Updated 7 hours ago
Pie champ does it again
BY DAN NEMAN BLADE FOOD EDITOR
When last we caught up with Phyllis Szymanek of Holland, she had just won the best-in-show award and several other awards at the 2011 American Pie Council Crisco National Pie Championship. …

Published 9 hours ago
Canine influenza vaccine not recommended for all dogs
BY DR. GARY THOMPSON
What is your view on the canine influenza vaccination? Is it the same in all parts of the country? I'm planning to move back to Idaho soon and would like to have the facts for Ohio, Idaho, and for the vaccination in general. …

Published 9 hours ago
Spring social calendar was packed with events
BY MARY ALICE POWELL
When obligations on my calendar overflow, I simply pack a suitcase, kiss the cats goodbye, and head for room 107 at the Red Roof Inn. It’s my home away from home, not fancy but adequate, squeaky clean, and almost as cheap as the price of gas for the round trip from Posey Lake to Toledo and back. …

Updated 9 hours ago
Lots of innocent fun at Gridiron
BY BARBARA HENDEL BLADE STAFF WRITER
Hear Ye, Hear Ye. The Order of the Heel Award was presented to Jeni Belt, a partner at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick who has an expertise in health law, during the Toledo Junior Bar Association Gridiron Wednesday at the Valentine Theatre. Ms. Belt is the third female to receive the honors. The Honorable Judith Lanzinger was given the award in …

Updated 9 hours ago
Toledo's dirty little secret
BY JEFF GERRITT BLADE DEPUTY EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR
This column is one in a series of commentaries this year in The Blade on violence in the Toledo area, and possible solutions. …

Published 15 hours ago
Abandonment, hope, and a man who hangs in
BY KEITH C. BURRIS BLADE ASSOCIATE EDITOR
A few days ago, I spent a couple of hours riding around blighted Toledo with ex-Mayor Jack Ford and his friend Weldon Douthitt, who was celebrating his 80th birthday. We were surveying the city’s housing stock — some of its many abandoned homes and forgotten neighborhoods. …

Published 16 hours ago
Administration scandals cross sacred lines
BY DAVID SHRIBMAN POST-GAZETTE EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Any presidential administration should know better than to mess with the press or the Internal Revenue Service. …

Published 17 hours ago
Vote sets up bad scenario for OHSAA
BY DAVE HACKENBERG BLADE SPORTS COLUMNIST
The Ohio High School Athletic Association and its member schools have a potential mess on their hands. …

Published 17 hours ago
Morels tasty target for spring hunters
BY MATT MARKEY BLADE OUTDOORS EDITOR
These hunters slip into the forests and woods of Ohio and Michigan each spring, unarmed. They move about as discreetly as possible, and with a sense of purpose — heads down, eyes scanning back and forth as if they are looking for a lost coin or a piece of trace evidence. …

5/18/2013 1:34 AM
‘Save Me’ needs saved from itself
BY TK BARGER BLADE RELIGION EDITOR
I’m not sure if I want this prime-time religion.