Spot on assessment, though I think you didn't look far enough down the road. The Republicans will continue to use gay marriage ballot initiatives to turn over votes until they're struck down by the Supreme Court. Then the same groups will be back in court claiming marriage is a religious rite so any law defining/regulating marriage violate the First Amendment.
Kudos to Beshara for stopping and thinking about what he's buying, instead of just signing the charge slip. It's not a bad idea, but I wonder if there aren't more cost efficient ways to do the same thing using the university's wifi networks or the cellphone's cellular connection. It would be better if Beshara, YSU and the incubator could develop their own solution at a lower cost & market that.
Glad they got her back, but that story reeks like month old tuna salad. Since Mabel is her proper weight and has a healthy appetite, it might be best to revert to a don't ask don't tell policy. Personally, I think it warrants as much scrutiny as it would get if it was the minivan that was stolen and later recovered from someone who bought it in a Kroger's parking lot with no papers.
I'm always baffled that people refer to the founding father's faith as a tool to advance their own religious views. The founders each had a vast array of religious ideas and faiths. Most of them didn't agree with each others, but they all believed that people (men/mankind) were dignified glorious creations whom their Creator granted the liberty to believe whatever they chose. That faith is a far cry from most of today's religious faiths which jump at every chance to tell people they are worthless junk.
Excessive pop/soda consumption is just as detrimental to personal health (diabetes, obesity) as smoking. While it doesn't have the second hand smoke effects on the rest of the public, it does hit everyone's wallets in the form of higher health insurance costs & higher medicare/medicaid payouts.
Until we do away with all health insurance, public as well as private, and people bear the costs of their behavior solely out of their own pockets, boards of health will keep blocking those behaviors and/or making them more expensive and/or adding more taxes to them. This is just one more law that does all three.
The whole breed doesn't need to be eradicated, but irresponsible owners do. I have three neighbors who own pit bulls they rescued and they are responsible with their pets. That is why this is news worthy, because it doesn't happen every day.
"The panel, with input from schools Superintendent Connie Hathorn, has developed a plan to improve the test scores and thereby secure a higher rating."
That is just as much of the problem as everything else and shows me that the School Board, Superintendent and the state are more concerned about raising test scores than raising students to continuously learn.
"Charter schools, vouchers and open enrollment are siphoning money from school districts, especially those in urban areas like Youngstown." That is like McDonald's crying foul because the Burger King across the street sold more burgers than they did last Quarter.
For once will the Vindy, The Unions, and the administration accept that the Youngstown Schools own sole responsibility for providing a poor alternative to charter schools, vouchers, open enrollment etc.
Maybe if the schools spent more time on Math and less watching Disney movies in the classroom, they'd have retained more students. Maybe if the teachers sent home classroom reports other than when they need more tissues or want more disinfecting wipes, less parents would take their kids (and their funding) elsewhere.
We pay for it, but it is the cheaper way out in the long run and generally standard procedure to eliminate the higher cost of fighting his appeal later on. Obviously, anyone who assaults an officer isn't right in the head, but having a mental issues and being competent enough to stand trial are two different things.
Same-sex marriage time bomb
Spot on assessment, though I think you didn't look far enough down the road. The Republicans will continue to use gay marriage ballot initiatives to turn over votes until they're struck down by the Supreme Court. Then the same groups will be back in court claiming marriage is a religious rite so any law defining/regulating marriage violate the First Amendment.
March 7, 2013 at 4:06 p.m. permalink suggest removal
LifeLine personal safety app will notify cops in 20 seconds
Kudos to Beshara for stopping and thinking about what he's buying, instead of just signing the charge slip.
It's not a bad idea, but I wonder if there aren't more cost efficient ways to do the same thing using the university's wifi networks or the cellphone's cellular connection. It would be better if Beshara, YSU and the incubator could develop their own solution at a lower cost & market that.
March 3, 2013 at 11:40 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Mabel, bulldog stolen in Youngstown, found in Columbus
Glad they got her back, but that story reeks like month old tuna salad. Since Mabel is her proper weight and has a healthy appetite, it might be best to revert to a don't ask don't tell policy. Personally, I think it warrants as much scrutiny as it would get if it was the minivan that was stolen and later recovered from someone who bought it in a Kroger's parking lot with no papers.
September 14, 2012 at 10:51 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Feeling good isn’t a good goal
I'm always baffled that people refer to the founding father's faith as a tool to advance their own religious views. The founders each had a vast array of religious ideas and faiths. Most of them didn't agree with each others, but they all believed that people (men/mankind) were dignified glorious creations whom their Creator granted the liberty to believe whatever they chose. That faith is a far cry from most of today's religious faiths which jump at every chance to tell people they are worthless junk.
September 14, 2012 at 10:38 p.m. permalink suggest removal
NEW YORK CITY Ban to hit eateries’ big, sugary drinks
Excessive pop/soda consumption is just as detrimental to personal health (diabetes, obesity) as smoking. While it doesn't have the second hand smoke effects on the rest of the public, it does hit everyone's wallets in the form of higher health insurance costs & higher medicare/medicaid payouts.
Until we do away with all health insurance, public as well as private, and people bear the costs of their behavior solely out of their own pockets, boards of health will keep blocking those behaviors and/or making them more expensive and/or adding more taxes to them. This is just one more law that does all three.
September 14, 2012 at 10:25 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Mailman bitten by pit bull on Youngstown's East Side
The whole breed doesn't need to be eradicated, but irresponsible owners do. I have three neighbors who own pit bulls they rescued and they are responsible with their pets. That is why this is news worthy, because it doesn't happen every day.
September 13, 2012 at 7:54 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Don’t Y’town residents realize clock’s ticking on city schools?
"The panel, with input from schools Superintendent Connie Hathorn, has developed a plan to improve the test scores and thereby secure a higher rating."
That is just as much of the problem as everything else and shows me that the School Board, Superintendent and the state are more concerned about raising test scores than raising students to continuously learn.
August 24, 2012 at 12:56 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Renewal of school levy may be tough sell in city
"Charter schools, vouchers and open enrollment are siphoning money from school districts, especially those in urban areas like Youngstown." That is like McDonald's crying foul because the Burger King across the street sold more burgers than they did last Quarter.
For once will the Vindy, The Unions, and the administration accept that the Youngstown Schools own sole responsibility for providing a poor alternative to charter schools, vouchers, open enrollment etc.
Maybe if the schools spent more time on Math and less watching Disney movies in the classroom, they'd have retained more students. Maybe if the teachers sent home classroom reports other than when they need more tissues or want more disinfecting wipes, less parents would take their kids (and their funding) elsewhere.
August 14, 2012 at 12:33 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Quake fallout takes many paths
When did natural gas and oil become alternative energies?
January 2, 2012 at 10:42 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Judge sends man charged in YSU cop assault for psych evaluation
We pay for it, but it is the cheaper way out in the long run and generally standard procedure to eliminate the higher cost of fighting his appeal later on. Obviously, anyone who assaults an officer isn't right in the head, but having a mental issues and being competent enough to stand trial are two different things.
December 28, 2011 at 6:40 p.m. permalink suggest removal