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PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT

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LIGHTING THE FUSE

In reason we (should) trust Kids or bricks?

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nited Way of Greater Toledo on Feb. 11 submitted its longexpected request to demolish the now-empty building that overshadows its new Jackson Street location.

When the organization floated this idea more than a year ago, there was an understandable conversation seeking alternatives to knocking it down. At least, that discussion was understandable until one actually toured the building. Anyone who saw the cracked foundation, moldy corners and overall decrepit condition of the building intellectually understood the building was poorly constructed and even more poorly maintained.

Local United Way CEO Bill Kitson and his board took some lumps for predecessors allowing the building to crumble, but their logic is sound; they chose kids over Thomas F. POUNDS bricks.

They allotted resources to families, not mortar and steel.

The facts are the same as they were when this conversation began: ■ The building is a sick, expensive burden that is not even ADA compliant, and it is in the best interests of the United Way and the people it serves to wipe it from the books.

■ The Stranahan family understands and backs this decision.

■ No funds from the community campaign will be used for the demolition or diverted from families in need.

■ Not one public or private entity has stepped forward to offer a use for the building, although there were some attempts by politicians such as Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop and some media to bully a few organizations into considering it.

■ The building was not among the priorities for the millions of dollars of renovation and building funds requested from the federal stimulus package by the City of Toledo under Mayor Carty Finkbeiner.

The only difference between now and 18 months ago is that the building has further deteriorated and now costs United Way even more to maintain.

Toledo Mayor Mike Bell understands this is a matter for private business, not government. He knows the appropriate choice to make when faced with dedicating money to live kids, or dedicating it to dead bricks.

He is standing beside United Way in its effort to rid itself of this burden and move forward in serving the community.

Only the most short-sighted, misguided intellect would choose to defend an abandoned building over Toledo’s most needy families.

Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press.

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ohn Chrysochoos is writing about 2008): “Our political leaders appear the nation, but his words apply to to be totally oblivious regarding the impending collapse of financial instiToledo with striking resonance: “We live in an era of obscenely ex- tutions ... and oblivious to the threat of collapsing auto induspensive political camtries and airlines.” paigns, perceived and Chrysochoos also real political corruption references “exploding ... and biased if not denational budget defiliberately distorted recits, failing public eduporting of information cation particularly in by the media.” inner-cities, the home It is not surprising mortgage crisis and that Chrysochoos world ballooning health care view carries a distinctly costs,” the veritable Toledo flavor; he is a professor emeritus of Michael S. MILLER Four Horsemen of the chemistry at UT. His new book, “In Modern American Apocalypse.

Toledo’s recent political history Reason We Trust,” makes the argument that “there is only one effective path left must have been on Chrysochoos mind to individuals that may guarantee the when he wrote “In Reason We Trust.” protection of their civil liberties and Isn’t the following comment the siren financial well-being; total reliance on call of local talk radio hosts, political reason and objective judgment, rather bloggers and print columnists?

“With so many ominous signs than blind acceptance of claims based threatening the lifestyle of many indion ideology or leap of faith.”

Chrysochoos deftly tackles such viduals, one would also hope that voters topics as the impact of racism, sexism would become more judicious, prudent and religion in politics as he seeks to and demanding before choosing their “provide a non-fictional discussion of political leaders ... what one gets is what political, historical, societal, economic one has paid for.”

Carty Finkbeiner, anyone? and religious concepts affecting the Even Finkbeiner’s replacement, lives of our citizenry to confront them as effectively as humanly possible uti- Mike Bell, makes an unintended appearlizing reasoning, unbiased logic and ance in Chrysochoos book of tea leaves, on the topic of politicians and taxation: objective judgment.”

The book contains prescient pas- “No politician, in his or her right mind, sages that lend it a timeliness more would ever admit during elections that common to newspaper writing than a additional taxes may be needed in order for the [community] to meet its financial book written in the fall of 2008.

■ Chrysochoos on Barack Obama: commitments, obligations and entitle“[I] wondered why Senator Obama ments to the citizens ... instead, politicould not wait eight more years to run cians keep promising to lower taxes and for president ... He would have obvi- increase benefits — an oxymoron — as if they have been looking into a crystal ball ously matured in the next eight years.”

One does not have to be a Rush that could predict the future; promises Limbaugh fan or an Obama critic to are forgotten quickly after the election recognize how important those eight is over and the unpleasant reality of ecoyears of maturation could have been nomic woes become unmistakably and to Obama as he struggles with the painfully clear.”

