Comments on: Tuesday’s column: Navel-gazing on the municipal level

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:53:20 +0000

Regarding the Roanoke City Council and Mill Mountain Advisory Committee, outside prospective companies look at they way the Roanoke City Council acts and projects itself and head straight to Charlotte.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:51:09 +0000

Frank…
Are you suggesting that there is something unique
about Harrisburg that makes it uniquely an urbanized city.
Frank..just face it..you are not really now nor have never been
a great study of words. For someone to try to advance the
term “Urbanized City ” shows something akin to Suzie’s capacity to
make themselves a human dartboard.

By: gdad

gdad — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 05:17:14 +0000

#31 Poor Frankie realizes he’s screwed up again and so he has to keep shoveling.

By: John Wilburn

John Wilburn — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:01:39 +0000

Joe:

“When you dig your heels in when you have absolutely no
bullets and less powder makes life tough while you’re in that hole.”

George Costanza would be proud.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:13:36 +0000

hey joe, ….what? What do you know about Harrisburg, Joe? Who runs it? Why’s it broke? It’s a city, AND it’s urbanized….did that penetrate?

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:41:01 +0000

Kristen..I dont think thats the case..
He made a fool of himself and is in quite deep..
but entrenched much like Suzie spends many days.
When you dig your heels in when you have absolutely no
bullets and less powder makes life tough while you’re in that hole.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:59:50 +0000

hey kristen, regarding your post #26…i wasn’t searching for any word. however, your word, “inept” fits with the type of city governance which unfortunately many of our city dwellers actually vote for.

Good ol’ Newark, NJ is in the news today.

Do you know anything about Stockton, CA? Hamtramck, MI? How about Harrisburg?

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:38:18 +0000

well, kristen, i really do think we should move the discussion over to urban cores, then after that, we tackle un-incorporated towns…

By: Sandi Saunders

Sandi Saunders — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:03:11 +0000

Frank, you poor, poor man! Your “question” in #11, will “stand” for a long lonesome time. I have no idea why you “suspect” there is a “higher percentage of urban cities which do not function smoothly”. Since you do not seem to understand what urban means and only named 6 “urban cities” to back up your ‘suspicion’, I have no earthly idea what you are getting at.

Here is a list of 497 urban areas, maybe you can formulate a thought and bring it back for discussion:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_urban_areas

By: John Wilburn

John Wilburn — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:00:41 +0000

Kristen:

“You’re [Frank is] so dumb that I’m beginning to think you’re just messing with us.”

If he’s able to mess with the smart people on this board, he can’t be all that dumb.