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.
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Barlos & ODP campaign office set to open in Maumee
By glasscityjungle.com - Posted on July 26th, 2010
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 the Ohio Democratic Party; the second such office in Lucas County.
Public meeting to discuss decertification of dike in Point Place tonight
By glasscityjungle.com - Posted on July 26th, 2010
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
Plain Dealer and St. Petersburg Times partner to create PolitiFact Ohio
By glasscityjungle.com - Posted on July 25th, 2010
The fact checker in me was happy to read the following from the Cleveland Plain Dealer – (link):
Light blogging alert
By glasscityjungle.com - Posted on July 24th, 2010
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.
Around 15 percent of the world’s food is now grown in urban areas
By glasscityjungle.com - Posted on July 23rd, 2010
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.
Catholics United launches “Set the Record Straight” to address “the dishonesty of many political operatives”
By glasscityjungle.com - Posted on July 23rd, 2010
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 Health Care Reform
Two TFP articles stem from July 20 Council meeting – EPA and PERS
By glasscityjungle.com - Posted on July 23rd, 2010
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.
Gillmor encouraging local governments to buy supplies made from Ohio bio-based materials…
By glasscityjungle.com - Posted on July 22nd, 2010
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
Hollywood Casino – Toledo groundbreaking set for August 12
By glasscityjungle.com - Posted on July 22nd, 2010
More information will be following in the week
