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• Senate candidates talk healthcare, trade

  13-10-2016 23:25 via toledoblade.com
  
  Ohio’s two U.S. Senate candidates clashed over funding of heroin addiction laws, their candidates for president, and whether Obamacare and the North American Free Trade Agreement can or should be repaired, in a live joint appearance today at The Blade.
  
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• Toledo police and firefighters take tougher action against arson

  13-10-2016 23:05
  
  That problem is arson, and those who commit the crime have a better chance of getting caught and could face tougher charges like attempted murder. More serious charges like this is the difference between a couple of years in prison to over a decade.
  
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• OSU's Barrett named finalist for Unitas Award

  13-10-2016 22:52 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett was named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is given annually to the top senior or fourth-year quarterback in college football.
  
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• Officials say Toledo postal worker might have tuberculosis

  13-10-2016 18:42
  Toledo postal workers at the main post office on S. St. Clair St. downtown have been notified that a fellow postal employee may have tuberculosis. "They 'were' more concerned about covering for the person infected than the rest of the employees that may have been infected.
  
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• Man on trial for Toledo's first murder of 2016 takes plea deal

  13-10-2016 18:42
  Kevon Waters is charged with aggravated murder in the death of Corey Colbert. Prosecutors say Waters shot and killed Colbert outside Marted's Lounge on Lagrange Street in north Toledo on New Year's Day.
  
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• Toledo man guilty in New Year's Day fatal shooting

  13-10-2016 18:32 via toledoblade.com
  
  A Toledo man scheduled to go to trial Monday for a New Year's Day murder entered into a plea agreement today on a lesser charge.
  
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• Arrest made in 7-Eleven armed robbery in west Toledo

  13-10-2016 16:09
  A west Toledo man was arrested Wednesday night in connection to an armed robbery at a convenience store near his home. Jordan Austin, 25, was booked in the Lucas County Jail on a single count of armed robbery with a deadly weapon.
  
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• Secretary of State Rice to campaign in Toledo for Portman

  13-10-2016 13:33 via toledoblade.com
  
  Condoleeza Rice, the former U.S. Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, will headline a fund-raising event today in Toledo for U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s re-election campaign.
  
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• Condoleezza Rice campaigning in Toledo for Sen. Portman

  13-10-2016 13:33 via toledoblade.com
  
  Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Sen. Rob Portman arrived early today for a closed-door meeting with his supporters at his Toledo campaign office, 4041 Sylvania Ave.
  
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• Hayes picked preseason Big Ten player of year

  13-10-2016 06:17 via toledoblade.com
  
  Wisconsin’s Nigel Hayes was named Big Ten preseason player of the year.
  
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• Bowsher wins 4th City League title in 5 years

  13-10-2016 06:16 via toledoblade.com
  
  Over the past five seasons in City League volleyball, the Bowsher Rebels have lost just one match.
  
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• Woodside making most of opportunity

  13-10-2016 06:15 via toledoblade.com
  
  One year after losing the starting quarterback competition and sitting out all year as a redshirt, University of Toledo junior quarterback Logan Woodside has emerged as one of the most prolific passers in the country.
  
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• Fan, Michigan player form bond

  13-10-2016 06:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  Joe Szymczak attended his first Michigan football game as a sophomore at Whitmer in 1963 and liked the experience so much he tried it again.
  
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• BG cornerback learns to not take things for granted

  13-10-2016 06:14 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — Saying that Will Watson took a long road to rejoin the Bowling Green State University football team does not tell the full story.
  
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• Nightingale is Walleye captain again

  13-10-2016 06:13 via toledoblade.com
  
  A leader on a team chock full of leaders, Walleye defenseman Jared Nightingale has been chosen once again to wear the ‘C.’
  
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• Wurzelbacher accepts position at news firm

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher of Springfield Township announced he has become a news executive, as vice president for public relations, for the Liberty Alliance, a private coalition of 80 conservative websites and news organizations, according to The Washington Times newspaper.
  
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• Watch live: Portman, Strickland meet in Blade forum

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio) and his Democratic challenger, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, will face off today in front of The Blade’s editorial board — a meeting which will be broadcast live on television and online.
  
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• Village Players turn 60 with ‘Love Letters’

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  The Village Players community theater celebrates its 60th season with a special event, A.R. Gurney’s play Love Letters this Sweetest Day weekend.
  
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• Study: Toledo fails in ‘green test’

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Toledo fared poorly in a WalletHub study released Wednesday of America’s 100 largest cities for environmentally friendly, or “green” practices.
  
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• Shorty’s has knack for comfort food

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  If apple pie is the food most often cited to symbolize American values, barbecue must surely rank a close second.
  
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• PUCO gives go-ahead to FirstEnergy

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  COLUMBUS — State regulators on Wednesday unanimously agreed to let FirstEnergy Corp. impose $132.5 million a year in new surcharges on its 1.9 million customers over the next three years.
  
