<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026</id><updated>2011-10-17T11:26:43.825-05:00</updated><category term='Church Steeples'/><category term='Carty'/><title type='text'>Toledo Speaks Out</title><subtitle type='html'>Toledo Speaks Out has been created as a forum for residents of Toledo, Ohio and surrounding communities to voice their opinions on current events effecting their lives, their town and existence in our little corner of the world called...Northwest Ohio.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>46</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-8779842717589851367</id><published>2011-10-17T11:19:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-17T11:26:43.865-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Toledo Speaks Out is moving</title><summary type='text'>The time has come to rejuvenate Toledo Speaks Out. In doing so a whole new Blogsite is being started at Wordpress. I will not import any of the postings included here but will keep this site active in case you want to revisit it at anytime. Please be patient as I develop the Wordpress site. It may go through a few revisions until I am happy with the results. Thank You - KK</summary><link rel='related' href='http://toledospeaksout.wordpress.com/' title='Toledo Speaks Out is moving'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=8779842717589851367&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/8779842717589851367'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/8779842717589851367'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2011/10/toledo-speaks-out-is-moving.html' title='Toledo Speaks Out is moving'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-5570730654963698544</id><published>2009-04-03T22:51:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T23:08:19.915-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Toledo Headlines...All American City finalist? Must be an April Fools Day Joke.</title><summary type='text'>Mayor Finkbeiner tells Toledo reporters to get a lifeFour to be sentenced for Toledo home invasion, rapeArsonist is on the loose in ToledoToledo woman attacked in her own drivewayMan pleads guilty to murder of man at East Toledo church festival4 TPD officers resign over 'disrespect' from the cityand then this which has KraZy scratching his head and wonderingToledo an All-America city?Toledo Mayor</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=5570730654963698544&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/5570730654963698544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/5570730654963698544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2009/04/toledo-headlinesall-american-city.html' title='Toledo Headlines...All American City finalist? Must be an April Fools Day Joke.'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-1963372758853999877</id><published>2009-04-01T23:06:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-01T23:15:16.795-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Toledo Tax Day Tea Party</title><summary type='text'>Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Time: 11:30am - 1:30pmLocation: International ParkStreet: 26 Main St.City/Town:Toledo, OHIt's time to let our elected officials know, "We've had enough of the reckless spending of our hard earned tax dollars; enough of their pillaging the finances of responsible citizens in order to reward the indiscretions of irresponsible businesses and individuals. Let's raise </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=75486930776&amp;ref=nf' title='Toledo Tax Day Tea Party'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=1963372758853999877&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/1963372758853999877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/1963372758853999877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2009/04/toledo-tax-day-tea-party.html' title='Toledo Tax Day Tea Party'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-1562096212489627495</id><published>2009-03-23T11:39:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-25T22:18:49.219-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Things that irk me!</title><summary type='text'>So much is said about our inabilities to speak with good grammar and spell proper English; yet I see the following misguided signs everyday. Here are a few examples:The back of an ice cream truckLast week, I discovered the king of misspelled professional signs. The level of sheer bemusement I received from the irony this square on sticks contains astonishes me to no end. I realize this exposes me</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=1562096212489627495&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/1562096212489627495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/1562096212489627495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2009/03/things-that-irk-me.html' title='Things that irk me!'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-115523662904146474</id><published>2009-01-01T15:44:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-01T15:48:33.679-05:00</updated><title type='text'>HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009</title><summary type='text'>For all my friends and distance followers out their in the blogosphere Here is wishing you a Happy New Year for 2009. I know this blog has gone stale. It is my hope to revive it this year with a fresh perspective, a new look and daily updates to somehow, once again, become recognized as one of Toledo's popular blog sites. So stop back soon and watch for the changes coming down the road!:)</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=115523662904146474&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/115523662904146474'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/115523662904146474'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-new-year-2009.html' title='HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-4442060225319194004</id><published>2007-08-16T19:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-16T19:39:45.500-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A KraZyKat - PSA</title><summary type='text'>As the school season approaches I would like to remind motorist to be diligent in their observation of traffic laws.With children walking to and from school, waiting at the bus stops, and playing after class as kids will do their