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The new normal in City Politics

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Exactly what in tarnation just happened? We sure went through some crazy bull honky, didn't we peeps? Recommendations and mandates coming atcha so fast ‘n...

Leadership in the age of COVID-19: Who will take the reins in City Politics?

Johnny Hildo

In case you missed it, the extended Ohio Primary Election is finally over. It began in mid-February with early voting. It was supposed to end...

Free Fallin’: City Budget Woes Are Here Again

Johnny Hildo

Sometimes we hate it when we're right. Not long ago, as the COVID-19 lockdown began its stranglehold here in the Swamp, we predicted it would...

New Normal: Lessons from the Pandemic

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Wow, things sure have changed, huh? The first coupla months of twenty twenty were just swimming along like normal. The Primary season was in full...

Happy days are gone again in City Politics

Johnny Hildo

We were supposed to have the unofficial results of the Ohio primary election to digest and regurgitate. The race to replace John Tharp as...

Winnowing the field

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Primary Day in City Politics

Outflow: Wealth transfer in City Politics

Johnny Hildo

It all started back when Collins was a curmudgeonly member of Toledo City Council, and Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee.

Breaking the rules in City Politics

Johnny Hildo

There are several unwritten rules in City Politics. One is you win elections by keeping Party discipline. Another is incumbent judges never lose an...

A taxing proposition

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Wade's income tax hike in City Politics

That’s A Wrap Part 2

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Remembering the decade in City Politics

That’s A Wrap, Part One

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What a difference a decade makes

That’s a wrap

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Winners and losers in City Politics

Go directly to jail

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Do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars Twenty twenty is hard upon us, and with it, a rare changing of the guard....

Run to Daylight

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Finding the openings in City Politics Incumbency is powerful. As documented in this humble column, once elected to office, most officeholders are fully entrenched for...

Getting Back On The Horse

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Here we go again. The long-embattled Lucas County Board of Elections has one more shot at redemption. Another chance to show their true mettle, and...

Merikocracy

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Rule by the few in City Politics

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