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Ceremony held to honor veterans at city memorial

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Honor guard members stand at attention during the city's Veterans Day ceremony held at the Piqua War Memorial near the Forest Hill Union Cemetery on Monday morning.

Will E Sanders

Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA — A patriotic showing of a community’s appreciation for the efforts of veterans past and present took place during a touching cer-

emony Monday on a day where those who served our country were honored.

The city’s Veterans Day ceremony was attended by dozens of veterans and their family members, in addition to city officials, includ-

ing Piqua City Manager State Route 66 and Gary Huff and Bill Vogt, Washington Avenue. city commissioner, aside The Veterans Day from others. address was given by The ceremony was Fred Franz, a war veterheld 11 a.m. Monday an and past commander at the city’s Veterans of the American Legion Memorial near Forest Post 184.

Hill Cemetery at the intersection of See VETERANS | Page 2

8-year-old completes final mission for WWII vet Mike Ullery

Staff Photographer mullery@civitasmedia.com

M E D I N A — A Veteran’s Day event at Ralph Waite Elementary School touched hearts across the nation, and across the ocean Mike Ullery | Daily Call Lenny Aydemir, 8, is photographed holding on Monday.

Descendants the dog tag of a World War II airman prior to of a World War II ceremonies at his school on Monday. fighter pilot were brought together for the first time in 40 years. Dog tags belonging to that pilot, Jack B. Robbins, were returned to his family, nearly seven decades after the pilot was shot down over France, losing his dog tags after being captured by Germans and marched to a stalag (POW camp).

All of this, thanks to an eight-year-old boy, Lenny Aydemir, a native of France who is enrolled at Waite Elementary School.

The dog tags were found in 1990 by Aydemir’s uncle in a field along the route Robbins traveled as he was marched to Stalag Luft I, where he remained a prisoner of war until he was able to escape shortly before the Germans surrendered.

After years of unsuccessful attempts to locate Robbins’ family, the dog tags were given to Lenny and his parents, who had moved to Medina, in hope that they would be more successful. The youngster took the task to heart and, with the help of author, historian and researcher, Jackie Flannery, of Aurora, Ill., who is writing a book on Robbins’ squadron, 368th Fighter Group, the “missing” family was found.

On Monday, during a Veteran’s Day ceremony, Aydemir met members of Robbins’ family and presented them with the worn dog tags their hero family member had worn during his military career and battles in the skies over Europe.

Among those relatives was Marcus Tucker, 73, of Colorado. Tucker, a nephew of Robbins, is the oldest living relative. When asked about the meaning of this moment in time, Tucker said, it “is bringing the family back together.”

As for his part in the event, Aydemir was soft-spoken and modest, saying he “is proud” of his part in reuniting not only a piece of history, but a family.

Gas station employee sentenced Troy man sentenced for in food stamp fraud case molesting child at park Will E Sanders

Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com

TROY — Judgement was levied against a former employee 0f a Piqua gas station and convenience store that allowed the illegal use of food stamps.

Ex-employee of Buckeye Chuck’s, 1130 Park Ave., Piqua, Nageshwar R. Ega, 56, of Piqua, received a sentence of two years on probation. He was also ordered to get a job in the next 90 days.

Should he not comply with the terms and conditions of his probation, he faces a 10-month prison sentence.

Ega pleaded guilty to six felony counts of telecommunications fraud related to an earlier case the court handled in September.

In that case, a representative from Maradi Petroleum, LLC, the company that owns the gas station, entered guilty pleas to six felony counts of illegal use of food stamps or WIC benefits. Maradi Petroleum does business as Piqua Marathon,

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also known as Buckeye Chuck’s.

In that case the company was ordered to pay a $7,500 fine — $1,250 for each count.

Like the Maradi case, Ega allegedly committed the criminal acts on six occasions between Jan. 23 through March 13, according to police reports and Ega’s indictment.

Authorities with the Ohio Investigative Unit and the Piqua Police Department executed a search warrant at Buckeye Chuck’s earlier this year as a part of an investigation into food stamp violations.

Law enforcement said the investigation was launched after complaints were made and during the course of the investigation agents made several transactions involving the purchase of alcohol and tobacco using EBT. The EBT service is intended to purchase eligible items, such as food, and cannot be used on items deemed ineligible, which include alcohol and tobacco.

Ega faced a maximum prison sentence of up to six years in prison for the felony convictions.

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Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com

TROY — As originally charged, convicted child sex offender Ed Cotrell faced the maximum prison penalty of life in prison for rape accusations alleged by his 9-yearold female victim.

On Tuesday in common pleas court, Cotrell was sentenced to 60 days in jail and a two-year term of proba- Cotrell tion by Judge Christopher Gee. In addition, Cotrell was labelled as a tier II sex offender, which means he has to register as such every 180 days in the county where he resides, works or receives an education for the next 25 years.

Cotrell, 61, of Troy, did not speak at the hearing, but his daughter read a statement in court in favor of her father not

Superintendent talks OSFC project; five-year forecast Jennifer Runyon

For the Daily Call pdceditorial@civitasmedia.com

COVINGTON – During last week’s State of the Schools Address, Covington Superintendent Dave Larson shared information on the school’s finances and building project.

“This is the best financial situation the district has been in in a long time,” Larson said.

He shared how the district gets its revenue: federal – 5.63 per-

cent, state – 43.05 percent and local – 51.31 percent. The local share is composed of both income and real estate taxes. Covington spends $9,100 per pupil and is the third lowest of Miami County schools with Milton Union and Bethel spending less. The state average is $10,597 per pupil. All Miami County Schools are below this.

“You’re getting good bang for your buck with Covington See COVINGTON | Page 2

being sentenced to prison.

Originally, he was charged with two counts of rape, felonies of the first-degree, stemming from his interaction with a child under the age of 10.

Under state law, a conviction of a count of rape where a victim is under the age of 10 carries the potential for life in prison.

Those charges were later amended to attempted gross sexual imposition, fourthdegree felonies, which he pleaded guilty to Sept. 13.

According to his indictment, Cotrell committed the offense against a female child between Nov. 16, 2010, and July 3, 2012, at a county park.

Cotrell faced up to three years in prison for his conviction of the lesser charges.

As a part of his probation Cotrell is to have no contact with the victim, is to have no

unsupervised contact with children and must abide by a courtimposed curfew. Additionally, a sex offender assessment was ordered, and should Cotrell not complete the terms and conditions of his probation he faces 18 months in prison.

In accordance with the plea agreement, the state remained silent at the sentencing hearing.

Miami County Prosecutor Tony Kendell said the charges were reduced so the victim would not be further traumatized. He said the young victim’s “emotional well-being” as a result of the case was considered, which was why the plea agreement was offered in the case.

Nevertheless, he was displeased with the sentence in the case.

“I have the highest level of respect for the judge, but I am disappointed with the sentence,” Kendell said.

Piqua to Celebrate Holiday Open House this weekend PIQUA — Independently owned businesses from throughout the Piqua Community are coming together this weekend to participate in the Piqua Community Holiday Open House.

The event is intended to give residents from Piqua and beyond the opportunity to see all the new merchandise available and to encourage residents to think about shopping locally for their unique gift items.

Most of the businesses participating in the open house weekend are located in downtown Piqua, but Allisten Manor’s

For home delivery, call 773-2725

Flower Box and Gerlach’s Flowers by Sharron, both on Washington Avenue, also are participating.

Some participating businesses will already be festively decorated for the holidays in preparation for the Holiday Open House weekend.

GeNell’s Flowers has a mix of both traditional, old-fashioned looks and styles but also has some contemporary, up-to-date arrangements and gift ideas.

GeNell’s is located at 300 E. Ash St. Gerlach’s Flowers by See HOLIDAY | Page 2

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2 Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Obituary KATHRYN M. ROGERS TROY — Kathryn Marie Rogers, 92 of Troy, passed away Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at Genesis Healthcare Center, Troy, Ohio.

She was born Nov. 1, 1921, in Troy, to the late Harry S. and Bessie (Iddings) Houser. Kathryn graduated from Lostcreek High School in 1939.

During World War II she worked at the Hobart Manufacturing Company in the Accounting and Statistical Departments.

Later she worked for 16 years at Kerr’s Office Supply as a photography assistant and bookkeeper, retiring in 1983.

Kathryn was an active, lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church Troy. She was a member of the Faith Hope Circle and volunteered wherever she was needed.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Melvin Houser and William Houser; three sisters, Dorothy Harshbarger, Lois Clark and Virginia Schaeffer.

Survivors include her husband of 70 years, John Sayre Rogers; son and daughter-in-law, John Douglas and Dianne L. Rogers of Callawassie Island, S.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Margaret

“Peggy” Louise and Andrew J. Malinoski of Bemus Point, N.Y.; sisters, Emma Jean Flory and Barbara McKinney both of Troy. Grandchildren and spouses include Megan L. Malinoski, Sarah R. and Grant Umberger, Emma S. Malinoski all of Jamestown, N.Y.; Anna E. and Thomas Stephens of New York City, Christopher M. and Kristine Snyder of Oslo, Norway and Matthew B. Snyder of Philadelphia, Pa.; great-grandchildren include Parker D. Umberger, Filippa L. Snyder and Hedvig M. Snyder.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with the Rev. Dave Leckrone officiating.

Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday from Noon until time of service. Interment will take place in Riverside Cemetery, Troy.

In lieu of flowers, family requests contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, First Place Debit Fund, 110 West Franklin St., Troy, OH 45373. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome. com.

