Niko

Here it is. Thank you, the PDF in the article is really cool, but I was hoping for something more recent. Gotta keep good things fresh in the minds of the public.

where's the PD article showing all that development surrounding the healthline? :)

CONGRATS! I strongly urge you not to buy any furniture at this time of the year. As StrapHanger mentioned, it's a perfect place for bed bugs and the perfect vessel for other "critters". Bed bugs and their eggs need to be killed with steam heat and at this time of the year, unless you have the $$ for a professional cleaner, I would pass. I - a seasons dumpster diver/good will scrounger/estate/yard sale haggler - rarely pick up soft goods or upholstered items in winter. Even if it looks clean, you cannot guarantee that there are no eggs. I wonder if shark steam would kill them? http://www.sharkclean.com/cgi-bin/livew/site.w?sponsor=000006 It has to be a vapor steam above 200∘F plus some added chemicals. Any heat works. The problem is its not really feasible for your average person to cover a couch in plastic (the kind that won't melt at high temperatures) and then heat the entire thing up high enough and for a long enough period of time to ensure everything dies. Better to avoid them all together. Some members of my family run a pest control business and they don't take bed bug jobs because of the headache.

http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2010/12/feds_to_ohio_your_high-speed_r.html Feds to Ohio: Your high-speed rail project is officially dead Published: Thursday, December 09, 2010, 1:11 PM Updated: Thursday, December 09, 2010, 1:58 PM WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that the federal government is redirecting nearly $400 million it had awarded to Ohio to build a high-speed rail project that would have linked Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. As promised, the money will go to other states. Lame duck Gov. Ted Strickland called this "one of the saddest days during my four years as governor." His successor, John Kasich, who defeated Strickland in November's election, did not share Strickland's enthusiasm for the rail project.

Yes, cars taken off the roads and left in driveways. Less miles driven because of 3C does not necessarily mean less cars. I don't see people that own cars today giving them up when they can ride the 3C. I can agree with your statement that it may reduce the amount of maintenance, but that is somewhat mitigated by the fact that manufacturers state a recommended mileage as well as a recommended period of time for a lot of maintenance items. eg. Oil every 3,000 miles or 6 months. Even at half the number of jobs, it still makes sense. Now if you believe there will be no net job gain, that is a different story. I believe the initial study said there would be only 250-ish government jobs. The rest would be spin-off in the public sector. There is no single point that is the ultimate reason for building the 3C. Its the combination of all the positives that make this an overwhelming benefit for the state and its citizens IMHO.

I've been thinking about how much economic benefit 3C would have and decided to figure out the numbers from just the job creation alone. Assumptions: The median income in Ohio is around $40k. www.taxfoundation.org has our state/local tax burden at around 10%. 3C is estimated to create 8,000 new jobs. 3C operating cost is estimated to be $17m per year. Each new job costs the state of Ohio $2,125 per year (17m/8k). 1 job at the median income pulls in $4k in taxes at the state+local levels (10% of $40k) State+local taxes from the 3C would be $32m per year ($4k in taxes x 8,000 jobs). This doesn't factor in any other costs savings or possible revenue streams. With a state income tax rate of around 3% the state gets back half of the cost of the job from income tax alone.

Is this Voinovich trying to stop the 3C, or is this Voinovich thinking that the 3C has no chance under Kasich and trying to get Ohio some money any way possible?

You can see it from the top of the hill in the Chapin Forest reservation. Might be farther east, depends on where on 90 you're seeing Cleveland. Amazing view BTW. Nice shot of Cleveland + the lake.

No FEB? American Greetings narrows headquarters search to 7 sites in Ohio, Illinois Published: Friday, November 19, 2010, 9:45 AM Updated: Friday, November 19, 2010, 10:17 AM Michelle Jarboe, The Plain Dealer BROOKLYN, Ohio -- American Greetings Corp. is considering seven sites for its corporate headquarters and hopes to make a decision by the end of its fiscal year, in February 2011. The greeting card company has not made a decision to leave Brooklyn, home to its current 2,000-employee corporate headquarters. But American Greetings is evaluating four sites for new construction in Northeast Ohio and is considering two sites with existing buildings in the Chicago area. In a meeting this morning, company officials said they wanted to provide an update to employees and the community, after months of speculation about whether -- and where -- the Fortune 1000 company will go. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/11/american_greetings_narrows_hea.html

Editorial: If scrapping rail project, stop now Published: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 The questions surrounding Ohio's "3-C" high-speed rail project no longer appear to be "How fast will the trains go?" and "How will Ohio pay for it?" but "How quickly will the project be terminated?" and "Can the state keep the money and use it elsewhere?" Republican Gov.-elect John Kasich is sticking with plans to scrap high-speed rail, a decision the federal government said will cost the state millions of dollars. Kasich, who succeeds Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland in January, asked Strickland last week to immediately cancel all passenger rail contracts to save taxpayer money, according to The Associated Press. The Columbus Dispatch reported that Kasich wants the Ohio Department of Transportation to terminate contracts with two consultants at up to $25 million to study the environmental effects of the train service and to work with freight railroads on sharing tracks. http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2010/11/17/opinion/nh3301161.txt?viewmode=fullstory

