Новости за 19.02.2017

Of all the moving parts in the new Trump era — the changes in the American diplomatic and military profile, the challenges the new President is hurling at the judiciary, the tensions between the legislative and executive branches, the dramatic stylistic changes in the presidency ranging from shiny ties to Twitter outbursts — none may be in such furious motion as the two parties, the steady rocks of our political system for more than a century and a half.

Education attainment is widely recognized as the single most important metric for assessing the quality of life and economic strength of our cities, states, and the nation.

I was quite saddened and troubled after reading “‘Government art’ a bad idea” on Jan. 30. The editorial endorses the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, citing reasons including that “some art some Americans find inspiring or provocative reflects values others do not share.”

A female Toledo school teacher recently had a casual, passing conversation with a colleague about football. It shook her up.

The Toledo medical community got a boost recently when Mercy Health-Toledo announced that it will begin a new pediatric residency program this July.

According to the national media, the Trump Administration is in chaos; it is dysfunctional; the White House is “burning,” and Republicans are running for the hills.

Construction hits the final stages for three speculative homes on Oak Crossing Lane in the Lone Oak Crossing subdivision off Waterville Street in the village of Whitehouse. All three are being built by Jon Nissen of Woodland Custom Home Builders, and each has four bedrooms, three baths, a full basement, a half-acre lot, and about 2,200 square feet. They are priced at $289,000. Originally developed by Forrester Wehrle Homes, vacant lots in the 21-lot development were sold when the company could not afford to keep them. Читать дальше...

Thousands of people have driven a bus for a living. But none of them has wielded an ax quite like Toronzo Cannon.

Ask Toledo Symphony Orchestra President and CEO Zak Vassar how things are going as he begins his seventh month at the helm, and he grins from ear to ear: “I’m the luckiest guy in the world.”

Grandparents, it’s often said jokingly, get to spoil their grandchildren and then hand them back to their parents for the day-to-day work of child-rearing.

SANDUSKY — No one knows what the mob did with William Taylor’s body.

Making bus transfers safer and more pleasant for passengers is the main benefit regional cities cite when building new central transit stations in their downtowns, but they are not the only ones.

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Urbana) will observe Presidents Day on Monday with visits to two presidential homes in his district in Marion and Fremont.

Darrell Ducat, whose bowling centers played host to nationally televised championships, died Tuesday in Cornerstone Hospice at The Villages, Fla. He was 91.

Springfield Schools Superintendent Michael O’Shea walked over to a radio sitting on a shelf in his office one day last week and turned it on.

Valentine’s Day this month was a sweet tie-in for charity fund-raisers.

One key to getting a handle on the rising costs of health care, experts say, is making sure patients are treated in a setting appropriate for their symptoms.

NEW ORLEANS — Glenn Robinson III is the NBA’s new dunk king, with an assist to Indiana teammate Paul George, the Pacers’ mascot and a Pacers cheerleader.

LOS ANGELES — Dustin Johnson is closing in on that elusive victory at Riviera, and a shot to reach No. 1 in the world.

BANGKOK — A United States aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with China over control of the disputed waterway and concerns it could become a flashpoint under the new U.S. administration.

DEKALB, Ill. — Nate Navigato scored 21 points, including a jumper that sent the game into overtime, and Toledo beat Northern Illinois 88-80 today.

MADISON, Wis. — Clyde Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, died today. He was 73.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Caleb Swanigan had 24 points and 15 rebounds, and Isaac Haas scored 18 points, leading No. 16 Purdue to an 80-63 victory over Michigan State today.

Gibsonburg captured a third straight league wrestling team title with six individual champions today.

DETROIT — Henrik Zetterberg scored a tiebreaking goal on Detroit’s fifth shootout attempt and then Petr Mrazek stopped Alex Ovechkin, sending the Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals today.