That mirrors Bell’s arc from camuncertain economy, derailed health care reform and a steadily resurgent paigner to tax collector.

Despite a justified mistrust of Republican Party.

■ Chrysochoos on the economy media, Chrysochoos points to one (remember, this was written well be- information revolution as hope for fore the current crisis, in the fall of accountability: “Due to the present acThomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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cess of information and the Internet, as well as the presence and activities of countless bloggers, politicians can no longer afford to engage in outright lies, whether in their favor or against their opponents. By the time they are done uttering such claims, countless bloggers are checking the facts.”

It is interesting, and insightful, that Chrysochoos specifically points to blogs and not traditional print daily media or electronic media as the ofthe-moment arbiter of truth.

The most compelling chapter is “Fear Against Reason,” in which Chrysochoos spells out the impact of the use of primal scare tactics in politics.

“Intense fear afflicting a number of people on an individual basis may be quite detrimental in the ability of the individuals to employ reason, logic and common sense ... Intense fear afflicting many individuals simultaneously may turn out to be much more destructive.”

That is as subtle an indictment of Toledo’s particular political and media bogeymen as one is going to read in a broader context.

Just because the bogeymen aren’t mentioned by name doesn’t mean they aren’t lurking. That may read more like conjecture than reason, but those close to Toledo politics know the truth.

Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press. Contact him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

THE HOT CORNER

SHREDDING THE CURTAIN

Dysfunction junction

When red lights equal green

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fter watching Congress for the to see if they’re really serious. After past year, I’ve become con- losing Ted Kennedy’s seat in Massavinced that the parties are in- chusetts, they acted like the chance capable of governing our country. On to ever get anything done was over. one side, you have the Republicans For God’s sake, W. managed to foist who have decided that if they can’t all sorts of idiot ideas through Conmake all the decisions, they will do gress with a much smaller majority. everything they can to make sure that Of course, much of that was due to nothing gets done. This is not overly the Democratic Party propensity to surprising; the GOPers of today don’t fold before they’ve even tried.

The Obama administration is cerbelieve in government, period. They tainly not without fault have marched virtually here either. When he in lockstep (as they are was elected, I thought, wont to do) to obstruct “finally, here’s a guy any and all legislation with brains who can get that would help the things done!” Instead, middle-class deal with he seems to have surthe enormous probrounded himself with lems facing us, holding the same tired political up any appointments hacks who abetted the that Obama has atpeople who got us into tempted to make that this mess, and decided don’t agree with their Don BURNARD to let Congress figure view of what the real world should be and generally refusing a way out while he sat back on the to do the job they were elected to do. sidelines. What was he thinking? ConThey might as well be replaced by the gress is completely dysfunctional and bunch of chimps in the CareerBuilder. incapable of legislating their way out com ads that sit around in suits and of a paper bag. It’s going to take strong vigorously shake their heads “NO” at leadership. Someone has to step up every opportunity. If you don’t want and grab the reins. Where are the LBJs to at least make a feeble effort at con- and Tip O’Neills and the FDRs, who tributing to the governance of this managed to force Congress to overcountry, then get the hell out. We’ve come their weak kneed ways to do got plenty of blathering fools who are great things? I thought Obama was not paid by the taxpayers to misstate that guy. Maybe he is. We’ll see.

Before you think I’ve become and mislead an increasingly gullible public. I’m sure FOX News could use a Teabagger, let’s take a look at the disenchanted electorate. They are an orange guy in their lineup.

Now before you all start getting in mad as hell, but not quite sure why. a huff and pounding on your CapsLk To save time, I’ll boil it down to its button, let’s look at the Democratic simplest form. It wants its Medicare Party. It has been so beaten and cowed untouched, but doesn’t want to have over the past eight years, it has man- to be taxed to pay for it. It wants aged to squander a filibuster proof its basic government functions to majority. They’ve let a small number continue, but doesn’t trust governof small state Senators hijack the en- ment. The party has been buffaloed tire legislative process. Even though into thinking that government is the the polls showed overwhelming sup- problem. Government is only as effecport for things like health care re- tive as the people you elect to run it. form, banking and global warming As long as politicians keep spending reform, the party has managed to the vast majority of their time raising dither and fritter away a tremendous money to keep that job, we’re going opportunity to actually do something. to have ineffective government. And Ridiculous Senate rules have virtu- you’d better hope you don’t have to ally brought any hope of effectively see what would replace those taxes if dealing with any serious problems to government was privatized. The ina halt. If someone hands you a stick, aptly named free market is anything like the voters did in 2006 and 2008, but. Why would you want to take you don’t hand it to the minority and away control of the purse strings? If ask them to please beat you over the money were to be taken out of the head with it! If Joe Lieberman or process, maybe we could elect people John McCain or whoever says they on the merits of their ideas. Maybe might filibuster, you don’t cave in then they would have the time and without a fight! You make them put inclination to do what’s right for us. their mouth where the money is and In politics, money is the root of all stand up and talk for three days or so evil. It’s certainly not free speech.

