http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:06:48 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/06/to-editor-kulewicz-will-live-up-ohio-ags-nonpartisan-role/stories/20261007018 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/06/to-editor-kulewicz-will-live-up-ohio-ags-nonpartisan-role/stories/20261007018#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/06/to-editor-kulewicz-will-live-up-ohio-ags-nonpartisan-role/stories/20261007018 I write in support of John J. Kulewicz’s candidacy for attorney general of Ohio. Richard and Shelley Walinski during the Toledo Club's New Year's party in Toledo on Dec. 31, 2017. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/06/editorial-take-interest-in-voting/stories/20261007029 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/06/editorial-take-interest-in-voting/stories/20261007029#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/06/editorial-take-interest-in-voting/stories/20261007029 Early voting is under way and now is the time — if not past time — for voters to learn who’s running for office and what issues will require their decision. In the 2022 midterm elections, Lucas County had the fourth lowest turnout in all of Ohio. The turnout percent in the county was 45.55. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/10/06/hussain-campaigns-should-be-more-decent/stories/20261007017 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/10/06/hussain-campaigns-should-be-more-decent/stories/20261007017#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/10/06/hussain-campaigns-should-be-more-decent/stories/20261007017 It is that time of the election cycle where one feels like turning off the television and looking for a good book to read. President Donald Trump speaks at an event for Anduril Industries, Inc., at Sparrows Point Shipyard on Oct. 6, in Sparrows Point, Md. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/05/editorial-trump-threatens-ohio-rally/stories/20261006018 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/05/editorial-trump-threatens-ohio-rally/stories/20261006018#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/05/editorial-trump-threatens-ohio-rally/stories/20261006018 President Trump vowed to retaliate against Ohioans if voters don’t elect the Republican candidates he wants from Ohio. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Oct. 5 in Grand Island, Neb. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/04/editorial-pay-down-county-debt/stories/20261005008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/04/editorial-pay-down-county-debt/stories/20261005008#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/04/editorial-pay-down-county-debt/stories/20261005008 The Lucas County Commissioners made what appears to be the right move to prop up the county’s investment in a downtown hotel and to get the lowest interest rate on borrowing. One Government Center (Michael V. DiSalle Government Center) on Dec. 26, 2018. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/03/editorial-sports-bill-scores/stories/20261002005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/03/editorial-sports-bill-scores/stories/20261002005#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/03/editorial-sports-bill-scores/stories/20261002005 Just when we thought politicians couldn’t act in a collaborative way, the U.S. Senate has approved a bipartisan bill regulating college sports. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/03/to-the-editorial-perils-of-communism-mocked-but-shouldn-t-be/stories/20261004034 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/03/to-the-editorial-perils-of-communism-mocked-but-shouldn-t-be/stories/20261004034#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/03/to-the-editorial-perils-of-communism-mocked-but-shouldn-t-be/stories/20261004034 The editorial cartoon on Wednesday depicting the warning against communism as merely a partisan “voter scare tactic” — like a cheap Acme gimmick out of a Looney Tunes short — trivializes one of the most destructive political ideologies in human history. A man walks past portraits of victims hanging on trees, as people gather to commemorate victims of Soviet repressions during the Great Terror, the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's purges, at Levashovo Memorial cemetery on the outskirts of St.Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 30, 2022. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/03/editorial-gop-judiciary-clown-car/stories/20261004035 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/03/editorial-gop-judiciary-clown-car/stories/20261004035#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/03/editorial-gop-judiciary-clown-car/stories/20261004035 Republicans are so desperate to provide cover for President Trump’s lies about the 2020 election that the wisdom that is supposed to be manifest in the upper chamber has become woefully lacking. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an event at Butler High School in Vandalia, Ohio on Oct. 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/03/union-households-big-role-elections/stories/20261003014 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/03/union-households-big-role-elections/stories/20261003014#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:39:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/03/union-households-big-role-elections/stories/20261003014 Let’s take a look at where likely voters from union households currently stand regarding Ohio’s senate and governor races. Acton and Ramaswamy Jackson https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/03/editorial-plan-preserve-coronavirus-funds/stories/20261004036 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/03/editorial-plan-preserve-coronavirus-funds/stories/20261004036#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/03/editorial-plan-preserve-coronavirus-funds/stories/20261004036 A plan to divert $713,106 in unspent coronavirus funds to use that money by the Dec. 31 deadline appears well designed to bring Toledo’s involvement in the pandemic relief program to a financially safe conclusion. