JR: Summary about ProMedica moving its headquarters to downtown Toledo - Feb 4, 2014 posts: Toledo Talk thread Toledo Free Press story Toledo Blade story Bullet-pointed highlights: developing the downtown riverfront area begin in 2016 renovation of the Steam Plant retain the Steam Plant's historical aspects build ... more>> 3 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #toledo #business #politics #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: Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald's quote about the U.S. government - July 3, 2013 WaPo story The Guardians Glenn Greenwald, breaker of stories on the National Security Agency (NSA), recently made the following declaration to the New York Timess David Carr about his approach to his work: All activists are not journ... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #media #politics #nsa #blog_jr

JR: Carty Finkbeiner's 2005 Mayoral Campaign Promises - (Content from a May 2008 Toledo Talk post.) Dec 15, 2005 ToledoTalk.com comment Carty's 2005 campaign Web site no longer functions normally. Archive.org contains a copy of Carty's mission. Carty Finkbeiner's announcement speech - June 30, 2005 ... more>> 8 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #politics #toledo #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: 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: Renovating Promenade Park in Downtown Toledo - I guess this is a taxpayer-funded attempt by Toledo city government to bring back the 1980s and 1990s. My Oct 2, 2013 comment in a Toledo Talk thread titled Phase 2 of Promenade Park Improvements "I'm willing to bet you guys complain about Tole... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #toledo #politics #entertainment #blog_jr

JR: D. Michael Collins 2013 Toledo Mayoral Campaign Platform - Another mayor's campaign promises: Carty Finkbeiner's 2005 Mayoral Campaign Promises Saving this Collins info in case it disappears from the intertubes. On November 5, 2013, Independent mayoral challenger D. Michael Collins defeated Independent inc... more>> 3 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #toledo #politics #election #mayor #blog_jr

JR: Toledo's lost opportunities - ( My January 2012 ToledoTalk.com comment ) "The facts continue to be, there are more people living in cities today than at any point in the history of our world. The percentage is rising." Not in Toledo. Census numbers for Toledo: 1950303,616 7.5%... more>> 12 min read
- Jan 15, 2014 - #toledo #politics #business #art #blog_jr

JR: D. Michael Collins 2013 Toledo Mayoral Campaign Platform - stub - main post: Fall of 2013 Before it disappears from the intertubes ... Platform D. Michael Collins' Platform to Change Toledo Cut Taxes Place before the voters the opportunity to eliminate the temporary income tax of .75% Place before ... more>> 6 min read
- Jan 07, 2014 - #toledo #politics

JR: Disturbing stories about the Toledo Blade stalking a private citizen - Counts as of Dec 6, 2013, regarding ToledoBlade.com stories about EconCat88: 7 Blade stories produced by at least 6 Blade employees over 6,000 words spilled The daily, Toledo newspaper has been hunting videographer artist EconCat88, since at leas... more>> 13 min read
- Dec 26, 2013 - #video #toledo #politics #media #moronism #blog_jr - replies: 1

JR: The rules of government - These apply to all levels of goobermint. First rule: Assume the citizenry are stupid. Second rule: Pass legislation to protect the citizenry from themselves. Third rule: Assume all citizens are criminals. #politics - #moronism - #humor - #blo... more>>
- Nov 20, 2013 - #politics #moronism #humor #blog_jr