Author Archives
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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Do you believe in the sovereignty of the U.S.?….Build that wall
Thanks to Tom Z. for this message regarding the issue of sovereignty of the U.S. He is calling for all patriots to contact their Ohio Congressmen, and Senator Portman. Politicians will react when the citizens contact them about an issue. … Read More ›
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“We the People” message to President Trump
Here is an opinion piece from Tom Zawistowski. with which we happen to agree. Will you defend your country from all enemies, foreign and domestic? We are unraveling quickly.
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Lake County Council on Aging….questions answered
Updated: 12/11/18 After reviewing the financial statements of the Lake County Council on Aging, we had some questions and sent the following email to Joseph R. Tomsick, Executive Director. “Upon reviewing the financial statements for 2017, we noticed that the… Read More ›
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Hillsdale College….revamping K-12 education needed
Thanks to Lobbyist Don for this post: Why does Ohio prevent Charter Schools promoted by Hillsdale College for a Classic education? Makes no sense! It’s only a political ploy to prevent honest competition, beneficial to all! Go to : www.hillsdale.edu/townhall for honest… Read More ›
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Eastlake Mayor Dennis Morley speaks out..wants to change something that is working…hmmm?
We have heard from an Eastlake Lobbyist that Mayor Dennis Morley wants to eliminate the current economic development program called ECDC. LFC is trying to understand why the Mayor believes it is not working as it was intended. Perhaps he… Read More ›
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Lake County Board Openings
Thanks to our Perry Lobbyist for this information on the upcoming Lake County board openings. We have also included an application you can use if you would like to be considered for one of the board openings. BoardsCommissionsApplicationForm2018a (002)Webster Boards… Read More ›
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Legal Aid Society in Painesville
We heard some “whispers” about the Legal Aid Society, so we thought that we would start with their website to determine who they are, and what they do. The following is from their website: “Legal Aid’s mission is to secure… Read More ›
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STRS and OPERS…how well are they funded?
We have been trying to better understand the various pension systems in the State: STRS, SERS, PERS. When reviewing the State of Ohio’s annual financial statement report, we noticed some interesting statistics, and we wanted to be sure that we… Read More ›
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Student to Teacher ratio…..really, they do not track it?
Well, this is a huge surprise. We have been waiting for a basic statistic that we thought was tracked by each school system and the State of Ohio on their Cupp Reports. They track virtually every other statistic, but for… Read More ›
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Ohio’s Lottery Prizes Yet to be Paid….
We were reviewing the State of Ohio’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, and saw this interesting statistic…….well interesting to me, but I have no life…. Did you know that the State is obligated to pay… Read More ›
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Perry Plant’s Future….closure will mean higher property taxes
Thanks to our Kirtland Lobbyist for sending this article to us….. Jack Thompson is superintendent of the Perry Local School District in Lake County. By Guest Columnist, cleveland.com PERRY, Ohio — I was recently reminded by a student about Newton’s Third… Read More ›
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Geauga County….a swamp needing draining?
Congratulations to our friends at www.auburntownship.org for spreading the truth in Geauga County. Geauga County citizens continue to question their elected officials…. https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2018default.html#WHY_SO_MUCH_MONEY_FOR_INVESTIGATORS_FOR_FLAIZ
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Council on Aging Food Drive….lets help them help seniors of Lake County
They are having a Blizzard Bag Food Drive December 10th – December 14th.
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Recycling….let competition reign supreme
There was some discussion at the last commissioners’ meeting regarding a waste hauling company charging, what was deemed by a concerned citizen, as excessive fees for “contaminating” the recycled product in their dumpsters. The Commissioners asked for help trying to… Read More ›
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Windfarms in Lake Erie……say it isn’t so
Updated: 12/5/18 4:40 am The Green revolution is coming to Lake County. We got “wind” of the Lake County Commissioners discussing the possibility of allowing wind farms in Lake Erie. Here are some websites that discuss the use of giant,… Read More ›