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TPS program too valuable to become extinct
BY MATT MARKEY BLADE OUTDOORS EDITOR
Alex Kocher excelled in his first year at Hocking College, where he is studying fisheries management. At 19, he is looking at the big picture and hoping to devote his career to protecting and preserving our wildlife and natural areas for generations to come. …

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This isn't your mother's pasta recipe
BY DANIEL NEMAN BLADE FOOD EDITOR
When a colleague sent me the information, I responded by saying it was the most interesting thing I had ever read. …

5/20/2013 12:00 AM
OHSAA vote leaves lots of questions
BY DAVE HACKENBERG BLADE SPORTS COLUMNIST
Musings for a Monday morning, with some instant email feedback on Sunday’s column regarding the Ohio High School Athletic Association, the defeat of its competitive balance referendum, and the possibility of an upcoming petition vote that could create separate state championship tournaments for public and private schools: …

5/20/2013 12:00 AM
How Clint Eastwood made my day
BY TOM WALTON BLADE COLUMNIST
Clint Eastwood is a friend of mine. How’s that for name-dropping? …

5/19/2013 7:22 AM
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. …

5/19/2013 7:27 AM
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. …

5/19/2013 7:24 AM
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. …

5/19/2013 12:00 AM
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 …

5/18/2013 11:46 PM
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. …

5/19/2013 12:48 AM
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. …