http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:16 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/13/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-employers-don-t-really-contribute-div/stories/20260714003 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/13/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-employers-don-t-really-contribute-div/stories/20260714003#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:59:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/13/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-employers-don-t-really-contribute-div/stories/20260714003 Donovan O’Neil’s analysis of the Moreno-Warren scheme to save Social Security (“Same old broken promises from Moreno and Warren,” July 9) raises several valid issues, but perpetuates the myth of the so-called “employer contribution.” A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/13/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-pass-graham-s-ukraine-bill-div-1/stories/20260714021 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/13/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-pass-graham-s-ukraine-bill-div-1/stories/20260714021#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:54:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/13/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-pass-graham-s-ukraine-bill-div-1/stories/20260714021 Deceased United States Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R., S.C.) may have given his life for Ukraine. Senator Graham died suddenly in his home Saturday night of an aortic tear caused by hardened arteries. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) speak with reporters following a vote on student loans on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 8, 2012. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/12/editorial-dewine-veto-wise-submetering-electricity/stories/20260712036 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/12/editorial-dewine-veto-wise-submetering-electricity/stories/20260712036#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/12/editorial-dewine-veto-wise-submetering-electricity/stories/20260712036 The Ohio Supreme Court has recognized that the submetering firms who provide electricity to many apartment dwellers need to be regulated just like any other utility. 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/2026/07/11/editorial-what-does-monse-do/stories/20260710043 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/11/editorial-what-does-monse-do/stories/20260710043#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/11/editorial-what-does-monse-do/stories/20260710043 Proposed income tax increases are busting out all over, in local school districts, and now in the city of Toledo. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz speaks during a news conference and ribbon cutting ceremony at The Glen in Toledo on July 8. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/11/shribman-will-presidencys-expansion-permanent/stories/20260712048 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/11/shribman-will-presidencys-expansion-permanent/stories/20260712048#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/11/shribman-will-presidencys-expansion-permanent/stories/20260712048 Last month, the Supreme Court permitted President Trump to remove members of regulatory agencies and to curtail efforts of migrants to win asylum in the United States. In the last several days, Trump has lectured NATO partners and described citizens of a longtime American ally as “hopeless, bad people.” President Donald Trump rides in his limousine as he leaves the White House on July 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/11/editorial-buckeye-state-rated-best-business/stories/20260712041 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/11/editorial-buckeye-state-rated-best-business/stories/20260712041#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/11/editorial-buckeye-state-rated-best-business/stories/20260712041 Ohio’s designation by the cable TV business channel CNBC as “America’s Top State for Business” is a very significant achievement that will bring JobsOhio the opportunity to pitch for just about every important development project in the United States. The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/11/to-editor-smithsonian-now-targeted-president/stories/20260712034 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/11/to-editor-smithsonian-now-targeted-president/stories/20260712034#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/11/to-editor-smithsonian-now-targeted-president/stories/20260712034 I was going through Monday’s edition of The Blade expecting to find an article regarding President Trump preparing for the upcoming NATO summit in his usual manner, that being demeaning one or more of our NATO allies. The Smithsonian Museum of American History is pictured on the National Mall in Washington, April 3, 2019. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/11/to-editor-constitutional-powers-ruling-weak/stories/20260712031 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/11/to-editor-constitutional-powers-ruling-weak/stories/20260712031#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/11/to-editor-constitutional-powers-ruling-weak/stories/20260712031 Jackie Calmes’ op-ed last Sunday, “Supreme Court failed test posed by Trump,” fairly describes the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump vs. Slaughter. The Court’s ruling about the respective constitutional powers of Congress and the President is both revisionary and radical. Shelly and Dick Walinski attend the Main Library Grand Opening Gala at the Main Library in downtown Toledo on Oct. 19, 2019. Walinski https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/11/walton-after-all-these-years-special-reunion/stories/20260712028 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/11/walton-after-all-these-years-special-reunion/stories/20260712028#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/11/walton-after-all-these-years-special-reunion/stories/20260712028 Several decades ago, I walked down the aisle with a young lady named Gail. We were cousins. Before you jump to the wrong conclusion, let me clarify. I was 7. She was 5. Gail was the flower girl and I was the ring bearer at the wedding of a cousin 20 years older than us. Col­um­nist Tho­mas Wal­ton and his cousin Gail re­united af­ter 50 years and all this time they lived just two hours apart with Gail in Mans­field and Tho­mas in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/10/editorial-cuba-embargo-shameful/stories/20260711009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/10/editorial-cuba-embargo-shameful/stories/20260711009#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/10/editorial-cuba-embargo-shameful/stories/20260711009 America’s strangling of Cuba by way of a total energy embargo is making life difficult, approaching impossible, for the people of that country. Cuba’s missed tourism opportunities are not America’s business, and therefore not President Trump’s business. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/10/editorial-developers-decide-on-harvard/stories/20260710009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/10/editorial-developers-decide-on-harvard/stories/20260710009#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:26:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/10/editorial-developers-decide-on-harvard/stories/20260710009 Whether they know it or not, advocates of repurposing the historic Harvard Elementary School building have tapped into a trend that is sweeping the country. The now-closed Harvard Elementary School in South Toledo on July 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/10/morici-stick-with-stocks-in-a-more-inflationary-world/stories/20260710008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/10/morici-stick-with-stocks-in-a-more-inflationary-world/stories/20260710008#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:21:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/10/morici-stick-with-stocks-in-a-more-inflationary-world/stories/20260710008 ELEVATED INFLATION is a fact of life and recent volatility notwithstanding, stocks remain the best hedge for ordinary investors. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's press conference appears on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/09/editorial-front-street-project-is-back-on/stories/20260709014 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/09/editorial-front-street-project-is-back-on/stories/20260709014#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:52:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/09/editorial-front-street-project-is-back-on/stories/20260709014 Like all people, politicians sometimes make mistakes. The measure of character is if the mistake is corrected. Intersection of Front Street and Main Street in East Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/09/editorial-security-saves-celebration/stories/20260709013 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/09/editorial-security-saves-celebration/stories/20260709013#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:41:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/09/editorial-security-saves-celebration/stories/20260709013 Toledo put on a great July 4th celebration. Fireworks are seen from the Martin Luther King Bridge lighting up the sky over the Maumee River on July 2, 2022 in Downtown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/09/lessenberry-mich-senate-primary-battle-for-soul-of-party/stories/20260709015 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/09/lessenberry-mich-senate-primary-battle-for-soul-of-party/stories/20260709015#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:31:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/07/09/lessenberry-mich-senate-primary-battle-for-soul-of-party/stories/20260709015 DETROIT — For the second time this year, Michigan politics have been rocked by a major figure dropping out of a race. In May, former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan shocked the state by ending his independent candidacy for governor. U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens speaks during a campaign event on Oct. 14, 2024, in Clawson, Mich. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/09/to-the-editor-same-old-broken-promises-from-moreno-and-warren/stories/20260709016 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/09/to-the-editor-same-old-broken-promises-from-moreno-and-warren/stories/20260709016#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:30:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/09/to-the-editor-same-old-broken-promises-from-moreno-and-warren/stories/20260709016 I’m 38. I’ve paid into Social Security since I was 16, and I’ve run the numbers on what I’m buying. Under the government’s own projections released this June, the trust fund that pays benefits runs dry in 2032 — six years from now. After that, unless Congress acts, every beneficiary takes an automatic cut of about 22 percent. That’s the deal my generation is currently signed up for: a lifetime of contributions in exchange for a program scheduled to break before most of us reach it. Sen. Ber­nie Moreno (R., Ohio), along with Sen. Eliz­a­beth War­ren (D., Mass.) are prom­is­ing they will save So­cial Se­cu­rity ‘for an­other gen­er­a­tion,’ by lift­ing the cap on So­cial Se­cu­rity pay­roll taxes. It is not a res­cue. It’s a tax in­crease wear­ing a res­cue’s clothes, ac­cord­ing to col­um­nist Dono­van O’Neil of Amer­i­cans for Pros­per­ity-Ohio. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing on oversight of the credit reporting agencies at Capitol Hill in Washington April 27, 2023. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/09/to-the-editor-keeping-perspective-after-bat-s-rabies-case/stories/20260709020 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/09/to-the-editor-keeping-perspective-after-bat-s-rabies-case/stories/20260709020#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:28:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/07/09/to-the-editor-keeping-perspective-after-bat-s-rabies-case/stories/20260709020 The Lenawee County Health Department recently announced that a bat found in Adrian tested positive for rabies. It is the first rabies-positive bat identified in Lenawee County this year. Kato https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/07/09/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-7-9/stories/20260709081 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/07/09/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-7-9/stories/20260709081#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:22:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/07/09/editorial-cartoon-maumee-dearest-7-9/stories/20260709081 Click the image above to view the full cartoon.