Tag Archives: Toledo

Now, That’s A Car Crash

Toledoans awoke this morning to the news that a car traveling at a very high rate of speed on a surface road at 3:30 this morning struck a utility pole and broke into three big pieces and lots of tiny … Continue reading

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I’m a Broken Record, Part II

From WNWO: Well people comin by throwin out their rubbish.  I mean they throw furniture out there and anything. – Goldie Aldridge, a lifetime North Toledo Resident about the alley behind her house on Melrose Avenue. Image via Wikipedia In … Continue reading

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I am a Broken Record.

Image via Wikipedia Those of you old enough to recall listening to LPs will appreciate the metaphor.  Believe me, I am tired of writing about this subject, but it won’t go away quietly.  So here it goes. I discovered why … Continue reading

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Toledo Garbage Trouble, Again.

I hosted a party on Saturday night in honor of my wife’s 50th birthday.  I placed a call last week to the City of Toledo Office of Solid Waste to request an extra “bulky” pickup in anticipation of a larger … Continue reading

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No Crossing Guards For Public School Students in Toledo

Among the cuts needed to balance the budget was crossing guards which net a $250,00 savings according to this report. In my day it was either parents or older students who served as crossing guards.  Don’t these schools have parents’ … Continue reading

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1,000 Days of Pain, Very Little Gain, Continued.

Image via Wikipedia More of the details of how this massive Promedica / I-475 reconfiguration project will play out was laid out last night at a public meeting held by ODOT at the Sanger Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, … Continue reading

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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

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More Trash Talk

Image via Wikipedia We’ve been beaten over the head with the talk of trash pickup in Toledo, so much so that I have added a new category for the subject.  However, this time, I am going to be the one … Continue reading

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Unwanted Dogs. Building Preservation. Progress. In The End It’s Just Hypocrisy.

Sophie’s Choice: a pit bull with cancer or ten golden retrievers? The publisher of Toledo’s newspaper considers himself a champion of unwanted dogs.  By extension, he appointed Ben Konop as the politician in charge of championing the cause of unwanted … Continue reading

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It’s Punishment. Plain and Simple.

When I was a child, my parents had a slab of wood that was called the “board of education.” Although rarely used in my case, when it was used it was effective. I got educated quickly on how my parents … Continue reading

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