Blame at least part of this mess on racial politics. When the School Board should have constructed a new, centralized high school in the downtown area, the whites and blacks fought each other and got a rebuilt Chaney and a new East High. Now Chaney is an academic school that no child who wants a traditional high school experience will attend, and East is in an area of such advanced urban blight that parents won't permit their children to attend, not to mention that it's location is inconvenient to reach from most of the city. White Folks and Black Folks in the City of Youngstown, you all should be proud of yourselves! Not!
>uselesseater. VW's reputation for quality has been tarnished for many years. Within the past 90 days Yahoo ran an article about "used cars to avoid," and the Volkswagen new Beetle, any year, was on the lemon alert list.
>Freeatlast. In case you haven't noticed, the generation of people who fought in WW II is pretty much gone, and even their children are in their 60's and 70's. The average person now working in a German factory was born after the point in time when President Kennedy said "Icht ben ein Berliner" and most of America applauded.
HellaBB, you display your ignorance when you say KMart won't cover the expense. In fact, it absolutely must pay for medical expenses and lost wages incurred due to time off the job. The injuries suffered by the two employees in question were sustained in the course and scope of their employment, and, therefore, covered by Workers Comp.
It would have been fun to have seen Rushel Shell, who was ranked as the #1 running back in the high school class of 2012, carry the ball, but this was just a good old butt-kicking from the Penguins to the Panthers. Anyone who doesn't understand that is as rock-stupid as the sportscaster on ESPN who said, "Youngstown State won the battle of Pennsylvania tonight."
The reason the legislation hasn't been voted on is because the Republicans in the majority have all been purchased by corrupt businessmen. The flavor of money merely enhances the GOP's natural inclination to let one of their own steal money from the public in any way possible without intervening protection from the State. It's called Capitalism in 21st Century America. Back in the Old Days it was called bribery, corruption, and felonious conduct.
The millions of pounds of toxic waste resting as sludge at the bottom of the Mahoning River are mute testament to the hidden costs of industrial development without proper controls. Too bad that people are still so easily corrupted by greed that they are willing to risk long-term pollution for the often ephemeral promise of gas and oil royalties.
Sammarone and the police chief should be happy that Occupy Youngstown is in Central Square with their tents and sleeping bags. Everyone else wants to get out of town by 5:30 p.m. to get home to Boardman, Canfield and Poland. The Occupy Youngstown people might be the only people in the County who want to stay overnight in the city.
Prosecutorial incompetence again. The purpose of a summary judgment motion is to permit the court to analyze all of the evidence which the prosecution has and decide whether, if fully believed to be true by a jury, it is sufficient to sustain a conviction. If the prosecution failed to produce all of its evidence in front of Judge D'Apolito in county court, which is what Atty. Cantalamessa admitted, then it is fair to conclude that there was no co-ordination between the prosecutorial team which was prosecuting the dancers and the team which was prosecuting the club owner in common pleas court. If this was done by a private law firm the applicable descriptive words would be 'legal malpractice.'
The Republican party in Ohio doesn't care a whit about the Mahoning Valley, and the Democratic Party only cares when they need our votes to carry elections. Why should an ultra-conservative Republican from Marietta be the congressional representative for large segments of people who live in metropolitan Youngstown? And, that question goes almost equally well for the time when Democrat Ted Strickland, of Lucasville, was our congressman. I will give the Dems a bit of a pass-card on this, however, since the gerry-mandering process occurred on the Republican's watch in Columbus.
Restructuring plan unveiled
Blame at least part of this mess on racial politics. When the School Board should have constructed a new, centralized high school in the downtown area, the whites and blacks fought each other and got a rebuilt Chaney and a new East High. Now Chaney is an academic school that no child who wants a traditional high school experience will attend, and East is in an area of such advanced urban blight that parents won't permit their children to attend, not to mention that it's location is inconvenient to reach from most of the city. White Folks and Black Folks in the City of Youngstown, you all should be proud of yourselves! Not!
