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Hydroelectric power attracts interest Hamilton provides cheap electricity now with water By The Associated Press • December 1, 2008 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081201/NEWS01/812010377/1168/NEWS HAMILTON - Decades ago, Henry Ford turned to hydroelectric plants to power his car factories like the one by the Great Miami River near Hamilton. That assembly plant is long gone, but the power plant and the technology behind it are not. Far from it. The push to get electricity from moving water is only picking up steam. There is mounting political pressure to get more energy from alternative sources and developers are pushing ambitious projects to exploit America's biggest rivers for power. ...

Panel to discuss 'brain drain' Ohio colleges look to keep top talent in state By Barry M. Horstman • [email protected] • December 1, 2008 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081201/NEWS0102/812010311/1055/NEWS Hoping to find ways to help Ohio retain its best and brightest, a group of college presidents, business executives, politicians and others will gather today at the University of Cincinnati to devise strategies to combat the state's "brain drain."

Why is this in abandoned already? That's not definate yet. Albeit on it's last leg. Ohio EPA wants to discuss Legacy Place By Kurt Backscheider • [email protected] • November 26, 2008 http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/C2/20081126/NEWS/811260406/ The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is working to set a meeting with Silverman & Co. Inc. to discuss design alternatives that avoid impacting the headwater streams on the proposed Legacy Place site. Click on link for article.

Southerners called it "The War between the States" at that time in history.. Northerners viewed it as "Preserving the Union"

Got stuck on it last night ironically.

TYS anyone?

Hopefully, no more Noise Walls are included under the roads package! What a waste of resources.

^YUP! Good news indeed!

This is where it starts to get good!

^LOL Oh My!

^to bury them.

^Fat chance of them building closer to the street!! I wish! It COULD start a new trend on Glenway that could resemble some of the more walkable areas of the west side. (ie: Cheviot, Westwood, and Price Hill.) Seems to me Green Twp. requires all new buildings to be offset from the road. (At least ALL development thus far has resembled that UNFORTUNATELY.) This would be A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REVERSE THAT TREND. On a side note though, this lot is huge when empty. I will try and get some pics at a later date Still just rumors about Red Lobster moving to this locale and Olive garden building where Red Lobster currently is. I wouldn't bet on it in this economy until they start diggin though.

Does anyone know what would happen with the park land IF this never gets built? Can the Twp. sell it or go ahead with creating a park? I think the economy has shut this thing down. The EPA might just be the nail in the proverbial coffin.

OMG! awesome website! This one almost made me cry! Present day Glenway Crossing with what was known as the Cheviot Switchyard, complete with rail-right of ways and infrastructure. <a href="http://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=2898"><img src="http://www.historicaerials.com/featuredPOIImage.aspx?poi=2898" /><br />Aerial photography from the past to the present!</a> Ugh! What could have been!

Mr. Driehaus goes to Washington By Malia Rulon • [email protected] • November 17, 2008 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081117/NEWS01/311170045/1056/COL02 WASHINGTON - Rep.-elect Steve Driehaus is learning what it's like to be a member of Congress this week, from the glamorous side to the more mundane. Driehaus and his wife, Lucienne, had dinner with other new lawmakers Sunday at the ornate Library of Congress, followed by a nighttime tour of the U.S. Capitol with House Majority Leader Steney Hoyer, D-Md.

Groups want stronger control of Great Lakes water Associated Press - November 17, 2008 11:04 AM ET http://www.wxix.com/Global/story.asp?S=9363086 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A coalition of environmental groups wants to amend a recently enacted compact to prevent shipment of Great Lakes water outside the region. The groups kicked off their campaign Sunday in Traverse City, Mich. Leading the effort is Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation. Its attorney, Jim Olson, says Congress should delete language from the compact that appears to designate water as a product. ...

Metro boosts commuter ridership by 18% Cincinnati’s Metro system said its ridership on its long-distance express routes has jumped more than 18 percent over the past year. The bus system said the number of riders on its most far-reaching routes rose from October 2007 to October 2008 as follows: West Chester Express (Route 42X) up 10 percent; Harrison Express (Route 52X) up 24 percent; Kings Island Express (Route 71X) up 21 percent; and Eastgate Express (Route 82X) up 18 percent. That’s an average of 1,980 rides per weekday, versus 1,730 a year ago. Read full article here: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/11/17/daily3.html

State board to ask $1B more for schools The Associated Press • November 17, 2008 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081117/NEWS01/311170029 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The state school board is working on a plan that would boost state aid to Ohio's public schools by an estimated $1 billion a year. State Board of Education leaders also say school districts wouldn't have to rely so much on local tax revenue and wouldn't have to ask voters for tax levies quite so often. Board members aren't saying where the money would come from. After a meeting in December, the State Board of Education is expected to formally recommend its proposal to Gov. Ted Strickland, who has made 2009 his deadline year for offering a fix for the way Ohio pays for public schools.

These incidents involving people that SHOULD NOT EVEN BE BEHIND THE WHEEL are really happening ALOT around the state. My Uncle was in a wreck recently where the driver of the other vehicle lost control on a wet road and crossed the double yellow into the path of my uncle. The other driver was killed instantly, and come to find out he was driving under a suspended license in his girlfreinds UNINSURED car. My uncle owns his own business and has been in a legal fight with his own insurance company over how to recoup the cost incurred to him and his family. So what do you do when your own state laws work against you ALONG with the insurance industry? Push to toughen Ohio suspended license laws http://www.fox19.com/global/story.asp?s=9361557 Posted: Nov 17, 2008 08:21 AM EST Updated: Nov 17, 2008 08:21 AM EST CINCINNATI (AP) - Some judges and prosecutors say it's time to strengthen Ohio's laws governing unlicensed drivers, especially as the number of people driving without a license grows. Almost 12 percent of Ohio drivers are under suspension, or more than one in every 10 drivers, according to a review of state data by The Cincinnati Enquirer. That's up 40 percent since 2000.

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echo, (echo, echo,) You could hear a rat take a crap in there!

wow!

^So, what are you implying or suggesting by that comment?

How bout City Link? ...............

Transportation Projects Update North Bend Road to get traffic fix State money or not, township going ahead By Eric Bradley • [email protected] • November 11, 2008 http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20081111/NEWS01/811110323/ GREEN TWP. - Township officials will find out at the end of this month if they will receive matching state funds to improve North Bend Road and its intersections with Monfort Heights Drive and Boomer Road. The township intends to proceed with the $1.3 million plan next year whether or not it is awarded the 50 percent funding from Ohio. Fred Schlimm, Green Township director of public services, said the project to improve traffic flow and enhance safety at the congested stretch south of Interstate 74 has been under consideration for four years. The township worked with the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Hamilton County Engineer's Office to plan the upgrades. ... More at: http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20081111/NEWS01/811110323/