10 TV: More than 100 employees learned Friday that they were among the city's first round of layoffs, and city officials said more cuts could come in the future. According to a Columbus Civil Service Commission e-mail, layoff certifications were provided Thursday to all city departments with pending requests. The departments prepared the layoff notices and served them to affected employees on Friday. The first round of layoffs will be effective Feb. 22, the e-mail said.
About 130 full and part-time employees were impacted... Among the hardest-hit departments was the Department of Recreation and Parks, which was slated to terminate 44 employees. The layoffs also included 13 trash collectors, five custodians and three city building inspectors, among others. No sworn personnel, meaning police officers or firefighters, were included in the round of cuts, but the Columbus Division of Police was forced to fire 10 part-time employees…
Friday, January 23, 2009
Quick Read
Mike Pramik’s insightful piece on an expected increase (that’s right, I said increase) in real estate purchases should have been the lead. Unfortunately, the Dispatch featured a full graphic and story about road redistribution… (No one cares about the road except when we can’t drive on it or there is too much traffic)…
Flip Side featured an interesting story on the newly reopened R Bar… However, Business countered with a story on Half Price Books that nearly put me to sleep. And Rob Oller’s column on sports suggestions for President Obama was simply pathetic.
Flip Side featured an interesting story on the newly reopened R Bar… However, Business countered with a story on Half Price Books that nearly put me to sleep. And Rob Oller’s column on sports suggestions for President Obama was simply pathetic.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
BREAKING: South Campus Shocker
Two South Campus Gateway venues each owe three months of rent, according to sources familiar with the situation. While unfortunate, this revelation is unsurprising. On January 11, Gossip CBUS reported that at least half of South Campus Gateway is receiving relaxed treatment.
Red Should Be Your Color
As promised, Gossip CBUS and McFadden’s details… The Wear & Win Party will occur on February 28. How will you win? Red is the key to victory…
Tease & Title
As promised, Gossip Cbus and Lodge Bar details… The Snowed Inn\Snow Bunny Party will occur on February 27.
Behold the Ice
Like the new ice logo? We will have a major announcement about it’s connection to our Lodge Bar event this weekend… Until then…
INVITE: Viva Las Vegas Party
Commencement: 10:00Venue: Sugar Bar (525 Park Street)
Go Go Dancers
Open Bar 10:30 pm – 11:30 pm
F.O.P.: Coleman Was Unfair
With crime and violence escalating… Is this really the best time for a Mayor Coleman vs. Police public scrap?
NBC 4: A local police union is filing a complaint against the Columbus mayor’s office for leaking a memo to the media that asked for wage concessions. Fraternal Order of Police President Jim Gilbert claims the mayor violated ongoing union contract negotiations and bargaining in good faith…
The FOP has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the City of Columbus to the state employment relations board. Coleman asked all city unions to give up pay raises for 2009, as well as longevity pay for 2009 that is based on years of service with the city.
The mayor gave the unions until Friday to get back to him on his request, which he said would save the city the $13 million it needs to balance the budget, if all unions agreed to the concession.
Last week, Gilbert called the request ‘unacceptable’ given the ongoing negotiations between the police union and the city. Gilbert said Mayor Michael Coleman brought the letter to the media before the FOP, therefore violating the union contract, adding that he failed to negotiate properly.
Coleman’s office said the proposal is separate from the bargaining process and that the mayor has asked all five of the city’s unions to make the sacrifice, not just the FOP. The office said it needs everyone’s help to deal with the budge crisis.
NBC 4: A local police union is filing a complaint against the Columbus mayor’s office for leaking a memo to the media that asked for wage concessions. Fraternal Order of Police President Jim Gilbert claims the mayor violated ongoing union contract negotiations and bargaining in good faith…
The FOP has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the City of Columbus to the state employment relations board. Coleman asked all city unions to give up pay raises for 2009, as well as longevity pay for 2009 that is based on years of service with the city.
The mayor gave the unions until Friday to get back to him on his request, which he said would save the city the $13 million it needs to balance the budget, if all unions agreed to the concession.
Last week, Gilbert called the request ‘unacceptable’ given the ongoing negotiations between the police union and the city. Gilbert said Mayor Michael Coleman brought the letter to the media before the FOP, therefore violating the union contract, adding that he failed to negotiate properly.
Coleman’s office said the proposal is separate from the bargaining process and that the mayor has asked all five of the city’s unions to make the sacrifice, not just the FOP. The office said it needs everyone’s help to deal with the budge crisis.
