To maintain the piscine analogies, the Salmon of Liberty have been spawning on the gravel of Statism for over two centuries now, with predictable results. I’m pretty much spawned out and am looking to head back back downstream, hopefully avoiding the guys with nets in the process.

I think the story of your clash and victory would make a great essay…

We had a real Constitutional crisis here: the mayor’s spokespoodle first barred my newsman from a presser telling him “the mayor doesn’t think you’re an objective reporter.” When another press conference was announced the next day, the same reporter, the entire News dept., 2 producers, the AM talk show host and I showed up. The same toady literally threw his weight behind the door to prevent our entry. The rest is history (complete with pictures)at wspd.com.
However, this doesn’t represent the entire story or include all the facts that make for serious concern.
This story died almost immediately. Except for the Editor and Chief of the Toledo Free Press, no other media outlet reported the story 24 hours later.
All TV 4 News Directors refused to sign a letter to the mayor condemming his blantant 1st and 14th Amendment violations.
Two national TV networks contacted their Toledo affiliates when the story made the AP wire** and asked for guidance on whether this was a story of national importance. Both networks, including ours (Fox) were told “No”. In fact, the local Fox TV affiliate never covered the story at all.
**(Note: The AP office is inside the Toledo Blade building).
The underwhelming reponse from the public has just been further evidence Toledo is the mid-west distribution center for Aggressive Ignorance and Contagious Apathy.
If Paul Revere had ridden through Toledo, the citizens would have told him to shut up.
The egregious, immoral, illegal activities practiced regularly here - and with impunity - would gag a maggot. Maybe that’s why Toledo is a Magggot Free Zone.
Except City Hall.