Summer Hiatus

Hello all,

Due to my extremely busy schedule and the beautiful weather, I have decided to take a break from the blogosphere for a while. Judging from my site counter and the lack of comments in moderation, I feel that I will not be missed. I really don't think that the city will stop functioning if I take a break and it gives people a chance to use another site to throw mud at each other.

Michelle is still pretty active with School issues and will continue to operate her blog but I simply don't want to miss this nice weather sitting behind a keyboard typing when nobody cares to read it. Seems like such a waste.

I will still be watching and if there is an issue that I should write about (no sidewalks here, sorry) I will sit and type.

In the meantime, a short hiatus is long overdue and I hope that everyone will watch the commons for new posts upon my return.

Thank you for your patronage and have a wonderful summer!!

Kent

Unfortunate Circumstances

Today we read in the ONW the potential problem one of our downtown businesses is facing just by being a tenant in a Ganther building.

Although it is unfortunate, it is a problem that an innocent business owner faces when they "partner" or lease space that relies on the license of a known delinquent taxpayer. After all, it is not the Baer brothers fault that Ganther and his partners have not paid the taxes on the 100 block. But they are the ones that depend on the liquor license that Ganther holds for that property. It sure is easy to say that exceptions should be made, but should they?

What do you think?