Category: The Hard Truth
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How Tariffs Can Clear the Way for Small Business Abroad
The Hard Truth: Trading Up: How Tariffs Can Clear the Way for Small Business Abroad By the Toledo Tribune When folks hear “tariff,” most think of trade wars, higher prices, and news tickers flashing doom and gloom. But here’s the truth: tariffs, when used with precision, can be the crowbar that pries open markets that…
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Dancing with the Devil in Flames
It’s just my opinon: Dancing with the Devil in Flames An editorial by Barry Bruster for the Toledo Tribune Fire is a curious beast, equal parts beauty and terror. It flickers like a ballet dancer, soft and graceful, luring you in with its warmth and hypnotic sway. But fire has no conscience, no mercy. It…
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The Weight of What’s Taken
The Hard Truth: The Weight of What’s Taken An Article by the Toledo Tribune It begins with something small. A loaf of bread, a shiny trinket from a market stall, a handful of coins left on a counter. Theft is as old as humanity itself, as ingrained in our history as storytelling and song. In…
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Employee Retention
The Hard Truth: Employee Retention: You Can Have Everything in Life You Want, If You Help Enough People Get What They Want The Toledo Tribune Well, folks, let me tell you something. When it comes to keeping good employees around, there’s one secret I’ve learned over the years—and I’ve got a feeling ol’ Zig Ziglar…
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The Effects of Deviating from Standard Operating Procedures
The Hard Truth: The Effects of Deviating from Standard Operating Procedures There ain’t a doubt in the world that the good folks who laid down the rules for how things ought to be done had the best of intentions. When it comes to matters of life and death, like fighting fires or fixing up a…
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The Hard Truth
The Hard Truth A new column for the Toledo Tribune. There are truths that are easy to swallow—those pleasant little morsels we pass around the dinner table, light as a breeze, sweet as a summer peach. But then there are truths that sit heavy in the gut, that we’d rather ignore, that we’d rather tuck…
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Revitalizing Main Street, One Bite at a Time
An investigative report by the Toledo Tribune: The Hard Truth About Starting a Restaurant: Revitalizing Main Street, One Bite at a Time There’s been a great deal of talk lately about revitalizing Main Street. You hear it in the coffee shops, down at the post office, and in the pages of Facebook —people yearning for…
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A New Outlook for Toledo
Toledo Tribune. A New Outlook for Toledo. Building hope. In the quiet town of Toledo, Oregon, nestled between the evergreen forests and the winding Yaquina River, life hums along at its own pace. It’s a place where neighbors greet each other by name, where the history of logging and railroads is still alive in the…
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From the Editor
Dear friends and neighbors, As the morning mist lifts from our beloved town and the coastal breeze whispers through the trees, we are reminded of the stories that breathe life into Toledo. It’s these tales—of courage, kindness, and the everyday moments—that we wish to capture and share. We turn to you, the heart of our…
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The Toledo Tribune
“At the heart of our small, spirited community, we hold firm to the values that define us: honor, integrity, duty, truth, community, and hospitality. In the quiet of early mornings and the bustle of late afternoons, the Toledo Tribune gathers stories of our town—tales of resilience, kindness, and the simple yet profound moments that weave…