Ludeman said: “There are lots of people in this economy that are making decisions on what to pay and what not to pay, maybe a more prudent course would be to lower the fine.”

Councilman Adam Martinez said: “This kind of seems like a civil disobedience issue that all of us should be very aware of, in terms of my issue, is the lack of due process. I understand there is a process involved but it’s almost not worth the time to take a lawyer and go to the hearing with it.”

Councilman George Sarantou said: “Facts are, less people n Feb. 9, Toledo City Council discussed immobilizing and impounding vehicles for unpaid red light/ are running red lights because of these red light cameras. We speeding photo enforcement. Here is some of what have less tickets today which is part of the reason why the budget amount is so far off this year. attendees said: “We only have 44 percent compliance, Lourdes Santiago from the law departwhat do you tell the people out there that ment said, “These two pieces of legislation have paid the fines, obeyed the law, sent their simply authorize in one situation the imchecks in; it’s a slap in the face to them.” mobilization of the vehicle as well as the He thinks once boots are put on cars, “a lot impoundment of the vehicle and the other of people will pay up.” companion legislation is to authorize the imCouncilman Mike Craig said: “If people poundment of the vehicle.” are into us for two or three red light violaCouncilman D. Michael Collins wanted tions and they haven’t paid, the system is not the policy from the police department before voting on this: “Part in parcel of what we are Lisa Renee WARD working ... maybe going without their car for a day or two and being inconvenienced, maybe doing in terms of collecting the outstanding fines and so forth goes to the economic circumstances; then they’ll stop running red lights.”

Council President Wilma Brown said: “I’m voting for the policy goes to the quality of life circumstances for the this because I think we need it and we need to stop making City of Toledo.”

Councilwoman Lindsay Webb requested a committee excuses for lawbreakers. People in Toledo think they have hearing: “If we are going to step this thing up and we are the right to run red lights and they have the right to kill going to be impounding vehicles which impacts peoples people and I’m not going to give them that right.”

A committee meeting will take place at 10:30 a.m. Feb. ability to get to their job, to get to their doctor’s appointments, I just want to make sure that council has a clear un- 18. The proposal could be voted on by council as early as derstanding and that the citizenry has a reasonable expec- March 2. If this is passed by council, the Bell administration plans to do a public information campaign during the tation of what to expect.”

It was said most cities don’t impound or immobilize until 30 days before it goes into law so people can pay before enforcement begins. three to five tickets go unpaid; in Toledo it will be two.

It was not said how this will be enforced on those who do Councilman Rob Ludeman said he was on council when this first passed. “The reason I supported it then was not live in Toledo or how much of the more than $2.5 million the safety factor.” He expressed concern over a future con- owed to Toledo is from people with more than one ticket. stitutional challenge.

Santiago said: “If the penalty can never be imposed because Lisa Renee Ward is a Toledo Free Press contributor and operator of the political blog Glass City Jungle. they can ignore it, at some point the behavior will continue.”

“Laws are only words written on paper, words that change on society’s whim and are interpreted differently daily by politicians, lawyers, judges and policemen. Anyone who believes that all laws should always be obeyed would have made a fine slave catcher. Anyone who believes that all laws are applied equally, despite race, religion or economic status, is a fool.”

— John J. Miller in “And Hope to Die.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Is America becoming a tyranny?

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homas Berry submits that our government is moving toward tyranny (“Is America becoming a tyranny,” Jan. 24). In response to Berry’s discussion of our government’s move toward tyranny, I would submit the following: ■ Our elected officials do often fail to heed the will of the people. They have failed to provide a comprehensive, moral and fair health care program as mandated by the people.

■ They have passed legislation, such as “Homeland Security” that expands the power of the state while eroding liberty.

■ They have slandered and intimidated dissenters, especially by calling anyone who opposes war unpatriotic or un-American.

■ They have waged war without

just cause, thus increasing terrorism and danger to our country.

