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Saturday, 11/21/09
Updated: 9:24 am
2 men slain in 13 hours; killers remain at large
Toledo police investigator Jerry Schriefer examines the area where Carl Drake's body was found Friday morning. Drake is Toledo's 24th slaying victim this year. (THE BLADE/LISA DUTTON)
Customers who came up a little short on their bills at the Lewis Carryout could always count on Bassam Kanouh. The smiling, friendly store clerk, known by many as “Sam,” regularly loaned money to those in need. But during his shift Thursday night, family members believe someone may have tried to rob Mr. Kanouh, 46. He was shot inside the West Toledo store, 4252 Lewis Ave. >>
Updated: 6:42 am
Skeldon could get buyout
After leading the chase to get Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon out of office, county Commissioner Ben Konop is in the improbable position of suiting up his golden parachute. Mr. Skeldon, who tendered his resignation Thursday with a Jan. 31, 2010, retirement announcement, would be eligible for a lump-sum payment of nearly $13,500 under a buyout program Mr. >>
 Updated: 12:49 pm
Convenience store robbed in North Toledo >>
Updated: 11:55 am
Swine flu claims Wood County man >>
Updated: 11:55 am
Woman, 21, gets 13 years for killing >>
Updated: 11:54 am
Adrian man pleads guilty to slaying his parents in '08 >>
Updated: 9:25 am
Toledo-area women find ways to heal, help others >>
Updated: 7:38 am
Ex-pastor injured in Oct. crash dies >>

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Updated: 7:50 am
Michigan tries to salvage season; Ohio State seniors have never lost to UM

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At home relaxing Sunday during what could be his final day off as a college football player, the University of Michigan's Brandon Graham turned on an NFL game between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati and began to reflect on the past four years. >>
 Updated: 6:55 am
Michigan tries to salvage season >>
Updated: 11:53 am
Rockets run all over EMU
PHOTO GALLERY >>
Updated: 10:05 am
BG wins 3rd in row
PHOTO GALLERY >>
Updated: 8:59 am
Knights out; Mustangs' rally before half decisive
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Updated: 7:07 am
Stronger OSU teams have lost at Ann Arbor >>


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Updated: 7:17 am
Ohio kids head afield for youth deer-gun season >>

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Updated: 7:45 am
Brokerage firms shuffle Toledo offices, consolidate
The people may stay the same, but the names and places where Toledoans can speak to their stockbroker are undergoing a realignment, resulting from the financial turmoil on Wall Street a year ago. >>
 Updated: 7:45 am
Ohio jobless rate vaults to 10.5% >>
Updated: 7:00 am
Foreclosures keep rising in Ohio, Michigan >>
Updated: 5:08 pm
Ohio's jobless rate climbs to 10.5% >>
Updated: 6:58 am
Investment firm buys B.G. mall's $8.9M loan >>
Updated: 7:03 am
Toledo area ranks 22nd in home affordability >>
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Kirk Baird ~ Culture Shock
Updated: 2:58 pm
'Fluffhead' or bust: A journey to see Phish 

Marilou Johanek
Updated: 5:58 am
In a dog's life, there's nothing to worry about 

Jack Kelly
Updated: 6:26 am
Obama’s vendetta 

Jack Lessenberry
Updated: 5:56 am
Granholm's shortsighted rhetoric on China hurts state 

Rose Russell
Updated: 6:24 am
The food you waste could feed hungry people  

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Updated: 7:31 am
TSO celebrates American classics
Practically on the eve of Thanksgiving, the Toledo Symphony and Principal Conductor Stefan Sanderling celebrated American music with an idiosyncratic program of turn-of-the-20th-century music that broke new ground for TSO programming. Charles Ives and George Gershwin — you don’t see those stereotype-busting classical composers juxtaposed on many programs. >>
 Updated: 7:49 am
Movie review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon *** >>
Updated: 11:25 am
'New Moon' getting mixed reviews
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Updated: 7:51 am
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