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• Ohio School Funding Article

  By Contributing Writer on December 16, 2018 • ( 601 )

  

  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

  By Contributing Writer on December 16, 2018 • ( 24 )

  

  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

  By Contributing Writer on December 15, 2018 • ( 158 )

  

  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

  By Contributing Writer on December 13, 2018 • ( 317 )

  

  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

  By Contributing Writer on December 13, 2018 • ( 15 )

  

  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

  By Contributing Writer on December 13, 2018 • ( 58 )

  

  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 ›

• Do you believe in the sovereignty of the U.S.?….Build that wall

  By Contributing Writer on December 13, 2018 • ( 34 )

  

  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 ›

• “We the People” message to President Trump

  By Contributing Writer on December 11, 2018 • ( 259 )

  

  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.

• Lake County Council on Aging….questions answered

  By Contributing Writer on December 10, 2018 • ( 195 )

  

  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 ›

• Hillsdale College….revamping K-12 education needed

  By Contributing Writer on December 10, 2018 • ( 219 )

  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 ›

• Eastlake Mayor Dennis Morley speaks out..wants to change something that is working…hmmm?

  By Contributing Writer on December 10, 2018 • ( 21 )

  

  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 ›

• Lake County Board Openings

  By Contributing Writer on December 10, 2018 • ( 14 )

  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 ›

• Legal Aid Society in Painesville

  By Contributing Writer on December 9, 2018 • ( 9 )

  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 ›

• STRS and OPERS…how well are they funded?

  By Contributing Writer on December 9, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  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 ›

• Student to Teacher ratio…..really, they do not track it?

  By Contributing Writer on December 7, 2018 • ( 10 )

  

  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 ›

• Ohio’s Lottery Prizes Yet to be Paid….

  By Contributing Writer on December 7, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  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 ›

• Perry Plant’s Future….closure will mean higher property taxes

  By Contributing Writer on December 7, 2018 • ( 11 )

  

  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 ›

• Geauga County….a swamp needing draining?

  By Contributing Writer on December 7, 2018 • ( 16 )

  

  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

• Council on Aging Food Drive….lets help them help seniors of Lake County

  By Contributing Writer on December 5, 2018 • ( 9 )

  

  They are having a Blizzard Bag Food Drive December 10th – December 14th.

• Recycling….let competition reign supreme

  By Contributing Writer on December 5, 2018 • ( 18 )

  

  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 ›

• Windfarms in Lake Erie……say it isn’t so

  By Contributing Writer on December 4, 2018 • ( 13 )

  

  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 ›

• Commissioner Cirino and the 2019 Budget

  By Contributing Writer on December 4, 2018 • ( 10 )

  We received the following internal memo from Commissioner Jerry Cirino’s office.  It refutes outgoing Commissioner Dan Troy’s public comments to the Lake County Department heads that their 2019 budget will be cut because there obviously will be a planned reduction… Read More ›

• Financial Health Indicators….the red, yellow, green for cities and counties

  By Contributing Writer on December 2, 2018 • ( 7 )

  Updated:  12/3/18 8:50 pm Thanks to our Lobbyist from Portage County for letting us know about these important financial metrics made easy for the average taxpayer to understand. The Ohio Auditor, Dave Yost, has developed a financial tool for taxpayers… Read More ›

• Lake County Development Council

  By Contributing Writer on December 1, 2018 • ( 7 )

  

  We had never heard of the Lake County Development Council, so we thought that we should ask some questions.   We asked if they received any local, State or federal funds. We received the following prompt, very detailed reply. Hi Brian,… Read More ›

• County Officials Pay Schedules

  By Contributing Writer on November 30, 2018 • ( 29 )

  We received this information from the Board of Elections.  It demonstrates that the State is controlling, or at least, trying to control the county commissioners. What we have learned is that the State of Ohio creates the laws in the… Read More ›

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