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April 11, 2008

Put Dummy Hoy in the Hall of Fame

I was tickled when I read an article about a baseball player who was born in Houcktown. His name was William “Dummy” Hoy. His claim to fame was he is the first deaf mute major league baseball player to play the game. There is an effort to put Hoy in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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August 27, 2007

Flooding brings back memories

The recent flooding reminded me of other times when the Blanchard flooded. The last major flood was in 1981. Rawson Park was a large lake, most county roads were closed, and a car dealer moved his inventory to overpass on Central Parkway to escape the water.

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Life | Media

May 24, 2007

Findlay Mayor Race Open?

The usual way things go in politics in Findlay is if you are an incumbent you pretty much can phone in your reelection. Findlay doesn't change very fast if at all and as long as you don't get in trouble you don't have to worry about elections - especially if you are an incumbent Republican.

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March 27, 2007

Ohio State Final Four Then and Now

The last official final four for Ohio State was 1968. The starting 5 on that team were Bill Hosket, Steve Howell, Dave Sorenson, Jody Finney, and Denny Meadors. Hosket has been involved in broadcasting Buckeye games and is still well known to OSU fans from that era and today. Dave Sorenson is a name I know well. He attended Findlay High School before going to Ohio State.

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Sports

February 14, 2007

Snow Emergencies - An Update

Police have powers to protect order and the health and safety of citizens. If you being on the roads during a severe snow storm interferes with any of those duties then they can arrest you if that is what is called for by your actions.

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Life

December 28, 2006

Reflections on President Ford

I was but a wee lad in 1974 when I watched President Nixon announced he was resigning his office and that then VP Ford would be taking over. After the corruption of Nixon on the news every night, Ford was boring. Until he pardoned Nixon. Even as a kid of 6, I knew it was a bone head move on his part to do it. Now many years later you have to wonder that if Ford wanted to "put Watergate and the Nixon presidency in the past", then why did he not pardon everyone involved in the Watergate mess?

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Life | Politics

August 25, 2006

Welcome readers of HCPU

I decided to merge the topic of Hancock County Politics Unfiltered, a blog I started 3 years ago, to comment on issues and events happening in my hometown of Findlay and Hancock County, into Doug's Views as of today.

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December 19, 2005

A Bit of Local News

The big news is that FHS Head Football coach Cliff Hite stepped down as FHS coach on 12/1/2005. Actor David Cryer, Findlay High '54, who has been with the touring company of the musical "Phantom of the Opera" for the past 13 years, will be playing "Monsieur Firmin" in the Broadway production starting in January.

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November 1, 2005

Congressman Oxley announces retirement

The Toledo Blade reported moments ago that Rep. Mike Oxley (R-Findlay) would retire at the end of his term next year.

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May 27, 2005

Cell phones in Findlay High School causing trouble

It seems that FHS as a zero tolerance for cell phones on campus and if found they are confiscated and returned at the end of the day. If the same person is found with one again then a parent or guardian has to come to school to pick it up. It seems that the administration is searching the phones they confiscate and punishing any rule violations contained on them like bad language in text messages and pictures showing underage drinking.

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Posted to Culture | Findlay | Hancock County | Life

May 2, 2005

The Cucumber Incident: Revisited

Someone posted my article in full on the Indymedia network of websites and comments flooded in to my article. Most of the comments took me to task because I refused to applaud the women's revenge. I was also taken to task for not being outraged at the husband's acts and one person commented that it was no surprise as I was man. Several comments mentioned that if one was a victim of abuse then one would understand. I reject all of those comments.

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Posted to Hancock County | Life | Movies

January 13, 2005

A Level 3 snow emergency, doesn't necessarily mean employees must stay home

Well I guess in Findlay, too many workers heeded the level 3 that happened in the storm that hit before Christmas to stay home. Findlay Mayor Tony Iriti, Hancock County Sheriff Michael Heldman and Chamber of Commerce President Doug Peters met with about 25 local employers and business owners to clarify what the snow emergencies mean.

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Life | Politics

November 1, 2004

If I could vote, who would I vote for????

I don't live in Hancock county. I was born and raised there so I am interested in the elections there. If I were to vote there here is who I recommend

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Politics

October 28, 2004

Desparate Bush looks for support in Findlay

President George Bush is a desperate man. Sen. John Kerry is nipping at his heels as the race for the White House steams to a conclusion. His ads have gone very negative. Republicans believe that name calling is a valid campaign tactic. So what does one do to buck up a campaign in trouble? You hold a rally in a Republican strong hold like Findlay.

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July 29, 2004

The Cucumber Incident

I saw a good documentary on July 26th, on the Sundance Channel. It is called "The Cucumber Incident" and tells the story behind a true event that involved 3 women from Delaware, Ohio and one of the women's estranged husband who was born and raised in McComb (about 10 miles west of Findlay). It happened in July 1997.

