Posts Tagged ‘SoapBox’
Tolling for dollars
Towards the end of June it was reported that the foreign investors who bought the lease for the Indiana toll road were in danger of default. While it was reported a day later that a default is not expected, with what took place in Indiana being cited as an example of why Ohio should lease it's turnpike -- the resulting media coverage is worth [...]
John Lennon closet Repub? Sigh …
Imagine there's credibility ... A word that would be extremely difficult to attach to Fred Seaman, a man who admitted to stealing hundreds of the late Beatle's personal photographs and letters. Seaman for a year took items that did not belong to him that included personal journals written by John Lennon, all a part of a deal he struck with [...]
Dog Warden subpoena no surprise
It's a story tonight covered by several local media -- Councilman D. Michael Collins issued a subpoena to Lucas County Dog Warden Julie Lyle so she would appear before a Toledo City Council Law and Criminal Justice committee hearing set for Monday. During the June 21 Agenda Review, it was asked if the dog warden was going to be present, it [...]
Rigging Auctions by General Assembly
House Bill 114, also known as the transportation appropriation bill passed with all yes votes by the Ohio House before it went to the Ohio Senate in March, the Ohio Senate amended and passed it at which time the House then approved it yeas 56, nays 38. I'm not sure if the members read any of the Bill Analyses or if they did, noticed the one [...]
Jungle Stats
We are coming up on a year of Glass City Jungle being at the new website, I've been kind of remiss as far as sharing statistics with as busy as my life has been between blogging and my increased duties for Toledo Free Press. However, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have continued to support the Jungle -- those who just [...]
The predicted Rapture
You've most likely seen the numerous billboards and other advertising telling you that May 21 is Judgement Day ... Some believed it was a prediction of the end of times, but it's one religious group predicting the Rapture with their believe the end of life as we know it will happen in October 21, 2011. Some are taking a light hearted view [...]
Voters spoke on Casino
Issue 3 passed in Ohio, it was the will of the voters. Expecting and demanding the casinos to deliver on what was promised is one thing, trying to change things that conflict with what voters approved is another. Know the inside scoop on how to effectively play your hand using tips from our online poker sites. Long-time readers of the [...]
Malware & Misinformation
It's late at night, someone knocks on your door, your porch light isn't working so you can't quite make out who they are. Do you ask for more information or just open the door? Millions of Americans, including many area residents, just open the door when it comes to allowing access to their computers and reposting information just because they [...]
Alzheimer’s and the Baby Boom generation
Alzheimer’s is a disease that I have personal experience with, I watched it rob my grandmother of her memories. I went from being a beloved granddaughter to the person who came to fill her candy dish, to no trace of recognition at all before her death. I believe the below information from the Alzheimer’s Association is important and I [...]
Polls anyone?
Wordpress does a lot of fun things and has quite a few features, one of them is the ability to do polls. Which leads to this first poll ...