By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Phyllis Knopp speaks of her neighborhood in the past tense. “It was a great place to live. The people were friendly. They helped one another out. The kids could play in the street.” Most of her neighborhood is still there, but the clock is ticking. Mrs. Knopp […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 11 How much is a city commissioner or director worth? If the Toledo council passes an ordinance tomorrow, the minimum and maximum salaries for most city attorneys and executives would increase by up to $9,500 a year in some cases. “It would get Toledo more in line with […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 14 When Mayor Carty Finkbeiner ordered firefighters to inspect the city’s hydrants – a job the water department had done for decades – he violated the workers’ collective bargaining agreement. That is the “inescapable conclusion” of Harry Graham, the Solon, O., arbitrator who sided yesterday with the firefighters’ […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A1 Unlimited garbage pickup would end and curbside recycling would be extended throughout Toledo if city officials accept a plan presented yesterday. The city-commissioned study of Toledo’s refuse collection operation said the number of garbage workers should be cut in half to save the city millions – $4.5 […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 15 Like a real estate agent showing off his favorite property, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner went downtown yesterday to show off where the Toledo Mud Hens want to build their dream home – and to convince voters that they should close the deal next month. Atop the Radisson Hotel […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 Mayor Carty Finkbeiner prescribed some harsh medicine for Rite Aid yesterday – stop abandoning Toledo’s central city or face the consequences of angering city leaders. “We welcome Rite Aid doing business in Toledo,” he said. “But when they make plans, they need to think about the impact […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 Despite critics’ beliefs that it could stop what they call micromanaging, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner will not hire a chief of staff anytime soon. The decision was made five months after he told supporters and reporters that he would fill the position, which has been vacant since July, […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 Is economic development a moral issue? Councilman Peter Gerken thinks so, and doesn’t want to see tax dollars going to businesses that have laid off hundreds of Toledo workers. But Mr. Gerken could not convince his colleagues at last night’s council meeting. He was on the losing […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A1 Nationwide, libraries have struggled with how to deal with the power of the Internet, the massive computer network that provides an unbounded flow of images and information. The Internet contains the most useful wisdom right alongside pornography, and librarians are stuck with the decision: Do you have […]
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By Joshua Benton and Chris Osher Blade Staff Writers Page A1 Chester Devenow, a retired Toledo industrialist, called last night for the removal of the president of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority because the leader banned agency officials from talking to reporters in the wake of articles about their spending of federal drug-forfeiture funds. James […]