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Lebanon has welcomed 1 million Syrian refugees – nearly 1/4 its population; resolution voices support for Lebanese Armed Forces against ISIS and Hezbollah

U.S. Representative Richard Hanna (R-NY) and Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) today introduced a resolution that acknowledges the challenges Lebanon faces for long-term stability in the region due to the Syrian conflict. The resolution also reaffirms U.S. support for our Middle East ally.

Several hundred area residents and first responders attended the dedication of the 911 First Responders Last Call Memorial today at Toledo Memorial Park.

The monument was completed today by the installation of an 18-foot, 13,000-pound steel beam from the World Trade Center. The beam was hoisted by a crane on top of a 9.5-foot tall concrete and granite base.

TOLEDO - The First Responders Last Call Memorial is now complete at Toledo Memorial Park.

Saturday's dedication ceremony brought a full morning of events, starting with a motorcade that escorted one of the last beams from the World Trade Center downtown to the park.

The beam was slowly put into place on the top of the memorial, along with a flag.

A crowd of people watched as the project, years in the making, was finished.

PARMA, Ohio – Parma’s Ukrainian American community commemorated the 25th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence with a parade. The annual parade kicked-off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 27, from Cleveland Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, the entryway to Ukrainian Village, a 1.5 mile stretch along Parma’s main thoroughfare, State Road.

I FIRST DISCOVERED the public library as a child (when it was known as the Lucas County Library).

Exploring around our neighborhood, I looked through a basement transom window that opened to a room at the former Glann School and wondered what all those books were. They had the most amazing aroma.

Money for three-year physics research project

By Blade Staff

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) today announced the award of $210,000 to the University of Toledo for a three-year project to build on the recent success of quantum defect theories for atom-atom and ion-atom interactions.

The annual National Science Foundation award of $70,000 for the project titled "Quantum Theories of Fundamental Atomic and Molecular Interactions” begins this month and extends through 2019, with an annual review.

For two hours, union members representing organizations from across northwest Ohio filled downtown Toledo streets for the annual Labor Day parade.

As many as 20,000 people were expected to march in the parade, which stepped off at 9 a.m.

Scores of spectators lined the downtown streets to watch.

Matthew Sanders, 11, of Toledo sprinted toward pieces of candy that landed on Summit Street. He dodged other nearby children, weaving through them as if he were running football drills.

He said he was happy to be at the parade Monday morning.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - For thousands of union members, this annual labor of love is for the love of Labor.

Representatives from AFSCME, The UAW, Teamsters and more than 100 other unions filled the streets of downtown Toledo this morning.

They were lock-step with local marching bands, flanked by horses and surrounded by flying candy.

An estimated 20,000 union members took part in today's parade. Thousands more watched along the sidewalks of Summit Street.