JR: Toledo mayoral election thoughts - feb 2015 - my feb 23, 2015 tt comment "Having the survey available on a website kind of wrecks its scientific validity." Toledo politics and scientific validity??? That's a pairing that I have not considered before. "Whats the scoop w Mike Bell? Sorry for... more>> 6 min read
- Feb 23, 2015 - #toledo #politics #moronism

JR: Feb 20, 2015 - Interesting but not surprising observations by Toledo Blade columnist Keith Burris - Column excerpts: Something ugly is happening at Toledo City Council in the wake of Mayor D. Michael Collins death. A power grab. A fraction of the Lucas County Democratic Party, bolstered by some in the construction trade unions, wants to seize co... more>> 1 min read
- Feb 20, 2015 - #toledo #politics #humor #moronism

JR: What Toledo's new mayor should have said - Toledo mayor PH2 was sworn in yesterday. Blade story : The new mayor said the city administration must attract living-wage jobs, create livable spaces, and show young people that they can make Toledo their home. Unfortunately, no specific mentio... more>> 1 min read
- Feb 18, 2015 - #humor #toledo #politics

JR: Toledo 2015 elections - quote=188379 City Charter The Toledo city charter sets the dates for the mayoral and city council primaries, which occur in September. The primary for this year's Toledo city council district seats will occur in September. September 2011 pri... more>> 5 min read
- Feb 17, 2015 - #toledo #politics

JR: Reporting Toledo issues with the City's new mobile app - You can try complaining with the city's new mobile app that was introduced last summer. Excerpts from the Blade story: The city cooperatively developed the custom app with SeeClickFix and tested it starting in June. The cost to Toledo taxpayers was... more>> 1 min read
- Feb 04, 2015 - #toledo #politics #mobile #app

JR: ProMedica and Toledo notes - Jan 22, 2015 - "Count me as one who thought it smelled funny ..." That's understandable, or maybe I'm confused by the arithmetic. Admittedly, I have not followed this story closely, so maybe someone can eliminate my puzzlement below. On Feb 4, 2014, news broke a... more>> 3 min read
- Jan 22, 2015 - #toledo #politics #business

JR: What a shock, Toledo mayor Collins lies to the public - From the Blade story: As a councilman, Mr. Collins had a history of opposing so-called double-dipping but soon after his election, the mayor retreated from a promise not to hire city retirees. Mayor Collins said he needed to hire experienced offi... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 12, 2015 - #toledo #politics #moronism

JR: Modern day attitude about toledo area politics - my jan 7, 2015 toledotalk.com comment "Here's what the critics want: transparency and competency." In Toledo / Lucas County?? Good one. Some citizens have been wanting that from our local, political dimwits for many years, but demanding such thin... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 07, 2015 - #toledo #politics #humor

JR: Toledo state of the city speeches - Mayor Ford's 2005 state of the city speech We have reformed our information technology department from being fragmented to where we are now on the cusp of being on the cutting edge. Carty's 2008 speech 2007 was also a year Toledo gained nation... more>>
- Dec 09, 2014 - #humor #toledo #politics

JR: Don't vote, can't complain? - Intelligent people can occasionally sound like imbeciles. It's like they say, if you don't vote, you can't really argue with the outcome. If you dont vote, then everything bad our government does is your fault, and you dont get to complain... more>>
- Dec 04, 2014 - #programming #politics #moronism

JR: Government regulations regarding tiny farming operations - (my nov 25, 2014 toledotalk.com comment) We were initial members for the Community Supported Agriculture farm called Shared Legacy Farms. That first year in 2008, the farm only had 12 members. Our produce came from the farm dirty, which was no big... more>> 1 min read
- Nov 25, 2014 - #farming #food #politics #moronism

JR: Local health department idiotic behavior at the Toledo farmers market - (my nov 25, 2014 tt comment) "now, I will be the first to admit that I don't know the whole story. " Indeed, you don't. Cider To repeat, the Toledo farmers market vendor could "sell" the cider by accepting "payment" in the form of a donation, bu... more>> 3 min read
- Nov 25, 2014 - #toledo #politics #moronism #health #food #farming

JR: Retiring from Voting - I'm thinking about retiring from political voting, so that I can pursue other projects, spend more time with my family, and give others a chance to vote, especially young people :) November 2013 may have been my last vote. Month 11 and year 13, a co... more>> 5 min read
- Nov 12, 2014 - #moronism #humor #toledo #ohio #politics #blog_jr

JR: Red light cameras are a money grab and not a safety feature - Here's more proof that the red light cameras are a money grab and not a safety feature. [Cleveland Mayor Frank] Jackson says losing the cameras will cost the city about $6 million a year in annual revenue, which will have to be made up with budget ... more>> 2 min read
- Nov 06, 2014 - #politics #moronism

JR: Goofy Vox.com political crap - I had high hopes for this site when it launched in early 2014. Sometimes, they post interesting info, but a lot of times, the site posts infantile crap. Example: 9 damn good reasons to go vote today 2) Raises for 680,000 workers The 2014 electio... more>> 2 min read
- Nov 04, 2014 - #politics #media #moronism