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CUYAHOGA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - SNEAKY & ARROGANT? OR JUST OUR ELECTED REPS?

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Thu, 03/13/2008 - 16:01.

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I attended the KennedyConCenter meeting this morning - held before the scheduled meeting of the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners.  

 

All the TV cameras and paper reporters were there.   Big news was afoot!

 

DIRTY DEALER’S DARCY DENIGRATES DETERMINING DAMAGE DETAILS

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 03/12/2008 - 11:05.

  

Typical for the Dirty Dealer, they make a joke out of accounting for the public’s money on the March 11, 2008 editorial page. 

PAY IT FORWARD - THEN THROW IT AWAY - CUYAHOGA WASTE SPECIALTY

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 03/11/2008 - 19:14.

On April 3, 2007 there was a discussion about the proposal for a new Cuyahoga County Administration building here on Realneo.   Around that time I had read a letter written by Tim Ferris which suggested that the present County Administration building was originally built to be expanded upward.   Today I add the photo above to confirm that the building was intended to be continued upward – you can see the columns projecting right up through the roof on both the main Administration Building and the Annex building.  I’ll bet if you removed the copper flashing from the top of the columns, there would be a plate with bolt holes already in it, ready to accept the steel columns for floors 5, 6, 7, etc.  

WATER MAIN BREAK FORENSICS - WHO DUNIT?

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 03/10/2008 - 12:16.

The water main break on March 6, 2008 in Cleveland’ Public Square is going to wring a lot of money out of a lot of water rate payers and other taxpayers and businesses in the downtown area.  I’ll bet the cost is over a million dollars by the time all the public and private impacts are assessed.

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WEATHER ELSEWHERE - PEOPLE ELSEWHERE - GOVERNMENT ELSEWHERE

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 03/08/2008 - 20:39.

While snow piles up outside in NEO,  in Hawaii the anthurium are brilliant, waxy red.   A  friend just arrived Friday from Hawaii and hand carried these spectacular delicate stems.   What a thoughtful present.

WHY CAN'T THEY HEAR ED HAUSER?

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 03/07/2008 - 20:06.

When Ed Hauser speaks during the public comment period of a meeting – he is organized.   He has his camera running, and he has his visuals – his documents.

DANCE VIDEO OF THE DAY - LINEAR MOTOR

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 19:23.

Here is a dance video which NEO should watch and understand - and understand how to program.

A dance that union workers, and all workers, need to learn. 

NANCY LESIC UNFAMILAR WITH AIPAC

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sun, 03/02/2008 - 21:08.

Nancy Lesic - who is the PR cheerleader for the Greater Cleveland Partnership, the Port Authority, and other Governmental and Corporate interests in Cleveland,  has become overly familiar with me during the last few weeks.  Where she got my email I don’t know, but she’s been spamming me with the likes of this Israel item for her client Joe Cimperman. 

WAR KILLS

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sun, 03/02/2008 - 11:33.


Google Street View has recorded much of Boston, much of San Francisco, and other cities around the USA.  
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BALLOT REFLECTIONS: CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO - PARTY MACHINE OR REAL CHOICE?

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 03/01/2008 - 12:05.

I voted absentee – to give me time with my ballot to consider each candidate – and I found that many candidates have no internet record whatsoever.   That’s a bad sign for NEO.

 

50 YEARS OF AMP COAL - PHONY PUBLIC "HEARINGS" SUPPORT IGNORANT ORDINANCES IN CLEVELAND COUNCIL

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 17:42.
 

The Cleveland City Council Chamber is a grand room, with wood paneling, curved seating and a colorful mural above President Sweeney’s high backed seat. 

KEEPING NEO IN PERSPECTIVE - A MATTER OF LATITUDE

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 23:09.

Right now you could be in the water in the photo above, or in the snow in the Realneo header – you have the choice. 

COAL CHOKES CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL - LAW SUITS NEXT STEP

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 21:08.

It was just like sitting at a slick casino table in Vegas - faster than the eye can see,  Mr. Sweeny and Mr. Zone had AMP in the bank. 

More on this tommorrow...

Anyone want to finance an interesting suit  alleging improper bidding process for the procurement of 50 years of coal power  from one non-competitive vendor?

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PETER GRIESINGER WRITES CLEVELAND COUNCIL RE: AMP COAL PLAN

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 14:30.
Dear Cleveland City Council Members:
This is an urgent plea to exercise your right to cancel the 50 YEAR obligation by Cleveland Public Power to purchase 100MW of electricity from American Municipal Power’s proposed $3.4 billion power plant in Meigs County, OH.

AMP OHIO NEGOTIATES IN BAD FAITH WITH CLEVELAND

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 02/23/2008 - 16:24.

 
Committing to American Municipal Power's proposed Meigs County pulverized coal generator for 50 years is a death trap for the City of Cleveland - and AMP knows it. 
 

Attending the Cleveland City Council subcommittee on CPP all day yesterday brought things to my mind that wouldn’t have aligned in my head if I hadn’t sat and listened to the back and forth for hours.       AMP OHIO is negotiating with Cleveland in BAD FAITH.    

Cleveland City Council and AMP-Ohio Hearing on coal for realneo banner

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 20:40.

There are lots of chairs at the Cleveland City Council table.  Here the dialogue is open, and everyone can hear the discussion.  Not like the Port Authority meetings with their consultants.
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SEEING THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 22:00.

There is a full eclipse of the moon tonight.  This photo is cold off the tripod - showing the beginning of the earth passing in front of the sun. 
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Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 17:36.

While there are guns firing at each other around NEO, there are also efforts to express appreciation and love.  Public murals - and I include much graffiti in that genre - don't have the ability to kill, but they are very powerful in influencing our mood and sense of hope.
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SUB-PRIME TO SUB-TERRANEAN - AMNESTY IS IN OUR INTEREST

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 16:32.

One minor question involving subprime vacant houses which I haven't seen asked much is: Where did the occupants go?  And the answer I can tell you  is: UNDERGROUND.

When a foreclosure takes place, and a lender gets a judgment against a homeowner/borrower, that judgment is good in the courts for decades – in some states for 21 years. 

CIGARETTES FUNDING YOUR GOVERNMENT = “MALBRAINO”

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 21:20.


When your government gets “sin” tax money from cigarettes (and gambling), and uses these taxes for their pay checks, there will never be a real incentive to improve the public health and  welfare. 

If your politicians decrease smoking – it will threaten their income stream. 

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CIGARETTES FUNDING YOUR GOVERNMENT = “MALBRAINO”

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 17:00.
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When your government gets “sin” tax money from cigarettes (and gambling), and uses these taxes for their pay checks, there will never be a real incentive to improve the public health and  welfare. 

 

If your politicians decrease smoking – it will threaten their income stream. 

 

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CIGARETTES FUNDING YOUR GOVERNMENT = “MALBRAINO”

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 17:00.
marlboro cigarette tax tabitha morikis cia

When your government gets “sin” tax money from cigarettes (and gambling), and uses these taxes for their pay checks, there will never be a real incentive to improve the public health and  welfare. 

If your politicians decrease smoking – it will threaten their income stream. 

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REALNEO MOVES MARKETS - WITH THE INTERNET YOUR VOICE RESOUNDS

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 23:08.

Everywhere I go, everyone I see, I proselytize: ORIGINAL CONTENT!

 

What I mean is - speak out. 

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