Roldo's blog

OPPORTUNITY - A CORRIDOR DRIVEN BY PD'S EGGER

Submitted by Roldo on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 15:38.

Steve Litt had to swerve and swivel in writing about the Opportunity Corridor - the road Cleveland’s Establishment now finds irresistible. The reason: His boss.

 

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FORBES PICKS UP LUNCH TAB FOR LARKIN, OTHERS

Submitted by Roldo on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 19:34.

What the hell. Who threw the party and didn’t invite me.

 

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BRENT LARKIN BOWS OUT AS PD EDITORIAL BOSS

Submitted by Roldo on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 16:23.

Brent Larkin is receiving some deserved attention as he leaves one of the most powerful positions in our city – the Plain Dealer editorial page director.

 

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SALES TAX HIKES HIT $154 MILLION FOR CUYAHOGA TAXPAYERS

Submitted by Roldo on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 13:25.

There may be a depression but the Tax Collecting County Commissioners are still deep into Cuyahoga taxpayer pockets.

Deep, I mean.

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HOW GOOD IT GETS FOR THE LERNER FAMILY

Submitted by Roldo on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:25.

Isn’t America great! If you’re rich, that is. Ask the Randy Lerner family. Happy billionaires. Our welfare burden.

 

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WHO OWNS Q ARENA & WHO TAKES THE PROFITS

Submitted by Roldo on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 15:23.

Don’t know if you noticed but in articles about the Chinese investors taking a minority share in the Cavaliers it is always mentioned that the stake is in the team AND THE ARENA.

 

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PAST TIME FOR CHIEF WAHOO TO GO!

Submitted by Roldo on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 18:32.

It’s time somebody had some sense. Major League Baseball may have struck the first blow to end the life of Chief Wahoo.

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WALK IS DEPRESSING IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND

Submitted by Roldo on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 14:08.

I ventured downtown Monday and was shocked by what I saw. Or what I didn’t see. Cleveland – a virtual ghost city. At 11 a.m. At a crossroads of downtown at East 9th Street and Euclid Avenue.

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STATE OF OHIO SOLVES TOILET PAPER PROBLEM

Submitted by Roldo on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 13:39.

State of Ohio Development Dept. has awarded a $12,500 grant to the EZ Corp. for toilet paper. Company officials had warned that the company could shut down as early as June 1 without the state’s help.

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$100-MILLION HOLD-UP, SUSPECT IDENTIFIED BUT NO ARREST

Submitted by Roldo on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 13:31.

There’s been a multi-million dollar holdup and the police are doing nothing about it. The bandit – Alcoa - world’s leading producer of aluminum and aluminum products. Hard to believe. Or not.

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POLITICAL LAUGH-IN AT CLEVELAND CITY HALL YESTERDAY

Submitted by Roldo on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 09:03.

The three Cuyahoga County Commissioners date at City Council on the Med Mart/Convention Center became a laugh and love in. Nary a contrary word could be heard.

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PD EDITORIAL STAFF TAKES PAY CUT, TIME OFF

Submitted by Roldo on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 21:17.

Plain Dealer editorial staffers have agreed to wage reduction and furloughs in exchange for a one-year moratorium on layoffs.

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TAX FREEBIES CONTINUE DESPITE ECONOMIC DISASTER HERE

Submitted by Roldo on Sat, 05/16/2009 - 17:25.

What’s the problem with tax abatements, tax exemptions and tax incremental financing (TIF), all incentives that reduce property taxes?

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OPPORTUNITY PEE DEE & TERRY EGGER

Submitted by Roldo on Sat, 05/16/2009 - 10:35.

Do you recognize propaganda when you see it? The Pee Dee had a perfect display of it in today’s newspaper.

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WOLSTEIN PICKS UP $1.4 MILLION AT STALLED FLATS PROJECT

Submitted by Roldo on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 18:37.

The Wolstein East Bank project is in limbo but that hasn’t stopped the City of Cleveland from feeding Scott Wolstein $1.4 million for land for a future walkway and park along the Cuyahoga River in the Flats.

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HAGAN LEGACY WILL MIRROR BUSH LEGACY - DISMAL DEPRESSION & COSTLY

Submitted by Roldo on Sun, 05/10/2009 - 11:21.

Tim Hagan will leave Cuyahoga County just as George Bush left the country – broke, broken and deep in the hole. They both arrogantly made decisions without much thought or concern for the public.

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PD WANTS $5 MILLION FROM 3 UNIONS

Submitted by Roldo on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 14:27.

The cutbacks at the Plain Dealer will include Teamsters and Pressmen in addition to editorial staff.

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MORE CUTBACKS IN PLAIN DEALER EDITORIAL STAFF

Submitted by Roldo on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 13:25.

It looks as though the Plain Dealer will suffer more editorial cutbacks soon as management looks for ways to cut costs.

 

The talk is as many as 22 more people will be let go.

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CLEVELAND GOT SHORT END OF MED MART DEAL

Submitted by Roldo on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 12:00.

Who got screwed on the Med Mart deal? Well, you did as taxpayer, definitely. However, so did the city despite the $20 million deal for its properties - 18.5 acres of prime downtown land.

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MAYOR JACKSON: COMMISSIONERS SITTING ON $55 MILLION FOR MED MART

Submitted by Roldo on Sun, 05/03/2009 - 13:22.

Cuyahoga County taxpayers have now “contributed” $55,664,264 in sales taxes for the not-yet-settled Medical Mart and Convention Center.

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VOINOVICH DOES IT AGAIN - VOTES WITH BIG BANKS AGAINST HOMEOWNERS

Submitted by Roldo on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 16:10.

Sen. George Voinovich voted with the big banks today to reject President Barack Obama’s attempt to help bailout victims of foreclosure.

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WHEN PROPAGANDA IS PROPAGANDA BY PROPAGANDISTS

Submitted by Roldo on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 13:04.

The Plain Dealer made another big story out of nothing with the spin that Cleveland is city on the verge of becoming… what… Hollywood?

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OPPORTUNITY - OR CRIME IN PROGRESS? $350 MILLION ROAD

Submitted by Roldo on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 16:01.

The Cleveland Foundation and Gund Foundation push inequality again with two grants to the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) for a road to by-pass poverty. The game goes on. You pay because they say.

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PD CIRCULATION FIGURES ARE NOT GOOD

Submitted by Roldo on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 12:39.

The Plain Dealer circulation figures continue an unfortunate dizzying decline in the tens of thousands over a short period of time. No answers seem available to stop the drain.

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FREE HEALTH CARE FOR 42 YEARS, VOINOVICH SAYS NO TO OTHERS

Submitted by Roldo on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 09:21.

George Voinovich has been on government health care for 42 years. Guess who won’t vote to extend health care to us?

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