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High-Speed Rail off-track in Ohio

vhsiv — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:06:58 -0800

Depending on who you ask, Ohio's C3 Railroad project is either a) a conventional railroad project that's going to restore slow rail service between Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati or; b) it's a visionary initiative of President Obama and Transportation secretary, Roy LaHood, that has the intention of rebooting Ohio's entire infrastructure. Obama has gotten Congress to give Ohio $400M to get this project started, but the Tea Party-friendly Governor-Elect, John Kasich (R) feels that passenger-rail in Ohio is a waste of money and would rather use that money for his own projects. Details about the 3C project are fleeting. Some Ohio news sites report that the project is going to consist of new High-Speed Rail cars, while others allow Kasich to stick to his slow-train allegations.. It's clear that Obama is looking to the future and to the State's viability for heavy industry and services, but Kasich feels as though he could spend that money better and he told them so. Here's what LaHood wrote him back… In the meantime, Kasich is willing to lose the funding, just to make a point.

More abandoned places, because they're creepy and beautiful

dersins — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:07:13 -0800

Illicit Ohio has a wide range of photos and essays of abandoned places in Ohio, from the Cincinnati subway system (yes, there really is was one, and it's been discussed here before), to various and sundry prisons, government installations, hotels, hosiptals, houses and more. And don't miss the old vs. new galleries, either.

Charity begins at the home office

rob511 — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:49:15 -0800

The Axis of Evil has some competition — in Ohio. The Bush Administration continues to apply pressure to North Korea about its alleged counterfeiting of $100 notes: This Korean story quotes Amb. Alexander Vershbow demanding physical proof that Pyongyang has destroyed its forging equipment. On the other hand, according to the BBC, South Korea's intelligence service doubts the North is counterfeiting, although it may have done so in the past. Meanwhile, on the homefront, a 16-year-old has been fingered as the mastermind of a bogus bill ring operating out of the boy's home in North College Hill, OH. Oddly, the Cincinnati Enquirer article announcing the bust is chock-full of juicy tips for would-be home engravers: rip off old bills rather than new, don't overlook those colored fibers, and set the wash cycle for delicates. Oh, and don't even think about using scissors: it's a sure giveaway!

Narc!

trharlan — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 13:29:49 -0800

High school kids. Doing drugs! A 23-year-old female undercover agent posed as a student at Milford High School. The investigation culminated Friday with the arrest of 16 students on drug-trafficking charges. Twelve are juveniles. Public opinion is running 20 - 1 in favor of the sting.
Sandy Howdyshell, a 34-year-old Milford graduate who has an elementary school student in the district, said she was undecided on the school district's $108.6 million bond issue that will appear on ballots May 3 - until she heard about the undercover investigation... "I think it was a brilliant idea to put an undercover cop in the high school," Howdyshell said. "This event certainly has made an impact in my eyes. Now I know I'll be voting to support Milford schools."

One of Cincinnatians’ favorite pastimes

mr_crash_davis — Fri, 02 Jan 2004 23:47:32 -0800

Enter the Inaugural Cincinnati Cornhole Classic now. You could win a personalized cornhole set!

A FIFTH-grade girl at Cincinnati's Mount Airy School says at least 15 boys have been trading soda and cash for sex

mgtrott — Mon, 09 Apr 2001 22:25:17 -0800

A FIFTH-grade girl at Cincinnati's Mount Airy School says at least 15 boys have been trading soda and cash for sex with at least five girls, according to WLWT Eyewitness News. Police and school officials are looking into the allegation, which claims the students -- some as young as 10 -- were sneaking into closets to do it.