attention may be detoured when looking out for traffic.That's where we, as responsible adults must play a part in the safety of our young ones.Remember the following:</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=4442060225319194004&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/4442060225319194004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/4442060225319194004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2007/08/krazykat-psa.html' title='A KraZyKat - PSA'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-2267240124390447980</id><published>2007-08-16T16:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-16T18:18:40.584-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Church Steeples'/><title type='text'>Church Steeples...One repaired, another destroyed</title><summary type='text'>This week repairs began on Historic St. Patrick's steeple thanks to a dedicated parishioner who left millions of dollars to the downtown church. The steeple was destroyed by fire in September, 1980, when it was struck by lightning. Parishioner Margaret Hays Tank wanted the church to rebuild the steeple. Now the wish of Mrs. Tank is finally being realized because the church and four other Catholic</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=2267240124390447980&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/2267240124390447980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/2267240124390447980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2007/08/church-steeplesone-repaired-another.html' title='Church Steeples...One repaired, another destroyed'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-2500108869356754850</id><published>2007-08-09T20:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-16T18:14:03.459-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Carty'/><title type='text'>Carty Effect</title><summary type='text'>With all the recent controversies surrounding Mayor Finkbeiner, I'm curious as to how his term in office has personally affected your life in Toledo, Ohio. This post is not to discuss Carty himself or his antics, but rather how his decisions have directlty impacted (good and bad) your day-to-day existence here in the Glass City.</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=2500108869356754850&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/2500108869356754850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/2500108869356754850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2007/08/carty-effect.html' title='Carty Effect'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-1358498125789837616</id><published>2007-01-01T03:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-01T12:32:13.436-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A KrazyKat editorial - Issue 5</title><summary type='text'>I quote from B.C. Forbes in 1953:'What have Americans to be thankful for? More than any other people on the earth, we enjoy complete religious freedom, political freedom, social freedom. Our liberties are sacredly safeguarded by the Constitution of the United States, 'the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.' Yes, we Americans of today have been </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=1358498125789837616&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/1358498125789837616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/1358498125789837616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2007/01/krazykat-editorial-issue-5.html' title='A KrazyKat editorial - Issue 5'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-116595901478803807</id><published>2006-12-12T16:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-12T16:30:14.803-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New type of Ohio Criminals</title><summary type='text'>Smoking in OhioTuesday, Dec 12, 2006I am sitting in the bar smoking my cigar which I purchased online to avoid sales taxes. I am being asked by the smoking police for I.D. because I am sitting in an unauthorized smoking area. "Damn, I left my wallet and I.D. at home!" "Really", I plead!"Assume the Position" I am told.Oh crap I thougt as I realized I had stuffed the bottle of Sudafed in my pocket </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=116595901478803807&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/116595901478803807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/116595901478803807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/12/new-type-of-ohio-criminals.html' title='New type of Ohio Criminals'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-116534340775125170</id><published>2006-12-05T13:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-05T13:46:10.696-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Toledo Zoo Polar Bear population doubles</title><summary type='text'>The Toledo Zoo's Polar Bears deliver three cubs. From the Zoo's Press release...Toledo, OH—They say great things happen in threes, and The Toledo Zoo can attest to that as they celebrate the birth of three polar bear cubs! 11-year-old Nan gave birth to a cub on November 22, followed closely by 8-year-old Crystal, who gave birth to two cubs on November 25. Both mothers are nursing their cubs and </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.toledozoo.org/discover/disc_press.html#press' title='Toledo Zoo Polar Bear population doubles'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=116534340775125170&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/116534340775125170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/116534340775125170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/12/toledo-zoo-polar-bear-population.html' title='Toledo Zoo Polar Bear population doubles'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-116451813464497352</id><published>2006-11-26T00:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-26T00:15:34.660-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanksgiving Day</title><summary type='text'>Boy how thing have changed since I was a kid. No longer can I cherish that smell of the Turkey cooking in the oven or the sweet aroma of Pumpkin pie cooling on the stove. Football games are a hit/miss sequence hoping to catch a play or two in-between being interupted with conversation about politics or stepping outside to have a smoke. Missing is the tradition of dining room table all set with </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=116451813464497352&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/116451813464497352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/116451813464497352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/11/thanksgiving-day.html' title='Thanksgiving Day'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-115739309672721643</id><published>2006-09-04T12:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-09-04T13:04:57.226-05:00</updated><title type='text'>'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin dead</title><summary type='text'> SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the enthusiastic "Crocodile Hunter" who enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures, died Monday after being stung by a stingray while shooting a TV program off Australia's north coast.Read full article at CNN</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html' title='&apos;Crocodile Hunter&apos; Steve Irwin dead'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=115739309672721643&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/115739309672721643'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/115739309672721643'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/09/crocodile-hunter-steve-irwin-dead.html' title='&apos;Crocodile Hunter&apos; Steve Irwin dead'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-115662103894445579</id><published>2006-08-26T14:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-08-26T22:13:41.036-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A few malicious union members at The Blade</title><summary type='text'>Apparently, things are heating up in The Blade's newsroom as the union feels the pressure.On Friday, August 25th Blade worker Paul Hem, a systems analyst, posted a notice informing other employees in the newsroom and prepress area that Blade employees had a choice whether or not to be unionized. Minutes later, his notices were ripped down by a union member. Mr. Hem claims that while he did not </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.scabbardfortheblade.blogspot.com' title='A few malicious union members at The Blade'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=115662103894445579&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/115662103894445579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/115662103894445579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/08/few-malicious-union-members-at-blade.html' title='A few malicious union members at The Blade'/><author><name>Berserker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-115430609150728806</id><published>2006-07-30T19:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-07-30T23:13:16.303-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Unseen Visitor</title><summary type='text'>I recently returned from a trip to Gatlinburg and the Great Smokey Mountains. I was on vacation while the Great Flood of 2006 occured in Toledo. Imagine my suprise when I returned to find that I had to extend my vacation to clean up a wet basement! Anyhow...that's another story being throughly debated on all the other blogs.While in the Smokey's I never seen a Black bear even though I went hiking</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=115430609150728806&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/115430609150728806'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/115430609150728806'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/07/unseen-visitor.html' title='Unseen Visitor'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-115427770589426335</id><published>2006-07-30T11:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-07-30T11:43:32.360-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm Baaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!</title><summary type='text'>Events in my life required that I take a reprieve from blogging for the past few month. Boy...I missed alot! So many things have transpired since my last post that it has taken the better part of a week just to catch up on all the postings on Toledo Talk and the other local blogs including Lisa Renee's,  History Mike's and Progressive Toledo.I promise I have much to say and will be back to </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=115427770589426335&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/115427770589426335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/115427770589426335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/07/im-baaaaaaaaaack.html' title='I&apos;m Baaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114634989953000742</id><published>2006-04-29T16:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-29T17:35:17.566-05:00</updated><title type='text'>President Bush says the English language is an important part of the American identity.</title><summary type='text'>"I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English," While I never claim to be an expert on the English language, I found it quite amusing that President Bush was lecturing people on learning how to speak it. Highlighted by his quote above, maybe he should adhere to his own advice and enroll in a remedial </summary><link rel='related' href='http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSH_NATIONAL_ANTHEM?SITE=OHTOL&amp;SECTION=US&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT' title='President Bush says the English language is an important part of the American identity.'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114634989953000742&amp;isPopup=true' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114634989953000742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114634989953000742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/04/president-bush-says-english-language.html' title='President Bush says the English language is an important part of the American identity.'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114563591286800130</id><published>2006-04-21T11:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-21T11:15:49.683-05:00</updated><title type='text'>FLASH!!! Toledo Blade loses Pulitzer due to inside job.