Toledo Alive!
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Saturday, January 9th, 2010Growing up, I spent a lot of time in my neighborhood branch of the Toledo Lucas-County Public Library. Sometimes I’d wander there alone and read for a few hours. Other times I’d go with friends, or meet them to do homework at one of the community tables. The librarians–the Silence Police–would make their rounds, shushing anyone who talked [...]
Congratulations, Mayor-Elect Bell!
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009After what amounted to be a pretty boring race, Mike Bell won an office, complete with shower, on One Government Center’s lofty 22nd floor. January can’t come soon enough for Toledo, a city sorely in need of real leadership, some new blood, and a fresh perspective. —– And while we wait patiently for the changing of the guard, [...]
Cops Toledo…
Monday, May 18th, 2009Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner made the news recently for cutting the city budget, and again yesterday for cutting the grass in the city park behind his home. The park was in need of a trim, since Carty’s administration laid off the grounds-keeping maintainance staff. This got me thinking….If Carty can fill in for the landscapers, why couldn’t [...]
On Potholes
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009At what point, I wonder, is a pothole no longer a pothole, but a canyon? My research into the craters dotting Toledo’s roadways reveals that potholes could pose a problem for the powers that be when it comes to election time….unless they capitalize on the problem and turn the citizen’s frowns upside down. Were Fidal [...]
Raising Fears, Raising Taxes: Let’s Raise Hell
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009When Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner yesterday was criticized for witholding the run-down of Police Department layoffs, he explained, “The last thing that I think that anybody responsible should do in the city of Toledo is raise the fears of our citizens.” So, why was fear the first thing that he, Toledo City Council, and the [...]
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