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Steve Leggett is making his formal announcement today at 2:00 as previously posted, it’s obvious since I’m still here I’m not going to make it over there in time. However, he had asked me to wait until the 29th to put his web address online. He has not had a chance to add [...]

Fox Toledo has the story, SWAT Standoff in Old South End last night that resulted in the SWAT Team sending in 7 to 8 rounds of pepper spray and flash grenades. Eventually the SWAT Team and Toledo police went in and four men were arrested.
It’s unusual because you don’t often hear about [...]

Say what you will about our Mayor, but he isn’t afraid to speak his mind, Tom Henry from the Blade reports, Mayor riled by coke plant moves.
During an interview from his office, Mr. Finkbeiner said he wants FDS Coke Plant LLC to abide by tough environmental restrictions that former Ohio Environmental Protection Agency [...]

I read this yesterday on the Keeler Political Report and even though it doesn’t affect Toledo residents, it’s very possible that something like this could head our way. According to the Columbus Dispatch article, Cleveland Clinic bans hiring of smokers:
Beginning Sept. 1, Ohio’s second-biggest employer with 36,300 employees will no longer hire smokers. The [...]

Just as we thought the issue of Wi-Fi and Toledo was dead, placed aside until some future date…It appears…Mayor to retool Toledo Wi-Fi plan, eliminate taxpayer funding. Evidently Dr. Scott who was reached at home thinks she knows more about Wi-Fi than Tom Dawson at BuckeyeCablesystem:
Tom Dawson, a spokesman for Buckeye CableSystem, which also [...]

Miguel, my oldest daughter Emily, my youngest daughter Aubrey, and myself headed out to the Point Place VFW last night for Lindsay Webb’s Community Fundraiser and our next “Candid Candidate” presentation. Lindsay is planning on future events somewhat similar to this one tonight where people in District 6 can have the chance to come [...]

Updated: The link to Fox Toledo’s coverage of this story is now available by clicking here.
Apparently our Mayor Carty Finkbeiner was asked to fill in as a guest host by Troy Neff on his show on WCWA, the Mayor had arranged for interviews with Christine Brennan, retiring Blade editor Tom Walton and Brian Epstein [...]

I think Jack Ford makes some valid points in his weekly column, My View in the Sojourner’s Truth on the topic of minority contractors, I recommend reading the whole piece but what I found especially noteworthy:
You see it is not unknown for a white contractor to pencil in the name of a minority subcontractor for [...]

This afternoon at one p.m. Judge Michael Goulding turned in his required signature petitions to the Lucas County Board of Elections. Judge Goulding will be running to retain his Toledo Municipal Court seat in November. For more information including his resume, his campaign website is www.judgegoulding.com. I’d hoped to be able [...]

A busy week for our “Candid Candidate” slide show moments, tonight we venture to Arturo’s Fritz & Alfredo’s for a combination Birthday Party and campaign fundraiser for Lisa Sobecki. She is one of the two endorsed Democrats in the race and is running for one of the two Toledo Public School Board seats up [...]

In reading about the Townley/Burroughs paving issue, something I had not heard mentioned was:
Also yesterday, council was informed by the Finkbeiner administration that to save money in the general operating fund, there will be no trash collection next week for people whose trash is collected on Wednesdays.
Next Wednesday is July 4.
Traditionally, the city moves trash [...]

Yesterday we had one council candidate urging for passage of spending $696,000 for paving and one urging against spending the money for paving. What was the end result? From the Toledo Blade, though it does not say who voted for or against we learn this:
Toledo City Council voted yesterday to spend $350,000 to [...]

I’m really loathe to enter this discussion but I received an email this morning from a fellow local blogger, Chad Quigley asking for my action. First let me state upfront to avoid another situation were it’s being suggested I’m picking on someone…I like Chad and he has the right to do whatever he wants [...]

After all of the drama in 2005 and the City spending $700,000 for the tow lot purchase in 2005, now it appears the City wants to lease this for a one million dollar minimum guarantee. The issue of this turn around came up in March and it looks like it is moving forward. [...]

With the recent ruling by the Federal Court here in Ohio, in my opinion, this is going to create a scenario where unions are going to have to find a way to separate what portion of union dues goes to union related expenses and what will be used for political action. This morning the [...]

