To: John Petkovic, Plain Dealer
From: Bill Callahan, aging blogger who watched a lot of Bergman in college
Re: Your Ingmar Bergman article today
You write:
It began with “The Seventh Seal,” a 1957 allegory about crusaders returning to a Sweden plagued by the Black Death.
I succumbed to Bergman the moment I saw it. I was out [...]
The Plain Dealer editorial page is still very upset about the Strickland Administration’s use of $20 million in Third Frontier bond proceeds to fund the integration and expansion of state network infrastructure as a first step toward implementing the Governor’s “Broadband Ohio” initiative.
202 sheriff’s deeds were filed with the Cuyahoga County Recorder’s Office last week (July 23 through July 27).
Here’s who filed five or more of them:
Deutsche Bank (24)
Wells Fargo (18)
Federal National Mortgage Assn (16)
Household Realty (15)
Dept of HUD (12)
US Bank (11)
Wachovia Bank (11)
Bank of New York (9)
Lasalle Bank (9)
Citibank (5)
(Previous week.)
Also: 257 properties are listed [...]
Yesterday’s Plain Dealer story on the convention center sales tax passage speaks of
…the estimated $38 million needed to pay for a $450 million center over 20 years.
1. When did the number become $450 million? On June 20 the PD wrote : “The Cuyahoga County commissioners plan to raise the local sales tax by a [...]
The proposed convention center sales tax increase is .25% for twenty years.
The projected first-year revenue is about $42 million. That’s because the county’s total sales tax base in 2006 was $16.9 billion. Assuming very small growth (average .4% a year since 2000) it should be $17.0-17.1 billion in 2008. $17 billion times .25% = $42.5 [...]
A few hours after I posted this I got a call from Sue Brown, an old friend who works for UNITE HERE. Sue wanted to set up a meeting with Tracey Smith, the president of UNITE HERE Local 10, and the union’s State Council Director Dallas Sells to talk about the issues raised in my [...]
A reminder from George… there are only five days left till Bloggapalooza 2.0!
The Purpose: To get together with fellow bloggers and our commenters and readers and celebrate the second birthday of meet.the.bloggers*. Bonus: To raise awareness and funds for ArtsCollinwood.
The Schedule:
12 n - 1:00 = The Taller We Grow (alt/emo) Visit [...]
At REALNEO, Bill McDermott reprints a really interesting Toronto Star article.
“Sticking a straw in the Great Lakes is not a solution to Phoenix’s water problems,” says Robert Shibley, director of the Urban Design Project at the State University of New York at Buffalo. “Maybe it’s time to really think about what constitutes need and stop [...]
Following up.
To: Tracey Smith, President, UNITE HERE Local 10
Dear President Smith:
On July 14 I sent you the email copied below, asking for information about UNITE HERE’s position on the proposed Cuyahoga County sales tax increase to fund a new convention center, and whether there are any related agreements on labor rights or a Living Wage [...]
So there was this guy standing around Ingenuity yesterday, playing his saxophone for tips. (Busking, I think they call it in the civilized world.) He told me he lives in NYC but took a Greyhound to Cleveland for the weekend. He seemed pretty worried about making enough for the return fare.
In New York, he said, [...]