I Will Not See You On The Radio, Cheryl !!!

I received an email from Cheryl Harle at KCUP FM radio yesterday.

The email went to Ed Johnston, Monica Lyons, and myself.

It was to remind us that the first radio show of two on which Cheryl wanted we three to appear would take place on this Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 9:30 am.

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I sent an email back to Cheryl letting her know that I had far too little information on which to base a decision to appear or not on the programs.

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A return email again from Cheryl laid out her format for the show. Not a proposed format or a proposal of any kind open to my opinion or counter proposal, or anyone else's, just straight out what and how Cheryl intends to conduct her program. Her program, because there is no doubt she is

"The boss of the boss and k Cup news/talk too".

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Cheryl said all three of we candidates would get an opportunity to introduce ourselves and give biographical information inside a time frame determined by her.

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Then we would each have "2-3 minutes" to put forth our reasons for running for Mayor of Toledo and what ideas we had for Toledo. After each of us had done this, the other two candidates would be given "2 minutes. No more" to comment on what the candidate who's turn it was had just said.

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End of format.

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End of show.

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25 minutes, three candidates,

Cheryl

("The boss of the boss and k Cup news/talk too"),

and she believes, Don Amberg too.

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End of me wondering, even worrying over how to adapt to this radio show promotion at KCUP.

A couple more emails went back and forth, I assured Cheryl that a racist remark she made to my wife and another Filipina several years ago as they worked at the Front Desk at the Shilo Inn turned out not to be a significant factor in my decision..

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Things that did come into play:

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1.) No opportunity for the candidate who had talked and then listened to the two other candidates make comments about their initial comments to answer those comments, i.e., no opportunity for rebuttal.

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2.) A routine Veteran's Health Service appointment with my primary care Veteran's Health Service physcian and discussion with my doctor at 12:30 pm yesterday that included discussion about some personal medical issues involving my Alzheimer's condition and how a serious prescribing error had been made by another health care provider on advice of Wellpoint Insurance Company in California acting for Walmart's Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Arkansas, the largest group insurance which is self insured by Walmart itself and dropped the drug Aricept for Dementia and Alzheimer's and to replace the Aricept with Gallantimine, just another cheaper drug sometimes prescribed for the same Dementia and Alzheimer's cases that when it does not work is then replaced by Aricept. Under no circumstances would a medical proffessional in the field of treating Dementia or Alzheimer's ever make a prescription change from Aricept to Gallantimine.

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My sudden stuttering that began suddenly over a three day period a few weeks ago is a symptom, having to ask someone their name a dozen or more times before "filing it away for retrieval latter" in the brain's memory storage area for that type of memory recall. and a few other minor things I am adjusting to quite well.

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My doctor expressed absolutly no concerns

over my running for Mayor of Toledo, he expressed absolutely no concerns about carrying out the responsibilities of Mayor under the form of governement we have in Toledo.

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In the end it was my decision that I had not been given opportunity for input into the format of the two shows I was being asked to do, and did not like especially the lack of opportunity to address any comments the other two candidates would make about my plans when elected Mayor of Toledo

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Cheryl describes herself in a cute way a much younger radio station owner/bussiness woman/on-air radio personality might:

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"The boss at the boss and k Cup news/talk too."

It is cute, Cheryl, but not for any woman even 20 years your junior.

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A note here to concerning Cheryl continuing to say that since this time slot is the one used by Don Amberg for his weekly radio show, 'The Talk of Toledo" that he would be in his office on the phone as usually is the case for him to do his show, participating in the format and show. conversation I had with Don Amberg after the last city council meeting was quite different than that. Don Amberg made it perfectly clear that he has made clear to Cheryl that he does no want to be involved with these two candidates shows fo the mayoral race, not th shows fr the city council racres either. he expresss this reluctance out of his appearant natural ethical behaviors. some folks do not have to study ethics to know them, they have through their life experiences and general educations come to appreciate the kind of untenable situation concerning ethics that participation in this show whould palce he and his wife in. further insistance that he become more involved than to open the show and then turn it over to cheryl is in itself a ethical violation of journalistic ethical behavior, and I am surprise Cheryl does not get that and is pussing young Mr. Amberg to violate what he has a natural instinct to avoic by way of what he has said on how he will ONLY introduce the show.

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A personal note to Don Amberg:

You have a natural and inate feel for ethical behaviors, Son. Do not, ever-ever, let anyone make any headway into trying to get you to cross the line of ethics you see and focus on so easily, as you saw here. You are an example to all in our community, be it in the business community, professional city staff, or elected city gubanators.

I think I have a couple of cold ones, that would be cold hecho en Mexico, Mexican Coca-Colas, on hand and I'll be seeing you soon.

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"Good on you, Mate."