The Goat Pen

Upward mobility has stayed the same the past 50 years despite skyrocketing inequality. But it's lower in the South (and Ohio) than anywhere else in the U.S.—or the rest of the developed world.

Dr. Strangelove wrote:

sardis wrote:Despite what you are told, upward mobility of poor is still alive and well.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101359248

Interesting. Did you notice that the region that's hardest to make your way out of poverty is the South?

10ac wrote:

Dr. Strangelove wrote:

sardis wrote:Despite what you are told, upward mobility of poor is still alive and well.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101359248

Interesting. Did you notice that the region that's hardest to make your way out of poverty is the South?

And Ohio.

The Deep South is the next target for a brutal winter freeze, with much of the region in the crosshairs of a storm that forecasters called "potentially paralyzing" and "crippling."

Tom Niziol, a winter weather expert for The Weather Channel, said the South was in for weather "that many parts have not seen in years" — perhaps the biggest winter weather event in a generation.

Nearly 60 million people are affected by a cold weather warning or watch Monday night. By Friday, however, temperatures will rise above normal for much of the country. NBC News' Al Roker reports.

It was too early to say just how much snow could fall overnight and into Tuesday, but forecasters were warning that if all of the precipitation falls as snow — instead of sleet — more than 6 inches was possible in a region that rarely sees it.

"We're very concerned about a potentially crippling snowstorm for southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina," Wiltgen said.

At the same time, the Great Lakes shivered yet again under wind chills that approached 50 degrees below zero. School officials in major cities across the region — Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Chicago; Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.; Detroit; Minneapolis and Duluth, Minn.; and Indianapolis — said classes would be canceled Tuesday.

The University of Michigan said it would be closed Tuesday — the first time that's happened because of weather in 35 years.

"We're going to be talking about some seriously cold mornings," with temperatures as much as 35 degrees below normal for what is already historically the coldest time of the year, Weather Channel meteorologist Alex Winter said.

Professor Tiger wrote:This is hardly a case of routine cold in St. Louis. This is extreme cold in areas where it is very rare.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01 ... south?lite

By M. Alex Johnson and Erin McClam, NBC News

The Deep South is the next target for a brutal winter freeze, with much of the region in the crosshairs of a storm that forecasters called "potentially paralyzing" and "crippling."

Tom Niziol, a winter weather expert for The Weather Channel, said the South was in for weather "that many parts have not seen in years" — perhaps the biggest winter weather event in a generation.

Nearly 60 million people are affected by a cold weather warning or watch Monday night. By Friday, however, temperatures will rise above normal for much of the country. NBC News' Al Roker reports.

It was too early to say just how much snow could fall overnight and into Tuesday, but forecasters were warning that if all of the precipitation falls as snow — instead of sleet — more than 6 inches was possible in a region that rarely sees it.

"We're very concerned about a potentially crippling snowstorm for southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina," Wiltgen said.

At the same time, the Great Lakes shivered yet again under wind chills that approached 50 degrees below zero. School officials in major cities across the region — Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Chicago; Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.; Detroit; Minneapolis and Duluth, Minn.; and Indianapolis — said classes would be canceled Tuesday.

The University of Michigan said it would be closed Tuesday — the first time that's happened because of weather in 35 years.

"We're going to be talking about some seriously cold mornings," with temperatures as much as 35 degrees below normal for what is already historically the coldest time of the year, Weather Channel meteorologist Alex Winter said.

According to the global warming religion, they should be windsurfing on the Great Lakes these days.

Dr. Strangelove wrote:This is a few days old but was 'overlooked' by the Tea Party faithful on this board

Former VA Governor and his wife were officially indicted on corruption charges. Bribes began right from inauguration...the article paints his wife in a really negative light, but you can't tell me he didn't know this was going on when his wife's coming back from NYC with $40,000 in designer dresses.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politic ... -1.1586861

This guy was once considered a rising star in the Republican Party and in early 2012 was even talked about as a potential running mate for Romney. Maybe they vetted him and found this dirty laundry