Toledo Blade

The Toledo Blade interview with Charlie Gibson has garnered some attention. If you have not already read it, please do so at:
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081005/ART18/810...

There are some interesting quotes in the article.

Troy Neff Video Blog on Stainbrook Part 1

Troy Neff Video Blog on Stainbrook Part 2

An interesting article appeared in Variety and the Toledo Blade and WSPD were mentioned.
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Let's face it: TV and radio stations rely on the local newspaper for most of their news. So what happens to those "rip and read" broadcasters as print staffs shrivel amid the draconian layoffs strafing the newspaper industry?

No mention of who signed up Mr. Arthur even though Blade reported Mueler was at Stainbrook's press conference. Story inferred that Joanne signed up and supported Mr. Arthur.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080403/NEWS09/80...

Mueller's first association:

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080111/NEWS09/80...

Right now there are two things that are making people shake their heads wondering what is going on. 1. Why is Carty for some odd reason not wanting to help one of the best development opportunities in a long time-the Intermodal at the Toledo Express airport? And 2. The coverage the Blade is giving to Jon Stainbrook.

I noticed Roberta de Boer is gone from the Blade. Anyone hear where she went?

Everyone seems lining up in favor of the intermodal. The silence coming from City Council and the Mayor's office is quite deafening. When will Toledo's leaders take proactive action and begin to pave the way for this? They sure took action to say they did not want the State to take money away from the Turnpike. Why is there an odd silence coming from the City leadership on this issue?

I attended the Discussions on Race at The University of Toledo on May 22, 2008. I found the discussions to be juvenile and insignificant. The only thing that got accomplished is that everyone agreed there is racism in America, but no ne had a good definition of what it is. Does anyone know what it is?

"COLUMBUS - Democrats promised to hold themselves to a "higher standard" in 2006 as they rode Republican scandal into office, so some are openly questioning whether the new Democratic regime has surrendered the moral high ground with its first major scandal."
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080504/NEWS24/80...

I happened to come across this article at Editor and Publisher tonight. Ok it is 20 days old, but still, it is interesting to say the least.

NEW YORK Did Dave Murray of The Blade in Toledo, Ohio, cross an ethical line when he agreed to review a presentation the mayor was preparing for an international competition?

The Toledo Blade was a part of a report by Scarborough Research titled: 2008 Newspaper Audience Rating Report as noted in Editor and Publisher today. It looked at the reach of a newspaper in a particular market through its Web site and print. The Toledo Blade print reach decreased 5% from the year before (from 58% to 53%).

The Troy Neff Show: Jury Foreman Diane Ford was sickened when hearing the sentence of Charles Fackelman

Diane doesn’t believe that Charles Fackelman should have received that much time. Listen to her interview with Troy where she explains what happened in the jury room and why she decided to vote guilty with mental illness.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080309/OPINION02...

I was walking past the Blade over last weekend and early this week and I heard a lot of the employees whistling this song. I swear I thought I saw some of the editors dancing very similar to the dancing in the video.

FREMONT — If Dubai, Singapore, and China can turn
their economies around and become successes, so can Fremont, Sandusky
County, and northwest Ohio.

It takes only four steps but they
cannot be approached lightly, said Allan Block, chairman of Block
Communications Inc., which owns The Blade.

The Toledo Police Patrolman's Association board of directors has voted to extend vision health-care coverage to life partners of union members, said Dan Wagner, president.

Source: Toledo Blade