Politics and Opinions

Rep. Marcy Kaptur Responds to White House Memorandum Amid Ongoing Government Shutdown

TCP Staff

This Memorandum was sent to the public from the White House Office of Communications on October 1, 2025. After reviewing the Memorandum (see below),...

Supporting Toledo During the Government Shutdown: How You Can Help Your Community

TCP Staff

As the federal government shutdown disrupts benefits nationwide, Toledo families are feeling the impact firsthand. With SNAP benefits set to halt on Nov.  1,...

Capitol Fools Return to The Valentine Theater, with a Mission to Make Us Laugh Again

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

On November 1, The Valentine Theater welcomes back the Capital Fools, a comedy troupe with a mission to unite the country, one laugh at...

City Politics Guide 2025

TCP Staff

TARTA Clears Path to Voting with Free Rides on Election Day Northwest Ohio voters can head to the polls with ease this Election Day, Tuesday,...

City Politics: Seeing Red

Johnny Hildo

You may have noticed a novel phenomenon in downtown T-town these days. At various intersections across the fruitless plain, the traffic lights are no...

Fight the power: ‘The Encampments’ films shows the power of student protest

Steve Merangue

In April of 2024, about 50 students pitched tents on the grounds of Columbia University and created the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. The result was...

City Politics: Not mine

Johnny Hildo

There’s an old adage. What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine. In other words, it’s all mine. Except for the Angola Road...

City Poltics: Independents Day

Johnny Hildo

Do you like to party? Most do. Some don’t. Let us explain. Political parties developed early in the American experiment with democracy. While founding folks like...

Nominations Open for 2025 Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame

TCP Staff

The Ohio Civil Rights Commission is now accepting nominations for its 2025 Civil Rights Hall of Fame, which honors exceptional Ohioans who have made...

City Politics: He’s baaaaaaack

Johnny Hildo

And now there are two. The quixotic mayoral candidacy of Harold Harris has been extinguished in its infancy. Harold is a nice guy, and in...

Ohio Governor’s Faith-Based Office Threatened By Trump Administration’s Executive Order

Autumn Vasquez

The future of the public funding offered to Ohio’s underrepresented communities through Governor Mike DeWine’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (GOFBCI) faces financial...

City Poltics: Pole positions

Johnny Hildo

Ho hum. In case you didn’t give a fat patoot, there’s a race for at-large seats on Toledo City Council this year. You’re not alone if you...

League Of Women Voters on guard against voting law changes

Brian Trauring

Alarm bells are ringing at the League of Women Voters of Toledo-Lucas County. The organization, founded in 1921, evolved from the suffrage movement giving women...

City Politics: Opal Covey RIP

Johnny Hildo

Bet you have no clue who Harold Harris is. Correction. You definitely know who Harold Harris is. You just have no clue his name is...

City Side: Against All Odds:Toledo Helps Ukraine supports a nation’s resilience

Julianne Jardine

Vladmir Putin predicted, in February 2022, that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would be over in three days with Russia victorious. Alona Matchenko, JD,...

City Poltics: Best of City sans politics

Johnny Hildo

What say, this is the Best of issue, eh? Nice. You might recall we revealed the Hildy nominations a couple of issues ago. But, in...

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