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Is every Suburban/rural parent is active in their childs life? I went to Shaker and I knew kids who's parents didn't know what their kids were doing from day-to-day, but because they were rich, its a different story. Right?? I knew kids who's parent only worried about the keeping up appearances. Yet their kid was strung out. And when the sh!t hit the fan, mommie and daddy rush to school to find out what they can do to get their kid passed to the next grade so the neighbors wouldnt talk. My nephews and neice attend Shaker. Same thing. Kids who's parents don't really care about them, but live to say "we live in shaker and have good schools". Also, I think that is insulting to imply the many parents of students in the CMSD do not care about their children and their childrens educations. My father and his siblings are products of the CSS; many of my cousins are and many of their children are current students. Not everyone in the system is poor or a bad representation of the CMSD. Now, I agree it's a combination of parenting and having a child who is focused. I'm not really sure what the purpose of this response was. I didn't say that is what suburban schools were, I said that's what parents WANT. And yes, parents WANT their child to be around other children with responsible parents. And I'm sure not all CMSD parents are irresponsible, but the ratio of responsible to irresponsible is high enough that it ruins the entire district. All you really need is 20% or so to be "bad" to bring down everyone else.

It doesn't' have anything to do with segregation or race or religion or learning ability or opportunity. It has to do with are you or aren't you being raised by a responsible parent? Is the residential neighborhood stable enough so when a kid goes home after school and for the summer, that he/she doesn't lose everything it learned at school? It's the same reason that even within really good school districts they don't put too many "problem" children in the same classroom. In a class of 20, you can have 2-3 "problem" kids. Any more than that and those types of kids (who 99 out of 100 are a "problem" b/c their parents are degenerates) just dominate the classroom and really bog it down and prevent other kids from learning.

At the end of the day, it's 100% about schools. Parents want to send their kids to school with a group of kids who have 1 common denominator among them: they all have parents who are active in their child's life. People from the suburbs see what happened within Cleveland itself a la regionalism. Instead of Cleveland Schools being based in the neighborhood and where you lived within the district, they opened it up for any kid to go to any school anywhere in the district. Suddenly the few schools in Cleveland that were performing OK went into the toilet. You can't just introduce kids with deadbeat parents to a population of kids with active parents and expect the kid to turn around b/c he/she is exposed to a better environment...unless of course you simply never send the kid home. Read up on the Harlem Children's Zone and what their research found that the problem was with the Harlem Schools. It wasn't the schools, it wasn't the teachers, it wasn't the books, it wasn't the kids learning ability...it was the fact that the kids had to go home. Malcolm Gladwell has a good chapter on it in his book "Outliers".

No, you're not crazy. Since the introduction of Zebra Mussels into the Great Lakes in the mid 80's, the water has become clearer. They siphon water at a pretty fast pace, feeding off algae thus making the water clearer (or bluer).

This would be a big win for Cleveland. Coupled with the Sr Games in 2013 and Gay Games in 2014...that's a solid string of national events!

It was puzzling to me when GM needed help and the government took over why Obama didn't say, OK, here's what we're going to do. You're going to manufacture, in addition to your traditional automobile lines, rail cars for this new interstate rail system we're going to build using the billions of stimulous money we've just approved.

What is the price per sq ft?

When your objective is to raise funding for a public project, yes, those are requirements. Unless you think a landscape/design firm is more likely to have an investor give them millions of dollars over Dan Gilbert.

OK...so who would you rather see on the panel that is more versed in urban design that has the capital and business/political connections to make something happen?

^ Yes, especially when there are so many prominant areas that could use a face lift (like the sidewalk being re-done, or a re-landscaped tree lawn) that would substantially improve an area. I'd rather see the money go there than towards renovating a park that's already doing pretty well.

I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!

^ correct Keep in mind the "event" that may have occured could simply be too many people were taking that bet (that he would go to Chicago) so the sportsbook changed the line to steer the betting another direction

Are you arguing OSU does not have a significant economic impact on the city of Columbus?

Happened to drive by Hot Sauce Williams around 5:30 last night...there was a line out the door! Talk about instant marketing!

^ Perhaps that's part of the problem...I wasn't even aware of this. But yeah, this is the sort of thing that might get immigrant grad students to stick around...an ethnic neighborhood of permanant residents.

Seriously...a destination for immigrants in downtown Cleveland? That would be awesome!

I think this is very true, it is a state issue at the core (although having a college town on the east side of downtown Cleveland would be huge...and it seems CSU is heading that way...but I digress). I went to Ohio U and had no intention of leaving Ohio. In fact, the summer I was looking to intern I had a couple offers, one of which was with JC Penny in Dallas. I immediately dismissed it - simply too far away. 1 year later when job hunting was drawing to a close, Dallas came knocking on my door again....and "Dallas" simply made a better presentation to me than the companies I was considering in Ohio. And even after 4 years in Dallas, I was ready to come home...but it took me another 2 years to find a job to come home to. On the flip side of this, local companies should really focus on partnering with Ohio schools/programs to act as a pipeline for their future employees (I know some already do, but they need to do more). When I was looking for a job out of college, tech companies from around the country were recruiting OU kids from my major. Similar Ohio companies I had to actively seek out. It was part of the reason I left - feeling wanted is a big part of why you decide to work somewhere.

^ Yeah, that's what stood out most to me. Not really who was there, but that there were so many people there...never seen it that crowded!

They act like an anchor keeping the city going, and in some cases, are more or less the reason the town is there (i.e., Athens). Could you imagine what Cleveland would be like if CSU had the economic power of Ohio State? Imagine the economic opportunity if say you doubled the number of Browns home football games each year? Or if Euclid Ave and between 18th and 30th turned into a Court St or a High St with 15,000 students living in a 2 mile radius? And if some of the adjacent Cleveland neighborhoods (Hough, Central) had 15,000 more people living in them? Not to mention what a powerful alumni association would be able to contribute to the University (and city) even if they don't live in the area.

^ Yeah, that's weird...but: Next New Episode Cleveland » Wednesday 9PM E/P http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Man_V_Food/Episodes_Travel_Guides

Man vs Food on the Travel Channel airing the Cleveland episode Wednesday at 9.

Or how Broadway got Avenue instead of Road.

I think if you're already used to what comes with living car free, then there are certainly many neighborhoods you can live car-free in Cleveland. They key question is where would your office be? That will help drive what the best spot will be for you to live.

Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell. I really like his work.

My biggest pet peeve...no accountability on the criminals. It's always someone else's fault...the people who left, the jobs that left...never the person who commits the crime. Never the person who doesn't maintain their property. Never the person who doesn't watch after the kids. Never the person who doesn't educate themselves beyond "low skilled manufacturing job". Change starts within.