I.M.O

Well, the Iowa parade has come and gone and we have the "top" three winners from the GOP establishment. Cruz, Trump and Rubio - with all the polls and discussion going around I can honestly tell you that to me Iowa doesn't matter and neither does New Hampshire. Based on delegates both Iowa and New Hampshire have pretty low numbers to make a difference. The only reason why these two states even matter is because they both vote earlier then any other state; that's it. What I do appreciate from the campaigns visiting the states and their towns/cities is that in brings in a large amount of money that in true nature is an influx in revenue. Speaking with my wife we both agree that the two states look forward to this every four years because to them is like a Black Friday of sorts. Winning Iowa doesn't guarantee a win for president - Ronald Reagan lost the Iowa Caucus and ended up becoming our 40th POTUS. Like every four years i'm going to sit back and evaluate the field and see where my logic and heart falls when it get closer to the primary.

Volunteers to honor...

While watching the news last night and again tonight online I want to send a special thank you to the couple that have taken the time to take the course and passing it with such a passion for the safety of their fellow neighbor and stranger. That couple is none other than Rick and Lynn Melchert. Thank you for taking the time to help the police force by offering your time and energy. What we need here in Toledo is something similar to what they have done but with the police vehicle problem we have this wonderful program won't work all that good here, but it would be nice for Toledo to look into it.

Let's legalize it...

The statement above is one that many of my coworkers believe should be done through out the US when it comes to marijuana. I can agree to a point, yes legalizing it and then taxing the heck out of it would bring some extra money maybe some added crime as well. My only problem with the legalizing of it is that even though it is such a highly used product many of the customers buy it in secrecy because the last thing they want is for someone to know that they are smoking it. The argument stood at that beer and alcohol has just as much of an impairment as marijuana and those seem to sell pretty easy. My only answer to that was that the two beverages have been in the system for so long now that when you see a coworker or even your boss walk out with a case of beer or even a brown bagged liquor bottle you don't necessarily deem them a danger, you automatically assume they are going to either have a party or just a small social meeting with some friends. I can assure that even if it was legalized not many people will quickly head out to buy some for the fact that they don't want to run into some friends that might think of them as one of those people. If you legalize it make sure that it follows the same standards as cigarettes and cigars, actually let me correct that make sure you don't smoke them anywhere except your home - Why? Because having a smoke break at work with smokes is not the same as having a smoke break at work with a joint. Ah heck keep the darn thing illegal because the last thing you want is some knuckle head come in to a convenience store and ask where it came from then have the clerk not know and god forbid someone buys something homegrown.
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Mohegan Sun is moving up...

Reading today's paper in New London I learned that the Mohegan Sun (One of Connecticut's large casinos) is looking to partner up with Capital Play to help run the following tracks -
The Aqueduct
The Saratoga
The Belmont
Here in Toledo we have a track but it's not as large as any of the tracks previously mentioned but it would be nice if the casinos or any casinos for that matter would expand in this direction and bring these tracks up to speed. I'm not saying bring in slot machines I'm saying bring in some larger known restaurants or even some added entertainment. I haven't really hear of anything happening there ever since the 'Earn and Learn' issue.

Historical Value...

The photo you see to the right is that of Elijah E. Myers, architect of the Seneca County Courthouse commissioned in 1882. The reason as to why I have this up here is because the historical courthouse in Seneca County is planned for demolition because it makes fiscal sense (well according to the commissioners). This structure should be forever kept especially when you know that most of the town's history came in and out through those doors, by history I mean citizens. The article in The Blade doesn't express much about what other residents are saying but they do have a snip of a gentleman by the name of Sam Reino who drives past the Seneca County Courthouse everyday on his way to work. Now the 82-year-old resident sees the local landmark from his bedroom window and can't help it but to shakes his head at the mention of plans to demolish the 1884 courthouse. “I think they’re making a big mistake,”. If this is how history is preserved in Tiffin let's hope that it doesn't spread to far into other counties. I want to also add that six anonymous county residents filed a lawsuit that alleges commissioners have violated the open meetings law and failed to thoroughly explore options for saving the courthouse. The judge (Judge Charles Wittenberg) appointed to handle this case will hold a motion hearing on July 9.
I hope that this is stopped because from what I read Seneca County will become the first in northwest Ohio to abandon and demolish its' courthouse and the first in the state to do so since Richland County brought down its' historic courthouse in Mansfield in 1969. Don't let this happen.

They're home and safe...

Home and safe is what counts, but counting is something that most taxpayers will be doing this weekend. What am I talking about?
Well here is a snip of an article in today's CNN website.

Landing in California means it will cost $1.7 million and take up to 10 days to get it home to Florida aboard a jumbo jet.

Atlantis had enough power for its systems to orbit until Sunday, but managers didn't want to wait that long. The flight would have been extended to Sunday only if technical problems needed to be fixed.

I'm curious as to how much dollar wise would it have been to just wait until Sunday. I hope this "manager" decision won't upset too many payers.