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Summer filled with concerts
BY BRIAN DUGGER BLADE COLUMNIST
It will be easy to think about summer this holiday weekend, especially with the temperatures soaring into the 90s. And one of the things summer always means to me is country music because northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan always seem to become the Nashville of the north with all the acts playing at area fairs and festivals. …

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Theme gardens a start for novice growers
BY KELLY HEIDBREDER BLADE GARDEN COLUMNIST
"Be clever and start small."

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Ohio fails to put the brakes on the fracking train
BY MARILOU JOHANEK BLADE COLUMNIST
State Rep. Bob Hagan, a Youngstown Democrat, compared Ohio's fracking legislation to a "runaway locomotive." He was one of several House members who tried unsuccessfully to stop the bill approved by state lawmakers this week. …

5/25/2012 12:42 AM
Lake trout makes rare western basin appearance
BY MATT MARKEY OUTDOORS
CURTICE, Ohio -- In about a half century of fishing, running charter boats and operating one of the iconic bait shops serving the western end of Lake Erie, Rick Ferguson had witnessed the full photo album. …

5/25/2012 12:00 AM
TV sports has lost a lot locally
BY DAVE HACKENBERG BLADE STAFF WRITER
Toledo television sports has been a stepping stone and it has been stability. More recently, sadly, it has been a pink slip. …

5/25/2012 12:00 AM
2 incumbents: Detroiter and suburbanite
BY JACK LESSENBERRY BLADE OMBUDSMAN
DETROIT -- When the 2010 Census confirmed that Michigan would lose another seat in the U.S. House, the Republican-controlled state Legislature went to work to make sure a Democrat would be the odd man out. …

5/25/2012 12:00 AM
Midwest still has stake in films
BY KIRD BAIRD CULTURE SHOCK
"But will it play in Peoria?"

5/24/2012 12:00 AM
Gridiron Show goes on for 79th year
BY BARBARA HENDEL BLADE SOCIETY EDITOR

5/23/2012 1:06 AM
Slow play damaging golf's appeal
BY DAVE HACKENBERG BLADE STAFF WRITER
If memory serves, Jack Nicklaus is responsible for a classic nickname. After playing a round of slow-poke golf with Glen Day, Nicklaus christened him "All Day." …

5/22/2012 12:00 AM
Area rivers spawning home for many fish
BY MATT MARKEY BLADE OUTDOORS EDITOR
TONTOGANY -- While the prized walleye is the poster boy of the spring spawning runs on area rivers, there are a whole lot of other fish using those waterways for the propagation of the species. …