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I regret that more funds were not raised.
I will closely monitor the situation and, if need be,
I will make a further appeal but this time, I will make the
pitch statewide instead of just county wide.
(2) JUST A NOTE, IF I MAY: Kudos to the mayor for his quick
response to the recent shooting that occurred in the
"central city." Calling what he may deem as the local "black
leadership" to meet with him and certain politicos was
positive and necessary.
But, whenever a crisis occurs, be it in the white or
black community, local leaders from all of Toledo need to be
showcased because such events, especially concerns about any
deadly shooting, involves everyone and not just those who
live in the affected area.
(3) DO YOU MIND! I would beseech community members or
"leaders" to
throttle any vitriol regarding any unfounded opinions on who
or what caused the recent police shooting death that
occurred this past week end.
Nothing is worse or more contagious when people rant
and rave about what they thought may have occurred and start
to throw fiery darts at suspects unknown.
My position is very clear. Once the dust settles and
the police are exonerated as the incident being termed a
"good shoot" due to unimpeachable findings that the deceased
was armed and posing an immediate threat, then I say, "OK,
let's move on."
But, if the dust settles and the police are found to be
guilty of a "bad shoot" and/or violated policy, then I say,
"Sue the city and the officers for their last dime!"
There is nothing worse than once an investigation is
done and the perpetrators, who wear a badge and a gun and
violate the public trust and confidence are found to be
guilty, that they are allowed to go scot-free with no more
than a weak hand slap.
(4) BELIEVE ME...NOT YOUR LYING EYES! Well, Herr Trump is at
it again with his bombastic nonsense of now telling people
that what they see or hear is not really happening! Imagine
for a moment if your child threw a rock through your front
door glass window and you saw him do it ; and he has the
audacity to say to you with a straight face, "What you saw
Dad was not real...don't believe it!"
That is what this faux autocrat in the White House is
now touting as his latest maneuver to confuse his base from
believing anything that Michael Cohen or Bob Mueller are
saying about Trump and his suspect activities in the Russian
Probe.
Trump's sixth sense is screaming at him that the hounds
of hell are baying and they have caught his scent and they
are on the trail!
It is only a matter of time before Bob Mueller breaks
his unearthly silence and shows everyone his evidence that
the White House has been slimed by the off-setting presence
of Herr Trump & Family.
Of course when that tsunami of evidence is released to
the public and the media, Herr Trump will call it, "Fake
News!" and will discredit the report as being a witch hunt.
Hopefully by the time this long anticipated
investigative report is released, the yearned for "Blue
Wave" (voters going Democrat) will have swept out of
Congress some or most of the hidebound GOP sycophants; Herr
Trump's rantings and petulant conduct will be of no avail
because as they say, "The gig is up!"
(5) I WISH YOU WELL...Toledo Public Schools will be
convening again in
late August. The recent publications of their academic
offerings and programs are impressive by any standard and I
believe that the teachers are committed to excellence if
only for their own professional pride in their work.
But...Can we talk? If the report card or cards
throughout this school year, as issued by the Department of
Education in Columbus, gives TPS marks of a "D" or a "F",
it is time to call in TPS's best cheerleader, Romules
Durant, thank him for his years of intense and dedicated
service but give him his walking papers.
Speaking hypothetically, if you, as a boxer, have a
record of 2-27, it may be time to reevaluate your career
choices or options or maybe change your chosen field of
endeavor and become a salesman for heavy construction
equipment machines or high end luxury cars.
Nothing personal...strictly business.
Contact Lafe Tolliver at tolliver@juno.com |
