Archive for the ‘Publisher's Statement’ Category

The Jeep tour

By Tom Pounds on Friday, December 19th, 2008

Given the gut-wrenching ups and downs of the automotive industry, and our region’s strong ties…

Saying thanks

By Tom Pounds on Friday, November 28th, 2008

The plates are cleared and the leftovers are gone, but before we jump into the…

Risk and reward

By Tom Pounds on Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Forgive the rhetorical cliché, but I’m going to start this conversation with a definition: Dictionary.com…

Voters’ legacy

By Tom Pounds on Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Conventional wisdom dictated that there was little chance all five Lucas County levies would pass…

Crucial services

By Tom Pounds on Friday, October 31st, 2008

With so many high-profile levies on the ballot, including the Port Authority, COSI, the Sylvania-Sylvania…

Know the plumber

By Tom Pounds on Friday, October 24th, 2008

Yes, I know, his name is Sam, not Joe. I know a lot about Holland…

Conquering heroes

By Tom Pounds on Friday, October 17th, 2008

One of the reasons so many people are in love with sports is that on…

Levies on the riverfront

By Tom Pounds on Friday, October 10th, 2008

Among the 41 issues facing voters on the November ballot are two levies for organizations…

Redevelopment

By Tom Pounds on Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Throughout September, I had an image of Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner as the Little Dutch…

Ike’s wake

By Tom Pounds on Friday, September 19th, 2008

Though I make my living in a humble corner of the media, it is difficult…