Roldo Says….. WHO IS HALLUCINATING?
Have I been taking hallucinatory drugs by mistake? It must be. I read in Crain’ Cleveland Business that Cleveland City Council president Kevin Kelley said that the city not only is “strong, safe and...
View ArticleBeneath Rust Belt Revival – Still Rot
If you don’t believe that the city that has for years been the butt of TV late night jokes is making a big comeback you haven’t been reading national news outlets about Cleveland’s resurgence. Yes,...
View ArticleINFANT MORTALITY TASK FORCE OR SOME ACTION
I don’t know why this should be. But I’m always a bit shocked at how mild-mannered and meek our politicians are. They’re like squeaky, little mice when it comes to real problems. No vocal cords. I...
View ArticleIS THE PLAIN DEALER STILL A NEWSPAPER?
The Cleveland Plain Dealer – if you still remember it – is down to 79 editorial workers. And it’s going down from there. I’m told there are about the same number working the digital Cleveland.com side....
View ArticleFROM GLENVILLE TO TEXAS – POLICE FAILURE
Another police car video of the arrest of a black woman that led eventually to her death, supposedly a suicide days later in a Texas jail, once again dramatizes the lack of professionalism in police...
View ArticleWHO DOESN’T PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES?
You may recently have paid your local property taxes. Some privileged people, however, didn’t. In fact, the three wealthiest guys around here didn’t. Jimmy “Cheats” Haslam doesn’t have to pay a...
View ArticleLITT, PD, ELITES PUSH WRONG TAX
What happens when a reporter becomes the tool of what he’s reporting? He finds ways to lie by omission. Steve Litt, Plain Dealer is an example of this phony journalism. If you’ll stay with me I’ll...
View ArticleWHO WILL BE NEXT MAYOR OF CLEVELAND?
It’s never too early it seems for political navel gazing. So who do you think will run for mayor of Cleveland in 2017? And does it matter since mayors don’t run the town. Mayor Frank Jackson, in his...
View ArticleFANS – WANT $15M SCOREBOARDS OR WINS?
A sales tax goes out of business. Don’t clap. Another one – of the same shade – goes into effect. August 1. July 2015 ended the 10-year sin tax we suckers voted for a decade ago. And the total take for...
View ArticleBROWNS, HASLAM GIVEN CITY PARKING DEAL
Hey, Jimmy Haslam, can we wipe your butt for you? Do you need anything else we can give you? That’s the attitude of Mayor Frank “Neighborhood” Jackson and Council President Kevin “Go Along” Kelley. And...
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