http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:06:27 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/15/editorial-get-serious-hegseth/stories/20260315074 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/15/editorial-get-serious-hegseth/stories/20260315074#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/15/editorial-get-serious-hegseth/stories/20260315074 There’s a diva running the Defense Department in the midst of a war that threatens the global economy. Serious times and momentous issues demand better than vainglorious posing by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine watch before U.S. Army carry team moves the transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky., on March 9 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/14/editorial-speak-out-immigration/stories/20260315066 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/14/editorial-speak-out-immigration/stories/20260315066#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/14/editorial-speak-out-immigration/stories/20260315066 Toledo City Council’s efforts to insert itself into how the federal government enforces immigration law in this country are a mixed bag of useful and unwise legislation. One Government Center (Michael V. DiSalle Government Center) on Dec. 26, 2018. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/14/to-editor-dont-fight-wrong-war/stories/20260315064 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/14/to-editor-dont-fight-wrong-war/stories/20260315064#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/14/to-editor-dont-fight-wrong-war/stories/20260315064 It is pointless to pursue worldly goals because they disappear with the last breath. King Solomon, the wisest human being who ever lived, came to this conclusion. President Trump, by trying to remove leaders from the world to eradicate evil, is pursuing “worldly goals.” Evil has been in the world since Satan tempted Eve to eat the forbidden apple. One president is not going to remove the evil. It reminds me of one of my sons playing with Play-Doh. When he pushed down on one part of the Play-Doh, the other part of the Play-Doh would rise up. Same thing with trying to eradicate evil from the world. Just as we press down hard on one source of evil, evil raises its ugly head in another place. Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces attend a funeral in Najaf, Iraq, on March 14, for fighters of the Kataib Hezbollah who the militia says were killed in a U.S. airstrike. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/14/shribman-man-without-plan-could-have-used-hand/stories/20260315073 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/14/shribman-man-without-plan-could-have-used-hand/stories/20260315073#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/14/shribman-man-without-plan-could-have-used-hand/stories/20260315073 When President Trump ordered an armada of naval vessels, fighter planes, bombers, and high-tech surveillance drones to the Middle East, he thought he had the answer to decades of tension and terrorism from Iran. He may well be right. Paul Simon could attest to the value of making a new plan. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/14/editorial-save-act-incites-conflict/stories/20260315065 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/14/editorial-save-act-incites-conflict/stories/20260315065#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/14/editorial-save-act-incites-conflict/stories/20260315065 In the quest to solve a problem that doesn’t exist, President Trump and the Republican Party are stirring up a conflict that is damaging the foundations of the United States. Customers stand in line to get birth and death certificates at the Columbus Public Health Department in Columbus on March 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/13/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-SOS-2026-div/stories/20260314007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/13/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-SOS-2026-div/stories/20260314007#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/13/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-SOS-2026-div/stories/20260314007 The last State of the State address from Gov. Mike DeWine was a call to protect Ohio children from the danger of technology and state drivers from their own poor judgment. It was also a missed opportunity to finally address state government’s enduring crisis of corruption. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine motions O-H as he concludes his final State of the State address of his second term at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on March 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/03/12/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-3-13-26/stories/20260312132 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/03/12/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-3-13-26/stories/20260312132#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/03/12/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-3-13-26/stories/20260312132 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/12/guest-editorial-america-is-not-ready-for-a-long-war-in-iran/stories/20260313006 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/12/guest-editorial-america-is-not-ready-for-a-long-war-in-iran/stories/20260313006#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/12/guest-editorial-america-is-not-ready-for-a-long-war-in-iran/stories/20260313006 It is now clear that the joint United States-Israeli war on Iran will not result in a quick capitulation by the Islamic Republic or an uprising by the Iranian people, as was clearly hoped for by the Trump Administration. A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling tanker aircraft takes off from the Kadena Air Base airfield in Kadena town, west of Okinawa, southern Japan, Aug. 30, 2023. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/12/editorial-council-must-act-on-rentals/stories/20260313009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/12/editorial-council-must-act-on-rentals/stories/20260313009#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/12/editorial-council-must-act-on-rentals/stories/20260313009 A South Toledo neighborhood is bothered by gunshots and people outside yelling at 4 a.m. in front of a short-term rental. District Councilman Adam Martinez said, “This has been a nuisance Airbnb for quite some time, but this is the first time it has escalated to this level. There were a lot of complaints and concerns over this past summer that I was not aware of.” One Government Center (Michael V. DiSalle Government Center) on Dec. 26, 2018. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/12/morici-after-iran-getting-to-2-inflation-will-still-be-tough/stories/20260312019 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/12/morici-after-iran-getting-to-2-inflation-will-still-be-tough/stories/20260312019#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:43:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/12/morici-after-iran-getting-to-2-inflation-will-still-be-tough/stories/20260312019 IN FEW months, the hostilities in Iran will pass and oil prices will fall back, but the tough challenge of getting to 2 percent inflation will remain. Tomatoes are displayed as customers shop at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., July 15, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/12/lessenberry-military-ranks-should-reflect-population/stories/20260310061 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/12/lessenberry-military-ranks-should-reflect-population/stories/20260310061#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:39:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/12/lessenberry-military-ranks-should-reflect-population/stories/20260310061 LANSING — When it became clear that President Trump was launching what looked like a major military operation against Iran and the first American deaths were confirmed, my mind flashed back more than half a century, to the days of the military draft. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/12/editorial-transparency-is-a-must-in-columbus/stories/20260311100 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/12/editorial-transparency-is-a-must-in-columbus/stories/20260311100#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:32:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/12/editorial-transparency-is-a-must-in-columbus/stories/20260311100 A Japanese proverb warns, “the reputation of 1,000 years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.” The “inappropriate relationship” that caused the resignation of Ohio State University President Walter “Ted” Carter is just one more example of that eternal truth. This undated photo provided by Ohio State University shows Walter "Ted" Carter Jr., who on Aug. 22, 2023, was named the next president of the institution. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/12/editorial-make-bypass-case/stories/20260312017 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/12/editorial-make-bypass-case/stories/20260312017#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:29:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/12/editorial-make-bypass-case/stories/20260312017 Northwest Ohio cannot afford to be overconfident about the likelihood of the long-sought bypass of Delaware County congestion on U.S. 23 actually coming to fruition. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/12/to-the-editor-keep-sylvania-safe-and-vote-to-support-ice/stories/20260312018 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/12/to-the-editor-keep-sylvania-safe-and-vote-to-support-ice/stories/20260312018#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:22:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/12/to-the-editor-keep-sylvania-safe-and-vote-to-support-ice/stories/20260312018 My husband and I attended the March 2 Sylvania City Council meeting on a proposed ordinance by Councilman Doug Haynam to not allow city resources to be used if ICE were to come to Sylvania to arrest a criminal who entered the country illegally. Sylvania City Council, on Feb. 2, delayed discussing an ordinance to limit their relationship with ICE. Councilman Doug Haynam, who authored the proposed measure, is the first from the left. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/11/editorial-officers-finally-recognized/stories/20260311023 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/11/editorial-officers-finally-recognized/stories/20260311023#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:32:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/11/editorial-officers-finally-recognized/stories/20260311023 Congress has finally done the right thing to erect a plaque honoring the Capitol Police and other local officers — five years after a mob stormed the Capitol in the attempt to overthrow a valid presidential election. A plaque honoring police service on Jan. 6, 2021 at the Capitol, March 7 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/11/hussain-other-reasons-why-iran-was-attacked/stories/20260311009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/11/hussain-other-reasons-why-iran-was-attacked/stories/20260311009#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:29:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/03/11/hussain-other-reasons-why-iran-was-attacked/stories/20260311009 FOR THE second time in 20 years America has been dragged into a Middle East war by a so-called trusted and dependable friend, Israel. In the intervening years we seem to have forgotten the Iraq war that that cost the United States $2 trillion. Six hundred thousand Iraqi civilians and 4,598 U.S. personnel died in that useless conflict. Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon on March 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/11/to-the-editor-ohio-s-open-primary-system-rewards-chaos-over-conviction/stories/20260304003 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/11/to-the-editor-ohio-s-open-primary-system-rewards-chaos-over-conviction/stories/20260304003#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:21:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/11/to-the-editor-ohio-s-open-primary-system-rewards-chaos-over-conviction/stories/20260304003 Eighteen years ago, talk radio host Rush Limbaugh urged his conservative listeners to cross over and vote for Hillary Clinton in Ohio’s presidential primary. He called it “Operation Chaos.” The strategy was to prolong the Democratic contest and boost the candidate he believed would be easier to defeat in November. A poll volunteer holds a sticker that reads “Ohio Voted” on Election Day inside of Grace Lutheran Church in Toledo on Nov. 4. LaRose https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/09/editorial-rgp-makes-case/stories/20260310006 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/09/editorial-rgp-makes-case/stories/20260310006#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/09/editorial-rgp-makes-case/stories/20260310006 Northwest Ohio is perfect for large-scale data centers, according to the Regional Growth Partnership, which devoted its annual meeting last week to making the case to overcome the opposition. Many attendees held anti data center signs during the City of Oregon's economic development and planning committee meeting at council chambers on Feb. 2 in Oregon, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/09/to-editor-time-to-let-iconic-monument-go/stories/20260311010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/09/to-editor-time-to-let-iconic-monument-go/stories/20260311010#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/09/to-editor-time-to-let-iconic-monument-go/stories/20260311010 The Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge was built in 1908. At the time, it stood as the longest and largest earth-filled concrete bridge in the world. It connected Lucas and Wood counties through Waterville. Rob Allen speaks during council and mayoral candidates night at Browning Masonic in Whitehouse on Oct. 19, 2023. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/09/to-the-editor-toledo-seizing-its-moment/stories/20260310017 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/09/to-the-editor-toledo-seizing-its-moment/stories/20260310017#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/09/to-the-editor-toledo-seizing-its-moment/stories/20260310017 For too long, the economic conversation about the Midwest has skimmed past the undeniable reality that’s right in front of us: Toledo is emerging as a global player. And last week, by hosting the inaugural O Canada! — Oh Ohio! Trade & Investment Seminar, we proved it. From left, Bill and Heather McDonnell, and Bruce and Betsy Rumpf during the grand opening of the downtown Poco Piatti and the Rose Hajjar Hope Fund at the restaurant on Huron Street in Toledo on May 8, 2019.