A seemingly quiet race in Lucas County has heated up in the last 24 hours, and no one's taking responsibility. It all centers around a post card that questions whether or not a candidate for Lucas County Recorder has his GED.
That card says Toledo City Councilman Phil Copeland did not graduate high school and does not have his GED. It asks if he's qualified to be recorder.
Councilman George Sarantou, the Republican in the Recorder race, held a news conference Wednesday to say that neither he, nor his camp, nor the Lucas County Republican party sent it out. Sarantou calls it dirty politics.
"I'm outraged by it. This is gutter politics, this is dirty politics. It has no place in a campaign and I want this to stop," said Sarantou.
13abc checked in with Copeland and he showed us documentation that shows he has earned his GED. He didn't know about the post card or the press conference. Copeland told us that it doesn't even make sense to lie about this because it's so easily checked. It's not so much the press conference that upsets Copeland, it's the lying.
"It's just terrible, if he did it. I don't know whether he did it or not, but to get to that point. To lie, the main thing. Meddling in someone's business is a different story if it's true, but to lie, to tell a lie whoever did it it's sad. I just think it's sad," said Copeland.
So who ultimately sent it out? No one 13abc could find knows.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:22 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:22:23 GMT
BREAKING: DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler decides to go along with government request to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps.
Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:07 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:07:47 GMT
The Great Gatsby recently took the box office by storm, and now you have a chance to spend an evening living the grand lifestyle, and the best part about it is that you'll be helping others! The fourth
The fourth annual "Cocktails for the Cure" is this Thursday at the Toledo Country Club. The party will feature an evening of "Gatsby Glamour."
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:36 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:36:03 GMT
A former Wood County park ranger will spend more than four years behind bars. John Millinger was arrested in 2009 after police say he put an I-Pod with a video recorder behind a "No Smoking" sign in a
A former Wood County park ranger will spend more than four years behind bars. John Millinger was arrested in 2009 after police say he put an I-Pod with a video recorder behind a "No Smoking" sign in a women's restroom at a public park.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:13 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:13:14 GMT
A Sylvania man has entered a plea of not guilty to several charges of possession of child pornography. Donald Martens was arraigned Tuesday morning in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. Martens is
A Sylvania man has entered a plea of not guilty to several charges of possession of child pornography. Donald Martens was arraigned Tuesday morning in Lucas County Common Pleas Court.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:01 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:01:28 GMT
Carroll Township police need the public's help to locate Mary Klosinski. She has dementia and has had a stroke in the past. She's been missing since 1:00 a.m. from her home in the Teal Bend condominium
Carroll Township police need the public's help to locate Mary Klosinski. She has dementia and has had a stroke in the past. Call 419-898-4906.
Tuesday, January 8 2013 3:17 PM EST2013-01-08 20:17:40 GMT
"Today, I am announcing my decision not to seek election as Governor of Ohio in 2014," said Ted Strickland, former Governor of Ohio. "In many ways, this has been a very difficult decision. I look back
Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland announced Tuesday that he will not run for that office in 2014.
Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law that gives distressed communities the ability to choose an emergency manager or other remedies to fix their finances.
Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law that gives distressed communities the ability to choose an emergency manager or other remedies to fix their finances.
Thursday, December 13 2012 6:27 PM EST2012-12-13 23:27:52 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - State senators on Thursday cast largely symbolic votes supporting a bipartisan plan to change the way Ohio draws political maps. The Senate passed the measure almost unanimously
State senators on Thursday cast largely symbolic votes supporting a bipartisan plan to change the way Ohio draws political maps.
Monday, December 10 2012 4:06 PM EST2012-12-10 21:06:28 GMT
The presidential election is over so now Toledo voters can turn their attention to the mayor's race.Mayor Mike Bell (I) has not announced whether he'll run for re-election but some challengers are close
The presidential election is over so now Toledo voters can turn their attention to the mayor's race.Mayor Mike Bell (I) has not announced whether he'll run for re-election but some challengers are close
President Barack Obama has arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on a trip to visit a suburban Detroit auto plant.
President Barack Obama has arrived at a suburban Detroit auto plant for a visit geared to the economy and his administration's tax standoff with congressional Republicans.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:22 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:22:23 GMT
BREAKING: DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler decides to go along with government request to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps.
Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:07 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:07:47 GMT
The Great Gatsby recently took the box office by storm, and now you have a chance to spend an evening living the grand lifestyle, and the best part about it is that you'll be helping others! The fourth
The fourth annual "Cocktails for the Cure" is this Thursday at the Toledo Country Club. The party will feature an evening of "Gatsby Glamour."
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:36 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:36:03 GMT
A former Wood County park ranger will spend more than four years behind bars. John Millinger was arrested in 2009 after police say he put an I-Pod with a video recorder behind a "No Smoking" sign in a
A former Wood County park ranger will spend more than four years behind bars. John Millinger was arrested in 2009 after police say he put an I-Pod with a video recorder behind a "No Smoking" sign in a women's restroom at a public park.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:24:40 GMT
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Metropolitan Airport officials say a dog's suspicions about a piece of cargo proved to be unfounded after triggering a partial evacuation of the main terminal. The false
Detroit Metropolitan Airport officials say a dog's suspicions about a piece of cargo proved to be unfounded after triggering a partial evacuation of the main terminal.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:13 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:13:14 GMT
A Sylvania man has entered a plea of not guilty to several charges of possession of child pornography. Donald Martens was arraigned Tuesday morning in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. Martens is
A Sylvania man has entered a plea of not guilty to several charges of possession of child pornography. Donald Martens was arraigned Tuesday morning in Lucas County Common Pleas Court.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:01 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:01:28 GMT
Carroll Township police need the public's help to locate Mary Klosinski. She has dementia and has had a stroke in the past. She's been missing since 1:00 a.m. from her home in the Teal Bend condominium
Carroll Township police need the public's help to locate Mary Klosinski. She has dementia and has had a stroke in the past. Call 419-898-4906.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 2:32 PM EDT2013-06-18 18:32:56 GMT
This weekend hundreds attended the annual strawberry festival in Holland, but Saturday night chaos broke out forcing police to shutdown the festival early. Now organizers say it's time to make some changes
Organizers of Holland's Strawberry Festival are considering security changes after a disturbance with teenagers Saturday night. Parents report large crowds of teens causing problems and ultimately setting off a firework at the festival, causing chaos.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:08 AM EDT2013-06-18 11:08:45 GMT
ABCNews- When Laura Gambrel, 22, of Zionsville, Ind., graduated from Indiana University in May, she wanted to keep the celebration pretty low key. She didn't walk at the ceremony, nor did she have a party
An Indiana University grad celebrated her new degree with a family party that ended in laughs after a major cake mistake. Her mother ordered a graduation cake with her daughter's picture and asked the baker to add a cap. Turns out the bakery instead drew a cat on her daughter's head. The cat cake is now going viral.
Monday, June 17 2013 11:10 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:10:56 GMT
Around this time every year, millions of little mayflies blanket Lake Erie communities like Port Clinton, Sandusky and parts of Toledo. Despite some water quality issues in the last few years, the mayfly
Around this time every year, millions of little mayflies blanket Lake Erie communities like Port Clinton, Sandusky and parts of Toledo.
Monday, June 17 2013 9:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:35:53 GMT
Day 15 ends with no sign of the missing East Toledo toddler. FBI divers spent Monday combing the Maumee River for 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth. The search boast spent five hours on the water near the
FBI divers spent Monday combing the Maumee River for 18-month-old Elaina Steinfurth.
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