Death Notices KOENIG DAYTON — Zora Virginia Koenig, 91, formerly of West Charleston and Huber Heights, passed away peacefully Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place, Dayton.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West Milton with the Rev. Ed Sensenbrenner officiating, burial to follow at Riverside Cemetery, West Milton.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday one hour prior to the service, 10-11 a.m., at HaleSarver.

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The secret, dirty cost of green power push Dina Cappiello Matt Apuzzo Associated Press

CORYDON, Iowa (AP) — The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America’s push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil. The polluted streams that dump fertilizer into the water supply.

Even the cemetery that disappeared like an apparition into a cornfield.

It wasn’t supposed to be this way.

With the Iowa political caucuses on the horizon in 2007, presidential candidate Barack Obama made homegrown corn a centerpiece of his plan to slow global warming.

And when President George W. Bush signed a law that year requiring oil companies to add billions of gallons of ethanol to their gasoline each year, Bush predicted it would make the country “stronger, cleaner and more secure.”

But the ethanol era has proven far more damaging to the environment than politicians promised and much worse than the government admits today.

As farmers rushed to find new places to plant corn, they wiped out millions of acres of conservation land, destroyed habitat and polluted water supplies, an Associated Press investigation found.

Five million acres of land set aside for conservation — more than Yellowstone, Everglades and Yosemite National Parks combined — have vanished on Obama’s watch.

Landowners filled in wetlands.

They plowed into pristine prairies, releasing carbon dioxide that had been locked in the soil.

Sprayers pumped out billions of pounds of fertilizer, some of which seeped into drinking water, contaminated rivers and worsened the huge dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico where marine life can’t survive.

In Ohio, for instance, farmers planted 750,000 more acres of corn last year than they did the year before the ethanol mandate was passed. About 6,500 acres of con-

servation land were lost.

The consequences are so severe that environmentalists and many scientists have now rejected cornbased ethanol as bad environmental policy. But the Obama administration stands by it, highlighting its benefits to the farming industry rather than any negative impact.

Farmers planted 15 million more acres of corn last year than before the ethanol boom, and the effects are visible in places like south central Iowa.

The hilly, once-grassy landscape is made up of fragile soil that, unlike the earth in the rest of the state, is poorly suited for corn.

Nevertheless, it has yielded to America’s demand for it.

“They’re raping the land,” said Bill Alley, a member of the board of supervisors in Wayne County, which now bears little resemblance to the rolling cow pastures shown in postcards sold at a Corydon pharmacy.

All energy comes at a cost. The environmental consequences of drilling for oil and natural gas are well documented and severe. But in the president’s push to reduce greenhouse gases and curtail global warming, his administration has allowed so-called green energy to do not-so-green things.

In some cases, such as its decision to allow wind farms to kill eagles, the administration accepts environmental costs because they pale in comparison to the havoc it believes global warming could ultimately cause.

Ethanol is different.

The government’s predictions of the benefits have proven so inaccurate that independent scientists question whether it will ever achieve its central environmental goal: reducing greenhouse gases.

That makes the hidden costs even more significant.

“This is an ecological disaster,” said Craig Cox with the Environmental Working Group, a natural ally of the president that, like others, now finds itself at odds with the White House.

But it’s a cost the administration is willing to accept. It believes sup-

porting corn ethanol is the best way to encourage the development of biofuels that will someday be cleaner and greener than today’s.

Pulling the plug on corn ethanol, officials fear, might mean killing any hope of these next-generation fuels.

“That is what you give up if you don’t recognize that renewable fuels have some place here,” EPA administrator Gina McCarthy said in a recent interview with AP. “All renewable fuels are not corn ethanol.”

Still, corn supplies the overwhelming majority of ethanol in the United States, and the administration is loath to discuss the environmental consequences.

“It just caught us completely off guard,” said Doug Davenport, a Department of Agriculture official who encourages southern Iowa farmers to use conservation practices on their land. Despite those efforts, Davenport said he was surprised at how much fragile, erodible land was turned into corn fields.

Shortly after Davenport spoke to The Associated Press, he got an email ordering him to stop talking.

“We just want to have a consistent message on the topic,” an Agriculture Department spokesman in Iowa said.

That consistent message was laid out by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who spoke to ethanol lobbyists on Capitol Hill recently and said ethanol was good for business.

“We are committed to this industry because we understand its benefits,” he said. “We understand it’s about farm income. It’s about stabilizing and maintaining farm income which is at record levels.”

The numbers behind the ethanol mandate have become so unworkable that, for the first time, the EPA is soon expected to reduce the amount of ethanol required to be added to the gasoline supply.

An unusual coalition of big oil companies, environmental groups and food companies is pushing the government to go even further and reconsider the entire ethanol program.

passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 at 3:04 a.m. as a result of a traffic accident in Sidney. Funeral services will be held Friday, at 1:30 p.m. at Cromes Funeral Home, Sidney, with the Rev. Fred Gillenwater officiating. Burial will be at Shelby Memory Gardens.

The family will receive friends on Friday from 11:30 a.m. until the hour From page 1 of service at the funeral Sharron is filled to overflowing elry and gift items. house. Dobo’s can make every holihome. with floral arrangements, gifts, Downtown Piqua’s four antique day extra special not to mention wreaths and special themed trees. stores Ken-Mar Antiques, Apple extra sweet with custom desserts BUIRLEY SHIRLEY, Ark. — Allisten Manor’s Flower Box Tree Gallery, Lovely Variety, and so beautiful they are edible center Phyllis Buirley, 84, of features unique and distinctive Somewhere in Time are all partici- pieces.

Dobo’s will be taking orders Shirley, Ark. and former- designs and also carries flameless pating in the Holiday Open House. ly of Troy, passed away candles and a special Christmas Ken-Mar, located at 322 N. Main for the upcoming holiday season has 37 dealers and in addition to during the open house weekend.

Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, in Morning Breakfast gift basket.

The Tapestry Angel, located on antiques they also offer handmade Readmore’s Hallmark, at 430 N. Arkansas. Private services will be held on a later Spring Street, is a one stop shop greeting cards and has one dealer Main St., has a ton of new Disney date at the convenience of for cross stitch charts and supplies that specializes in silk Christmas and Peanut products from Hallmark as well as wacky loops, Stuffies, the family. Arrangements and is stocked with lots of new wreaths and baskets.

Lovely Variety, located at 320 N. Lottie Dotties and Elf on the Shelf.

JONES entrusted to Fisher- Christmas charts.

The store also can handle all Main Street, has a selection of gift Piqua Guitar has moved into a new SIDNEY — MacKenzie Cheney Funeral Home, your framing needs. The Second items in various price ranges. location at 408 N. Main St. and in S. Jones, 15, of Sidney. Troy.

Story Gallery, also participating in Somewhere in Time is located addition to a complete selection of the open house, has hundreds of art in the former Piqua Historical guitars they have band instruments prints and gift items in the store Museum and has numerous dealers and supplies and guitar packs. and has access to literally thou- and a great variety of items. Apple Many of the stores will be offersands of additional prints through Tree Gallery, at 405 N. Main St., ing special discounts or sales this From page 1 on-line art resources. has a selection of antiques includ- weekend. The stores will all have Franz, a 1953 gradu- those who served honThe Second Story Gallery is ing antique glass and linens and extended shopping hours but there ate from Piqua Central orably in the military, located at 319 N. Main St. Across they also have half the store dedi- will not be uniform hours for the who was enlisted in the in war time and peace the street Barclay’s Men’s-Women’s cated to Christmas decorations and weekend so shoppers are encourMarines and attained time,” Hendricks said Clothiers has a great selection of specifically blown glass ornaments aged to call ahead to confirm their hours. Complete open house details the rank of sergeant, in his opening remarks. men’s and big and tall men’s suits, and Christmas décor items.

Dobo’s Delights Bake Shoppe can be found at www.facebook. also retired from the Hendricks, a Purple sports coats and sportswear plus Piqua Fire Department Heart recipient , said ladies sportswear, handbags, jew- is also participating in the open com/piquaopenhouse. after serving for 25 after the ceremony he years. was pleased with both “ Today is the 95th the weather and the annivers ary of the attendance of the cer- From page 1 armistice during World emony.

“That’s a question I the high school renovaWar I, the war to end “It was a good crowd schools and all Miami finances and facilities.”

County schools,” Larson He then went to the next get every time I go to tions. all wars, which today and a good turnout,” he said. slide that read, “Thank the store or anywhere,” “There’s $1.2 million we know is not true,” said. “In some places He then moved on to you Covington. You gave Larson said with a chuck- for high school renovaFranz said. they don’t really have the five-year forecast. us a solution!” le. tions,” Larson said Fra n z c o n c l u d e d much turnout or pre“We’ve balanced the He reminded those in He said there are numerHe added that air conhis brief remarks by sentation like we do budget. There’s no deficit attendance that the plan ous steps involved when ditioning the building is reciting the poem “In here.” spending projected in the the community approved working with the state’s “priority number one.”

Flanders Fields.”

Ro n C o o p e r, next five years,” Larson is a new kindergarten commission. Currently, He also said their will Randy H e n d r i c ks , American Legion Post said. to eighth grade building the district is in the be various other projects commander of VFW 184 chaplain, gave He added that this fore- with the Ohio School Schematic Design Phase including changes to betPost 4874 and who both the invocation cast has the 1.25 percent Facilities Commission co- and will be until January. ter use the space, cosmetserved as the master and benediction at income tax renewal pass- funding. There also will Then they’ll go to the ic changes such as carpet Development and painting and develof ceremonies at the the event, which fea- ing in November 2014. be locally-funded renova- Design event , said he was tured the placing of a And that the balanced tions to the current high Phase where they will be opment of an improved maintenance and replacepleased with the turn- wreath and a yellow budget allows them to school. The result will be until June.

