http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 15 May 2026 04:15:20 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/15/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-Acknowledge-Hamas-crimes-div/stories/20260515008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/15/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-Acknowledge-Hamas-crimes-div/stories/20260515008#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 10:43:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/15/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-Acknowledge-Hamas-crimes-div/stories/20260515008 When the question comes up again in December about whether to continue Lucas County’s investment in Israeli bonds, let’s keep the discussion on whether it’s a profitable and legally appropriate investment vehicle for the county. Lucas County Treasurer Lindsay Webb addresses protesters who advocate for Lucas County to divest from Israel during an advisory meeting Aug. 22, 2025 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/14/editorial-oregon-s-new-administrator/stories/20260514018 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/14/editorial-oregon-s-new-administrator/stories/20260514018#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 10:40:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/14/editorial-oregon-s-new-administrator/stories/20260514018 The city of Oregon was wise to select a new city administrator with extensive economic development experience since the biggest project in city history is stalled by indecision. But if Oregon City Council made that selection to shut down the Oregon Economic Development Foundation, they are fools. Brodin Walters https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/14/editorial-putin-s-end-in-sight/stories/20260516004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/14/editorial-putin-s-end-in-sight/stories/20260516004#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 10:39:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/14/editorial-putin-s-end-in-sight/stories/20260516004 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent pronouncement that the war against Ukraine could end soon has no credibility but still must mean something, aside from begging an obvious observation: Since Putin initiated the war and is the one who keeps it going, the war cannot end unless Putin decrees it or is removed from office. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the awarding ceremony for the Order "For Valiant Labor" to employees of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology, part of the Roscosmos state space corporation, in Moscow on May 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/12/editorial-good-sign-failing-ballot-issues/stories/20260513007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/12/editorial-good-sign-failing-ballot-issues/stories/20260513007#comments Wed, 13 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/12/editorial-good-sign-failing-ballot-issues/stories/20260513007 As skeptical as we have been here at The Blade Editorial Board about proposed ballot amendments to ban the property tax and to ban data centers, we were encouraged to learn that both are considered unlikely to get on the November ballot. A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., Jan. 14, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/guest-editorial-good-bye-pittsburgh/stories/20260512002 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/guest-editorial-good-bye-pittsburgh/stories/20260512002#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/guest-editorial-good-bye-pittsburgh/stories/20260512002 This is the final editorial from the Post-Gazette (Pa.) Editorial Board. As a nonprofit organization, the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, which has purchased the Post-Gazette’s assets from Block Communications Inc., does not support or oppose public policies or candidates for public office. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette sits in a newspaper rack in Pittsburgh on May 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-toledo-innovation-works-serves-need/stories/20260512005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-toledo-innovation-works-serves-need/stories/20260512005#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-toledo-innovation-works-serves-need/stories/20260512005 Successful Toledo innovation needs to be recognized and celebrated if only to encourage more game-changing ideas to take root. Junior Achievement 5th Year Program founder Jim Pollock leads students through a practice graduation ceremony at the Glass City Center on May 6 in downtown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-yost-s-job-jump/stories/20260511013 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-yost-s-job-jump/stories/20260511013#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 10:22:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-yost-s-job-jump/stories/20260511013 Departing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost had 2,484,753 good reasons not to leave his post early, no matter the significance of the legal siren song that has drawn him to the Alliance Defending Freedom. Ohio attorney general Dave Yost speaks during a rally in Middletown, Ohio, July 22, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-competitive-elections-return/stories/20260510055 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-competitive-elections-return/stories/20260510055#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-competitive-elections-return/stories/20260510055 It’s been a while since Ohio has seen competitive statewide races. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton speaks at a primary election night campaign event after winning the party's nomination for governor in Columbus on May 5. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-trans-still-potent-issue-election/stories/20260508010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-trans-still-potent-issue-election/stories/20260508010#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-trans-still-potent-issue-election/stories/20260508010 The filing of a lawsuit last week by the Trump Administration’s Education Department indicates that the issue of transgender rights will still be a political factor in November and two years from now in the next presidential contest. Briley Lechner, 16, listens during a news conference on Dec. 8, 2025, in front of the Monroe County Courthouse in Monroe, Michigan. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-goldfish-invasion-damages-ecosystem/stories/20260508009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-goldfish-invasion-damages-ecosystem/stories/20260508009#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 10:33:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-goldfish-invasion-damages-ecosystem/stories/20260508009 If you enjoy eating perch or walleye from Lake Erie or think it’s important to protect the billion-dollar bonanza to Ohio from fishermen on the lake, heed recent University of Toledo research on the seemingly harmless goldfish in freshwater lakes. Fancy goldfish swim in tanks at The Fish Guys on Sylvania Avenue in west Toledo on May 4. The common goldfish, from which the fancy goldfish were bred, was found by University of Toledo researchers to be harmful to native fish when introduced into freshwater ecosystems. