Speckled Grace

"They kind of set the bar for upscale apartments along the river,” Dull said. “That prompted us to..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:40:14 -0400

““They kind of set the bar for upscale apartments along the river,” Dull said. “That prompted us to say, ‘Is a parking lot the best use of our land?’ Probably not.””

- Newport on the Levee plans expansion; seeks to add hotel, apartments, digital entertainment venue

Famous History Majors

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:52:37 -0400

Famous History Majors

College sports is heading for a fall (essay) | Inside Higher Ed

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:22:45 -0400

College sports is heading for a fall (essay) | Inside Higher Ed

Rape by American Soldiers in World War II France - NYTimes.com

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:18:00 -0400

Rape by American Soldiers in World War II France - NYTimes.com

2013 Survey of U.S. Priests on the New Roman Missal – School of Theology•Seminary

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:09:14 -0400

2013 Survey of U.S. Priests on the New Roman Missal – School of Theology•Seminary

One School’s Catholic Teaching - NYTimes.com

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:49 -0400

One School’s Catholic Teaching - NYTimes.com:

It is getting national press.

Residents in Toledo’s suburbs slump further below poverty line - Toledo Blade

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:38 -0400

Residents in Toledo’s suburbs slump further below poverty line - Toledo Blade

"Feldman discounts this argument. He points out that students demand a broader bundle of services..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:07 -0400

“Feldman discounts this argument. He points out that students demand a broader bundle of services from college now than they did 50 years ago, and that the price reflects that. Students want staffers to plan student life activities, career counselors, fancy dorms, nice gyms and up to date technology.”

- Sticker shock: New college graduates, here is why your education cost so much money | The Lookout - Yahoo! News No, they are trained to expect that.

A Sunday evening stroll

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:55:41 -0400

A Sunday evening stroll

Quiet Sunday evening in #westerville

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:52:24 -0400

Quiet Sunday evening in #westerville

Slave Cabin to Get Museum Home in Washington - NYTimes.com

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:33:52 -0400

Slave Cabin to Get Museum Home in Washington - NYTimes.com

"You know what they say when there’s trouble,” he added. “You know what rolls downhill."

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:32:12 -0400

““You know what they say when there’s trouble,” he added. “You know what rolls downhill.””

- At I.R.S., Unprepared Office Seemed Unclear About the Rules - NYTimes.com

At I.R.S., Unprepared Office Seemed Unclear About the Rules - NYTimes.com

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:30:18 -0400

At I.R.S., Unprepared Office Seemed Unclear About the Rules - NYTimes.com:

Laid bare a bureaucracy at work … those questionnaires were make work to drive down the number of applications …

"Recent research on population and income dynamics in four Rust-Belt cities shows that neighborhoods..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:33 -0400

“Recent research on population and income dynamics in four Rust-Belt cities shows that neighborhoods with the lowest housing prices are the ones that experience the steepest declines in population, but that income falls more sharply in neighborhoods with middle-tier house prices. These patterns are the reverse of a gentrification process. Both processes involve the borders of poor and rich neighborhoods. But where gentrification typically leads to an outward expansion of high-income neighborhoods into low-income neighborhoods, reverse gentrification involves an inward contraction of high-income neighborhoods, as the border areas become low-income.”

- Urban Decline in Rust-Belt Cities :: Daniel Hartley :: Economic Commentary :: 05.16.13 :: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

"It’s Woodrow Wilson. An enthusiastic supporter of Espionage Act prosecutions, the progressive,..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:20:26 -0400

“It’s Woodrow Wilson. An enthusiastic supporter of Espionage Act prosecutions, the progressive, detached, technocratic Wilson was so convinced of his own virtue that he was willing to jail the Socialist candidate for President, Eugene V. Debs for his mild criticism of the war, even as he championed progressive reforms such as the Federal Reserve and the Federal Trade Commission, both of them designed with the help of his economic advisor, Louis Brandeis. Wilson had a sorry record on civil liberties, and once Brandeis was on the Supreme Court, he eloquently criticized the Wilson administration for its betrayal of progressive values such as free speech and transparency, declaring that “sunlight is the best disinfectant,” and unforgettably extolling the necessity of protecting political dissent. Let’s hope today’s progressives teach the Wilsonian Obama a similar lesson.”

- AP Scandal: Obama administration technocratic arrogance | New Republic

The Office Finale and the Future of the Mockumentary Sitcom | New Republic

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:15:54 -0400

The Office Finale and the Future of the Mockumentary Sitcom | New Republic:

The problem with The Office has long been the addition of Ed Helms/Andy.

Pope Francis no intellectual? | Spiritual Politics

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:30:37 -0400

Pope Francis no intellectual? | Spiritual Politics

"Even though the National formed in Brooklyn, and all of the members (with one exception)6 have lived..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:01:12 -0400

“Even though the National formed in Brooklyn, and all of the members (with one exception)6 have lived in New York for nearly two decades, I’d argue that this is an inherently Midwestern rock band. This is partly due to all the members originally hailing from Cincinnati, of course; but it has even more to do with how the National carries itself, and why the songs work the way they do.”

- An afternoon with the National on the eve of the release of their album ‘Trouble Will Find Me’ - Grantland

(via Cold War: Map shows areas prohibited to Soviet travelers in...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:12:02 -0400

(via Cold War: Map shows areas prohibited to Soviet travelers in the United States) Most of Ohio was no go …

Cengage CEO Seeking Restructuring, May File Bankrupy - Bloomberg

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:30:41 -0400

Cengage CEO Seeking Restructuring, May File Bankrupy - Bloomberg:

Another good company taken down by private equity … makes me sick.