Home → Opinion
185 stories in section, viewing 11 through 20
Page 2 / 19
5/19/2013 12:42 AM
Drinking, driving, freedom
Editorials
More than any other nation, the United States can’t quite make up its mind whether alcohol is a blessing or a curse. Founding Fathers such as Benjamin Franklin liked to lift a glass. …
Drinking, driving, freedom
Editorials
More than any other nation, the United States can’t quite make up its mind whether alcohol is a blessing or a curse. Founding Fathers such as Benjamin Franklin liked to lift a glass. …
5/19/2013 12:41 AM
Homeless service systems must change
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Your May 15 editorial “Cutting shelters” includes incorrect information about funding for centralized homelessness assessment. You unfairly place blame for a rift with Toledo shelters solely at the feet of the city administration and Toledo-Lucas County Homelessness Board. …
Homeless service systems must change
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Your May 15 editorial “Cutting shelters” includes incorrect information about funding for centralized homelessness assessment. You unfairly place blame for a rift with Toledo shelters solely at the feet of the city administration and Toledo-Lucas County Homelessness Board. …
5/19/2013 12:39 AM
Broader look at tree saga
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In response to Blade Associate Editor Keith C. Burris’ May 11 op-ed column, "Toledo, spare those trees," about the Cherrylawn Drive reconstruction project: In 2007, Cherrylawn was in an unacceptable condition. I told the neighborhood that I would champion the repairs necessary to correct the situation. …
Broader look at tree saga
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In response to Blade Associate Editor Keith C. Burris’ May 11 op-ed column, "Toledo, spare those trees," about the Cherrylawn Drive reconstruction project: In 2007, Cherrylawn was in an unacceptable condition. I told the neighborhood that I would champion the repairs necessary to correct the situation. …
5/19/2013 12:43 AM
Express distress
Editorials
New academic study confirms what Toledo area air travelers already know: The number of passenger flights out of Toledo Express Airport plummeted by three-fourths between 2007 and 2012. The report warns that our local airport “may be at risk for future loss of all network carrier air service.”A …
Express distress
Editorials
New academic study confirms what Toledo area air travelers already know: The number of passenger flights out of Toledo Express Airport plummeted by three-fourths between 2007 and 2012. The report warns that our local airport “may be at risk for future loss of all network carrier air service.”A …
5/19/2013 12:35 AM
Still a place on campus for affirmative action
BY DAVID KUSHMA
BLADE EDITOR
Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will answer a fateful question: Does the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the law still allow universities to take race into account when they decide which applicants to admit? …
Still a place on campus for affirmative action
Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will answer a fateful question: Does the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the law still allow universities to take race into account when they decide which applicants to admit? …
5/19/2013 12:24 AM
Obama wrong on Social Security
BY NORMAN WERNET
President Obama, to balance his budget, proposes cutting Social Security cost-of-living adjustments by adopting the “chained” Consumer Price Index (CPI) formula. That plan would cut the buying power of more than 2.1 million Social Security beneficiaries in Ohio. …
Obama wrong on Social Security
President Obama, to balance his budget, proposes cutting Social Security cost-of-living adjustments by adopting the “chained” Consumer Price Index (CPI) formula. That plan would cut the buying power of more than 2.1 million Social Security beneficiaries in Ohio. …
5/19/2013 12:27 AM
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. …
Administration scandals cross sacred lines
Any presidential administration should know better than to mess with the press or the Internal Revenue Service. …
5/17/2013 11:33 PM
Nigeria’s test
Editorials
The state of emergency declared this week by President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria is a clear signal to that country’s armed forces that it is time for them to take decisive action. …
Nigeria’s test
Editorials
The state of emergency declared this week by President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria is a clear signal to that country’s armed forces that it is time for them to take decisive action. …
5/17/2013 11:35 PM
Super-sizing wages
Editorials
Protesters outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Milwaukee this week summed up, in a few words, what might turn out to be some of the most significant job actions in the past 40 years: “Hold the burgers, hold the fries/Make my wages supersize.” …
Super-sizing wages
Editorials
Protesters outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Milwaukee this week summed up, in a few words, what might turn out to be some of the most significant job actions in the past 40 years: “Hold the burgers, hold the fries/Make my wages supersize.” …
5/17/2013 11:33 PM
Save Head Start
Editorials
The Economic Opportunity Planning Association of Greater Toledo (EOPA) is out as operator of the Head Start preschool program in Lucas County. The federal government has denied EOPA’s appeal of the cancellation of its contract. Next month, EOPA’s $13 million annual Head Start grant runs out. …
Save Head Start
Editorials
The Economic Opportunity Planning Association of Greater Toledo (EOPA) is out as operator of the Head Start preschool program in Lucas County. The federal government has denied EOPA’s appeal of the cancellation of its contract. Next month, EOPA’s $13 million annual Head Start grant runs out. …
Page 2 / 19
Facebook
Twitter
RSS