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^Patrolmen start at $45K per year. They get maybe another $1000 in uniform allowance and when you add in health insurance and retirement contributions, $60K is probably not that far off..... at least in the short term prior to step increases kicking in. The numbers you see tossed about online by those claiming public employees are overpaid take into account averages for the entire department, which would include the top brass, and/or averages over the entire county, which would factor in the higher paying suburban officers. Another factor which drives up that "true cost" figure is overtime, which increased manpower obviously reduces the need for.

^Yes..... but that will be treated like any other special event. They will hire additional manpower through the use of overtime and/or auxiliary officers (does Cleveland have auxiliary officers?). They won't take officers out of Central or Hough or any other neighborhood to cover downtown.

^A higher police presence is always welcome, but you have to keep in mind that sending more resources downtown depletes the manpower in other areas of the City. What is probably a more realistic option is to somehow get more funding for DCA to increase the presence of the ambassadors...... they provide a visible presence and also more eyes on the street to report things to police if need be.

^it looked so dark and drury

It's real..... but, contrary to popular belief, it is much more frequent in black-on-black assaults in the ghettos/projects than it is on 'polar bears'...... that whole 'polar bear hunting' thing is something that maybe one person said once and it spread like wildfire.

^I saw the video of St. Patrick's day and that didn't seem like the knockout game.

^Depends on what you define as "gang related crime"...... and I'm not so sure we have seen much of the 'knockout game' here in Cleveland. There have been some assaults involving black youth, but that is not always the result of this game you hear so much about.

As it is in any big city....

If you're looking for flash, stand on that corner and look east

The other two are Dontre Wilson (H-Back) and Corey Smith (WR). With Braxton Miller moving to H-Back, Marshall has been focusing on WR.

If I venture over to Lakewood anytime soon, I will be on the lookout for a person matching that description.

Here's a good description.... http://midlevelexceptional.com/2014/07/03/nba-salary-cap-trade-exception/ Thanks, KJP[/member] Too many words In the NBA, trades can only occur when the salaries of the players being exchanged come close to matching. It is something like 15%. You can't trade a guy who makes $10mill for a guy who makes $1mill....... unless, the team you are trading him to is under the salary cap in an amount equal to or greater than the difference... and then, in addition to the player who makes $1mill, you get a 'trade exception' from that team for the difference. You then have 1 year to use that trade exception to use in another unbalanced salary trade. Only teams that are under the cap can 'create' a trade exception, as Portland did here. But we can then use it to fill the gap in any salaries in another trade over the next year, or it expires.

^^JR has always been a streaky shooter, so you can't live or die with his scoring. But the other facets of his game really surprised me last season and I watch the NBA regularly. His basketball IQ was much higher than I expected and his defense was outstanding at times. The bottom line is that we can't find a better option to fill out the roster..... not even close.

Can we get a report? Or should we send out a search party?

Wristbands would have to be part of it or else kids would just find a way to sneak in without paying. I certainly will, at least in the conservative media, which would be highly hypocritical. It is akin to the cries from the gun control crowd each time there is a mass shooting...... taking a single incident and using it to allege a widespread problem.

Was there a general admission ticket you had to buy? As I remember, carnivals only cost money if you want to buy tix to ride the rides or play the games. A general admission fee might dilute the issue of loitering

Delly has inked a new 1yr/$1.2m deal

I believe the more appropriate response would be dag'gummit

Also a family friendly place. Weren't we just mentioning that downtown was lacking in that option?

Smart move In other news, Joey Bosa's little brother, Nick, committed to tOSU. Arguably a better HS player than his big bro was, believe it or not

Happy Birthday, Cleveland!

I assume the Spurs are favored in a head to head hypothetical

Drug overdose?

That's a twist on the truth. Obama was sworn in to office January 2009. Scott Brown won the special election to fill Ted Kennedy's seat in January 2010. Regardless, his first two years were spent trying to absorb the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Kasich's took office after the national economy had largely recovered.

Sounds like Richard Jefferson is going to sign with the Cavs to be the back-up wing. Other than his rather brief 'prime' with NJ, I never really liked RJ. I would've rather taking a chance on a younger player. It also seems like JR Smith has struck out on trying to find a deal elsewhere and will have to swallow some pride to return to the Cavs. He should not have opted out of his deal. He'll have to pay the price for that most likely with less money.