For many Ohioans — me included — our favorite statue at the Ohio Statehouse is “These Are My Jewels.” That statement is carved on the large circular monument underneath a female figure representing Ohio, and refers to the Buckeye State’s pride in the enormous contribution that the seven Ohioans depicted on the monument made to [...]
Archive for July 1st, 2010
Public Art At The Ohio Statehouse (III)
Posted in Art, Columbus, Ohio, tagged Art, Civil War, Columbus, Confederacy, Edwin Stanton, James Garfield, Ohio, Ohio Statehouse, Philip Sheridan, Public Art, Rutherford Hayes, These Are My Jewels, Ulysses Grant, Union, William McKinley, William Tecumseh Sherman on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
U, V, Or W (Cont.)
Posted in America, The Economy, tagged America, economy, recession, stock market, Unemployment, Unemployment statistics on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The most recent economic news is pretty darn grim. The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits has increased, the housing market in America is depressed, and the stock market has just experienced its worst quarter in some time, with the Dow down more than 10 percent. When you combine that with the [...]
Our Tax Dollars (Not) At Work (Cont.)
Posted in Politics, tagged New Albany, New Albany Board of Education, New Albany-Plain Local school district, Politics, taxes on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I posted recently on the decision of the New Albany-Plain Local Board of Education’s decision to accept the resignation of the Superintendent of Schools, pay him his six-figure salary for a year (or slightly less if he finds another job during that time period), and then hire an interim replacement at additional cost. During this [...]
Let “Cuts” Be Cuts
Posted in America, Politics, tagged America, Budget Deficit, Congress, Government spending, Politics, stimulus bill, Teacher Layoffs, Teachers on July 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
How often have we seen this kind of story? Congress needs to pass an important measure by a deadline. As it becomes clear that the bill will pass, somehow, new provisions, unrelated to the purpose of the original bill, get added in hopes that they also can ride the train to enactment. And when the [...]
