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I've always thought that Athens County should copy whatever Albemarle County, VA. did to get all those rich people to move there, unless that means sprawling up the place.

^What do noozer and KJP, the Sts. Peter and Paul of intercity Ohio rail, consider to be probably locations for a Cincy station? Will Uncle Rando really have to go all the way out to Silverton to take the train to Cleveland?

George Vredeveld was my Microeconomics professor at UC. I thought he was great. His office was in Crosley Tower. The Protestant Work Ethic isn't really about economics as much as it is about politics and history. Max Weber was a sociologist.

I don't see what's so hard about the old chad style ballots. Could we use all the touch screen monitors so that people could get a video briefing on how to use them (i.e. make sure to check the number on the chad with the number next to the candidate, make sure it is kept clear, etc.) Perhaps have a ballot cleanliness checklist posted in the voting booth (like we had on standardized tests, e.g. make sure the circle is completely filled in)?

^Well played. Though Rathaus would seem to translate as something "council building", rat (council) probably having the same origin as the word "ratify" (also note that the upper house of the German legislature is called the Bundesrat, and is typically translated as "Federal Council", but is probably more literally translated as "Council of Union"): Seeing how this term arose in the 14th Century (the 1300s) which coincides with the re-emergence of cities in Western Christendom and the beginning of corporate and municipal law through city charters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCbeck_law Compare this to the definition for Rat, a noun: Though the rat in Rathaus seems to have nothing to do with alternate verbs related to speech (though I was hoping it might): ^All this was very fun for me.

C'mon man, Indiana is right next door.

Yeah. Hey, lostincincinnati, was the quoted post sarcastic? I couldn't tell. Liberalism and socialism aren't the same thing in the slightest. And liberal fascist doesn't make any sense at least if you are trying to speak seriously. I realize there are a lot of planners on this forum, but before we go an canonize planners, let's keep in mind that a whole lot falls under the heading "planning" and that really, there is always a plan for urban development, the real question is what problem the plan addresses and promotes.

To show Taft in charge would be historically incorrect, unless he was behind a Senate desk perhaps.

^I don't know anything about the 'closed shop' but I find it hard to believe that 1) this type of situation is legal and 2) that Texas and Ohio don't have similar union laws. The idea that unions in any form destroy investment can not be serious. Houston has to be a huge union town. It's one of the largest ports in the country, and I'd be surprised if every job associated with the port in any way wasn't unionized. Why would Las Vegas be booming if that were the case? Or Los Angeles, which has to be one of the largest union towns in America. I think there is even a producer's union in the movie industry, which seems absurd to me (since the producer would by definition be the person who is capitalizing the movie, and therefore the ultimate boss) but I suspect it refers to middle-management producers, not the studio executives. Anyway I'd like to see more details about the supposed closed shop problem before I give this article any undue credit. But one thing is for certain- Texas doesn't have an income tax. Now, it doesn't have an income tax because it has (or had) huge amounts of natural resources, namely oil, and this combined with incredibly crappy public infrastructure, allows it to forgo the income tax (the U.S. universities with the four largest endowments in the U.S. are: 1) Harvard, 2) Yale, 3) UT-Austin, 4) Princeton). Add to this mix the fact that before the 30s Texas was a total and utter shithole, and guys like John Nance Garner, Sam Rayburn, and Lyndon Johnson got shit tons of federal money for projects in Texas when Texans were Democrats and the Democrats were in charge, and guys like Dick Armey and Tom DeLay more likely than not did the same when the Republicans came to power, and you can see how they've milked the productive parts of the country for much of the twentieth century and now that we're down, they say (and I realize this was an article from the WSJ) that it's the our (the Midwest's) fault. One more thing. Texas has direct access to the largest origin country for immigrants, legal and illegal. That probably helps their economy a bit. And by 'a bit' I mean, a shit ton.

What's the downside of having the 3C corridor connect Dayton and Akron as well?

^I wasn't riled up. That was a serious suggestion to some one who seemed to be distressed that his opinion wasn't jibing with the opinions of others he felt respect for. It would make sense to inquire further.

I always thought they should move University of Cincinnati Law School down to the Broadway Commons site if they were going to build anything there. Sort of Lincoln's Inn Fields combination of park and academia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_Inn_Fields And we need more statues, equestrian and otherwise, of Grant or Sherman, not Hayes.

I've got an idea, why don't you give a list of reasons of why you support Hillary, a list that is simply positive, and contains no mention of her merits vis-a-vis other candidates, such as Obama or McCain. Then maybe we could get some dialog going, and perhaps by seeing your opinions parsed by others, you may gain better insight into them and decide whether you want to keep holding them or not. Maybe you could start the dialog you seem to want, since the current fare seems to strike you as inadequate.

