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The Utah State Attorney General is investigating whether College football is violating anti-trust laws with the Bowl Championship Series.

Personally I believe it has. Utah, the only perfect team this year, wasn't even given a serious look. The "mid-major" conferences have to be perfect to get in while the BCS conferences get in automatically despite inferrior records.

On Tuesday, January 13th, Jim Moody will be announcing his candidacy for Mayor of Toledo.

At 1:30, Moody will make his announcement at LA Signs and Design, a locally owned small business located at 1232 Flaire Drive, Toledo. Flaire Drive is approximately 1 block west of Reynolds Road South off Dorr. There he will outline his vision for Toledo.

By Warren Woodberry:

At the recent TPS meeting, Thursday Jan. 8, 2009 Steven Steel was nominated and successfully re-elected as president of TPS. No surprises there as the steps to city council become shorter if you can come into the election with a high profile position. No one begrudges a person trying to secure a higher position, but their judgment is highly

WASHINGTON- On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed H.Res. 5, a rules package for the 111th Congress which limits the amount of debate legislation will receive. Specifically, H.Res. 5 eliminates the ability to highlight key policy differences during floor debate. After voting against H.Res. 5, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement:

George Tanber is reporting the Mayor's wife will have surgery on her broken arm.
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TOLEDO, Ohio - Ice and the city's First Lady have a thing going on - a thing she could do without.

For the second time in a decade, Amy Finkbeiner took a spill on a slick surface, breaking her arm. The most recent incident occurred Christmas Eve on the front steps of the South Toledo home she shares with her husband, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner.

A friend of mine works for the city and we were talking the other day about the upcoming week long layoff coming in February -- and possibly several other times this year-- and she mentioned that she'd heard* something about the refuse workers getting their layoff slips.

Which led me to wonder, if they in fact will be off for a week, how exactally is that possible? Or perhaps it is better asked, How can that be right?

The lay off is to save the city money supposedly. I get that but in this case I don't see how it is fair to Toledo.

WHO: Tom Schlachter, Brian Wilson, Ed Nagle, and the leadership of Take
Back Toledo

WHAT: Kick-off of TAKE BACK TOLEDO and the recall of Mayor Carty Finkbeiner

WHERE: Erie Street Chowder House
Erie Street Market

WHEN: Monday, January 12, 5:30 PM

WASHINGTON- Earlier today, Congressman Latta (R- Bowling Green)
re-introduced the following legislation he sponsored in the 110th
Congress.

-The TRICARE Continuity of Coverage for National Guard and Reserve
Families Act of 2009, a bill that allows retired members of National
Guard and reserve units with 20 or more years of faithful and honorable
service to purchase healthcare that was available to them during their
time in active service or after they reach 60 years of age. Currently,
members who have retired but are not yet 60 years of age are not

For immediate release: January 6, 2009

COAST, Americans for Prosperity take red light camera ban to Toledo

Organizing meeting is Monday, January 12 at 7 PM at Point Place Branch Library

COAST and Americans for Prosperity-Ohio, two partners in the coalition that enacted a ban on red light and speeding cameras in Cincinnati in 2008, are taking their campaign to Toledo this year. Their goal is to place on the November 2009 ballot a Charter Amendment banning red light and speeding cameras in that city.

Author, and lightning rod Ann Coulter will be on with Brian Wilson Thursday at 5 to talk about her new book Guilty. This will be her only Toledo interview.
At 4:30 mayoral candidate Jim Moody sits in with Brian.
Next Tuesday Keith Wilkowski will join me on the Morning News at 7:30a Enjoy!

TOLEDO, Ohio--Joe the Plumber is taking on a new job.

The Ohio man, who became famous during the U.S. presidential campaign after asking Barack Obama about his tax plan, is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for a conservative Web site called pjtv.com.

Dubbed "Joe the Plumber" by McCain's campaign, Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher was held up as an example of an American worker who would be hurt economically by Obama's election.

WASHINGTON- Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) took his Oath of
Office for the 111th Congress today and released the following
statement:

"I am humbled and honored to represent the constituents of Ohio's Fifth
District in the United States House of Representatives. I look forward
to working with my colleagues to address the challenges our great Nation
faces. As we begin debate on many important issues, I hope we can reach
bipartisan agreement to achieve energy independence, lower taxes, and
obtain responsible government spending while reigning in our increasing

Council passed the budget tonight. I heard all of the sob stories from council members on TV on how they had no money for a police and fire class. I had to wipe a tear from my eye. Then the anchor said they funded Carenet. My eyes dried up quite quickly. To me it says they have no clue on priorities. And we wonder why we don't have any jobs, people are leaving. What about you? We should be so honored to have such bright leaders in council.

Toledo Street Conditions This map shall attempt to identify Pot Holes and other road conditions throughout the City of Toledo in an effort to educate the driving public which roads to avoid if they want to minimize automobile repairs. I have open the map up to PUBLIC COLLABERATION so if you have a Google Account feel free to add your own observations.

After reading Brian's comment that I was up Jon Stainbrook's ass, I felt it was important to clarify my feelings about Jon Stainbrook and the Lucas County Republican Party.

I received this email from www.cedarcreek.tv . It looks suspicious to me for Carty to do this.

nstead of New Community being at Perrysburg this January, we will be meeting as a group of churches for a city wide prayer meeting for the state of the city. Lee and Ed recently attended a meeting with Carty Finkbeiner and the following is what he organized.

Carty gathered the pastor’s together from the city to organize a city wide event.

Remember Bolton and Yoo, the two neo-cons from the expiring administration? Among other things, Bolton fought the US's approval of the International Criminal Court and Yoo wrote the infamous memos approving the use of torture. Both have now co-written a NY Times op-ed piece saying the Senate must regain control of treaty powers. What duplicity and arrogance! What cynicism! After having spent eight years subverting due process, checks and balances, and constitutionality, they now espouse support for those principles for the new administration.

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Restore the Senate’s Treaty Power

Transcript of the speech: .pdf .doc

Toledo Blade Coverage

Toledo Free Press Coverage

I wonder what the Carty '09 campaign slogan is going to be...

Moody Opens Campaign Headquarters

The Moody for Mayor campaign committee officially will open its new headquarters and will move into 5166 Monroe Street, Suite 306, Toledo, this Wednesday, January 7th.

Candidate Jim Moody will be making his official announcement for Mayor on January 13th, 2009

"This is an important step on offering Toledoans a serious and successful campaign," said Moody.

According to Moody, more than 50 volunteers have already signed up to assist with the campaign.

I composed this tally for thread on Glass City Jungle.
Talk about ineffective leadership, let’s look at Jon's accomplishments in the last 6 months:
-Forgets to file paperwork to get Jan Scotland on the ballot, blames everyone and their uncles. His own mistake cost citizens the right to a second choice. Of course that is a “rookie mistake” although I can’t remember any other rookies making this mistake in the past.

There is something wrong with someone who writes to clarify the record, has the record rewritten on behalf of the “President of the Toledo Board of Education”. That sums up what Steven Steel tries to do in a response from a community member trying to clarify some misconceptions.

The politicians had a chance to respond to what they would do if they were mayor in this week's edition of the Toledo Free Press, what would you do if you were mayor to help the City of Toledo? You can read the whole series, including some bright student's opinions at:
http://www.toledofreepress.com/category/special-section/if-i-were-mayor/