Saturday, July 9, 2016

Mostly red states sue U.S. over transgender access


In their shriveled hearts, they want to make America great again.


10 More States Sue U.S. Over Transgender Policy for Schools, by Jess Bidgood.  (The New York Times, 7/8/2016)
“This idea that the federal government is sort of hijacking the term ‘sex’ is out of step with really what the courts have already done for many years in interpreting the legislation,” said Douglas NeJaime, the faculty director of the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, which researches issues of law and gender identity.

Youngstown Ohio adjusts to population loss


Source:  Wikipedia (U.S. Census figures)

The City That Embraced Its Decline.  (The Atlantic, 7/7/2016)
Youngstown, Ohio, created quite a stir a decade ago when it unveiled a novel plan for the city: It would stop trying to return to its glory days as a city of 170,000 people and instead embrace the idea that maybe smaller is better. The Youngstown 2010 plan reoriented the former steel-mill town toward providing services to the neighborhoods with the most people, converting abandoned land into green space, and supporting the burgeoning healthcare industry. In doing so, it hoped to keep the remaining 66,000 people from leaving. Since unveiling the plan in 2005, the city has lost only about 1,000 people.

I think it's more appropriate to conclude, the city has slowed its population loss.

Adding Mahoning County, of which Youngstown is the county seat, to the graph.


Related links
City of Youngstown
Mahoning Valley Historical Society
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation


Friday, July 8, 2016

Boulder Colorado population growth


Source:  Wikipedia



As quoted in How Anti-Growth Sentiment, Reflected in Zoning Laws, Thwarts Equality.   (The New York Times, 7/3/2016)

Steve moved to Boulder during the city's biggest decade of growth.  Its population increased by 29,152, or 77%, during the 1960s.  The pace was set during the 1950s, when population increased by nearly 90%.

Want to read/reread 'Future Shock'? Your best bet might be to purchase a copy.


The future Toffler Saw Is Already Upon Us [print headline] by Farhad Manjoo.  (The New York Times, 7/6/2016)
In Mr. Toffler’s coinage, future shock wasn’t simply a metaphor for our difficulties in dealing with new things. It was a real psychological malady, the “dizzying disorientation brought on by the premature arrival of the future.” And “unless intelligent steps are taken to combat it,” he warned, “millions of human beings will find themselves increasingly disoriented, progressively incompetent to deal rationally with their environments.”

A stroll through selected Wisconsin public library OPACs.

LINKcat has 46 member public libraries

A second bibliographic record

Fitchburg Public Library first opened its doors in 2011.

infosoup has 49 member libraries (including branches)

Winnefox catalog includes holdings of 29 member libraries.

On the other hand, CountyCat has 15 member public libraries and 10 circulating copies of the book.

Future Shock spent 46 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction best sellers list, from October 11, 1970, to September 12, 1971.

The cover of the first paperback edition was printed in 4 different colors.  A Buffalo acquaintance of mine at the time confessed he had purchased all 4, thinking they were a series, each one a different book.  Probably just what the marketing folks at Bantam Books had been hoping for.



Related article:
Alvin Toffler, Author of 'Future Shock', Dies at 87.  (The New York Times, 6/29/2016)

Spotted in Woodman's parking lot: Vanity license plate of elderly environmentalist


Photo by Retiring Guy

Or, who knows, maybe it's just some old lech.

Related articles:
Buick And Cadillac Continue To Attract The Oldest Buyers.  (GM Authority, 10/3/2014)
Buick lowers average age of buyer, but it’s higher than norm.  (Columbus Dispatch, 3/30/2013)
Buick's average age buyer drops from 72 to 65.  (Left Lane, 4/12/2010)

Donald Trump doesn't want to be President; he just wants to win the Presidency



As reported in Would Donald Trump Quit if He Wins the Election? He Doesn’t Rule It Out.  (The New York Times, 7/8/2016)

Some Pew Research poll respondents snookered, think Trump will actually be as good or better than Clinton in doing something:

  • Improving economic conditions:
    • 45% Trump
    • 45% Clinton
  • Defending the country against future terrorist attacks
    • 46% Trump
    • 43% Clinton
  • Reducing the effect of lobbyists and special interest groups in Washington
    • Trump 44%
    • Clinton 35%

Folks, he doesn't care a whit about any of these issues.  It's all about his own aggrandizement.

