10 TV: All city employees that do not wear a uniform to work will face a five-day mandatory layoff, Mayor Michael Coleman announced Wednesday. Coleman, who unveiled the plan during a news conference, said the move will save the city about $1.6 million... In addition to ordering temporary layoffs, Coleman also announced that 12 union employees will be laid off. The mayor did not elaborate about who would be laid off, but he said top level management would be impacted. Leaders said the layoffs would save the city an additional $500,000. The mayor said that additional cuts could be made in coming weeks.
This city (like a lot of others in this country) is facing a budget disaster… Coleman’s response feels like nitpicking…
10 TV: Some areas north of Columbus reported snowfall amounts totaling 8-10 inches on Wednesday… the Columbus-metro area received about 4 inches of snow during Wednesday's storm. Wednesday night should be relatively quiet, with clear skies and overnight temperatures dropping to 16 degrees… clouds will increase again on Thursday, and we could see some snow showers during the evening hours. Daytime highs will reach 25 degrees. Snow showers will come to an end on Friday, with 1-2 inches of accumulation possible by the day's end.
Hope you stayed inside today with some coco and Gossip CBUS…
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Quick Read
Bob Baptist’s feature on Michigan-Ohio State haircut cohabitation (read the article) was both amusing and intriguing… The rivalry and how the two schools, their fans, and their alumni hate each other has been done to death… This was an interesting window into the brotherhood of the rivalry, which is never discussed… Tim May’s column on Ohio State’s quarterback hunting, should also never be discussed… (Why do we need someone else besides Terrelle Pryor?)
Robin Chenowith’s story on the Norman Rockwell exhibit had all the charm of a puppy and all the usefulness of the puppy growing up… The concept was excellent… The story was sleep inducing (kids don’t know what a record player is… Tell me something I don’t know)… The Business section featured solid reporting on a variety of subjects…
What about the front page? Until the Dispatch concludes their gushing over Batelle, I’m not commenting on the front page…
Robin Chenowith’s story on the Norman Rockwell exhibit had all the charm of a puppy and all the usefulness of the puppy growing up… The concept was excellent… The story was sleep inducing (kids don’t know what a record player is… Tell me something I don’t know)… The Business section featured solid reporting on a variety of subjects…
What about the front page? Until the Dispatch concludes their gushing over Batelle, I’m not commenting on the front page…
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Wages, Weather Ruin City…
NBC 4: Columbus police announced the layoffs Tuesday of the police recruit class scheduled to graduate this week. According to the Department of Public Safety, 27 recruits were notified of the layoffs as part of ongoing budget cuts. The recruits were scheduled to graduate Friday. The mayor’s office is faced with making $13 million in cuts before passing a balanced budget, and city officials said they expect to save $1.2 million with the recruiting cuts.
Sources had indicated this would occur… Still, given the violent crime increase, the impact is no less severe…
10 TV: A winter storm warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. for Franklin county… Snow will mix with sleet and freezing rain overnight. The wintry precipitation will change back to all snow early on Wednesday morning. Then, the snow will taper off on Wednesday afternoon… freezing rain overnight has been eating into the total snow accumulation, especially south of Columbus, but the precipitation will switch back to heavy snow around 8 a.m. Wednesday. Up to an inch of ice may accumulate before the snow returns. Temperatures will remain steady in the mid 20s throughout the storm, which will continue through late Wednesday afternoon. Skies should clear Wednesday night, but snow showers may reappear late Thursday, bringing perhaps as much as an inch of accumulation. A high of 24 degrees is expected on Thursday.
Everyone be careful out there… We are remaining indoors…
Sources had indicated this would occur… Still, given the violent crime increase, the impact is no less severe…
10 TV: A winter storm warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. for Franklin county… Snow will mix with sleet and freezing rain overnight. The wintry precipitation will change back to all snow early on Wednesday morning. Then, the snow will taper off on Wednesday afternoon… freezing rain overnight has been eating into the total snow accumulation, especially south of Columbus, but the precipitation will switch back to heavy snow around 8 a.m. Wednesday. Up to an inch of ice may accumulate before the snow returns. Temperatures will remain steady in the mid 20s throughout the storm, which will continue through late Wednesday afternoon. Skies should clear Wednesday night, but snow showers may reappear late Thursday, bringing perhaps as much as an inch of accumulation. A high of 24 degrees is expected on Thursday.
