We are all looking to get somebody from a high profile organization to come to Youngstown - a position coach from an Ohio St. or Mich. St. perhaps but an offensive or defensive coordinator would be taking a step down - is there any chance of getting somebody from a smaller school (Mt. Union)? I'm not ruling out Pat or Mark coming back to their roots but I think Mark Stoops is being considered for a head coaching position by more than one Div. 1 school.
That's exactly right. The number of houses deconstructed will undoubtedly be small as compared to the total number of demolitions. Those houses that are deconstructed will be hand picked for the quality of the materials in them, thus the return from the sale of the material will be maximized. It is the "smart" thing to do. (Besides most of the buildings that are demolished have the aluminum, copper and any valuable hardware or glass removed already by free lance entrepreneurs. Those buildings can be demolished in the conventional manner Mr. Kitchen described so well.)
And as to hiring Mr. Novotny, it sounds to me like the council members want to hire a person who will improve their own interests instead of the guy who knows the most about the process. It's a one year grant, not a permanent position. I can't believe that the State of Ohio is actually sending money to the City of Youngstown and council is balking!
Here's another case of the State of Ohio ignoring the Mahoning Valley. Maybe we need a community college - if so, put one here not an extension of Jefferson County's. Maybe we need to look at the people who represent us in Columbus - we haven't had powerful representation since Harry Meshel.
I kind of agree with Betras, this is just another case of the State of Ohio ignoring the Mahoning Valley - where jobless rates are higher than any other area in the state and we have plenty of gamblers (just check the license plates in the parking lot at Mountaineer on any given day) The backers of the issue must have known that by even getting 40% of the valley's votes they still would win. Betras knows we are still going to gamble in PA & WVA, it's what we do - let us at least get the benefits from Ohio's gambling industry that we should get.
Wilson was the only president to have a PhD. Women were given the right to vote during his administration. They instituted the graduated or "progressive" income tax (that takes a higher percentage from the people who make more money) during his administration. (I think the actual income tax was instituted by Lincoln to pay for the Civil War.)
Wilson's administration initiated many of the economic regulations that control big business like the Clayton Anti-trust Act and the Federal Trade Commission. They also promoted labor union growth, controlled food production with the Lever Act and enacted the first federal drug prohibition.
Wilson's efforts to form the League of Nations led to his being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His Fourteen Points which oulined a way that the world could avoid future conflicts tops the list of humanitarian efforts by Wilson.
His biggest mistake was not compromising with congress and getting the U.S. to join the League
...then there was his allowing the Federal Government to segregate - I wonder why it was then that when the Republicans regained control of the government (Congress in 1918 and the Presidency in 1920) that integration was not re-established?
The only thing that justifies the existence of the plethora of local governments we must endure (and pay for) is the fact that you and I can go to the table where decisions like these are being made and have a voice. Every day in the United States there are city council meetings, board of trustees meetings, and board of zoning appeals meetings being held where people, if not encouraged, are able to voice their opinions, their feelings, or their side of the story in matters that concern and affect them. We are unique in this aspect as Americans.
As I read the article I was reminded that the purpose of zoning is to protect not the property owner's rights but the public welfare. I wonder what Foxtrot (the NATO code word for a Soviet fighter jet) would do if his neighbor started a stone cutting business in the garage and driveway with constant grinding noise and dust. Would he say "Oh well, the free market system will take care of this." I doubt it.
The residents won this case. Next time with better marketing of the project the developers will win - that's the free market system and the true American way.
Posted on November 24 at 9:04 a.m.
We are all looking to get somebody from a high profile organization to come to Youngstown - a position coach from an Ohio St. or Mich. St. perhaps but an offensive or defensive coordinator would be taking a step down - is there any chance of getting somebody from a smaller school (Mt. Union)?
I'm not ruling out Pat or Mark coming back to their roots but I think Mark Stoops is being considered for a head coaching position by more than one Div. 1 school.
