Here is an email we sent to the Lakeland Community College representative. We have a “hunch” that they are trying to shore up their declining full time student enrollment by increasing the number of high school students enrolled in the… Read More ›
Month: December 2018
Fentanyl in Lake County…..Build the Wall!
Thanks to our Lobbyist from Kirtland for this News-Herald article on fentanyl. https://www.news-herald.com/news/fentanyl-persists-crystal-meth-rises-in-lake-county-in/article_ece3a83c-0a05-11e9-9786-9f7f7a437bc9.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_content=tw-newsheraldinoh As recently as five years ago there wasn’t a single fentanyl case in the Lake County Crime Lab. Now it’s the most commonly seen opioid in the… Read More ›
Stand Your Ground…Kasich wrong again
Looks like the legislators finally got something right by overriding Kasich’s ill-advised veto of the self-defense legislation. Too bad they did not have the wisdom to over-ride Kasich’s veto of the “Heartbeat” bill, and therefore show that they support abortion. … Read More ›
City of Kirtland news
Thanks to the News-Herald on this article about Kirtland. Residents may want to hold on to their wallets, because it sounds like a road levy is in your future. Couple that with a potential school levy, and the inevitable increase… Read More ›
Love Fest at Commissioners’ Meeting
Updated: 12/31/18 with News-Herald article. Sorry, no facts and figures today, just pure opinion. A true spectacle of homage and hubris was in full display today at the Lake County Commissioners’ meeting. It was the “kissing of the ring” ceremony… Read More ›
Heartbeat Bill…..your chance to take action
Passing along a message from a Pro Life group…..we will be addressing this issue in Lake County in 2019. This issue is of paramount importance to us for many reasons. We hold to the absolute truth that if you destroy… Read More ›
News-Herald Article on Lake County Schools…so when does reality set in?
We read with great interest the following News-Herald article dealing with the dilemma facing Lake County schools. Declining enrollment, declining property tax in Perry, but the desire to replace old school buildings. News Herald page 1 Lake County Schools News-Herald… Read More ›
Lake County Public Schools…..let’s see who will be transparent with taxpayers
We sent the following email to all nine Lake County Superintendents. We are requesting that they review the schedules that we prepared from information we extracted or gleaned from various State of Ohio school websites. Once we have received the… Read More ›
Illegal Immigration…..why is it needed?
In keeping with our ongoing effort to discuss the important issues of the day, here is probably the most divisive, most discussed topic that challenges the absolute sovereignty of our nation, and impacts the citizens of Lake County. We agree… Read More ›
Pension Plans…..part 2
As we continue our education on pension plans, the reality of the duplicitous conduct of our federal legislators became painfully obvious when we made the numbers “talk to us”. The days of retiring from large corporations with the knowledge that… Read More ›
Ohio State Teachers’ Retirement System…part 1
We are reviewing the state teachers retirement system. Rather that overwhelm everyone with a mountain of data, we thought we would handle it in manageable increments. Here is a recap of some basic data taken from the State of Ohio’s… Read More ›
Unfunded Pension Liability
Thanks to the Geauga patriots for this article on State Pensions problems: https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/states-making-americas-pension-crisis-worse.html/ Note that the State of Ohio has the dubious distinction of being #4 of the states with the largest unfunded pension liability of $354.6 Billion, with California… Read More ›
Sanctuary Cities…..to support ICE or not to support ICE
We have been heavily involved in the issue of illegal aliens here in Lake County. (We refuse to use the politically correct phrase “undocumented immigrants”) It is quite a contentious issue, with rabid supporters on both sides of the issue. We… Read More ›
Ohio Pastor Protection Act
Passing along some information from like minded patriots. Save House Bill 36, The Ohio Pastor Protection Act! “To amend sections 3101.08 and 4112.02 of the Revised Code to provide that an ordained or licensed minister or religious society is not… Read More ›
Ohio School Funding Article
Thanks to our Kirtland Lobbyist for this Cleveland.com article on Ohio schools: https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/08/ohio_voters_must_demand_equita.html We will be contacting the author, Thomas Suddes, to see what we can do together on this problem of school funding We completely agree with Mr. Suddes… Read More ›
George Orwell’s 1984 is here…he missed the date, but not the concept
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for the “heads up” on this disturbing article about technology destroying our freedoms. Look for this technology to be slowly introduced into all of our society, all with the intent of “ensuring our safety”. When… Read More ›
Land Bank Meeting Agenda…what we know to date
Here is the agenda for the Land Bank meeting to be held on December 17th at 3:00 pm in Painesville. There does not appear to be any proposed discussion about the building at 65 North State Street. Land Bank 20181217-4th-Quarter-AGENDA… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College….we have our spotlight on you now
Here is the records request that we have just sent to Ms. Amy Sabath, Director for Government Relations of Lakeland Community College. Ms. Sabath is also currently President of the Lake County Visitors’ Bureau Board, a former ‘mover and shaker’… Read More ›
Texas Schools….different State, but same problem with property taxes
Thanks to our Geauga friends for this report about Texas schools: Texas article 2018-06-RR-Robin-Hood-School-Property-Tax-BelewSassPeacock-1 We copied the following sentences from the article: “The consequences of high and fast-growing property taxes are numerous. Taxes can discourage economic growth, distort investment decisions,… Read More ›
53% of Ohioans Support Gov’t Shutdown
Ohio Poll Shows 53% of Citizens Support Trump’s Threat to Shutdown “non-essential” Government over Border Wall Akron, OH: Today, the Ohio TEA Party organization, the We the People Convention, released the results of it’s Ohio state poll which was conducted on… Read More ›
