By David Patch, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Jun.

By Ignazio Messina, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio May 12--Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner Monday said a new law taking effect Tuesday will help stop abuses of unscrupulous real estate speculators by requiring people who buy and sell houses under land contract in the city to have the homes inspected.

By Bridget Tharp, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Feb. 10--With northwest Ohio waterways receding as freezing temperatures set in, those hit hardest by flooding were scrambling to beat the chill.

By Gary T. Pakulski, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Jan. 26--Mark Martin calls himself a cemetery concierge.

By Ignazio Messina, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Dec. 13--The city of Toledo has agreed to drop its lawsuit against the contractor performing the Martin Luther King, Jr., Bridge renovation in exchange for finishing the bridge for a total of $48 million, a city attorney said yesterday.