http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:01:22 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/04/editorial-city-of-oregon-s-disruptive-dispute/stories/20260604023 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/04/editorial-city-of-oregon-s-disruptive-dispute/stories/20260604023#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:42:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/04/editorial-city-of-oregon-s-disruptive-dispute/stories/20260604023 The city of Oregon and the Oregon Economic Development Foundation have a historically successful partnership that’s coming unglued over a petty financial dispute. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/04/editorial-it-s-your-own-kid/stories/20260603010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/04/editorial-it-s-your-own-kid/stories/20260603010#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:38:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/04/editorial-it-s-your-own-kid/stories/20260603010 If nothing else, police officers tempted to shoot off their mouths to kids should remember that everything is digitally recorded these days. Bodycam footage provided by the Toledo Police Department of an incident involving a stop of a group of teens for jaywalking. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/02/editorial-refund-tariffs-universally/stories/20260603009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/02/editorial-refund-tariffs-universally/stories/20260603009#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/02/editorial-refund-tariffs-universally/stories/20260603009 The Trump Administration’s penchant for creating upheaval has surfaced yet again with the decision to appeal the universal refunds ordered by the courts to all 330,000 companies hit with $166 billion in unlawful tariff payments. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, on May 23, 2025, in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/01/editorial-10b-bet-van-wert/stories/20260602007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/01/editorial-10b-bet-van-wert/stories/20260602007#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:46:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/01/editorial-10b-bet-van-wert/stories/20260602007 For 19 long years, Van Wert has been working to attract major economic development to a 1,600-acre industrial park. It has finally happened and the community is set to collect $10 million a year for the next 20 years because of that development success. The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, a decommissioned uranium enrichment plant, is visible after the U.S. Department of Energy announced a new data center at the site on March 20 in Piketon, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/31/editorial-republic-less-service-more-cost/stories/20260530013 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/31/editorial-republic-less-service-more-cost/stories/20260530013#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/31/editorial-republic-less-service-more-cost/stories/20260530013 Toledo City Council’s approval of Republic Services as the city’s regular trash provider is an outcome that results in reduced services and at a higher cost, in the form of higher monthly trash collection fees. A Republic Services truck was parked in the lot of the Zablocki Center Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/30/editorial-first-solar-soars/stories/20260602005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/30/editorial-first-solar-soars/stories/20260602005#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/30/editorial-first-solar-soars/stories/20260602005 Despite Ohio’s legal hostility to utility grade solar power, Greater Toledo’s First Solar is soaring because of economic trends that even anti-solar state legislators cannot impede. Mike Koralewski, chief supply chain officer at First Solar, speaks during a Rotary Club of Toledo meeting at the Glass City Center in Toledo on March 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/30/editorial-protecting-haitians/stories/20260531074 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/30/editorial-protecting-haitians/stories/20260531074#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 00:56:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/30/editorial-protecting-haitians/stories/20260531074 Sylvania Northview grad Geoff Pipoly’s oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court is much more than a local boy makes good story. A mural that reads "Greetings from Springfield Ohio" is seen painted on an alley wall on Sept. 17, 2024, in Springfield, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/30/editorial-shame-on-parents/stories/20260531068 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/30/editorial-shame-on-parents/stories/20260531068#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/30/editorial-shame-on-parents/stories/20260531068 Toledo would like to be famous for its glass, its Lake Erie recreation, its industrial and sports history, its affordable real estate, Jamie Farr and Gloria Steinem, and lots of other things. Jessica Anderson. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/29/editorial-endorsement-can-t-trump-voters/stories/20260529008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/29/editorial-endorsement-can-t-trump-voters/stories/20260529008#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 10:28:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/29/editorial-endorsement-can-t-trump-voters/stories/20260529008 Republican Derek Merrin has President Trump’s “complete and total endorsement” in the 9th congressional district rematch with incumbent Democrat Marcy Kaptur. But if he wins, Mr. Merrin will not serve northwest Ohio well unless his first and foremost allegiance is to voters here and the issues that assist them. Derek Merrin, a Republican candidate running for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District primary, speaks during an event at Schaller Memorial Building in Perrysburg on March 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/29/editorial-gov-dewines-decision-wrong/stories/20260530012 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/29/editorial-gov-dewines-decision-wrong/stories/20260530012#comments Sat, 30 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/29/editorial-gov-dewines-decision-wrong/stories/20260530012 Gov. Mike DeWine’s suspension of the sales tax exemption for data center development Wednesday was a major policy mistake that should be reversed as soon as possible. Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, arrives to an event at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting on Feb. 19, 2026 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/27/editorial-an-even-bigger-dewine-mistake/stories/20260528031 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/27/editorial-an-even-bigger-dewine-mistake/stories/20260528031#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/27/editorial-an-even-bigger-dewine-mistake/stories/20260528031 Gov. Mike DeWine’s take on his biggest mistake as Ohio’s chief executive officer misses the mark by a mile. Mr. DeWine was the guest at the Columbus Metropolitan Club last week, where he repeated his frequent mea culpa for signing a gambling bill into law, which he called his “biggest mistake” as governor. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a celebration of Bird Ohio Day amid the Biggest Week in American Birding at the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area near Oak Harbor on May 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/27/editorial-toledo-trade-renaissance/stories/20260528026 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/27/editorial-toledo-trade-renaissance/stories/20260528026#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/27/editorial-toledo-trade-renaissance/stories/20260528026 Departing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost had the vision to toast Toledo in his exit interview with Blade Columbus Bureau Chief Danny Eldredge. Students listen to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, right, and former Ohio Attorney General Lee Fisher answer civics questions in a moderated discussion for BGSU's first Constitution Week Leadership Luncheon at the student union on Sept. 19, 2025, in Bowling Green. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/26/editorial-stay-firm-build-south-end-solar/stories/20260527004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/26/editorial-stay-firm-build-south-end-solar/stories/20260527004#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 14:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/26/editorial-stay-firm-build-south-end-solar/stories/20260527004 The easy way out for Toledo City Council will be to refuse to move ahead with a planned solar field in the face of a disproportionately aggressive attack on the plan. Solar panels operate Jan. 14, 2026, in Lancaster, Ky. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/25/editorial-city-state-target-debtors/stories/20260526005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/25/editorial-city-state-target-debtors/stories/20260526005#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/25/editorial-city-state-target-debtors/stories/20260526005 Toledo may want to add a freeloaders festival to the many summer celebrations on the calendar between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Fog veils the Toledo skyline on March 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/24/editorial-data-center-protest-national/stories/20260523007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/24/editorial-data-center-protest-national/stories/20260523007#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/24/editorial-data-center-protest-national/stories/20260523007 The fact that Lucas County produced the highest number of petitions in support of a state constitutional ban on data centers reveals a disapproval of economic development that should be a major concern to all of us. Signs pro­test­ing ad­di­tional data cen­ters are in­creas­ingly be­ing seen in the re­gion and through­out the United States. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/23/editorial-airport-lost-true-advocate/stories/20260524067 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/23/editorial-airport-lost-true-advocate/stories/20260524067#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/23/editorial-airport-lost-true-advocate/stories/20260524067 Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport lost an aviation visionary with the sudden passing of Richard “Dick” Nensel on May 14. Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport near Swanton on Aug. 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/23/editorial-violent-racist-youth/stories/20260524063 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/23/editorial-violent-racist-youth/stories/20260524063#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/23/editorial-violent-racist-youth/stories/20260524063 Once again, intellectually stunted, hate-filled youth in thrall to racism have visited violence upon law-abiding people in the United States. A well-wisher kneels in front of a makeshift memorial outside the Islamic Center of San Diego in the aftermath of a shooting on May 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/23/editorial-helping-trump-lie/stories/20260524061 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/23/editorial-helping-trump-lie/stories/20260524061#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/23/editorial-helping-trump-lie/stories/20260524061 Ohio Republicans will do anything they can to boost MAGA voting in 2026, including putting an unnecessary constitutional amendment on the ballot to require photo identification to vote. President Donald Trump arrives at the White House on May 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/22/editorial-glass-city-fund-spurs-business/stories/20260522003 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/22/editorial-glass-city-fund-spurs-business/stories/20260522003#comments Fri, 22 May 2026 10:21:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/22/editorial-glass-city-fund-spurs-business/stories/20260522003 The latest rollout of the Kapszukiewicz administration’s Vibrancy Initiative grants is a hopeful sign for small-business development in the older areas of the city of Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/22/editorial-lorraine-sign-blight/stories/20260523006 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/22/editorial-lorraine-sign-blight/stories/20260523006#comments Sat, 23 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/22/editorial-lorraine-sign-blight/stories/20260523006 Close-up photos of the shuttered Lorraine Hotel in downtown Toledo tell us how dangerously close we came to a massive shower of bricks from a multistory height. The Lorraine Hotel building, which recently sold for more than $1 million, on Jefferson Avenue on Sept. 6, 2023 in Toledo.