https://www.utfoundation.org/financials/...rmance.pdf

Larger then some much larger universities by enrollment and supposed reputation

(03-26-2022 11:01 AM)IamN2daRockets! Wrote:  Larger then some much larger universities by enrollment and supposed reputation

Larger universities might be getting money from other sources. Which one's particurlar you talking about? The state has near forced the smaller ones toward endowment and independence by cutting back taxes fed back into the communities, while increasing the butting in.

I'm all for cutting taxes. Taking them and putting them into building a central empire isn't doing the communities any good. If we didn't have a cash cow in Congress, we'd be screwed. That pork provider can't live forever and we'll be starting from scratch.

Columbus is going to outbid every state community for whatever will increase the real estate holdings of those that have their pockets. When the fastest growing community in state happens to be in the least possessed of natural resources and industry other than government, people ought to wake up. But they don't. shrug

Quick ? Who is our "cash cow in Congress? Marcy Kaptur? Got to be exaggerating...

(03-26-2022 08:07 PM)rocket 51 Wrote:  Quick ? Who is our "cash cow in Congress? Marcy Kaptur? Got to be exaggerating...

Talking area, not University.

Neither our area NOR University has significantly benefitted from Kaptur, IMO. No representation would have gotten us as much. Think the Foundation is doing very well, all things considered.

(03-27-2022 02:00 PM)rocket 51 Wrote:  Neither our area NOR University has significantly benefitted from Kaptur, IMO. No representation would have gotten us as much. Think the Foundation is doing very well, all things considered.

Both are wrong, I can point to millions of federal funding and projects that came into region and UT from direct involvement of Kaptur. Especially in her role as Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Defense Subcommittee, and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation (when Democrats held the majority in the House).

If and when she loses (or retires) a new "rookie" Representative for our region -regardless of party- will simply not have that influence. And I am not saying her efforts have been enough or focused on other concerns and issues of need in our region and priorities of voters (of both parties), criticism is far and deserved in some situations, but it is not a case where her efforts have amounted to nothing for the region. That simply is not true.

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(03-27-2022 02:00 PM)rocket 51 Wrote:  Neither our area NOR University has significantly benefitted from Kaptur, IMO. No representation would have gotten us as much. Think the Foundation is doing very well, all things considered.

What? I'm not childish!

(03-28-2022 03:55 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(03-27-2022 02:00 PM)rocket 51 Wrote:  Neither our area NOR University has significantly benefitted from Kaptur, IMO. No representation would have gotten us as much. Think the Foundation is doing very well, all things considered.

Both are wrong, I can point to millions of federal funding and projects that came into region and UT from direct involvement of Kaptur. Especially in her role as Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Defense Subcommittee, and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation (when Democrats held the majority in the House).

If and when she loses (or retires) a new "rookie" Representative for our region -regardless of party- will simply not have that influence. And I am not saying her efforts have been enough or focused on other concerns and issues of need in our region and priorities of voters (of both parties), criticism is far and deserved in some situations, but it is not a case where her efforts have amounted to nothing for the region. That simply is not true.

To your first point, there is about to be a pretty substantial Federal investment in re-tooling Davis-Besse to allow for the area to become the first "Hydrogen Hub" in America, producing hydrogen for fuel in production and private use.

(03-29-2022 10:18 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(03-28-2022 03:55 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(03-27-2022 02:00 PM)rocket 51 Wrote:  Neither our area NOR University has significantly benefitted from Kaptur, IMO. No representation would have gotten us as much. Think the Foundation is doing very well, all things considered.

Both are wrong, I can point to millions of federal funding and projects that came into region and UT from direct involvement of Kaptur. Especially in her role as Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Defense Subcommittee, and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation (when Democrats held the majority in the House).

If and when she loses (or retires) a new "rookie" Representative for our region -regardless of party- will simply not have that influence. And I am not saying her efforts have been enough or focused on other concerns and issues of need in our region and priorities of voters (of both parties), criticism is far and deserved in some situations, but it is not a case where her efforts have amounted to nothing for the region. That simply is not true.

To your first point, there is about to be a pretty substantial Federal investment in re-tooling Davis-Besse to allow for the area to become the first "Hydrogen Hub" in America, producing hydrogen for fuel in production and private use.

UT is significantly involved in that. https://www.utoledo.edu/research/rsp/pdfs/H2%20Hub.pdf

(03-29-2022 10:18 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(03-28-2022 03:55 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(03-27-2022 02:00 PM)rocket 51 Wrote:  Neither our area NOR University has significantly benefitted from Kaptur, IMO. No representation would have gotten us as much. Think the Foundation is doing very well, all things considered.

Both are wrong, I can point to millions of federal funding and projects that came into region and UT from direct involvement of Kaptur. Especially in her role as Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Defense Subcommittee, and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation (when Democrats held the majority in the House).

