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Everyone did. It was made public and punishments were announced before that game.

Such a shame. This really does stain his rep.

Why would they build a walmart when there is one within spitting distance at Severence Circle?

Can somebody explain how this works in layman terms?

Congrats to Gov. Kasich, BTW, for finalizing the deal to keep American Greetings in NEO.... although I probably don't want to know what level of corporate welfare was promised...

Bingo. As much as the Tea Party and conservatives railed against that line, muttered by the airheaded Pelosi, you'd think they would have similar concerns about a Republican sponsored bill. Think again. Hypocrites.

The Tea Party is holding a rally today in support of the bill. I would say they are in support of it. This Bill does nothing to cut taxes. Any such conclusion is speculative at best at this point. Further, the bill is offensive to the notion of smaller government. This is the big bad state coming in and telling the local governments how to run their operations. And, further, if the specifics are not known, then why is it being hastily rushed through. Sounds awfully familiar (even though HCR was debated for at least a year... if not decades). My throat is getting sore again....

This bill is not just an attack on the working class, it is blatantly offensive to the notion of local self governance. But yet the Tea Party is rallying in support of it. Hmmmmmmm.....

I think they'll shut him down for the season. It was a minimum of a 5 week injury and no sense bringing him back for just a few games. It gives the young guys (Samuels, Harongody, Erden) more of a chance to show what they got. The most important thing to do from here on out is evaluate what you should keep going into next season. That is why you are seeing a lot of the young guys rotate in and out of the starting lineup. I expect to see Erden at starting C for at least a few games, but if Samuels keeps up his play as of late that might be hard to justify.

^ exactly ^^I never said they were.... nor do they have a need for one. Voting against funding/support for our troops is unamerican, no? I've never had a soldier come to my door asking support for a levy so they can buy gear that more closely complies with commonly accepted guidelines and/or enlist more personnel so they can meet staffing criteria.

Spot on, Rep. Ryan. For the record, I don't think that anyone would argue that the Collective Bargaining Act couldn't use a little reform here and there. But SB5 is anything but reasonable reform. Every, single repeal and amendment is intended to harm the rights of our public employees / civil servants. I wonder how the military soldiers became such golden cows of the right-wing, but not police and fire. Sure, they had their little moment of glory after 9/11, but that appears to be long gone. On that note, imagine if they tried to pull this stunt back then....

Since I expect to see at least that much growth inthe outlying counties, particularly Medina, the Cleveland metro might not take as big a hit, if any, as some had predicted.

^Heavin forbid. But seriously, it depends on the City whether CBD and Downtown are the same thing. For Dallas, it would include "uptown" and downtown, for Cleveland it is just downtown. But, if you add in our "uptown" (University Circle) then its workforce population still has Dallas' CBD beat, sorry to say...

No. Not sure where you inferred that out of what I wrote. The first sentence is fact and was in direct response to the previous post. The second sentence is a hunch in this particular situation. Your response is akin to the type of folks who, if I said I was pro-choice, would call me a "baby killer" The issue of privatizing public sector work is a complex one to say the least. I don't think it should be forbidden, but I don't think public employers should be given carte blanche to do so either. It depends on the job and a lot of other circumstances.

Speaking of 'regional efforts', how bout our boys from NEO grabbing 22 of a possible 28 spots in the Div. 1 state HS wrestling tournament finals, with at least one participant in each weight class and an all-NEO matchup in 8 of the 14 championship matchups.

This makes a lot of sense and should be more widely implemented. SWAT, HAZMAT, etc. can all be shared.

One of the key provisions of senate bill 5 does just that..... allowing public employers to contract out areas traditionally reserved for the public sector. I guess we will find out shortly exactly which one of Kasich's supporters that was intended to benefit.

I don't understand how these alleged "small government" folk are so strong behind Kasich and Walker. Both have no respect for local discretion. Senate Bill 5 is full of caps/ceilings which prevent the local communities from engaging in self-governance. If a community wants to pay 100% of their firefighters healthcare costs, what business is it of Kasich's? If a community wants to increase its property taxes to pay for better schools, why would Walker want to stand in the way? Just goes to show that these "small governmant" folk really are all talk.

^I agree. I also agree with Mokbubble's comments above. For Cleveland, it's not how many you lose, but who and from where. I actually predict it gained some in terms of upper class and upper middle class, but the losses in the lower middle class and lower class are going to easily drown those numbers out when looking at the raw census figures. But, on the other hand, that is exactly what the City needs..... more productive residents, less burdens.

Harongody, by himself, was worth a 2nd round pick. Baron and Sessions look like they are going to be able to mesh for 15-20 mins a night and at least one of them on the floor at all times. Jamison going down is going to give us a real good look at some of these youngsters up front.

They do understand that. Teachers, Fire Fighters, Police have been making concessions on healthcare here in Ohio even before the national recession hit. On a whole, their premiums have gone up and their coverage has gone down. When they have challenged the cities on this issue recently, they have lost for the most part. The third party neutrals who mediate these disputes have been leaning towards the cities and/or school boards on this issue and other cost issues for the past several years. I think there is a misconception that our public servants were entitled to dictate the terms of their agreements prior to SB5.... although that is exactly what SB5 allows the public employers to now do. I don't like the fact that the State is now replacing the "floor" approach with a "ceiling" approach. It is one thing to say that the employer must contribute x amount to healthcare/pensions/etc. It is quite another to say that the employer can only contribute x amount to healthcare/pensions/etc.

Unemployment rate dips below 9% and not a peep in this thread. Hmmmmmm.....

Love the idea!

I deleted my response. I am not gonna possibly give Kasich a head's up. Suffice it to say, Gramarye, you should take a closer look at Rocky River IV and the rationale behind that decision. It doesn't line up.

They did. But I am glad to know that all the Repbulican hoopla over the health care law debate/procedure was just colored bubbles. I now have had the time to read the bill and have a question. Under what constitutional authority did the General Assembly pass this bill? This is heading to court.... and the ballot.