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• Portman, Strickland to meet today in forum

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio) and his Democratic challenger, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, will face off today in front of The Blade’s editorial board — a meeting which will be broadcast live on television and online.
  
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• Portman, Strickland meet in Blade forum

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio) and his Democratic challenger, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, faced off today in front of The Blade’s editorial board — a meeting which was broadcast live on television and online.
  
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• ODOT to close bridge on Woodley Rd. again

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Six weeks after it reopened to traffic, the Woodley Road bridge over I-475 in West Toledo will close again Friday for a mixture of remedial work and tasks the Ohio Department of Transportation has added to the span’s rehabilitation.
  
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• Medical team, nun bound for hard-hit Haiti

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Hurricane Matthew has fizzled, but its impact will be felt for the foreseeable future in the Pestel region of Haiti, where a  U.S. team of doctors will arrive today.
  
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• Medical team, nun bound for Haiti

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Hurricane Matthew has fizzled, but its impact will be felt for the foreseeable future in the Pestel region of Haiti, where a  U.S. team of doctors will arrive today.
  
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• Maumee couple heighten fears with new haunted attraction

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Myron St. John wants to scare you at least once.
  
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• Judge denies firm eminent domain rights

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  BOWLING GREEN — A judge in Wood County Common Pleas Court ruled Wednesday that the company behind the Utopia East pipeline project does not have eminent-domain rights, throwing a potentially expensive roadblock into the project’s path.
  
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• John J. Neenan: 1922-2016

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  John J. Neenan, a retired Lucas County employee who liked to promote Toledo, died Monday — his 94th birthday — in Lakes of Monclova Retirement Community.
  
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• Happy homecoming at Whitehouse school

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Jack Cole’s mouth opened slowly and remained open as he stood up from his seat on Rachelle Ragan’s classroom floor.
  
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• Gerken was arrested at 1984 A.P. Parts riot

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  According to a Toledo police report obtained Wednesday by The Blade, Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken was arrested at the scene of a labor riot in 1984 with a baseball bat in his hands.
  
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• Fleetwood’s taps into Midwest culture

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  When A Cut Above President Craig Nelson and members of the Mud Hens leadership envisioned opening Fleetwood’s Tap Room in the shadow of Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo, the idea was to make it a draft beer bar that fans could wander over to after the game.
  
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• Brown’s bill aims to help curb costs of medications

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, (D., Ohio) discussed an effort that could potentially save taxpayers money in life-saving drug costs at ProMedica Health and Wellness Center Wednesday.
  
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• BGSU hosts 37th New Music Festival

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  This week features the opening of the 37th annual New Music Festival at the Bowling Green State University. More than 30 guest composers and performers will be featured during the four-day festival that includes concerts, lectures, and an art exhibition. This year’s featured guests include composer Dai Fujikura and the Spektral Quartet.
  
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• Area man accepts position at news firm

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher of Springfield Township announced he has become a news executive, as vice president for public relations, for the Liberty Alliance, a private coalition of 80 conservative websites and news organizations, according to The Washington Times newspaper.
  
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• 750 pulled off job for first strike at Libbey since 1998

  13-10-2016 06:00 via toledoblade.com
  
  A strike by two of the four labor unions that represent Libbey Inc.’s local employees effectively pulled 750 people off the job Wednesday, sending the company scrambling to keep its North Toledo table glass factory running.
  
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• UT receives $300,000 grant to fight sexual assault

  13-10-2016 05:39
  It was unfortunately a huge topic in the second presidential debate, and while that shines a negative light on both campaigns, the issue itself may finally be getting the spotlight it deserves. "This is a national problem this is not just something that was created over night," said the University of Toledo's Megan Stewart, Director of programming for the Center for Student Advocacy and Wellness.
  
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• Toledoans talk tax levy ballot issues before Election Day

  13-10-2016 05:39
  Toledo's three-quarter percent temporary tax joins a long list of other levies on the ballot in November, like Lucas County Children Services and the Zoo. Toledo's final town hall meeting to talk about the city's temporary income tax drew a handful of people to the East Toledo Family Center Wednesday, including Ginny Mojzesz.
  
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• Toledo councilman surveys hundreds, temporary income tax passes

  13-10-2016 05:39
  The results are from Councilman Tom Waniewski's survey, where he asked people about the numerous tax levies appearing on the ballot in November. Waniewski got the word out using his monthly newsletter.
  
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• Toledo police says murder suspect involved in Monday shooting

  13-10-2016 03:22
  A warrant was issued for Darnell Walker, 26, this week. Now police say he could have been the gunman in a shooting earlier this week .
  
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• Records: Gerken arrested at 1984 labor riot

  13-10-2016 02:29 via toledoblade.com
  
  According to a Toledo Police report obtained by The Blade today, Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken was arrested at the scene of a labor riot in 1984 with a baseball bat in his hands.
  
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• Early Voting Center Busy on first day of voting

  13-10-2016 01:11
  The polls are open in Ohio. Wednesday was the first day for early voting and so far hundreds of people have cast their ballots in Toledo.
  
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