SUN NEWSPAPER

Yesterday, I interviewed with the Sun Newspaper, they publish a variety of Community Newspapers in the Greater Cleveland area. It is viewed that this paper holds a lot more sway with the voters than the Plain Dealer, so I needed to do well.

Two Editors and a reporter covering the City were asking questions. They had split up the Candidates, I sat with Mike Dever (incumbent) and Nicki Anontio(Challenger). Two other candidates went in the next segment after us. So as my information has it, that makes only five of the 8 candidates were interviewed yesterday.

The topics were;

1) Why we are running;
2) What are the issues that we have been hearing while talking to voters (Streets, Taxes, Garbage Hauling etc);
3) Asking our views on how to answer the questions posed by the voters;
4) Taxes;
5) The use of Eminent Domain;
6) The Smoking Ban in Bars and restaurants;

How did it go you ask? I believe I held my own in the Q & A.

We move on!

Tonight, the Ohio Secretary of State, Ken Blackwell will be visiting my house to meet with local leaders prior to a meeting here in Lakewood. I honored to have him here and ready to ask a couple of questions. I will post some photos to have a record of his visit.

Maybe I will get a call from Jim Petro's people and Betty Montgomery's people to visit here too!

Saturday, we have the Community Festival, the last summer event for the City of Lakewood. Overt politicking can be done! All my political stuff will be out in full force.

26 Days

Less than 30 days

We have 29 days to go, the schedule is filling up and time to go door to door is dwindling!

This week I have the endorsement interview with the Sun Newspapers, they are the Community Newspaper for the Cleveland Area. That interview occurs on Wednesday, Thursday we have the LRO Forum with Ken Blackwell. On Saturday is the Lakewood Community Festival, which marks the last summer event for Lakewood, we are trying to get a good size crew out and wandering about with Carroll For Council gear on.

I have a fundraiser coming up and the Blitz Day will be on a weekend. So there is a lot to do and time is running short.

I should also mention that my work with Squire, Sanders will added into the mix as a law suit I am working on is scheduled to go to trial the week of the September 19th or 26th or quite possibly October 5th. All of that is dependent on the schedule of the opposing counsels.

So as you can see, juggling will be the word of the month!

Yard Signs

This past Saturday, we had family and supporters over to help with the signs. While we were at it we did some envelope stuffing for absentee ballots;

This is my sister in law Amy, putting together the absentee packets, my Niece Colleen and her brother Christopher helped as well.
My brother Peter (orange shirt) got his hands dirty along with the rest of the volunteers putting the wires into the signs.

While the signs were being put together, Ryan Demro (sitting Councilman and Chair of my Campaign) and Colleen Wing (President of the Lakewood Republican Organization) were conducting a strategy session

Of course the true quarterback of the whole operation was my nephew Christopher, he was throwing spirals in the front yard with his sister Colleen and Benjamin Wing.

Thanks to all who helped in putting the signs together, they soon will dot the city of Lakewood

Hurricane Katrina

Can not comprehend the amount of damage inflicted on the Gulf coast states. As it has been with every other web site please help in the relief effort in what ever fashion that you are able.

Chief Justice

Interesting way to handle the death of Chief Justice Rehnquist, by nominating Judge Roberts for the slot. Politically it makes sense, since Roberts has already been vetted and was set for hearings this week. It also provides for SCOTUS not to be leaderless during the early portion of the Court's sessions.

I AM TIGER HEAR ME ROAR

(Don't worry, she is just yawning -- Note she is also missing a tooth!)

Endorsement Time

As I stated in the previous post, I go before the Lakewood Hospitality Association tonight in what I assume will be their way of figuring out who to endorse, if anybody. Not sure if its a paper endorsement or an offer to financially support the candidates. We will just have to see.

Last night I received word that I have been endorsed by the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County, I am thankful of the endorsement and hope that it will open up some financial doors for contributions.

Speaking of contributions, letters have gone out to close family and friends and the envelopes are coming back and I want to say THANK YOU. We are roughly at the half way mark for what we had budgeted for these letters, So again THANK YOU.


OH By The Way -- In the previous post the picture is of LeBron James (he is the one laughing), he is the basketball player who jumped from High School to the Professional ranks back in 2003. He was being sued for $15 Million dollars for breach of an oral contract. After 3 days of testimony and roughly 2 hours of deliberation from the Jury, they found that he didn't breach the contract. SO, it was a good day for the home team. I am working on getting the photograph autographed by him, his mother and his surrogate father (both are sitting next to me in the photo)

Now besides getting ready for the primary, I am also getting ready for another trial here in Cleveland. That is scheduled to go either Sept. 21st, 28th or Oct. 5th (the day after the primary)

Ah such is the life of a Paralegal and Candidate!

Sorry it's been so long

Been a busy couple of weeks. Last week I was working on trial in Akron; If you know basketball, then you might know the gentleman who is laughing!


(Photo Courtesy of Akron Beacon Journal -August 17, 2005)


This week is an endorsement Interview with the Lakewood Hospitality Association, in two weeks I have another interview with the Lakewood Sun Post.

We are having a Blitz weekend mid-September, so if you are available send me a comment and I will call you with the details!

That is all I have time for right now, will fill you in on the trial and the interviews later this week.

THIS & THAT

Tomorrow will be the 50 day mark until the Primary. It is amazing how the time has just flown along.
A lot of little things are starting to roll on, we bought the yardsigns (if you want one go to my website and reserve one), received a letter from the Sun Post about their endorsement interview; received a letter from the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce about their Candidates Forum which will take place after the Primary; Fundraising letters are going out this week. Trying to schedule a blitz weekend for September.
Without being presumptuous we are trying to plan for the run between the primary and the General November 8th.
I have been getting a lot of questions about how I feel towards the election, I feel comfortable on getting through the Primary, its the General that is the bigger mountain to climb. But I am willing to climb it!

No door to door for me this week, I will be working on a trial in the Akron area. Will fill you on that at a later time.

Here is the photo of Tater Tot, she will hang out in my room while I am working here at the computer. This photo was taken as she was peering out from underneath the Love seat, she is recovering from her injuries. The stitches from her hernia operation came out last week and she got her shots and worming medicine, she was pretty groggy all last weekend. The Vet said we can let her run around now, so she does!




Well, I guess I have rambled long enough -- I may post during the trial but don't know for sure!

60 DAYS

Today it is 60 days until the primary and if all goes well in 95 days we have the general election.

Have continued to go door to door, we are approaching the 3000 doors and talking to well over a 1000 people. As you can tell, we are talking to someone about every third house. We are getting to the point were we are finishing a precinct every day and half that we are out. There are 65 precincts between the 4 Wards. We won't be able to get to all 65, because election rules preclude candidates from entering Apartment buildings for canvassing.

Funny thing happened earlier this week, we were out finishing up a precinct and we were half way done with a street and we hadn't talked to anyone, didn't think much of it since it was dinner time and a lot of people don't answer the door. But we found out the street was without power, so no doorbells were working, OH WELL! Guess I'll have to the use the old fashioned way -- will need lots of ice for the knuckles!!

Tomorrow there is an Art Festival so we will be donning TIM CARROLL shirts and strolling Detroit Rd to get some name recognition and visibility.

Next major hurdle fundraising, we need to buy the yard signs and have the mailers made up for September.

One final thought, say a prayer for the men and women who wear a uniform in the US Armed Forces. Especially for those Marine families who have lost love ones right here in Metro Cleveland Area this past week.