tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430253580669566245.post3980101548277125500..comments2023-06-25T07:12:51.363-04:00Comments on Infinonymous: The Not-Quite-The-Whole-Story Life Of Joanna DovenInfinonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02523717432084762839noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430253580669566245.post-9807439454044866972011-07-27T15:58:10.418-04:002011-07-27T15:58:10.418-04:00Well it looks like the ReFi measure is tabled for ...Well it looks like the ReFi measure is tabled for now. The markets are so spooked at what is happening at the national level that our poor municipality can't get the interests rates that would make this worth while.SteelCityMudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171904909887127137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430253580669566245.post-71303129974523067122011-07-26T14:42:15.273-04:002011-07-26T14:42:15.273-04:00I'll give you this Infy, you are an equal oppo...I'll give you this Infy, you are an equal opportunity critic. Democrats, Republicans, the media, the Steelers, cops, Poplawskis, politicians, you give em all hell.<br /><br />You do play favorites with some bands though, especially oldies . How bout some newer music?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430253580669566245.post-68223981657146004702011-07-26T13:40:43.947-04:002011-07-26T13:40:43.947-04:00It is reasonable, by the way, to blame the Post-Ga...It is reasonable, by the way, to blame the Post-Gazette, the Tribune-Review, and the lazy bastards who replaced journalists in local television news, at least as much as government officials are to be blamed for this circumstance.<br /><br />Government officials enable the cream-skimmers and scammers to prey on the public. Less culpably, government mouthpieces refrain from providing the entire story. Neither breach of public trust would be quite so easy without acquiescence by newsgatherers.Infinonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523717432084762839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430253580669566245.post-47976147035644807102011-07-26T09:04:46.338-04:002011-07-26T09:04:46.338-04:00Should have realized. Thanks.Should have realized. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430253580669566245.post-66316200070533145402011-07-25T18:11:00.485-04:002011-07-25T18:11:00.485-04:00InsolvenCity announcements concerning public finan...InsolvenCity announcements concerning public finance transactions never tell the entire story -- who advised the city, who will profit (as procurers, financers, etc.), whether the job was bid, who negotiated the rate, who made the decision(s), etc. A bunch of these deals have been full-blown disasters; in many others, the public is bled drop-by-drop by high transaction costs and insider cream-skimming even if the deal does not crater entirely.<br /><br />So, when Joanna Doven announces another financial transaction, the public does not get the whole story. In particular, it doesn't get the part that involves the Grattans, Zappalas, Santones, Malones, Verbanacs, Roddeys, and the like of our world.Infinonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523717432084762839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430253580669566245.post-85239547106693290412011-07-25T13:51:52.919-04:002011-07-25T13:51:52.919-04:00Sorry, but I don't get the headline. How does ...Sorry, but I don't get the headline. How does it relate to the story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430253580669566245.post-63774812132962500982011-07-25T11:45:16.416-04:002011-07-25T11:45:16.416-04:00if you got something to say, say it, which by the ...if you got something to say, say it, which by the way would be a first ......otherwise, butt outtalk is cheapnoreply@blogger.com