Yeesh.. Writer can't prove state needs 3C rail Thursday, November 18, 2010 03:03 AM The Columbus Dispatch I respond to the Nov. 10 letter 'Kasich off track on rail's value to Ohio' from John Broz, who contends that Ohio must have passenger-rail service or else. Broz said, "Passenger-rail service is critical to our state's economy." In what way? To what degree? Will our economy fail unless we have it? He also said, "Countless studies show that passenger-rail service creates jobs and businesses ... reduces pollution and reduces our dependency on fossil fuels." What studies? How much of a vested interest do their authors have in seeing passenger rail in Ohio? To what meaningful degree is passenger rail going to reduce pollution and our dependency on fossil fuels? What jobs will it create? How many? For how long? http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/11/18/writer-cant-prove-state-needs-3c-rail.html?sid%3D101

Ugh, this is reminding me of the holidays, sitting around listening to my dad make horrible jokes. :-D

^Thats what I'm hoping happens. Silence + backs turned when he enters and when he's shooting free throws.

^I think they're obligated to run it for 20 years.

This is good stuff, but that downtown map just makes me sad that the WFL doesn't go farther east.

Why even post this drivel? BTW: He gets paid for every "hit" his stories record (that's how the Examiner pays its writers), so the best way to make him go away is not to click on his stories. I figured it might be a chance for people here to refute his article in the comments. Thanks for the heads up on the pay scheme, I had no idea. Also, I accidentally linked to the printable version, here's the web one, ***WARNING! Only click this link if you are going to post a comment!*** http://www.examiner.com/government-in-columbus/lahood-to-kasich-high-speed-train-funds-only-for-ohio-s-slow-speed-3c-train

Gotta love another Spinelli story. ***WARNING! Only click this link if you are going to post a comment!*** http://www.examiner.com/government-in-columbus/lahood-to-kasich-high-speed-train-funds-only-for-ohio-s-slow-speed-3c-train LaHood to Kasich: high-speed train funds only for Ohio's slow-speed 3C train November 10th, 2010 2:38 am ET By John Michael Sp..., Columbus Government Examiner COLUMBUS, Ohio (CGE) - In a letter Tuesday addressed to Republican Governor-elect John Kasich, President Obama's director of transportation, Ray LaHood, told Ohio's new governor that none of the $400 million awarded to Ohio out of the $8 billion dedicated to high-speed rail (HSR) projects across the nation could be spent for anything other than high-speed rail. Kasich, who a week ago won 62 of Ohio's 88 counties to limit incumbent Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland to one-term, sent a letter Monday to President Obama requesting Ohio's funds be re-directed to more pressing state infrastructure needs like upgrades to freight rail, roads and bridges, or to reducing the federal deficit if the funds could not be redicted to any infrastructure project other than the 260-mile 3C rail route that would connect Ohio's three largest cities.

To add on to that, if I understand correctly, it can't even be repurposed for another rail project. Its 3C or nothing.

Not sure, but this may fit better on another thread. http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-news/cities-curb-rail-projects-after-kasich-promises-to-kill-3c-train-plan-997571.html Cities curb rail projects after Kasich promises to kill 3C train plan By Cornelius Frolik, Staff Writer Updated 8:44 AM Monday, November 8, 2010 After Ohio was awarded $400 million in federal stimulus money to develop a commuter rail system connecting Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland, officials in Dayton and Riverside began plans for rail stations and developments they hoped would revitalize whole neighborhoods. But now that Gov.-elect John Kasich has promised to kill the rail plan, it’s back to the drawing board.

The scariest thing to me is thinking about the amount of oil we're going to use in the coming decades. From what I'm seeing the average increase in oil demand year to year is about 2%. That means in the next 35 years we'll use more oil than we have used in all of human history. That's a ridiculously large amount of oil. Where the heck are we going to find it all.

I can't seem to find it now, but the thing that really swayed me was the post Ken had with $$ in savings/revenue that this would generate. If those numbers could be verified by a non-biased 3rd party it may do a lot to sway detractors. Not saying Ken does bad work, but they could easily just say he's biased and fudging the numbers.

Where were those writers before the election? Its nice when people print entire quotes.

No significant impact or no significant negative impact?

You're not kidding. If we had a 6:30 train to Chicago, I'd be visiting friends a lot more.

I was just talking to a friend about how you never see fake punts and the Reggie "Molasses" Hodges pulls out a monster one.