Events Calendar
In This Section
Most Read Stories
Family found dead in Ohio home
Man gets 3 years in prison for having sex with horse
Robbers order bar patrons to empty pockets
Sex-toy study at Duke University raises some eyebrows
Akron man turns himself in after authorities turn up heat
Man appears alive at own funeral
Take comfort in knowing Browns could be bigger losers
Blogs:
Pets:
Not 101 Dalmations…but close!
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
For your perusal
Akron Zips:
No. 1 UA soccer remains perfect, Zips football defeats rival Flashes
Tribe Matters:
Tribe makes roster moves
Cleveland Browns:
Lewis doesn't like boycott
Kent State Sports:
Kent State falls to Akron, 20-28
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs at Knicks
Buckeye Blogging:
Weekly ‘B’ Deck Report – New Mexico St.
Varsity Letters:
Wrestling, bowling teams prepare for season
All Da King's Men:
If It Looks Like Islamic Terrorism…
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Dems Message To Women: Don't Enjoy The Sex
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (62) The Stupak Amendment
See Jane Style:
Muffle Your Muffler
Car Chase:
Perfect Weather for an Autumn Drive
Let's Talk Real Estate:
RUMORS: Downtown Restaurant Explosion
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Jack is looking for a trip to Southern Ohio the week of November 16.
Sound Check:
The Black Keys to perform benefit concert at Musica on November 27
HRLite House:
Personal Rant – Why People Do Not Live in Northeast Ohio
Akron Gamer:
New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record
At least cancer prevention campaign that irked some is over
By Bob Dyer
Beacon Journal columnist
POSTED: 07:08 a.m. EDT, Sep 05, 2008
The Metro Regional Transit Authority has lost some fans by accepting an advertising campaign that's a little over the top.
Throughout the area, buses have been driving around with big placards reading, ''Prostate Cancer Sucks.''
Among the disgruntled is Green resident David Golkiewicz. Actually, he is more than disgruntled. He is livid.
''How humiliating!'' he says. ''How about 'Breast Cancer Sucks'?
''All cancer is terrible. I've lost friends to prostate cancer.''
Golkiewicz had it, too. His is in remission.
So he knows that prostate cancer is not good. But he believes the S-word is totally inappropriate on a public bus, regardless of the context.
''I chastise my grandson for using 'sucks,' '' he says.
Metro hasn't backed down.
''We have had a few complaints,'' says Metro spokeswoman Molly Becker. ''However, most people realize it is effective in getting an important message across.''
The good news for folks like Golkiewicz is that the campaign ended last weekend. Some signs are still in place, but those will vanish once the space is sold.
EDGE OF DOOM
Speaking of signs, what kind of return on the dollar are we getting from those big orange signs posted in highway construction zones that scream out: ''NO EDGE LINES.''
No edge lines?!?! God help us all!!!
Hey, we can plainly see there are no edge lines. Tell us something we don't know — or just save us some sign money.
CRATER SCHOOL
Bob: I work for the Akron Public School System's Adult Vocational Services, a wonderful program that helps older adults get their GEDs and learn a variety of vocational trades. It's at Park Street and Osage Alley, next to Trinity Church.
The program provides a great opportunity for people — except Osage Alley is quickly crumbling into one big pothole. The birds like to bathe in the water that collects there, but it's a hazard to our students and their cars.
We have tried to alert the city to fix the brick pavement or re-pave, but to no avail. We need intervention from the ''beacon'' of light.Irene Isabella
Cuyahoga Falls
Irene: Because you didn't refer to us as the ''Beacon of Blight,'' I will work my magic.
Ready?
Done.
Joe Asher, the guy in charge of maintaining 900 miles of Akron streets and expressways, says crews are working in that area and will strip-patch your alley early next week.
LATE BUT GOOD
A reader who got his vehicle registration renewal in the mail a few weeks ago wanted to know why the state of Ohio still is putting Social Security numbers on letters that sit around in millions of mailboxes.
