It seems like the news is battering us on a daily basis, and tempers are flaring. What better time to rattle off a few jokes to each other? Let me start:
An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one orders a beer. The second orders half a beer. The third, a quarter of a beer. The fourth one was about to speak ... and then the bartender says "you're all idiots" and pours two beers.
I am having Joe the Plumber witdrawl, but the Tufts Daily got me back into the swing of things with a Joe the Plumber fix. He talks about the election, about Sarah Palin, about his comments on Fox, and his potential run against Marcy Kaptur.
Get your fix at:
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/an_interview_with_joe_the_plumber
Also on deck today, is a potential link between Elliot Spitzer, Ted Strickland and Joe the Plumber. Read what the Salem News has to say:
Share your thoughts at:
http://www.change.gov/page/s/energyenviro
Humane Ohio is a low-cost spay/neuter clinic available to the entire Toledo area. While regular prices are $45 for cats and $25 for strays, current rates for East Toledo are only $25 for cats and free for strays - this is to address the overwhelming cat population in that area. If you cannot provide transportation or simply do not have the time, you can schedule an East Toledo specific appointment and transportation will be provided for your cat.
A loaded show today on the the best morning radio show in Toledo. The Troy Neff Show, where the newsmakers come to talk.
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Finkbeiner discusses the plastic bag tax.
The mayor says "crime is down". Is that a mis-truth, half-truth, or outright lie? Here are some of the numbers for Class 1 offenses as of June 2008......
Murder-last year 4, this year 7 up 75%
Manslaughter-last year 1, this year 5 up 400%
Robbery-last year 561, this year 619 up 10%
Burglary-last year 2,565,this year 2,896 up 12.9%
Arson-last year 139, this year 188 up 35%
That is what he is doing:
http://www.toledofreepress.com/2008/11/17/mayor-to-lobby-for-auto-bailou...
TOLEDO, OH — The Toledo Young Republican Club has requested an advisory opinion from the Ohio Elections Commission following the passage of a number of property tax levies in Lucas County on November 4, 2008.
The Postal Service has suddenly eliminated 19 mail carrier routes in these zip codes , adding 1 to 2 hours to the routes that are left . They set up the new routes with a computer program and no worker input. Business mail is delivered late, routes are not in logical delivery sequence, many carriers were out well past 6pm last week delivering by flashlight.
"...a few bad apples." !!!!
I keep reading that remark and every time it brings me to tears, sadness, anger, frustration, disbelief--I cannot tell you the range of emotion. I do not know why anyone would even want to be a police officer anymore in the community of Sylvania Township. For, be sure, those so-called "bad apples" so callously and carelessly named are genuinely good police officers.
I have my copy of the budget and will share it with you Monday mornin' along with D. Michael Collins and his thoughts. It's not pretty, but for the last three years we have been telling you that without serious cutbacks in items that were not necessary we would reach this point.
Add up all the flowers, shrubs, lights, showers, bike/walk paths, ESM renovations etc. etc. and you can see where we could have been saving for some time now. Enjoy.
When voters passed Issue 22 last year, it had a stipulation that the City publish the budget online. It is 12:01 am and there is no electronic version posted that I can see. I looked at the home page and the Budget sub pages and nothing. Correct me if I am wrong, but the ballot language says that they City must also publish a Web version of the estimates. You can read the wording below where it does seem like it should also be published online on 11/15.
The AP is running a story on the future of the GOP and the youth vote. I argue that it is not that the GOP values do not resonate with the young, it is more that they have not followed methods of communication that is attractive to them. The Obama campaign was where they were, like on Facebook and YouTube and other sites. That along with him being the celeberity candidate, shows why the under 30 crowd migrated toward him. I don't think this is the doom and gloom that people are predicting.
According to my sources the budget was finally delivered to councilpeople this evening after 7p. The Blade got an exclusive with the mayor before council received thier copies which apparently were delivered to thier homes by police officers, command officers is what i heard. They were dispatched from the West Toledo substation after Chief navarre snuck into the building through the back to pass out copies. We'll talk Monday. Enjoy?
In looking at Strickland's schedule you would think things are fine and dandy in Ohio. Not only that but some high ranking members of his staff also took significant time off:
Chunk of Strickland's year spent on election
Gov. Ted Strickland spent all or part of 44 days since June 1 campaigning for presidential candidate Barack Obama and other Democrats, according to a schedule provided by his office yesterday.
The Frisch family's remodel will be on on Sunday at 8PM on 13abc. Here is some more info:
Rib Hillis Blog about the project:
http://www.tvguide.com/Celebrity-Blogs/Hillis-Makeover-Frisch-67018.aspx
As an owner of some Calphalon cookware I was surprised to see they were local:
This Sunday you can watch a West Toledo family of 13, including eight adopted children, receive of a brand new home through the reality TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The makeover was a huge community event for Toledo, and local company Calphalon, got involved to donate all of the cookware, bakeware and kitchen tools for the family!
GW was showing Obama around the White House today....
From WCPO:
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"As the Ohio jobless rate soars above the national average, state officials warn the fund that pays unemployment claims may be running out.
Most Catholics voted for Obama. The
Sunday before Thanksgiving, millions of Catholics will again be putting
in their church's collection plate their annual donation to what the
pre-printed envelope calls "Campaign for Human Development: The
Catholic Church working to end poverty and injustice.
So Maumee-resident Keith Wilkowski has officially lined up at the starting line for the race to the 22nd floor office in One Government Center.
What do you think?
Who, if anyone, might be interested in running against him for the Democrat Party endorsement? Who could possibly run on the Republican ticket?
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Banks Jack Up Customer Fees
Many banks are responding to hard times by slapping consumers with higher checking account fees.
This story is still shocking to me. What are these parents thinking, giving up their kids? I would like to get feedback on this .
This kid is from Denmark. Will the U.S. tax structure go in this direction too ?
This year's winner, Peter Eastgate, 24, hails from Denmark. Assuming he is
subject to Danish taxation he faces an effective tax bite of 72.27%.
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