“This is where we’ll ment plan. out of the veterans cer- rose and had various budget for capital pur- a one campus facility for Larson added that leademony. musical selections from chases such as schools the district. Later in the get a lot of staff feed“Veterans Day is set the Piqua High School buses, textbooks and presentation, he added back. This will be what ers are looking into how technology. that while no decision is the classrooms will look to get the best use of gym aside to thank all of Band.

Larson then shared a final, it looks like the new like,” Larson said. space. He said the state slide from last year’s State building will be one story, The construction doc- gives 10,000 square feet of the Schools Address. the entire district will use uments will be created for gym space in the new He read this slide which one kitchen and there will from June-September building. He questioned said, “Older buildings + be one new media center. with bids going out in the if this should all be used no PI Levy + financial So where’s the build- late fall or early winter. for one gym or separated challenges = Need for ing? This was the title of He said this will be a for two. a solution that merges Larson’s next slide.

He said the district better bid environment.

He added that the con- also has to decide what struction will be bid as will happen with the old Tglucky4@aol.com one project so there will buildings.

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Chamber seeking business person of the year nominations PIQUA — The Piqua Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the Business Person of the Year for 2013. Criteria established for determining this award includes: • The business person should be a member of the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce.

• Their business must be located within the 45356 zip code.

• The recipient should be actively involved with the enhancement of the City of Piqua.

• This includes their business, community and/or the Chamber of Commerce.

• The recipient should be active in the betterment of the business community.

• This person should be recognized as a leader in the community.

• The business person should be successful in their chosen profession.

The applications for Business Person of the Year can be found

on the Piqua Area Chamber website piquaareachamber.com (Community Initiatives) or visit the chamber fffice. The application must be accompanied by a letter of nomination (minimum two-page typed, double spaced) addressing the criteria specified and must be returned to the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce, 326 N. Main St. or P.O. Box 1142, Piqua, OHno later than 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9. For more information, contact Sharon Ford at 773-2765.

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Class of 1950 plans Thursday lunch PIQUA — Members of the Piqua High School class of 1950 will meet for lunch at noon Thursday, Nov. 14, at China East in Piqua.

Partners and friends are welcome to attend.

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Fr. Tom Bolte recently blessed new equipment that was installed at the North Street Campus of Piqua Catholic Schools. The equipment was purchased through a grant from the Miami County Foundation and funds from the Parent Teacher organization. Students in grades K-4 attended the event.

PAT quarter auction set for Thursday Springcreek Elementary, 145 U.S. Route 36 or Readmore’s Hallmark, 430 N. Main St. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.

Auction items will include gift certificates, Pampered Chef, jewelry, home decor, familyfriendly items, themed gift baskets and more.

All proceeds will go to the Piqua Parents as Teachers program, a par-

ent education and support program for families of children birth to kindergarten entry. The goal of PAT is designed to help provide all parents of these young children the information and support needed to give their children the best possible start in life. Through Parents as Teachers, parents acquire the skills to help make the most of these crucial early learn-

ing years.

This is accomplished through a program of personalized home visits, group meetings, playgroups, screenings and serving as a referral source.

PAT is a literacy-based program that is free and voluntary, has universal access, & is unique in its philosophy to work with the strengths of each individual.

Piqua’s TV-5 signal goes digital Thanksgiving with SafeHaven to be held

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A Learning Place Holiday Bazaar

Piqua Manor is hosting their annual

Variety of Vendors • Huge Raffle • Lunch

Saturday, November 16 ~ 10 am - 2 pm

Saturday, November 16, 2013 201 R.M. Davis Parkway, Piqua 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

HOLIDAY CRAFT BAZAAR

If you would like to reserve a table for your crafts, please call Kim Fair at 773-0040

1840 West High Street Piqua, OH 45356 (937) 773-0040 Fax (937) 773-4836 www.piquamanor.com

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Domestic disturbance: Police were dispatched to the 400 block of Glenwood Avenue after a dispute occurred between a separated married couple.

Theft: Police responded to the 900 block of Park Avenue after change from a car was stolen overnight.

Criminal damage: Police responded to the Lighthouse Cafe, 215 N. Main St., after a tire had been punctured. It was believed that the suspect cut themselves. A suspect was spoken to by the police, but he did not have any cuts on his hands or arms.

Disorderly conduct: Police responded to the 1200 block of Nicklin Avenue after two adults were fighting at the residence. Both were warned for disorderly conduct.

Burglary: Police responded to the 8400 block of County Road 25-A after someone gained access to an apartment and stole a television.

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Becoming a SafeHaven member is free and transportation to this event will be provided free for those signing up to be a member by Nov. 22.

For those in Miami County call (937) 615-0126 Miami County, those in Darke County call (937) 548-7233, or (937) 658-6930 for those located in Shelby County.

For more about SafeHaven, a nonprofit agency, visit w w w. s a f e h av e n i n c . com or on Facebook.

the menu to scan for the new channel.

To continue watching on your older TV, you’ll need to pick-up a digital adapter at your local Time Warner store, free until January 2014.

Any questions or concerns feel free to visit Time Warner on the web at: twc.com/digitaladapter or call 1-800-892-2253.

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PIQUA — SafeHaven staff and volunteers will be seating, waiting on, taking meal orders, and serving a fantastic Thanksgiving meal at a decorated table with music and it is all free. Just pay with a smile!

A Thanksgiving with SafeHaven will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 633 N. Wayne St., Piqua.

Open to any adult with a mental health diagnosis or in need of mental health support in Miami, Darke, or Shelby

PIQUA — Time Warner Cable has announced that they have converted Piqua’s TV-5 signal to digital.

If you have a cable box, or other TW-supplied tuner, the channel will still appear on 5.

The new numbers for those with a digital tuner inside their TV will find us on 99.1. Please use

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Enjoy a wonderful Holiday Brunch along with entertainment The Dorothy Love Steppers (Line Dancers) and the Dorothy Love Choir.

They will entertain you with Holiday dances and songs.

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PIQUA — The Piqua Parents as Teachers program will host a quarter auction Thursday at Piqua Knights of Columbus, 204 W. Ash St., Piqua.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the auction beginning at 7 p.m. Food and drink will be available for purchase. Participants must be 18 years old or older. Tickets are $2 each and may be purchased at

Criminal damage: Police responded to the 300 block of Young Street after a landlord reported that someone tried to break in to one of his properties several days ago while the tenant was home. A door was damaged. The landlord did not know why the tenant did not report the incident.

Trespassing: Police responded to the Family Dollar, 633 W. High St., after it was reported that a clerk reported a male was verbally forcing a patron to buy alcohol for him.

Disorderly conduct: Police responded to Industrial Springs, 9200 Country Club Road, after an employee refused to sign a written reprimand and decided to quit. The employee stated a plant manager grabbed him.

The plant manager said the employee became belligerent after he quit and tried to enter an employee only area.

Burglary: Police responded to the 200 block of East Main Street after a complainant advised that her front door was kicked in. Nothing was reported stolen.

Theft: Police responded to the 600 block of Adams Street after a female that lived with a man stolen several items when she moved out.

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N. Wayne St., after he claimed a vehicle was following him. He was being followed by a motorist who was upset with the man’s driving. Both parties were warned for their behavior.

Burglary: Police responded to the 500 block of Wood Street after someone broke into an apartment and stole two glass jars filled with change.

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The big apple vs. the crab apple “Stayed home and When my old friend Rob calls us from New watched TV.” “And like 85 percent York City, he always asks, “But what do you do of America, so did we,” I out there?” As if every- said. “The other 15 perone who doesn’t live in cent were on Facebook.

Manhattan lives on a You want to know the diffarm in the middle of ference between watching TV at our flyover counhouse and try where you watching TV have to pump in your apartyour water by ment?” hand and use “What?” an outhouse.

“Thirty-five Living in a hundred dolsmall town lars a month, would be his plus utilities. worst nightIf you were mare, because Jim Mullen going to what he really Broadway means by Columnist musicals every “What do you do out there?” is “Where night, and eating at the hottest restaurants and do you shop?”

“Doing something,” to then nightclubbing with me, means mowing the B-list celebrities, I could lawn, raking the leaves, see living in Manhattan. stacking the wood, tend- But if you’re staying ing the garden, fixing the home most nights watchhouse, cleaning the gut- ing TV, you could do ters, getting the storm that anywhere. Sure, you windows ready, jawing make Manhattan money, with the neighbors about but you’ll spend more how strange the weath- than you make.

“On my way to work er has been. To Rob it in Manhattan,” I continmeans buying things.

While Rob has tens of ued, “I would walk past thousands more neigh- shops that sold $10,000 bors than I do, he doesn’t watches, shops that sold know any of them and $600 shoes, shops that you wouldn’t need your sold $20,000 dresses. toes to count his friends. What do we do out here?

He lives in a tiny, wildly I don’t know, but I sure expensive apartment in don’t need a $600 pair of an elevator building with shoes to do it in.”

“Don’t you miss anya doorman. His cleaning thing about the city?” person comes in every Rob asked.

