Tim TolkaAfter bringing “shame and embarrassment to the legal profession”, Prosecutor Chris Becker wants to…After 33 as a prosecutor, Chris Becker wants to be a judge of the common pleas court.5 min read·Apr 12, 2024----
Tim TolkaDid Media Outlets Bury An Explosive Scandal as a Favor for Ohio Judicial Candidate?In Ohio, public officials can do almost anything they want and the local justice system and the media will stick their heads in the sand…11 min read·Mar 10, 2023----
Tim TolkaUFO Fever in DC: Shoot First, Ask Questions Later!In the last week, the US Air Force (USAF) has fired on three unidentified flying objects. Was this wise? Short answer: No.7 min read·Feb 14, 2023----
Tim TolkaBlack History in a Sundown TownI was born in a segregated community where no Black people were allowed to settle. Fifty years ago, there were 10,000 Sundown towns. Today…5 min read·Feb 3, 2023----
Tim TolkaThe lies are flying in the race for Ohio’s 96th DistrictThe lies are flying as the race between Democratic candidate Richard Olivito and the Republican Ron Ferguson heats up for the Ohio House…3 min read·Oct 22, 2020----
Tim TolkaConsensus Grows on the Urgent Need to Reform American PolicingThe murder of George Floyd did what tens of thousands of similar cases failed to do; it pushed police reform to the top of the agenda…7 min read·Jul 17, 2020----
Tim TolkaOfficial in charge of Local Police Reform Program Outs Self as Enemy of ReformIn the wake of the George Floyd protests, Warren Assistant Law Director Traci Timko Sabau is facing calls to resign over a FB post where…14 min read·Jun 21, 2020----
Tim TolkaOhio Supreme Court investigates Prosecutor for Tweets Ridiculing DefendantsThe Assistant Prosecutor of Trumbull County regularly tweeted pictures of the orange-clad defendants before him, making fun of their…5 min read·May 31, 2020----
Tim TolkaYoungstown Vindicator does window dressing for Niles Police Department after Murder of Unarmed ManA month ago, I was obliged to run a cleanup operation because of the sloppy, mendacious news coverage of a certain Youngstown newspaper…5 min read·Apr 19, 2019----
Tim TolkaYoungstown Newspaper Skewers African American Father Murdered by Police with Past MisdemeanorsThe Vindicator is the local newspaper of record in Youngstown, Ohio, but rather than serving as a check on power, the newspaper vindicates…8 min read·Mar 7, 2019----