JR: Toledo actions for elevated toxic algae levels - my aug 20, 2014 tt post about the two-day rumor of a drinking water ban: "It's still a rumor, right?" Yes. Check the City of Toledo Facebook page when these rumors pop-up. https://www.facebook.com/cityoftoledo Aug 19, 2014 City of Toledo Facebo... more>> 1 min read
- Aug 20, 2014 - #water #lakeerie #toledo #politics

JR: Toledo's mayor compares city-caused water issue to 9/11 terrorist attack - Aug 19, 2014 - Toledo Blade - Mayor says water crisis is similar to 9/11 Mayor D. Michael Collins said on Monday that the water emergency that crippled Toledos water supply Aug. 2 was like the terrorist attack suffered by the United States on Sept.... more>> 3 min read
- Aug 19, 2014 - #lakeerie #water #toledo #media #politics

JR: The extreme arrogance of Toledo city government - Carty-lite in 2014 for Toledo. The elitist pricks believe they can do whatever they want. Aug 13-15, 2014 https://twitter.com/taylordungjen/status/500244129281241088 @NolanRosenkrans asks Collins where Reinbolt was going when Code 3: Mayor: "I am... more>> 1 min read
- Aug 15, 2014 - #emptyglasscity #toledo #politics #moronism

JR: How local government starts a project - These things take time. need to commission a study that will cost hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars form a committee to analyze the study create a panel based upon the committee's recommendation. If it's a high profile project, which they a... more>>
- Aug 14, 2014 - #Toledo #politics

JR: Toledo water blade opinion august 2014 - Piss-poor writing/journalism: Mr. Kovacik has been warning us all of an ecological catastrophe for the past few years usually to the sound of one hand clapping. Hed have taken a bullhorn to the top of Perrys monument at Put-in-Bay if he thought ... more>> 1 min read
- Aug 10, 2014 - #toledo #water #politics #media #moronism

JR: 2014 Northwest Ohio Rib-off Concert Crisis - (My Apr 23, 2014 comment at a ToledoTalk.com thread about Ted Nugent performing at the Northwest Ohio Rib-off, scheduled for August 2014.) I did not realize that people were being forced to buy tickets to attend a concert in Maumee, Ohio. I guess i... more>> 6 min read
- Jul 29, 2014 - #music #media #politics #activism #moronism #humor #blog_jr

JR: Hempoline bio-fuel - (My ToledoTalk.com post from 2007) Info related to hemp and other products used for bio-fuels. Some of the information is from a July 11, 2006 Toledo Talk thread titled More ethanol plants by The Andersons. Hemp summary points Today, more tha... more>> 30 min read
- Jul 22, 2014 - #environment #energy #biofuel #activism #auto #farming #politics #blog_jr

JR: Taking coffee seriously - November 2002 - (my blog post from Friday, November 22, 2002) Coffee Measure Tests Berkeleys Taste for Fair Trade Local coffee shops won out over small Central American farmers as voters overwhelmingly rejected the closely watched Fair Trade coffee initiative. Me... more>>
- Jul 18, 2014 - #politics #business #activism #local #beverage #coffee #environment #moronism

JR: Cleveland chosen to host 2016 Republican National Convention - Excerpts from a Jul 8, 2014 Cleveland.com story Cleveland edged out Dallas, the other finalist, as the recommended location for the convention, giving the city an opportunity to strut its stuff to a national crowd while placing Ohio even more firml... more>> 2 min read
- Jul 08, 2014 - #ohio #cleveland #business #politics

JR: Toledo Blade's UglyTruthToledo Coverage - Summer 2014 - Toledo Photo Gallery North South East West Central https://storify.com/toledoblade/the-ugly-truth-about-toledo #toledo - #media - #home - #business - #politics - #activism
- Jul 05, 2014

JR: Tt jul 2, 2014 comment - #toledo #food #politics #business #moronism The Jul 2, 2014 Toledo Blade story states: "Editor's Note: This article has been updated to clarify Mr. Becyznskis position regarding food trucks." But I'm unsure what was clarified. Again, from the Ju... more>> 2 min read
- Jul 02, 2014 - #toledo #food #politics #business #moronism

JR: Let's not have fun in downtown Toledo - Apparently, one side consists of: Food truck vendors Downtown Toledo Improvement District Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce Former Mayor Mike Bell And apparently, the other side consists of: ICE Foccacias Mud Hens Current Mayor Mike Collins Cr... more>> 1 min read
- Jun 27, 2014 - #toledo #business #politics #moronism

JR: Toledo voters by the numbers - (My Nov 4, 2013 comment in a ToledoTalk.com thread about Toledo's mayoral election.) "Toledoans are the sons and daughters of farmers, heavy manufacturing factory workers, all made of hard working stern stuff ..." I don't understand what that has ... more>> 22 min read
- Jun 24, 2014 - #toledo #politics #blog_jr

JR: Larry Sykes and Toledo politics - May 2014 - (My May 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com) Larry Sykes said a couple days ago: "Theres no story." Obviously, that's incorrect, but not for the reason that you think, which is explained further down this comment. First, excepts from the May 23, 2014... more>> 5 min read
- May 29, 2014 - #toledo #politics #moronism #humor #blog_jr

JR: Economics graduation speech in under 300 words - Apr 19, 2014 - Vox.com - This graduation speech teaches you everything you need to know about economics in 297 words In 2011, Thomas Sargent won the Nobel prize in economics. But in 2007, he gave a graduation speech to Berkeley undergraduates tha... more>> 2 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #economy #politics #business #math #blog_jr