Tuesday. His only house“Plenty. I miss the hold chore is writing a smell of slightly rotten check for the rent once a month. When he’s not garbage in the morning, working, he’s shopping. I miss the sound of jackHis closets are full of hammers, I miss alterexpensive suits and ties nate-side-of-the-street from fancy haberdashers. parking, I miss gumHe would be appalled by paved sidewalks, I miss the 10-year-old dark suit panhandlers, I miss dog from J.C. Penney that I walkers, I miss spending wear to weddings and 20 minutes trying to get funerals. Everything else a taxi in the rain.” I think Rob had hung up when I I own comes from what got to “parking.”

Sue calls “The Gutter Since we escaped from Cleaning Collection.” the big city, I would love “What is there to do?” to say I’ve discovered I answer him. “Plenty. that the most beautiful We go into town and things in the world are watch them put the mail the wildflowers in the in the boxes. ‘Course spring, the sight of tiny, we’d have to get there spotted fawns crossing before 10. What time do our lawn and the smell you get up nowadays? of new-mown grass.

Around noon? They’re But they are not. The having a sale on sump most beautiful thing in pumps down at the Feed the world is hearing that and Seed, and we don’t they’re declaring tomorwant to miss that. Doug’s row another “Gridlock having his septic system Alert Day” in the city. pumped on Saturday. There’s just something That’ll be something to about the mental picture see. Then we all stand a junior exec sitting in a around and wait for the new $88,000 Mercedes lastest news from New going absolutely nowhere York on the noon stage.” that never fails to cheer I could almost hear him me up. roll his eyes.

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‘Affordable’ care depends on the size of your subsidy What does the word “affordable” have now? Maybe yes, and maybe no. in the Affordable Care Act mean? In any event, they won’t save as much Many people might assume it means as the president promised.

Finally, choose a higher income Obamacare will make health coverage less expensive. That’s certainly level, but one at which there are still a the impression President Obama gave lot of people. For a family of four with when he promised his national health an income of $85,000, the premium care scheme would “cut the average remains $8,088 but the subsidy shrinks family’s premium by about $2,500 per to just $13 a year, meaning the family will pay, with its own money, $8,075 year.”

But Obama and the Democrats who for coverage. So that family will technically receive help with its passed the law didn’t really health care costs — but not mean that premiums will go really. down. What they meant was For families above that that premiums might well go level, and there are a lot up, but the government will of them, the subsidy will give some Americans money be $0. The bottom line is, with which they can pay the when — or if — large numhigher premiums and still bers of people actually begin come out ahead. purchasing coverage on For some people that will the Obamacare exchanges, be true. For others, not so Byron York many will find the muchmuch. Unlike Social Security touted subsidies aren’t for and Medicare, Obamacare Columnist them. is a means-tested entitleAnd that will be the key question of ment program. It will give low-income Americans substantial taxpayer-paid Obamacare: Will it help more people subsidies with which to purchase than it hurts, or will it hurt more insurance. People who make a bit people than it helps? If the answer is more will receive smaller subsidies, the former, Obamacare might become and those above a certain income level a permanent feature of American life. will receive no subsidies at all. If they If the answer is the latter, it will be have to purchase higher-priced cover- politically unsustainable and will fail.

The administration and its defendage, that’s their problem. ers might argue that the numbers will The pro-reform Kaiser Family be a bit different, that some premiums Foundation has created on its website a subsidy calculator into which anyone could be lower or subsidies higher. But can enter his location, income and fam- the basics are the same: Obamacare is ily size to come up with an estimate all about subsidies, and “affordable” of how big, or small, his Obamacare means the government is paying for all or part of it. subsidy will be.

That is why the administration and Start, for example, with a lowincome family of four living near St. its defenders are urging Democrats nerLouis, Mo., with $35,325 in household vous about the disastrous Obamacare income (that is 150 percent of the rollout to just wait for the subsidies federal poverty rate for a family that to arrive. When that happens, they size). A Silver Plan policy for the say, the Obamacare controversy will family would have an annual premium subside.

Whatever the case, the cost to taxof $8,088, according to Kaiser. But the family would receive a taxpayer- payers will be enormous. Obamacare paid subsidy of $6,675, which means limits the percentage of income that the family would pay, with its own subsidy-receiving Americans have to money, just $1,413 for the coverage. spend on health coverage. Those at the (Kaiser chose the Silver Plan for the top of the subsidy ladder are obligated calculator because that is the plan to spend no more than 9.5 percent that determines the size of Obamacare of their income on premiums. Those lower down pay a lower percentage — subsidies.)

Of course, most families of four in for that family of four with $35,325 in Missouri make more than $35,325 a annual income, it would be 4 percent.

The percentage of income that peoyear. The 2012 Census Bureau estiple pay doesn’t change if the price of mated that the median income for a coverage goes up. So if the $8,088 Missouri family of four was $72,230 — meaning that half the state’s families premium becomes a $10,000 premium, of four are below that level and half or a $12,000 premium, the subsidy recipient doesn’t have to pay more. It’s are above.

For a family that is right on the the subsidy — paid for by taxpayers — median income, $72,230, the annual that goes up.

So the “affordable” in Affordable premium would still be $8,088, but Care Act doesn’t really mean affordthe taxpayer-paid subsidy would fall to able at all. $1,226, meaning the family would pay, with its own money, $6,862 for the cov- Byron York is chief political correspondent for The Washington erage. Is that a better deal than they Examiner.

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DENVER (AP) — The nation’s newest state, if rural Colorado residents had their way, would be about the size of Vermont but with the population of a small town spread across miles of farmland. There wouldn’t be civil unions for gay couples, new renewable energy standards, or limits on ammunition magazines.

After all, those were some of the reasons five counties on the state’s Eastern Plains voted on Election Day to approve the creation of a 51st state in the first place.

Secession supporters know the votes were symbolic, designed to grab the attention of a Democraticcontrolled Legislature. They say the vote results emphasize a growing frustration in conservative prairie towns with the more populous and liberal urban Front Range, which has helped solidify the Democrats’ power.

“We can’t outvote the metropolitan areas anymore, and the rural areas don’t have a voice anymore,” said Perk Odell, 80, a lifelong resident of Akron in Washington County, which voted to secede.

The five counties share borders, covering about 9,500 square miles and have a combined population of about 29,200. Four of the counties — Philips, Yuma, Kit Carson and Cheyenne — border Kansas. They are solidly Republican areas that have long identified more with Kansas and Nebraska because of their agricultural background than with Denver.

Towns like Akron, population 1,700, were founded in the 1880s along railroads and thrived as agriculture producers, booming in the 1900s during grain shortages. They began a decline in 1920s that continued through the Dust Bowl and their populations have decreased or remained stagnant since then.

What remains are tight-knit communities where grain silos are sometimes the tallest structures around.

Other parts of the state, meanwhile, have grown.

More than 80 percent of Colorado’s 5 million residents live on the Front Range. The counties that voted to secede currently only have two state representatives and one state senator.

In some ways, the feelings of being ignored date to the days of Colorado’s gold rush, when miners flocked to the Front Range, said Dr. Tom Noel, a history professor at the University of Colorado at Denver.

“Ever since the gold rush, those areas have been places that people rush over, and I think that’s still how people feel — like people are just whizzing past them at 80 miles an hour,” Noel said.

But for the cluster of rural counties to become a new state, Colorado lawmakers would have to sign off, followed by Congress — a scenario that even supporters of the plan say is highly unlikely.

Long shot though it may be, supporters of the 51st state movement say they believe they’ve succeeded in getting their message across that lawmakers at the state’s Capitol aren’t listening to their concerns.

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The AMISH COOK Lovina Eicher

Editor’s Note: This is our annual Thanksgiving recipe round-up. Lots of email requests for past recipes come in this time of year and these are the most requested Amish Cook Thanksgiving recipes over the past few weeks. Enjoy them on your table and Lovina will return will her regular format column next week.

Swe e t Po t at o Casserole 3 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup milk Topping: 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup flour, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 /2 cup nuts Preheat oven to 350.

Mix all of the ingredients except for topping into 2 quart baking dish.

In a small separate bowl mix topping ingredients and sprinkle over sweet potato mixture. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

Pumpkin Pie Squares ½ c. butter, softened ½ c. brown sugar 1 c. all-purpose flour ½ c. rolled oats 2 eggs ¾ c. white sugar 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin 1 (12-ozs.) can evaporated milk ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ½ tsp. ground ginger ¼ tsp. ground cloves ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg Preheat the oven to 350°.

For the crust: In a medium bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar then mix in flour. Now add the oats to

make an oatmeal crumble crust to press inside a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.

Bake for 15 minutes.

For the filling: While the crust is baking, make the pie filling to add to the crust. In a large bowl, beat eggs and mix in white sugar. Beat in pumpkin and evaporated milk. Mix in salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.

Pour filling over baked crust. Return to the oven and bake in heated oven 20 minutes, until set. Let cool before cutting into squares.

Traditional Dressing 2 Tab. chicken soup base 2 cups hot water 4 large eggs, beaten 1/4 cup diced carrots 1/4 cup diced celery 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion 2 cups hot water or used potato water for better flavor 10 slices of bread, crumbled 1 tsp. seasoning salt DIREC TIONS: Dissolve the soup base in the two cups of hot water. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into a greased casserole dish and bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees Broccoli Casserole 3 cups Rice Krispies 1 stick butter 1½ cups fresh lima beans 2 cups of fresh broccoli 1 cup water chestnuts 1 cup sour cream 1 10.5-ounce can cream of mushroom soup 1 package dry onion soup Brown Rice Krispies over low heat in butter. Set aside. Place lima beans, broccoli and water chestnuts in dish.

