http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:40:26 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/10/editorial-memo-to-mayors-run-for-state-office/stories/20260910009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/10/editorial-memo-to-mayors-run-for-state-office/stories/20260910009#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:44:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/10/editorial-memo-to-mayors-run-for-state-office/stories/20260910009 Memo to the Ohio Mayors Alliance: Get off the sidelines and run one of your members for governor. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz speaks during a campaign stop for Dr. Amy Acton at United Steelworkers Local 1-346 in Toledo on Aug. 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/10/editorial-provide-political-protection/stories/20260910021 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/10/editorial-provide-political-protection/stories/20260910021#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:32:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/10/editorial-provide-political-protection/stories/20260910021 Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision to give both party nominees for governor Ohio Highway Patrol security details looks pretty smart in the aftermath of an armed man lunging at Democratic nominee Amy Acton on Sunday in Mahoning County. Ohio State Highway Patrol officer. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/09/editorial-honoring-toledoan-steinem/stories/20260909008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/09/editorial-honoring-toledoan-steinem/stories/20260909008#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:05:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/09/editorial-honoring-toledoan-steinem/stories/20260909008 Toledo shaped Gloria Steinem and then Ms. Steinem did much to shape the nation. The feminist icon who did so much to change the status of American women died last Wednesday in her New York City home. Gloria Steinem speaks during the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony in Oviedo, northern Spain, Oct. 22, 2021. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/07/editorial-bgsu-models-university-success/stories/20260906049 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/07/editorial-bgsu-models-university-success/stories/20260906049#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/07/editorial-bgsu-models-university-success/stories/20260906049 Ohio has more state-supported universities than current regional demographics and education trends can support. Donald Drumm’s mural extends along the exterior of the William T. Jerome Library on BGSU’s campus on Dec. 17, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/06/editorial-labor-inflection/stories/20260907014 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/06/editorial-labor-inflection/stories/20260907014#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/06/editorial-labor-inflection/stories/20260907014 The history of the labor movement in America is one that justly is celebrated with a holiday on the first Monday of September every year. Paris Lewis, left, and her husband David Lewis of AFSCME Local 7, march with their son Obadyah, 10 months, during the Labor Day Parade on Sept. 3, 2023 on Huron Street in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/05/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-9-6-26/stories/20260905101 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/05/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-9-6-26/stories/20260905101#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 04:04:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/05/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-9-6-26/stories/20260905101 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/05/editorial-council-politically-profane/stories/20260903033 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/05/editorial-council-politically-profane/stories/20260903033#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/05/editorial-council-politically-profane/stories/20260903033 Toledo City Council’s attempt to take over control of a Toledo Catholic church is an infringement on the church’s property rights. And it’s a costly enterprise with no good exit strategy. Sacred Heart Catholic Church in East Toledo, which will undergo a local landmark designation hearing next week, on Sept. 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/05/editorial-acton-debate-decision-damaging/stories/20260906070 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/05/editorial-acton-debate-decision-damaging/stories/20260906070#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/05/editorial-acton-debate-decision-damaging/stories/20260906070 An accepted political wisdom and expected candidate conduct has been “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen,” since President Harry S. Truman uttered the phrase during turbulent times in office. Dr. Amy Acton speaks during a campaign stop at United Steelworkers Local 1-346 in Toledo on Aug. 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/04/editorial-crypto-clarity-needed/stories/20260907007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/04/editorial-crypto-clarity-needed/stories/20260907007#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:31:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/04/editorial-crypto-clarity-needed/stories/20260907007 Cryptocurrency creators are getting behind 9th District Congressional candidate Derek Merrin and that is sure to bring him some campaign cash. Republican candidate for Ohio's 9th congressional district Derek Merrin before a forum on blockchain technology on Sept. 1 at The Mez in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/04/editorial-weakling-congress-supported-ballroom/stories/20260904005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/04/editorial-weakling-congress-supported-ballroom/stories/20260904005#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:23:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/04/editorial-weakling-congress-supported-ballroom/stories/20260904005 Your local church choir has nothing on the American Congress, which does what the choir director wants. The new White House ballroom under construction, built on the demolished East Wing, is pictured, as seen from the Washington Monument Aug. 23 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/03/editorial-sports-bets-hardly-investments/stories/20260903019 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/03/editorial-sports-bets-hardly-investments/stories/20260903019#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:58:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/03/editorial-sports-bets-hardly-investments/stories/20260903019 If you put money on the Ohio State Buckeyes to beat the Michigan Wolverines you can call it a “prediction market,” but it’s gambling, not an investment. In this Nov. 18, 2019 photo, patrons visit the sports betting area of Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/03/editorial-trump-right-on-data-centers/stories/20260903017 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/03/editorial-trump-right-on-data-centers/stories/20260903017#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:53:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/03/editorial-trump-right-on-data-centers/stories/20260903017 The President’s insertion of his personal support of data center construction should have a positive impact in correcting what has become an unbalanced fear campaign against a necessary and potentially very beneficial field of development. Trump’s Truth Social post posits that China wins when data centers are defeated by local opponents. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II crew members Aug. 28, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/03/editorial-let-uptown-work-begin/stories/20260903018 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/03/editorial-let-uptown-work-begin/stories/20260903018#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:50:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/03/editorial-let-uptown-work-begin/stories/20260903018 It is tremendously reassuring that the $20 million RAISE grant — Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity — for the UpTown Innovation District is back on track. Signage and infrastructure improvements are rendered as part of an improvement project that is planned through the end of the decade. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/02/editorial-lake-erie-has-looming-issue/stories/20260901023 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/02/editorial-lake-erie-has-looming-issue/stories/20260901023#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:23:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/02/editorial-lake-erie-has-looming-issue/stories/20260901023 Good news on Lake Erie water quality shows modest but important improvement thanks to Gov. Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio program. However, big and important decisions await his successor and likely state voters as well. A view of Lake Erie from the Gibraltar Island shoreline shortly after sunrise. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/31/editorial-save-kennedy-center/stories/20260901022 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/31/editorial-save-kennedy-center/stories/20260901022#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:51:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/31/editorial-save-kennedy-center/stories/20260901022 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is too important a national treasure in our nation’s capital to be gambled with over politics. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seen from President Donald Trump's motorcade on Aug. 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/30/editorial-heed-gates-warning/stories/20260830048 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/30/editorial-heed-gates-warning/stories/20260830048#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/30/editorial-heed-gates-warning/stories/20260830048 An urgent warning of unparalleled economic and societal turbulence from technology titan Bill Gates should not be ignored. Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, leaves after a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill on June 10 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/editorial-sandusky-countys-shame/stories/20260830049 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/editorial-sandusky-countys-shame/stories/20260830049#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/editorial-sandusky-countys-shame/stories/20260830049 The Sandusky County seat of Fremont is named for the first Republican presidential candidate, John C. Fremont, and it is home to the first presidential library ever, established to honor Rutherford B. Hayes, the Republican who made his home there. The current state of the GOP in Sandusky County is an embarrassment to this heritage. Jon Ickes. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/editorial-city-council-safety/stories/20260829011 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/editorial-city-council-safety/stories/20260829011#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:14:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/editorial-city-council-safety/stories/20260829011 School is back in session and so is widespread concern about the daily safety of our children. On Wednesday Woodmore schools and the entire village of Gibsonburg were on lockdown while police searched for the assailant who stabbed and seriously injured a Gibsonburg police officer. A Flock Safety camera sits at the corner of West Central Avenue and Auburn Avenue in Toledo on Aug. 20 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-pharma-reform-can-be-handled-smoothly-br-div-1/stories/20260829009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-pharma-reform-can-be-handled-smoothly-br-div-1/stories/20260829009#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:09:01 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-pharma-reform-can-be-handled-smoothly-br-div-1/stories/20260829009 HEALTH-CARE costs remain one of the greatest challenges facing American families, employers, and state governments. Prescription drug prices continue to strain household budgets, and pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, have become an increasingly important focus of reform efforts. Patients deserve affordable medications. Employers deserve a competitive marketplace. Pharmacies deserve a level playing field. And policymakers have a responsibility to ensure the system works as intended. Statehouse Building, Ohio Capitol in Columbus, Ohio. Deeter https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/editorial-council-priorities-on-safety-puzzling/stories/20260831009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/editorial-council-priorities-on-safety-puzzling/stories/20260831009#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/29/editorial-council-priorities-on-safety-puzzling/stories/20260831009 While we share the safety concerns of neighbors who live near Brent Industries in South Toledo, we have little confidence city council will do anything besides play to media attention while the public is aroused by the two deaths in the explosion there. Firefighters work to put out a blaze after an explosion at Brent Industries on Aug. 18 in Toledo.