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-protect-funding-h2ohio/stories/20260510064 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-protect-funding-h2ohio/stories/20260510064#comments Sat, 09 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-protect-funding-h2ohio/stories/20260510064 Given the escalating threats to Lake Erie water quality and the public health along the western basin of the lake, no location in Ohio has a bigger stake in protecting the H2Ohio program than residents of Greater Toledo. Contributing members and staff of H2Ohio, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Senate, Ducks Unlimited, and more stand together during a ribbon-cutting for the completion of a wetland project at Mallard Club Wildlife Area in Oregon on April 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/07/editorial-pastoral-center-enhances-owe/stories/20260507024 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/07/editorial-pastoral-center-enhances-owe/stories/20260507024#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 10:30:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/07/editorial-pastoral-center-enhances-owe/stories/20260507024 The construction of a new headquarters for the Catholic Diocese of Toledo is noteworthy because it will be a beautiful new building in the Old West End, as significant as any new construction in that neighborhood in decades. Bishop Daniel Thomas, center, readies his hard hat before the Diocese of Toledo breaks ground for its new Pastoral Center across from Catholic centerpiece Rosary Cathedral on May 4 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/07/editorial-end-game-in-iran-emerging/stories/20260507017 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/07/editorial-end-game-in-iran-emerging/stories/20260507017#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 10:29:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/07/editorial-end-game-in-iran-emerging/stories/20260507017 The Trump Administration, ever shifting in its strategy and handling of its war in Iran, undertook a new strategy late Tuesday that was a change from the new strategy that was undertaken Monday. Motorbikes drive past a billboard with graphic showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, with his framed fist amongst his supporters framed fists in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 6. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/05/editorial-kings-speech-deserved-ovation/stories/20260506010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/05/editorial-kings-speech-deserved-ovation/stories/20260506010#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/05/editorial-kings-speech-deserved-ovation/stories/20260506010 The visiting King of England, in the United States to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American freedom, performed the high service of reminding us of the national virtues worthy of celebration. Britain's King Charles III attends a parade and block party event on the final day of a state visit on April 30 in Front Royal, Va. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/04/editorial-not-profile-courage/stories/20260505006 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/04/editorial-not-profile-courage/stories/20260505006#comments Tue, 05 May 2026 03:07:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/04/editorial-not-profile-courage/stories/20260505006 The judicial canon of ethics prohibits nominees to the Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeal, and the U.S. District Courts from conveying their personal opinions on issues that could come before them in court. Supposedly, this protects the court system from judges whose impartiality is called into question by their association with certain opinions. United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio seal. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/03/editoiral-haitians-need-protection/stories/20260504010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/03/editoiral-haitians-need-protection/stories/20260504010#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/03/editoiral-haitians-need-protection/stories/20260504010 The cruel move to expel 350,000 Haitians living and working in the United States, especially the 15,000 or so in Springfield, Ohio, under temporary protected status is based on demonstrable lies. It probably doesn’t matter. The sun rises over the city of Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 16, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/02/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-Epic-Toledo-performance-div/stories/20260503056 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/02/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-Epic-Toledo-performance-div/stories/20260503056#comments Sun, 03 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/02/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-Epic-Toledo-performance-div/stories/20260503056 In Toledo, a star is born. Vincent Mauri, of Warren, crosses the finish line as the first place men’s marathon finisher, during the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo on April 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/02/editorial-9th-district-decision/stories/20260503042 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/02/editorial-9th-district-decision/stories/20260503042#comments Sun, 03 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/02/editorial-9th-district-decision/stories/20260503042 From a local voter’s point of view, the key race in Tuesday’s primary election is the five-way Republican contest to take on veteran U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) in November, and that’s a decision only Republicans get to make. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is interviewed Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/01/editorial-gun-death-danger/stories/20260501008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/01/editorial-gun-death-danger/stories/20260501008#comments Fri, 01 May 2026 10:33:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/01/editorial-gun-death-danger/stories/20260501008 It’s tragic but not surprising that Lucas County has the second highest rate of youth gun deaths in Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/01/editorial-missing-magna-carta/stories/20260502008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/01/editorial-missing-magna-carta/stories/20260502008#comments Sat, 02 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/01/editorial-missing-magna-carta/stories/20260502008 On Tuesday, King Charles of the United Kingdom told a joint session of Congress, “America’s words carry weight and meaning, as they have since independence. The actions of this great nation matter even more.” Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 17, 2018.