5/21/2012 12:30 AM
Passion for Toledo Express cooling
BY THOMAS WALTON BLADE COLUMNIST
Last summer, I offered an impassioned plea for the survival and return to glory of Toledo Express Airport. Express did not have to be the poor little brother to Detroit Metropolitan Airport, I argued, citing airports in Akron/Canton and Flint, Mich., as two that thrive despite their proximity to major airports. …

5/20/2012 12:00 AM
TPS tax hike joins crowded ballot
BY DAVID KUSHMA BLADE EDITOR
There's never a good time to ask voters to raise their taxes. And now might seem even worse than usual. …

5/20/2012 12:00 AM
Fight algae, save Lake Erie
BY SANDY BIHN
Water is key to northwest Ohio's economy. If we fail to deal forthrightly with the threat toxic algae blooms pose to Lake Erie, we risk losing the advantages our water gives us. …

5/20/2012 12:00 AM
Campaign defies conventional analysis
BY DAVID SHRIBMAN PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Barack Obama's opponent four years ago was a Republican who repressed his moderate and liberal instincts, who insisted he was a conservative, who seemed to be suffering from a political identity crisis, and who had a sterling resume but a halting campaign style. …

5/19/2012 12:00 AM
Higbee Building lives again
BY MARILOU JOHANEK BLADE COLUMNIST
When I was growing up, the Higbee Building in downtown Cleveland was one of the wonders of my world. It was big when I was small. …

5/18/2012 12:00 AM
Move to restore Mich. tax credit likely to languish
BY JACK LESSENBERRY BLADE OMBUDSMAN
LANSING, Mich. -- If you had to sum up the Republican Party's creed in a sentence, it might be: Raising taxes is a bad idea, no matter what. The GOP's rising Tea Party faction's name began as an acronym: Taxed Enough Already. …

5/15/2012 12:00 AM
No one can change the definition of real marriage
BY TONY SCOTT
Some 6,000 years ago, God created marriage. Real marriage, traditional marriage, genuine marriage — one man, one woman — was God's first human institution. …

5/14/2012 12:00 AM
TV ads encourage shifting blame
BY DR. S. AMJAD HUSSAIN
Every time I watch an episode of Bonanza or Little House on the Prairie, I become concerned about my health. The Cartwrights and Ingallses have nothing to do with my worries. Despite the TV shows' dated themes, wholesome all-American families trying to cope in an imperfect world still resonate with me. …

5/13/2012 12:00 AM
Toledo's high road to manufacturing rebirth
BY DAVID KUSHMA BLADE EDITOR
Toledo and manufacturing form a productive partnership, which continues to support good lives for tens of thousands of area workers and their families. …

5/13/2012 12:00 AM
Jazz's history — and future — thrive in Toledo
BY KENDALL DOWNS BLADE ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Jon Hendricks is a Toledo treasure. The originator of the jazz style called vocalese turned 90 last November, but he continues to teach, travel, perform, and embrace life with the exuberance of a teenager. …