March 7, 2013 at 11:45 a.m. permalink suggest removal
CLEAN & EFFICIENT: The new diesel Cruze
>uselesseater. VW's reputation for quality has been tarnished for many years. Within the past 90 days Yahoo ran an article about "used cars to avoid," and the Volkswagen new Beetle, any year, was on the lemon alert list.
>Freeatlast. In case you haven't noticed, the generation of people who fought in WW II is pretty much gone, and even their children are in their 60's and 70's. The average person now working in a German factory was born after the point in time when President Kennedy said "Icht ben ein Berliner" and most of America applauded.
February 7, 2013 at 4:33 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Accused shoplifter causes Kmart ruckus
HellaBB, you display your ignorance when you say KMart won't cover the expense. In fact, it absolutely must pay for medical expenses and lost wages incurred due to time off the job. The injuries suffered by the two employees in question were sustained in the course and scope of their employment, and, therefore, covered by Workers Comp.
December 11, 2012 at 1:02 p.m. permalink suggest removal
BCS BUSTERS
It would have been fun to have seen Rushel Shell, who was ranked as the #1 running back in the high school class of 2012, carry the ball, but this was just a good old butt-kicking from the Penguins to the Panthers. Anyone who doesn't understand that is as rock-stupid as the sportscaster on ESPN who said, "Youngstown State won the battle of Pennsylvania tonight."
September 2, 2012 at 12:19 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Lorraine asks for clemency
Dennis Watkins knows everything there is to know about being a Con Man.
December 14, 2011 at 12:58 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Valley residents rally for stalled Nitro’s Law in Columbus
The reason the legislation hasn't been voted on is because the Republicans in the majority have all been purchased by corrupt businessmen. The flavor of money merely enhances the GOP's natural inclination to let one of their own steal money from the public in any way possible without intervening protection from the State. It's called Capitalism in 21st Century America. Back in the Old Days it was called bribery, corruption, and felonious conduct.
December 8, 2011 at 1:14 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Valley drilling on the move
The millions of pounds of toxic waste resting as sludge at the bottom of the Mahoning River are mute testament to the hidden costs of industrial development without proper controls. Too bad that people are still so easily corrupted by greed that they are willing to risk long-term pollution for the often ephemeral promise of gas and oil royalties.
November 21, 2011 at 2:08 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Occupy Youngstown protestors plan to hold their ground
Sammarone and the police chief should be happy that Occupy Youngstown is in Central Square with their tents and sleeping bags. Everyone else wants to get out of town by 5:30 p.m. to get home to Boardman, Canfield and Poland. The Occupy Youngstown people might be the only people in the County who want to stay overnight in the city.
November 12, 2011 at 10:34 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Go Go club case is gone
Prosecutorial incompetence again. The purpose of a summary judgment motion is to permit the court to analyze all of the evidence which the prosecution has and decide whether, if fully believed to be true by a jury, it is sufficient to sustain a conviction. If the prosecution failed to produce all of its evidence in front of Judge D'Apolito in county court, which is what Atty. Cantalamessa admitted, then it is fair to conclude that there was no co-ordination between the prosecutorial team which was prosecuting the dancers and the team which was prosecuting the club owner in common pleas court. If this was done by a private law firm the applicable descriptive words would be 'legal malpractice.'
November 8, 2011 at 9:36 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Rep. Johnson: End out-of-control spending
The Republican party in Ohio doesn't care a whit about the Mahoning Valley, and the Democratic Party only cares when they need our votes to carry elections. Why should an ultra-conservative Republican from Marietta be the congressional representative for large segments of people who live in metropolitan Youngstown? And, that question goes almost equally well for the time when Democrat Ted Strickland, of Lucasville, was our congressman. I will give the Dems a bit of a pass-card on this, however, since the gerry-mandering process occurred on the Republican's watch in Columbus.
May 18, 2011 at 10:31 a.m. permalink suggest removal