By Mike Bartell and Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writers Page 1 An 18-year-old student at Sylvania Northview High School was arrested last night and charged with inducing panic after an Internet threat stating Sylvania would suffer the same bloody fate as Littleton, Colo., caused the district’s two high schools to be closed today. Sylvania Superintendent […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 14 The Rossford Arena Amphitheater Authority agreed to three key deals yesterday that could provide more than $2.3 million a year to pay for the complex near the I-75 and Ohio Turnpike interchange. By a 4-0 vote, the authority approved deals with Rossford, Perrysburg Township, and Wood County […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 The Toledo city council grappled again yesterday with the question that has been plaguing the city for almost two years: how to pay for Jeep in a way that leaves the city in good financial shape. “There’s not one person at this table who isn’t committed to […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 14 Toledo’s time as an All-America City is coming to a close. The National Civic League has announced the 30 finalists for the 1999 award, and Toledo is not among them. The city did not apply this year. “The league says that we should spend a year celebrating […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A1 AMITE, LA. — There’s a gleam in David Duke’s eyes, a glint of pure joy. He’s talking about one of his favorite topics: black people, and the evils he says they do. And he has an audience here at the Amite Fire Hall: 70 working-class white folk […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 19 Got a complaint for Carty? A concern for council? A question for city hall? You’ll get your chance to speak your mind April 27 when the city’s top leaders will be answering the phones at Government Center. It’s called Call City Hall Day, and it’s part of […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 Bruce Baumhower, one of northwest Ohio’s most well-known labor leaders, has been tapped by Mayor Carty Finkbeiner to be the newest member of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority’s board of directors. He promised to provide “the voice of the common man” to a board sometimes criticized for […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Maumee Mayor Steve Pauken will head to Washington later this month to do battle on behalf of Fallen Timbers. Mr. Pauken has been asked to testify before a Senate subcommittee on behalf of a bill that would make the Fallen Timbers battleground a National Historic Site. “It’s […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 It was Round 6 of the Mayor-Council Police Class Staredown last night, and council did its best not to blink. “We have the power under the [city] charter to determine the size of our safety forces, and we are doing that tonight,” council President Peter Ujvagi said. […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 11 Tomorrow should bring yet another salvo in the mayor vs. council battle, as council members try again to find a way to force Mayor Carty Finkbeiner to hire 30 police officers this year. “The law is very clear that we can decide how many police officers work […]