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1,000 Days of Pain. Very Little Gain. UPDATED
Image via Wikipedia ODOT is reconfiguring I-475 in West Toledo so that Promedica / Toledo Hospital gets a cloverleaf type exit / entrance in place of the hodge-podge of exits and entrances that exist now. The highway will be … Continue reading
Posted in Informative, Soapbox, Toledo
Tagged Ohio, Ohio Department of Transportation, Toledo, University of Toledo
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Stuck in the 19th Century
Image via Wikipedia Baseball was invented somewhere in the middle of the 19th century and so-called traditionalists want it to stay there. Bud Selig, commissioner of baseball, is a self-proclaimed traditionalist and he wants no further use of instant replay … Continue reading
Closing Macomber-Whitney and the Collapse of the Toledo City League.
Athletics have blurred the vision of TPS members for too long. The decision was made to close Macomber-Whitney Vocational Technical School at a time in which it was still striving and successful in large part because of the Chuck Webb/Myron … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Soapbox, Sports, Toledo
Tagged High school, Sport, Toledo City School District, Toledo Ohio, Toledo Public Schools
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He’s a Bad Kid, Mama. He Goes to Public School.
Image via Wikipedia There was a skirmish outside St John Jesuit on Saturday night that resulted in several arrests. The Toledo Blade reports. You decide. The headline reads: Fights spur St. John’s to weigh halt to open event A more fitting … Continue reading
Jack Bauer Must Die.
As ’24′ reaches it’s series finale next Monday, can there be any doubt that the last thing left for Jack Bauer to do is die? How can he ever be redeemed for the carnage he has created today? I have … Continue reading
LeBron James
Twenty-four hour sports coverage. That’s what all we sports fans wanted, right? The next six weeks may be painful for those who routinely tune in to ESPN and other sports media outlets. Expect a constant crawl at the bottom of … Continue reading
Posted in Soapbox, Sports
Tagged Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James, NBA, New York, Sports
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Education Questions?
(Blogger’s note: In a most irresponsible way, I am not going to link any of the stats or people I write about below. I apologize. Most of my readers are internet savvy enough to be able to verify what is … Continue reading
San Jose 5, Detroit Red Wings 3: Continued
That is the score story of the series so far. It is apparent that if the Red Wings were to play the Sharks straight up, the Red Wings are the better team. Unfortunately the NHL is run by mucking forons. … Continue reading
Posted in Soapbox, Sports
Tagged Detroit Red Wings, hockey, Hockeytown, National Hockey League, Red Wings
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The Idiocy Goes Full Circle
I think the NFL draft would be very interesting if there were commentators available to comment on the talents and special skills (and maybe some history) of the draftees as they are selected. Having self-declared NFL Draft Experts commenting on … Continue reading
The Grinch or The Sea Sick Crocodile.
One can argue whether a student begins a test with a 100% and goes down or starts with a zero and works up. In my estimation, you start at zero. NFL Draft experts provide as much social utility as a … Continue reading