Related reading: 
Jill Abramson: Trump is the 'Exploding Watermelon of Politics.  (Newsmax, 5/18/2016)

Woodman's publicly shames stock clerks


Photo by Retiring Guy

Related information: 
Stock clerks and order fillers.  (U.S. Department of Labor.  Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Last August, Scott Walker thought he was going to be the GOP Presidential nominee


The pestilential GOP frontrunner whose name Scott Walker dares not speak.  Is that how it is, or is there a Plan B in the works?


The Tea Party wants Scott Walker for President


Source:  Tea Party

The movement started in earnest in late 2013.

The ‘Draft Scott Walker Movement’ starts.  (Let Freedom Ring Blog, 11/23/2013)
In other words, Gov. Walker a) is an unapologetic conservative, b) has a lengthy list of conservative accomplishments, c) can rally the conservative base while still appealing to independents and d) is a prolific fundraiser. That’s quite the trifecta heading into 2016.

It's a Barnum & Bailey world.


Based on Scott Walker's recent Twitter posts, you'd think he was running against Hillary


8 in the past day.

Related reading:
How real is the Draft Scott Walker buzz?  (Right Wisconsin, 6/25/2016)

Scott Walker must think there's something to it.

Climate change in Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park: A matter of fact




As Glaciers Melt in Alaska, Landslides Follow.  (The New York Times, 7/5/2016)
The Alaska Panhandle in and around Glacier Bay National Park has been the source of many large landslides in recent years. Scientists say the slides will most likely continue as warming temperatures cause more glacial melt. Glaciers buttress the mountainsides that surround them; when the ice disappears, the slopes lose some of their support, and erosion or earthquakes can cause them to collapse.

Related reading:
Alaska's 'ice-quake' record could shake up climate science.  (The Daily Climate, 5/2/2014)

Related posts:
Climate change in Kiribati: A matter of fact.  (7/6/2016)
Climate change: A matter of fact in Peru,  (5/21/2016)
Dear Climate Hustle nutburgers 2.  (5/11/2016)
Dear Climate Hustle nutburgers, Please watch this short video. Love, Retiring Guy.  (5/9/2016) 
Climate Change and dying coral reefs: World sticks collective head in sand.  (4/10/2016)
Climate change, rising sea level threaten Kennedy Space Center launch site.  (4/6/2016)

Barbara Reist Cook (1932-2016) Warren High School Class of 1950



1950 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory
  • Cook Richd A (Barbara) slsmn Simones & Cook rJackson Run rd
  • [county section] Cook Barbara 511 Jackson Run rd
  • [county section] Cook Richard a 511 Jackson Run rd
  • [county section] Reist Charles 639 Jackson
  • [county section] Reist Esther 635 Jackson
  • [county section] Reist Mina 639 Jackson
  • [county section] Reist Richard 635 Jackson
1983 Warren City Directory
  • Cook Richd A & Barbarar J; slsmn Car-Go Auto Parts h511 Jackson St (North Warren)
  • Reist Charles & Mina' retd h639 Jackson Av Extn

Barbara has a granddaughter named Amber.


'Amber' was a dawdler in the early 20th century,  but she eventually made her mark in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, peaking at #13 in 1986.

Other class of 1950 members
Mary Sikstrom Bauer.  (6/20/2016)
Robert Jones.  (6/4/2016)
Lewis McCullough.  (7/6/2015)
Joan Marlene Campbell Berdine.  (2/18/2015) 
Glen Valentine.  (8/18/2014)

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Climate change in Kiribati: A matter of fact


Video posted YouTube on 12/4/2014.



A Remote Pacific Nation, Threatened by Rising Seas.  (The New York Times, 7/2/2016)
Pacific island nations are among the world’s most physically and economically vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather events like floods, earthquakes and tropical cyclones, the World Bank said in a 2013 report. While world powers have summit meetings to negotiate treaties on how to reduce and mitigate carbon emissions, residents of tiny Kiribati, a former British colony with 110,000 people, are debating how to respond before it is too late.


Source:  Wikipedia

Related posts:
Climate change: A matter of fact in Peru,  (5/21/2016)
Dear Climate Hustle nutburgers 2.  (5/11/2016)
Dear Climate Hustle nutburgers, Please watch this short video. Love, Retiring Guy.  (5/9/2016) 
Climate Change and dying coral reefs: World sticks collective head in sand.  (4/10/2016)
Climate change, rising sea level threaten Kennedy Space Center launch site.  (4/6/2016)

Tom, even you know you need to talk to the 63 Republicans in the Assembly


As opposed to the 36 Democrats.  You know how it works:  Majority rules!

