Term limits were and are a terrible idea, but in 1992 Ohioans fell for ballot-initia tive hucksters' promise that instituting them on the General Assembly would bring new faces to Columbus.
It didn't happen.
Here's what has happened instead: Powerful lobbyists are even more powerful, and legislators worry more about the next job than the one they're supposed to be doing now.
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http://nbc24.com/News/news_story.aspx?id=75687
Ben Konop driving without insurance And Karyn Hancock faking her kidnapping....
One hell of a week in this shithole we call Toledo!!!!!
"County policy casts light on appointees’ donations
49 of 250 serving on boards gave to commissioners’ campaigns since 2004
If you've already bookmarked Ticketmaster's Web site in anticipation of all the fantastic entertainment acts that will be streaming into Downtown Toledo to perform at the new arena, I have an unwelcome prediction for you.
(a special treat for Madjack)
Fifteen fines of $100 to $1,000 each have been issued to 11 establishments in Lucas County for repeat violations of the state's smoking ban, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department said.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles, 5050 Jackman Rd., has received the most civil fine letters so far at three, with the last levying a $1,000 penalty.
Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop mixed past campaign promises for open government with his recent feud over economic development to create a resolution approved by his fellow commissioners yesterday.
There will be a "Support Our Troops Rally" on November 13 from 11:30 am - 2:00 pm on the back steps of the University of Toledo Student Union (Student Union Auditorium if bad weather). Speakers include State Rep. Mark Wagoner, Ohio Vets for Freedom, several campus veterans, and many more.
The theme of the pending vote for the proposed levies for COSI, Metroparks, library and TARTA is clear. It is not a new one in government bureaucracy and certainly not new in Toledo. That theme is
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency yesterday reinstated several of the major 2005 permit modifications that a state panel stripped away from FDS Coke Plant LLC in June, including one that attempts to cap the proposed coking facility's mercury emissions at 51 pounds a year.
This Blows! And I suppose that Carty will blame someone else. Toledo just got bent over and screwed. Not to worry though, just like a "john", we paid for it and will continue to pay for it for decades to come.
http://wannabemayor.blogspot.com/2007/10/chrysler-plans-to-cut-3rd-shift...
TOLEDO BLADE REPORTS-
The echoes of a deadly gunshot on a foggy February morning still reverberate months later as family members, attorneys, and police officers prepare for the beginning of Robert Jobe
By JOE VARDON
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Shawn Ferguson, the embattled chief of economic development for Lucas County, resigned late yesterday to head off being fired today.
County Commissioner Pete Gerken said he planned to seek Mr. Ferguson
The growing public debate over economic development in Lucas County is heading for a vote.
Frustrated over what he said is a lack of urgency to create jobs on the part of the Lucas County Improvement Corp. and its chief executive officer, Shawn Ferguson, County Commissioner Ben Konop drafted a resolution establishing criteria for measuring their development efforts.
Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop said he's been upset for months over the county's top economic development executive's refusal to help him attract $3 million from Chinese investors for local businesses.
But what Mr. Konop didn't know was just how much help he could have received.
Barking good time for entire family.
http://www.4pawssake.org/Paws/Events.html
4 Paws Sake, Inc. is a group of volunteer dog lovers whose mission is to rescue, provide sanctuary, and ultimately to re-home abandoned, stray and neglected dogs. We also assist dogs who, because of extenuating circumstances, are unable to remain in their homes with their owners.
The Lucas County Improvement Corp.'s top executive again drew fire from a county commissioner yesterday, this time for his overall job performance.
Shawn Ferguson entered the Lucas County commissioners' chambers yesterday as a bearer of good news: A local company receiving a tax abatement volunteered to donate money to Toledo Public Schools and Spencer Township.
Regional businesses find homes at Levis Commons
PERRYSBURG
A Toledo City Council committee agreed yesterday the city should not cut the 2007 budget of the public defender's office in Toledo Municipal Court - even though city prosecutors appear to be outmanned - because it could trigger a constitutional challenge.
The city prosecutor now has fewer than one lawyer per courtroom, due to budget cuts of the last two years.
