Ottney: Visions
Each year at this time, Toledo Free Press asks local economic development leaders to share their thoughts, plans and visions for Toledo and the...
McGinnis: Social media anxiety
I stare blankly at my smartphone. At moments like this, I’m certain it actually is smarter than I am. I haven’t said anything on...
Hays: ’Twas the night before Christmas in a land far away
I recognize not everyone celebrates Christmas, but this take on the popular poem written in 1822 by Clement Clarke Moore is dedicated in honor...
Ottney: Yule do better
On Dec. 17, city officials unveiled the first of 55 planned “You Will Do Better in Toledo” signs, which will be installed at city...
Baumhower: Hello … Santa?
When I was growing up, my mom’s favorite method for getting me to behave was the ol’ forward-leaning, outstretched arm toward the wall phone.
She...
Letters to the Editor, Dec. 14, 2014
Giving Tuesday a success
Thank You!
Without yet knowing the amount of money raised in Northwest Ohio during Giving Tuesday on Dec. 2, I can...
McGinnis: Getting old
The first
sign hit me like a ton of bricks one morning. I stumbled out of bed and to the
bathroom, resisting every urge to be...
Baumhower: Fighting dancer
Valory Newton is a beautiful 9-year-old girl from Walbridge, a fourth-grader at Lake Elementary School and a dancer from The Dance Factory in Perrysburg.
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Val’s...
Vetter: Chicks for Mom’s House
After nearly a decade and almost $1 million in cash and donations raised, a casual observer might think Chicks for Charity was a carefully...
Ottney: Aiding awareness
Earlier this week on World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), a Mother Jones article made the rounds online. It featured portions of transcripts from 1982,...
