Politics and Opinions

State of the City

Johnny Hildo

As we go to press, Hizzoner Mike Bell Bottoms is regaling cronies

Looks like we made it

Johnny Hildo

Consider all the things Toledo should be known for.

Something old, something new

Johnny Hildo

As the calendar flips, we at Hildo News Service take the time to reflect on the old and anticipate the new.

Fifteen minutes of fame

Johnny Hildo

‘Tis the season, kideez, and we’re feeling fat and jolly. Ho, ho, ho and all that.

The coming storm in city politics

TCP Contributor

‘Tis the season. The jolly man has arrived in ol’ Froggy Bottom. He’s gonna find out who’s naughty and nice.

Seems like everything’s back to normal. No more being bombarded by commercials urging us to hate/love this or that candidate for office, now back to being reminded of our inability to perform on demand.

Executive privilege

Johnny Hildo

Hizzoner Mikey P. Bell parked himself in the Mayor’s office in twenty ten, a time when the Toledo economy had tanked.

Sun spots

Johnny Hildo

“Leaping to escape the tower, Icarus felt a rush of exhilaration as the wings his father Daedalus had crafted bore him upward on the wind. Alas, in a fit of hubris Icarus decided to continue upward to approach the glowing sun. The heat melted the wax holding the wings’ feathers in place, and Icarus plunged to his death in the sea.” —from the Greek myth of Icarus, 1st century BC

Developmentally delayed

Johnny Hildo

Ok, kids and kidettes, time for a quick quiz. What is the answer to turning Toledo around once and for all?

Nobody on board

Johnny Hildo

We write some columns because no one else is tackling the subject. We write others because no one is taking the inside curve.

Judge not, lest ye be judged

Johnny Hildo

You might think that the one place in T-Town politics that would be august, austere and above the whackadoo world of ruff 'n tumble would be the Toledo Municipal Court.

Things fall apart

Johnny Hildo

Frankly, we've been a bit worried lately. Loyal readers of this humble op-ed know our stock in trade is the foibles and faux pas of local politicos and their ilk.

When the levy breaks

Johnny Hildo

Just last issue we spent our precious column space lamenting the lack of choices facing voters across Lucas County.

Hobson’s choice

Johnny Hildo

Freedom of choice. From our earliest days of civics training, we are told that’s what makes a democracy — the freedom to choose...

Modern Romans

Johnny Hildo

Hey all you suburbanites, exurbanites and other assorted denizens of the far flung estates! Yeah, y’all, safe in your hermetically sealed bungalows, checking your net worth on the Internet and voting your conservative values.

All systems go!

Johnny Hildo

The Dog Warden hired a behavior consultant. For the dogs. We’re not making this up. Let’s face it,...

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