Posted on November 19 at 10:16 a.m.
That's exactly right. The number of houses deconstructed will undoubtedly be small as compared to the total number of demolitions. Those houses that are deconstructed will be hand picked for the quality of the materials in them, thus the return from the sale of the material will be maximized. It is the "smart" thing to do. (Besides most of the buildings that are demolished have the aluminum, copper and any valuable hardware or glass removed already by free lance entrepreneurs. Those buildings can be demolished in the conventional manner Mr. Kitchen described so well.)
And as to hiring Mr. Novotny, it sounds to me like the council members want to hire a person who will improve their own interests instead of the guy who knows the most about the process. It's a one year grant, not a permanent position. I can't believe that the State of Ohio is actually sending money to the City of Youngstown and council is balking!
Posted on November 17 at 10:02 a.m.
It's amazing how many criminals wear black hoodies.
Posted on November 12 at 9:43 a.m.
To paraphrase a quote from Ben Franklin, "Gentlemen, we had better hang together or we shall all hang separately."
This would be a no brainer in the cities where your children are moving to.
Posted on November 10 at 11:15 a.m.
This is one of those times when the right person fits the right position at the right time.
Congratulations Marcia!
Posted on November 4 at 9:27 a.m.
Here's another case of the State of Ohio ignoring the Mahoning Valley. Maybe we need a community college - if so, put one here not an extension of Jefferson County's.
Maybe we need to look at the people who represent us in Columbus - we haven't had powerful representation since Harry Meshel.
Posted on November 4 at 9:10 a.m.
I kind of agree with Betras, this is just another case of the State of Ohio ignoring the Mahoning Valley - where jobless rates are higher than any other area in the state and we have plenty of gamblers (just check the license plates in the parking lot at Mountaineer on any given day)
The backers of the issue must have known that by even getting 40% of the valley's votes they still would win. Betras knows we are still going to gamble in PA & WVA, it's what we do - let us at least get the benefits from Ohio's gambling industry that we should get.
Posted on October 26 at 12:07 p.m.
Wilson was the only president to have a PhD. Women were given the right to vote during his administration. They instituted the graduated or "progressive" income tax (that takes a higher percentage from the people who make more money) during his administration. (I think the actual income tax was instituted by Lincoln to pay for the Civil War.)
Wilson's administration initiated many of the economic regulations that control big business like the Clayton Anti-trust Act and the Federal Trade Commission. They also promoted labor union growth, controlled food production with the Lever Act and enacted the first federal drug prohibition.
Wilson's efforts to form the League of Nations led to his being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His Fourteen Points which oulined a way that the world could avoid future conflicts tops the list of humanitarian efforts by Wilson.
His biggest mistake was not compromising with congress and getting the U.S. to join the League
...then there was his allowing the Federal Government to segregate - I wonder why it was then that when the Republicans regained control of the government (Congress in 1918 and the Presidency in 1920) that integration was not re-established?
Posted on October 21 at 9:58 a.m.
There are plenty of vacant railroad & freeway accessible sites available in the valley for such a project, where zoning would not be an issue.
Posted on October 21 at 9:49 a.m.
The only thing that justifies the existence of the plethora of local governments we must endure (and pay for) is the fact that you and I can go to the table where decisions like these are being made and have a voice. Every day in the United States there are city council meetings, board of trustees meetings, and board of zoning appeals meetings being held where people, if not encouraged, are able to voice their opinions, their feelings, or their side of the story in matters that concern and affect them. We are unique in this aspect as Americans.
As I read the article I was reminded that the purpose of zoning is to protect not the property owner's rights but the public welfare. I wonder what Foxtrot (the NATO code word for a Soviet fighter jet) would do if his neighbor started a stone cutting business in the garage and driveway with constant grinding noise and dust. Would he say "Oh well, the free market system will take care of this." I doubt it.
The residents won this case. Next time with better marketing of the project the developers will win - that's the free market system and the true American way.