For those who believe the Streetcar is a "done deal," do not yet dispair.
As Dan Monk at the Business Courier reports each of the last two weeks, there are very significant - perhaps insurmountable - obstacles remaining, particularly that nagging issue of more than $20 million in utility relocation costs.
Read this week's installment here: http://www.bizjournals.com/mobile/cincinnati/news/2011/12/23/cost-of-streetcar-sewer-relocation.html?ana=twt
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Triantafilou misses the mark....again
Standard disclaimer: This blog entry represents my thoughts and anyone who agrees with me. It may or may not represent COAST as a whole.
Alex Triantafilou; December 3, 2011 - "Things would probably run better if we all just got along and disagreed respectfully."
Alex Triantafilou; December 7, 2011 - "I think Tom Brinkman just needs a job."
Is it any wonder why a growing number of Republican activists have tuned out Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou? Speaking for myself, I don't believe a word that comes out of his mouth, and hypocritical statements like these are just one exhibit that explains why.
Earlier today former State Representative Tom Brinkman announced he is running for his old seat. As an American and Ohioan he has every right to run for office and let the voters decide whether he is the best choice. Triantafilou should welcome the entry of a good conservative into a race instead of making juvenile (and false) personal attacks, particularly after decrying such conduct just four days earlier.
When Triantafilou talks about people who need a job, could he be referring to his ex-wife Jennifer Triantafilou who magically got a taxpayer-funded job in Green Township that she is completely unqualified to hold? This position required a 4-year degree or five years local government experience. Jennifer Triantafilou has no local government experience and her highest level of education was completing an Electrocardiography certificate at Cincinnati State. Yet somehow she got the job over candidates who were actually qualified - even though she applied 11 days after the application deadline.
One elected official who played a key role in this blatantly corrupt hiring was then-Green Township Trustee Tracy Winkler. Lo and behold, when there was an opening for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, Alex T's GOP selected the thoroughly unqualified Tracy Winkler for the position in an obvious quid pro quo. The full extent of Winkler's relevant experience is a short stint as a disrespectful and inept Trustee, whose township workforce is loaded with examples of nepotism and cronyism. Perhaps Winkler could also be who Alex T meant when referring to people needing a job.
Whether the party boss likes it or not, there will be a primary for 27th District State Representative. We can only hope this race will focus on issues that matter to Ohioans and not on petty personal attacks from a Chairman whose job performance as of late has been embarrassing at best.
Alex Triantafilou; December 3, 2011 - "Things would probably run better if we all just got along and disagreed respectfully."
Alex Triantafilou; December 7, 2011 - "I think Tom Brinkman just needs a job."
Is it any wonder why a growing number of Republican activists have tuned out Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou? Speaking for myself, I don't believe a word that comes out of his mouth, and hypocritical statements like these are just one exhibit that explains why.
Earlier today former State Representative Tom Brinkman announced he is running for his old seat. As an American and Ohioan he has every right to run for office and let the voters decide whether he is the best choice. Triantafilou should welcome the entry of a good conservative into a race instead of making juvenile (and false) personal attacks, particularly after decrying such conduct just four days earlier.
When Triantafilou talks about people who need a job, could he be referring to his ex-wife Jennifer Triantafilou who magically got a taxpayer-funded job in Green Township that she is completely unqualified to hold? This position required a 4-year degree or five years local government experience. Jennifer Triantafilou has no local government experience and her highest level of education was completing an Electrocardiography certificate at Cincinnati State. Yet somehow she got the job over candidates who were actually qualified - even though she applied 11 days after the application deadline.
One elected official who played a key role in this blatantly corrupt hiring was then-Green Township Trustee Tracy Winkler. Lo and behold, when there was an opening for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, Alex T's GOP selected the thoroughly unqualified Tracy Winkler for the position in an obvious quid pro quo. The full extent of Winkler's relevant experience is a short stint as a disrespectful and inept Trustee, whose township workforce is loaded with examples of nepotism and cronyism. Perhaps Winkler could also be who Alex T meant when referring to people needing a job.
Whether the party boss likes it or not, there will be a primary for 27th District State Representative. We can only hope this race will focus on issues that matter to Ohioans and not on petty personal attacks from a Chairman whose job performance as of late has been embarrassing at best.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
TSA strip searches and injures 84 year-old flyer
An 84 year-old lady on a defibrillator was strip-searched by TSA and injured during the process. Feel safer?
Candidate Barack Obama: "There should be no contradiction between keeping America safe and secure, and respecting our Constitution."
Yet under the Obama Administration, TSA has grown into a monster that is ineffective at protecting airline passengers and offensively violates our rights. Obama's support for civil liberties ended the day he was sworn in as President.
In reality TSA is counterproductive, focusing most of its efforts on "security theatre" instead of trying to detect and thwart actual threats. Like most of what Obama does, his leadership of TSA is expensive, ineffective, and a gross violation of civil liberties.
Candidate Barack Obama: "There should be no contradiction between keeping America safe and secure, and respecting our Constitution."
Yet under the Obama Administration, TSA has grown into a monster that is ineffective at protecting airline passengers and offensively violates our rights. Obama's support for civil liberties ended the day he was sworn in as President.
In reality TSA is counterproductive, focusing most of its efforts on "security theatre" instead of trying to detect and thwart actual threats. Like most of what Obama does, his leadership of TSA is expensive, ineffective, and a gross violation of civil liberties.
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