http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:59:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As some of you have noticed, I've started revamping Glass City Jungle at the main url for the domain - glasscityjungle.com. It's a different look and a style of theme - it's a magazine/news theme which may take some getting used to for some of you. The concept ... http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/transitioning-to-glasscityjungle-com/ This in via e-mail from the Barlos for Ohio House District 46 campaign: MAUMEE – Candidate for the 46th House District Harry Barlos and the Ohio Democratic Party will official open a campaign office in Maumee. The office will serve as the Barlos campaign headquarters and a field office of ... http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/barlos-odp-campaign-office-set-to-open-in-maumee/ This in via e-mail from the office of Mayor Mike Bell: Councilwoman Webb & Department of Public Service Hold Meeting on Point Place Dike City continues to work to have dike recertified by federal agencies Councilwoman Lindsay Webb and the City of Toledo Department of Public Service will host a meeting ... http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/public-meeting-to-discuss-decertification-of-dike-in-point-place-tonight/ The fact checker in me was happy to read the following from the Cleveland Plain Dealer - (link): Starting today, The Plain Dealer officially kicks off PolitiFact Ohio, a new way to examine the claims, ads and statements of players in the political world. Once distilled, the newspaper's findings are posted ... http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/plain-dealer-and-st-petersburg-times-partner-to-create-politifact-ohio/ Things are normally slow on the weekends so I'm taking advantage of that to try to do some behind the scenes work on the blog. What was supposed to be an easy upgrade to a higher version of mySQL (the database that runs the blog) has become complicated (there's ... http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/light-blogging-alert/ Erosion issues are starting at the land that was supposed to be the marina project. We have people in our community who need assistance when it comes to food and even the Department of Agriculture realizes the importance of urban agriculture. WTOL's Bob Chirdon feels that Councilmen Joe ... http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/around-15-percent-of-the-worlds-food-is-now-grown-in-urban-areas/ This received via e-mail, it does not pertain to any elected representatives of our area, but may be of interest to many of you: Catholics United Announces New Campaign to Defend Rep. Driehaus and Rep. Boccieri from Religious Right Attacks Organizing and Paid Media Effort will Set the Record Straight about ... http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/catholics-united-launches-set-the-record-straight-to-address-the-dishonesty-of-many-political-operatives/ My "Shredding the Curtain" column, Patterns of precedents in this week's Toledo Free Press is an attempt to raise awareness as to the precedent related to the City of Toledo paying the employee portion of the pension pick up. Some members of Toledo City Council have been advocating for ... http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/two-tfp-articles-stem-from-july-20-council-meeting-epa-and-pers/ Senator Karen Gillmor is not one of our local elected officials but I thought this release sent out via e-mail from her office may be of interest to some of the readers here on the Jungle: GILLMOR URGES OHIO MAYORS TO BUY “BIO-OHIO,” SUPPORT STATE’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY COLUMBUS—State Senator Karen ... http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/gillmor-encouraging-local-governments-to-buy-supplies-made-from-ohio-bio-based-materials/ [singlepic id=488 w=320 h=240 float=left] More information will be following in the weeks to come, but the groundbreaking ceremony for Hollywood Casino - Toledo has been set for August 12 at 11:00 according to a media advisory sent out by Penn National Gaming. Are you looking forward to ... http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2010/07/hollywood-casino-toledo-groundbreaking-set-for-august-12/