■ D.C. insiders and multinational companies have made it possible for a small group of people to profit significantly, while the American worker is paid less and their benefits are eroded.

■ They have expanded government power through increased security bureaucracies, allowing government to spy on American citizens under the guise of homeland security.

■ Our government has failed to respect the laws of foreign nations because the only right way is our way.

■ Our elected officials have failed to provide adequate funding for nongovernmental social service and educational entities with the implementation of notoriously flawed programs such as “Just say no” and “No child left behind.”

■ During the past decade our elected officials allowed us to move from a government budget that anticipated large surpluses and a solid financial future to an astronomical debt and a bleak future for our descendants by supporting an untenable conflict.

I too, worry we have lost our appreciation of liberty because we no longer understand our history. We are a nation that was born in violence, that denied human rights based on race or gender, that bought and sold human beings, that burned children alive in the name of religious belief. There was a time when animals had more rights than children.

There was also a time when debtors went to prison. That was our infancy.

We have come a long way and have a long way to go.

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GUEST COLUMN

JUST BLOWING SMOKE

TARTA: Sales tax is more equitable

The courage of one’s convictions

A few months later, TARTA’s annual report was published and included an analysis of the transit sales tax recommendation, paraphrased in part below.

■ A transit sales tax lowers area property taxes by elimihile it may seem the fixed-line transit service pro- nating TARTA’s existing two property tax levies, which genvided by the Toledo Area Regional Transit Au- erate 2.5 mills total.

■ TARTA is the only transit authority in Ohio still thority costs its suburban member communities a great deal, the truth is what the suburban communities really funded by a property tax.

■ A half-cent transit sales tax is equal to $0.50 for each oppose is the manner in which TARTA is funded.

What most people oppose is paying the property taxes $100 purchased.

■ A transit sales tax is considered to be the fairest necessary to support public transit. and cheapest method of financing public Property taxes not equitable transit, since it allows people to “pay as they go.”

It is a recognized fact that property taxes ■ A transit sales tax is the most equitable are the least equitable way of financing public method of funding TARTA. transit. Property taxes put the burden squarely ■ It is paid by everyone making a puron the shoulders of property owners whom are chase within TARTA’s service area, not just then expected to foot the bill for the majority property owners. of state, county, municipal and school taxes.

■ Food and prescriptions are exempt TARTA’s Board of Trustees, consultants and from the transit sales tax. administration agree property taxes are not ■ A transit sales tax is more effective equitable, and a change in TARTA’s funding than a local property tax. basis must happen — the sooner, the better.

James GEE ■ Transit sales tax is the most used At its last meeting, the board authorized me to contact TARTA’s nine member communities and source of transit funding nationally.

■ A transit sales tax will allow limited service expansion. begin the process of switching TARTA’s funding source ■ A transit sales tax enables TARTA to serve all regional from property tax to a transit sales tax.

To make this switch, each member community must destinations.

■ A transit sales tax also enables TARTA to begin pass a resolution by mid-summer in favor of a public vote on changing the tax, admitting Lucas County as a TARTA building adequate financial reserves, as recommended by member and other TARTA bylaw changes concerning be- the COA. coming and withdrawing from TARTA membership.

Editor’s Note: The following was submitted in response to the Feb. 7 guest opinion, “Limousines are cheaper than TARTA,”

by Waterville Mayor Derek Merrin.

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Toward November’s ballot

A transit sales tax The advantages of a transit sales tax are well known.

The transit sales tax will be paid by everyone making a purchase within TARTA’s service area, no matter whether that person lives in the service area or in Monroe, Port Clinton or Findlay. A transit sales tax is a far more equitable method of funding public transit.

Further, sales tax in Ohio is not paid on prescriptions or on food for home consumption.

TARTA was founded in 1971 and was the first transit authority formed as a result of new language in the Ohio Revised Code. At that time, property taxes were the only funding mechanism. Later, language in state law allowed sales tax as an option. Today, TARTA is the only system still funded by property taxes, while Ohio’s other major transit authorities have switched to a transit sales tax. We agree.

It’s time to bring TARTA’s funding into the 21st century.

An analysis A year ago, the results of TARTA’s first ever Comprehensive Operations Analysis (COA) included five long-range objectives. To fund these, the COA recommended TARTA adopt a half-cent transit sales tax.

