Mileage rate decreases for 2017
The Blade's mileage rate for business travel is going down 0.5 cents per mile, beginning Jan. 1, 2017. The company will reimburse employees 53.5 cents per mile when they use their personal vehicle for business travel.
We need your help with pool cars
If you have not reserved a pool car, please make sure you check with Jackie and/or Linda before you take one out. If you have any questions, please see Linda.
Style for Toledo Walleye, Oakland
Walleye is a plural noun.
Also, Oakland, the city of about 419,000 people on the west coast of the United States, stands alone in datelines. It does not need California.
December sale raises more than $560
The money from the Features sale will go to Sherman Elementary, The Blade's adopted school.
Employee holiday gift-guide contest
To enter the weekly contest, write down one thing from each day’s Blade holiday gift guide and send your entry to Isabel Sloan at [email protected] on Monday. Click for more information.
Briggs, Powell, Fisher win November Eddys
Dave Briggs wins the News Eddy , Jackie Powell captures the Desk Eddy and Tom Fisher gets the Visual Eddy.
New network password policy
When your password expires, you will now need to use a more complex password when logging into the Blade internal network. The change does not affect your email password. Click for the requirements.
December birthdays 2016
December is a busy birthday month. Nine newsroom staffers celebrate birthdays in December. Check out the list, and Happy Birthday!