By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 The Toledo city council grappled again yesterday with the question that has been plaguing the city for almost two years: how to pay for Jeep in a way that leaves the city in good financial shape. “There’s not one person at this table who isn’t committed to […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 14 Toledo’s time as an All-America City is coming to a close. The National Civic League has announced the 30 finalists for the 1999 award, and Toledo is not among them. The city did not apply this year. “The league says that we should spend a year celebrating […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A1 AMITE, LA. — There’s a gleam in David Duke’s eyes, a glint of pure joy. He’s talking about one of his favorite topics: black people, and the evils he says they do. And he has an audience here at the Amite Fire Hall: 70 working-class white folk […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 19 Got a complaint for Carty? A concern for council? A question for city hall? You’ll get your chance to speak your mind April 27 when the city’s top leaders will be answering the phones at Government Center. It’s called Call City Hall Day, and it’s part of […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 Bruce Baumhower, one of northwest Ohio’s most well-known labor leaders, has been tapped by Mayor Carty Finkbeiner to be the newest member of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority’s board of directors. He promised to provide “the voice of the common man” to a board sometimes criticized for […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Maumee Mayor Steve Pauken will head to Washington later this month to do battle on behalf of Fallen Timbers. Mr. Pauken has been asked to testify before a Senate subcommittee on behalf of a bill that would make the Fallen Timbers battleground a National Historic Site. “It’s […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 It was Round 6 of the Mayor-Council Police Class Staredown last night, and council did its best not to blink. “We have the power under the [city] charter to determine the size of our safety forces, and we are doing that tonight,” council President Peter Ujvagi said. […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 11 Tomorrow should bring yet another salvo in the mayor vs. council battle, as council members try again to find a way to force Mayor Carty Finkbeiner to hire 30 police officers this year. “The law is very clear that we can decide how many police officers work […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 16 Councilman Wade Kapszukiewicz is fighting a new battle: against illicit sex at adult bookstores. The councilman, facing election for the District 6 council seat in less than four weeks, is proposing an ordinance that would require adult bookstores to open up their private video booths, and let […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 He’s sorry. Brendan Sullivan, Jr. – the Washington lawyer whose pointed barbs ripped into Toledo’s sensitive underbelly – says he really didn’t mean it. “My words about Toledo were not meant to offend any of the wonderful people of your community,” he said. For those of you […]
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