Новости за 30.07.2017

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines  — Police in the southern Philippines said they fatally shot 14 people Sunday, including a city mayor who was among the politicians President Rodrigo Duterte publicly linked to illegal drugs, in the bloodiest assault so far in Duterte’s anti-drug crackdown.

LONDON — A British television channel is broadcasting a new documentary on Princess Diana using controversial videotapes in which she candidly discussed her marital problems and her strained relationship with the royal family.

COLUMBUS — On its biggest stage last year, an Ohio State offense that wobbled throughout the final month of the season finally broke down completely.

The Mud Hens treated the largest crowd in Fifth Third Field history to one of the team’s biggest comeback victories this season.

A cold beer on a Friday night?

FINDLAY — Cal Rettig got married recently, and following the ceremony he was not honeymooning in Mexico, Niagara Falls, or the Poconos. He wasn’t honeymooning at all.

This week the Mud Hens have had a full complement of Rojas family members in the dugout and clubhouse.

IRVINE, Scotland — Hall of Famer Karrie Webb and Sei Young Kim topped the Ladies Scottish Open leaderboard Saturday after another rainy, cold, and windy day at Dundonald Links.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Tim Raines played in the major leagues for more than two decades, and yet one at-bat still sticks in his mind.

Photos from area events features in July 30 edition of On the Town.

PORT CLINTON — Harold Brown enters the Liberty Aviation Museum on a Monday morning wearing a smile. One can’t help but feel the calming energy surrounding the 92-year-old Air Force veteran.

BOWLING GREEN — Tim Tegge has an ear for telling stories.

In an irony worthy of the deep ironies of American history, John McCain saved Obamacare.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Workers from Henry Gurtzweiler Inc. structural steel erectors put up steel beams at the Tolco Corp. warehouse building under construction at 203 Southard Ave. near downtown. Steel erection of the 17,000-square-foot building, under the direction of Rudloph Libbe Inc., was begun in June and is finishing up. Concrete, masonry, and carpentry work begins soon to meet a September completion date. The building is a Varco-Pruden pre-engineered warehouse and Tolco, a 56-year-old family business that makes... Читать дальше...

Now that Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson has acknowledged that outside help is necessary to get to the bottom of the city’s finances, officials must not delay in getting Toledo’s books into the hands of an experienced accounting professional.

Now that the Senate’s attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act has failed, The Blade is right to call for Sens. Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman to work together to come up with a new plan (July 24, “Compromise on health care”).

How very troubling to see the beautiful and protective wrought iron fence disappear from the perimeter of Woodlawn Cemetery, a special resting place. The apparent goal, other than monetary gain at the scrap yard, is to make this place a city park of sorts, where people can stroll around and enjoy the beauty of the place. Will picnic tables come next?

Donald Trump did himself tremendous damage last week — the kind of damage only he can do to himself.

Chickens are on the agenda for Tuesday’s Perrysburg City Council meeting, bringing closure to a process that started more than 415 days ago.

More than a half dozen new restaurants have opened downtown since 2015, with owners hoping for a boost from the imminent arrival of ProMedica’s new headquarters on North Summit Street.

Births

The dogs pictured above are newly available for adoption at Lucas County Canine Care & Control, 410 S. Erie St., Toledo. Listed are the name, breed, sex, and impound number. For information, call 419-213-2800. For a complete list of dogs available for adoption, go to lucascountydogs.petfinder.com.

Geraldine Bunge, for a time the only teacher in the only Toledo Public Schools class for blind students, who years later worked with blind children at the Sight Center of Northwest Ohio, died Friday at Ohio Living Swan Creek senior community. She was 85.

PEMBERVILLE, Ohio — Investigators are seeking information on two intentionally set barn fires in Pemberville.