Hts121

If Iggy does not pass out "athletic" scholarships now, that practice has changed since I was in HS in the 90's. More than one kid from my team was "approached" and a friend of mine from another district was given a full ride and he was not a good student at all at a bottom tier public school. I know US does some of this too (I went there for my freshman year in HS). Sure, they don't call them athletic scholarships.... and they are "need-based".... but there certainly are kids that would not have been accepted to these schools but for their athletic talent. I would consider that an athletic scholarship.

Santa Claus draws my disdain as well...

^ Yes. But I was responding to the thought that US and Hawken might someday abandon their lower campuses and consolidate with the upper schools. HB is beautiful though. All the private school Shaker and CH campuses are.

^NC also has the advantage of being one of two states that don't force their political subdivisions to collectively bargain with their municipal employees.

Wrong. I think I know why your "politics" disagrees with this line of thinking, but for the purposes of THIS conversation involving the State's budget (not private wealth).... you will need to elaborate.

Pedestrians always have the right of way in Ohio..... HOWEVER, you are allowed to turn with an assured clear distance between you and the pedestrians. If your turn makes them slow down or alter there course accross the crosswalk, then you have violated their right of way. It's really no different than turning on red in the first place... you check the traffic coming the other way and make a judgment call. But I understand the "courtesy" angle in this particular situation and I try to wait. But if I see some old lady with a walker enter the street and I still have 2 minutes to turn before she even gets close the side of the street I am turning on.... I am going for it.

^Eh... knowing Dan's age ;), that was probably before the time of "random selection".... lawyers are not able to scheme what judge you get anymore. Thank Cuyahoga County and our "way" of doing things for that. In smaller counties though, there may be only one judge.

Yes, and the Laffer Curve is utter b.s. In fact, the "theory" of the Laffer Curve was used to justify the Bush tax cuts. Did the deficit decrease or increase after those? According to the CBO, the deficit has/will increase $2.5 trillion over the course of 10 years due to the Bush tax cuts which were voted through using reconciliation and not accounted for on the overall balance sheet. That would be more than 2.5 times the cost of either of the Health Care bills which the CBO estimates will reduce the deficit.

Hawken and US both recently made SIGNIFICANT investments in their lower campuses. They aren't moving east anytime in our lifetime. Scrabble, check out this photothread for more on WRA - http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,18895.0.html I am looking at Ruffing Montesouri in Cleveland Hts for my son. Same class size as the other privates, but half the cost. I also think that method of instruction fits his personality nicely.

IMO, home court advantage is much more important in the conference playoffs than the finals due to the home-away format. In the conference series, you play a 2-2-1-1-1 format. In the Finals, it's a 2-3-2 format. If the home court team loses EITHER of the first two games at home in the Finals, the pressure is seriously on with that team having to head for 3 straight on the road against an elite team and no guarantee of a return trip back home.

I am aware of several theories one could speculate as the probable results/consequences of significant tax cuts. I just want the candidate to be up front with specifics of how the balance will be acheived in the short term while we hope the stars align and prosperity returns. But like I said above, if someone wants to explore how tax credits can be used more expansively to attract business, I would feel much more comfortable with taking a cross the fingers and wait and see approach. At least then we would know for sure that the lost revenue is being circulated in the economy and not earning interest in some trust fund.

$17,000+/yr for Kindergarten!!!... and the price goes up from there. I think Hathaway Brown starts at $18,500. U.S., Laurel and Gilmour are in that range as well. And I would not necessarily call US and Hawken near-east side schools anymore. The University School building in Shaker Heights used to house the entire school for 80 some years. But their upper campus was built on a 400 acre lot in Hunting Valley. They have a maple syrup factory and fish hatchery in addition to great athletic fields. Hawken also moved its upper school from its Lyndhurst campus to just across the county line in Geauga. I think they transformed some kind of gigantic farm into their new campus. It sits on a very large parcel, with trails and endless fields.

This is the same question I ask all the time whenever some says tax cuts/elimination. How are you going to pay for it? How are you going to close the gap in the budget that it creates. I hear some ideas in response but nothing that would come even close to what is being proposed on the other end. So, if either gubernatorial candidate is going to campaign on cutting taxes, I want to see a balance sheet..... a SPECIFIC balance sheet.

No Lebron, no Shaq, no Z, no Jamison (in the 2nd half).... still able to knock off the Spurs tonight at the Q.

Browns are off to a decent start in free agency / trade season: They signed Scott Fujita, a veteran LB, who was one of the leaders on super bowl champion Sants They also signed Tony Pashos, a big offensive lineman. They are hoping he will find his way into the starting lineup on the right side. At the least, he is a good "utility" linemen as they think he can play both RG and RT. There are some reports tonight that they have traded for Seattle backup QB Senaca Wallace. This kid was dynamic in college as both a passer and a runner, and there has been a growing whisper in the Seattle locker room to give him a shot as the full time starter. No clues yet as to whether he was brought in to backup Brady or to start. Holmgren, who coached Wallace in Seattle, is not a big fan of QB competitions heading into camp.

All good points... but still no reason to leave that issue out of the conversation... so long as it does not hi-jack the entire debate. I think statistics prove the economic benefits to be more than speculative.

So what explains suburbs like Westlake, which have on average very stable households and >75th percentile household incomes, not cracking the list (and in some cases not having a single NMSF)? Here is the answer viewed through tainted lense of an urban snob: Why do you find more NMSFs in Shaker Heights as compared to Westlake: Truly smart people appreciate good architecture. That might be the most touche response I have seen on this board in awhile (not including my own responses of course ;))

Wow. I never realized Detroit was almost twice the land-mass of Cleveland.

Some schools - Shaker Hts - really try to separate their exceptional students moreso than other public schools. They are in smaller classes with more advanced students. Much more than your average AP program. Cleveland Hts High used to do something like this when I went there, but I don't think they do so much anymore with the whole dividing the HS into four separate schools.

You may like the movie I had mentioned earlier - In the Mouth of Madness. It also stars Sam Neil and I believe is based on a John Carpenter book.

Why do you want them addressed separately? It might not "fundamentally" be an economic issue.... but it is an economic issue nonetheless. Gay people move to "gay friendly" areas and they take their talent, tax revenue and overall productivity with them.

^^ It is hard for me to put economic issues ahead of fundamental civil rights issues. Paraphrasing Benjamin Franklin - Those who sacrafice liberty for security deserve neither

I only made it through the first 5 minutes of Saw III before I had to turn it off and swear off that franchise.

I think we are making progress...

I don't think the food is supposed to be their "draw".... I am not surprised at all that it leaves something to be desired.