Unionforfever "Unless new high paying jobs move in, the demise will continue and only the politicians will be left." And what high paying jobs would you not bash? You despise anyone making a decent wage in this town.
First of all, ytown, thanks for not bashing me. The things you bring up are exactly the things I am thankful for - a modest copay and partial PERS pickup. They are also the things that will most likely be changing in our next contract. So not only are we not asking for more, we expect a continued pay freeze, increased copays and PERS contributions. Again, a sign of the times and no surprise to anyone.
I am a county employee who would like to share some facts that people may not be aware of. I graduated from YSU, paid my own way, and got hired by the County without any connections. I have worked from 8 until 4:30 Monday through Friday for 19 years. I clock in and out when I come and go and for my 30 minute lunch. When I take time off, I use my sick or vacation time. I am a union member and have not had a raise – not even a cost of living – for five years. My health insurance copay has gone up and my PERS contributions have too. I am not complaining about these facts – I live in this County and know full well the state of economy. Concessions must be made. And while even I must agree that there are some overpaid County employees – mostly in management - not all of us are. So while I am grateful for the wonderful things about my job, I work hard for my money like many other County employees and pay the same taxes that private sector employees do. I just want people to know that there are hard working County employees making an average wage and making concessions.
Animal Charity provided no information on the following during their "interview" with Louie Free: What specific illnesses did the abducted cats have? Why would an animal be put down because it was dehydrated? Why did they mix sick animals with healthy animals? What animal training do either of these women have??? What charges are being brought against CLS? Can a shelter be shut down because the humane agent doesn't agree with their adoption procedures? If there were so many sick cats, why didn't Animal Charity release video and pictures of these socalled sick cats the same way they plastered the images of the abused/neglected dog found not too long ago? They played that case up top anyone who would listen. They are surprisingly restricted with info on this case. Those women said so many inconsistencies I was left speechless. And not to mention, they said CLS charged people to drop animals off to them. I know personally that this is not true. I found a very sick kitten that they took without ever asking for a penny. Animal Charity also said CLS charged extremely low prices for adopting a cat but when asked how much they charge, they said almost the same amounts as CLS. The City of Youngstown pays Animal Charity for humane services... what a waste of taxpayer money. And at the expense of cats' lives. Shameful.
Let Animal Charity prove the need for this raid. They must have taken photographic and video evidence of the supposed conditions. What harm could there be in making those public even if the investigation is ongoing? If it proves their case, they would release them. It seems to me this is a case of what people in the rescue community call "rescue snobbery." Everyone thinks their shelter is perfect and likes to bash all others when in reality, we are all working towards the same goal and would be able to do so much more if we worked together instead pitted ourselves against each other. If there was neglect and animals were suffering, then any rescue group / facility should absolutely be investigated. However, it should be the same standards and treatment for all groups. Given all the negative publicity Animal Charity and its agents have received over the last year, you would think they would be extra careful in their actions...
What decent man knowingly and against police instruction abandons a dog with a bite history by tying him to dumpster in the parking lot of a shelter run by volunteers? If he loved this dog, he would have followed police instruction and then started some sort of training to correct the aggression or at the very least, taken it to the vet to have it humanely euthanized in a way that posed no threat to people.
Angels does take in unwanted animals - they are shelter just like any other. And of course there is a process to do this. They have placed thousands of unwanted animals over the years. All because people did things the right way and followed Angels' animal placement process. To make matters worse in this particular case, this dog had just bitten someone earlier that day. Struthers police had instructed the "owner" to keep the dog quarantined. So not only did he abandon his dog, he knowingly left a dog with a bite history in a parking lot. Amazing. And people on this forum want to bash Angels? I hope he gets the maximum punishment possible.
Reports say "30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan refusing to help mom save her Youngstown home
Just saying... has anyone verified that there is actually a foreclosure???
February 2, 2012 at 8:18 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Area ranked next to worst
Unionforfever "Unless new high paying jobs move in, the demise will continue and only the politicians will be left." And what high paying jobs would you not bash? You despise anyone making a decent wage in this town.
May 10, 2011 at 1:49 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Puzzling Problem
First of all, ytown, thanks for not bashing me. The things you bring up are exactly the things I am thankful for - a modest copay and partial PERS pickup. They are also the things that will most likely be changing in our next contract. So not only are we not asking for more, we expect a continued pay freeze, increased copays and PERS contributions. Again, a sign of the times and no surprise to anyone.