Photo credit:  LinkedIn

As quoted in Scott Walker, Assembly Democrats bicker over government transparency.  (Madison.com, 7/6/2016)

Lincoln Hills scandal pushes training and accountability to forefront for Scott Walker


In his 6th year as Governor.


As quoted in Walker Says His Administration Strongly Committed To Ending Problems At Lincoln Hills.  (Wisconsin Public Radio, 7/6/2016)

Basically, he's shifting all of the blane to Ed Hall.

Problems of his own making.
State workers watching porn gets Scott Walker all het up but mistreating juvenile inmates -- not so much.  (7/6/2016) 
Wendy Peterson schedules a Lincoln Hills double bill.  (4/7/2016)
Wendy Peterson shares her favorite Hollywood movie prison scenes.  (4/7/2016)
Former Wisconsin DOC Secretary tries to take advantage of Walker administration disdain for open records law.  (3/26/2016)
 Dear Ed Wall, Taking the job is just the first step.  (3/20/2016)
Has the State of Wisconsin got a deal for Ed Wall!!  (3/1/2016)
The Lincoln Hills Scandal slide show timeline: Scott Walker's bottom line is to cover his butt.  (2/28/2016)
LINCOLN HILLS SCANDAL UPDATE: Scott Walker and the broken chain of command (with Jessie Rodriguez exception).  (2/27/2015) 
Hands-off manager Scott Walker must still be licking his Presidential campaign wounds.  (1/14/2016)
Because Scott Walker believes he's hired the best employees to work for the citizens of our state.  (1/9/2016)
Selective Republican logic inoperative when applied to Wisconsin juvenile corrections program.  (12/24/2015)
The dysfunction of Scott Walker's executive branch of government in 1 defensive quote.  (12/20/2015)
Scott Walker and Lincoln Hills School for Boys: Too busy thinking about his (presidential) baby.  (12/19/2015)
Still in the news: Lincoln Hills School for Boys.  (12/13/2015)
Scott Walker shows us how to deflect (Taking no responsibility, chapter 2).  (12/12/2015) 
As usual, Scott Walker takes no responsibility.  (12/11/2015)
In the news: Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Wisconsin Department of Corrections.  (12/11/2015)

Related Ethan Allen post:
State property for sale.  (7/7/2014)

State workers watching porn gets Scott Walker all het up but mistreating juvenile inmates -- not so much


Photo by Retiring Guy

As reported in Civil service changes advance to Walker.  (Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, 1/21/2016)

This just in.

A supervisor at the state's problem-plagued juvenile prison received no discipline after investigators found she participated in the humiliation of inmates and was unjustified in blasting a female in the face with pepper spray, records show.

Related posts:
Wendy Peterson schedules a Lincoln Hills double bill.  (4/7/2016)
Wendy Peterson shares her favorite Hollywood movie prison scenes.  (4/7/2016)
Former Wisconsin DOC Secretary tries to take advantage of Walker administration disdain for open records law.  (3/26/2016)
 Dear Ed Wall, Taking the job is just the first step.  (3/20/2016)
Has the State of Wisconsin got a deal for Ed Wall!!  (3/1/2016)
The Lincoln Hills Scandal slide show timeline: Scott Walker's bottom line is to cover his butt.  (2/28/2016)
LINCOLN HILLS SCANDAL UPDATE: Scott Walker and the broken chain of command (with Jessie Rodriguez exception).  (2/27/2015) 
Hands-off manager Scott Walker must still be licking his Presidential campaign wounds.  (1/14/2016)
Because Scott Walker believes he's hired the best employees to work for the citizens of our state.  (1/9/2016)
Selective Republican logic inoperative when applied to Wisconsin juvenile corrections program.  (12/24/2015)
The dysfunction of Scott Walker's executive branch of government in 1 defensive quote.  (12/20/2015)
Scott Walker and Lincoln Hills School for Boys: Too busy thinking about his (presidential) baby.  (12/19/2015)
Still in the news: Lincoln Hills School for Boys.  (12/13/2015)
Scott Walker shows us how to deflect (Taking no responsibility, chapter 2).  (12/12/2015) 
As usual, Scott Walker takes no responsibility.  (12/11/2015)
In the news: Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Wisconsin Department of Corrections.  (12/11/2015)

Related Ethan Allen post:
State property for sale.  (7/7/2014)

Joyce Cromwell Wingard (1928-2016) Warren High School Class of 1946



1946 Dragon yearbook

Joyce's high-school activities:
Candy Salesman (4); Dragonette (4); Girls' Club (3, 4); Stenographers' Club (4), Bookkeepers' Club (3).

