The blade isn’t being run by a man who has an interest in reporting news as much as he enjoys steering agenda.

I’m left to wonder exactly how many of Toledo’s leaders past and present have made decisions based on what personal information would end up as frontpage news as opposed to what was good for Toledo?

As with Kest and Hartung, how well they did their jobs was never a factor and never mentioned. Their personal lives however were slashed open for all to see and, even after they lost their jobs, it still wasn’t enough. Hartung is going to be hounded until he leaves while just last year, the blade was still trying to smear Kest at his job in Florida! Shame, public humiliation, job loss and almost in the poor house, JRB found Ray teaching 950 miles away in Florida and tried to damage his job there too!

Fear, blackmail, coercion, intimidation and retribution are the tools of organized crime. But, as long as you own a newspaper it’s perfectly legal?

I don’t dispute they have too much power, I’ve watched what they’ve done selectively to some and not to others. However, unless Toledo wakes up and sees that? The reality is being hated by the Blade almost guarantees you won’t be elected.

Keith has enough money to sustain himself without having to add tainted faux-wealth.

Money does not buy a reputation, but it can sure destroy one.

Historically speaking, the last 2 mayors and most of city council will sell their souls to the blade to avoid bad press.

Do what JRB says…and bad things are either ommitted or, buried back in the want adds someplace. Go against JRB’s agendas and you end up on the front page with the most unflattering file photo they can find.
Just ask Dom Montalto, John Irish, Ray Kest and Jim Hartung, Maggie Thurber, Donna Owens, Betty Schultz and Sandy Isenberg what happens when you try to go against the grain!
As a politco in Toledo, you either kiss JRB’s ass or, your spitting on the sidewalk is scandalized as if you were an axe murderer on the front page everyday until you either tow the line or, lose your job.

Do we really need our next mayor to be taking orders from an office on Superior st while ignoring the citizens again?

He may as well withdraw.

I don’t know if he’s represented Block communications before, but if he did prior to deciding to run for Mayor either this time or the last time, it would be even less of an issue. Or…what if he doesn’t win since it was the tv station that filed against Block communications? Would it be said that if he doesn’t get their endorsement that was a reason?