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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Public Square Reader: Free the pot smokers. It’s the right thing to do.

Posted by Pete Kotz on Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 5:38 AM

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Could Ohio become the 13th state to legalize medicinal marijuana?
It's about time Ohio got serious about Marijuana reform. In late May, Tom Roberts of Dayton introduced a medical marijuana bill that will hopefully pass and make Ohio the 13th state with medical marijuana legalized. Speaking as a toker, if medical marijuana passes, I'm going to do whatever it takes to become legal. Marijuana laws are the height of hypocrisy, jailing people for a benign and enjoyable activity that's far less harmful than many legal and abused substances like alcohol and prescription drugs. I'll admit to be willing to lie to not have to live in fear of being arrested for something I feel is acceptable behavior (and even if it wasn't, I'm doing nobody harm other than myself)…

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Monday, June 9, 2008

Music / Public Square Heavy Heavy Low Low: More encouraging words from our devoted readers

Posted by Pete Kotz on Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 5:09 AM

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If we weren't so preoccupied with felatio, says reader, we'd understand the virtues of this band.
As you're probably aware, being a writer is the toughest job in America. Though we get free coffee, it's that kind they served at Texaco stations in 1981. Worse, sometimes the boss looks at you weird if you take more than four smoke breaks in an hour. Thankfully, at the end of a grueling day of shooting off your mouth, you can always take solace in the constant downpour of appreciation from readers. Take this little missive from Mike in Liverpool, New York, complimenting us on our take on his favorite band, Heavy Heavy Low Low: Obviously this is written by a fag who is too busy sucking dick than even beginning to understand what good music is. Man, Heavy Heavy Low Low is probably one of the best technical/metalcore bands out there. Actually listen to them. You'll see. I think your opinion sucks. Thanks, Mike, for making our day that much brighter.
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Friday, May 30, 2008

Public Square Keep an eye on the spending of suburban mayors

Posted by Pete Kotz on Fri, May 30, 2008 at 5:47 AM

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Economists estimate that it takes $7,000 to back the Beachwood mayor's official truck out of his driveway.
I think the recent I-Team report by Fox News on the vehicles that local mayors drive was wonderful. I was outraged listening to the Beachwood Mayor describe driving a 2008 V8 Chevy Tahoe (over $55,000 retail price). I would urge you to look further into the spending patterns of these politicians. You may want to look at how the politician's family members also drive their public vehicles. I can only imagine what other outrageous spending patterns you will find at the cost of taxpayers. Beachwood is probably a great place to start, as the city continues to spend more money while taxes go up each year. The city officials that permit this type of spending should be prosecuted for the misuse of public money. The city councilmen are just as responsible for the authorization. Keep up the good work and thanks for bringing this issue to the forefront. Please stay tough on these politicians. Demand answers for their spending. There is an even better story here, you just need to keep digging. A Lifelong Cleveland Resident
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Music / Public Square 16-year-old girl: My disappointing encounter with Scott Weiland, rock star asshole

Posted by Pete Kotz on Fri, May 30, 2008 at 5:07 AM

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Scott Weiland is mean to 16-year-old girls. Our guess is he also makes fun of crippled children.
I am a 16 year old girl and I saw Stone Temple Pilots with my father on May 20 at the State Theater in downtown Cleveland. I had the privilege of seeing Stone Temple Pilots play their third show since they broke up in 2003. As soon as the opening music started playing everyone who was at the show stood up and started cheering louder than any concert I had ever been to. Scott Weiland came out on stage smoking a cigarrette. It is state law that you cannot smoke in any indoor public place, but I had seen a few other bands smoke on stage since this law took affect. The State Theater is a beautiful old theater that is about 100 years old and every little detail in this theater was not over looked by the people who designed it. Scott Weiland would flick his cigarettes all over and I’m sure that he left a few burns. At one point I saw him flick a cigarette into the audience while it was still lit...

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Thursday, May 29, 2008

Public Square The Terrence Hough case: It's safe to say this reader believes in the death penalty

Posted by Pete Kotz on Thu, May 29, 2008 at 1:58 PM

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How did they get the O.J. jury to come to Cleveland?
Apparently, the OJ Simpson jury had a nice vacation in Cleveland. 12 morons decided not to give Terrence Hough (the fire fighter who killed three people and injured two last july 5th) the death penalty. He killed three young adults who were making noise after midnight. He decided to grab a fucking 40 caliber and shoot 5 unarmed people, because calling the police and have these guys arrested apparently was too light of a punishment, right? ...

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Public Square Creepy Religious Mail of the Week

Posted by Joe Tone on Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:56 PM

When we open a letter from a reader and two clipped-out ads from our rag fall out – you know, ads that prominently feature what goes under them apple bottomed jeans – we’re expecting a tirade about our “smut.” But apparently to some, a fine tail feather inspires religious devotion. Imagine our surprise and delight to read the following whimsical missive, carefully penned on yellow legal paper, from a dear reader. …

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Public Square Judge Linda Teodosio & the plague on the American workforce

Posted by Pete Kotz on Mon, May 12, 2008 at 2:27 PM

After reading “Canning Miss A,” our feature story about a model Summit County Juvenile Detention Officer who was fired thanks to dubious office politics, a reader called in to say that it isn’t just the Summit County Juvenile Court that’s plagued by ineffectual bureaucracy – it’s the entire American work force. And it sucks: “Just want to compliment you on that article on that Teodosio judge or whatever the hell she calls herself. I think it’s fair to say -- at least, you know, I’m 51 right now -- that that right there is probably as much as what’s wrong with the American work force and so common place that any other issue, it’s just people like her. They don’t know what the hell they’re doing, they come in there, they think they’re God and want to make these changes. But at the end of the day they make it so much worse and just reshaped it. And ten years later you wonder why did you even have to go through all this, because they’re gonna have to turn it back anyway to the way it used to be. So, um, well that’s real good exposure, so thanks a lot.”
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