1967 Warren City Directory
  • Cromwell Anna J (wid Harry) h10 S Carver
  • Wingard Reynolds E (Joyce C) mdlr Sylvania h53 Crestview blvd

1983 Warren City Directory
  • Cromwell Mrs Anna H retd h10 S Carver St
  • Wingard Reynolds E & Joyce C mldr Welch Sylvania h53 Crestview Blvd

As the popularity of 'Joyce' as a baby name has already been graphed here, let's take a look at 'Harry'


It's been downhill for the guy since 1900.

Other members of the class of 1946:
John Robertson.  (2/8/2016)
Rickia "Joanna" Eckland Freeburg.  (10/29/2015)
Donald Champion.  (7/9/2015)
Paul McGarry.  (2/3/2015)
Caroline Tradico.  (1/25/2015)
Florence Miller Pring.  (10/3/2014)
Joan Dickerson Nosel.  (9/14/2014)
Raymond Berdine.  (8/1/2014)
Theresa Crull Gleason.  (7/22/2014)

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

How do you mention "The Warriors" without referencing Richard Price?


Lauren Evans, whoever she is, manages to do so in this 246-word blurb.

(1974)

Other books by Price:
  • Bloodbrothers (1976) 
  • Ladies' Man (1978) 
  • The Breaks (1983) 
  • Clockers (1992) 
  • Freedomland (1998) 
  • Samaritan (2003) 
  • Lush Life (2008) 
  • The Whites (2015) (as Harry Brandt)

Related reading:
Richard Price:  By the Book.  (The New York Times, 2/19/2015)
In Priceland by Michael Chabon.  (The New York Review of Book, 5/1/2008)


Look for The Purge to make a quick fadeout


But then it earned back its $10,000,000 budget in less than a day.




The Cinema Score



GOP outreach to nonwhite voters still has a long way to go



Why white voters won’t be enough to put Donald Trump in the White House.  (Washington Post, 3/21/2016)
After Romney's loss, the Republican Party decided to focus on outreach to nonwhite voters in an attempt to shift that light-red line, above. Stevens's point is that Trump faces unique challenges with outreach to black and Hispanic voters that other Republicans wouldn't.

Monday, July 4, 2016

Richard Olney (1927-2016) Warren High School Class of 1945



1945 Dragon yearbook

Richard's high-school activities:
Carnival (3); Dragon (4); Dragonette (4); Junior Chamber of  Commerce (2); Stenographers' Club (4).

1967 Warren City Directory

  • [county section] Olney Lucille 1305 E 5th av
  • Olney Richd W (Elaine) supvr State Bur of Employment Security e1303 5th av
  • [county section] Olney William 1305 E 5th av
1983 Warren City Directory
  • Olney D Elaine Mrs emp Score & Skive r1303 E 5th Av
  • [county section] Olney Lucille r1305 E 5th Av Ext
  • Olney Richd W & Elaine; sec-treas Teddy's r1303 E 5th Av

Since the popularity of 'Richard' as a baby name is graphed here, let's take a look at 'Elaine'.


Elaine reached her peak of popularity in 1938 and is currently trying to make a comeback.

Other members of the class of 1945:
Robert Scalise.  (3/21/2016)
Doris Dinsmoor Lyle.  (2/6/2016)
Mary Ann Masterson.  (9/28/2015)
Clara Gelotte Wooster.  (7/19/2015)
Dorothy Smith Bowser.  (6/30/2015)
Charles "Lindy" McConnell.  (2/14/2015)
Ruth Campbell Freeman.  (2/3/2014)
Dixie Eaton Weldon. (1/25/2014)
Dorothy Kavinski Wycoff.  (12/21/2013)
Robert Hammerbeck.  (12/14/2013)

Surprise! Conservative group releases study recommending lower state and local taxes!


And Jesse Kremer is a big fan!


As quoted in Rep. Kremer Statement on the Release of the 2016 Family Prosperity Index.  (6/30/2016)

The American Conservative Union Foundation report is found here.

Unfortunately, we'll hear lots more from Jesse in the 2017-2019 legislative session, as he is running unopposed for re-election -- no primary or general election opponent.  He occupies a very safe seat.

