Tt post sep 23 2015 b

"... why should anyone care about any of the allegations?"

I'll take a stab at answering that question with an outrageous leap of logic.

Toledo City Councilperson Lindsey Webb is big supporter of Hickey.

Since her kids attend the Washington Local School district, then it's understandable that she would be concerned about the happenings in the district.

I live in the Toledo Public School district. Webb is a district councilperson, and I do not live in her district.

But Webb makes decisions on council that do impact the entire city. I question her judgment with her apparent "blind faith" support of Hickey because maybe that kind of impaired judgment leads to bad decisions on city council.

And why the threatening tone toward the Washington Local School Board from Webb and from other Hickey supporters?

“I love politics. I know how to play politics. Up to this point, I haven’t come close to Washington Local Schools races. That will change starting today.”

Maybe Webb should resign as a city councilperson and run for the Washington Local School Board.

In my opinion, politicians should support the concepts of investigation, truth, and transparency. On this matter, it appears that Webb disagrees.

And Webb sits on Toledo City Council, and I think that she leads some kind of utilities committee that is concerned about our drinking water.

How about that. I tied Hickey to our drinking water. I told you that it would be a leap.

Also, when a city councilperson speaks publicly to support an extremely popular male figure who may have engaged in some form of workplace harassment, then maybe that is yet another reason why some victims, especially females, are afraid to make formal complaints.

File a formal complaint, and you may feel the wrath of someone in city government. How does that align with "You will do better in Toledo"?

A big deal was made about Webb speaking out in support of Hickey. Fine. That's okay. But this should not be one-sided. I support info from the other side. Thank you Toledo Blade, especially Nolan Rosekrans.

It's just info. Nothing changes with Hickey. He keeps his job, along with the reprimand. But this new Blade story may irritate some people, and in my opinion, that's a good thing.

My question is: why do people who live outside Toledo support Hickey?

Why do people around here have such a fierce loyalty to their former high schools when they have been out of school for 10 to 30 years or more?

I've always found that odd. I noticed this behavior soon after moving here. Maybe it's not unique to Toledo, but jeesh. I moved on. It was high school.