Looks like no “free” Wi-Fi for Toledo is in the near future given what is being reported in the Toledo Blade, Toledo council withholds OK for $2.16M Wi-Fi plan; answers sought to financial, legal concerns
You can read the article for more information, there are some additional things that bother me. I’ve learned that when [...]

This in via email from the Ed Cichy for Toledo City Council District 2 campaign:
Toledo, OH – Toledo City Council candidate Ed Cichy says residents of Townley Road and Burroughs Drive in the 2nd Council District have been waiting too long for improvements to their streets and he is urging Council to pass a proposed [...]

This in via email from the Lindsay Webb for Toledo City Council District 6:
LINDSAY WEBB CALLS ON COUNCIL TO REJECT POLITICS AS USUAL AND ADOPT A BETTER STREET RESURFACING POLICY
Democrat Lindsay Webb, a candidate for Toledo City Council – District Six, is calling on Council members to reject a proposed ordinance allocating $696,000 from the [...]

Today’s Blade has a few articles on the topic of education. First up Proposed TPS budget would trim 47 positions and appears that Fran Lawrence is not happy with this, stating in the letter to the editors, The people who run TPS don’t get it. Then it’s also being reported that Private high [...]

Continuing with the fun “Candid Candidate” feature on Glass City Jungle, tonight Miguel and I stopped by a fund raiser being held for Richard Brown. I’d never been to Jackson’s Lounge and Grill before, I was impressed with how nice it was. Miguel as usual found a few things to focus on when [...]

I had a chance to talk with Marty Skeldon at the dedication ceremony for the Veteran’s Glass City Skyway Bridge, but we were focused on the events of the day and our conversation was more focused on the bridge and Marty’s history as a Veteran not to mention it would have been hard to ask [...]

This release in via email from the Lindsay Webb campaign:
Democrat for Council fights back on “Paint it Black, Don’t Look Back.”

Statement from Lindsay Webb on City’s Street Repaving Policy as a result of the Mayor’s Town Hall Forum at Regina Coeli on Monday, June 25, 2007.
It is time that the City rethink its street resurfacing [...]

The following information came in via email from Steve Leggett who is running for Toledo City Council District 2 as an updated release:
On Saturday June the 30th 2007 at 2:00p.m. I plan to officially and publicly declare my candidacy for District 2 Toledo City Council in a press conference at the Pickford Park play ground [...]

Here in my part of NWO we don’t have the kinds of problems being reported in Powell, Ohio and the surrounding area. However in reading this part of the article Dan Huss, a manager for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife says:
“Statewide, coyotes can be hunted and they can be trapped [...]

I was reading the article as reported in the Toledo Blade, Central Catholic’s expansion plan upsets property owners which states this:
Carmen Ramirez, 72, of 129 East Delaware Ave. and George Blevins, 44, of 132 Palmer St. say the school’s effort to acquire homes in their neighborhood has driven down their property values.
The company in charge [...]

Lee Conklin was not there this week so Bill Hormann was filling in, the show started out talking about the Veteran’s Glass City Skyway bridge with Joe Blaze from the Ironworker’s Union and David Dysard from ODOT. Sounds like an interesting scenario when the Craig Bridge becomes route 65 and all of the interchanges [...]

As I jaunted about the blogosphere tonight I noticed a very interesting, thorough and thought provoking article on the topic of immigration that offered a solution that could be possible written by Mark Adams on Dispassionate Liberal. I recommend heading over and reading what Mark has suggested and give him your pro’s and [...]

Very interesting cover story in this week’s Toledo Free Press on the fertility drug Clomid that is a recommended read. Over on Blog it! Toledo some great personal blogs that I think you’ll enjoy and there are some other great features that are exclusively online I recommend visiting. Michael Miller has a [...]

I thought I’d pop in and let everyone know that congratulations are in order for our own Lisa Renee and Glass City Jungle! If you go to the side bar and scroll down almost all the way you’ll see a button from ohioblognetnews.com that shows that Glass City Jungle is ranked the #1 political [...]

With the global economy and the current economy in the U.S. there have been occassions to discuss world affairs, so to speak, with others from different parts of the world, some that would be referred to as Third World or developing countries.
Discussion would trend towards conditions in the home countries and the gaps in society [...]