While it may be a stupid look, there is no possible way that they can make a law dictating how to dress when in public.
In City buildings? While a waste of resources in my opinion (I'd rather let them look stupid in City Hall than waste the manpower on it - I mean, how otfen are kids willingly entering City Hall anyway?), feel free to enforce there, but this director is horribly out of line trying to legislate this in the public.
In the general public isn't a job interview, courtroom or school, who gives a damn if they're not dressed for those places when in public? It's a "time and place" thing, and this is trying to take it WAY too far, regardless of the fact that they look like morons. They have that right in public.
It's a broken system that no one has any desire to fix, so while you all blindly blame political parties because it sounds good, the rest of us will address the issues. For those of you blaming Tim Ryan for "letting it go", wouldn't him fighting for it to stay open be "aiding a massive taxpayer drain/sinking ship" and just as bad? See, you can't really blame anyone like that. It's a comprehensive disaster.
The fact is a HORRIBLE deal was agreed to with the union. We all know the post office needs to trim both manpower and facilities unless you want to pay an ungodly amount for postage instead (they are trying to be able to get a reprieve to allow them to raise rates faster than inflation).
With the population about 1/3 of what it was in its prime, and those 1/3 sending probably 1/2 as much mail as before, why would they even consider keeping this facility open? Most all of the people will still have jobs, just not as close by as they may like.
Consolidate buildings, cut Saturday delivery (you'd still be able to pick it up at the PO on Saturday if it bothered you that much), and cut any employees that the contract will allow.
Around here, you have the problem of no one wanting to pay true market value because of a mix of the economy in the tank and people being insanely cheap in the valley. If you leave this area you see pretty fast that the prices around here are low.
Then you run into the problem that supplies come from other places where vendors actually charge what it's worth, but you can't pass those prices along in this area because the economy is shot and no one will pay what it's worth. You'd be insane to open a business around here and expect to make money.
Columbiana County had the highest percentage of ballots counted by far at the time listed in this article, and they are the only ones that went straight from punch cards to optical scan, making them arguably the county that has embraced technology the least or slowest. Yet, Columbiana County has results out quite rapidly on a regular basis now that they have a system running smoothly and efficiently.
Apparently the system doesn't matter, you just need competent people running it.
Bad politics all around. R's knowingly draw a dismal map to start it, then D's hold it up with a referendum in order to get a blame game going, then the R's go with a split primary instead of just moving both to June because then they can direct blame back the other way.
Our political system today is a joke, all the way around.
Actually... 10 years ago, Republicans also drew them and were much more sensible in their decisions. The system has just become that hyper-partisan in the past 10 years (on both sides) that it is broken beyond repair.
For once, the problem isn't strictly Republican vs. Democrat. Simply compare the 2001 redistricting map to the 2011 one. Both were drawn by heavily Republican majority panels, yet the 2001 one was sensible and the 2011 one is a disaster. It just shows how hyper-partisan the entire system has become over the past 10 years on both sides, and it's pathetic.
You're way off crispin. Their prices are cheap compared to UPS or Fedex, And are you seriously complaining that it costs 44 cents to send a letter?
USPS has 2 problems. Workforce is WAY too big for the shrinking volume of mail, and too many duplicated services in close areas. Closing branches is a start, and needs to be paired with a workforce reduction, even though it will unfortunately put a ton of people out of a job.
Don’t bust a sag in Struthers
While it may be a stupid look, there is no possible way that they can make a law dictating how to dress when in public.
In City buildings? While a waste of resources in my opinion (I'd rather let them look stupid in City Hall than waste the manpower on it - I mean, how otfen are kids willingly entering City Hall anyway?), feel free to enforce there, but this director is horribly out of line trying to legislate this in the public.
In the general public isn't a job interview, courtroom or school, who gives a damn if they're not dressed for those places when in public? It's a "time and place" thing, and this is trying to take it WAY too far, regardless of the fact that they look like morons. They have that right in public.
March 29, 2012 at 10:26 a.m. permalink suggest removal
UNION LEADER: USPS IGNORED INPUT, OUTCRY
It's a broken system that no one has any desire to fix, so while you all blindly blame political parties because it sounds good, the rest of us will address the issues. For those of you blaming Tim Ryan for "letting it go", wouldn't him fighting for it to stay open be "aiding a massive taxpayer drain/sinking ship" and just as bad? See, you can't really blame anyone like that. It's a comprehensive disaster.
The fact is a HORRIBLE deal was agreed to with the union. We all know the post office needs to trim both manpower and facilities unless you want to pay an ungodly amount for postage instead (they are trying to be able to get a reprieve to allow them to raise rates faster than inflation).
With the population about 1/3 of what it was in its prime, and those 1/3 sending probably 1/2 as much mail as before, why would they even consider keeping this facility open? Most all of the people will still have jobs, just not as close by as they may like.
Consolidate buildings, cut Saturday delivery (you'd still be able to pick it up at the PO on Saturday if it bothered you that much), and cut any employees that the contract will allow.
February 24, 2012 at 11:16 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Some business owners say minimum wage hike forcing cuts
Around here, you have the problem of no one wanting to pay true market value because of a mix of the economy in the tank and people being insanely cheap in the valley. If you leave this area you see pretty fast that the prices around here are low.
Then you run into the problem that supplies come from other places where vendors actually charge what it's worth, but you can't pass those prices along in this area because the economy is shot and no one will pay what it's worth. You'd be insane to open a business around here and expect to make money.
January 20, 2012 at 9:05 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Back-to-future voting system had inauspicious beginning
Columbiana County had the highest percentage of ballots counted by far at the time listed in this article, and they are the only ones that went straight from punch cards to optical scan, making them arguably the county that has embraced technology the least or slowest. Yet, Columbiana County has results out quite rapidly on a regular basis now that they have a system running smoothly and efficiently.
Apparently the system doesn't matter, you just need competent people running it.
November 14, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Dems bash plans for 2 Ohio primaries
Bad politics all around. R's knowingly draw a dismal map to start it, then D's hold it up with a referendum in order to get a blame game going, then the R's go with a split primary instead of just moving both to June because then they can direct blame back the other way.
Our political system today is a joke, all the way around.
October 24, 2011 at 12:27 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Poland and Salem advance with sweeps
636th win for Conser, had your numbers backward!
He broke the old state record of 631 career wins toward the end of this season.
October 19, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Dems issue ultimatum on redistricting
Actually... 10 years ago, Republicans also drew them and were much more sensible in their decisions. The system has just become that hyper-partisan in the past 10 years (on both sides) that it is broken beyond repair.
October 18, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Ruling: Ohio’s new map can go to voters
For once, the problem isn't strictly Republican vs. Democrat. Simply compare the 2001 redistricting map to the 2011 one. Both were drawn by heavily Republican majority panels, yet the 2001 one was sensible and the 2011 one is a disaster. It just shows how hyper-partisan the entire system has become over the past 10 years on both sides, and it's pathetic.
October 17, 2011 at 12:07 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Boardman’s pet peeve
Welcome to the world of zoning... a ton of useless regulations to protect a bunch of "what if" situations that will never happen.
October 12, 2011 at 12:28 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Youngstown postal facilities considered for closure
You're way off crispin. Their prices are cheap compared to UPS or Fedex, And are you seriously complaining that it costs 44 cents to send a letter?
USPS has 2 problems. Workforce is WAY too big for the shrinking volume of mail, and too many duplicated services in close areas. Closing branches is a start, and needs to be paired with a workforce reduction, even though it will unfortunately put a ton of people out of a job.
September 15, 2011 at 12:29 p.m. permalink suggest removal