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• Better Flip…..”gird your loins, they are coming back for more”

  By Contributing Writer on February 7, 2019 • ( 19 )

  

  THE BETTER FLOP – A MODEL FOR THE COUNTY…ARE YOU SERIOUS???? We could not help but notice the obvious coordinated effort, by the News Herald and officials of our local government, to rally the troops behind the unmitigated disaster that… Read More ›

• Lakeland Community College….layoffs planned

  By Contributing Writer on February 7, 2019 • ( 14 )

  

          Good grief, just when we thought things could not get any worse at LCC, we get word of layoffs due to declining enrollment.   Look at who gets their pink slip…….not the “big hitters” Here is the… Read More ›

• Responses from Elected Officials on our Resolution

  By Contributing Writer on February 7, 2019 • ( 8 )

  

  We will post the responses that we get from all of the individuals that received our email asking for their support of our proposed resolution addressing the “supply” side of the drug problem impacting all of the residents of Lake… Read More ›

• Lake Erie Bill of Rights…..LEBOR for short

  By Contributing Writer on February 6, 2019 • ( 28 )

  

  Thanks to our  friends at Auburntownship.org for this article. www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#THE_LAKE_ERIE_BILL_OF_RIGHTS_CHARTER_AMENDMENT_TARGETS_36_NORTHERN_OHIO_COUNTIES_FOR_LITIGATION_  THE LAKE ERIE BILL OF RIGHTS CHARTER AMENDMENT TARGETS 36 NORTHERN OHIO COUNTIES FOR LITIGATION  Published Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Mark your calendars, Northern Ohioans, for February 26. That is… Read More ›

• Prosecutors Office…..staffing and money issues

  By Contributing Writer on February 6, 2019 • ( 16 )

  

  We attended the budget meeting between the Lake County Prosecutor’s office and the Commissioners.  We heard the same issues with their office that we heard from the Probation department. Their problems: 1.  Their starting salaries are far too low, and,… Read More ›

• Resolution to Stop the Drug Supply….if you have better ideas let us know

  By Contributing Writer on February 6, 2019 • ( 12 )

  

  We sent the following email to all Lake County elected officials and a few of the non-profits dealing with drug treatment.  We will continue to send this to any and all Lake County leaders. To all Community Leaders: My name… Read More ›

• Lots of States Attacking Property Taxes

  By Contributing Writer on February 6, 2019 • ( 22 )

  

  Thanks to Tom Niewulis for this article on the State of Texas willing to address their run-a-way increases in property taxes. https://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Governor-top-Texas-state-leaders-settle-on-13577279.php?utm_source=Cannonites&utm_campaign=40e54ff0e3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_11_13_09_25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4733177261-40e54ff0e3-229721977&mc_cid=40e54ff0e3&mc_eid=f474314eab *********************1776 Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for other links on the schools and property taxes: First up is… Read More ›

• Lake County Elected Officials’ Emails……

  By Contributing Writer on February 5, 2019 • ( 19 )

  We needed the contact information for all of our elected officials for our email blast that we will be sending this week. We asked our Lake County Board of Elections for help and they had the IT department prepare the… Read More ›

• Portage County schedules….

  By Contributing Writer on February 5, 2019 • ( 13 )

  

  On Monday 2/4, we spoke to patriots in Portage County.  We promised that we would make the Portage County schedules that we have prepared for them. Here is our Power Point Presentation:   Revised 1-30-19 Portage County discussion Housing Affordability Threshold… Read More ›

• Public Pensions…..icebergs ahead…..

  By Contributing Writer on February 5, 2019 • ( 10 )

  

  Thanks to Tom Niewulis of Geauga County for this great article on public pensions.  It is LFC’s goal to try to determine how Lake County citizens are impacted by the unfunded pension liabilities. PART 5 – SELF-INFLICTED EVICTION: PUBLIC PENSION… Read More ›

• Reversal of Property Taxes in Cincinnati…it shows it can be done

  By Contributing Writer on February 5, 2019 • ( 15 )

  

  Thanks to a Portage lobbyist for the alert on this recent article regarding property taxes in the Cincinnati Enquirer. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/education/2016/01/07/indian-hill-school-district-has-give-back-tax-money/78370926/ It illustrates that we can make a difference, but the fight can be long and hard. *********************1776 Indian Hill school… Read More ›

• Heritage Club’s February Meeting….

