Talk:Garfield Heights, Ohio

Musical Culture

I removed this section as it seems to not have an NPOV. If you put it back, please site sources to back your claim. --Zizzybaluba 18:29, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Changes

The I-480 freeway did not open until 1974. The Police Officer who was killed was Sargeant Dennis Glivar, it was not a hostage situation but a shootout where Glivar was shot in the hallway of an apartment building. Eight people -not nine-died on august 8th 1976 when a tractor trailer ran into and over seven cars on Granger Rd hill. randazzo56 02:29, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

History

I did some edits to the history section, working with an anonymous editor. I removed the potentially damaging/libelous statements. The whole section needs a good deal more citations. Cephyr 02:40, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

More comments were removed, along with some corrections to the terrible spelling. I believe a citation is needed for the article references in the history section (regarding the toxicity of the materials in the landfill site). I did read it myself recently, but I don't have specifics. I believe it was the January 10th issue of Scene, but can't back that up. Regardless, much of the 'venom' was edited out of the statements. I have indicated which comments require citation. anonymous 9:41, 5 February 2007—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 204.9.5.134 (talk • contribs) 2007-02-05T16:01:12.

Perhaps if you or a loved one contracted cancer as a result of the profiteering by Conte and Boyas you would know something more about "venom". What about the residents of South Granger Rd who were screwed by Snider Canada?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.244.31.188 (talk • contribs) 2007-02-10T01:07:29.

Regardless of your take on the situation, Wikipedia demands what is called NPOV, or "neutral point-of-view" in all entries. This is simply not the place for what you're talking about. Please refrain from attacks and consider how best to report the truth in a way that can be verified and backed-up with reports, references and citations. And perhaps I or a loved one has personal experience of this situation - you really don't know. anonymous 3:25pm, 12 February 2007—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 204.9.5.186 (talk • contribs) 2007-02-12T21:23:23.

Does NPOV mean changing the truth into something less offensive? People are dying in Valley View and the Ohio E.P.A. (Inbread yokels from from Columbus [klum-bus]) who can easily be bought and sold dont give a shit. Why remain anonymouse? You are probably one of those assholes...—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.244.31.190 (talk • contribs) 2007-02-24T00:40:23.

What a delightful person you are. Such a pleasant nature, and exactly the reason why some people have to remain anonymous (note the correct spelling). Why would I open myself and my family up to personal attacks from people like you? Really, there's no point. Perhaps you would be better off helping the people who are being affected by the situation instead of ranting in a barely coherent manner on this page. As for NPOV, it is the policy on Wikipedia to report factual information, and to back up all contributions with sources. Wikipedia is not a place for the rambling low-brow hatred that you seem to be sweating off, so try to be constructive whenever possible. 204.9.5.171 18:45, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Get it Straight

How many vehicles went over the side of the bridge? When did a semi dangle from the side? randazzo56 02:27, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

The dangling semi occured in 1997, The driver, an Elyrian Woman, was unhurt but she shit her pants.......

The Other Day

Me and several freinds went to City-view. The smell was overpowering, (in March, wait until summer) In little time we all developed severe headaches. You dont think this is serious?

what a terrible display

This article has underwent some terrible changes. What's up with the atrocious grammatical errors? What a shame for Garfield Heights. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.43.182.85 (talk) 19:27, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

I feel I should warn you then, the City of Garfield Heights does not upkeep this website -- volunteers, both locals and non do. - A.J. (talk) 17:53, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Literacy

never was a requirment for residency in Garfield Hts, Cziki bogu jestem polski?

Add-A-Boy

You guys are doing swell job. Kaltenborn (talk)

Removed Sections

Violent Crime

On 8/15/94 apartment dweller Harry (Don) Mitts shoots down and kills an unarmed neighbor in an apparent racial attack against bi-racial couples. Mitts then ambushes a young Police sargeant in his apartment hallway, killing him. Mitts then baracades himself for several hours as police from neighboring cities-under mutual aid-exchange shots with the drunken Mits. Garfield Hts Police as well as Maple Heights Paramedics crash his door finding him pig-drunk. Mits sits on death row. Later in the year, on 12/12/94 two Police officers are killed when thier car breaks into a four wheel drift at a near by Cleveland intersection and strikes a steel pole roof first while in pursuit of a suspicious Cheverolet Blazer. The fugitive is quickly arrested and represented by Attorney George Forbes. He will go on to repeat this trick with the Cleveland Police.

July 1985(?) Joe Lawrence approaches a nieghbors party armed with a .12 gauge shotgun and kills a young couple named Moody. He then throws Police into controlled panic when he simply stalks off. He surrenders days later and awaites leathal injection.

Dead on the road

0n 8/8/76 a semi tractor trailor driven by a drunken African-American Michigander careens down Granger hill and directly into seven cars. Screams and body parts fly as the tractor trailor rolls over and crushes the flaming cars. Two of the victims, a young couple recently engaged, were buried in the same casket. One womans severed arm was never found. The driver is found guilty of four counts of vehicular manslaughter (although he killed eight people) and was sent to a Michigan Sanatarium, he died in 1992. It takes Firefighters and volunteers nine hours to clear the debris and Human wreckage. Disaster bags are ordered by City Council in 1965 after an eight year old boy is crushed by a steelhauling flat truck on the whitehouse crossing bridge. This conveniently directs attention from the fact that the sidewalk, which was in a state of disrepair, was significantly unsafe for anyone on a bicycle. The most common form of traffic fatality was the pedestrian-VS-Bus. With 36 of these attrocities to be cleaned up from 1950 through 1956 alone.

I removed the above two sections because they don't seem very encycleopedic ("Screams and body parts fly as the tractor trailor rolls over and crushes the flaming cars") sounds more like a Haunted Ohio book. And there's no citations. One of the dates are even followed by a question mark. I'm not saying it didn't happen, I'm just saying I don't believe its something that belongs in an article on Garfield Heights the city. - A.J. (talk) 17:53, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Why not?

Just becouse you dont feel something is "encycleopedic" doesnt mean those events dont have a place in history. Since when should only favorable or "nice" events be included in the history of the city? While these additions may seem harsh they did in fact take place. Since you take such an interest in Garfield Hts why not site these events and put them back in the article? Information on these events can be found on the Cleveland Press micro film files at the main branch of the Cleveland Public Library. If you feel you need any assistance with more info on some of the more bizzarre events that took place in this city contact me on my user page.Kaltenborn (talk) 23:08, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Revisions

To the timeline were scourced from various articles taken from the Cleveland Press and Garfield Hts Leader by the literary giant formerly known as "Kaltenborn" 66.72.192.85 (talk) 23:14, 1 July 2009 (UTC)