By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page B2 Ohio’s first online charter school is about to open for business, and parents and students seem excited. “The limits are sky high,” said Larry Terry, 49, of Risingsun, whose son Josh is one of the first students enrolled at the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow. “So many kids […]
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‘New’ century wasn’t really news on Jan. 1, 1900
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A2 They say that newspapers are the first draft of history. In 2100, Blade reporters will no doubt be looking back to today’s paper to see what life was like back before teleportation came along. (And presumably to learn the exact species of this “Y2K bug” everyone was […]
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Rats, mice, houseflies survive century despite predictions
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 If predictions about the future always came true, we would have spent 1999 refinancing our space pods. We’d be complaining about battery prices for our personal jetpacks and hoping the Federation government can do something about cutting the Interstellar Travel Tariff. For centuries, the year that debuts […]
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Toledoan helped feed Belgium; Mayor Brand Whitlock recalled as novelist, aide to ‘Golden Rule’ Jones
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Continuing over the next few days, The Blade is looking at significant events and people of the past 100 years. This is one of a series of profiles about influential Toledoans of the 20th century. To get to the old American Embassy in Brussels, you head to […]
Kobacker’s gifts wrapped with care; Philanthropist left rich legacy for Northwest Ohio
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 11 For years, he was associated with downtown’s biggest icon. But by the time he died in 1993, Marvin Kobacker had spread his influence and philanthropy across northwest Ohio. Mr. Kobacker, who led Tiedtke’s Department Store downtown for years, dedicated the latter part of his life to community […]
Leipsic native was a prolific writer
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A19 OTTAWA, O. — Eileen Kelley, 1926 – 1999, a Leipsic native who ran an insurance agency and had a flourishing writing career on the side, died Thursday at the Putnam Acres Nursing Home here. She was 73. The cause of death was cancer, her friend Norma Meyer […]
Blade editor built Toledo arts, left superb theater memorabilia
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Continuing over two weeks, The Blade is looking at significant events and people of the past 100 years. This is one of a series of profiles about influential Toledoans of the 20th century. On March 13, 1912, a traveling play from Chicago, entitled Louisiana Lou, debuted at […]
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Paul Block, Jr.,: Love of Toledo drove his desire to improve city
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A1 Continuing over the next few weeks, The Blade will look at the significant events of the last 100 years and earlier and consider what the future might hold. Included will be a series of profiles about influential Toledoans of the 20th century. Today’s story is another of […]
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Sloan apologizes for remarks; Schaffer next; Suspended DJ to get sensitivity training
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Controversial WSPD radio host Scott Sloan has been suspended indefinitely while he undergoes sensitivity training, and corporate officials will be keeping a closer eye on his colleague at WVKS, Denny Schaffer. Mr. Sloan apologized for some remarks and he and Mr. Schaffer will have to apologize for […]
Stations’ parent firm apologizes for remarks; Clear Channel executive vows to curb hosts’ antics
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 A top executive of Clear Channel Communications, the corporate giant that employs two controversial Toledo radio hosts, apologized for their conduct and said they will not be allowed to offend again. “We certainly don’t condone the actions by our people,” said David Crowl, Clear Channel’s senior vice […]