Politics and Opinions

Hildo September 2024: The Incredible Shrinking Mayor

Johnny Hildo

Wade adrift in City Politics

Lucas County Board of Election Needs Workers for Upcoming General Election

Leslie Anne Shore

With the General Election day fast approaching on Nov. 5, the Lucas County Board of Elections is searching for election workers. The Lucas County Board...

Hildo August 2024: Down Ticket

Johnny Hildo

Reverberations across City Politics.

Governor Mike DeWine Awards $20 Million to Stop Community Violence

Riley Runnells

Governor Mike DeWine awarded $20 million in grants to community-based violence reduction programs, and Toledo is one of the recipients. A total of 39 programs...

Hildo July 2024: Home Sweet Home

Johnny Hildo

Sleepless Nights in City Politics

League of Women Voters Urges People To Check Voter Registration

Leslie Anne Shore

Thousands of Lucas County registered voters may have to re-register before the general elections in November. The Ohio Secretary of State recently released the names...

Issue 2: What’s the Ohio Weed Update?

Curtis Deeter

In November 2023, Ohio’s Issue 2 passed 57-43% and went into effect a month later. We talked about the controversial measure in detail before,...

Hildo June 2024: Downtown Lowdown

Johnny Hildo

Whither downtown T-town?

Hildo May 2024: Lucas County Dems Elect a New Chair

Johnny Hildo

Spring has sprung in the Swamp, and with it the promise of new growth and warmer days ahead. Songbirds have returned from their winter sojourn,...

Hildo April 2024: Being Paula – The Strange Political Saga of PHH

Johnny Hildo

Another day, another loss. As predicted in this humble column, Paula Hicks Hudson was defeated in her bid to win the Democratic primary election for...

The HeART Gallery Hosts Looking Over The President’s Shoulder

Brenden Manco

The HeART Gallery will be hosting a Lunch and learn performance based on the true story of Alonzo Fields on April 18. Fields, who...

Learn About Public Issues with League of Women Voters of Toledo-Lucas County

Leslie Anne Shore

The League of Women Voters of Toledo-Lucas County will host several public events during April. The League was first created in 1921, in an...

Ohio’s Primary Election: Previewing Congressional Primary Races in OH-2, OH-6 and OH-9

Ohio Capital Journal

~ Article from the Ohio Capital Journal and Megan Henry ~ Ohio’s congressional primary races will be decided next week to set the stage for...

Hildo March 2024

Johnny Hildo

Help Wanted: Fools and Jokers in City Politics

ACT, DRO Hold Town Hall to Make Toledo More Accessible

Leslie Anne Shore

The Ability Center and Disability Rights Ohio held a town hall, Friday, Feb. 23 to discuss ways to make the Greater Toledo Area more...

Hildo February 2024

Johnny Hildo

Once upon a time there was a great lion, the monarch of all he surveyed. But one day the lion noticed a pesky thorn...

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