Beet Juice Alert

http://thurbersthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/11/jimmy-jackson-sued-for-18-m...

Looks like the mayor's pal is getting sued for 1.8 million bucks! Ya think we'll ever get back the steam plant he was given? What about the frigging $300,000 of our money the boy was also given in a nice shiny package to get him started?

PRESS RELEASE (copied from Thurber's Thoughts blog)

Michael J. Navarre, Chief of Police

Toledo Police Records Clerk, Julie McConnell, has been charged with “Gross Misconduct” for allegedly making an improper inquiry into a state database in search of information pertaining to Samuel Wurzelbacher on October 16, 2008.

Biden Dropping Out? Rumor Thrives on Internet

Now that we know this, we can rest assured nothing bad should be able to infiltrate Sarah's mind and soul now as she bones up for the upcoming debates (if there are any):

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080925/ap_on_el_ge/palin_witchcraft_blessin...

"Mayor Carty Finkbeiner wants to reappoint Jerry Chabler - a former Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority member who was a persistent critic of the agency - to its board five years after he resigned midterm.

"The highest glory of the American Revolution was this - that it connected, in one indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity." - John Quincy Adams
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"The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty. A student's perusal of the sacred volume will make him a better citizen, a better father, a better husband." - Thomas Jefferson

I’m no soccer fan, but I’d watch this…

VIENNA, June 15 (Reuters) - Whether it has any bearing on Monday's crunch Euro 2008 match between the two countries is debatable but Austria drew first blood on Sunday when their topless women's soccer team beat Germany 10-5.

This is a hilarious video of a kid spoofing GWB talking about global warming. Very funny!
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=230...

Here's a really good one: Paul Wolfowitz has been chosen to head a high-level advisory panel on arms control and disarmament. After being fired from the World Bank, having make a mess of Iraq, and being a generally obnoxious and hard-to-work-with humanoid lower lifeform, Condi Rice has designated the WolfMan, AKA the Architect of the Iraq War, to work on controlling arms.

Now that Toledo's little soap opera is drawing to a close (whew!), it's time to get back to important news... like the Led Zeppelin reunion. It was a smashing success!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/11/led.zeppelin.ap/index.html#c...

LONDON, England (AP) -- After that performance, Led Zeppelin really must go on tour.

Just when you thought beet juice was only an Akron problem:

Some Ohio officials plan to use beet juice to beat road ice this winter.

Moms have always appreciated the value of the oft-maligned beet. Now drivers might, too.

Akron plans to mix a bit of beet juice into its road de-icer this year. Why? The beet apparently is a wonder root, when combined with rock salt brine and calcium chloride, that can keep ice from forming on the streets even at extremely low temperatures.