Politics and Opinions

Hildo: Rhapsody in blue – Fearless predictions in the age of COVID

Johnny Hildo

It’s an election like no other. For years we have pointed out that there is no such thing as Election Day anymore. Instead we have...

Now, two boxes for 400,000 people: Second drop box opens on 13th St.

Jeff McGinnis

A second drop box for early voters has been opened in Lucas County at the Early Vote Center. The Lucas County Board of Elections has...

What to Expect: My Experience Voting Early in Lucas County

Sonny Forrest

October 6, 2020, the first day of Early Voting in Ohio. After consulting the early voting hours the day before, I park in a lot off...

City Politics 2020: Meet the Candidates

TCP Staff

US CONGRESS: OHIO 5TH DISTRICT Bob Latta (R) (Incumbent) Age: 64 Education: University of Toledo, J.D.; Bowling Green State University, B.A.; Bowling Green High School Prior elected experience: Wood...

Citizens Watch 2020

Digital Media

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 AAUW/Toledo is hosting a virtual meeting entitled Take Heart, Take Action at 5pm discussing the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the major issues...

Riverside Students hold drive-thru voter registration

Jeff McGinnis

Students at Riverside Elementary are working with the League of Women Voters to present a Drive-Thru Voter Registration Drive on Wednesday, September 30. The...

One box for 400,000 people? City of Toledo files brief in support of ballot lawsuit

Jeff McGinnis

UPDATE 9/16: Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Richard Frye ruled against the one-drop-box-per-county directive on September 15, stating that the limit was was "arbitrary...

Mayor declares gun violence a public health crisis

Jeff McGinnis

Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and Toledo Chief of Police George Kral held a news conference to officially declare gun violence a public health crisis.

How COVID-19 affects voting for this upcoming election

Digital Media

Ohioans are encouraged to vote by mail and polling places are changing protocols to ensure social distancing regulations. by Aubreyonna Van Hoose American citizens are concerned...

HILDO 9/9/2020: Only in it for the perks

Digital Media

Motivating factor in City Politics Last column we renewed some old hack bashing, reminiscing about failed candidates and other losers from the Ghost of City...

The Survey Says. . . Why the census is so important

Sean Nestor

As of August 24, only 57.2% of Toledo’s known population had completed the census, well below the state’s completion rate of 68.3%.

All About Absentee Voting: What you need to know

TCP Staff

Who can request an absentee ballot and when? Any qualified voter may request an absentee ballot right now or at any time before noon on...

Hildo 8-12: Sign Off: Electioneering in a Pandemic

Johnny Hildo

Random thoughts from a randomly functioning mind. Seems about right for that wacky thing called Year Twenty Twenty. Tootling around T Town lately we were...

How Toledo’s recent primary reveals truths about the upcoming Presidential election

Sean Nestor

Every four years, we are told that the upcoming election may be the most important of our lifetime. Between the recent wave of civil...

Whither the city?

Johnny Hildo

Four elected members of Toledo City Council have disgraced themselves. All four now stand indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy...

History repeats itself: Lessons from the fall

Johnny Hildo

Another day, another dollar. Or five hundred, or five thousand dollars. By now we assume you have all heard the sordid tale, if not all...

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