Still Trying to Flee
The case for Ohio’s residency laws, those requiring city workers to live in the city they work in, has just taken another turn. An appeals court in Lima declared that residency laws are in fact legal even after Ohio passed a law in May of 2006 saying they were not. This case could prove to be a big deal; especially considering that 5 other appeals courts are dealing with the same issue. One of these courts is in Cleveland, where exodus, as avid MyFriendCleveland readers know, is already an issue. Still, maybe we should be more worried about the fact that we need laws to make people want to live in our city. Improvements might yield better results than hearings. I think that would be more appealing. Get it? I haven’t thrown a stinker like that at you guys in quite some time.
Aw, Shucks. Ain’t that Swell!
I thought I’d change it up a bit, you know move away from scandal and politics and beer and share a real heart warmer with you. The Plain Dealer reports that if you are having a hard time finding a Wii this Christmas you may want to steal one from a nursing home. Okay, maybe that’s not exactly what the article says, but the point is that Wii is catching on with seniors. Nintendo has even made appearances at recent AARP gatherings, realizing that the Wii, unlike most video game consoles appeals to more than just young males. All I know is my grandma better not try and step to my Wii boxing skills. She will get jacked.
Got Some Extra Cash? Buy a Roller Coaster
Remember when we reported on Ohio lawmakers getting realllll laid back with their law making? Well don’t worry; Sherrod Brown has been keeping up his workload with important issues like keeping The Big Dipper roller coaster in Aurora. After word came in that Geauga Lake was shutting down park owners announced that they would be selling the rides to buyers that would hopefully still use them. And if that didn’t work, they would be auctioned off to rich assholes with too much land and no friends to pack the cars. Well Brown wasn’t down with that, but unfortunately even his appeals have had no effect on the decision. Ohio lawmakers, still hard at work.
New Review
Peter Bjorn and John brought their indie-pop greatness to The Beachland last week and we’ve got a review to prove it. Read on.
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This post was written by MyFriendCleveland on December 5, 2007
