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Help Wanted: Fools and Jokers in City Politics

Hildo February 2024

Once upon a time there was a great lion, the monarch of all he surveyed. But one day the lion noticed a pesky thorn...

January 2024 Hildo: The Resurgence of A Lo.

It took a decade, but A Lo has regained her form. Current Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez was once a staple of this humble column....

Hildo December 2023

We suspect you missed the news. Whilst prepping to give your family the big bird on Turkey Day, and fretting over Aunt Gertrude’s seating...

Hildo November 2023: Get yer vote on

t’s here! The much anticipated, oft imitated, never duplicated, off-year Election Day Twenty Twenty-Three!  No, seriously folks. There’s an election on November 7th. In fact,...

Hildo October 2023: Complete Sentences

We can sum up the current state of City Politics in three sentences. Four months and one year of probation. One year and one day...

Hildo September 2023: Union Town

Toledo has several nicknames. “The Glass City.” “Home of the Jeep.” And of course, the old moniker originally intended to poke fun at Toledo’s...

Hildo: Toledo Loves Its Jeep

We’ve been writing this column for a very long time. Too long, if you listen to our critics. Screw ‘em, by the way. Whoopsie, there...

City Politics: Whither Wade?

There are two kinds of elected officials in City Politics. Those who serve their time in elected office, then move on to other pursuits....

City Politics: Back to the Future

The field is set. The candidates have been certified for the big Primary Election showdown coming for coveted seats on T-Town City Council! Oh, whoopsie,...

City Politics: Empty Slate

What is up with the Lucas County Republican Party? Or should we ask, is there still a Lucas County Republican Party? Over the years, the...

Cease fire: A recent history of gun violence in City Politics

The victims of Toledo’s epidemic of gun violence are increasingly younger. No City neighborhood is immune. The body count continues to rise as the...