</title><summary type='text'>According to the story a person INSIDE the newsroom sent a letter to the Pulitzer committee!The letter claimed that Blade editors "covered up" details of Noe's coingate over a year before they published! Bill Frogameni would be proud! Or was he involved? Perhaps the outside security firm that The Blade hired will find that he was!Way to go union! Shoot yourselves in the foot!What a coincidence </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002383792' title='FLASH!!! Toledo Blade loses Pulitzer due to inside job.'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114563591286800130&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114563591286800130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114563591286800130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/04/flash-toledo-blade-loses-pulitzer-due.html' title='FLASH!!! Toledo Blade loses Pulitzer due to inside job.'/><author><name>Berserker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114410757253758965</id><published>2006-04-03T18:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-03T18:47:33.176-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Slick and Slack on Podcasting</title><summary type='text'>I know a few Bloggers who are experimenting into the frey of Podcasting. With that in mind I offer this light hearted look at podcasting through the eyes of Michael Swaine at Dr. Dobb's JournalSlick: Welcome to Yet Another Program — or YAP, as we like to call it, from Slick, that’s me, the charming one, and my grumpy partner, Slack–Slack: that would be meSlick: Well at least you admit it. Our </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=9860/ddj0509u/0509u.html' title='Slick and Slack on Podcasting'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114410757253758965&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114410757253758965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114410757253758965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/04/slick-and-slack-on-podcasting.html' title='Slick and Slack on Podcasting'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114314247975002214</id><published>2006-03-23T14:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-23T23:10:22.776-05:00</updated><title type='text'>How much does Toledo love its zoo?</title><summary type='text'>Following is a letter I wrote to the Toledo FreePress in response to the above linked article:I will absolutely vote for both levies. It appears the Zoo is on the right track to correcting the misfortunes be felled last year and it would be unfortunate if the citizens of this community let one of our treasured icons follow a path to failure.I believe the zoo has made real progress towards </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.toledofreepress.com/?id=2855' title='How much does Toledo love its zoo?'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114314247975002214&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114314247975002214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114314247975002214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/03/how-much-does-toledo-love-its-zoo.html' title='How much does Toledo love its zoo?'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114288684594742496</id><published>2006-03-20T15:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-20T16:40:56.653-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Toledo Speaks Out Profiles</title><summary type='text'>In response to Lisa Renee's challange at Glass City Jungle, TSO has finally got the Toledo Profiles page up and running. This new page will showcase business, organization or person who makes the city what it is. I will focus on small businesses and regular people. Those whom you may never have heard of but who play a vital role in establishing the Toledo Culture for what it is today.My first </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.toledospeaksoutprofiles.blogspot.com/' title='Toledo Speaks Out Profiles'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114288684594742496&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114288684594742496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114288684594742496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/03/toledo-speaks-out-profiles.html' title='Toledo Speaks Out Profiles'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114270517711195839</id><published>2006-03-18T12:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-19T15:08:30.473-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Konop paying students to aid campaign effort</title><summary type='text'>As a visiting professor at the University of Toledo's law school, I wonder if there may be some conflict of interest by Mr. Konop in recruiting college students from the University of Toledo's College Democrats?Are these College Democrats being recruited enrolled in law courses that Mr. Konop is teaching at the university? Are there non-democrat students (or even democrat students who do not </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060318/NEWS09/603180437/-1/NEWS' title='Konop paying students to aid campaign effort'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114270517711195839&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114270517711195839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114270517711195839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/03/konop-paying-students-to-a_114270517711195839.html' title='Konop paying students to aid campaign effort'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114218874551617414</id><published>2006-03-12T09:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-12T13:49:08.976-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Feds probe union led by councilman</title><summary type='text'>Another scandal of corruption appears to be surfacing in Toledo politics. This time involving Toledo City Councilman and LCC candidate Phil Copeland. According to the Blade article, the Fed's are looking into allegations that Local 500 has allocated monies to their members including Phil Copeland for use in entertainment venues such as Strip Clubs and rafting trips. Also under investigation are </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060312/NEWS08/603120343' title='Feds probe union led by councilman'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114218874551617414&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114218874551617414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114218874551617414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/03/feds-probe-union-led-by-councilman.html' title='Feds probe union led by councilman'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114210038282264031</id><published>2006-03-11T12:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-12T01:11:45.863-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TAGGED by LISA...I'm IT. Geeeeez.