Well, this thread has already surprised me since some one quoted Adrienne Rich, who I never would have heard of had "20th Century American Women Poets" not been the only English class I could get into during my senior year of college. I don't think New Orleans had a disproportionate ability to 'generate' artists so much as it was a gravitational center for certain types of art, particularly jazz music. Similar to Memphis for blues/rock music during it's early period, or Kansas City for jazz in the 30s. What I always thought was interesting is how the two greatest pop music traditions in the U.S., jazz and blues/rock, came out of a black/French milieu (New Orleans) and a black/British milieu (Miss. Delta & Memphis), and how there are plenty of great French jazz musicians and plenty of great British rock bands, but who ever heard of a great French rock band or a great British jazzman?

^Yeah. I spent a week there one night.

^I'd surprised if the old, Henry Hake designed, two story fire stations that sat up against and between other buildings aren't actually more environmentally sound.

I think it is a church now (Wielert's). Or at least it was for a time.

Yeah. I don't really know any thing about acoustics, but I don't think those work. Well, they may lessen the sound for those who live directly next to the highway, but I would think they would just reverberate it. Wouldn't you need carpet or foam padding on the walls like they have in recording studios to absorb sound? I've never seen a studio that was just a concrete box. It's also worth noting that those sound walls never appear alongside the highway in neighborhoods like Evanston, which existed long before the interstate tore through them.

^I suppose I should be recycling a lot more than I am.

They said they were in the process of securing it. Yep, a nice class of wine would have been nice with the meal. Good call... Can't you bring your own bottle to places like this?

^I watched a bunch of my co-workers play that Rock Band game and I have to say it was one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen a group of adult men in the mid to late twenties do.

Those are some really great shots. Good job at capturing Atlanta. I've actually been to a concert at Eddie's Attic in Decatur.

The "Cranley follows Tom Luken" plot line is true as far as I know. During Cranley's first political race, a run for the 1st district Congressional seat against Steve Chabot in 2000, Tom Luken served as Cranley's mentor, and as far as I heard, Cranley ate all Tom's shit up, which was one of the reasons the Lukens promoted him heavily to be appointed to City Council in 2001 to replace Todd Portune. And that's how Cranley got on council. Obviously this it would be ideal if this situation with Pete Witte was simply one of ignorance or a misunderstanding. It would be nice if our politicians went out and attempted to enlighten people about new major municipal projects, like the Streetcar, with as much enthusiasm as they devote to their re-election campaigns. But Mr. Witte, as a former Republican nominee for City Council and as a neighborhood leader of the Westwood Concern or Price Hill Civic Club or whatever he's involved in, surely has the opportunity and the connections to find out what this project is about. There still may be reason to talk with him, but his disparaging remarks and ridiculous alternative transit suggestion belie a decided mind, not an inquisitive one. Finally, there is more than enough room in a revitalized Over-the-Rhine for everyone who currently lives there as well as plenty of newcomers. But bear in mind, this is America, and you can't legally force people not to buy a house in your neighborhood. And that's a good thing.

Dave, when have I ever been condescending? I mean aside from just right then. Seriously though, Witte's so-called argument is the one that is condescending, "We need to link Westwood to Mount Washington and Bond Hill to Uptown, not make it easier for bar hoppers to hit OTR and Fountain Square." And why exactly is a link between Westwood, Mt. Washington and Bond Hill to Clifton/Avondale more of a priority (or even a feasible alternative to) than connecting the downtown employment zone to the abandoned historic housing of OTR? Not to mention the fact that by his statement neither downtown nor Over-the-Rhine qualify as neighborhoods despite the fact that numerous people live and work there, and they are growing compared to other neighborhoods in the city, which are more or less filled. To other problems with Witte's "argument": 1) the possibility that improving OTR and the West End will result in less movement of people he seems to consider problems from those neighborhoods to Westwood and Price Hill, and 2) the persistence of the fallacious notion that the streetcar project can't be pursued at the same time other City projects are also being pursued. While the streetcar may reduce funds from other possible projects, it doesn't necessarily do so. It strikes me that Witte is attacking the streetcar for the sake of attacking it rather than honestly rejecting it because he thinks other projects that the streetcar would actually cannibalize should take precedence.

That letter to the editor by Pete Witte is most likely a red herring. I doubt he supported the MetroMoves plan in 2002. Also, no offense, but it makes no sense to make rail to Mt. Washington a priority. His collection of neighborhoods is laughable.