Category: The Hard Truth
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The Hard Truth: The Gentle Art of Working It Out
Presented to the Toledo Tribune by Bruster’s Way mediation service. Mediation Rooted in Understanding It’s a quiet thing, conflict. It starts with a misunderstanding, a raised eyebrow, maybe a misread email. And if left to simmer, it turns into a full boil—letters, lawyers, investigators flown in from somewhere east of understanding. That’s when it gets…
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An open letter of concern to the Lincoln County Commissioners.
To: Board of the Lincoln County Commissioners From: The Toledo Tribune Date: April 18, 2025 Subject: Request for Full Board Review of Complaint Concerning County Legal Counsel Dear Commissioners, I am writing to formally raise a concern regarding the alledged recent unilateral decision by an individual commissioner to decline further action on a complaint involving…
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The Hard Truth: We’ve Paid the Piper. Now What?
By the Toledo Tribune The Taxman has come and gone. We’ve all paid the piper, one way or another. And now, Toledo is set to determine how that money—your money—is spent. According to Interim City Manager David Clyne, most, if not all, of the property tax revenue you just chipped in will be consumed by…
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The Hard Truth: A Home Grown Hope
By the Toledo Tribune In a town like Toledo, where the river leans in close and listens to our stories, you get to know the shape of a neighbor’s heart long before you know what they do for a living. And if you’ve lived here long enough—five generations, say—you don’t just know the town. You…
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The Hard Truth: The Curveballs We Don’t Want to Swing At
By The Toledo Tribune There’s a moment in baseball—one that leaves every kid in the stands groaning and every adult quietly nodding in recognition—when a slugger steps up to the plate, tightens his grip, eyes the pitcher, and never gets a pitch to hit. Four balls. Outside. A deliberate walk. Not because the batter wasn’t…
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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…