JR: Alleged interest in Toledo's Erie Street Market - It's sometimes called the Erie Street Sinkhole because for many years now, it has been a financial drain on taxpayers. Mar 31, 2014 - Toledo Blade - City says 7 entities show interest in developing Erie Street Market - "Comprehensive plan sought for... more>> 2 min read
- Mar 31, 2014 - #toledo #business #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Another mass littering event - balloon release - Another example of human stupidity. Anti-nature, anti-environment. The Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota plans to release 60,000 balloons. The group claims that the balloon release is eco-friendly. Imbeciles. They are regurgitating propaganda from t... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 28, 2014 - #activism #environment #nature #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Ohio is fat and oppressed - 2009 - (My ToledoTalk.com post from 2009) Ah, the nifty 'Top-Whatever' press releases. "Unpaid placements masquerading as actual articles." That's how they're described by the book : It's Not News It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap as News... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 28, 2014 - #media #humor #health #moronism #blog_jr

JR: July 2013 U.S. House Vote Tally to Defund NSA Program - The House narrowly rejected a challenge to the National Security Agencys secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans phone records Wednesday night after a fierce debate pitting privacy rights against the governments efforts to thwart terro... more>> 3 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #nsa #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Small wind farm being built along Lake Erie in Ottawa County - December 2013 https://www.facebook.com/Kimberly1Kaufman/posts/10202582384628970:0 Camp Perry filed the FONSI. USFWS objected to it. But the turbine above isn't at Camp Perry. We're now dealing with TWO separate projects in the same area. ) C... more>> 5 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #energy #wind #environment #nature #birds #politics #business #moronism

JR: Elaine's Tea Shop vs City of Toledo - #todo finish editing Jan 20, 2014 blade page about elaine's tea shop battling the city of toledo over the shop's new sign placement. the biz is located on Sylvania ave in West Toledo. I drive by often, and i'm unsure what the problem is with the s... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #todo #toledo #business #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Toledo Blade Newspaper, a Strong Publisher Form of Government and Rule over Toledo, Ohio - Excerpts: Since its filing in October 2011, we have viewed the lawsuit against us by Block Communications Inc. (parent company of The Blade) as a bullying attempt to silence a competitor. But a recent ruling by Lucas County Judge Gary Cook has ... more>> 2 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #media #business #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Media littering our neighborhood - (My Jan or Feb 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com about the Toledo Blade and the Toledo Free Press delivering papers and ads in plastic bags to our driveways.) "It has been so hit or miss over the years it is actually rather comical at this point. It wi... more>>
- Mar 03, 2014 - #toledo #media #moronism #blog_jr

JR: WTOL confuses Olde Towne and Old West End neighborhoods in shooting story - These neighborhoods are near each other, but if accuracy is the goal, then the WTOL story is wrong. My TT comment: As of 4:30 p.m. today, Feb 13, [2014] WTOL or Toledo News Now has not corrected their story. The incorrect story title also stil... more>> 1 min read
- Feb 13, 2014 - #toledo #media #moronism

JR: Cleveland Browns - An Unstable Sports Franchise - Thoughts after the 2013 NFL season. The number of Super Bowl appearances for the Browns: zero. For the 2014 season, the Browns will have its 3rd head coach in 3 years. Now compare Cleveland to two of the Browns' divisional opponents: the Baltimor... more>> 7 min read
- Feb 12, 2014 - #Browns #browns #nfl #football #sports #blog_jr #quote #moronism

JR: Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 - https://twitter.com/SochiProblems Feb 4, 2014 Washington Post story titled Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences If these games were held in the U.S., I doubt those journalists would be cracking jokes ... more>> 8 min read
- Feb 06, 2014 - #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems #olympics #politics #media #moronism

JR: Erie Street Market info at Toledo Talk - I've created many more posts at ToledoTalk.com, regarding the Erie Street Market, which is another example of how Toledo grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory. The ESM was at its very busy and fun peak in 2001-2002. From a May 2011 TT comment ... more>> 4 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #toledo #business #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: West Nile Virus Hysteria in Ohio - ( My comment, posted in a June 2013 ToledoTalk.com thread. ) Hopefully, this does not squelch anyone's hysteria about West Nile Virus in Ohio. Ohio's 2010 population : 11,536,504 Ohio Department of Health - West Nile Virus in Ohio YearHuman ... more>> 3 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #health #nature #insects #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Advice for TV news reporters on how to sound dramatic and urgent - "This story is rapidly changing." July 3, 2013 BoingBoing.net post The biggest leak of all this week: a document from a television news consultancy that lists words and phrases reporters should use to add a sense of (OMG!) urgency to TV news repor... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #media #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Block Communications disconnects WNWO from Buckeye Cable - Block Com owns the Toledo Blade newspaper Dec 17, 2013 tweet by WNWO news anchor Angi Gonzalez Here's the proof #theblade is has hit a new low - attacking ppl w/ no say in buckeye/sinclair negotiations! pic.twitter.com/wR2RYJ1ezw The middle... more>>
- Jan 15, 2014 - #theblade #cable #tv #business #media #moronism #blog_jr