http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:10:23 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/editorial-court-needs-to-speak/stories/20260917016 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/editorial-court-needs-to-speak/stories/20260917016#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:39:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/editorial-court-needs-to-speak/stories/20260917016 Thankfully, the U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a dangerous plan to involve the Postal Service and the Department of Homeland Security in screening mail-in ballots for the upcoming midterm elections. However, the justices have left the public in the dark regarding their reasoning. The Supreme Court is seen on the morning after the conservative majority sided with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Aug. 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/editorial-meta-development/stories/20260917019 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/editorial-meta-development/stories/20260917019#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:40:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/editorial-meta-development/stories/20260917019 The onslaught of anti-data center television commercials in Toledo is finally drawing a response from the company building a billion-dollar facility near Bowling Green. Meta is trying to tone down the rhetoric against data centers with an ad blitz. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/17/to-the-editor-handing-control-to-government-wrong-move/stories/20260917018 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/17/to-the-editor-handing-control-to-government-wrong-move/stories/20260917018#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:32:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/17/to-the-editor-handing-control-to-government-wrong-move/stories/20260917018 In response to the letter, “Free health care really not so bad,” having recently returned from a trip to Scandinavia, I came back with a new perspective on social welfare spending. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/17/lessenberry-ohio-michigan-poised-for-a-comeback/stories/20260917013 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/17/lessenberry-ohio-michigan-poised-for-a-comeback/stories/20260917013#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:00:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/17/lessenberry-ohio-michigan-poised-for-a-comeback/stories/20260917013 HILLSDALE, Mich. — Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I covered a lot of stories in Michigan for The Blade. One evening in November, 1979, William F. Buckley, Jr., came to speak at Hillsdale College, a private school best known for rejecting any government aid. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/editorial-look-out-for-safety/stories/20260917017 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/editorial-look-out-for-safety/stories/20260917017#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:45:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/editorial-look-out-for-safety/stories/20260917017 Is it just our imagination, or are vehicle accidents on the rise in metro Toledo? https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/17/to-the-editor-sylvania-school-funding-story-taxpayers-aren-t-being-told/stories/20260917029 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/17/to-the-editor-sylvania-school-funding-story-taxpayers-aren-t-being-told/stories/20260917029#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:34:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/17/to-the-editor-sylvania-school-funding-story-taxpayers-aren-t-being-told/stories/20260917029 A candidate running to replace me in the legislature recently argued for the elimination of school vouchers in Ohio, blaming Columbus for seemingly every budget challenge facing Sylvania Schools. His misinformed view rejects local accountability at the expense of better educational outcomes for our kids. Bradley J. Rieger Admin. Bldg. on Jan. 12 in Sylvania. Williams https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/09/17/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-9-17/stories/20260917040 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/09/17/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-9-17/stories/20260917040#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/09/17/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-9-17/stories/20260917040 Click the image above to view the full gallery. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/15/to-edtior-community-investment-must-include-the-community/stories/20260916005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/15/to-edtior-community-investment-must-include-the-community/stories/20260916005#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:40:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/15/to-edtior-community-investment-must-include-the-community/stories/20260916005 A $15,000-A-WEEK investment to bring fresh, healthy food into a neighborhood can be significant. The Swayne Field Pop-Up Produce Market is a pilot program designed to increase access to affordable, nutritious food for residents at the Swayne Field redevelopment site. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/15/editorial-politics-hurts-economy/stories/20260915016 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/15/editorial-politics-hurts-economy/stories/20260915016#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:39:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/15/editorial-politics-hurts-economy/stories/20260915016 The longest serving woman in the history of the United States Congress is putting her political interests ahead of the economic interests of northwest Ohio. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Ohio) has used the air-waves to claim Derek Merrin is re-sponsible for data centers leading to higher utility bills. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/14/editorial-privacy-oxymoron/stories/20260915007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/14/editorial-privacy-oxymoron/stories/20260915007#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/14/editorial-privacy-oxymoron/stories/20260915007 Attacks on Flock cameras used by police are gaining support beyond the lunatic fringe, or more likely just adding numbers to that flock. A pro­posed bill by Rep. Gary Click re­quires a one-year pause on the use of Flock cam­eras in Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/14/to-editor-vivek-not-leader-buckeyes/stories/20260915004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/14/to-editor-vivek-not-leader-buckeyes/stories/20260915004#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/14/to-editor-vivek-not-leader-buckeyes/stories/20260915004 Ohio is facing an education crisis. According to U.S. News and World Report, Ohio ranks 29th in education. That is quite a fall from its ranking of fifth best back in 2010. Keep in mind, Republicans have held power in the governor’s office and both chambers at the Statehouse since 2011. Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy gestures while speaking ahead of Vice President JD Vance's speech at the Cleveland Cliffs Middletown Works on Aug. 21 in Middletown, Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/14/to-editor-holiday-we-never-made-never-needed/stories/20260911008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/14/to-editor-holiday-we-never-made-never-needed/stories/20260911008#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/14/to-editor-holiday-we-never-made-never-needed/stories/20260911008 I was in second grade. My teacher was showing a movie on the classroom television. When it ended, she ejected the VHS tape, and the television flipped to cable. The channel landed on a scene showing a burning building. The Tribute in Light shines over lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/13/to-editor-jews-muslims-held-different-expectations/stories/20260914019 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/13/to-editor-jews-muslims-held-different-expectations/stories/20260914019#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/13/to-editor-jews-muslims-held-different-expectations/stories/20260914019 Dr. S. Amjad Hussain’s latest column, “Jewish terrorists and killing fields of West Bank,” Wednesday, was an exercise in selective moral accounting. Women gather at a Palestinian-Bedouin house before attending a wedding ceremony at the West Bank town of Taybeh on Sept. 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/13/to-editor-immigration-letter-misleading/stories/20260914016 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/13/to-editor-immigration-letter-misleading/stories/20260914016#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/13/to-editor-immigration-letter-misleading/stories/20260914016 A Sept. 6 letter to the editor, “Left makes decision easy in Nov.” claimed leftists support illegal immigration, opening prisons, defunding everything. I don’t know where he obtained this information but it is inflammatory and not accurate for the majority of Democrats (left). One can always find some extremist on either side but it does not represent the party as a whole. In regards to immigration though, the Biden administration had a bipartisan agreement to severely curtail immigration until Trump told the Republicans to not approve the agreement. Signs saying that immigration agents have no right to enter without a warrant are posted on the doors of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis on Jan. 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/13/editorial-trump-buying-votes/stories/20260914008 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/13/editorial-trump-buying-votes/stories/20260914008#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:35:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/13/editorial-trump-buying-votes/stories/20260914008 Here’s a good political conversation starter; who is more irresponsible, President Trump for promising a $5,000 dividend for every adult citizen if Republicans keep majorities in both the House and the Senate, or Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno who plans to sponsor enabling legislation? President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Shannon Airport on Sept. 13 in Shannon, Ireland. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/12/shribman-long-winding-road-conservatism/stories/20260913040 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/12/shribman-long-winding-road-conservatism/stories/20260913040#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/12/shribman-long-winding-road-conservatism/stories/20260913040 WARREN, N.H. — It’s been four years, an eternity in American political history, since I last drove along a backwoods byway from here to Lebanon, N.H., and contemplated what that route told me about the destination of American conservatism. President Donald Trump participates in a review of soldiers from the Guard of Honor during a visit with Ireland's President Catherine Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin on Sept. 12 in Dublin. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/12/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-instead-of-learning-bush-s-post-9-11-flubs-revisited-br-div-2/stories/20260913039 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/12/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-instead-of-learning-bush-s-post-9-11-flubs-revisited-br-div-2/stories/20260913039#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/12/div-class-libpagebodylinebreak-instead-of-learning-bush-s-post-9-11-flubs-revisited-br-div-2/stories/20260913039 For those of us alive on Sept. 11, 2001 — fully one-third of people in the United States today were not, and millions more were too young for memories — it’s hard to believe that it has been 25 years since that horrific day. And yet it isn’t difficult at all, given the transformational changes dating from that time that remain a fact of everyday life, not least the airport security lines and the ever-advancing technology in use there. The Tribute in Light shines over lower Manhattan on Sept. 11 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/12/to-editor-dont-hold-breath-5k-promise/stories/20260913048 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/12/to-editor-dont-hold-breath-5k-promise/stories/20260913048#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/12/to-editor-dont-hold-breath-5k-promise/stories/20260913048 Donald Trump promised to pay every American $5,000 (totaling a trillion dollars) if voters return control of the House and Senate to Republicans in the midterms. If we have money for that, why hasn’t he already paid it to the American people? President Donald Trump stands on stage at the Republican convention on Sept. 10 in Dallas. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/12/editorial-speak-out-arch/stories/20260913045 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/12/editorial-speak-out-arch/stories/20260913045#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/12/editorial-speak-out-arch/stories/20260913045 Like his other Washington beautification projects, President Trump’s proposed Triumphal Arch imposes his personal wishes and tastes on the nation without adequate public input. The vast grassy area on Memorial Circle between the Lincoln Memorial, far back, and Arlington National Cemetery, shows the future site of the Triumphal Arch and Military Observation Deck, on Sept. 4 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/12/editorial-saving-lake-erie/stories/20260913033 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/12/editorial-saving-lake-erie/stories/20260913033#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/12/editorial-saving-lake-erie/stories/20260913033 Resumption of work on a carp barrier on the Des Plaines River about 45 miles south of Chicago is our only known protection from an invasion that could rob Lake Erie of benefits worth billions.