Everyone be careful out there… We are remaining indoors…
Quick Read
While the front page’s graphic, noting yesterday’s 44,000 jobs lost was outstanding, the Batelle (once again) bought and paid fro front page made me gag…
The Life and Arts section made me proud… Particularly, Kevin Joy’s piece on the emergence of twitter (which, of course, Gossip CBUS uses) in the city’s business community… Yes, Joy took the shots that you expect old media to take at new media, but the human anecdotes were amusing and the piece was excellent. Flip Side’s profile of city clothing designer Michael DiSabato was also outstanding…
The Life and Arts section made me proud… Particularly, Kevin Joy’s piece on the emergence of twitter (which, of course, Gossip CBUS uses) in the city’s business community… Yes, Joy took the shots that you expect old media to take at new media, but the human anecdotes were amusing and the piece was excellent. Flip Side’s profile of city clothing designer Michael DiSabato was also outstanding…
Monday, January 26, 2009
Treat From the Rockies
As promised, a Snowed Inn\Snow Bunny Party major prize announcement… A snowboard will be given away, courtesy of Coors Light.
CYP “Date 2 Remember” Preview
We had a tremendous amount of support at our Preview Social for ‘A Date 2 Remember’ last week at Eleven at Hyde Park – more than 200 CYP Club members and friends joined us. Special thanks to all attendees, date participants, and host committee members who helped put together a great event. We sold more than 50 tickets that night to ‘A Date 2 Remember’ and raised even more awareness for this upcoming event held on Saturday, February 7. We also raffled off $250 in dining gift cards (donated by Hyde Park) and several gift certificate packages to SplatterPark! (donated by Central Ohio Paintball) to those who purchased tickets at the Preview Party. Look for event photos to be posted this week at www.cypclub.com! And if you haven’t yet purchased your tickets for ‘D2R,’ what are you waiting for?
I HATE THIS WEATHER
10 TV: The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from 10 p.m. Monday through noon Wednesday for Frranklin county… Periods of light snow will develop across the area on Monday night and continue into Tuesday morning. The light snow will mix with some light freezing drizzle through Tuesday afternoon.
A more significant round of snow will overspread the area Tuesday evening and continue into Wednesday. The snow will then taper off to scattered snow showers through Wednesday afternoon.
1 to 2 inches of total snowfall accumulation on Monday night. Overnight low temperatures will fall to 15 degrees. Expect more snow on Tuesday, beginning in the afternoon. Highs will reach 26 degrees. Heavy snow is possible Tuesday night and into Wednesday, with freezing rain and sleet south of the city. Four or more inches of additional snowfall are possible. Highs will rise to 26 degrees.
A more significant round of snow will overspread the area Tuesday evening and continue into Wednesday. The snow will then taper off to scattered snow showers through Wednesday afternoon.
1 to 2 inches of total snowfall accumulation on Monday night. Overnight low temperatures will fall to 15 degrees. Expect more snow on Tuesday, beginning in the afternoon. Highs will reach 26 degrees. Heavy snow is possible Tuesday night and into Wednesday, with freezing rain and sleet south of the city. Four or more inches of additional snowfall are possible. Highs will rise to 26 degrees.
You Have Questions... I Have Answers
Since Gossip Cbus began, I’ve been swamped with e-mail (thanks for the love)… While I’ve tried to give individual responses to several, I also know that some of the questions are questions others may have and thus, answering them publicly would be better… Therefore, from time to time, I will answer questions where everyone can see them…
Q: Will Gossip CBUS ever have a mobile updates option?
A: While we don’t have a specific mobile option, we do have a Facebook group, which if you join, can send updates to your phone. This will not send every post to your phone, but you will receive all breaking news updates, assuming you have facebook mobile (which is very easy to start)…
Q: How do you choose which events to twitter from?
A: If we run multiple items for an event or the event is extremely unique (such as Kourtney Kardashian at Lodge Bar), we will update live from that. Also, if Gossip CBUS has sponsored the event, in the case of the Back 2 School Party, we will update live from that. Honestly, it depends on the event and whether we think there is enough material for interesting live updates, which would not take away from a column for the website.
