[You Dirty Rats]

Well, having spent most of my life in Northeast Ohio, I have to admit that the Cleveland Public Schools make Cincinnati Public Schools look like Cincinnati Country Day. Unfortunately, with an idiot like Gilligan on their Board Cincinnati is taking that as a challenge.

I remember only two things about Gilligan - He introduced State income taxes, and he claimed he saw UFOs.

What is it about this state, anyway? We are allegedly "normal", Midwestern, middle-of-the-road, sober, etc. but we've had more kook politicians per capita than any State in the Union. Dick Celeste, Gilligan, Kucinich, Wayne Hays, Jerry Springer, Mary Rose Oakar, Jim Traficant, Howard Metzenbaum, Jane "adopt-a-trash-can" Campbell, and others too numerous to mention. Is it because Cleveland and Cincinnati get their drinking water from Lake Erie and the Ohio River, respectively?

[Corporate Law]

Is it because Cleveland and Cincinnati get their drinking water from Lake Erie and the Ohio River, respectively?

I cannot speak for Cleveland, but I strongly suspect that is the reason for Cincinnati's problem. Funny thing is though, it does not seem to affect Northern Kentucky as much, which is ironic, the "hillbillies" in Kentucky are smarter and are moving forward economically faster than the people in Cincinnati.