Quick Read
After their impressive week of inauguration coverage, the Dispatch showcased another striking front-page photo… This was offset by a pair of brilliant features… Alan Johnson’s second day follow-up of the Mark Dann lawsuit settlement and Misti Crane’s enlightening feature on the need for general surgeons…
Amy Saunders provided Thursday’s centerpiece, recounting the history of the Varsity Club, which turns 40 tomorrow… Elizabeth Gibson’s column on the Bexley Library Piano was also entertaining…
Amy Saunders provided Thursday’s centerpiece, recounting the history of the Varsity Club, which turns 40 tomorrow… Elizabeth Gibson’s column on the Bexley Library Piano was also entertaining…
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Mark Dann Episode Ended
10 TV: The Ohio Attorney General's Office reached a settlement Wednesday with two women whose claims of sexual harassment prompted investigations, firings and the resignation of former Attorney General Marc Dann.
Under terms of the settlement, Cindy Stankoski and Vanessa Stout will each receive a share of $495,000, which includes attorney fees, according to a statement released Wednesday by the Attorney General's Office.
Rex Elliott, the attorney who represented Stankoski and Stout, said that Attorney General Richard Cordray was instrumental in bringing the case to a resolution… "As I've said for the last eight months, they did not want to continue with this," Elliott said. "They didn't want to the litigation to get filed, and it didn't. This enables them to move on with their lives and close this chapter."
Elliott and Cordray released a joint statement Wednesday in which they thanked the women for bringing the scandal to light. "Today we agreed to put to rest a series of events that was unbecoming of the leadership of the Attorney General's office and difficult for the two women who showed courage in turning a spotlight upon it," the statement read.
Last year, Stankoski and Stout came forward with allegations of sexual harassment inside the office of then-Attorney General Marc Dann. During subsequent investigations, several of Dann's top aides resigned or were terminated. Under mounting pressure from both political parties, Dann, who also admitted having an affair with an employee in his office, offered his resignation in May. Stout resigned from her position within the Attorney General's Office late last year, while Stankoski tendered her resignation on Wednesday.
Under terms of the settlement, Cindy Stankoski and Vanessa Stout will each receive a share of $495,000, which includes attorney fees, according to a statement released Wednesday by the Attorney General's Office.
Rex Elliott, the attorney who represented Stankoski and Stout, said that Attorney General Richard Cordray was instrumental in bringing the case to a resolution… "As I've said for the last eight months, they did not want to continue with this," Elliott said. "They didn't want to the litigation to get filed, and it didn't. This enables them to move on with their lives and close this chapter."
Elliott and Cordray released a joint statement Wednesday in which they thanked the women for bringing the scandal to light. "Today we agreed to put to rest a series of events that was unbecoming of the leadership of the Attorney General's office and difficult for the two women who showed courage in turning a spotlight upon it," the statement read.
Last year, Stankoski and Stout came forward with allegations of sexual harassment inside the office of then-Attorney General Marc Dann. During subsequent investigations, several of Dann's top aides resigned or were terminated. Under mounting pressure from both political parties, Dann, who also admitted having an affair with an employee in his office, offered his resignation in May. Stout resigned from her position within the Attorney General's Office late last year, while Stankoski tendered her resignation on Wednesday.
INVITE: Aspen Ski & Board, Lush Events Present the Blizzard Party
Commencement: 10:00Venue: Sugar Bar (525 Park Street)
Age Range: Male (21 and over); Female (19 and over)
Free Ski Trip Prize Package
Complimentary well drinks 11 pm –Midnight
Drinks (Available All Night)
$2 Bombs
$1 Wells
It’s What We Call the News
WSYX 6: Families are being terrorized by vandals and those vandals have a hateful message. Police say it's happening in an apartment community near Sawmill and Bethel Road. Vandals painted swastikas over several brick apartments.
The day after we celebrate progress in this country… Some piece of trash reminds us we have decades to go…
NBC 4: With a city budget deficit looming between 80 and 120 million dollars this year, the city is looking for any ideas to save money. At a public hearing tonight in Columbus such ideas as a user tax for trash, auctioning off city owned houses and a higher boat dock tax were suggested, but the city finance manager and city auditor say those ideas don’t come anywhere close to even starting to help out.
Let’s invite the public to our meeting, listen to their ideas, and then tell them their ideas are stupid… That will win support…
The day after we celebrate progress in this country… Some piece of trash reminds us we have decades to go…
NBC 4: With a city budget deficit looming between 80 and 120 million dollars this year, the city is looking for any ideas to save money. At a public hearing tonight in Columbus such ideas as a user tax for trash, auctioning off city owned houses and a higher boat dock tax were suggested, but the city finance manager and city auditor say those ideas don’t come anywhere close to even starting to help out.