■ TYRANNY CONTINUED FROM A4 We have eliminated many of the evils of our past, but, we have lost some of the best of our past. We were once proud of our work ethic and our honesty. Believing money to be the source of all rights, too many Americans are willing to sacrifice liberty and moral values for profit and power. The worth of leaders, athletes, entertainers, and our neighbors is not based on what they

TARTA’s board will be the sponsoring agency that will submit the transit sales tax for a vote within TARTA’s service area. This must be done in mid-August for the issue to appear on the November general election ballot.

The first step in this journey of change is to begin the resolution process. Between now and mid-summer, TARTA will actively solicit member communities to pass a resolution to eliminate TARTA’s 2.5 mill property tax and enact a transit sales tax to fund TARTA. With passage by all TARTA members, the issue will go to the November ballot.

An invitation On behalf of TARTA, I invite the mayors, councilpersons, Lucas County commissioners and township trustees within and contiguous to TARTA’s service area to put away the property tax arguments and, instead, work with TARTA to change its funding and further improve TARTA’s service.

I will be calling the governing bodies in each TARTA community to set a date when TARTA can come and discuss what these changes will mean to each community and how a transit sales tax will reduce residents’ property tax bills.

James Gee is TARTA’s general manager.

contribute to the common good, but rather what is in their bank accounts.

I too, exhort my fellow Americans to examine our history, not blindly, but openly and honestly. We must learn from early mistakes. I too, exhort my fellow Americans to call our government leaders to task. It is the role of government to secure the safety of its citizens, to establish public order and to guarantee the rights and freedom of

individual citizens.

Ezra Taft Benson said, “Unlike the political opportunist, the true statesman values principle above popularity and works to create popularity for those political principles which are just and wise.”

I wish for more statesmen and fewer politicians. Our country would be a better place.

KAREN MCCONNELL, Toledo

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Honest debate has long been nce upon a time in this country, people were ad- the cornerstone of free speech in mired for standing up for this country, and as such should their convictions. But those days are be encouraged and celebrated in coming to an end. Instead, it appears all forms of media. The particular that such behavior in writing, in nature of many of the comments politics and indeed in life is ridiculed is little more than cowardly vitriol and should be neither encouraged more often than it is commended.

I have noticed this tendency both in nor celebrated. It more often casts the short time that I have been writing a pall on the very process it parand commenting in the blogosphere, ticipates in, doing little or nothing to influence those and more recently here holding dissimilar or in the editorial section undecided positions, of Toledo Free Press. and honored only by No matter which side those already agreeing of the argument you’re with the commenter. on, it seems that there These words do little is always someone more in most cases, on the other who is than simply highunwilling to honestly lighting the emptidebate the issue, but ness in the arguments perfectly willing to atof those who believe tack the person putting Tim HIGGINS that they can only win forth the argument by way of ad hominem attacks. from the shadows.

Also interesting to me is that this In this, Toledo Free Press bridges the two worlds of the traditional apparently narcissistic feeding frenzy newspaper and of blogging. All of is not limited to nipping at the heels its columns, including those of Ed- of those willing to put themselves itor In Chief Michael S. Miller and on the line with a column, but that Publisher Tom Pounds, are printed bottom-feeding behavior appears to under the name of the columnist make them equally happy (and in (unlike other publications, which some cases even more so) when attacking each other with a mixture of shall remain nameless).

Like other newspapers, TFP also venom and enthusiasm.

Surprisingly, and in spite of prints all letters to the editor with the names of the writers. Where its col- the ill treatment accorded to those umns are posted online, however, it writing these opinion pieces by chooses to take its form more from their assailants, many return reguthe blogging world; allowing those larly to subject themselves to such who wish to assume a mask of ano- abuse. While I can, let me applaud nymity with clever (or in some cases, their efforts in the face of such not so clever) screen names to hide public scorn and ridicule. Whether I agree with their opinions or not their true identity.

There are justifiable reasons for does not matter, their continued atsuch behavior in some cases, as em- tempts to speak their minds demployees (especially those of the city onstrates a courage shown by few or state) may need to protect them- of their detractors (or often, even selves from potential repercussions their supporters).

As for those who appear to find from their employers, while sharing their potentially invaluable insight amusement and personal satisfaction in these pseudo intellectual exercises on an issue.

Some of our Founding Fathers of anonymous acrimony, let me profound concealed their identities vide you with additional ammuniwhen getting their views aired in the tion for your attacks on me. I have included a link here to a posting on authorship of The Federalist Papers.

Of course with most of the writ- my own site on what I consider my ings of our Founding Fathers, the core beliefs, to inspire you to new risks included the threat of arrest depths of contempt.