</title><summary type='text'>Lisa Renee over at liberalcommonsense has tagged me in the game of BloggerTag. So without further ado, here are my responses...1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18 and find line 4.A dedicated server is one that functions only as a server and not as a workstation or client2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, what do you find?AIR3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?</summary><link rel='related' href='http://liberalcommonsense.blogspot.com/2006/03/yeeeouch-tagged-by-cindy.html' title='TAGGED by LISA...I&apos;m IT. Geeeeez.'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114210038282264031&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114210038282264031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114210038282264031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/03/tagged-by-lisaim-it-geeeeez.html' title='TAGGED by LISA...I&apos;m IT. Geeeeez.'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114201443976805764</id><published>2006-03-10T13:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-10T13:13:59.893-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Rat-squirrel back after 11-million-year absence</title><summary type='text'>I know this story has nothing to do with Toledo but I found it interesting just the same. So I thought I would share it with you.After an 11 million year absence, the Laotian Rat-Squirrel has reappeared. The nocturnal rodent living deep within the Laotian Forrest was previously thought to be extinct and identified only through fossilzed records in China and other Asian nations. Biologist </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/03/09/species.survivor.ap/index.html' title='Rat-squirrel back after 11-million-year absence'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114201443976805764&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114201443976805764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114201443976805764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/03/rat-squirrel-back-after-11-million.html' title='Rat-squirrel back after 11-million-year absence'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114195531740638823</id><published>2006-03-09T20:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-09T20:48:37.473-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Burning Down the House....</title><summary type='text'>As I write this, another major fire has broken out in the city. This time the victim is the Miracle Manor Apartment complex on Laskey at Jaminson Drive in West Toledo. Just yesterday (3/8/06) we suffered two residential fires in the city which destroyed at least 3 properties. One in the 1500 block of Airline and another in the 300 block of Bronson.On Sunday (3/5/06) a 2 alarm blaze destroyed a </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114195531740638823&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114195531740638823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114195531740638823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/03/burning-down-house.html' title='Burning Down the House....'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114178844858636482</id><published>2006-03-07T22:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-07T22:29:40.460-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Katie Holmes Dad to Tom Cruise: Marry My Daughter Before the Baby</title><summary type='text'>Fact or Rumor...It has been reported  by Us that Katie Holmes dad insisted that Tom Criuse marry Katie before the baby is born and that Catholicism be part of the ceremony. Way to go Dad! No word from Tom.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27263953.shtml' title='Katie Holmes Dad to Tom Cruise: Marry My Daughter Before the Baby'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114178844858636482&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114178844858636482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114178844858636482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/03/katie-holmes-dad-to-tom-cruise-marry.html' title='Katie Holmes Dad to Tom Cruise: Marry My Daughter Before the Baby'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114160578896886159</id><published>2006-03-05T18:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-06T00:14:59.083-05:00</updated><title type='text'>George W. Bush as a 3 Term President?</title><summary type='text'>In a Letter to the Editors of the March 5th, 2006 edition of the Toledo Blade, a Maumee resident poised the question...Third term of office for George W. Bush?It has been suggested that President George W. Bush run for athird term on the premise that his first term does not count in asmuch as he was appointed by the Supreme Court, not elected.In my view, there is a basis for this in the </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114160578896886159&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114160578896886159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114160578896886159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/03/george-w-bush-as-3-term-president.html' title='George W. Bush as a 3 Term President?'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114158377915531880</id><published>2006-03-05T11:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-05T13:40:54.196-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tax Abatements Spawn Development</title><summary type='text'>After the arguments by residents which challenged the city's right to seize their homes for the benefit of a private company ( Jeep manufacturer Daimler Chrysler AG ) were rejected by the the U.S. Supreme Court last summer, a new case was heard last week involving tax incentives to the tune of $300 million.The case involves claims that Toledo residents should not pay for expenses of a private </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/01/AR2006030101121.html' title='Tax Abatements Spawn Development'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114158377915531880&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114158377915531880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114158377915531880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/03/tax-abatements-spawn-development.html' title='Tax Abatements Spawn Development'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114144984337464326</id><published>2006-03-04T00:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-04T00:24:03.386-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Is there a Blogger Medic in the house?