Let’s invite the public to our meeting, listen to their ideas, and then tell them their ideas are stupid… That will win support…
Quick Read
The Dispatch’s inaugural coverage was eloquent… Grand coverage for a grand moment… Particularly perfect was Simone Sebastian’s conclusion of her series which followed Walnut Ridge High School through the events… She did brilliantly what many at her paper never can… Make you a part of what the subjects experienced…
The same can be said of Alan Johnson’s stirring column “Columbus Celebrates,” which individualized the stories of several residents who watched the event… The column towered over Ann Fisher’s sidebar and Molly Willow’s bland column on television coverage…. Although, Willow’s column rightly rapped MSNBC’s hyper partisan coverage… Life and Arts (correctly moved up to the B section), featured a spectacular pictorial and coverage of the inaugural balls…
The Business section spun a pair of interesting reads… “Name Game” on this city featuring five recognizable brands and a story on Nationwide’s sponsorship of NASCAR’s second series… The Food section featured a great story on my favorite subject… Beer… And Bob Hunter reverted to form, typing a pathetic column, which central point was, it’s hard for teams to win on the road… (You think?)
The same can be said of Alan Johnson’s stirring column “Columbus Celebrates,” which individualized the stories of several residents who watched the event… The column towered over Ann Fisher’s sidebar and Molly Willow’s bland column on television coverage…. Although, Willow’s column rightly rapped MSNBC’s hyper partisan coverage… Life and Arts (correctly moved up to the B section), featured a spectacular pictorial and coverage of the inaugural balls…
The Business section spun a pair of interesting reads… “Name Game” on this city featuring five recognizable brands and a story on Nationwide’s sponsorship of NASCAR’s second series… The Food section featured a great story on my favorite subject… Beer… And Bob Hunter reverted to form, typing a pathetic column, which central point was, it’s hard for teams to win on the road… (You think?)
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Despite Inauguration, Crime Infests City
Concerning the serial rapist, this development is disturbing. If Columbus police have the wrong man, I cannot imagine the level of fear that will grip this city… Concerning numbers twenty-nine and thirty, can’t anyone walk to class or live in their home without fear?
10 TV: Police said that DNA test results were inconclusive and have not linked an accused robber to a series of attacks believed to have been committed by a serial rapist. The man is a registered sex offender and has been in jail since Dec. 13 when officers said he robbed a Westerville tanning salon. No other information was released by police on Tuesday.
10 TV: Police said that a woman reported being assaulted by another woman during a Monday night robbery attempt near the Ohio State campus. The crime occurred at about 8:10 p.m. near the corner of West 10th Avenue and Highland Street, police said. No other details were made available about the attempt, but police called it unsuccessful. The suspect is described as a black woman whose hair was pulled into a pony tail. She was wearing dark baggy pants, a baggy shirt and a dark coat with a cartoon-type figure on the rear. Anyone with information is asked to contact either Columbus Police at 614-645-4545 or University Police at 614-292-2121. Information may be reported anonymously to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-645-8477 or the University Crime Stoppers Tips line at 614-247-8477.
10 TV: A man was being questioned Tuesday in connection with a Far West side shooting that left a woman dead, police said. The shooting occurred shortly before noon at an apartment on Sophia Court, located near Norton and Alkire roads… Initial reports indicated that a woman was shot in the chest by a man wearing a mask. The woman, whose name was not released by police, was transported to a hospital where she later died.
10 TV: Police said that DNA test results were inconclusive and have not linked an accused robber to a series of attacks believed to have been committed by a serial rapist. The man is a registered sex offender and has been in jail since Dec. 13 when officers said he robbed a Westerville tanning salon. No other information was released by police on Tuesday.
10 TV: Police said that a woman reported being assaulted by another woman during a Monday night robbery attempt near the Ohio State campus. The crime occurred at about 8:10 p.m. near the corner of West 10th Avenue and Highland Street, police said. No other details were made available about the attempt, but police called it unsuccessful. The suspect is described as a black woman whose hair was pulled into a pony tail. She was wearing dark baggy pants, a baggy shirt and a dark coat with a cartoon-type figure on the rear. Anyone with information is asked to contact either Columbus Police at 614-645-4545 or University Police at 614-292-2121. Information may be reported anonymously to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-645-8477 or the University Crime Stoppers Tips line at 614-247-8477.
10 TV: A man was being questioned Tuesday in connection with a Far West side shooting that left a woman dead, police said. The shooting occurred shortly before noon at an apartment on Sophia Court, located near Norton and Alkire roads… Initial reports indicated that a woman was shot in the chest by a man wearing a mask. The woman, whose name was not released by police, was transported to a hospital where she later died.
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