For while I will probably be given and imprisonment, confiscation of goods and property and even their credit for little else, let it at least be lives, which might have given them said that I am willing to stand, using good reason to choose such a course. my own name with the courage of Little jeopardy appears evident ex- my convictions. cept what will naturally occur from showing a modicum of civil behavior Columnist Tim Higgins blogs at http:// justblowingsmoke.blogspot.com/. or perhaps a backbone.

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Legendary football coach George Halas was once asked by a member of the media what he thought made a good coach. His response: “Complete dedication.”

For the past 34 years, 26 of which were at St. Francis de Sales High School, Dick Cromwell has been dedicated to improving the lives of young men, on and off the football field.

On Feb. 8, however, the 62-yearold announced it was time to step down as head football coach of his beloved Knights.

“There just comes a time to finalize things,” Cromwell said. “This is that time for me.”

Cromwell’s announcement comes on the heels of an 11-2 season, one that saw the Knights reach the regional finals of the state football tournament. When St. Francis lost to Maple Heights 34-21, fans knew they had witnessed the Knights 2009 season come to an end. But little did they know that they also witnessed the end of an iconic coaching career.

“As I have progressed in my life and gotten older, it just felt like it was time to give up the rigors of being a head football coach,” Cromwell said.

Coaching beginnings Cromwell has always had a passion for football. After playing high school football at Medina High School, he continued his playing days as a quarterback at Ohio Wesleyan University.

He was a star player for the Battling Bishops during his college career, setting several passing records and winning league honors as a top quarterback.

But despite a tremendous playing

career, playing football past the college level was never something Cromwell was interested in. He had always had a deeper interest to teach and coach at the high school level.

“Ever since I can remember, even back to my junior high days, this is what I always wanted to do,” Cromwell said. “I always told my parents that I wanted to be either a history or math teacher and that I wanted to coach either basketball or football. I never really wavered on that. It was always what I wanted to do.”

Cromwell went to work after college, serving as an assistant for a few coaches at the high school and college level. He said he learned much those first few years in the professional coaching ranks.

Cromwell’s college coach, Jack Fouts, and Dick Hoppy, the first coach Cromwell worked under as an assistant, both left a lasting impression on him.

“Coach Fouts was a big influence on how I handle kids,” he said. “I took a lot of my coaching philosophy and style from him.”

Cromwell said Coach Hoppy helped him learn more of the Xs and Os side of football.

“When I worked under Coach Hoppy at Kettering Fairmont West High School, he really opened my eyes to many things. We still use the same base defense package that I learned there,” he said. “He also made me learn how to coach defense, and that taught me a lot about toughness on the football field that I didn’t necessarily see as a quarterback. He made me work with the defensive ends, and I learned so much about toughness and how to make kids work hard from him.”

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tant at Ohio Wesleyan, Cromwell was given his first head coaching post at Olmsted Falls high school.

“To get that job was due in large part to what many of the coaches I had been around had taught me,” he said.

“That base and background helped prepare me to work hard and deepened my love of working with kids.”

Knight for life When Cromwell first arrived on the Bancroft Street campus of St. Francis, he did not realize he had found the school that would serve

as his home for the better part of his coaching career.

“At the time, I had some success at Olmsted Falls, which was a Division II school. The opportunity to move to a Division I school, and a school that had some success on the athletic field and the classroom was something that I couldn’t pass up.”

St. Francis felt that exact same way about their then-new head coach.

“We sought out Dick Cromwell when we were looking for a new football coach,” Father Ron Olszewski, then principal and now president of the school,

said. “We were very impressed with his personality, and I still remember he said to us, ‘I’m not here to yell and scream, but to teach these kids about football.’ ” In 1984, five years after arriving at St. Francis, Cromwell’s team brought home a state championship, beating North Canton Hoover 17-14. The success brought instant credibility to Cromwell and the Knights football program.

But with success comes new opportunities, and in 1985, Cromwell left St. Francis temporarily to take the same post at Findlay High School.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010 ■ CROMWELL CONTINUED FROM A6 “I got to St. Francis and we had the success and you start looking at the financial side of things. I started to see a state teaching salary and getting back into a state retirement program, and I thought at the time that it was the direction I needed to go in,” he said.

The move did not work out the way that the head coach had intended.

“Things just didn’t quite pan out the way I wanted to there,” he said.

“My son Brian was in Toledo still.

Driving 45 minutes back and forth to see him play sports and participate in other activities began to wear on me.”