</title><summary type='text'>I must admit to my bad! Last night I was trying to be creative and hack the Blogger template to create a "read more" link for the long post I am sometimes known to write. Unfortunatly....I only succeeded in screwing things up. The results were that the site woud not load up for about 4 hrs. The site would freeze up and make me ready to throw the damn computer straight through the window.Because I</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114144984337464326&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114144984337464326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114144984337464326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/03/is-there-blogger-medic-in-house.html' title='Is there a Blogger Medic in the house?'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114098457623486697</id><published>2006-02-26T14:53:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-04T00:07:57.100-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A clean, fit mayor or a sweaty, and smelly mayor, or a fat, dead mayor?</title><summary type='text'>Roberta deBoer calls Carty the "Fitness Mayor."She's right with:"As Chief of Staff Bob Reinbolt noted, exercise equipment that's going into a new work-out room was donated by an employee""Can't you just see the e-mail that must have circulated to city hall in-boxes?""'Looking to get rid of that unused treadmill or Nordictrack? Did your Suzanne Sommers Thigh-Master not work out so well? DO WE HAVE</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060226/COLUMNIST03/602260332/-1/COLUMNIST' title='A clean, fit mayor or a sweaty, and smelly mayor, or a fat, dead mayor?'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114098457623486697&amp;isPopup=true' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114098457623486697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114098457623486697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/clean-fit-mayor-or-sweaty-and-smelly.html' title='A clean, fit mayor or a sweaty, and smelly mayor, or a fat, dead mayor?'/><author><name>Berserker</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114084766914643161</id><published>2006-02-25T01:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-25T01:07:49.156-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Zoo Board Reports Progress Meeting Task Force's Recommendations</title><summary type='text'>From WTOL News:TOLEDO -- The board of directors at the Toledo Zoo say positive changes continue to be made -- with improvements affecting everything from animal care to personnel.Board members told the Lucas County commissioners Friday that, of 115 recommendations made by a citizens task force, 67% have been implemented. The rest are in the process of being completed.Marty Skeldon, Toledo Zoo </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.wtol.com/global/story.asp?s=4550308' title='Zoo Board Reports Progress Meeting Task Force&apos;s Recommendations'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114084766914643161&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114084766914643161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114084766914643161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/zoo-board-reports-progress-meeting.html' title='Zoo Board Reports Progress Meeting Task Force&apos;s Recommendations'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114074143799150201</id><published>2006-02-23T19:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-04T00:05:41.583-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Local Firm ranks second on Fortune Magazine Most Admired List</title><summary type='text'>While the news about Dana stock is not good, and the jobs growth figures dispariging, I would like to report that one area company is prospering and has earned a 2nd place finish in their industry for the Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine.HCR Manorcare continues to be a leader of health care in the nation. According to their Corporate Profile on their website "Manor Care, Inc., through </summary><link rel='related' href='http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/snapshots/825.html' title='Local Firm ranks second on Fortune Magazine Most Admired List'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114074143799150201&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114074143799150201'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114074143799150201'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/local-firm-ranks-second-on-fortune.html' title='Local Firm ranks second on Fortune Magazine Most Admired List'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114054298629600117</id><published>2006-02-21T21:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-04T00:04:22.386-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Calculating You Gasoline Bill...Is it far off?</title><summary type='text'>As most everyone else, I was shocked and awed when I opened my January Columbia Gas bill and discovered that it was over $100 more then what my December bill was. How could this be I asked myself? January was unseasonably warm, I only lived at home for half the month, and I had my furnace turned way down to the point where I was wearing my jacket inside. Then I seen "the" word....CALCULATED. I </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114054298629600117&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114054298629600117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114054298629600117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/calculating-you-gasoline-billis-it-far.html' title='Calculating You Gasoline Bill...Is it far off?'