December 11, 2008 - Headlines and news from today’s Toledo Blade…

Utility customers facing shut-off encounter obstacles to get help

45 employees of city to Toledo to get layoff notices

Libbey to halt production of Syracuse China in US
(Closes a 137 year old plant affecting 275 employees)

25 to be laid off by The Blade

Local Fox affiliate WUPW discontinued weeknight sportscasts yesterday
(Sports anchor Brad Fanning and photographer Adam Meyer let go as part of 150 job cuts nationwide)

Staff reductions at WTOL include six

Former Cleveland Indians pitcher CC Sabathia will get paid $161million dollars for seven years as a New York Yankee

Where’s the justice?