When the Knights job opened, Cromwell seized the opportunity.

“The St. Francis job came open, and it was a no-brainer to us,” he said.

Family affair The 1997 season was a special one for Cromwell and his family. The season was Cromwell’s 12th season as the head coach for the Knights, and the team was loaded with veteran talent.

Making the season even more special was the family connection for Cromwell. His son Brian, then a senior, would be the team’s starting quarterback and his daughter Jenna, also a senior, would be a cheerleader for the Knights. It was a unique experience that Cromwell still cherishes.

“I talked to many of Fame in 2005. coaches who had that While the ac“I have been through 49 years of two-a-day colades same opportunity. I on the heard some great stofield are special to ries and some horror practices and winter conditionings. I have been Cromwell, it is the stories, but it ended up personal relationbeing one of the best through years of getting up at six in the morning ships that will last. times of my life,” Brian “Not to discount Cromwell said. “I and then working late into the night preparing the numbers, but look back sometimes this is all about edupractices for the next day. on that season and I cating our youth. It is still can’t believe how to see the Those are the parts I won’t miss.” — Dick Cromwell important blessed I was to have whole person and the talent that was not just the player,” he “When I look back on all of it, it was around me.” said. “Whether that The season was a memorable one not about the wins and losses or any- means giving a kid an encouraging pat for the Knights; Cromwell’s squad thing like that,” Brian said. “It was about on the back in the cafeteria or chewing went 10-2. That season included a getting to spend time bonding with my him out for doing something wrong in matchup against Canton McKinley, father and that’s what I take away more the classroom, it is about influencing the team ranked No. 1 in the country than anything from those four years. It young men and that legacy means just as

by USA Today. St. Francis took the lead was just a great experience.” much if not more to me.”

The elder Cromwell is thankful for in the fourth quarter of that game, but Cromwell said all the teams he has a late McKinley touchdown cost the the experience, too. coached have a special place in his heart, “To be able to see Brian play and regardless of the season’s outcome.

Knights the victory, 25-21.

Despite the heartbreak of his final coach him, then look over and see Jenna “You remember the 12-0 teams high school game, Brian Cromwell cheering, was great. It was a real joy to just as much as you remember the 5said it was what his father said to the have them involved in the program and 5 teams,” he said. “Certainly some big team after the game and not the final spend more time with them.” wins and tough losses stand out, and score that stands out to him. the rivalry games against Central and “I remember how he put it all into Living legend St. John’s mean so much.” perspective for us, and he told us how Olszewski will remember CromCromwell’s numbers speak for proud of the effort and toughness we themselves: two state championships well for his compassion and values showed in that game. That meant a lot to (1984, 2001), 11 City League titles, during his time as head coach. me and our team that season,” he said.

“Dick has always been a guy who and an overall record of 251-119-2.

Brian Cromwell still treasures the For his outstanding career numbers, has cared about all the players on the bond he and his father shared during Cromwell was inducted into the Ohio team, whether they were a star or a his time as a student at St. Francis.

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“That’s something I have always admired about him. He is so compassionate about the kids and that means as much as the wins do.”

While Cromwell will continue to teach and serve as the school’s assistant athletic director, the school will have some major shoes to fill. Cromwell’s legacy will be the benchmark any new St. Francis coach will be judged by.

“The success is amazing,” said Brian Cromwell, who is now a football coach and teacher at Columbus DeSales High School. “The accomplishments and records are a testament to their hard work and dedication.”

Cromwell said that while walking away from the head coaching position was difficult, he is content.

“I have been through 49 years of two-a-day practices and winter conditionings. I have been through years of getting up at six in the morning and then working late into the night preparing practices for the next day. Those are the parts I won’t miss,” he said.

While Friday nights on the gridiron have been a major part of Cromwell’s life, he is ready to begin a new phase in his life.

“I am sure that I will still get nervous and anxious for the Knights when they take the field Friday nights in the fall,” he said. “There will be some parts that I am sure I will miss, but it is a decision I am at peace with, and I am looking forward to the next chapter.”

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Waterville councilwoman’s daughters accused of voter fraud

By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR krapin@toledofreepress.com

The daughters of a Waterville council member are being accused of voter fraud.

On Jan. 29, Jan Lowe, of Waterville, submitted a letter to the Lucas County Board of Elections (BOE) challenging two voter registrations.

Lowe contested the registrations of Ruthann Cherry and Lisa Cherry, claiming evidence demonstrates that neither live in Waterville and neither are eligible to vote in Waterville. She also requested an investigation into “their possible fraudulent voter registration and actions to commit voter fraud in past elections.”

