When Strong is Weak

Last week, Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson used the kickoff rally for Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken’s campaign to announce her own plans to run for mayor in 2017. Perhaps a calculated “flex” intended for the ears of potential rival mayoral candidates, it is, rather, the mayor’s strong-armed maneuvers, allegedly taking place behind-the-scenes, that could ultimately undermine her reelection efforts. read more