May 2008
23 posts
DispatchPolitics : A state of need Columbus... →
The Columbus Dispatch : Cleveland part of effort... →
The Columbus Dispatch : Columbus zoning plan... →
Coleman spokesman moves up, Other Paper editor... →
Dan Williamson joins the Coleman administration! Wow.
The Columbus Dispatch : Public housing might be... →
“Double-digit percentage cuts by HUD have drained more than $7 million from the [Columbus Metropolitan Housing] authority’s operating subsidy since 2003. Nationally, advocates say, housing authorities have been underfunded by nearly $12 billion over the past seven years.” (emphasis added)
TheStar.com | Columnist | Let s find a better way... →
“[B]oth planning and the law are crude and clumsy ways to make critical decisions. They are systems that can turn even the most intelligent people into dupes and shills.
In the meantime, however, large numbers of professionals now depend for their prestige and livelihood on these antiquated and essentially barbaric processes.
Lawyers, as well as psychiatrists, doctors, accountants, land...
“So while committees are based upon deliberation, teams are based upon action.”
– Propositi: Committee vs. Team
“Sometimes, we have to tear down so we can build up.”
– Rev. John Edgar, chairman of the Central Ohio Community Improvement Corp. The Columbus Dispatch : Prairie Township eyesore demolished
“Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can...”
– Can You Become a Creature of New Habits? - New York Times
“Who will tell the people? We are not who we think we are. We are living on...”
– Thomas Friedman - Who Will Tell the People? - New York Times
If You Use Outlook E-Mail, Meet Xobni - New York... →
City's plan to relocate residents meets resistance... →
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Selects Chicago... →
“Chicago has been selected to receive more than $153 million in federal funds under a new congestion initiative, announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters. The innovative proposal will reduce traffic gridlock through the use of congestion pricing for street parking spaces and faster, more reliable bus service.”
DispatchPolitics : 'Middletown' now reflects... →
“The McCain-Clinton proposal is a reminder to me that the biggest energy crisis...”
– Thomas Friedman: Dumb as We Wanna Be - New York Times
G.M. Invests in Second Ethanol Process - New York... →
“Ethanol made from non-grain materials, known as cellulose, is identical to corn ethanol, and the final steps ae usually the same: using yeast to ferment sugars into alcohol. But getting the sugar out of the cellulose is complicated. The process usually requires treating the cellulose with steam or acids to open up the material, and then letting enzymes — the digestive juices of bacteria or...
WTOL.com, Toledo's News Leader, News 11 | Findlay... →
“‘We’re not against development. We’re not against growth. We’re against non-good planning,’ a petition supporter said.”