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All we want for Christmas in City Politics

Johnny Hildo

The holidays are here, and we’ve been naughty again. We broke most of this year’s New Year’s promises. We even called He Who Shall Not...

OPINION: ACLU Ohio Asks “What Will Toledo’s New Mayor Say About The ‘Violent Crime Initiative’?”

TCP Contributor

Submitted to us from the ACLU of Ohio, in the words of the author, Mike Brickner (Senior Policy Director, ACLU of Ohio): “We wrote this piece because...

Who is in the driver’s seat in City Politics?

Johnny Hildo

The dust has settled and the votes are tallied. Here's what we know so far.

The rise and fall of a County Commish

Johnny Hildo

Rewind to five years ago. Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken was arguably the most powerful person in Northwest Ohio. He was recognizable and well known....

Toledo City Politics Guide 2017: Hildo Sez

Johnny Hildo

See the rest of our Politics Guide, which includes questions and answers from mayoral candidates and the Toledo City Council candidates. Toledo Muni Court Judges You must recognize...

Punch drunk: Candidates square off, literally, in City Politics

Johnny Hildo

If ever there was a “stop the presses!” moment it’s this one. We were about to put the proverbial pen to paper for the typical...

The far-ranging effects of the race for Toledo mayor

Johnny Hildo

Is it her or him? A or B? None of the above? The race to be Mayor of Toledo is down to two, incumbent Paula...

Lies and the lying liars who tell them

Johnny Hildo

Surely he knows better. But his unbridled personal ambition gets the better of him. Integrity? Scrupulous adherence to the truth? Nah, it’s a race to...

Hype and hooey in City Politics

Johnny Hildo

It must be election season. The bull hockey is stacked thick and startin’ to stink. The official Election Day is rapidly approaching. But with early...

Georgie Porgie ran away

Johnny Hildo

In retrospect, it had to happen this way. The end would not come with any sound and fury. There would be no splash, no bang....

Plus c’est la même chose, Deux: Why Tom for Mayor is a bad idea

Johnny Hildo

Two down, one to go. We’ve spent the last two columns taking down two of the Big Three candidates for Toledo Mayor. First we laid...

Plus c’est la même chose

Johnny Hildo

Call us naysayers. Call us curmudgeons. Call us doom and gloom sticks in the mud. Whatever. This is how we see it. Last column we...

Breeding the law: A Quick and Dirty Breakdown of Senate Bill 331

Kelly Thompson

Few recent pieces of Ohio legislation have caused as much outrage among animal rights activists as Senate Bill 331. Sponsored by Senator Bob Petersen...

A Life of Championing Liberty: Ohio ACLU Executive Director Christine Link Retires After 27 Years

Sean Nestor

For 27 years, Chris Link worked as the Executive Director at the Ohio ACLU. Recently retired, we spoke with Link about her roots as...

The Case against the Mayor

Johnny Hildo

It’s time for a change. Or so it seems. We’re talking about a change at the top of T-Town guvmint. Where the buck stops. The...

Keeping score in City Politics

Johnny Hildo

It’s a topsy, turvy world out there. We never would have believed that, as we enter the official start of the local political season, we’d...

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