tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post5049020047246226496..comments2024-03-29T05:10:57.942-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Should Glenn Taggart Sit on the LVPC?Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68318985871243314142007-05-24T16:32:00.000-04:002007-05-24T16:32:00.000-04:00More Alarming than Glenn Taggart's appointment to ...More Alarming than Glenn Taggart's appointment to the LVPC is the fact that his wife, Donna, has put her experience in BEDCO (Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation) and as VP of Regional Development for LVEDC (Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation to good use: <BR/><BR/>That OJT gave her the skills to vulcanize Easton's Economic Development Corporation (EEDC), its threads worn down to the corroded steel belts under pit-stop stewardess Christine Cleaver, and, following a jiffy spray-paint job, put the clunker back on track, emblazoned with the logo "GEDP" (Greater Easton Development Partnership).<BR/><BR/>Besides her husband Glenn, another member of Donna Taggart Associates os Chad D. Helmer, project manager for the joint City of Easton-Lafayette College "public-private" plutocracy known as the Bushkill Creek Corridor project, including a new urban center called "Bushkill Village," to compete with downtown Easton's existing commercial center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34212645448484596832007-05-24T05:39:00.000-04:002007-05-24T05:39:00.000-04:00in that case, you should read the patriot act more...in that case, you should read the patriot act more closely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-53443266193255788032007-05-23T23:28:00.000-04:002007-05-23T23:28:00.000-04:00No. What I'm saying is the fox does not belong in ...No. What I'm saying is the fox does not belong in the henhouse. Taggart has too much going on locally to be objective on the LVPC. <BR/><BR/>Last time I checked, criticism was still lawful in this country.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36564826194876710152007-05-23T23:20:00.000-04:002007-05-23T23:20:00.000-04:00I get it now, attack productive businesses, politi...I get it now, attack productive businesses, politicians, candidates or people who actually have "real" jobs and contribute to society on a daily basis. Good -- bad -- indifferent. <BR/><BR/>Those who can do - and those who can’t criticize???<BR/><BR/>Like the saying goes opinions are like assholes - we all got one -- but not everyone wants to see it. Hence you are a hero in your own mind and birds of a feather to your loyal few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37693883369713602992007-05-23T14:37:00.000-04:002007-05-23T14:37:00.000-04:00taggert and so many others are in that revolving d...taggert and so many others are in that revolving door. lvedc one day, the casino the next, and easton the day after that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63914668042294907632007-05-23T14:03:00.000-04:002007-05-23T14:03:00.000-04:00Do you know your online rights? Have you received ...Do you know your online rights? Have you received a letter asking you to remove information from a Web site or to stop engaging in an activity? Are you concerned about liability for information that someone else posted to your online forum? If so, this site is for you. <BR/><BR/>http://www.chillingeffects.org/index.cgiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-10291114507189773472007-05-23T10:37:00.000-04:002007-05-23T10:37:00.000-04:00hth,Thanks for the link. Just checked it out. I'm ...hth,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link. Just checked it out. I'm pretty sure I'm safe under the fair use doctrine. I'd hate to abandon the practice.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9125531520825772132007-05-23T10:30:00.000-04:002007-05-23T10:30:00.000-04:0010 Big Myths About Copyrightshth,<A HREF="http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html" REL="nofollow">10 Big Myths About Copyrights</A><BR/><BR/>hth,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-42628642721684435402007-05-23T10:25:00.000-04:002007-05-23T10:25:00.000-04:00To Ed's Grill!I commonly use photos and cartoons I...To Ed's Grill!<BR/><BR/>I commonly use photos and cartoons I glean from the net and load them up here. As I understand copyright law, this use falls under the fair use exception because 1) it is a transformative use; 2) it is already a published work that appears at numerous locations; and 3) there's no way that a copy of the cartoon, as I modified it, can be substituted for the original. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for voicing your concern.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47490815324688993832007-05-23T09:39:00.000-04:002007-05-23T09:39:00.000-04:00Funny how in the same blog you deny being slandero...Funny how in the same blog you deny being slanderous/libelous, you break basic copyright laws. A simple google image search reveals the cartoon you so "cleverly" used to represent Glenn Taggart as a fox is copyrighted and previously published.<BR/>http://www.usatt.org/magazine/marek_cartoons.shtmlEd's Grillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453303582561244868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37971571560780818872007-05-23T07:05:00.000-04:002007-05-23T07:05:00.000-04:00True. There is that.True. There is that.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-30607199438695077392007-05-23T05:34:00.000-04:002007-05-23T05:34:00.000-04:00if they had asked me. i would've told them you wer...if they had asked me. i would've told them you were uncollectable...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-44936261945265281392007-05-23T01:40:00.000-04:002007-05-23T01:40:00.000-04:00Bernie??Bernie??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31948455676707231302007-05-23T00:04:00.000-04:002007-05-23T00:04:00.000-04:00When on June 23, 2005, Bush-appointed U.S. Supreme...When on June 23, 2005, Bush-appointed U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts handed down his split 5-4 decision upholding the right of a municipality to declare a neighborhood "blighted," as pretext to "taking" property from private owners on behalf of a redeveloper - there was national outrage.<BR/><BR/>The ruling in the instant case was Kelo v. City of New Londong Conn.<BR/><BR/>Immediately, many states, including my Alabama, acted immediately to introduce legislation this kind of "taking" of private property.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, those states did not include Pennsylvania, which to many will come as no surprise.<BR/><BR/>In fact, in a redevelopment termed the "Bushkill Creek Corridor" project - beginning at Easton's N. 13th St. old Simon Silk Mill building and proceeding eastwardly to the 200 block of N. 3rd St. and beyond (including Nevin Terrace), Donna Taggart Associates is the project manager.<BR/><BR/>The City of Easton, through its Redevelopment Authority, is in the process of taking at least 33 privately owned properties in this section of the Bushkill Creek Corridor, forcing the owners to "sell" under the threat of eminent domain.<BR/><BR/>The City of Easton is taking these properties on behalf of Lafayette College, which has already acquired ownership of the former Mohican Club and the Jac and Company restaurant next door, between the Mochican Club and the college campus.<BR/><BR/>These two buildings, subject to severe flooding, occupy both banks of Bushkill Creek and are connected to each other by an enclosed bridge spanning the creek.<BR/><BR/>In fact, the creek runs underneath the former Hoffman auto restoration building, another acquisition of Lafayette College.<BR/><BR/>One of the properties threatened by the City of Easton's taking is Integrated Automotive Services (IAS), locate at the intersection of Bushkill Drive and Dietrich Avenue, a company with which I have done business for nearly 20 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com