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May 27, 2004

When it comes to community needs, Wachtmann and Gilb don't care

State Rep. Mike Gilb and State Sen. Lynn Wachtmann attended the meeting but I could not help but think from reading the text of the article published in the Courier that both elected officials weren't listening and held on to their tired "too much spending" mantra. The providers asked the two men not to support cuts in the state funding they need to help the people in Hancock county who need the help. Gilb said: "but neither I nor the senator have proposed cutting them." They just wouldn't support any increase in funding. But I need to point out that not increasing funding to meet the increasing costs of providing the services is the same as cutting the funding.

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May 13, 2004

Poor Findlay City Councilman David Cliffe

All Councilman Cliffe wanted was to chair a public hearing on a proposal to ban smoking in public areas in the city of Findlay. A group of students from Glenwood Middle School were to present their ideas on the ban as part of a class project. Councilman Cliffe, acting on a misunderstanding, decided to kick out the news crews after the student presentation. The city law director had advised Cliffe that the city shouldn't record the meeting but Cliffe took it to mean that he could close it to the media as well. He found that wasn't the case.

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Politics

April 1, 2004

A Visit Home

Last weekend I had a chance to visit Findlay and Hancock County. Didn't you know I don't live there? I lived there for the first 18 years of my life but chose to move out when I went to college. It is good to be gone for a few months or years so you can come back and notice any changes. This time I had the chance to drive around in the daylight.

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Life | Politics

March 4, 2004

10 Commandments Letter Exchange

I write letters to the editor of local newspapers I read. Ususally something I read upsets me enough I have to respond. One exchange took place between September 22 and October 1, 2003, in the Findlay Ohio Courier newspaper. I was born and raised in Findlay and I read the on-line edition of the paper everyday. I wrote in response to an article related to the Judge Roy Moore 10 Commandments legal case.

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Media | Religion

February 7, 2004

Meet the Candidates.... YAWN

It really isn't important to name the candidates here since they were so interchangeable. But that's what happens when a party dominates the local scene. Instead of new ideas and wanting to get enthusiastic, you get BLAH.

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January 22, 2004

Prayer opens council meeting?

I understand that religion is important to most of the community and seems to be very important to council president Schuck that he would be so adamant in getting the sole authority to decide who gives the prayer, BUT Findlay City Council has no business mixing religion and government.

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Posted to Hancock County | Politics | Religion

January 1, 2004

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone has a great 2004! Good luck to new Findlay mayor Tony Iriti who begins his first day in charge.

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December 22, 2003

Oh where oh where are the candidates?

There you have it. People won't run if they think they won't win. But it is also true that you can't win if you don't run. What the issue is, is the power of the incumbent and machine politics. There is a machine at the heart of Hancock county politics and the Republicans run it. They hold all the offices and with that they decide who runs and who can win.

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December 11, 2003

Kudos to the Toledo Blade on Oxley articles

Hope you all had a chance to read the Toledo Blade series on Rep. Mike Oxley (R-Findlay) who "represents" the 4th Congressional District. A majority of the evidence against Oxley has been known, at least to me, for many years yet reading the totality of it makes me wonder how he keeps getting re-elected every time. Oxley is like so many other elected officials in "safe" districts. Instead of representing all the people in their district, they become the tool for outside interests or advance their own agenda.

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Politics

December 7, 2003

Toledo Blade Investigates Rep. Oxley

Well it had to happen. After Enron and Worldcom and the other multibillion dollar busts brought on by deregulation and greed, it seems that the focus is moving onto the people in govt. who let it happen. One person is Rep. Mike Oxley (R-Findlay) who is chair of the House committee that helped Enron and others steal billions from investors and customers. The Toledo Blade is doing a three day series on Oxley and how much of a tool he really is. (pun intended..)

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Politics

November 21, 2003

A Second Chance

As a senior at Findlay High, I played on the football team. Rather I was on the team but had no talent to play in a game. I was on the team only because I was a senior and the school had a 'no cuts' policy. As long as they had equipment for you, you were on the team. One of my teammates that year was Jon Wauford. I believe he was a sophomore or Junior that year. He played running back and was on defense.

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July 14, 2003

Reason behind this Blog

Some may wonder why I started this Blog. Well, it is because I got pissed at the antics of two people who were elected to serve the residents of Hancock County, my home county.

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Posted to Findlay | Hancock County | Politics | Writing

July 4, 2003

Findlay makes the big time!

A story published in the Courier, on July 3rd, concerning a preacher asking for a sign from God being struck by lightening, in the village of Forest, was picked up by the Associated Press. It was then picked up and published today on the website of BBC News in England. The page also included a link to the Courier website.

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