Pentagon, and General Marshall, when he was Secretary of State under Truman, moved State to new offices in Foggy Bottom, which is why State is occasionally referred to as Foggy Bottom, like the Department of Defense is referred to as the Pentagon, or the French Foreign Affairs Ministry is referred to as Quai d'Orsay. They recently named the Old Executive Office building after Eisenhower for some reason, even though he never had anything to do with the building: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Executive_Office_Building