Pour sour cream and mushroom soup over ingredients. Cover with dry onion soup mix and browned Rice Krispies.

Bake for 45 minutes at 350.

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GRANDPARENTING they’re bored, having a slow Throw in Tom and Dee and Cousin Key day, so they A m e r i c a ’s put pen to paper and spin preoccupation with celebriout a fantastic yarn, some- ties, plus the proliferation thing so implausible that of reality TV shows that it requires a leap of faith thrust ordinary people into for some of our readers to the public eye, and you have believe it’s not fictional. a perfect storm that drives Some, but not all of our grandchildren to believe readers. that emulating somebody Do grandchildren actu- famous is the right move. ally think like this? You bet, Pregnant by a boyfriend

who gets physical? Hook her up with a qualified expert, one who found herself in similar situation.

Many are happy to share, so others can learn from their mistakes. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again.

Instead of gorging themselves on reality TV and celebrity magazines, grandchildren need a sustained diet of reality. There’s no substitute for hard work.

Your granddaughter’s best bet is to settle for being famously normal.

Rich and Famous Dear Grandparenting: My granddaughter figured out what she wants to do in life.

She is all gung ho to become “rich and famous.”

I am a big one for setting goals. But I believe she is going about it the wrong way. Her head is not on right. Her boyfriend roughs her up sometimes. But she still stays with him. Do you know who Rihanna is? I didn’t until she told me.

She is a hot singer. She said Rihanna stayed with her man after he beat her.

“If it works for Rihanna it works for me.” That’s what she said two weeks ago.

Now it gets worse. Now she thinks she could maybe be pregnant with that same guy. I told her I would find money for an abortion. But no thanks. Having children out of wedlock is not a problem. “It works for Kim Kardashian.” I got angry when I heard that. Wake up girl!!! Like you have nothing in common with Kim. I said

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Medicaid is health overhaul’s early success story Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ugly duckling of government health care programs has turned into a rare early success story for President Barack Obama’s technologically challenged health overhaul.

Often criticized for byzantine rules and skimpy payments, Medicaid has signed up 444,000 people in 10 states in the six weeks since open enrollment began, according to Avalere Health, a market analysis firm. Twenty-five states are expanding their Medicaid programs, but data for all of them was not available.

Meanwhile, private plans offered through troublesome online markets are expected to have enrolled a far smaller number of people.

The Obama administration plans to release October enrollment statistics this week, but publicly available figures already provide a contrast between a robust start for Medicaid expansion and lukewarm early signups for new, government-subsidized private plans offered separately under the law.

“Medicaid is exceeding expectations in most places,” said Dan Mendelson, Avalere’s president. “It is definitely a bright picture in states that have chosen to expand.”

A big reason for the disparity: In 36 states, the new private plans are being offered through a malfunctioning federal website that continues to confound potential customers.

Everyone needs an eye exam!

And state-run websites have not been uniformly glitch-free.

Obama’s health care law melded two approaches to advance its goal of broader insurance coverage. Middleclass people with no access to job-based coverage are offered subsidized private plans, while low-income people are steered to an expanded version of Medicaid in states accepting it.

Starting Jan. 1, the law expands Medicaid eligibility to those with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level — $15,856 for an individual or $32,499 for a family of four. The Supreme Court gave states the right to opt out of the expansion, which is fully financed by Washington for the first three years, gradually phasing down to a 90 percent federal share.

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In brief n District 9 soccer held

A number of local players played in the District 9 senior all-star soccer games held over the weekend.

Playing for the D-I North boys team were Hunter Comstock and Griffin Jennings, Piqua.

Playing for the D-III East boys team was Robby Heckman, Lehman.

Playing for the D-III West boys team were Brandon Kirk and Colton Holicki, Miami East; and Zane Clymer and Logan Welbaum, Newton.

Playing for the D-I North girls team was Teija Davis, Piqua.

Playing for the D-III North girls team were Kaily Baird, Jordi Emrick, Madeline Franklin and Taylor Lachey, Lehman; Kendra Beckman, Lindsey Roeth, Kelly Rindler and Haley Young, Miami East; and Katie Houck and Halee Mollette, Newton.

n Brown to offer lessons

Frosty Brown will be starting private pitching/ batting lessons.

For more information on his lessons, go to w w w. f ro s t y b ro w n b a s e ball.com, email ibrown@ woh.rr.com, or call (937) 474-9093 or (937) 3394383.

nPiqua hoops fundraiser

The Piqua boys basketball program will hold an “All You Can Eat” pancake breakfast made by Chris Cakes of Ohio on Nov. 16 from 8-11 a.m. in the Piqua High School commons.

Tickets will be $7 and can be purchased in the Piqua High School office.

n Ohio Fury hosts shootout

The Ohio Fury Softball Program will hold Star Spangle Shootout – ASA National Qualifier Girls Softball Tournament on July 4-6 at KC Geiger Park in St. Marys.

There are 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U year old divisions. If interested contact Mike Short at 419-738-3795 or Eric Langsdon 419-305-2512 by e-mail at mshort@ bright.net. You can also get an entry form on our website at www.eteamz. com/ohiofury1/

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Quoted “We’ve dug a little bit of a hole and we’ve got to climb out and play better this week against the Browns.”

— Marvin Lewis on the Bengals dropping two straight overtime games.

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Nothing decided in AFC North Bengals look to bounce back from two losses CINCINNATI (AP) — The AFC North race, just like so many Bengals games, is far from finished.

Cincinnati has lost back-toback games in overtime, wasting a chance to take a commanding lead in their division.

Now the Bengals (6-4) are only one game ahead of the Ravens (4-5) and the Browns (4-5) in the loss column.

Stirring comebacks have led to hollow endings in each of the past two games.

And now, first place is no longer such a secure place. The Browns come to town on Sunday with a chance to sweep their season series and elbow their way into the front of the pack.

“We pushed things forward very positively, now we’ve dug a little bit of a hole and we’ve got to climb out and play better this week against the Browns,” coach Marvin Lewis said on Monday.

They’ve become good at digging themselves out of holes, only to fall back in during overtime.

They overcame a 17-3 deficit in the second half at Miami before losing 22-20 in overtime when Andy Dalton was sacked in the end zone for a safety. They overcame a 17-0 halftime deficit on Sunday at Baltimore, tying the game on A.J. Green’s tipped catch with no time left in regulation.

It wasn’t enough as the Ravens won 20-17.

Two strange endings. Rare ones, too.

The Bengals are only the 16th team in NFL history to lose back-to-back games in overtime, according to STATS LLC. Miami was the last team to do it, dropping two in a row in OT last season.

Cincinnati has played three overtime games this season, all on the road. The Bengals won in Buffalo 27-24, leaving them 1-2 in OT games. The NFL record for overtime games in a season is five by the 1983 Packers.

Cincinnati Bengals and quarterback Andy Dalton have had a couple tough weeks.

Most overtime losses in a season? Three, by six different teams: 1983 Packers (2-3), 1983 Buccaneers (0-3), 1983 Oilers (0-3), 1997 Cardinals (1-3), 2010 Bills (0-3) and 2012 Jaguars (0-3).

They’re getting a lot of practice at it.

“You can’t simulate overtime,” safety George Iloka said on Monday. “We’ve had three overtime games this year, so that will come in handy later in the year with the ‘P’ word, if we’re in that.”

He meant the playoffs. And Cincinnati is still in good position to get there.

The Bengals have four of their last six games at home, where they’re 4-0. They also have a bye week coming. Only one of the last six teams they play has a winning record — Indianapolis, which has to play at Paul Brown Stadium.

“We know what we have in front of us,” cornerback Terence

Newman said. “We just have to win some football games.”

One of the common themes in the two has been the offense’s horrible start. The Bengals managed only three points total in the first half against Miami and Baltimore. Dalton has followed the best three-game stretch of his career with two subpar games.

Dalton has completed only 54 percent of his passes in the past two games with two touchdowns, four interceptions and 10 sacks.

His combined passer rating for the two games is 64.9, well below average.

He repeatedly sailed passes on Sunday and took a sack in the closing seconds, forcing the Bengals to make a desperation throw.

The pass was swatted around before it deflected directly to Green, who was to the side of the scrum for a 51-yard touchdown catch that sent it to overtime.

Dalton was 24 of 51 for 274 yards with two touchdowns and

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three interceptions on Sunday.

Lewis defended his quarterback, saying he made a “brilliant” play to spike the ball with 2 seconds left after taking a sack with no timeouts left. Lewis said his receivers dropped five passes that made things much tougher.

He noted that rookie tight end Tyler Eifert couldn’t make a diving catch in the end zone while getting hit, forcing the Bengals to settle for a field goal on the opening drive of the second half.

“But the great location of the ball by Andy, just where it needs to be against a defense he saw — again, another great play by Andy,” Lewis said. “We’ve got to help him out and finish the deal.”

Notes: The Bengals signed DE Aston Whiteside, a first-year player from Abilene Christian who spent most of last season on Chicago’s practice squad and was released by the Bears on Oct. 8. The Bengals released DE DeQuin Evans, who has spent part of the past three seasons on their practice squad.

Browns rested, ready to go Excited about playing meaningful games in November

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — There were no new bumps or bruises that needed icing, no quarterback issues to manage, no critical decisions to be secondguessed.