Other Jesse Kremer posts:
Abortion pill politics: Jesse Kremer likes what he sees in Arizona and Arkansas.  (7/2/2016)
Kremer offers his words of healing in aftermath of Orlando massacre.  (6/15/2016)
NC-17 (at least): Inside the bizarre, twisted mind of Jesse Kremer.  (4/27/2016)
UPDATE: GOP Assembly leaders bail on "guns in school" bill, to disappointment of cluster of usual suspects.  (2/21/2016)
In so many words, Rep. Jesse Kremer sez he'll sleep better with more guns in Wisconsin schools.  (1/14/2016) 
Cartoon conservative principles, the Christmas edition: Rep. Kremer accuses fire officials of 'relieving themselves'.  (12/23/2015)
Bathroom bill update: Julaine Appling must have inadvertently loosened her grip on Jesse Kremer's leash.  (12/16/2015)
Out of (local) control: When it comes to anything resembling a train, Republicans just can't help themselves.  (12/1/2015)  
The 'bathroom bill' marriage of Jesse Kremer and Julaine Appling.  (11/21/2015)
ALEC/NRA waterboy Jesse Kremer blames the media.  (10/23/2015)
Waterboys for the NRA and ALEC: Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) and Sen. Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg)  (10/13/2015)
Wisconsin Republicans continue their laser-like focus on jobs and the economy.  (10/7/2015)
Wisconsin Assembly candidate denounces tax breaks for wind energy but conveniently overlooks what big oil receives.  (8/7/2014)
Just what the Wisconsin legislature needs: Another ALEC disciple.  (8/7/2014)

Ron Johnson tramples on disability rights, concept of 'justice for all'



As quoted in Johnson amendment would limit ADA enforcement in voucher schools.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7/1/2016)

Other NoRoJo2016 posts:
Chapter 1.  (1/2/2013)
Chapter 2.  (1/10/2013)
Chapter 3.  (2/12/2013)
Chapter 4.  (2/13/2013)
Chapter 5   (3/11/2013)
Chapter 6.  (3/25/2013)
Chapter 7.  (4/8/2013)
Chapter 8.  (4/9/2013)
Chapter 9.  (4/12/2013)
Chapter 10. (4/14/2013)
Chapter 11.  (5/2/2013)  
Chapter 12.  (8/15/2013)
Chapter 13: One-trick pony?  (10/17/2013)
Chapter 14.  (10/24/2013)
Chapter 15.  (2/19/2014)
Chapter 16.  (3/15/2014)
Ron Johnson for President? Well, he might as well give it a go since he's not going to be re-elected U.S. Senator.  (5/14/2014)

Ron Johnson:  The sunshine of their love.  (6/18/2014) 
Chapter 19.  If only:  The early arrival of NoRoJo16.  (7/21/2014) 
Chapter 20:  As if we need more evidence.  (8/3/2014) 
Chapter 21.  Time to "ween off" RoJo.  (8/8/2014) 
Chapter 22.  The empty head addresses Cuba.  (12/22/2014)
Chapter 23.  We Really Don't Need Another 6 Years of Deep-Red Embarrassment.  (1/9/2015) 
Chapter 24.  Retiring Guy's illustrated dictionary:  'meaningless'.  (4/19/2015) 
Chapter 25.  Ron Johnson talks out of both sides of his mouth regarding 'career politicians'.  (5/17/2015)
Chapter 26.  The company he keeps.  (12/15/2015)
Chapter 27.  Dear Ron Johnson, Some of your best buds in the U.S. Senate are career politicians.  (2/4/2016)
Chapter 28.  Ron Johnson misreads the Constitution and misinterprets originalism.  (2/15/2016)
Chapter 29:  Dear Ron Johnson, How do you possibly expect to get reelected with these numbers?  (2/25/2016)
Chapter 30.  Two guys with low favorable ratings visit La Crosse.  (2/29/2016)
Chapter 31.  Ron Johnson:  Not our senator.  (3/15/2016)
Chapter 32.  Dear Ron Johnson, Let me speak frankly; you don't have a prayer! (3/17/2016)
Chapter 33.  Ron Johnson mouthpiece speaks up for silent boss.  (6/7/2016)
Chapter 34.  Dubya:  I'm with Rojo!  (6/18/2016)
Chapter 35.  Dear Ron Johnson, Most of us started at the bottom. It's no big deal.  (6/22/2016)
Chapter 36.  Ron Johnson, former dishwasher, is wrong again.  (6/28/2016)`
Chapter 37.  Even30/2016) the Senate Leadership Fund sez NoRoJo2016.  (6/30/2016)
Chapter 38. In Ron Johnson's world, freedom and limited government trump health insurance for cancer.  (7/2/2016)