April 3, 2011 at 7:08 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Puzzling Problem
I am a county employee who would like to share some facts that people may not be aware of. I graduated from YSU, paid my own way, and got hired by the County without any connections. I have worked from 8 until 4:30 Monday through Friday for 19 years. I clock in and out when I come and go and for my 30 minute lunch. When I take time off, I use my sick or vacation time. I am a union member and have not had a raise – not even a cost of living – for five years. My health insurance copay has gone up and my PERS contributions have too. I am not complaining about these facts – I live in this County and know full well the state of economy. Concessions must be made. And while even I must agree that there are some overpaid County employees – mostly in management - not all of us are. So while I am grateful for the wonderful things about my job, I work hard for my money like many other County employees and pay the same taxes that private sector employees do. I just want people to know that there are hard working County employees making an average wage and making concessions.
April 3, 2011 at 4:13 p.m. permalink suggest removal
McNally expects up-or-down vote on CSB raises
Last time I checked, the school year is 9 months long and teachers start before the kids and end after the kids do.
December 3, 2010 at 4:18 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Mahoning CSB approves pay raises for workers
Are you people really posting these statements over a three percent cost of living increase?
November 17, 2010 at 8:17 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Cat-shelter volunteer defends facility’s efforts
Animal Charity provided no information on the following during their "interview" with Louie Free:
What specific illnesses did the abducted cats have?
Why would an animal be put down because it was dehydrated?
Why did they mix sick animals with healthy animals?
What animal training do either of these women have???
What charges are being brought against CLS?
Can a shelter be shut down because the humane agent doesn't agree with their adoption procedures?
If there were so many sick cats, why didn't Animal Charity release video and pictures of these socalled sick cats the same way they plastered the images of the abused/neglected dog found not too long ago? They played that case up top anyone who would listen. They are surprisingly restricted with info on this case.
Those women said so many inconsistencies I was left speechless. And not to mention, they said CLS charged people to drop animals off to them. I know personally that this is not true. I found a very sick kitten that they took without ever asking for a penny. Animal Charity also said CLS charged extremely low prices for adopting a cat but when asked how much they charge, they said almost the same amounts as CLS. The City of Youngstown pays Animal Charity for humane services... what a waste of taxpayer money. And at the expense of cats' lives. Shameful.
September 17, 2010 at 1:44 p.m. permalink suggest removal
More than 70 cats taken from Cat Ladies Society
Let Animal Charity prove the need for this raid. They must have taken photographic and video evidence of the supposed conditions. What harm could there be in making those public even if the investigation is ongoing? If it proves their case, they would release them. It seems to me this is a case of what people in the rescue community call "rescue snobbery." Everyone thinks their shelter is perfect and likes to bash all others when in reality, we are all working towards the same goal and would be able to do so much more if we worked together instead pitted ourselves against each other.
If there was neglect and animals were suffering, then any rescue group / facility should absolutely be investigated. However, it should be the same standards and treatment for all groups. Given all the negative publicity Animal Charity and its agents have received over the last year, you would think they would be extra careful in their actions...
September 16, 2010 at 2:55 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Police to charge owner who abandoned dog
What decent man knowingly and against police instruction abandons a dog with a bite history by tying him to dumpster in the parking lot of a shelter run by volunteers? If he loved this dog, he would have followed police instruction and then started some sort of training to correct the aggression or at the very least, taken it to the vet to have it humanely euthanized in a way that posed no threat to people.
June 18, 2010 at 12:22 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Owner of dog abandoned at Angels to be charged Friday
Angels does take in unwanted animals - they are shelter just like any other. And of course there is a process to do this. They have placed thousands of unwanted animals over the years. All because people did things the right way and followed Angels' animal placement process.
To make matters worse in this particular case, this dog had just bitten someone earlier that day. Struthers police had instructed the "owner" to keep the dog quarantined. So not only did he abandon his dog, he knowingly left a dog with a bite history in a parking lot. Amazing. And people on this forum want to bash Angels? I hope he gets the maximum punishment possible.
June 18, 2010 at 8:37 a.m. permalink suggest removal