http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:05:36 GMT en-us hourly 1 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/editorials/2026/09/30/editorial-checkmark-blues/stories/20261001006 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/30/editorial-checkmark-blues/stories/20261001006#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:07:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/30/editorial-checkmark-blues/stories/20261001006 The European Union overreached in its action against X, a U.S.-based social media site, over the blue checkmark. Now that the blue check-mark has no meaning at all, the European Union wants to be compensated, and is fining X $137 million. 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. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/editorial-annihilation-speech-at-u-n-wrong/stories/20260927070 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/editorial-annihilation-speech-at-u-n-wrong/stories/20260927070#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:23:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/editorial-annihilation-speech-at-u-n-wrong/stories/20260927070 The Trump Administration won’t even claim the United States is at war with Iran, but the President used his annual speech at the United Nations last Tuesday to threaten Iran with annihilation. President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, at the UN headquarters. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/29/to-the-editor-president-building-more-than-an-arch/stories/20260929004 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/29/to-the-editor-president-building-more-than-an-arch/stories/20260929004#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:20:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/29/to-the-editor-president-building-more-than-an-arch/stories/20260929004 Wow! A dream come true for an autocrat wanting to become a dictator! Build a huge arch in our capital and fill it with snipers and drones. To begin with this seems to be an effort to get the courts to approve the arch, the same way they did the ballroom — declare it’s a national emergency; protect the President, protect the city. But those same snipers and drones could just as easily be directed toward protesters and inconvenient demonstrations. It’s way past time to put a stop to this madness! President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One, Sept. 27, in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/editorial-skilled-help-wanted/stories/20260905005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/editorial-skilled-help-wanted/stories/20260905005#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:02:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/editorial-skilled-help-wanted/stories/20260905005 Ohio has cash to burn in an earn-and-learn program with $300 million to provide employers with skilled technicians needed to maintain the equipment that powers our economy. Dean Monske, president and CEO of northwest Ohio's Regional Growth Partnership, speaks at an event announcing incentives for companies to train employees, at Northwest State Community College in Archbold, Ohio, on Aug. 31. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/27/to-editor-kapturs-move-has-political-consequences/stories/20260928018 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/27/to-editor-kapturs-move-has-political-consequences/stories/20260928018#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/27/to-editor-kapturs-move-has-political-consequences/stories/20260928018 In reference to your editorial, “Kaptur ad shows independence,” I take your point. It does show independence, and elections are indeed about winning. In American politics, if you finish second, you don’t get a participation trophy. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur speaks during a news conference and ribbon cutting ceremony at The Glen in Toledo on July 8. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/27/editorial-peace-board-needs-iran-s-help/stories/20260927067 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/27/editorial-peace-board-needs-iran-s-help/stories/20260927067#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/27/editorial-peace-board-needs-iran-s-help/stories/20260927067 Throwing around big numbers, like $2.45 billion, isn’t going to solve Gaza’s problems. Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians are seen amid war-damaged buildings in Gaza City on Sept. 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/26/to-editor-anti-acton-ads-lack-context/stories/20260927054 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/26/to-editor-anti-acton-ads-lack-context/stories/20260927054#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/26/to-editor-anti-acton-ads-lack-context/stories/20260927054 Ohio voters are being told in political advertising attacking Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton that her “medical knowledge was described as insufficient to the State Medical Board.” That statement deserves some context. Dr. Amy Acton speaks during a campaign stop at United Steelworkers Local 1-346 in Toledo on Aug. 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/26/to-editor-earn-ask/stories/20260927053 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/26/to-editor-earn-ask/stories/20260927053#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/09/26/to-editor-earn-ask/stories/20260927053 Toledoans are confronting a big ask. Four levies on the November ballot would raise about $82 million annually from Toledo and Lucas County taxpayers. One Government Center (Michael V. DiSalle Government Center) on Dec. 26, 2018. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/26/editorial-weaponizing-trump/stories/20260927068 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/26/editorial-weaponizing-trump/stories/20260927068#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/26/editorial-weaponizing-trump/stories/20260927068 President Trump, who has no personal history of involvement in the military, has become a highly military-conscious president. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Sept. 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/26/editorial-volatile-politicking/stories/20260926031 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/26/editorial-volatile-politicking/stories/20260926031#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/26/editorial-volatile-politicking/stories/20260926031 A political poll published in the New York Post ought to prompt Democrats to confront an alarming level of hostility toward President Trump. President Donald Trump, right, is escorted by Air Force Col. Christopher M. Robinson, commander, 89th Airlift Wing, left, as he walks from Air Force One before boarding Marine One, upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sept. 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/26/editorial-me-tooism-carries-day-on-data-centers/stories/20260927075 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/26/editorial-me-tooism-carries-day-on-data-centers/stories/20260927075#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/26/editorial-me-tooism-carries-day-on-data-centers/stories/20260927075 The sudden rush by Ohio politicians to demand a statewide moratorium on data center development is a textbook case of political “me-tooism” searching for a problem that local communities have already solved. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton’s call for lawmakers to attach a data center halt to Wednesday’s gas tax holiday debate is entirely unnecessary. Local governments are already doing the heavy lifting. A sign against data centers in a yard in Oregon. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/26/shribman-virginia-gazettes-enduring-legacy-of-a-free-press/stories/20260927066 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/26/shribman-virginia-gazettes-enduring-legacy-of-a-free-press/stories/20260927066#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/26/shribman-virginia-gazettes-enduring-legacy-of-a-free-press/stories/20260927066 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The governor of Virginia was relieved there was no school in the colonial capital. No newspaper either. Williamsburg, Virginia. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/26/calmes-trump-lost-his-star-power-home-abroad/stories/20260927065 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/26/calmes-trump-lost-his-star-power-home-abroad/stories/20260927065#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/09/26/calmes-trump-lost-his-star-power-home-abroad/stories/20260927065 President Trump might not look smaller, but he is. President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham during the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 22 at the UN headquarters. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/25/editorial-bgsu-evolving-education/stories/20260926009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/25/editorial-bgsu-evolving-education/stories/20260926009#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/25/editorial-bgsu-evolving-education/stories/20260926009 Bowling Green State University is in the midst of a historically successful burst of enrollment growth built upon high student satisfaction and perceived value. But like all of higher education, BGSU must evolve quickly or become extinct is the sobering message from President Rodney Rogers. Bowling Green State University sign on March 14, 2018.