By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A1 News Analysis When the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority was under intense public scrutiny in 1998, one of the most damaging perceptions about its board was that it operated like an “old boys club,” with few disputes and debates over issues. For example, during one six-month stretch in […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority wants to evaluate the way it does business, and yesterday its board chairman picked the people who will be in charge of the process – but not without some controversy over how thorough the evaluation will be. Chairman G. Ray Medlin, Jr., […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 20 Mayor Carty Finkbeiner made two changes to Toledo’s management team yesterday, adding a member to his executive staff and promoting the housing commissioner to neighborhoods director. Effective Nov. 29, Anthony Reams will become an assistant chief operating officer. The city’s housing commissioner, Deborah Younger, will take over […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 With funding for the region’s lead economic development agency threatened, local corporations have stepped up with big bucks of their own. Led by giants like the Dana Corp., Owens Corning, and MidAm Bank, the campaign to renew the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority’s 0.4-mill levy has raised $106,850 […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 The two most important decisions appear to be made: Where to put a new Mud Hens stadium, and how to pay for it. But there’s still one big choice for Lucas County commissioners to make: Should they ask voters for their approval? If the commissioners do not […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A1 WASHINGTON — The Fallen Timbers battlefield has received the Senate’s approval for entry into the National Park Service, a development local preservationists hope will make it easier to find the money to turn the empty farm field into a historical park. “This is just as important a […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Lucas County should build a $37 million Toledo Mud Hens baseball stadium in downtown Toledo’s Warehouse District, a highly anticipated study, to be released today, recommends. The study indicates that a majority of the funding to build the stadium would come from other than local government sources. […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A9 George Kamilaris, co-owner of Georgio’s restaurant, was busy last night. His restaurant, next to the Valentine Theatre, was more packed than usual and his valet service was undermanned. So he spent most of the night outside, in his spotless white chef’s jacket, frantically running the valet service. […]

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