No, this was not your typical Monday for the Browns, who returned from their bye week refreshed and refocused.

They’re still very restless, though.

While the calendar flipped to November while they were away, the season’s third month begins with Cleveland in position to play meaningful games the rest of the way.

For the first time since 2007, the Browns are in contention.

And of all the unexpected things to happen so far this season, that might be the most startling development yet.

“It’s time,” linebacker D’Qwell Jackson said.

The Browns (4-5) returned to work healthier and a little closer to the top of the erratic AFC North.

With Cincinnati losing in overtime at Baltimore on Sunday, the Browns gained ground on the first-place Bengals (6-4), setting up an important game this week at Paul Brown Stadium against their cousins in southern Ohio.

It’s Cleveland’s most important game in six years and the first major test and moment for these improved Browns, who beat the Bengals earlier this season.

This is a chance for the Browns to earn respect and gain relevance, sweep the Bengals for the first time in 11 years and move a little deeper into the playoff picture.

“It’s been awhile, man,” Browns nose tackle Phil Taylor said. “Everybody talking about Cleveland this, the mistake on

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Cleveland Browns and quarterback Jason Campbell (17) are ready for a big game Sunday.

the lake, all this other stuff, man. It’s time for a change.

We’re tired of losing around here. We’ve got the talent in here to go all the way to the top, we’ve just got to get it done.”

Browns quarterback Jason Campbell came back from the week off with his bruised ribs feeling much better after massive Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata belly-flopped on him.

Coach Rob Chudzinski said Campbell’s ribs have improved and he was “full speed” in practice. Campbell made all the throws during the portion of practice open to reporters as the Browns worked out on a blustery, bitterly cold afternoon.

Campbell’s unexpectedly strong performances in Cleveland’s past two games — a close loss at Kansas City and win over Baltimore — has stabilized the Browns and renewed hopes that this season could wind up being special after a turbulent first nine weeks.

Campbell has brought calm and confidence to the Browns, who believe they’re prepared to handle the pressure that comes with any big game.

“I think guys are tired of that culture and that mindset of not being relevant in November,” tight end Jordan Cameron said.

“It’s time, and we’ve just got to keep this rolling.”

Just the fact that they’re playing a significant game in November is a major step forward for the Browns, who have lost at least 10 games in nine of the past 10 seasons.

In his first year, Chudzinski has Cleveland headed in the right direction and his players came back from their brief vacation motivated to finish strong.

That hasn’t been the case around here in a long time.

“When you’re not in this position, let’s say last year of being out of the playoff race, you still love the game, you still love to compete and you feel like you can win every ballgame,” Jackson said.

“Now you still have that same mindset. Now you’re actually in the hunt. You’re actually in the middle of the pack. It just makes coming to work that much easier.”

As one of the team’s leaders, Jackson’s objective in the days ahead is to keep his teammates focused on the present. It’s too

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early to start figuring out playoff scenarios.

Way too early.

Jackson wants to the Browns to keep following Chudzinski’s lead. He has spent the season preaching to his players to “Win the one,” asking them to focus on nothing other than the next practice repetition, the next play, the next game and not think too far ahead.

Jackson doesn’t want his teammates to start talking postseason just yet. There’ll be time for that, but not now. Not with the Bengals ahead.

“I want them to think that way,” Jackson said. “I want them to work that way. Walk it.

Prepare like it. Play like it. But let it come. Let the chips fall where they may because we’re too young to keep talking about it because we’ve still got to go out and play the game. Once we get to that point, then I’ll be the first in line to talk about it.

“When that time comes, I’ll be chanting and hollering and doing all that, man. Trust me.”

NOTES: Browns LB Quentin Groves was placed on injured reserve and will miss the rest of the season with a left ankle injury that kept him out of four games. Chudzinski said Groves needs surgery. The club promoted LB Brandon Magee to the active roster from the practice squad. … Return specialist/ WR Travis Benjamin will have surgery this week on his torn right anterior cruciate ligament. Benjamin got hurt returning a punt on Oct. 27 against the Chiefs. … Chudzinski said he didn’t receive any “concerning calls” during the bye week, when players are on their own and coaches get worried. Jackson was confident the Browns would act professionally. “We’ve had too many examples of what not to do, too many scares around the locker room to know you’ve better take care of your business.

Guys did. Everyone showed up on time.”

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Trent Yeomans took top honors on the All-GWOC North football team.

The junior running back, who finished the season with 2,007 yards on 23 touchdowns on 218 carries, was named the GWOC North Offensive Player of the Year.

He finished with 2,206 total yards.

Yeomans was joined on the first team by teammates Devin Magoteaux, Tate Honeycutt, Austin Hall and Hayden Hall.

Magoteaux, a senior offensive tackle, led an offensive line that paved the way for Yeoman big season.

Honeycutt, a junior receiver, caught 20 passes for 443 yards and six touchdowns, while averaging 17.7 yards on kickoff returns and 11.5 yards on punt returns.

He also rushed for 76 yards for the Indians.

Austin Hall and Hayden were both senior linebackers for the Indians.

Austin Hall was second on the team with 78 tackles and had one sack.

He also averaged 36.3 yards as a punter.

Hayden Hall led the team with 86 tackles and had two sacks, two fumble recoveries and one interception.

He shared the team lead with 42 solo tackles.

Named to the second team were Matt Stollmer, Kevin Watkins, Brendan Fries, Dom Stone and Alex Nees.

Stollmer and Watkins were two more senior offensive lineman off one of the leading offensive attacks in the GWOC. Fries, a junior defensive lineman, had 28 tackles, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.

That included returning one for a touchdown against Lima Senior.

Stone is a senior linebacker.

He was third on the

team with 70 tackles.

That included two forced fumbles, a fumble YEOMANS A. HALL recovery and an interception.

He returned the fumble for his only high school touchdown in a win over Sidney.

He shared the team lead with 42 solo tackles.

Nees, a sophomore MAGOTEAUX BROWN safety, was fourth on the team with 61 tackles.

He had two interceptions.

Named special mention was sophomore defensive lineman Brady Hill.

Hill had 30 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery.

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San Francisco at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Dallas, St. Louis Monday, Nov. 18 New England at Carolina, 8:40 p.m.

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Thursday, Nov. 14 SOUTH Georgia Tech (6-3) at Clemson (8-1), 7:30 p.m.

Morgan St. (4-6) at SC State (7-3), 7:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Marshall (6-3) at Tulsa (2-7), 7:30 p.m.

PF 215 371 212 166

PA 111 238 202 223

Friday, Nov. 15 FAR WEST Washington (6-3) at UCLA (7-2), 9 p.m.

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PF 265 214 186 146

PA 163 115 251 209

PF 238 259 245 220

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W L T Pct Kansas City 9 0 0 1.000 Denver 8 1 0 .889 4 5 0 .444 San Diego Oakland 3 6 0 .333 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Dallas 5 5 0 .500 Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500 N.Y. Giants 3 6 0 .333 Washington 3 6 0 .333 South W L T Pct New Orleans 7 2 0 .778 Carolina 6 3 0 .667 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 Tampa Bay 1 8 0 .111 North W L T Pct Detroit 6 3 0 .667 Chicago 5 4 0 .556 Green Bay 5 4 0 .556 Minnesota 2 7 0 .222 West W L T Pct Seattle 9 1 0 .900 San Francisco 6 3 0 .667 Arizona 5 4 0 .556 4 6 0 .400 St. Louis Thursday's Game Minnesota 34, Washington 27 Sunday's Games Detroit 21, Chicago 19 Philadelphia 27, Green Bay 13 Jacksonville 29, Tennessee 27 Baltimore 20, Cincinnati 17, OT St. Louis 38, Indianapolis 8 Seattle 33, Atlanta 10 N.Y. Giants 24, Oakland 20 Pittsburgh 23, Buffalo 10 Carolina 10, San Francisco 9 Denver 28, San Diego 20 Arizona 27, Houston 24 New Orleans 49, Dallas 17 Open: Cleveland, Kansas City, N.Y. England Monday's Game Tampa Bay 22, Miami 19 Thursday, Nov. 14 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 17 Baltimore at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Miami, 4:05 p.m.

Jets, New

College Football Schedule All Times EST (Subject to change) Wednesday, Nov. 13 MIDWEST Miami (Ohio) (0-9) at Kent St. (2-8), 8 p.m.

Ball St. (9-1) at N. Illinois (9-0), 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 16 EAST Monmouth (NJ) (5-5) at Bryant (4-6), Noon Richmond (4-6) at Delaware (7-3), Noon Penn (4-4) at Harvard (7-1), Noon Purdue (1-8) at Penn St. (5-4), Noon Sacred Heart (9-2) at Robert Morris (5-4), Noon Cincinnati (7-2) at Rutgers (5-3), Noon Wagner (2-8) at St. Francis (Pa.) (4-5), Noon UCF (7-1) at Temple (1-8), Noon CCSU (4-6) at Duquesne (5-4), 12:10 p.m.

NC State (3-6) at Boston College (5-4), 12:30 p.m.

Dartmouth (4-4) at Brown (5-3), 12:30 p.m.

Rhode Island (3-8) at Maine (9-1), 12:30 p.m.

North Carolina (4-5) at Pittsburgh (5-4), 12:30 p.m.

Georgetown (1-8) at Bucknell (4-5), 1 p.m.

Lehigh (7-2) at Colgate (4-6), 1 p.m.

Columbia (0-8) at Cornell (1-7), 1 p.m.