  By Contributing Writer on February 3, 2019 • ( 8 )

• Eliminating Native American mascots, names, insignia…

  By Contributing Writer on February 3, 2019 • ( 20 )

  

  Ohio School Board Representative, Meryl Johnson, from SBoE District #11 (most of Cuyahoga County and a sliver of Lake County along Lake Erie) has submitted a resolution to the State School board suggesting banning of ‘Native American mascots, names, insignia,… Read More ›

• Rider’s Inn vs Port Authority….resolved

  By Contributing Writer on February 2, 2019 • ( 12 )

  

  **********************1776 We are pleased to announced that thanks to Commissioner John Hamercheck’s involvement in the Rider’s Inn controversy with the Lake County Port Authority, there has been an agreement reached between the parties. Commissioner Hamercheck has ensured that the possibility… Read More ›

• Child Sacrifice…..the big lie (updated 2/3/19)

  By Contributing Writer on February 2, 2019 • ( 15 )

  

        This is the first time we have written about this subject.  We plan to address it more in the future as it relates to Lake County. For those those that fail to realize that evil rules this… Read More ›

• Fake University Reaps Rewards…exposing corruption

  By Contributing Writer on February 1, 2019 • ( 17 )

  

  Thanks to a Concord lobbyist for this article on the exposure on a corruption scheme not previously known to us. https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/homeland-security-set-up-fake-university-to-catch-nonimmigrant-aliens-staying-in-the-us We would hope for those advocating for “open borders” would still believe that corruption by anyone is not to… Read More ›

• Lake County Probation Department…

  By Contributing Writer on January 31, 2019 • ( 517 )

  We attended a budget meeting with the Lake County Commissioners, the Finance Director, County Administrator and the movers and shakers of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas.  We must plead guilty to not knowing much about this court so… Read More ›

• Loose Canons Abound….

  By Contributing Writer on January 31, 2019 • ( 36 )

  

  *********************1776  I have been informed that according to some Concord Township residents I can now add  “loose cannon”  to my headstone.  I will have to order a bigger headstone because we are running out of room considering  my previous title… Read More ›

• Lake County School Rankings

  By Contributing Writer on January 31, 2019 • ( 40 )

  

  Thanks to our Willoughby lobbyists for informing us about the Cleveland.com article on school rankings. We compiled the following information from the Ohio Department of Education website. PERFORMANCE INDEX RANKING The Performance Index is a calculation that measures student performance… Read More ›

• Heating Assistance…..PSA for Lake County

  By Contributing Writer on January 29, 2019 • ( 33 )

  Thanks to our Perry Lobbyist for this article: Heating assistance is available: The PUCO’s winter reconnect order is available for those that have been disconnected or are threatened with disconnection from their heating source. The Winter Reconnect Order allows residential… Read More ›

• Lake County Auditors….so very helpful

  By Contributing Writer on January 28, 2019 • ( 1,961 )

  

  After reviewing our latest property tax bill, we thought we knew what every number meant and how to calculate each one. Alas, there were two items still on the bill that stumped us.  You will see on your bill a… Read More ›

• Property Tax Time……open your wallets

  By Contributing Writer on January 28, 2019 • ( 261 )

  

  Here is an interesting article from Cleveland.com dated 1/26/17: CLEVELAND, Ohio – Property tax rates in Ohio range from $850 per $100,000 of home value on Kelleys Island to $4,355 a year in one area outside of Dayton. Homeowners are… Read More ›

• Vrooman Road Bridge Project

  By Contributing Writer on January 28, 2019 • ( 359 )

  

  We had some discussion with the County Engineer about the current status of the Vrooman Road project.  He did say that he will be giving an update to the Lake County Commissioners soon.  In the meantime, we can take a… Read More ›

• Riders Inn vs the Port…..reneging on a deal – not good for business [updated 1/30/19]

  By Contributing Writer on January 27, 2019 • ( 28 )

  

      VERSUS    ********Rider’s Inn********                            ********Lake County Port Authority******** RIDERS INN ARTICLE UPDATE At the latest Port Authority Board Meeting held on January 23, there was… Read More ›

• Riverside Local School….# of Educators

  By Contributing Writer on January 27, 2019 • ( 218 )

  

  While reviewing the Ohio report card website we discovered this listing of Riverside Local schools’ total number of educators by job description.  Before we published the results, we asked Riverside officials to verify the accuracy.  To their credit, they said… Read More ›