http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:10:10 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/14/editorial-ending-abuse-recovery-industry/stories/20260817004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/14/editorial-ending-abuse-recovery-industry/stories/20260817004#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/14/editorial-ending-abuse-recovery-industry/stories/20260817004 From pill mills hooking citizens on drugs, to substandard addiction recovery housing creating another way to cash in on the substance abuse epidemic, Ohio has seen it all. State government addressed the pill mills; now it’s moving on to recovery housing. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at a news conference on June 16, in Columbus. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/14/editorial-iran-plays-games-with-talks/stories/20260815009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/14/editorial-iran-plays-games-with-talks/stories/20260815009#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:24:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/14/editorial-iran-plays-games-with-talks/stories/20260815009 As long as America’s war with Iran doesn’t veer any further than it already has into the deaths of innocent people and wanton destruction, little physical harm is done by the back and forth of absurd demands. But the skyrocketing price of gas because of the impasse is imposing a cost on all Americans. Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/editorial-best-jeep-fest-yet/stories/20260813017 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/editorial-best-jeep-fest-yet/stories/20260813017#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:38:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/editorial-best-jeep-fest-yet/stories/20260813017 It’s very hard to improve a highly anticipated event like Jeep Fest but the 10th annual celebration of the Toledo-born iconic American vehicle was the best yet. Jenny Jefferson tosses a rubber duck to the crowd during the Jeep Fest Parade. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/editorial-universities-thrive/stories/20260813015 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/editorial-universities-thrive/stories/20260813015#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:42:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/editorial-universities-thrive/stories/20260813015 Ohio State University President Ravi Bellamkonda’s guest column in the Sunday edition of The Blade did an outstanding job highlighting the link between high quality public universities and the success Ohio has enjoyed in economic development ratings. New Ohio State University President Ravi Bellamkonda speaks at the university on March 12 in Columbus, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/13/to-the-editor-canada-not-all-to-blame-for-wildfires/stories/20260813011 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/13/to-the-editor-canada-not-all-to-blame-for-wildfires/stories/20260813011#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:46:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/13/to-the-editor-canada-not-all-to-blame-for-wildfires/stories/20260813011 Congressman Tim Walberg led a delegation of Michigan Republican politicians to write a letter to the Ambassador of Canada complaining about wildfire smoke affecting Michigan. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., center, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, right, arrive at Oakland County International Airport July 27 in Waterford Township, Mich. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/editorial-food-truck-folly/stories/20260813024 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/editorial-food-truck-folly/stories/20260813024#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:36:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/editorial-food-truck-folly/stories/20260813024 Food truck operator Andrew Zepeda has awakened Toledo citizens to good work being done by the Downtown Toledo Improvement District and the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority in the Warehouse District. Andrew Zepeda stands next to his Andrew Z's Traveling Pizza Show food truck. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/13/lessenberry-black-congressional-representation-back-in-motown/stories/20260813010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/13/lessenberry-black-congressional-representation-back-in-motown/stories/20260813010#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:34:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/13/lessenberry-black-congressional-representation-back-in-motown/stories/20260813010 DETROIT — The vast majority of media attention before last week’s primary election in Michigan was focused on the battle between U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, a contest Mr. El-Sayed narrowly won. But it wasn’t till the next day that many people noticed that U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, one of the oddest members of Congress, had unexpectedly lost his seat. Abdul El-Sayed, left, and State Rep. Donavan McKinney are both on the ticket for the Nov. election, hoping to join Con-gress. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/08/13/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-8-13/stories/20260813095 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/08/13/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-8-13/stories/20260813095#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:33:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/08/13/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-8-13/stories/20260813095 Click the image above to view the full cartoon. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/12/editorial-bypass-battle-rages-in-central-ohio/stories/20260812006 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/12/editorial-bypass-battle-rages-in-central-ohio/stories/20260812006#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:45:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/12/editorial-bypass-battle-rages-in-central-ohio/stories/20260812006 Unified opposition is arising from central Ohio in public meetings on the State Department of Transportation’s preferred connection between U.S. 23 and I-71 that would finally create unimpeded highway travel between Toledo and Columbus. The proposed route from I-71 across portions of Delaware, Morrow, and Marion counties to connect with U.S. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/12/hussain-rationalizing-the-abnormal/stories/20260812023 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/12/hussain-rationalizing-the-abnormal/stories/20260812023#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:42:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/12/hussain-rationalizing-the-abnormal/stories/20260812023 FOR THE past one and a half years America has witnessed an aberrant mix of political opportunism, blatant lies, personal enrichment in the name of American people, and outright defiance of law, customs, traditions, and history. I have often heard the pungent phrase: “Well, what do you expect? Trump is being Trump.” That somehow legitimizes the sordid mess being created by this administration. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One Aug. 7 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/12/to-the-editor-school-levies-are-natural-result-of-ohio-s-voucher-program/stories/20260812005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/12/to-the-editor-school-levies-are-natural-result-of-ohio-s-voucher-program/stories/20260812005#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:38:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/12/to-the-editor-school-levies-are-natural-result-of-ohio-s-voucher-program/stories/20260812005 This fall, Sylvania Schools will ask voters to approve an earned income-tax levy, and the district has laid out what would happen if it fails: half-day kindergarten, the end of high school busing, deep cuts to special education, and fewer support staff. It is a sobering list, but is not evidence that Sylvania Schools have been careless. It is the bill that comes due when the state stops paying its share. Fournier https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/12/to-the-editor-candidate-needs-to-explain-his-tax-magic/stories/20260812009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/12/to-the-editor-candidate-needs-to-explain-his-tax-magic/stories/20260812009#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:36:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/12/to-the-editor-candidate-needs-to-explain-his-tax-magic/stories/20260812009 “Don’t tax you. Don’t tax me. Tax the guy behind the tree.” Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during a town hall meeting April 7, at Drackett Hall in Lakeside. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/10/editorial-more-trump-corruption/stories/20260809031 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/10/editorial-more-trump-corruption/stories/20260809031#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/10/editorial-more-trump-corruption/stories/20260809031 President Trump is a pioneer of public corruption, consistently creating new and innovative ways to cash in on the vast political power of his position. President Donald Trump is pictured during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines Aug. 10 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/10/to-editor-moreno-political-theater-over-pandemic/stories/20260811004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/10/to-editor-moreno-political-theater-over-pandemic/stories/20260811004#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/10/to-editor-moreno-political-theater-over-pandemic/stories/20260811004 Kudos to Dr. Kammeyer for speaking up regarding Sen. Bernie Moreno not being in the arena during the coronavirus crisis. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, speaks as Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol on July 29 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/09/editorial-broadcast-blunder/stories/20260810010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/09/editorial-broadcast-blunder/stories/20260810010#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/09/editorial-broadcast-blunder/stories/20260810010 The Federal Communications Commission has made a change that is correct on policy but wrong on process and has a high probability of failure because federal courts still enforce the law. A woman walks by a giant screen displaying the Google logo at an event at the Paris Google Lab on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris, Feb. 9, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/08/to-the-editor-osu-president-academic-excellence-paced-states/stories/20260811003 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/08/to-the-editor-osu-president-academic-excellence-paced-states/stories/20260811003#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/08/to-the-editor-osu-president-academic-excellence-paced-states/stories/20260811003 Ohioans were thrilled to learn recently that CNBC had named us as the nation’s top state for business in 2026. The ranking confirmed what many of us experience daily: The Buckeye State is a great place to learn, work, start a business, and raise a family. A sign for Ohio State University is seen on May 8, 2019, in Columbus. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/08/08/editorial-cartoon-kirk-walters-8-9-26/stories/20260808092 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/08/08/editorial-cartoon-kirk-walters-8-9-26/stories/20260808092#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/08/08/editorial-cartoon-kirk-walters-8-9-26/stories/20260808092 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/08/editorial-keep-history-alive/stories/20260809046 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/08/editorial-keep-history-alive/stories/20260809046#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/08/editorial-keep-history-alive/stories/20260809046 Two Toledos — one in Ohio and one in Spain — have again renewed a special relationship that has a unique status in the annals of sister city partnerships, having been the very first. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and Mayor Carlos Velázquez Romo stand together during the Sister Cities International Association of Two Toledos 95th anniversary gala celebrating Toledo, Spain and Toledo, Ohio at the Toledo Club on Aug. 6. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/08/shribman-ro-khanna-wanna-be-president/stories/20260809039 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/08/shribman-ro-khanna-wanna-be-president/stories/20260809039#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/08/shribman-ro-khanna-wanna-be-president/stories/20260809039 GILFORD, N.H. — Taped on the refrigerator are four pictures of the bear that recently wandered behind Robby Cosgriff’s house. On the opposite wall is a plea for contributions of arts and crafts supplies (but please, no yarn!) for the local Boys & Girls Club. On the tables are neatly assembled trays of food: roast beef, turkey, smoked trout, fresh fruit, artichokes. Mixing in the crowd during the proceedings is state Sen. Patrick Long, wearing a T-shirt with a giant flag motif emblazoned with the message “Hate Has No Home Here.” U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Calif.) greets Maria Angeles Marquez, 47, a patient caregiver, as he hosts a town hall in Norco College Amphitheater in Norco, Calif., one of a series of town halls across three California congressional districts held by Republicans in 2025.