Mercer (9-1) at Marist (7-3), 1 p.m.

Yale (5-3) at Princeton (7-1), 1 p.m.

Akron (3-7) at UMass (1-8), 1 p.m.

New Hampshire (5-4) at Albany (NY) (1-9), 3:30 p.m.

Fordham (10-0) at Lafayette (3-6), 3:30 p.m.

South Alabama (3-5) at Navy (5-4), 3:30 p.m.

SOUTH Troy (5-5) at Mississippi (6-3), Noon Kentucky (2-7) at Vanderbilt (5-4), 12:21 p.m.

FAU (3-6) at Southern Miss. (0-9), 12:30 p.m.

Maryland (5-4) at Virginia Tech (7-3), 12:30 p.m.

Presbyterian (3-6) at Coastal Carolina (9-1), 1 p.m.

UT-Martin (6-4) at E. Kentucky (6-4), 1 p.m.

Stetson (2-7) at Jacksonville (4-6), 1 p.m.

Butler (8-3) at Morehead St. (3-7), 1 p.m.

Savannah St. (1-10) at NC A&T (5-4), 1 p.m.

Campbell (2-8) at Old Dominion (7-3), 1 p.m.

VMI (2-8) at The Citadel (4-6), 1 p.m.

Charleston Southern (9-2) at Gardner-Webb (55), 1:30 p.m.

Towson (8-2) at William & Mary (7-3), 1:30 p.m.

Appalachian St. (2-8) at Wofford (5-4), 1:30 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff (2-7) at Alabama A&M (3-7), 2 p.m.

SE Missouri (2-8) at Austin Peay (0-10), 2 p.m.

UAB (2-7) at East Carolina (7-2), 2 p.m.

Delaware St. (4-5) at Florida A&M (3-7), 2 p.m.

Louisiana-Lafayette (7-2) at Georgia St. (0-9), 2 p.m.

Alabama St. (6-4) at MVSU (2-8), 2 p.m.

Norfolk St. (3-7) at NC Central (4-6), 2 p.m.

Georgia Southern (5-4) at Elon (2-8), 3 p.m.

Alcorn St. (8-3) at Jackson St. (7-2), 3 p.m.

Chattanooga (8-2) at Samford (6-4), 3 p.m.

Murray St. (5-5) at Tennessee St. (8-3), 3 p.m.

Georgia (6-3) at Auburn (9-1), 3:30 p.m.

Miami (7-2) at Duke (7-2), 3:30 p.m.

Syracuse (5-4) at Florida St. (9-0), 3:30 p.m.

Stony Brook (3-6) at James Madison (6-4), 3:30 p.m.

Brevard (3-7) at Liberty (6-4), 3:30 p.m.

Furman (5-5) at W. Carolina (2-8), 3:30 p.m.

Hampton (4-6) at Bethune-Cookman (8-2), 4 p.m.

Cent. Arkansas (5-5) at Nicholls St. (4-6), 4 p.m.

Sam Houston St. (8-2) at SE Louisiana (8-2), 4 p.m.

Houston (7-2) at Louisville (8-1), 7 p.m.

Florida (4-5) at South Carolina (7-2), 7 p.m.

Memphis (2-6) at South Florida (2-6), 7 p.m.

Clark Atlanta (3-6) at Southern U. (6-4), 7 p.m.

Alabama (9-0) at Mississippi St. (4-5), 7:45 p.m.

Northwestern St. (5-5) at McNeese St. (8-2), 8 p.m.

MIDWEST Ohio St. (9-0) at Illinois (3-6), Noon West Virginia (4-6) at Kansas (2-7), Noon Cent. Michigan (3-6) at W. Michigan (1-9), Noon Indiana (4-5) at Wisconsin (7-2), Noon Jacksonville St. (8-2) at E. Illinois (9-1), 1 p.m.

N. Iowa (5-5) at Missouri St. (5-6), 2 p.m.

S. Dakota St. (6-4) at South Dakota (4-6), 2 p.m.

Dayton (6-4) at Valparaiso (1-9), 2 p.m.

N. Dakota St. (9-0) at Youngstown St. (8-2), 2 p.m.

W. Illinois (3-7) at Indiana St. (1-9), 2:05 p.m.

Illinois St. (5-5) at S. Illinois (5-5), 3 p.m.

TCU (4-6) at Kansas St. (5-4), 3:30 p.m.

Michigan St. (8-1) at Nebraska (7-2), 3:30 p.m.

Michigan (6-3) at Northwestern (4-5), 3:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Iowa St. (1-8) at Oklahoma (7-2), Noon Abilene Christian (5-5) at Prairie View (5-5), 2 p.m.

UConn (0-8) at SMU (3-5), 3 p.m.

Howard (4-6) at Texas Southern (2-8), 3 p.m.

Oklahoma St. (8-1) at Texas (7-2), 3:30 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin (3-7) at Lamar (4-6), 7 p.m.

Louisiana Tech (4-5) at Rice (6-3), 7 p.m.

Texas St. (6-3) at Arkansas St. (5-4), 7:30 p.m.

Texas Tech (7-3) vs. Baylor (8-0) at Arlington, Texas, 8 p.m.

FIU (1-8) at UTEP (1-8), 8 p.m.

FAR WEST Weber St. (1-9) at Montana (8-2), 2 p.m.

Washington St. (4-5) at Arizona (6-3), 2 p.m.

Idaho St. (3-7) at BYU (6-3), 3 p.m.

E. Washington (8-2) at Cal Poly (5-5), 3:40 p.m.

Utah (4-5) at Oregon (8-1), 4 p.m.

Drake (6-4) at San Diego (7-3), 4 p.m.

Sacramento St. (4-6) at Portland St. (6-4), 4:05 p.m.

California (1-9) at Colorado (3-6), 5:30 p.m.

N. Colorado (1-9) at N. Arizona (7-2), 6 p.m.

S. Utah (7-3) at Montana St. (7-3), 6:05 p.m.

Colorado St. (5-5) at New Mexico (3-6), 7 p.m.

North Dakota (3-7) at UC Davis (3-7), 7 p.m.

Stanford (8-1) at Southern Cal (7-3), 8 p.m.

Oregon St. (6-3) at Arizona St. (7-2), 9:30 p.m.

Wyoming (4-5) at Boise St. (6-3), 10:15 p.m.

San Diego St. (5-4) at Hawaii (0-9), 10:30 p.m.

San Jose St. (5-4) at Nevada (3-7), 10:30 p.m.

Prep Playoffs OHSAA Football Playoffs DIVISION I Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 Region 1 1 Lakewood St. Edward (9-1) vs. 9 Cleveland

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Wifely duties versus rocks my world Dear Annie: I have been Dear Torn: It seems you’ve married for more than 20 been doing exactly that for years and have never been four years, but obviously, it’s sexually attracted to my husnot enough. Please stop livband. He is a good provider, ing a dual life and figure out but there is no passion, no what you want. If there are excitement, nothing. I have young children, you owe it to tried everything I can think them to work on your marof to make sex better, but Annie’s riage. Get into joint counselhe acts as if it’s part of my Mailbox ing so your husband can work wifely duties, which makes on his Neanderthal attitude Kathy Mitchell toward women and so you me sick.

I don’t want to break up & Marcy Sugar can see whether passion can our home, but I’m in love be ignited. If you believe sex with a passionate man who just is the most important aspect of a rocks my world. He kisses me, and marriage, divorce your husband so I forget my name. Our affair has you can be with Rocks Your World. lasted four years. Why can’t I keep But having it both ways isn’t workthem both? -- Torn in Tulsa ing, and you’ll feel better when you

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Dear Annie: You printed a letter from “Humiliated Wife,” who said her husband seems to be overly interested in a classmate from his 50th high school reunion. You said her husband is in his “late 70s.”

Your math is seriously off.

My 50th high school reunion is this year, and I’m 67. There’s no way he would be older unless he was held back a few years. -- I Can Add Dear Add: You are right that we could use a remedial math class.

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Horoscope HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013: This year you enter a new phase where you start feeling more and more upbeat. You might need to clear out or distance yourself from an overassertive relative or friend. You will feel much more optimistic and willing to open up as a result. Travel and/or meeting a foreigner will expand your mental awareness. If you are single, you could be dating Mr. or Ms. Right at the present time ... or very soon. If you are attached, make vacation plans that take you off the beaten path. ARIES can push your buttons.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-Soso; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You have a lot of oomph as you start your day. How you use it will be your call. Some of you might decide to tell someone off, while others simply will use the energy to become whirlwinds of effectiveness.

Tonight: All smiles!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HH Know when to pull back and head in a new direction. You could feel off-kilter as you wake up.

Ask yourself what you need to change in order to feel better. Communication is your strong suit. Initiate any necessary discussions.

Tonight: Use your imagination as you vanish.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Keep reaching out

to someone who is very important to your life. You could take this person’s nonresponsiveness personally. The issue is more likely to be one that is unrelated. There might be a lot going on behind the scenes. Tonight: Join a pal for a midweek break.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Assume your natural role as leader.

Communication could have a harsh quality to it. Refuse to take someone’s attitude personally, but you also might want to establish boundaries. Claiming your power could be more important to you in the long run than you realize. Tonight: In the limelight.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Take the high road and you will do just fine.

