Coach Harbaugh getting key to city of Toledo.

Submitted by MichiganFan1984 on
Tonight Coach Harbaugh is being presented with a key to the city of Toledo. He is the main speaker for the Access to Justice Awards taking place in Toledo tonight. The key is being given to him from the mayor of Toledo. Good to see Harbaugh being involved with this and being presented with this. Also, I’m sure there are some Osu fans mad about this as they hate how many Michigan fans are in Toledo.

UMChick77

May 10th, 2018 at 7:34 PM ^

Try being born, growing up and living there for nearly 30 years which is why I left. Housing isn't that cheap, they charge high price for a lot of cheap, ratty construction up there. Although the zoo, the art museum, and metroparks are top notch. There is no quality nightlife because there is no clientele to support it.

Scioto

May 10th, 2018 at 7:47 PM ^

That Ohio and Michigan fought a war over who got Toledo back in 1823 or something and Ohio lost.

reddogrjw

May 10th, 2018 at 7:53 PM ^

“The legal system is one of the pillars of freedom we have in our country,” Harbaugh told The Blade. “It should be like the postal system. Everyone should have access. There's a post office in every town, no matter where it is, how big or how small. There should be a way for people to understand how to fill out paperwork, have their case heard, and be represented through our legal system. That's really all anyone has to turn to during a dispute to get a fair resolution.

“A fee to go to court and fines — if you don’t have the money to pay the fine, it doubles and triples and prevents someone from having a job. Where does that leave the legal system to where it can be fair and not predicated on, do you have or money or not? If you do, you can afford an attorney. If you don’t, you can’t. The access to justice should not be predicated on having means. There’s a flaw in the system.”

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this is why he is the right man for Michigan - he gets it, he gets life, he gets his role in young people's lives - taking kids abroad, standing up for their rights, etc.  being a college coach is about coaching young people up in life as well as most players aren't going pro

Martinsir

May 10th, 2018 at 8:32 PM ^

Toledo born and raised. Happy to see Harbaugh here being honored. Have to say it is more 50-60% OSU as of late 10% irish 2% MSU and rest Michigan fans. Used to be 50-50 in terms of OSU vs Michigan in fandom when I young 1990s. Young kids like the winning OSU seems to be doing the last 15 or so years. Hoping Harbaugh can bring it back to even. Always going to have that 10% Irish catholic fan base here tho to. Be nice to give them both a beat down this year! Go Blue. Go Rockets

MichiganFan1984

May 10th, 2018 at 8:51 PM ^

Interesting point about having the “Irish Catholic Fan Base” I think the Catholic following is dying out in this country, there are less and less every year. A lot of people who were raised Catholic, have become more non traditional in their beliefs and eventually that means less and less Notre Dame fans in my opinion.

docwhoblocked

May 11th, 2018 at 8:38 AM ^

I have lived here for over 40 years. There are lots of great UM fans here and of course the OSU fans are the same everywhere.  Need I say more.

I agree with dUMchick77 that the Metroparks are great with two new ones just up and going one onthe river downtown and another in the Marshes east of twon which are getting international attendtion from the birders for the species they see every May and October during migration as the birds rest up there before taking on Lake Erie. There are a variety of rare environmental layers in Nw Ohio that are unique such as the Oak Openings park that is only and hour south of A2. The metroparks levy always passes and they do great things with our tax dollars.

The Zoo is rated one of the best of its size in the counntry and well worth the trip to Toledo if you have kids.  Hippos and Polar bears and Gorillas and Orangs right next to you through glass. 

The Art Museum is great and most beautiful buildings for 200 miles around. The glass art has its own glass builing situated in a park across the street from the Greek style main Museum building.  Well wortth the trip and admission is free due to the Libbey family and others. 

Mud Hens and Wallets are as good as minor leage experience gets and there are some of the best high schools in Ohio and the country in Ottawa Hills and Sylvania. You can buy a mansion in Ottawa Hills for what it costs for a normal house in Byrnes Park area.  Downtown is now a much more active and interesting place lately with businesses moving back, lots of good restaurants and bars and brew pubs popping up and the music scene and art scene are there and very much alive and growing.  It is a fairly very progressive city with a good activist crowd around environmental issues. The health care is pretty good and very rarely do I need to send cases up to A2,Detroit or Cleveland.  It is still a city with poverty and crime in some areas and the diffence between the rich and poor is palpable,

All that said what I like best about being here is that A2 is only 50 minutes away and I can have it all.

docwhoblocked

May 11th, 2018 at 8:38 AM ^

I have lived here for over 40 years. There are lots of great UM fans here and of course the OSU fans are the same everywhere.  Need I say more.

I agree with dUMchick77 that the Metroparks are great with two new ones just up and going one onthe river downtown and another in the Marshes east of twon which are getting international attendtion from the birders for the species they see every May and October during migration as the birds rest up there before taking on Lake Erie. There are a variety of rare environmental layers in Nw Ohio that are unique such as the Oak Openings park that is only and hour south of A2. The metroparks levy always passes and they do great things with our tax dollars.

The Zoo is rated one of the best of its size in the counntry and well worth the trip to Toledo if you have kids.  Hippos and Polar bears and Gorillas and Orangs right next to you through glass. 

The Art Museum is great and most beautiful buildings for 200 miles around. The glass art has its own glass builing situated in a park across the street from the Greek style main Museum building.  Well wortth the trip and admission is free due to the Libbey family and others. 

Mud Hens and Wallets are as good as minor leage experience gets and there are some of the best high schools in Ohio and the country in Ottawa Hills and Sylvania. You can buy a mansion in Ottawa Hills for what it costs for a normal house in Byrnes Park area.  Downtown is now a much more active and interesting place lately with businesses moving back, lots of good restaurants and bars and brew pubs popping up and the music scene and art scene are there and very much alive and growing.  It is a fairly very progressive city with a good activist crowd around environmental issues. The health care is pretty good and very rarely do I need to send cases up to A2,Detroit or Cleveland.  It is still a city with poverty and crime in some areas and the diffence between the rich and poor is palpable,

All that said what I like best about being here is that A2 is only 50 minutes away and I can have it all.

AdverseVillainFla

May 11th, 2018 at 9:06 AM ^

I'm from a suburb south of Toledo and lived by the University in my late 20's.  I ended up moving to South Florida a few years ago and was VERY happy with the move, still am.  I will say though that its tough to fly back here to Florida in October when its 58 and crisp up there and its football Saturday and you come back to 90+ summer weather, which is the norm here until Thanksgiving, at least, every year.  I still go back to most of the games, its an easy flight. 

markkay

May 11th, 2018 at 10:35 AM ^

Left my hometown of Toledo in 1978 when mom and dad drove up 23 to drop me off for college in Ann Arbor.  I get back every now and then -- Packos is always a destination, as well Rudy's Hot Dog in West Toledo, my old neighborhood, which does look shabbier and shabbier.  I do agree that downtown seems to be doing well.  Still, I've heard the hopeful Toledo-is-back talk for a few decades now.  Hope it's finally true!