If and when she loses (or retires) a new "rookie" Representative for our region -regardless of party- will simply not have that influence. And I am not saying her efforts have been enough or focused on other concerns and issues of need in our region and priorities of voters (of both parties), criticism is far and deserved in some situations, but it is not a case where her efforts have amounted to nothing for the region. That simply is not true.

To your first point, there is about to be a pretty substantial Federal investment in re-tooling Davis-Besse to allow for the area to become the first "Hydrogen Hub" in America, producing hydrogen for fuel in production and private use.

yep that is one as is recent involvement of projects involving the National Labs and also US ACOE - all fostered by Kaptur to engage UT in discussions and collobrations with those partners

(03-29-2022 11:52 AM)DetroitRocket Wrote:  

(03-29-2022 10:18 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(03-28-2022 03:55 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(03-27-2022 02:00 PM)rocket 51 Wrote:  Neither our area NOR University has significantly benefitted from Kaptur, IMO. No representation would have gotten us as much. Think the Foundation is doing very well, all things considered.

Both are wrong, I can point to millions of federal funding and projects that came into region and UT from direct involvement of Kaptur. Especially in her role as Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Defense Subcommittee, and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation (when Democrats held the majority in the House).

If and when she loses (or retires) a new "rookie" Representative for our region -regardless of party- will simply not have that influence. And I am not saying her efforts have been enough or focused on other concerns and issues of need in our region and priorities of voters (of both parties), criticism is far and deserved in some situations, but it is not a case where her efforts have amounted to nothing for the region. That simply is not true.

To your first point, there is about to be a pretty substantial Federal investment in re-tooling Davis-Besse to allow for the area to become the first "Hydrogen Hub" in America, producing hydrogen for fuel in production and private use.

UT is significantly involved in that. https://www.utoledo.edu/research/rsp/pdfs/H2%20Hub.pdf

Yep...never a bad thing to see a "B" behind a "$" when it is connected with an institution.

PaulJ - I think that most of us on the forum would be hard pressed to name any of these projects that have significantly benefitted UT while Ms Kaptur has been in DC. I am sure that we have had numerous projects come our way but for her tenure and stature (her own party has ignored and disrespected her) we are not SIGNIFICANTLY better off.

I agree that when she leaves office we will be at a disadvantage but that is the way the hog trough works.

I doubt that UT will be naming any buildings after her in the near future. Just saying...

PS- She is a strong supporter of Ukraine, homeland of her ancestors!

(04-03-2022 12:50 PM)rocket 51 Wrote:  PaulJ - I think that most of us on the forum would be hard pressed to name any of these projects that have significantly benefitted UT while Ms Kaptur has been in DC. I am sure that we have had numerous projects come our way but for her tenure and stature (her own party has ignored and disrespected her) we are not SIGNIFICANTLY better off.

I agree that when she leaves office we will be at a disadvantage but that is the way the hog trough works.

I doubt that UT will be naming any buildings after her in the near future. Just saying...

PS- She is a strong supporter of Ukraine, homeland of her ancestors!

Just because you are unfamiliar with them does not mean her efforts on behalf of the region were none or meaningless (several have already been mentioned on this post), impossible to say whether should have been more, but this topic started with statement that there were none-my only point was to highlight there have in fact been many. And there already has been discussions at UT about a significant naming opportunity after she leaves office.

(04-03-2022 02:47 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(04-03-2022 12:50 PM)rocket 51 Wrote:  PaulJ - I think that most of us on the forum would be hard pressed to name any of these projects that have significantly benefitted UT while Ms Kaptur has been in DC. I am sure that we have had numerous projects come our way but for her tenure and stature (her own party has ignored and disrespected her) we are not SIGNIFICANTLY better off.

I agree that when she leaves office we will be at a disadvantage but that is the way the hog trough works.

I doubt that UT will be naming any buildings after her in the near future. Just saying...

PS- She is a strong supporter of Ukraine, homeland of her ancestors!

Just because you are unfamiliar with them does not mean her efforts on behalf of the region were none or meaningless (several have already been mentioned on this post), impossible to say whether should have been more, but this topic started with statement that there were none-my only point was to highlight there have in fact been many. And there already has been discussions at UT about a significant naming opportunity after she leaves office.

I know that she has helped with research funding in solar energy and astronomy and has helped UT become partners with national research labs including the new hydrogen fuel initiative.

(04-03-2022 12:50 PM)rocket 51 Wrote:  PaulJ - I think that most of us on the forum would be hard pressed to name any of these projects that have significantly benefitted UT while Ms Kaptur has been in DC. I am sure that we have had numerous projects come our way but for her tenure and stature (her own party has ignored and disrespected her) we are not SIGNIFICANTLY better off.

I agree that when she leaves office we will be at a disadvantage but that is the way the hog trough works.

I doubt that UT will be naming any buildings after her in the near future. Just saying...

PS- She is a strong supporter of Ukraine, homeland of her ancestors!

I'll just say this...if the district continues to be the way that it is now, I'll take a disrespected Toledoan over a respected West Clevelander any day of the week as far as diverting funds to NWOhio.