Politics and Opinions

Out with the old, in with the new: Resolutions for Twenty Seventeen

Johnny Hildo

‘Tis the season. The old year slowly wanes and gives way to the new. Which is a darned good thing, given what twenty sixteen...

How to keep abortion available as a practical option for Ohioans: (Watch out, Kasich— we’re calling you)

Athena Cocoves

With a single pen stroke, Ohio Governor John Kasich has the power to make abortion a practical impossibility for Ohioans. Wait— what? Currently sitting on...

It Pays To Know People In City Politics

Johnny Hildo

There has been some very good news on the development front lately

Three Takeaways from Election Day 2016

Johnny Hildo

There were shocking truths aplenty revealed on November Eighth. Setting aside the lurch to the alt-right at the national level, the local political landscape has...

Pantsuit Nation Toledo Invites You To Commiserate The Election

Jeff Klima

Feeling down about this recent election shocker? Relax, you’re not the only one. But while some of us have just ambled forward, hoping to...

Still Kinda Blue: Lucas County picked Clinton, and local voters explain their choices

TCP Staff

Lucas County was one of seven Ohio counties that selected Hillary Clinton. While the rest of our state saw red, Trump lost 38.7%-56% locally....

Two Americas: Tell us what’s positive about Trump getting elected

Athena Cocoves

We didn’t see it coming— but I guess we weren’t looking. It took Donald Trump 18 months of being underestimated before he mobilized blue-collar white...

Time for Reflection: Lessons for City Politics

Johnny Hildo

Perhaps the way the publishing schedule for this fair rag has the Gods of City Politics frowning, or more likely they are laughing, as...

Election Tunes Worth Muting CNN For

TCP Staff

So you're sick of all the election stuff, right? You can't wait for this whole thing to be over so people will stop calling,...

Election Night Drinking Game

Jeff Klima

Most of the time you need an excuse not to drink. But if you are gonna drink on this election night anyway, why not...

Where to Watch: Election 2016 Watch Parties Happening in Toledo [UPDATED]

Jeff Klima

It’s fitting that at least a few of the Election Night watch parties are taking place in bars, because what better place to commiserate...

Trump Claims ‘Vote Rigging’— Is He Right?

Roger LaPointe

The genius of Donald Trump has been his ability to take a single term that has a lot of different meanings to different people...

Senator Al Franken stumps for Hillary in NW Ohio

Roger LaPointe

Senator Al Franken hit four stops in northwest Ohio on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign on Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28....

Office Politics: Checking out the headquarters of Toledo’s political parties

Jeff Klima

Walking into the local headquarters of a political campaign feels like being a spy— no matter which headquarters you visit or what your political...

2016 City Politics Guide

Johnny Hildo

Seasonal Election Disorder, or SED, is a type of distress that’s related to election season. SED begins and ends when the political circus starts....

Checks and Balances: Following the Money in the City Budget

Johnny Hildo

What’s up with the so-called “temporary” three-quarter per cent income tax the City of Toledo collects? It’s on the ballot this November as Issue 2. If...

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