Q: I have a blog also. If I sent you one my articles, would you publish it?
A: Obviously, that would depend on the content… However, Gossip CBUS is always seeking to expand our content base… If you have written something that you think we’ll love, send it…
Q: Will Gossip CBUS ever have a mobile updates option?
A: While we don’t have a specific mobile option, we do have a Facebook group, which if you join, can send updates to your phone. This will not send every post to your phone, but you will receive all breaking news updates, assuming you have facebook mobile (which is very easy to start)…
Q: How do you choose which events to twitter from?
A: If we run multiple items for an event or the event is extremely unique (such as Kourtney Kardashian at Lodge Bar), we will update live from that. Also, if Gossip CBUS has sponsored the event, in the case of the Back 2 School Party, we will update live from that. Honestly, it depends on the event and whether we think there is enough material for interesting live updates, which would not take away from a column for the website.
Q: I have a blog also. If I sent you one my articles, would you publish it?
A: Obviously, that would depend on the content… However, Gossip CBUS is always seeking to expand our content base… If you have written something that you think we’ll love, send it…
Quick Read
While I must once again ask the obvious, I must change the question… Did Batelle purchase the Dispatch? Did they take over what was previously a journalistic enterprise and turn it into a daily public relations outlet? Did I miss a press conference?
Batelle’s second front page story in as many days, was among several lowlights in a lackluster lead section… Jeb Phillips National Guard story read as though the organization released it… Dean Narciso’s story on garbage and police cooperation, while an intriguing premise, was flat by the fourth paragraph, and Mark Ferenchink’s story on blighted south side houses was a metro section story…
Mike Pramik’s story on the city competing to keep a mortgage lender, that was a front-page story… Unfortunately, they buried it on C8… Bob Hunter’s column on Ohio State’s decline due to injuries was, for once, well written… However, it amounted to someone whining about their team, who isn’t as good as they appeared…
Batelle’s second front page story in as many days, was among several lowlights in a lackluster lead section… Jeb Phillips National Guard story read as though the organization released it… Dean Narciso’s story on garbage and police cooperation, while an intriguing premise, was flat by the fourth paragraph, and Mark Ferenchink’s story on blighted south side houses was a metro section story…
Mike Pramik’s story on the city competing to keep a mortgage lender, that was a front-page story… Unfortunately, they buried it on C8… Bob Hunter’s column on Ohio State’s decline due to injuries was, for once, well written… However, it amounted to someone whining about their team, who isn’t as good as they appeared…
Sunday, January 25, 2009
BREAKING: Portman Rebukes Criticism
Recently, Rob Portman addressed his critic’s chief compliant. According to a source with knowledge of the conversation, Portman distanced himself from Bush Administration trade policy; specifically citing NAFTA related issues. Portman served as United States Trade Representative from 2005-2007.
According to our source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, Portman also admitted his lack of statewide name identity. And he said that John Kasich’s presumed gubernatorial candidacy was no factor in his decision to run for senate.
Portman commenced his political career, serving first as an Associate White House Council and then as White House Office of Legislative Affairs Director under President George H.W. Bush. From 1993-2005, Portman served as Ohio’s 2nd district Congressman. He resigned that office and to become Trade Representative. He then finished his second White House stint as Office of Management and Budget Director. He resigned that office on June 19, 2007.
According to our source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, Portman also admitted his lack of statewide name identity. And he said that John Kasich’s presumed gubernatorial candidacy was no factor in his decision to run for senate.
Portman commenced his political career, serving first as an Associate White House Council and then as White House Office of Legislative Affairs Director under President George H.W. Bush. From 1993-2005, Portman served as Ohio’s 2nd district Congressman. He resigned that office and to become Trade Representative. He then finished his second White House stint as Office of Management and Budget Director. He resigned that office on June 19, 2007.
Are We Friends?
As promised, Gossip CBUS announces our Facebook initiative. Beginning Monday, GCBUS Facebook will be the destination for breaking news, event information, employment and internship opportunities, and website updates. Simply search GCBUS or gossipcbus@gmail.com and friend us… We’re waiting…
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