http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Wed, 13 May 2026 04:10:58 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/12/to-editor-president-s-nonsense-endearing-base/stories/20260512043 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/12/to-editor-president-s-nonsense-endearing-base/stories/20260512043#comments Wed, 13 May 2026 02:45:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/12/to-editor-president-s-nonsense-endearing-base/stories/20260512043 It is ironic on this 250th anniversary of American independence from the British Empire that after President Trump declares an American “victory” over Iran he is reportedly envisioning American “conquests” of other countries. He has already mentioned seeking a U.S. takeover of Cuba. Trump had a similar idea regarding Canada, which was very offended by such a proposal and vigorously opposed it. President Donald Trump gestures from the stairs of Air Force One as he boards upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on May 12, for a trip to China to meet President Xi Jinping. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/12/editorial-good-sign-failing-ballot-issues/stories/20260513007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/12/editorial-good-sign-failing-ballot-issues/stories/20260513007#comments Wed, 13 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/12/editorial-good-sign-failing-ballot-issues/stories/20260513007 As skeptical as we have been here at The Blade Editorial Board about proposed ballot amendments to ban the property tax and to ban data centers, we were encouraged to learn that both are considered unlikely to get on the November ballot. A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., Jan. 14, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/11/to-the-editor-naloxone-available-wood-co/stories/20260512040 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/11/to-the-editor-naloxone-available-wood-co/stories/20260512040#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/11/to-the-editor-naloxone-available-wood-co/stories/20260512040 Regarding the article by Vincent Lucarelli April 30, “Maumee gets first NaloxBox to expand overdose response access,” we in Wood County applaud the efforts and success of Jessica Pacynski in getting more assistance for those dealing with the effects of an overdose. We also thank Maumee’s First Presbyterian Church for being a leader in accepting the responsibility for the new NaloxBox. I write to clarify that the “desert” referenced by Ms. Pacynski, which exists south of the Ohio Turnpike, ends at the Maumee River. Wood County Prosecutor Paul A. Dobson speaks on Jan. 12, 2024, at the Wood County Courthouse in Bowling Green. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/guest-editorial-good-bye-pittsburgh/stories/20260512002 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/guest-editorial-good-bye-pittsburgh/stories/20260512002#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/guest-editorial-good-bye-pittsburgh/stories/20260512002 This is the final editorial from the Post-Gazette (Pa.) Editorial Board. As a nonprofit organization, the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, which has purchased the Post-Gazette’s assets from Block Communications Inc., does not support or oppose public policies or candidates for public office. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette sits in a newspaper rack in Pittsburgh on May 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-toledo-innovation-works-serves-need/stories/20260512005 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-toledo-innovation-works-serves-need/stories/20260512005#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 02:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-toledo-innovation-works-serves-need/stories/20260512005 Successful Toledo innovation needs to be recognized and celebrated if only to encourage more game-changing ideas to take root. Junior Achievement 5th Year Program founder Jim Pollock leads students through a practice graduation ceremony at the Glass City Center on May 6 in downtown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-yost-s-job-jump/stories/20260511013 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-yost-s-job-jump/stories/20260511013#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 10:22:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/11/editorial-yost-s-job-jump/stories/20260511013 Departing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost had 2,484,753 good reasons not to leave his post early, no matter the significance of the legal siren song that has drawn him to the Alliance Defending Freedom. Ohio attorney general Dave Yost speaks during a rally in Middletown, Ohio, July 22, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/11/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-11/stories/20260511057 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/11/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-11/stories/20260511057#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 10:21:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/11/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-11/stories/20260511057 Click the image to see the full cartoon. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/09/calmes-judicial-nominees-fact-challenged-unfit/stories/20260510059 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/09/calmes-judicial-nominees-fact-challenged-unfit/stories/20260510059#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/09/calmes-judicial-nominees-fact-challenged-unfit/stories/20260510059 Who won the 2020 election? Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-competitive-elections-return/stories/20260510055 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-competitive-elections-return/stories/20260510055#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-competitive-elections-return/stories/20260510055 It’s been a while since Ohio has seen competitive statewide races. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton speaks at a primary election night campaign event after winning the party's nomination for governor in Columbus on May 5. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/09/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-10-26/stories/20260509100 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/09/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-10-26/stories/20260509100#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/2026/05/09/editorial-cartoon-tim-hartman-5-10-26/stories/20260509100 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/09/to-editor-voters-believe-that-change-possible/stories/20260511009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/09/to-editor-voters-believe-that-change-possible/stories/20260511009#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/09/to-editor-voters-believe-that-change-possible/stories/20260511009 Lucas County voters showed up for the May, 2026 primary and they are ready for change in Ohio! Nearly 20 percent of eligible voters cast ballots, a meaningful increase from the May, 2022 primary, which saw less than 15 percent turnout. We are a community that is engaged, energized, and ready to be heard. Schuyler Beckwith, Lucas County Democratic Party chair, speaks during "Hands Off! TOLEDO Fights Back" protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in East Toledo on April 5, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/09/shribman-barney-franks-deafening-whisper/stories/20260510060 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/09/shribman-barney-franks-deafening-whisper/stories/20260510060#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/09/shribman-barney-franks-deafening-whisper/stories/20260510060 BOSTON — As he lies dying, the man who once snarled from the floor of the House of Representatives — whose rhetorical rockets’ red blare mercilessly exposed the logical flaws in the arguments of his overmatched opponents, whose piercing, pitiless wit stung his rivals, whose caustic asides roiled his political caucus — can barely muster a whisper. Former Rep. Barney Frank (D., Mass.) speaks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. signed the H.R. 8404, Respect For Marriage Act in Washington in 2022. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/09/to-editor-save-our-farmland-data-centers/stories/20260510052 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/09/to-editor-save-our-farmland-data-centers/stories/20260510052#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/09/to-editor-save-our-farmland-data-centers/stories/20260510052 Lucas County is known as a prime agricultural area. This region has been recognized over the years to be at the top in production of corn and soybeans. Let’s not give up our top food producing land to a data center. That would be self-harming and foolish. Fans that are part of a cooling system are seen on the roof of a data center on April 27 in Hillsboro, Ore. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-trans-still-potent-issue-election/stories/20260508010 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-trans-still-potent-issue-election/stories/20260508010#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/09/editorial-trans-still-potent-issue-election/stories/20260508010 The filing of a lawsuit last week by the Trump Administration’s Education Department indicates that the issue of transgender rights will still be a political factor in November and two years from now in the next presidential contest. Briley Lechner, 16, listens during a news conference on Dec. 8, 2025, in front of the Monroe County Courthouse in Monroe, Michigan. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/08/to-the-editor-toledo-area-workers-must-know-what-rail-merger-means-for-jobs/stories/20260506009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/08/to-the-editor-toledo-area-workers-must-know-what-rail-merger-means-for-jobs/stories/20260506009#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 10:40:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/08/to-the-editor-toledo-area-workers-must-know-what-rail-merger-means-for-jobs/stories/20260506009 Railroads facilitate employment for millions of Americans, including thousands of Ohioans who serve as the backbone of our agriculture, construction, and manufacturing industries. From corporate employees working in dispatching and logistics to yard workers and maintenance crews, those employed directly by our railroads work tirelessly to advance our economy, moving more than a billion tons of freight annually to national and international markets. As a 30-plus year railroader and lifetime resident of northwest Ohio, I feel obligated to express my concerns. A Norfolk Southern freight train passes through Homestead, Pa., March 12, 2025. Weaver https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/08/morici-tariffs-most-burden-those-on-bottom-economic-rung/stories/20260508011 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/08/morici-tariffs-most-burden-those-on-bottom-economic-rung/stories/20260508011#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 10:37:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/08/morici-tariffs-most-burden-those-on-bottom-economic-rung/stories/20260508011 PRESIDENT TRUMP’S tariffs aren’t working as advertised. An employee works at a cash register in a grocery store in Schaumburg, Ill., Sept. 18, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-goldfish-invasion-damages-ecosystem/stories/20260508009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-goldfish-invasion-damages-ecosystem/stories/20260508009#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 10:33:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-goldfish-invasion-damages-ecosystem/stories/20260508009 If you enjoy eating perch or walleye from Lake Erie or think it’s important to protect the billion-dollar bonanza to Ohio from fishermen on the lake, heed recent University of Toledo research on the seemingly harmless goldfish in freshwater lakes. Fancy goldfish swim in tanks at The Fish Guys on Sylvania Avenue in west Toledo on May 4. The common goldfish, from which the fancy goldfish were bred, was found by University of Toledo researchers to be harmful to native fish when introduced into freshwater ecosystems. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-protect-funding-h2ohio/stories/20260510064 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-protect-funding-h2ohio/stories/20260510064#comments Sat, 09 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/08/editorial-protect-funding-h2ohio/stories/20260510064 Given the escalating threats to Lake Erie water quality and the public health along the western basin of the lake, no location in Ohio has a bigger stake in protecting the H2Ohio program than residents of Greater Toledo. Contributing members and staff of H2Ohio, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Senate, Ducks Unlimited, and more stand together during a ribbon-cutting for the completion of a wetland project at Mallard Club Wildlife Area in Oregon on April 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/08/hussain-pakistans-moment-sun-revisited/stories/20260509009 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/08/hussain-pakistans-moment-sun-revisited/stories/20260509009#comments Sat, 09 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/08/hussain-pakistans-moment-sun-revisited/stories/20260509009 Pakistan has emerged as an unlikely Middle East negotiator facilitating the talks between the United States and Iran. A few years ago, this role would have been unthinkable. Pakistan was going through political instability and near bankruptcy. Somehow the country overcame some of the stigma and put itself on the global stage by facilitating mediation between Iran and the United States. In this photo released by the Pakistan Prime Minister Office, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, fifth left, meets with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, center, in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/08/to-editor-schools-perform-miracles-yet-its-mismanagement/stories/20260509007 https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/08/to-editor-schools-perform-miracles-yet-its-mismanagement/stories/20260509007#comments Sat, 09 May 2026 03:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2026/05/08/to-editor-schools-perform-miracles-yet-its-mismanagement/stories/20260509007 When I was a child, I have vivid memories of my mother and father telling me, “Always vote yes for public parks, schools, and libraries. They keep communities great.” Superintendent Romules Durant jots notes during a meeting at the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education in Toledo on April 28.