The Keepin’ It Real McKoy
Art McKoy was the man [“Art McKoy: ‘I May Even Go Out With a Bang,'” at the Scene & Heard blog]. It’s too bad WTAM kisses Mayor Jackson’s ass. Art had a handle on the real issues. His replacement, Councilman Zack Reed, tries to paint a rosy, positive picture of Cleveland. McKoy just discussed the truth and tried to help make it better. He kept it real and connected with the listeners — even the suburbanites.
One thing’s for sure about Cleveland: It ain’t rosy.
Karl Stalin
Don’t Believe the Bio Hype
As a former employee of the biotech industry, I can tell you that there just isn’t the critical mass to have a true hub here [“Cleveland NOT a Big Life Sciences Center,” at the Scene & Heard blog].
Part of the problem is that the institutions (Case and the Clinic) still don’t know how to treat entrepreneurs. The companies that are here are small fish in a tiny pond. I will root for the industry every day, but I’m not sure that the industry itself is served by the overhyping of the companies that are here. It comes back to education, capital, and brain drain.
Michael Garrett Ford
The Problem With Lakewood
The problem with Lakewood and other cities in Cuyahoga County is that there is no accountability for crimes that are occurring [“3-Year-Old Lakewood Kid Shoots Up the House,” at the Scene & Heard blog]. This incident is plain and simple: a screw-up by the adult gun owner. But the way cities are going into the dump are the welfare, section 8, and HUD moving into neighborhoods where they don’t belong.
Move them into a neighborhood so they can integrate … not a friggin’ chance will they integrate. Where once everyone worked hard to better themselves, we now have these animals wanting everything for free and deteriorating our neighborhoods.
Stitcharoo
This article appears in Jan 4-10, 2012.
First of all there is a lot going well for Cleveland right now. But Karl Stalin is right the city misses as much as it i hits with garbage can fees, red light cameras and crazy strict parking tickets. An unfriendly city to live in for sure.Second, Michael Garet Ford? Who uses their middle name except for people like Lee Harvey Oswald? Lakewood and crime? As much as I agree with Stitcharoo I wonder what he means by “moving into neighborhoods where they don’t belong” Yesterday at Walmart it took me 20 minuts to buy a pair of socks because the two people in front of me were loaded up with free stuff on the welfare card I sent them and my friend turned to me and said “they should have their own line don’t you think? Guess we all are thinking the same think. If you living on my money stay away from me and stay out of my way. Well Stitcharoo I guess Obama agrees with you. Go look at the new water parks and free childcare buildings next to new townhomes on Central avenue. All built for free to live in for free. GOD BLESS US ALL that America can take care of our Needy! I am so glad that we give so much to the poor who don’t work because at the rate my taxes are going and Cleveland is writing me fines I’ll be moving into the free waterpark soon myself.