Conflicts could mark the beginning of the day, yet chummy interactions will mark the end of the day. You’ll make the difference because of your attitude, personality and understanding. Trust your instincts. Tonight: Live it up!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Deal with a problem directly, which might involve dealing with an individual directly. Know the difference between assertiveness and aggressiveness. Veer toward the former. Tonight: Make it a cozy duo, even if it is just you hanging out with your best friend.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Others seem to keep coming to you with requests.

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many ask so much of you.

Before you know it, you could become angry. Say “no” more often. Only you can balance your demands.

Tonight: Accept an offer that might have you out on the town.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Pace yourself, and know when enough is enough. Yes, you have a lot of energy, a strong will and much endurance. In a sense, you are unstoppable when you decide to accomplish a goal or do something important for you. You refuse to see obstacles.

Tonight: Be lazy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21) HHHHH Your fiery ways push aside any obstacle you might come across. Be diplomatic with a higher-up or parent. In the long run, you will be happier. A partner points to a new path where creativity and happiness seem to merge. Tonight: Let go and enjoy the moment.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You could decide to maintain a low profile as you sense an issue coming in from out of left field. You don’t always have to handle every problem. Focus on an issue involving home and/ or real estate. Opportunities come through a partner.

Tonight: Happy to be home.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH A partner might be difficult at best. Back off, and duck out of the way of this person’s fireworks.

Answer calls and get into

some errands and/or other responsibilities. Knowing when to back off is an invaluable skill. Tonight: Have a chat over munchies.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might feel the need to indulge a loved one who lets you know that he or she is not up to snuff. That effort will ease this person’s mood, but do not break your budget. You are resourceful; consider different ideas that keep your costs on an even keel. Tonight: Make nice.

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UT student studying why fellow veterans struggle to find jobs veterans.

Mr. Bell, for his part, pointed out to the crowd at Savage Arena that Toledo soon will have mayor who is a Marine Corps veteran.

He congratulated Mr. Collins on his successful campaign for the mayor’s office then thanked him — and all of the 350 veterans in attendance — for their service to the country.

“It is because of you, we are [here], so thank you very much,” Mr. Bell said.

Keynote speaker Victor E. Renuart, Jr., a retired fourstar general, said Ohio has sent the eighth largest number of men and women into the Armed Services — more than 890,000 since the beginning of World War II. Nearly 650,000 Ohioans have served in combat.

“People in Ohio know how to stand up and say, ‘Send me,’ ” he said.

Mr. Laverde, who joined the Army Reserve just before graduating from Central Catholic High School in 2003, said he hopes to spur the community to show its appreciation to veterans by employing them and easing their transition to civilian life.

“My theory is that through the process of proper employer-to-service member relationship, that can very possibly influence the service member’s well-being back here in the civilian world — to gain back their identity, find their place in society, and really overcome that barrier of readjustment from war to civilian,” Mr. Laverde said.

He said the challenge only is going to intensify as the military increasingly relies on reservists and National Guardsmen.

Mark Sherry, an associate professor of sociology at UT, said he is working with Mr. Laverde on his thesis project in part because of the credibility Mr. Laverde brings to it as a veteran.

“When Alex first came to me, he said we don’t want to picture these people as victims, and the other thing he said was, they have stepped up for the community and it’s time for the community to step up for them,” Mr. Sherry said.

Employers, veterans, and community members interested in Mr. Laverde’s project may contact him at alav1117@gmail.com.

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The National Kidney Disease Education Program’s Family Reunion Health Guide can help you plan a talk about kidney disease and African American families.

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TOLEDO — UT student studying why fellow veterans struggle to find jobs One veteran at the annual Veterans Day celebration at the University of Toledo sat up and took special notice Monday when state Rep. Teresa Fedor (D., Toledo) began talking about the high unemployment rate for Ohio veterans.

UT senior Alex Laverde, an Army Reservist who served three deployments to Iraq, has launched a research project addressing employment reintegration issues facing younger veterans when they return.

As he knows from personal experience and the experiences of his fellow service men and women, many veterans cannot find good jobs.

Some employers don’t recognize that the skills acquired in the military can make veterans good employees. He wants to find out how area companies have benefited from hiring veterans, and he hopes to come up with solutions to the employment barriers many face.

“I am reaching out to the community,” Mr. Laverde, 28, said. “This is an issue that needs the attention of the community.”

At the ninth annual Veterans Appreciation Breakfast and Resource Fair at UT’s Savage Arena, Ms. Fedor, who also is a veteran, said Ohio veterans have an unemployment rate that’s twice as high as the civilian rate. She said she frequently asks returning service men and women how long it took them to find a good job after returning to civilian life. On average, she said, they say a year and a half.

The state legislature recently approved a bill that requires the state’s occupational licensing agencies to recognize military training and experience toward the requirements to receive that license, but, Ms. Fedor said, there is still much to be done.

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In this Monday file photo, survivors look up at a military C-130 plane as it arrives at typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines on Monday. Haiyan slammed the island nation with a storm surge two stories high and some of the highest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone. An untold number of homes were blown away, and thousands of people are feared dead.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hours before Typhoon Haiyan hit, Philippine authorities moved 800,000 people to sturdy evacuation centers — churches, schools and public buildings. But the brick-and-mortar structures were simply no match for the jet-force winds and massive walls of waves that swept ashore Friday, devastating cities, towns and villages and killing thousands, including many of those who had huddled in government shelters.

The tragedy is another reminder that nature’s fury is sometimes so immense that it can overwhelm even the most diligent preparations. Combine that with a string of unfortunate circumstances — some manmade — and the result is the disaster of epic proportions that the country now faces.

“Sometimes, no matter how much and how carefully you prepare, the disaster is just too big,” said Zhang Qiang, an expert on disaster mitigation at Beijing Normal University’s Institute for Social Development and Public Policy.

Some officials estimate that 10,000 or more people were killed by Haiyan, washed away by the churning waters that poured in from the Pacific or buried under mountains of trash and rubble. But it may be days or even weeks before the full extent of the destruction is known.

As dire forecasts predicted a storm that would be among the most powerful on record, authorities prepared by evacuating people from flimsy homes along the coast to concrete structures farther inland.

Similar tactics had worked only weeks earlier when powerful Cyclone Phailin struck India’s eastern shore, killing just 25 people as thousands more sheltered in government evacuation centers away from the sea. And Vietnam appeared to have successfully evacuated some 600,000 people before a weakened Haiyan arrived

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But Philippine officials had not anticipated the 6-meter (20-feet) storm surges that swept through Tacloban, capital of the island province of Leyte, which saw the worst of Haiyan’s damage. And while many perished in shelters, others ignored the evacuation and stayed put in their homes, either out of fear their property would fall prey to looters or because they underestimated the risk.

“I was talking to the people of Tacloban,” said senior presidential aide Rene Alemendras. “They said ‘we were ready for the wind. We were not ready for the water.’

“We tried our very best to warn everybody,” he said. “But it was really just overwhelming, especially the storm surge.”

While the storm surge proved deadly, much of the initial destruction was caused by winds blasting at 235 kilometers per hour (147 mph) that occasionally blew with speeds of up to 275 kph (170 mph), howling like jet engines.

Lt. Col. Fermin Carangan, an air force commander in Leyte, said he was at his base in Tacloban, preparing for the storm with his men when the wind and water started coming in.

“It was 7:30 in the morning,” he said. “The rain and wind were so strong and the water surged in fast and rose without letup. We had no time to move elsewhere, so we clambered up the room, about 10 of us.

“Then the roof started to peel off. One by one, we were exposed to the rain and we were just holding to the roof wooden beams.

Then the walls of the building started collapsing and each one of us started falling into the water. We were yelling at each other. Then all of us got separated,” said Carangan, 45.

The 25-year veteran of the air force managed to grab a wooden truss from the roof and clung to it for five hours while being buffeted by waves.

“The tide was coming from all over … I had no sense of direction,” he said.

The waves eased after five hours and he paddled his

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Carangan got hold of the boy and made it to the nearby village. After handing over the boy to a policeman he limped 7 kilometers (5 miles) to an army outpost.

The Philippines, which sees about 20 typhoons per year, is cursed by its geography. On a string of some 7,000 islands, there are only so many places to evacuate people to, unless they can be flown or ferried to the mainland.

The Philippines’ disaster preparation and relief capacities are also hampered by political factors.

It lacks a strong central government and provincial governors have virtual autonomy in dealing with local problems.

Contrast this with Vietnam, which sees about a dozen typhoons per year and is similarly poor and densely populated. But a centralized, Communist Party-led government broadcasts clear messages that cannot be ignored by the provinces. Also, because of a clearly defined land mass, unlike the archipelago of the Philippines, it is easy to evacuate people deep inland and to higher ground.

“This is not the time to judge,” said Alemendras, the presidential aide. “The national government and the local government all need to work together not to criticize anyone or not to show that one is better than the other.”

But even with adequate resources and a robust government authority, forces of nature and the unpredictability of people can scuttle even the best advance planning. The 2011 tsunami in Japan might have killed many more without in-place emergency response measures, but an inadequate response to the nuclear crisis that followed seriously compounded the disaster.

Nor are such catastrophes limited to poor countries like the Philippines.

When Hurricane Katrina plowed ashore near New Orleans in 2005, more than 1,400 were killed, many of whom ignored orders to evacuate before it hit.

Gwendolyn Pang, the executive director of the Philippine Red Cross, said Haiyan was three times more powerful than Katrina.

She said there should be an educational campaign to explain to people the destructiveness of a storm surge, which is like a tsunami.

“We should really start understanding this and make it our way of life, part of our readiness and preparedness,” she added

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