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz speaks during the announcement of major investments in the Maumee Area of Concern at the National Museum of Great Lakes in Toledo on Aug. 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/10/03/shribman-dem-populism-vs-maga-populism-ohio/stories/20261004029 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/10/03/shribman-dem-populism-vs-maga-populism-ohio/stories/20261004029#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/10/03/shribman-dem-populism-vs-maga-populism-ohio/stories/20261004029 NEW WATERFORD, Ohio — See how they run. Sherrod Brown is running like an old man in a hurry. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/10/03/walton-what-exactly-lifetime-supply/stories/20261004010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/10/03/walton-what-exactly-lifetime-supply/stories/20261004010#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/10/03/walton-what-exactly-lifetime-supply/stories/20261004010 Now that I am supposedly in my reclining years (I can’t bring myself to say “declining”), the term “lifetime supply” has taken on new relevance. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/02/editorial-plan-success-rather-than-closure/stories/20261003005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/02/editorial-plan-success-rather-than-closure/stories/20261003005#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/02/editorial-plan-success-rather-than-closure/stories/20261003005 In planning for enhancing Ohio’s system of higher education, our next governor should undertake leadership without a predetermined outcome of consolidation of campuses. Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, running for governor, speaks during his campaigning event at Chevy’s Place in downtown Toledo on Sept. 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/10/01/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-10-2-26/stories/20261001118 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/10/01/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-10-2-26/stories/20261001118#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:01:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/10/01/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-10-2-26/stories/20261001118 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/01/editorial-politicians-get-gas-tax-pause/stories/20261002007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/01/editorial-politicians-get-gas-tax-pause/stories/20261002007#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/01/editorial-politicians-get-gas-tax-pause/stories/20261002007 Politicians got their pause in the gas tax and you’ll get the bill. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a Heart of Opportunity Tour stop at the University of Toledo on Aug. 19. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/09/30/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-10-1/stories/20260930112 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/09/30/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-10-1/stories/20260930112#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:54:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/09/30/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-10-1/stories/20260930112 Click the image above to view the full cartoon. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/30/lessenberry-communist-label-not-relevant-in-today-s-world/stories/20261001007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/30/lessenberry-communist-label-not-relevant-in-today-s-world/stories/20261001007#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:20:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/30/lessenberry-communist-label-not-relevant-in-today-s-world/stories/20261001007 CLARKSTON, Mich. — More than 70 years ago, an unscrupulous and reckless senator from Wisconsin, Joe McCarthy, ruined lives and careers by smearing people as “communists,” often without any evidence whatsoever, during what was called the “Red Scare.” Rep. Lisa McClain (R., Mich.), chairman of the House Republican Conference, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill Sept. 15 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/30/to-the-editor-yes-vote-helps-our-wood-county-seniors/stories/20261001020 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/30/to-the-editor-yes-vote-helps-our-wood-county-seniors/stories/20261001020#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:12:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/30/to-the-editor-yes-vote-helps-our-wood-county-seniors/stories/20261001020 On Nov. 3, voters will be asked to consider a 1.0 mill renewal levy for the Wood County Committee on Aging. It is a renewal, not a new tax, that will continue critical funding that supplies over 70 percent of the operating revenue of the agency. Instructor Bud Dauterman of Bowling Green, from left, Bowling Green resident Lori Beeman and Bowling Green resident Connie Dipuccio warm up during a Tai Chi class on Feb. 6, 2023 at Wood County Committee On Aging in Bowling Green. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/30/editorial-charter-schools-also-in-report-cards/stories/20261001008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/30/editorial-charter-schools-also-in-report-cards/stories/20261001008#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:05:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/30/editorial-charter-schools-also-in-report-cards/stories/20261001008 Ohio’s annual school report cards typically attract attention each October as Ohio’s public schools compete for which can claim the highest number of stars, or explain away an embarrassingly low number of stars.