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114054960839697364</id><published>2006-02-21T14:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-21T14:22:10.170-05:00</updated><title type='text'>BREAKING NEWS! Toledo-Area Men Arrested In Alleged Terrorist Plot</title><summary type='text'>A federal grand jury has indicted three Toledo-area men on terrorism charges, alleging that they plotted to kill US military personnel in Iraq and other countries. Please visit Historymike's Musing and Toledo Talk for more info.historymike's musings: Toledo-Area Men Arrested In Alleged Terrorist PlotToledo Talk -Toledo-Area Men Arrested for Terrorist Activity</summary><link rel='related' href='http://historymike.blogspot.com/2006/02/toledo-area-men-arrested-in-alleged.html#links' title='BREAKING NEWS! Toledo-Area Men Arrested In Alleged Terrorist Plot'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114054960839697364&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114054960839697364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114054960839697364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/breaking-news-toledo-area-men-arrested.html' title='BREAKING NEWS! Toledo-Area Men Arrested In Alleged Terrorist Plot'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114002551578204258</id><published>2006-02-18T12:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-04T00:37:49.130-05:00</updated><title type='text'>In support of Toledo Zoo Levies</title><summary type='text'>The Toledo Zoological Society has been given the OK by the Lucas County commissioners to put 2 tax levies on the May ballot. While some may question the need for these levies or if the Zoo has earned the respect and support of Lucas County Taxpayers (see earlier posting) to warrant such levies, I feel that not to endorse these levies would be a mistake by the citizens of this community.The cost </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060215/NEWS38/602150427' title='In support of Toledo Zoo Levies'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114002551578204258&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114002551578204258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114002551578204258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/in-support-of-toledo-zoo-levies.html' title='In support of Toledo Zoo Levies'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-114019300543106858</id><published>2006-02-17T11:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-04T00:01:35.926-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Brrreeeport.....Pickles in Politics</title><summary type='text'>Posts that contain Brrreeeport per day for the last 30 days.Get your own chart!This is my little contribution to the Brrreeeport experiment.I saw this report listed in my company's newsletter and it suddenly occurred to me ...Recently our local politicians seem to be getting themselves in quite a few pickles! This may not be their fault and just a consequence of eating pickles. Maybe the city </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=114019300543106858&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114019300543106858'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/114019300543106858'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/brrreeeportpickles-in-politics.html' title='Brrreeeport.....Pickles in Politics'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-113989454808750910</id><published>2006-02-14T00:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-19T10:00:47.413-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>KrazyKat,Very nice and well written article on TheToledo Zoo that you postedTunkah.</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=113989454808750910&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113989454808750910'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113989454808750910'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/krazykat-very-nice-and-well-written_14.html' title=''/><author><name>Tunkah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-113985273744723081</id><published>2006-02-13T12:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-03T23:59:38.553-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Have you ever noticed....</title><summary type='text'>Everyone of us living in the City of Toledo has at some point seen something that made you scratch your head in bewilderment. I know I have. To that end I have decided to share a few of my observations of strange or baffling occurrences which caused me to pause and say...."HUH".Have you ever noticed that right after a road has been freshly repaved that the DPU is out within days to tear parts </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=113985273744723081&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113985273744723081'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113985273744723081'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/have-you-ever-noticed.html' title='Have you ever noticed....'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-113980656881468293</id><published>2006-02-12T23:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-03T23:57:15.730-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Toledo...Just the facts</title><summary type='text'>Here is a reprint of Toledo's History from Toledo Explorer I found when researching the history of our city. I found it an interesting read and hope you do too.In 1833, Port Lawence and Vistula decided to unite in order to take advantage of a canal that would bypass the Maumee rapids. When they did this, Toledo was born. The land that is now known as Toledo, was actually once known as the Black </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.toledoexplorer.com/history.php' title='Toledo...Just the facts'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=113980656881468293&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113980656881468293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113980656881468293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/toledojust-facts.html' title='Toledo...Just the facts'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-113961573498134549</id><published>2006-02-10T17:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-03T23:54:50.643-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Toledo Baby Boomer</title><summary type='text'>After reading Lisa Renee's posting at Liberal Common Sense it got me to thinking. So I have decided to go back in time and share with you some of my fond memories of what is was like to be a Baby Boomer in Toledo, Ohio.You know you are a Baby Boomer from Toledo if you remember....