By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 4 The mayor’s race might have been a cliffhanger, but there was no drama in the race for the District 2 council seat. Incumbent Republican Rob Ludeman easily swept to victory over his little-known opponent, Libertarian Don Jaynes. Mr. Ludeman carried 87.8 per cent of the mostly Republican […]
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No middle ground in voter attitudes: You’re for Carty or against him
By Betsy Hiel, Joshua Benton, and George J. Tanber Blade Staff Writers Page 4 Yesterday’s voter turnout may have been tepid, but there was nothing lukewarm about how people felt about the winning candidate of Toledo’s race for mayor. Either you were for Carty Finkbeinber or you were against him. Not much else mattered. Staunch […]
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Airport complaint calls take persistence
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Jim Hartung says he wants to hear citizens’ complaints about excessive noise at Toledo Express Airport. He promises a “receptive ear” to the concerns of the airport’s neighbors, and asks them to “call us anytime.” All you have to do, says the president of the Toledo-Lucas County […]
Voinovich to be quiet on Toledo mayoral race
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 18 COLUMBUS — Governor Voinovich will be in Toledo tomorrow to talk about economic development, but not about the unexpectedly tight race for mayor. Only 11 days before the election, the governor will address a meeting of area development officials at SeaGate Convention Centre. But even with little-known […]
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Pact reached on state aid for Valentine
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 1 COLUMBUS — The Valentine Theatre has cleared the last hurdle to put its renovation for bid, theater backers say. Attorneys for the Ohio Arts and Sports Facilities Commission yesterday reached an “agreement in principle” with Toledo Cultural Arts Center, Inc., on what its chairman called the final […]
Numbers rise for dogfights, illegal pit bulls
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 14 The number of pit bulls owned illegally, and the dogfights in which they star, are on the rise in the Toledo area, Lucas County’s dog warden said. “It’s getting bigger and bigger,” Dog Warden Thomas Skeldon said. For the fourth year in a row, the number of […]
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Downtown park rededicated to people’s newspaperman
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 11 Mayor Carty Finkbeiner yesterday put a name on a small downtown park, rededicating it to Chub DeWolfe, one of Toledo’s most beloved personalities from earlier this century. William “Chub” DeWolfe was a reporter and columnist in Toledo almost 50 years, spending most of his career at The […]
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Site of fire memorial to be rededicated as Chub DeWolfe Park
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 After years of confusion, the city of Toledo is being clear: The downtown triangle of land next to The Blade building is Chub DeWolfe Park. The park was named for William T. “Chub” DeWolfe, a longtime Toledo newspaper columnist, more than a half-century ago. But the park […]
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Richer cities fare better in getting grants for culture
By Joshua Benton and Sam Roe Blade Staff Writers Page 1 It is one of the most historic theaters in America, a key stop on the old vaudeville circuit where stars like Milton Berle brought their acts to the Middle West. But no matter. A few years ago, the Majestic Theatre in Chillicothe was near […]
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Mayor’s campaign office lacks necessary permits
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 12 Democratic Mayor Carty Finkbeiner’s re-election campaign has been occupying its headquarters for nearly two months without the required city inspections and city-issued permits, The Blade found yesterday. The building, at 2140 South Byrne Rd., is being leased for the duration of the campaign from retired marine corps […]
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