http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:15:39 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/22/to-editor-in-reality-there-no-crisis-old-west-end/stories/20260623013 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/22/to-editor-in-reality-there-no-crisis-old-west-end/stories/20260623013#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:43:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/22/to-editor-in-reality-there-no-crisis-old-west-end/stories/20260623013 The shooting at the Old West Festival — allegedly conducted by two 20-year-old male outsiders now in custody who don’t live in the Old West End, was an isolated incident. Dozens of attendees set up lawn chairs for the Old West End Association's first concert of their annual summer series on June 21 at the Agnes Reynolds Jackson Arboretum. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/22/editorial-seizing-economic-future/stories/20260623006 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/22/editorial-seizing-economic-future/stories/20260623006#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:46:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/22/editorial-seizing-economic-future/stories/20260623006 Is America ready for the economy of the future? It’s a big question to be explored in insightful detail Wednesday night at the University of Toledo as part of the Perspectives partnership between UT and The Blade. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-port-master-plan/stories/20260621052 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-port-master-plan/stories/20260621052#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-port-master-plan/stories/20260621052 The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority waterfront master plan comes as momentum along the river is reshaping the city. Future budget priorities and equipment upgrades for the Midwest Terminal and Toledo Shipyard will help the port authority add to the push for waterfront development. The Canadian boat Federal Champlain passes through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge as it makes way up the Maumee River, May 16, 2018 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-university-of-toledo-budget-focused/stories/20260621057 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-university-of-toledo-budget-focused/stories/20260621057#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-university-of-toledo-budget-focused/stories/20260621057 A tight budget at the University of Toledo has prompted a focused strategy the university expects to power a much needed change in trajectory. A graduate celebrates while walking back to his seat during the morning spring undergraduate commencement ceremony at the University of Toledo’s Savage Arena in Toledo on May 2, 2026. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-sheriff-must-act/stories/20260621061 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-sheriff-must-act/stories/20260621061#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-sheriff-must-act/stories/20260621061 Lucas County Sheriff Mike Navarre’s heated rhetoric makes him duty bound to use his own budget for a consultant’s study on the costs to implement a direct-supervision model into the county’s jail renovation plan. Lucas County Sheriff Mike Navarre addresses press on jail inmates’ completion of a food service program in conjunction with Aramark in Toledo on Dec. 15, 2021. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/21/to-the-editor-toledo-cannot-sit-out-ai-race/stories/20260621056 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/21/to-the-editor-toledo-cannot-sit-out-ai-race/stories/20260621056#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/21/to-the-editor-toledo-cannot-sit-out-ai-race/stories/20260621056 The debate over artificial intelligence is no longer some distant Silicon Valley argument. It is already here in northwest Ohio, from the Meta data center project near Bowling Green to the larger questions about power, water, land, jobs, and who benefits when this technology expands. Construction crews work as Meta officially announces its plans for a new $800 million data center in Middleton Township and Wood County in Bowling Green on April 9, 2025. Bruhl https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/21/shribman-a-letter-to-dad/stories/20260621055 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/21/shribman-a-letter-to-dad/stories/20260621055#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/06/21/shribman-a-letter-to-dad/stories/20260621055 DEAR DAD, David Shribman, executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, speaks during The Blade's Perspectives series: "Tariffs and Trade in the Modern Age" at the University of Toledo’s Doermann Theatre in downtown Toledo on June 11, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-bipartisan-puco-protection/stories/20260621050 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-bipartisan-puco-protection/stories/20260621050#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:54:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/editorial-bipartisan-puco-protection/stories/20260621050 There’s universal recognition in the state Capitol that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is a near perfect example of regulatory capture. A bipartisan bill with sponsorship from state Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D., Toledo) is a long needed measure to mitigate much of the damage. In this April 4, 2017, file photo, plumes of water vapor drift from the cooling tower of FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/21/to-the-editor-measuring-cost-for-mission-project/stories/20260621046 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/21/to-the-editor-measuring-cost-for-mission-project/stories/20260621046#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/21/to-the-editor-measuring-cost-for-mission-project/stories/20260621046 On Thursday a reader was praising the Mission Project that taxpayers will be shelling out $21 million to provide 65 housing units for the chronically homeless. Zillow in 2026 has the Toledo average of buying a home at $130,000. Rendering for the Mission Point apartment building. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/19/to-editor-do-not-tire-political-quest/stories/20260620031 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/19/to-editor-do-not-tire-political-quest/stories/20260620031#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/19/to-editor-do-not-tire-political-quest/stories/20260620031 The Republicans who lost their primary elections can look themselves in the mirror and at their children and grandchildren knowing they defended the Constitution and the right to a free and fair election. They will not end up on the trash heap of history like Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Kevin McCarthy et al after Trump uses and abuses them and then kicks them to the curb. House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., arrives at the White House ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn on June 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/19/to-editor-patience-paying-off-westgate/stories/20260621053 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/19/to-editor-patience-paying-off-westgate/stories/20260621053#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/19/to-editor-patience-paying-off-westgate/stories/20260621053 Last week, as I stood at the groundbreaking for the exciting new development project at Westgate, I felt a deep sense of pride in the work it took to get those shovels in the ground. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/19/editorial-scum-south-lawn/stories/20260620007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/19/editorial-scum-south-lawn/stories/20260620007#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/19/editorial-scum-south-lawn/stories/20260620007 The nation owes some appreciation to the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship who had the courage to condemn the remark made by a cage fighter about our former first lady for the verbal garbage that it was. Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-editor-why-theres-street-sign-monsignor-schmit/stories/20260619010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-editor-why-theres-street-sign-monsignor-schmit/stories/20260619010#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:42:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-editor-why-theres-street-sign-monsignor-schmit/stories/20260619010 For over 50 years, Msgr. Schmit served the youth of northwest Ohio. A year after his ordination, he was appointed to Catholic Charities and was named assistant director of the Catholic Youth Organization. Under his guidance, the CYO evolved into the most successful unit in the state — an original four basketball teams eventually reached over 600! Having been first appointed assistant director of Catholic Charities and Director of Diocesan Youth Department in 1942, Monsignor expanded the Catholic Club Ministry to inner city youth. He further expanded CYO athletic, cultural and spiritual activities to the entire Diocese of Toledo. Msgr. Jerome Schmit Way sign in Hensville on St. Clair Street in Toledo on June 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dont-underutilize-glass-city-riverwalk/stories/20260617007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dont-underutilize-glass-city-riverwalk/stories/20260617007#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:28:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dont-underutilize-glass-city-riverwalk/stories/20260617007 Overshadowed by the turmoil from a mass shooting at the previous weekend’s Old West End Festival was the official opening on a newly rebuilt city park on the city’s downtown waterfront. Curtis Jones, Carlos Lucio, and Quinton Blam fish off the Glass City Riverwalk in east Toledo, following a torrential downpour on June 9. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-deal-must-end-iran-s-terror/stories/20260618019 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-deal-must-end-iran-s-terror/stories/20260618019#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:39:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-deal-must-end-iran-s-terror/stories/20260618019 When it comes to ending the Iran war, the United States had many objectives, some more important than others. A man who returns to his village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, flashes victory sign as he stands on the rubble of his destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dana-eaton-deal-good-for-community/stories/20260617008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dana-eaton-deal-good-for-community/stories/20260617008#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:38:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/18/editorial-dana-eaton-deal-good-for-community/stories/20260617008 Dana Inc. has been instrumental to Greater Toledo prosperity since it moved here from New Jersey in 1928 to be closer to the automakers in Detroit. Dana Inc. headquarters in Maumee, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-the-editor-nutrient-pollution-leads-way/stories/20260618015 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-the-editor-nutrient-pollution-leads-way/stories/20260618015#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:37:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/18/to-the-editor-nutrient-pollution-leads-way/stories/20260618015 Your readers need to know a new report from EPA scientists states: 1) the largest water pollution problem is nutrient pollution; 2) agriculture is the primary cause and 3) factory “farms” are responsible for half of all nutrient pollution. A view of Lake Erie taken from the Gibraltar Island shoreline.