Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category
By Robert Densic on Friday, May 18th, 2012
In the late 1800s, Prime Minister Abraham Kuyper of the Netherlands posited an organizational…
Tags: Abraham Kuyper, Back to Basics, Church and State, John Locke, Robert Densic, sphere sovereignty
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By Michael Miller on Friday, May 18th, 2012
When President Barack Obama announced on May 10 that he supports gay marriage, the…
Tags: Barack Obama, Emily Hickey, Gandhi, Jesus Christ, Joe Wicks, John Lennon, Lighting The Fuse, Martin Luther King, Michael S. Miller, Toledo Zoo
Posted in Lighting The Fuse, Opinion | 2 Comments »
By Tom Pounds on Friday, May 18th, 2012
The debate about naming a Downtown intersection after “gay icon” Joe Wicks was more…
Tags: Joe Wicks, Lair Scott, Steve Steel, Toledo Public Schools, Tom Pounds
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By Tim Higgins on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
I was listening to the webcast of a radio show on Toledo’s 1370 WSPD…
Tags: blood alcohol levels, DUI law, Ireland, isolation, Just Blowing Smoke, pub culture, Tim Higgins
Posted in Just Blowing Smoke, Opinion | 1 Comment »
By Guest Author on Sunday, May 13th, 2012
With tax season a recent memory, many retirees are likely wondering why they pay…
Tags: IRA conversion, Jeff Bucher, retirement planning, Roth IRA, traditional IRA
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By Tim Higgins on Saturday, May 12th, 2012
This is the weekend of the Mission Family Festival, an extended weekend carnival found…
Tags: festival, Just Blowing Smoke, marching band, parade, Tim Higgins
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By Tom Pounds on Friday, May 11th, 2012
An upcoming Toledo Free Press project dovetails with one of my proudest moments as…
Tags: Army, Austin Pounds, Bob Latta, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Honor Flight Northwest Ohio, Marcy Kaptur, Military Yearbook, Publisher's Statement, the Greater Toledo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, Toledo Clear Channel, Toledo Veterans Center, Tom Pounds
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By Michael Miller on Friday, May 11th, 2012
There are a lot of reasons to avoid going to see a film. It…
Tags: Lighting The Fuse, Michael S. Miller, MJR, Rave Motion Pictures, texting
Posted in Lighting The Fuse, Opinion | 1 Comment »
By Ben Osburn on Thursday, May 10th, 2012
If you’ve ever seen HBO’s “Game Change” or read the book, you know that…
Tags: Barack Obama, Decision 2012, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman
Posted in Decision 2012, Opinion | 2 Comments »
By Tim Higgins on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Now Dictionary.com defines collateral damage as a noun meaning:
the killing of civilians in…
Tags: collateral damage, cross-border attacks, Just Blowing Smoke, military drones, Tim Higgins
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