September 13, 2008 | Kelly, Jack Obama on the ropes SEN. Barack Obama, speaking in Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday, got out his shovel and dug the hole he’s in a little deeper. September 13, 2008 | Russell, Rose GOP’s lipstick, doctrine remarks demand Democratic umbrage WE’RE obviously in the political silly season. There’s no other explanation for getting miffed about lipstick and pigs, and wondering whether the Bush doctrine has anything to do with church. September 12, 2008 | Hackenberg, Dave OSU has tough road with voters Idle thoughts from an idle mind … while ignoring another birthday. Don't ask how many. September 12, 2008 | Pollick, Steve '08: perch in class, walleye playing hooky Some old-timers on Lake Erie will tell you that when yellow perch fortunes are good, those of walleye are not so good. September 12, 2008 | Lessenberry, Jack Complicated election history is making Michigan hard to call STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. September 12, 2008 | Johanek, Marilou Conservatives swooning over Palin, but the truth will out HERE'S a new flash for you - to borrow from Sarah Palin's debut salvo in St. Paul - the truth will out. September 10, 2008 | Simpson, Dan Bad economic news should tell us change comes from the top Two developments this last weekend put the critical state of the American economy in sharp focus. September 10, 2008 | Hackenberg, Dave Trouble can find college athletes Call the Centers for Disease Control. It's an epidemic. Player suspensions happen just about every week just about everywhere in college football. September 10, 2008 | Heidbreder, Kelly How to keep garden pests from damaging shrubs A Bedford Township reader, Bob Groszewski, added a couple of blue spruce shrubs to his landscape about seven years ago. "Last summer, around June, one started shedding its needles in just three days." September 10, 2008 | Powell, Mary Alice There's still no room for complacency For many of us of a certain age, it is as easy to remember where we were on Sept. 11, 2001, as it is to recall where we were when we heard that Pearl Harbor had been bombed or when President John F. September 9, 2008 | Brickey, Homer Once-valuable skills are now useless The other day, while waiting in line to use the self-checkout scanner at a grocery store, I wondered what we ever did without scanners. September 9, 2008 | Pollick, Steve Fishing or hunting, luck plays a part In the taking of fish and game, nothing beats not only being in the right place at the right time but also being in exactly the right place at the right time. September 9, 2008 | Smith, Kathie Travel the world with cookbooks You don't have to step outside your own home for a culinary adventure. Just curl up with a good cookbook or book about food. September 8, 2008 | Hendel, Barbara On the Town: EPIC night of fashions So we’re past Labor Day. But that doesn’t mean the action isn’t still hot here in the Toledo area, especially at Levis Common, where fashion was definitely the passion. September 8, 2008 | Hackenberg, Dave All-around lousy effort for Browns CLEVELAND - The Browns got a complete team effort September 8, 2008 | Hussain, S. Amjad Dispute over Kashmir takes a new, independent direction AFTER a few years of relative calm, the Himalayan region of Kashmir was in turmoil recently. September 8, 2008 | Walton, Tom Plenty to discuss in presidential race without Palin's daughter POLITICAL campaign managers live in dread of the unknown, the unforeseen, the embarrassing disclosure, an indiscretion from the past - anything with the potential to bring down their candidate. September 7, 2008 | Hackenberg, Dave Falcon fans head home disappointed BOWLING GREEN - Carol Cartwright, the interim president of Bowling Green State University, played a ceremonial role in last night's coin toss at Perry Stadium. September 7, 2008 | Shribman, David Experience alone is not the measure of a leader's fitness HERE is the question of the age, or at least the question of age: "Are you certain that you are quite ready for the country, or the country is ready for you. September 7, 2008 | Henry, Tom Will we ever come to grips with the toxic green menace? It's baaaaaaack.
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