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    Archive for November, 2009

    Helen Pleads for Personal Responsibility

    Monday, November 23rd, 2009

    This is a cross-post from Swampbubbles.com From the Toledo Blade Letters to the Editor: November 22, 2009 Headline: Let sick workers stay home As a nation and a region, we are battling uniquely difficult circumstances created by a harsh economic recession and a national health emergency — the spread of the H1N1 flu. Call it [...]

    The Cool Kids Get All The Breaks

    Thursday, November 19th, 2009

    Is President Obama taking the appropriate action to protect our troops and interests in Afghanistan? Is he making appropriate diplomatic choices while visiting with Asian leaders? Did he really think through his decision to try the 911 hijackers in New York City? Is he making flippant and irresponsible statments about the inevitability of Khalid Sheikh [...]

    Congratulations, Mayor-Elect Bell!

    Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

    After 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, [...]

    Helen and Katie: Facebook Friends?

    Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

    Today, Facebook recommended that I befriend  CBS anchor Katie Couric. Intrigued at what connection she and I might share, I traveled to her page, where I read a wall-page of posts and comments, most of which promoted her television and her advertiser-supported online interviews at @katiecouric.com. This led me to her online interview yesterday with [...]

    A Reluctant Non-Endorsement

    Sunday, November 1st, 2009

    I opened my  (Toledo) Blade this morning, and read my way to the Op-Ed pages, where I found that the lofty editorial board chose not to use its traditional space to make its traditional endorsement of its favorite mayoral candidate. They claim to endorse neither Wilkowski nor Bell.  I see things a little differently–the team stands equally behind [...]