http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:03:11 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/04/editorial-court-protects-speech-vs-medicine/stories/20260405058 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/04/editorial-court-protects-speech-vs-medicine/stories/20260405058#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/04/editorial-court-protects-speech-vs-medicine/stories/20260405058 The Supreme Court has taken a position on the issue of “conversion therapy” that extends the protections of the First Amendment at a time when trends coming both from the left and right have our freedom of speech under attack. The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington on April 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/04/editorial-toledos-bad-budget-shorts-our-future/stories/20260405061 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/04/editorial-toledos-bad-budget-shorts-our-future/stories/20260405061#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/04/editorial-toledos-bad-budget-shorts-our-future/stories/20260405061 Toledo’s billion-dollar city budget is a blueprint for economic retreat. One Government Center (Michael V. DiSalle Government Center) on Dec. 26, 2018. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/03/editorial-trump-s-iran-blindspot/stories/20260403017 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/03/editorial-trump-s-iran-blindspot/stories/20260403017#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:31:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/03/editorial-trump-s-iran-blindspot/stories/20260403017 President Trump’s address to the nation on the war with Iran had qualities of his social media rants but no clarity. President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/03/editorial-yosts-trial-tactics-flawed/stories/20260404010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/03/editorial-yosts-trial-tactics-flawed/stories/20260404010#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/03/editorial-yosts-trial-tactics-flawed/stories/20260404010 Change tactics or throw in the towel: that’s the message Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost should seriously ponder but apparently has not. 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 in Bowling Green. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/02/editorial-solar-powered-growth/stories/20260402028 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/02/editorial-solar-powered-growth/stories/20260402028#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:36:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/02/editorial-solar-powered-growth/stories/20260402028 The one expanding manufacturing category in northwest Ohio is solar energy, and Toledoans learned more about that important energy sector Monday with a speech from a top executive of the nation’s largest solar cell manufacturer. 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/2026/04/02/editorial-nationwide-s-toledo-investment/stories/20260402017 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/02/editorial-nationwide-s-toledo-investment/stories/20260402017#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:34:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/04/02/editorial-nationwide-s-toledo-investment/stories/20260402017 A $100 million expansion in Toledo by Nationwide Children’s Hospital is more than good news on health care and economic development: It secures an important partnership into the future. Rick Miller, the president of Nationwide Children's Toledo, stands inside of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Toledo on March 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/31/editorial-population-crisis-not-getting-better/stories/20260401013 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/31/editorial-population-crisis-not-getting-better/stories/20260401013#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/31/editorial-population-crisis-not-getting-better/stories/20260401013 Remember all the reassurances from Gov. Mike DeWine and JobsOhio CEO J.P. Nauseef that the projected population loss for Lucas County and northwest Ohio is not happening? The downtown Toledo skyline on Aug. 11, 2023. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/30/editorial-trump-perfecting-weaponization/stories/20260329048 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/30/editorial-trump-perfecting-weaponization/stories/20260329048#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/30/editorial-trump-perfecting-weaponization/stories/20260329048 The Trump Administration’s attempt to create a criminal case against Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell is turning into a textbook instance of corrupt use of law enforcement for political purposes. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gestures while addressing students at Harvard University on March 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/29/editorial-listen-to-leaders-on-data-centers/stories/20260329043 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/29/editorial-listen-to-leaders-on-data-centers/stories/20260329043#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/29/editorial-listen-to-leaders-on-data-centers/stories/20260329043 Ohio business, labor, and technology leadership have finally come together to make a compelling case for the much maligned data center. 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/2026/03/28/editorial-who-should-we-blame/stories/20260331004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/28/editorial-who-should-we-blame/stories/20260331004#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/28/editorial-who-should-we-blame/stories/20260331004 Apoorva Ramaswamy has shocking news in the opening commercial for her husband Vivek’s campaign for governor: “Ohio families are working hard but falling behind.” Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican candidate for governor of Ohio, speaks at a rally on Jan. 7 in Cleveland. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/28/editorial-data-center-opponents-meet/stories/20260330006 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/28/editorial-data-center-opponents-meet/stories/20260330006#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/28/editorial-data-center-opponents-meet/stories/20260330006 The anti-data center movement in northwest Ohio made an appearance in Rossford last Monday night to stop something that can’t happen anyway. Chris Segura, firefighter, challenges talking points made by mayor of Rossford, Neil MacKinnon III, during a public hearing about the fire department situation in the city at Rossford town hall on Jan. 8, 2023 in Rossford. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/27/editorial-library-keeps-polish-history/stories/20260328011 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/27/editorial-library-keeps-polish-history/stories/20260328011#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/27/editorial-library-keeps-polish-history/stories/20260328011 Like the descendants of Polish immigrants themselves, the genealogical society that tracked European Polish immigrants to Toledo has relocated to the suburbs. From front to back, Members of the Toledo Polish Genealogical Society Carol Schwartz, Janice Hojnicki, and Dr. Cindy Ratkowski research their ancestors on March 11 at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Walbridge. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/27/editorial-no-more-khameneis/stories/20260327006 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/27/editorial-no-more-khameneis/stories/20260327006#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:40:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/27/editorial-no-more-khameneis/stories/20260327006 Recent news that there is an Iranian official with whom the Trump Administration could do business suggests government change in that oppressed land may yet happen. A mourner holds a poster depicting Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, the successor to his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, as supreme leader, during the funeral procession for senior Iranian military officials and civilians killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign in Tehran, Iran on March 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/26/editorial-impeachable-offense-it-s-not-but-it-s-gross/stories/20260325012 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/26/editorial-impeachable-offense-it-s-not-but-it-s-gross/stories/20260325012#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:36:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/26/editorial-impeachable-offense-it-s-not-but-it-s-gross/stories/20260325012 The founders, in their wisdom, set the threshold for impeaching a president at the commission of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, in 2019. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/26/editorial-let-raise-grant-proceed/stories/20260326016 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/26/editorial-let-raise-grant-proceed/stories/20260326016#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:34:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/26/editorial-let-raise-grant-proceed/stories/20260326016 Kudos to Robert Smith and the African-America Legacy Project for promoting the Art Tatum Business District, but trying to put the kibosh on a $20 million federal grant to Toledo is the wrong way to go about it. Director, Robert Smith addresses members of the African American Legacy Project after attending the Toledo City Council meeting on March 17 to advocate for investment in the Dorr Street community. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/24/editorial-ut-has-last-laugh-satire-piece/stories/20260325008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/24/editorial-ut-has-last-laugh-satire-piece/stories/20260325008#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/24/editorial-ut-has-last-laugh-satire-piece/stories/20260325008 One of the best ways to gauge the capabilities of any organization is to observe the reaction to unplanned events. The rocket outside the University of Toledo’s Glass Bowl in Toledo on Aug. 2, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/23/editorial-eyes-on-jobsohio-transparency-act/stories/20260324004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/23/editorial-eyes-on-jobsohio-transparency-act/stories/20260324004#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/23/editorial-eyes-on-jobsohio-transparency-act/stories/20260324004 The scandal that forced the resignation in disgrace of Ohio State University President Ted Carter has splashed major dirt on JobsOhio but clueless leaders at the Statehouse have no intention of asking questions. Featured speaker JobsOhio CEO J.P. Nauseef talks about the sector opportunity zones in the region at a Lucas County Economic Development Corporation conference at the Glass City Center on Nov. 12, 2025, in downtown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/22/editorial-inevitable-decision/stories/20260323008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/22/editorial-inevitable-decision/stories/20260323008#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/22/editorial-inevitable-decision/stories/20260323008 The state GOP-endorsed candidate for governor, Vivek Ramaswamy, has inadvertently forced a much-needed debate in Ohio on the relative importance of state tax cuts vs. the benefits of state-supported resources. GOP candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy speaks before at an event where Vice President JD Vance highlighs the Trump Administration's commitment to lower prices, bigger paychecks, and creating more good-paying jobs in Ohio and across the Midwest on Jan. 22 at Midwest Terminals in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/21/editorial-an-asset-destroyed/stories/20260322070 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/21/editorial-an-asset-destroyed/stories/20260322070#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/21/editorial-an-asset-destroyed/stories/20260322070 We wholeheartedly agree with the need to demolish abandoned and unsafe dwellings aggressively in the city of Toledo. Bryce Robinson stands for a photo in front of his home, which was torn down by the city, in Toledo on March 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/21/editorial-foundations-new-direction/stories/20260322062 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/21/editorial-foundations-new-direction/stories/20260322062#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/21/editorial-foundations-new-direction/stories/20260322062 The Greater Toledo Community Foundation is in the midst of transformational change that will put the city’s foremost philanthropic organization at the frontline in addressing the most pressing needs and opportunities specific to Toledo. Kate Sommerfeld, President and CEO of the Greater Toledo Community Foundation, speaks during The Northwest Ohio Nonprofit Excellence Awards on Oct. 30, 2024, at The Pinnacle in Maumee.