http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:11:59 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/28/editorial-operation-economic-outcast/stories/20260828004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/28/editorial-operation-economic-outcast/stories/20260828004#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:45:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/28/editorial-operation-economic-outcast/stories/20260828004 If hyperbolic rhetoric won wars, Donald Trump would be the best imaginable commander in chief, but the latest threat to financially strangle Iran through sanctions against all nations and enterprises that sustain the regime is weakened by the President’s TACO history. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference Aug. 24 at the Treasury Department in Washington https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/28/editorial-another-needless-war-now-over-trade/stories/20260827009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/28/editorial-another-needless-war-now-over-trade/stories/20260827009#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:39:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/28/editorial-another-needless-war-now-over-trade/stories/20260827009 Donald Trump has unilaterally taken the nation into another war, this time a trade war with Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the relationship between neighbors has been forever altered. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House Aug. 27 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/27/to-the-editor-husted-must-answer-for-firstenergy-scandal/stories/20260827022 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/27/to-the-editor-husted-must-answer-for-firstenergy-scandal/stories/20260827022#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:48:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/27/to-the-editor-husted-must-answer-for-firstenergy-scandal/stories/20260827022 Jon Husted is running for the Senate arguing his experience and manufacturing credentials give him an edge in the race. This is the same Mr. Husted who was intimately involved in the FirstEnergy bribery case for which every Ohioan continues to pay in every electric bill they receive. The others in that scandal are either in prison or died by their own hand. Senator John Husted listens during a round table to discuss bolstering Ohio’s workforce at Owens Community College’s Dana Center in Perrysburg on Aug. 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/27/editorial-acton-has-plan-to-fight-corruption/stories/20260827011 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/27/editorial-acton-has-plan-to-fight-corruption/stories/20260827011#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:39:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/27/editorial-acton-has-plan-to-fight-corruption/stories/20260827011 Dr. Amy Acton deserves credit for correctly diagnosing Ohio government’s most serious lingering malady: corruption. Dr. Amy Acton speaks during a campaign stop at United Steelworkers Local 1-346 in Toledo on Aug. 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/27/editorial-parton-left-ohio-a-reading-legacy/stories/20260827032 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/27/editorial-parton-left-ohio-a-reading-legacy/stories/20260827032#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:51:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/27/editorial-parton-left-ohio-a-reading-legacy/stories/20260827032 Flags fly at half mast at federal and Ohio public buildings to honor the life of Dolly Parton. The music icon who built a career that grew into Hollywood and Broadway stardom and business creation is mourned most in Ohio for her program to promote literacy. Children’s books from the Dolly Parton book program, which provides a book a month to kids ages birth-5, on Nov. 9 at Wood County District Public Library. Dolly Parton performs in concert on July 31, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine visit a Toledo Mud Hens game to pro­mote en­roll­ment in Dolly Par­ton’s Imag­i­na­tion Li­brary of Ohio pro­gram in the sum­mer of 2022 at Fifth Third Field. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/27/lessenberry-public-education-breakdown-in-michigan/stories/20260827012 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/27/lessenberry-public-education-breakdown-in-michigan/stories/20260827012#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:29:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/27/lessenberry-public-education-breakdown-in-michigan/stories/20260827012 SAGINAW, Mich. — Earlier this month I stopped into a gas station north of Saginaw to buy a cold root beer. The nice young woman at the cash register asked if I wanted to use my credit card. “No, thank you,” I said, and handed her a $5 bill. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/26/editorial-oregon-jobs-going-south/stories/20260823029 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/26/editorial-oregon-jobs-going-south/stories/20260823029#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:37:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/26/editorial-oregon-jobs-going-south/stories/20260823029 Data center moratoriums be damned, the largest data center in the world has started construction in Pike County, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/26/hussain-thank-god-ohio-is-not-texas/stories/20260826012 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/26/hussain-thank-god-ohio-is-not-texas/stories/20260826012#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:30:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/26/hussain-thank-god-ohio-is-not-texas/stories/20260826012 ANTI-SEMITISM HAS frequently been in the news but somehow Islamophobia has been relegated to the shadows by our government officials and politicians. A good example is the state of Texas where Gov. Greg Abbott is on a rampage against Muslims. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, March 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/26/to-the-editor-union-opposed-to-oregon-data-center/stories/20260826009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/26/to-the-editor-union-opposed-to-oregon-data-center/stories/20260826009#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:27:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/26/to-the-editor-union-opposed-to-oregon-data-center/stories/20260826009 Voters in Oregon will be deciding this November whether or not they will allow data centers to be built in their community. The 25 megawatt limit in the citizen-led initiative would mean projects only one-twentieth the size of proposed project would be able to be built, a Yes vote is a ban in effect if not in name. This initiative does not ban other modern manufacturing or industries. Managing director Will Turner addresses concerns for the Virginia-based Upterra Group and Capacity, two companies behind the plan for a $2 billion data center during the city of Oregon’s economic development and planning committee meeting on Feb. 2. Man­ag­ing di­rec­tor Will Turner ad­dresses con­cerns for the Vir­ginia-based Up­terra Group and Capac­ity, two com­pa­nies be­hind the plan for a $2 bil­lion data cen­ter dur­ing the city of Ore­gon’s eco­nomic de­vel­op­ment and plan­ning com­mit­tee meet­ing on Feb. 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/24/editorial-kudos-cnn-journalist/stories/20260822007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/24/editorial-kudos-cnn-journalist/stories/20260822007#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:03:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/24/editorial-kudos-cnn-journalist/stories/20260822007 It’s a tough era in which to be a journalist. President Donald Trump walks after a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House on Aug. 24 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/23/editorial-dewine-legacy-tour-strikes-out-us-23/stories/20260823034 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/23/editorial-dewine-legacy-tour-strikes-out-us-23/stories/20260823034#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/23/editorial-dewine-legacy-tour-strikes-out-us-23/stories/20260823034 If the mythological Greek character Sisyphus, the poor soul condemned to push a boulder up the mountain only to have it backslide each time he reaches the top, were created today, he would be an Ohio political leader presiding over economic success. 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/2026/08/23/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-8-23/stories/20260823089 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/08/23/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-8-23/stories/20260823089#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/08/23/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-8-23/stories/20260823089 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/22/walton-from-manilow-cannon-ear-worms-endure/stories/20260823028 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/22/walton-from-manilow-cannon-ear-worms-endure/stories/20260823028#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/22/walton-from-manilow-cannon-ear-worms-endure/stories/20260823028 You know how sometimes a song pops into your head out of nowhere and you find yourself humming it to yourself all day? You can try to think about other things but it never works. Barry Manilow arrives at the funeral services for Clive Davis at Central Synagogue in New York on June 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/22/editorial-ed-board-right-flock/stories/20260823032 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/22/editorial-ed-board-right-flock/stories/20260823032#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/22/editorial-ed-board-right-flock/stories/20260823032 I would like to commend The Blade Editorial Board for the recent editorial “Flock isn’t a problem.” A Flock Safety camera sits at the corner of West Central Avenue and Auburn Avenue in Toledo on Aug. 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/22/shribman-as-go-the-independents-so-goes-country/stories/20260822021 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/22/shribman-as-go-the-independents-so-goes-country/stories/20260822021#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/08/22/shribman-as-go-the-independents-so-goes-country/stories/20260822021 There’s loads of talk about the struggle among the Democrats about how, or whether, to accommodate Democratic Socialists in the party. There’s loads of talk about the struggle among Republicans about the future of the MAGA movement once Donald Trump glides into formal political retirement. But what if those aren’t the most important moving parts in American political culture? New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes part in a press conference to announce action against ICE overreach on Aug. 12 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/22/editorial-ohio-senate-referendum/stories/20260825005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/22/editorial-ohio-senate-referendum/stories/20260825005#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/22/editorial-ohio-senate-referendum/stories/20260825005 Sen. Jon Husted is being branded as “the face of data centers in Ohio,” by his Democratic opponent, former Senator Sherrod Brown. A National Republican Senatorial Committee memo warns the artificial intelligence industry that they will be blamed if Mr. Husted is defeated. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/22/editorial-development-drives-prosperity/stories/20260820014 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/22/editorial-development-drives-prosperity/stories/20260820014#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/22/editorial-development-drives-prosperity/stories/20260820014 The Shops at Fallen Timbers are mostly empty and the grounds at the Maumee shopping center have fallen into disrepair, as clearly documented by Blade photographer Rebecca Benson. People walk around at Fallen Timbers in Maumee on Aug. 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/editorial-bgsu-biggest-band/stories/20260825003 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/editorial-bgsu-biggest-band/stories/20260825003#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/editorial-bgsu-biggest-band/stories/20260825003 Bowling Green State University is setting enrollment records despite a demographic driven enrollment cliff in the number of college age students. The Falcon marching band is the biggest in the nation. These are not unrelated facts. The university band plays down Main St. at BGSU's 70th annual BG Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Bowling Green. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/editorial-take-down-hybrid-gangs/stories/20260819012 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/editorial-take-down-hybrid-gangs/stories/20260819012#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:35:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/editorial-take-down-hybrid-gangs/stories/20260819012 Violent gangs are evolving along with Toledo police tools and tactics to combat that criminal activity. Local political leaders must not tie TPD’s hands.