-the Jesse James and Maumee Drive-in theaters instead of Super Cinemas,-Bargain City and Ontarios instead of Walmart </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=113961573498134549&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113961573498134549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113961573498134549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/toledo-baby-boomer.html' title='Toledo Baby Boomer'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-113935543843064288</id><published>2006-02-07T18:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-03T23:53:14.320-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New Sports Arena...Build Downtown or on the East Side?</title><summary type='text'>It appears that the City Leaders have pretty well determined that the new Sports Arena will be built in Downtown Toledo. However the County commissioners seek to take the lead "because of so-called Section 79, which is a city referendum approved by Toledo voters on Sept. 11, 2001, that approved funding an arena in the Marina District. East Toledoans and others have said that means the city cannot</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060207/NEWS16/602070354/-1/NEWS' title='New Sports Arena...Build Downtown or on the East Side?'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=113935543843064288&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113935543843064288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113935543843064288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/new-sports-arenabuild-downtown-or-on.html' title='New Sports Arena...Build Downtown or on the East Side?'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-113910909078690970</id><published>2006-02-04T21:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-03T23:50:14.103-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dodge gearing up for Nitro in Toledo</title><summary type='text'>I welcome the addition of the Nitro to the Jeep production line. I had considered buying a Liberty a couple of years back but after driving a Cherokee for 10 years, I just could not get use to the "cutesy" design. The Liberty lacked the rugged appearance and praticality that I came to appreciate in the Jeep name. It was designed to attract the female buyer and looked more at home on the Asphalt </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/BUSINESS02/60205011' title='Dodge gearing up for Nitro in Toledo'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=113910909078690970&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113910909078690970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113910909078690970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/dodge-gearing-up-for-nitro-in-toledo.html' title='Dodge gearing up for Nitro in Toledo'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-113881743790549580</id><published>2006-02-01T15:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-03T23:48:17.490-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Carty on Westgate</title><summary type='text'>Mayor Carty released his position on Westgate yesterday in a written statement to the Op-Ed section of the Blade. His position seems to be in protecting this city from Urban Blight 10-15 years down the road by evidence here:"Most of the nation's mayors have learned the hard way that suburban retailers tend to be predatory by definition. The vast majority of big-box outlets, warehouses, and other </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060131/OPINION04/601310322' title='Carty on Westgate'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=113881743790549580&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113881743790549580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113881743790549580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/02/carty-on-westgate.html' title='Carty on Westgate'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-113867444205091862</id><published>2006-01-30T21:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-03T23:46:14.730-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Toledo Pet Peeves &amp; Honorable Mentions</title><summary type='text'>Do you have a pet peeve or an honorable mention about our city of Toledo, Ohio? If so, let it be known here! You never know, I just may expand upon it under a full post. Just use the comment section to let us know what you like or dislike about Toledo. To get you started, here are a few of my own:Pet Peeves:Pot HolesRed Light CamerasHigh utility BillsEmpty Big Box Stores (ie...Farmer Jacks and </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=113867444205091862&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113867444205091862'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113867444205091862'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/01/toledo-pet-peeves-honorable-mentions.html' title='Toledo Pet Peeves &amp; Honorable Mentions'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21601026.post-113842005335010503</id><published>2006-01-27T22:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-03T23:43:19.483-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Toledo Zoo on the right track?</title><summary type='text'>After the controversies of the Toledo Zoo last spring, a Special Citizens Task Force was created to review and make recommended changes in the way Zoo operations were conducted. In October it was reported that the Toledo Zoo implemented 115 of the 123 (93%) of the recommended changes and won the praises of Lucas County Officials for their actions.(See Article). Most recently the Lucas County </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21601026&amp;postID=113842005335010503&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113842005335010503'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21601026/posts/default/113842005335010503'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://toledospeaksout.blogspot.com/2006/01/toledo-zoo-on-right-track.html' title='Toledo Zoo on the right track?'/><author><name>KraZyKaT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12415545255828297912</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_725lKqTImwM/SP-uFlAT43I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Tj7SkKY4TPs/S220/th_arkiv_KrazyKat2.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
