Toledo

If it is on the Internet, I can find it. So when the patriotic song by Jon Stainbrook mysteriously disappeared, I took it upon myself to see if it was anywhere else. And by golly, some admiring myspace fan posted the song on their site and if you feel patriotic after listening to it, you can share and embed it on your site because that user of course had permission to post it....right?

If you have listened to Wilma Brown in the last two weeks, you would think that we would need to call in the Marines call in the army to deal with the out of control child care centers. I have not seen a childcare center problem (I live in Wilma Brown's district) but this flooding occurs on a regular basis and no one has done anything about it.

"Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner yesterday said the city - with the help of a data analysis firm based in Washington - identified enough people uncounted by the U.S. Census Bureau to boost the population back over the 300,000 mark.

I drove by the Ottawa Park Ice Rink today to see if it is true that work has started at the ice rink. Sure enough, the demolition is in progress. I became very angry when I saw this. Our streets are in such need of repair I can't imagine how replacing an ice rink deserves priority over street repair.

Troy asks this question to our area leaders.
Carty Finkbeiner

Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner yesterday painted a bright picture for the city's downtown development and job creation while just hours later Toledo City Council's finance committee received some dire warnings for next year's budget.

Does anyone know where Jim Blue has gone? He's apparently gone from WNWO TV24's news team. I noticed he wasn't on the news tonight and when I checked their website, he's not even listed anymore.

TOLEDO, Oh -- A recent study by the Business Travel Coalition identified Toledo Express Airport as one of the 100 markets most likely to lose some or all passenger service.

http://www.myfoxtoledo.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6847383&ver...

More than 2,200 workers at the Toledo Jeep Assembly complex will be laid off for nearly two months because of dismal sales of the Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro, United Auto Workers officials said yesterday.

Insiders report most spending has targeted individual states or psychographics -- as Loew put it, "left-handed people in Toledo." That could bode well for ad networks, known for such targeting.

http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/media/e3i2da171c37e1d75e27...

Although the credibility of the report is called into question with the first statement like:

What the heck is going on with this guy?
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TOLEDO -- A day after News 11 broke the story of a man accused of threatening a University of Toledo trustee, more people have come forward saying they have also been victims of harassment by the accused.

TPS will be talking more about Scott High School and the building plan at their meeting tomorrow night. If you did not hear Eye on Toledo last Thursday, you can learn more about Scott High School and what is going on there by listening to the recently posted podcast on the Eye on Toledo site.

http://www.wspd.com/main.html

This week on the Toledo View...

Interviews with Jeanine Perry and Art Jones.

Toledo View has also changed it's format, at the request of many of our viewers, you may now listen to previous interviews of the Toledo View.

www.ToledoView.com

Michael Collins talks about the intermodal and how the Mayor might not be in the way.

Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner promised yesterday to clamp down on soaring overtime costs for city employees and admonished his top staffers for letting the situation get out of control.

"I am extremely disappointed in the directors of the city of Toledo and the staff of the 22nd floor," Mr. Finkbeiner said, referring to the floor of his office in Government Center.

Troy and Ben disagree about $7.50 per hour being a living wage.

Do you think Ben is right? Are things that bad out there?

Troy Puts Ben's Feet to the Fire

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Patrick talks to Troy about some of the threats and innuendos made by Jon Stainbrook. He said, “Mr. Stainbrook had been telling me that he is going to fire me as one of his first jobs as the party chairman.”
Also included, is an interview with Lynn Olman. When asked about the numerous complaints made to the Ohio Secretary of State he said they were groundless and false.

Used Google maps to locate a place in the city and noticed that the street view is enabled now.

Pretty nifty

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=One+Government+Center,+...

Lisa Renee Interview

Glass City Jungle:Culture of Corruption

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Lisa Renee has compiled a list of publicly accessible records based on the previous and past leadership of the Republican Party. Why is this important?

A large, empty plot of cleaned-up riverfront property near I-75 could soon be in the hands of a self-described "visionary developer."

Could this work here?

"After Lynn Albright survived a bout with breast cancer, she decided it was time to pursue some of those things she'd been dreaming about for a long time but hadn't gotten around to. High up on her agenda: buying a house for her and her 23-year-old daughter.

Originally posted 5/28 - updated to include video 6/14 - Courtesy of Brian Wilson at WSPD, here is the presentation that Brian McMahon gave about the Intermodal. It does not have sound, so you actually miss what Brian M. says, but it is still useful.

You can download it on the attachments area below or view it on this page in the embedded screen below.