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• Rival protesters converge on Cleveland's Public Square

  19-07-2016 23:57 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — The scene in downtown grew ominously tense this afternoon, as hundreds and rival protesters and law enforcement converged on Public Square. 
  
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• Strategist holds court at Ohio GOP breakfast

  19-07-2016 23:50 via toledoblade.com
  CLEVELAND — The Ohio Republican Party breakfast program today featured Frank Luntz, a GOP strategist and pundit who is best known for holding live focus-group sessions.
  
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• Sickness hits 11 members of California RNC committee

  19-07-2016 23:45 via toledoblade.com
  SANDUSKY — At least 11 members of the planning committee for the Republican National Convention’s California delegation have contracted a disease resembling norovirus, a highly contagious stomach illness, Erie County Health Commissioner Pete Schade said today.
  
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• One Cleveland protester tries to spread harmony

  19-07-2016 22:28 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — Downtown is so crowded with protesters this week, anyone in search of a demonstrator can surely find one every two feet or so.
  
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• Toledo to get police review board up and running

  19-07-2016 20:36
  Chief George Kral, TPD, says the city has been without a civilian review board for about a year and that it's important to get the board up and running for transparency and community relations. Several people have already been appointed and Toledo City Council is expected Tuesday to appoint more people to the board, including Alfonso Narvaez.
  
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• Lucas County jail guards disciplined after inmate death

  19-07-2016 20:04 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Lucas County Sheriff's Office has disciplined four employees who failed to properly check on an inmate in May who was dead for several hours inside his cell.
  
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• GOP delegates downplay plagiarism complaints

  19-07-2016 18:55 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — Ohio delegates attending the Republican National Convention here early today largely brushed off — or hadn’t heard much about — concerns that Melania Trump’s speech Monday night may have been cribbed from an old Michelle Obama speech.
  
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• Trump draws protesters from all walks of life

  19-07-2016 18:41 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — There seemingly is a group representing every segment of the population speaking out against Donald Trump.
  
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• 5 levies approved for November ballot

  19-07-2016 18:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Lucas County Commissioners today unanimously approved five levies for the November ballot as well as a resolution endorsing each one.
  
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• Crews work to repair water main in central Toledo

  19-07-2016 14:29 via toledoblade.com
  
  A water main break today on City Park Avenue near Dorr Street has shut down City Park to traffic.
  
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• Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in central Toledo

  19-07-2016 13:23 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while walking across a street in central Toledo late Monday, authorities said.
  
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• New healthcare method dissolves, promotes long-term health for patients

  19-07-2016 11:40
  Heart disease affects millions of people across the country and here in Toledo a new method is being used to unclog arteries. It's a new breakthrough in healthcare as Doctors at Mercy St. Vincent Hospital are using a new tool to fight against heart disease.
  
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• Highland Meadows does green preening at 18

  19-07-2016 07:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Fresh off a thrilling Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning & OI where three golfers played No. 18 four times in a playoff before Lydia Ko emerged victorious, Highland Meadows Golf Club will begin making changes to that hole.
  
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• GOP convention speakers line up to support Trump

  19-07-2016 06:27 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — After crushing an attempt to allow delegates to avoid billionaire Donald Trump as their nominee, the Republican National Convention got down to the business Monday of introducing the nation to the Republican Party as recast under the influence of Mr. Trump.
  
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• Toledoans join protest crowd in Cleveland

  19-07-2016 06:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — On a peaceful day of protests at the Republican National Convention, more than a dozen northwest Ohio natives made their mark.
  
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• Toledoans join protest crowd

  19-07-2016 06:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — On a peaceful day of protests at the Republican National Convention, more than a dozen northwest Ohio natives made their mark.
  
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• Coal industry losses plague Marietta

  19-07-2016 06:08 via toledoblade.com
  
  Third in a 5-day series.
  
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• TPS grants pay raises to top officials

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Romules Durant will receive his first pay raise since becoming superintendent of Toledo Public Schools in 2013.
  
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• Toledo’s economy is expanding, report says

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Despite a rising unemployment rate, metro Toledo’s economy is expanding and improving, according to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
  
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• Toledoan to serve 9 years for shooting

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo man convicted of firing into a crowd in the Old West End and wounding a 17-year-old was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison.
  
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• Toledoan sentenced in December 18 shooting

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledoan was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for shooting a man in the head during an incident that authorities described as a drug transaction.
  
