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Bell Announces Executive Staff For New Administration
Following through on an early campaign promise, Mike Bell today announced his appointment for the Deputy Mayor for External Affairs – a position throughout the campaign referred to as the “Business Advocate.”

Two days after the election, I drove by Scott high school, which I do a few times a day, but this time it was different. It felt like the lights had gone out. With the election of Bob Vasquez, Virginia Hill and Larry Sykes, to the school board, who will advocate for the neighborhood's high school, Jack Ford, Lisa Sobecki?

Independent Toledo City Council candidate Kevin Milliken will hold a press conference at 3:30 pm TODAY, Nov. 1, 2009 outside One Government Center.

Kevin will discuss a different way he'll encourage Toledo city government to budget taxpayer dollars to ensure there are TWO police classes in 2010 to replace retiring officers and maintain an adequate safety force, as well as a new fire class to help solve the expensive fire dept. overtime situation.

The news concerning the Toledo Public school's Report card is very troubling to me, a parent of school age children, an advocate for children and parents and as a human being.

For Immediate Release

Fisher discusses the TPS State Report Card Results

Fisher Advocates for More Attention to our Schools in Academic Watch and Emergency

Yesterday TPS Announced the State Report Card Results and based upon the data TPS will remain in Continuous Improvement. Board Member Darlene Fisher, a long time advocate for families and educational progress in our public school system congratulates the students, parents,TPS teachers and staff and the community; all have contributed to the effort.

Marcy has to be in a bad spot. She is now stuck in a very bad situation although if she took her own advice, she would advocate for an investigation. From CQPolitics:
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Swept into office partly on promises to end a “culture of corruption,” many potentially vulnerable Democratic newcomers are pressing House leaders to confront allegations of unethical conduct involving fellow Democrats.

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Just days after Forbes Magazine listed Toledo as the worst medium-sized city in America to find a job, Mike Bell will announce a strategy designed to make job development more effective here at a press conference on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in Levis Square in Downtown Toledo.