Excellent question. In this age of identity theft, the renewal notices have been a thief's bonanza: name, address, license plate number and, in a box at the bottom of the page, the Magic Number.
Well, that changed — finally — 17 days ago.
''We have been working on the process for removing them for a while,'' says Lindsay Kromlanc of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
''It was a lengthy process because it required a lot of programming in how the forms are processed, but we are happy to report that it's complete.''
Tectonic plates move faster.
Bob Dyer's Streets column appears each Friday. He can be reached at 330-996-3580 or bdyer@thebeaconjournal.com
The Metro Regional Transit Authority has lost some fans by accepting an advertising campaign that's a little over the top.
Throughout the area, buses have been driving around with big placards reading, ''Prostate Cancer Sucks.''
Among the disgruntled is Green resident David Golkiewicz. Actually, he is more than disgruntled. He is livid.
''How humiliating!'' he says. ''How about 'Breast Cancer Sucks'?
''All cancer is terrible. I've lost friends to prostate cancer.''
Golkiewicz had it, too. His is in remission.
So he knows that prostate cancer is not good. But he believes the S-word is totally inappropriate on a public bus, regardless of the context.
''I chastise my grandson for using 'sucks,' '' he says.
Metro hasn't backed down.
''We have had a few complaints,'' says Metro spokeswoman Molly Becker. ''However, most people realize it is effective in getting an important message across.''
The good news for folks like Golkiewicz is that the campaign ended last weekend. Some signs are still in place, but those will vanish once the space is sold.
EDGE OF DOOM
Speaking of signs, what kind of return on the dollar are we getting from those big orange signs posted in highway construction zones that scream out: ''NO EDGE LINES.''
No edge lines?!?! God help us all!!!
Hey, we can plainly see there are no edge lines. Tell us something we don't know — or just save us some sign money.
CRATER SCHOOL
Bob: I work for the Akron Public School System's Adult Vocational Services, a wonderful program that helps older adults get their GEDs and learn a variety of vocational trades. It's at Park Street and Osage Alley, next to Trinity Church.
The program provides a great opportunity for people — except Osage Alley is quickly crumbling into one big pothole. The birds like to bathe in the water that collects there, but it's a hazard to our students and their cars.
We have tried to alert the city to fix the brick pavement or re-pave, but to no avail. We need intervention from the ''beacon'' of light.Irene Isabella
Cuyahoga Falls
Irene: Because you didn't refer to us as the ''Beacon of Blight,'' I will work my magic.
Ready?
Done.
Joe Asher, the guy in charge of maintaining 900 miles of Akron streets and expressways, says crews are working in that area and will strip-patch your alley early next week.
LATE BUT GOOD
A reader who got his vehicle registration renewal in the mail a few weeks ago wanted to know why the state of Ohio still is putting Social Security numbers on letters that sit around in millions of mailboxes.
Excellent question. In this age of identity theft, the renewal notices have been a thief's bonanza: name, address, license plate number and, in a box at the bottom of the page, the Magic Number.
Well, that changed — finally — 17 days ago.
''We have been working on the process for removing them for a while,'' says Lindsay Kromlanc of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
''It was a lengthy process because it required a lot of programming in how the forms are processed, but we are happy to report that it's complete.''
Tectonic plates move faster.
Bob Dyer's Streets column appears each Friday. He can be reached at 330-996-3580 or bdyer@thebeaconjournal.com
Comments
Click here to post your comments
Akron, OH
Posted 05:39 PM, 09/05/2008
Dyer, no matter how the comment section is changed, y'all will always be an award winnin' traffic reporter to all of y'alls fans.
Posted 10:38 AM, 09/12/2008
Bob what happened to the dyer streets article about white pond. I can't seem to locate it. Looks like it was deleted
Posted 11:24 AM, 09/12/2008
What happened to my question? Where is the article.
