By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 Some people think Mayor Carty Finkbeiner’s mouth needs to be washed out with soap. Now he’s got the means to do the job. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader gave Mr. Finkbeiner an early Christmas present yesterday: a bar of soap to protest the mayor’s use of vulgarity in […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 Before the holidays, the Toledo council was in no mood to dilly-dally with lengthy debates on controversial issues. As a result, the council members pushed quickly through their lengthy agenda, finishing in less than two hours, but delaying some of its most controversial matters to future meetings. […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 Toledo officials have put together a financial package they believe will allow them to tear down one of Toledo’s worst industrial eyesores in 1999. Tomorrow, the council will consider an ordinance that would allow the city to accept bids to tear down the Auto-Lite plant on Champlain […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 24 Mayor Carty Finkbeiner issued a call to action yesterday, asking Toledoans to join him in helping relief efforts in hurricane-stricken Central America. “If we are truly an All-America City, we will reach out to people both in this country and outside it who are in need,” he […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 Government leaders have asked Toledo’s largest union to accept lower pay increases to shore up the city budget. The union – Local 7 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees – said no. On Nov. 25, city human resources director Marsha Serio sent a […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 A National Park Service report to be released today calls the Fallen Timbers battlefield “nationally significant” and says it should be included in the National Park System. Preservationists said the report gives legitimacy to their quest for the millions of dollars needed to buy the battlefield from […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 21 Opponents of Mayor Carty Finkbeiner’s proposed gun control legislation used a mix of statistics and tales of attackers foiled to make their case to council last night. “People would be imprisoned or fined for doing the same things they’ve done for decades without hurting anyone,” said John […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 21 City leaders honored their predecessors yesterday, announcing the first eight inductees into the Toledo Civic Hall of Fame. They range from giants of industry to patrons of the arts, from a newspaper publisher to a ground breaking minority activist. “We are honoring our past so we can […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Getting a new store in West Toledo was worth a half million dollars to Home Depot. In the most expensive campaign for a ballot issue in Toledo history, the home-improvement giant outspent its opponents 35-1, pouring $497,549 into a campaign to get a zoning change approved by […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 5A A group supporting the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority’s levy renewal campaign spent more than $113,000 in the campaign’s closing weeks, according to campaign finance documents filed yesterday. The levy lost, 66,572 votes to 53,927. The money was spent by the Chamber of Commerce Issue Fund, which represents […]
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