http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:16:38 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-editor-why-theres-street-sign-monsignor-schmit/stories/20260619010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-editor-why-theres-street-sign-monsignor-schmit/stories/20260619010#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:42:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-editor-why-theres-street-sign-monsignor-schmit/stories/20260619010 For over 50 years, Msgr. Schmit served the youth of northwest Ohio. A year after his ordination, he was appointed to Catholic Charities and was named assistant director of the Catholic Youth Organization. Under his guidance, the CYO evolved into the most successful unit in the state — an original four basketball teams eventually reached over 600! Having been first appointed assistant director of Catholic Charities and Director of Diocesan Youth Department in 1942, Monsignor expanded the Catholic Club Ministry to inner city youth. He further expanded CYO athletic, cultural and spiritual activities to the entire Diocese of Toledo. Msgr. Jerome Schmit Way sign in Hensville on St. Clair Street in Toledo on June 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/18/lessenberry-anti-semitism-rages-in-michigan/stories/20260618016 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/18/lessenberry-anti-semitism-rages-in-michigan/stories/20260618016#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:27:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/18/lessenberry-anti-semitism-rages-in-michigan/stories/20260618016 FERNDALE, Mich. — There have always been anti-Semitic incidents in Michigan, with some years worse than others. There have been a number of high-profile cases, including the attack in March on Temple Israel, Michigan’s largest single congregation. Police vehicles sit outside the Temple Israel synagogue March 13 in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dont-underutilize-glass-city-riverwalk/stories/20260617007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dont-underutilize-glass-city-riverwalk/stories/20260617007#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:28:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dont-underutilize-glass-city-riverwalk/stories/20260617007 Overshadowed by the turmoil from a mass shooting at the previous weekend’s Old West End Festival was the official opening on a newly rebuilt city park on the city’s downtown waterfront. Curtis Jones, Carlos Lucio, and Quinton Blam fish off the Glass City Riverwalk in east Toledo, following a torrential downpour on June 9. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-deal-must-end-iran-s-terror/stories/20260618019 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-deal-must-end-iran-s-terror/stories/20260618019#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:39:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-deal-must-end-iran-s-terror/stories/20260618019 When it comes to ending the Iran war, the United States had many objectives, some more important than others. A man who returns to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, flashes victory sign as he stands on the rubble of his destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dana-eaton-deal-good-for-community/stories/20260617008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dana-eaton-deal-good-for-community/stories/20260617008#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:38:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dana-eaton-deal-good-for-community/stories/20260617008 Dana Inc. has been instrumental to Greater Toledo prosperity since it moved here from New Jersey in 1928 to be closer to the automakers in Detroit. Dana Inc. headquarters in Maumee, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-the-editor-nutrient-pollution-leads-way/stories/20260618015 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-the-editor-nutrient-pollution-leads-way/stories/20260618015#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:37:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-the-editor-nutrient-pollution-leads-way/stories/20260618015 Your readers need to know a new report from EPA scientists states: 1) the largest water pollution problem is nutrient pollution; 2) agriculture is the primary cause and 3) factory “farms” are responsible for half of all nutrient pollution. A view of Lake Erie taken from the Gibraltar Island shoreline. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/06/18/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-6-18/stories/20260618083 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/06/18/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-6-18/stories/20260618083#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:19:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/06/18/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-6-18/stories/20260618083 Click the image above to view the full cartoon. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/06/18/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-6-18/stories/20260618082 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/06/18/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-6-18/stories/20260618082#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:18:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/06/18/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-6-18/stories/20260618082 Click the image above to view the full cartoon. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/17/hussian-america-for-sale-just-in-time-for-its-250th-birthday/stories/20260617004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/17/hussian-america-for-sale-just-in-time-for-its-250th-birthday/stories/20260617004#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:59:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/17/hussian-america-for-sale-just-in-time-for-its-250th-birthday/stories/20260617004 I WAS shocked when I learned that the White House (also called the People’s House) was going to be the venue for a barbaric sport called Ultimate Fighting Championship. The current occupant of the White House has called it the greatest sport. Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/16/editorial-data-center-indecision/stories/20260620005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/16/editorial-data-center-indecision/stories/20260620005#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:43:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/16/editorial-data-center-indecision/stories/20260620005 In 1982, “stay the course” was a Republican mantra when Ronald Reagan was president and his policies were blamed for a painful recession and electoral drubbing for many GOP candidates. Meta's Stanton Springs Data Center is visible on Jan. 13 in Newton County, Ga. