‘Toyota Way’ Under Recall
Toyota’s ‘lean management’ and ‘just in time’ production model is the toast of business schools, but 8.5 million faulty cars have taken the bloom off the rose.
By Joseph B. Atkins
http://www.populist.com/10.5.atkins.html
A century ago, Frederick W. Taylor, the mechanical engineer whose book The Principles of Scientific Management influenced generations of business owners and managers, had this to say about American working people:
"Robert P. Watson, Ph.D. Coordinator of American Studies
Lynn University"
Email: rwatson@lynn.edu
There is a group of people coming up with ways to honor Robert Brundage and this is your opportunity to help out.
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Facilitated by the Board of Community Relations, a group of individuals met Feb. 10 to discuss ways to honor the late Robert Brundage.
The group hopes to capture who Brundage was as an individual and find an appropriate way to honor him. Ideal recognition would “knit the community together.”
The group discussed a possible outdoor event at the Toledo Botanical Gardens, a scholarship to honor Brundage or a science lab to be named for him at Scott High School.
The end of an error
Written by Brian Wilson | | news@toledofreepress.com
http://www.toledofreepress.com/2009/12/24/the-end-of-an-error/
By the time you’re reading this, it will be almost over: Four long, hard, grueling years of national embarrassment, local incompetence and stunted economic growth, all the result of what history may accurately record as Toledo’s Greatest Mistake, the election of Carl Finkbeiner.
What else could explain the (re-) election of a certifiable failure and nationally known joke-of-a-mayor whose sole accomplishment was as a “Trivial Pursuit” answer?
In my Dec. 6 column, I was discussing the grave situation we find ourselves in, what with two unwinnable, and, as far as I’m concerned, unjustifiable wars, an economy in shambles, double-digit unemployment and a decade of stagnant wages. So far, as is generally the case with politicians, their first concern has been to look out for the persons and institutions that played a huge part in getting us into this position. They, after all, by dint of their wealth, virtually control the political process.
By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts12042009.html
Goldman Sachs senior executives are arming themselves with New York gun permits, according to Alice Schroeder on Bloomberg.com. The banksters “are now equipped to defend themselves if there is a populist uprising against the bank.”
http://groups.google.com/group/soldiersofsolidarity/browse_thread/thread...
Growing Number of Poor Families Exceed Available Resources
TOLEDO, Ohio–Dec. 3, 2009–Food For Thought, a local nonprofit group that helps feed the area's less fortunate, is in need of new toys for a Christmas Shoppe that is being held on Dec. 19, 2009 at New Harvest Christian Church, 3540 Seaman Road in Oregon.
The Christmas Shoppe is a volunteer effort to provide gifts for families that otherwise would not be able to purchase them. Many of the patrons are working families that don’t have expendable income for non-essential items, including holiday presents.
Written by Don Burnard | | opinion@toledofreepress.com
http://www.toledofreepress.com/2009/10/02/inform-don%E2%80%99t-inflame/
Well, well, did I finally strike a nerve? When I wrote the Sept. 20 column, “No tea, thanks,” I thought I would give you on the Right a taste of your own medicine. It’s not pleasant to be called names, is it? As for the citations on fascism, etc., I stand by them. I was particularly impressed by all the dittoheads who wrote in to say that no one else does their thinking for them; they are perfectly capable of rational thought themselves. (MORE)
No tea, thanks
Written by Don Burnard | | opinion@toledofreepress.com
http://www.toledofreepress.com/2009/09/18/no-tea-thanks/
http://912dc.org/
Can’t go to the March
on Washington?
Join us at the Maumee Indoor Theatre, 601 Conant Street, Maumee on Saturday September 12 to watch Fox News coverage of the march and speakers from 1-3pm.
Doors open at 12:30pm; donations will be accepted at the door to defray the cost of the theatre.
Concessions available for purchase.
Come and join us to watch America
speak out in Washington DC!
For more information or if you would like to volunteer to help with this event, contact Linda Bowyer at bowyerle@sbcglobal.net.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Thousands attend three Michigan tea parties
Delores Flynn and Valerie Olander / The Detroit News
http://detnews.com/article/20090909/POLITICS02/909090352/Thousands-atten...
Troy -- Neither rain nor delays could dampen the spirits of thousands who thronged Tuesday for Tea Party Express rallies in Troy, Brighton and Jackson against big government and national health care reform.
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090818/NEWS16/90...
I would like to see they Y stay .
and here is an updated email from Lee Powell at Cedar Creek
Dear Creeker,
Bash At The Bay '09 Brings you INDOOR/ OUTDOOR POLL PARTY Hosted By Jacki-O in Toledo on Friday, July 24th 2009 Email bashatthebay@aim.com to find out the location
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SCHEDULED EVENTS
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Thursday July 23rd 2009 | Comedy Show - Featuring by Comedian Shawty Shawty (9pm-Until)
Friday July 24th 2009 | Ohio Hip Hop Awards Freestyle Battle (10pm-Until)
Friday July, 24th 2009 | Indoor Outdoor Pool Party Hosted by Jacki-O
Saturday, July 25th 2009 | FREE Car & Bike Show at Promenade Park (2pm-6pm)
Bash At The Bay '09 Brings you INDOOR/ OUTDOOR POLL PARTY Hosted By Jacki-O in Toledo on Friday, July 24th 2009 Email bashatthebay@aim.com to find out the location
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SCHEDULED EVENTS
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Thursday July 23rd 2009 | Comedy Show - Featuring by Comedian Shawty Shawty (9pm-Until)
Friday July 24th 2009 | Ohio Hip Hop Awards Freestyle Battle (10pm-Until)
Friday July, 24th 2009 | Indoor Outdoor Pool Party Hosted by Jacki-O
Saturday, July 25th 2009 | FREE Car & Bike Show at Promenade Park (2pm-6pm)
The Toledo Free Press apparently has a plagiarism problem. The Toledo Blade highlights once such instance uncovered by a University of Toledo professor, Mary Linehan. Ms Linehan discovered some unattributed work in the Free Press and informed TFP's publisher and president Tom Pounds in a letter. The letter went unanswered by Mr Pounds, but instead found it's way into the hands of the author of the plagiarized work--Gregg Schwartz. What happened next, is beyong the pale.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2009
HUSTLE HAND ENTERTAINMENT - FLIP N FLEX RECORDS - M3M MANAGEMENT TO RELEASE STUNNING NEW ALBUM ‘THE RAREBREED’ ON JUNE 9th, 2009
Toledo, OH- On June 9th 2009, Flip N Flex Records, Hustle Hand Entertainment, M3M Management will release ‘The Rarebreed,’ the new studio album by independent R&B singer Tracy Haynes. Produced by Executive Producer Frank Wright, and in collaboration with Hustle Hand Entertainment, the album contains some of Tracy’s best songwriting and performances since the release of his ‘Go Live’ single.
I just wanted to thank everyone for their support. We have received many wonderful comments about the recent Toledo Free Press article. We are currently working on scheduling different events with retirement homes. The idea is not to just interview veterans, but to help the community as well.
There was a great article in the Toledo Free Press about a new site called History Documented
http://www.historydocumented.com/
Toledo Free Press
Written by Julie Ryan | | news@toledofreepress.com
Toledo-area war veterans no longer need to let textbooks tell their stories. Instead, residents and students can hear and see their narratives and learn from their experiences.
Here is a great event for you to attend if you want. It will be Thursday at the Toledo Club. There is an RSVP.
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Written by Troy Neff | Toledo Free Press Writer | troy@troyneff.com
There is one easy way to understand mortgages and that is to think of the process from the point of view of the lender.
