I grew up in Cleveland Heights. It was a progressive integrated first ring suburb of Cleveland, home to many college professors, medical professionals and members of the Cleveland Orchestra. When I graduated in 1980 my class was 850 or so, and about 25% of the class was African American. It was a top-performing district, with Read More
When is a gift not a gift? When it helps a foreign investor who has already received millions in tax breaks and subsidies over the years- avoid paying more taxes after it shafts its American workforce. In yet another bit of “political logic” Mike Turner wants DHL to give “the community” back a white elephant Read More
I’m sure I’ll catch some flak for criticizing deregulation, however, somethings just do better with regulation. Banks are one. Bear Sterns proved that. Mortgage funds are another- Countrywide proved that. And, if you want to know why commodities trading needs regulation- well, Enron proved that. I highly recommend either reading, or listening to this entire Read More
When gas hits $4 a gallon, or $5, this won’t seem like a stupid question at all. Long ago I thought two major lines would go a long way. The West to East line would start at Westtown and the VA and head straight down Third street to WSU and then cut over to the Read More
This is a follow up to Bob Shiffler and the Arcade, Ted Strickland and the State of the State and the whole frickin world economy. It’s time for a reality check. If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, what have we learned from history if nothing else? Read More
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