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/15/editorial-art-steal/stories/20260616022 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/15/editorial-art-steal/stories/20260616022#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/15/editorial-art-steal/stories/20260616022 In the grand scheme of international events the delay in opening the 1.5-mile Gordie Howe International Bridge between Ontario and Detroit is not a big deal. But the reason for the delay in the long-awaited bridge is simply appalling. President Donald Trump walks towards reporters as he arrives for the G7 summit on June 15 in Evian-les-Bains, France. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/15/to-editor-drivers-must-show-courtesy/stories/20260616004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/15/to-editor-drivers-must-show-courtesy/stories/20260616004#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/15/to-editor-drivers-must-show-courtesy/stories/20260616004 Recently there have been a couple of good editorial letters regarding speed and speed limits on The Blade editorial page. The dictionary definition of the word limit is “the maximum allowable amount permitted,” not a suggestion to be ignored. Therefore, a speed limit is the maximum speed allowed on that roadway. A variable speed limit sign on I475-US23 north of US24 in Maumee on June 27, 2017. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/15/to-editor-will-toledo-keep-honoring-wrongdoer/stories/20260616003 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/15/to-editor-will-toledo-keep-honoring-wrongdoer/stories/20260616003#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/15/to-editor-will-toledo-keep-honoring-wrongdoer/stories/20260616003 Our society honors many heroic figures like Mother Theresa and Martin Luther King, Jr. We often dedicate statues, intersections, buildings, and squares to soldiers and police who bravely protected others and were killed in the line of duty. Msgr. Jerome Schmit. Clohessy https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/14/editorial-let-voters-decide-photo-id/stories/20260615014 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/14/editorial-let-voters-decide-photo-id/stories/20260615014#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/14/editorial-let-voters-decide-photo-id/stories/20260615014 The proposed Ohio Constitutional amendment requiring photo ID to vote is an appropriate precaution to ensure Ohio’s elections are open only to voters who meet the qualifications of the law. The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse on April 15, 2024 in Columbus. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/13/editorial-cartoon-kirk-walters-6-14-26/stories/20260613109 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/13/editorial-cartoon-kirk-walters-6-14-26/stories/20260613109#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/13/editorial-cartoon-kirk-walters-6-14-26/stories/20260613109 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/13/calmes-trump-stealing-americans-faith-elections/stories/20260613024 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/13/calmes-trump-stealing-americans-faith-elections/stories/20260613024#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/13/calmes-trump-stealing-americans-faith-elections/stories/20260613024 It hasn’t even been a year since President Trump, the temporary resident of the White House, unilaterally announced he was adding a $200 million ballroom. (He didn’t mention he’d be tearing down the century-old East Wing to make room.) In the 11 months since, the estimated cost of the project that he repeatedly boasts is “under budget and ahead of schedule” has grown by a factor of seven. So has Trump’s list of capital vanity projects: a renamed, redesigned Trump-Kennedy Center, a 250-foot triumphal arch, a so-called heroes garden of 250 statues, a $13 million resurfaced Reflecting Pool, gold-leafed equestrian statues, a South Lawn arena for Sunday’s UFC cage fights celebrating Trump’s 80th birthday, and a new plan he sprung just last week for a “Trump promenade” from the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River. A double rainbow is seen from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on June 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/13/shribman-typewriters-were-catalysts-that-advanced-women/stories/20260614045 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/13/shribman-typewriters-were-catalysts-that-advanced-women/stories/20260614045#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/13/shribman-typewriters-were-catalysts-that-advanced-women/stories/20260614045 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The landmark moments in the history of women are well-known and widely recognized: 1848 (the Seneca Falls Convention that challenged the prevailing status of women); 1920 (the ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women the vote); 1972 (Title IX, banning sex-based discrimination in activities underwritten by the federal government); and 1973 and 2022 (the creation of abortion rights and the overturning of Roe vs. Wade). The type­writer was what brought women out­side the home and into the work­place. It gave them pro­fes­sional sta­tus and in­dis­pens­abil­ity, ac­cord­ing to col­um­nist David Shrib­man. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/13/editorial-gop-waking-up/stories/20260614044 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/13/editorial-gop-waking-up/stories/20260614044#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/13/editorial-gop-waking-up/stories/20260614044 Political reality is returning to Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly in the wake of a brouhaha over Medicaid fraud in Ohio. At right, 9th Congressional District candidate Josh Williams greets Shelley Cenci after she voted on May 5 at Anthony Wayne High School in Whitehouse. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/13/editorial-short-term-rentals-goes-unaddressed/stories/20260614043 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/13/editorial-short-term-rentals-goes-unaddressed/stories/20260614043#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/13/editorial-short-term-rentals-goes-unaddressed/stories/20260614043 While city council members are wringing their hands over weak Ohio gun laws or cuts in state funding as a cause for the mass shooting at the Old West End Festival on Saturday, they should be ashamed of their inaction on the crime that rocked Toledo last June. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz speaks during a news conference about the shooting at the Old West End Festival on June 9.