http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 29 May 2026 04:11:40 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/29/to-the-editor-better-days-ahead-for-n-toledo/stories/20260529006 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/29/to-the-editor-better-days-ahead-for-n-toledo/stories/20260529006#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 10:26:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/29/to-the-editor-better-days-ahead-for-n-toledo/stories/20260529006 North Toledo residents will often tell you they feel forgotten. They feel overlooked, disenfranchised, and disconnected from the systems that are supposed to serve them. Many have lost trust in government and organizations after years of feeling ignored. The new mural being pained at Jamie Farr Park in North Toledo. 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/2026/05/27/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/columnists/2026/05/27/lessenberry-duggan-dropping-out-of-race-shocks-michigan/stories/20260528019 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/27/lessenberry-duggan-dropping-out-of-race-shocks-michigan/stories/20260528019#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/27/lessenberry-duggan-dropping-out-of-race-shocks-michigan/stories/20260528019 DETROIT — Michigan politics frequently offer surprises, but there are only two times in the last half century when I have been truly shocked. One was in 1990, when John Engler beat Gov. James Blanchard despite polls showing that just couldn’t happen. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is interviewed, Dec. 3, 2024, in Detroit. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/27/to-the-editor-lets-feed-our-children-support-our-farmers-keep-dollars-local/stories/20260528012 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/27/to-the-editor-lets-feed-our-children-support-our-farmers-keep-dollars-local/stories/20260528012#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 02:22:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/27/to-the-editor-lets-feed-our-children-support-our-farmers-keep-dollars-local/stories/20260528012 You may be familiar with the saying, “when you don’t buy local, your money walks.” Well, that’s exactly what’s happening with the $45 million the Ohio Department of Education received last year from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to feed children’s lunch and breakfast at school in the eight counties that make up Ohio’s 9th congressional district: Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams, and Wood. Cecilia and Randy Thurman cultivate their farm field in Grand Rapids, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/27/to-editor-keep-those-in-power-from-map-drawing/stories/20260528014 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/27/to-editor-keep-those-in-power-from-map-drawing/stories/20260528014#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/27/to-editor-keep-those-in-power-from-map-drawing/stories/20260528014 In response to the May 21 article, “Manipulation of districts in Congress must halt,” I find myself in partial agreement with the author’s central argument: gerrymandering has spiraled far beyond its intended purpose and no longer reflects the true populations of many states. The practice has become a tool for entrenching political power rather than ensuring fair representation. 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/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/27/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-28-26/stories/20260527121 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/27/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-28-26/stories/20260527121#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/27/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-28-26/stories/20260527121 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/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/26/to-editor-house-bill-626-would-align-ohio-other-states-court-dates/stories/20260523016 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/26/to-editor-house-bill-626-would-align-ohio-other-states-court-dates/stories/20260523016#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/26/to-editor-house-bill-626-would-align-ohio-other-states-court-dates/stories/20260523016 Time flies. Dates creep up. Meetings get missed. Most of the time, forgetting to be somewhere means a sheepish apology and a request to reschedule. But not when we miss a court date. Forgetting to appear in court on the right day and at the right time can have serious consequences: fines, lost wages, unemployment, and even jail. Josh Williams answers a question during a candidate forum of five Republican candidates running for Ohio's 9th Congressional District at The Premier in Toledo on April 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/25/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-26-26/stories/20260525094 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/25/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-26-26/stories/20260525094#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/25/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-26-26/stories/20260525094 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/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/25/to-editor-let-sun-brighten-our-path/stories/20260526004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/25/to-editor-let-sun-brighten-our-path/stories/20260526004#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/25/to-editor-let-sun-brighten-our-path/stories/20260526004 About a month ago, The Blade published an op-ed I penned regarding leadership in northwest Ohio. Stengle https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/25/to-editor-data-center-rules-answer-debate/stories/20260526003 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/25/to-editor-data-center-rules-answer-debate/stories/20260526003#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/25/to-editor-data-center-rules-answer-debate/stories/20260526003 Your May 14 article, “Interest in land sparks fears,” revealed concerns by Perrysburg township residents that a 425-acre site along Fremont Pike could eventually be developed as a data center. Their fears are justified. Chris Coultrip gives a tour of her home, and the property behind it where a data center is proposed, on Thompson Rd. off Fremont Pike on Tuesday, May 12 in Perrysburg Township. 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/columnists/2026/05/23/shribman-impact-presidential-truth-bombs/stories/20260524068 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/23/shribman-impact-presidential-truth-bombs/stories/20260524068#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/23/shribman-impact-presidential-truth-bombs/stories/20260524068 Yes, as many of us have wondered, there actually may be something in the water on the American campaign trail or in the White House. Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, left, and former New York Sen. James Buckley chat at a fundraising cocktail party sponsored by the friends of the conservative party, in New York, Jan. 15, 1980. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/23/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-24-26/stories/20260523107 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/23/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-24-26/stories/20260523107#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/23/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-24-26/stories/20260523107 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.