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• These pizzas offer slice of inspiration

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Pizza Palooza comes back to Centennial Terrace in Sylvania Township on Friday and Saturday. It’s a summertime celebration of the alchemy that occurs when you combine three simple ingredients: bread, tomatoes, and cheese.
  
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• South Toledo school gets funds for fitness center

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Glendale-Feilbach Elementary on Cass Road is one of three Ohio schools to receive funds from the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils for a fitness center.
  
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• Police say man threatened to kill officers

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Holland man who was arrested in a standoff Sunday night threatened to kill police, authorities said.
  
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• Open-carry AK-47 in Cleveland plaza

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — Jesse Gonzales didn’t come downtown to disturb the peace. But his appearance in Cleveland’s Public Square caused a circus-like atmosphere.
  
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• More than 100 rescued dogs to get fresh start

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Dozens of dogs are getting a fresh start this week after a large rescue operation Sunday.
  
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• Man shot during the weekend in North Toledo

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A man was shot over the weekend in North Toledo, police said.
  
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• Man guilty in 1982 death gets life in prison

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — She bears a striking resemblance to her mother, but Brittany Stork has no memory of Dana Rosendale, who was killed when she was just 8 months old.
  
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• Lucas County Dogs for Adoption: 7-19

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  Dogs remain available at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Office, 410 South Erie St., Toledo. For information, call 419-213-2800.
  
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• Indictment handed up in theft of rifles from store

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  A Toledo man who authorities say tried to steal four rifles after breaking into Dick's Sporting Goods at Franklin Park Mall was indicted on four counts of grand theft Monday by a Lucas County grand jury.
  
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• Hugh L. “Skip” Henley: 1931-2016

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Hugh L. “Skip” Henley, 85, a longtime Toledo dentist who loved to travel and spend time with his family and friends, died of cancer Saturday.
  
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• High-flying fun on a warm summer's day

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Sara Bodden, 9, of Toledo flies high on a swing in the play area at the Swan Creek Preserve Metropark. Forecasters are calling for mostly sunny skies with highs in the 80s again today and Wednesday before the mercury creeps up over 90 bringing a chance of thunderstorms to end the work week. For the full local forecast, visit toledoblade.com/weather.
  
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• GOP staying true blue to firm in Lima

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  LIMA, Ohio — Ashley Thompson plans to have her TV set tuned this week to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in hopes of spotting a red, white, and blue Ohioan near and dear to her heart.
  
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• Coalition pushes for dust-swipe testing for lead

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Toledo Lead Poisoning Coalition on Monday discussed the effects lead poisoning has on a child’s education, citing research conducted in Toledo Public Schools.
  
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• Clinton addresses NAACP convention

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  CINCINNATI — Hillary Clinton denounced the recent killings of police officers while speaking Monday at the NAACP National Convention in Cincinnati, but she said attention to those stories should not derail conversations about criminal justice reform.
  
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• Bridge to close for paint job

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Anthony Wayne Bridge will be closed for about five hours today while a city crew paints out graffiti atop one of its suspension towers.
  
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• Author to sign book Saturday in Wauseon

  19-07-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  WAUSEON — A local author will host a book-signing event Saturday to benefit a local rescue agency.
  
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• Teen convicted in stabbing death of ex-girlfriend, brother awaits sentencing

  19-07-2016 03:19
  A convicted Toledo teen awaits sentencing in the deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her brother. 17-year-old Devonte Brown's sentencing was continued to later in the week during court on Monday.
  
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• Coalition wants landlords to make housing lead free for kids

  19-07-2016 03:19
  The Toledo Lead Poisoning Coalition gathered Monday to address the issue of an estimated 3,400 children in the city living with lead poisoning. "Every school that we have been invited to screen, we have found kids with lead exposure," Kathleen Ahonen, nurse practitioner said.
  
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• Nuns on the Bus 2016: Choosing positive change

  19-07-2016 01:08
  Nuns on the Bus holds a moment of solidarity and prayer with the "Homies" of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee in Toledo, Ohio. Global Sisters Report brings you special coverage during NETWORK's 2016 Nuns on the Bus tour, which started July 11 in Wisconsin, runs through the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, and concludes July 29 at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
  
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• Velasquez, FLOC rally at RNC

  19-07-2016 00:06 via toledoblade.com
  
  CLEVELAND — Education is first on Baldemar Velasquez’s agenda.
  
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