The letter states both women voted in the November 2009 election in which their mother, Ann Cherry, was up for and won reelection to the Village of Waterville council. Evidence was submitted that claims the daughters own property, work or reside in other cities or states.

“There is an overwhelming amount of evidence that suggests Ruthann

Cherry lives … in Springboro, Ohio,” Lowe wrote. “Warren County property records show Ruthann Cherry owns property [there].

Also, Defiance College Alumni information states Ruthann Cherry and her husband … reside in Springboro.”

Lowe also inMERRIN cluded a printout of Lisa Cherry’s LinkedIn page, which states she has worked for a North Carolina university since 2007.

Ruthann Cherry had no comment on the allegations against her when reached at Kettering Health Network’s Southview Medical Center in Dayton, her place of employment.

After repeated attempts to reach Lisa Cherry, the athletic department secretary for Gardner-Webb University said Lisa was on vacation.

Repeated attempts were made to contact Ann Cherry on her cell phone and at her home about the challenge

against her daughters; all attempts were unsuccessful and Cherry did not return calls or e-mails seeking comment.

Ann Cherry did not attend the Feb. 8 Waterville Village council meeting.

Under Ohio Revised Code 3503.24, to challenge a voter’s registration, the Secretary of State (SOS) Form 257 must be filled out and filed with the BOE. Lowe filed those forms on Feb. 10.

According to Linda Howe, director of the Lucas County BOE, the challenge is not official until they receive the SOS Form 257. Once forms are filed, the board has 10 days in which to schedule a hearing, she said.

The hearing on Feb. 19 would determine whether to remove the voters from the registration list. The board may then choose to turn the case over the Lucas County Prosecutors Office, Howe said.

According to Ohio Revised Code 3599.11, knowingly registering for a precinct in which a voter is not qualified is a 5th degree felony. Ohio Revised Code 3599.12 states that voting in a precinct in which a person is not a legally qualified voter is a 4th degree

felony.

Derek Merrin, the mayor of Waterville, told Toledo Free Press in a Feb. 5 e-mail, “The allegations are serious and should be investigated. It’s disappointing that Waterville elections may have been compromised. Fair elections are critical to maintaining

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Lowe, the central committee secretary for the Lucas County Republican Party faction led by Jeff Simpson, wrote in her letter to the BOE that Waterville has had a number village council elections decided by fewer than four votes.

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By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR krapin@toledofreepress.com

Toledo Mayor Mike Bell is supporting a D&R Demolition & Removal application filed on behalf of United Way of Greater Toledo for the destruction of its former building.

“The expense of having an empty building is real. We can’t walk away from the building and do nothing. It’s not free to keep a vacant building in Downtown. That is money we shouldn’t be spending,” said Bill Kitson, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Toledo.

The cost of United Way’s project for building demolition is $400,000, while it costs $200,000 a year to keep the vacant building on the lot.

“With two years cost, we can take care of this and put future savings and money into the community,” Kitson said.

Former Mayor Carty Finkbeiner had been against the demolition of the United Way building, but Mayor Mike Bell said the demolition is a good idea.

“Destroying the building would actually beautify the area. If you have a building that no one really wants and they are going to create a park in that area, it is good for Downtown,” Bell said. “We don’t need another vacant building in our Downtown.

Prior to demolition, United Way needs approval from the city’s plan commission.

“The process could be lengthy, but we hope to be on the March 11 agenda of the plan commission. If they say yes and no one appeals, then

we’re on our way,” Kitson said.

Before building its new facility, United Way involved the Stranahan family, who funded the original building and gave their blessing for the new one. A 2003 American Disabilities Act (ADA) life cycle and cost analysis of the former United Way building showed the building had ADA compliance issues, structural issues and needed interior improvements.

The analysis showed not one of the building’s toilet facilities met ADA’s accessibility requirements.

The front door is not accessible by wheelchair and those using public transportation have to travel around the block to the back of the building to enter.

Lowered drinking fountains or paper cup water coolers were also recommended for every floor.

In a west stairwell, a 1986 earthquake pro-

duced cracks in the interior foundation that began moving apart 2 inches every year.

The roof of the building has been patched and repatched. A cooling tower on the roof was installed in 1969 and designed to last 15 years. The bottom of the tower has been welded numerous times and rubber floor mats are used to slow the leaks.

Ceiling tiles near windows have water damage and it was recommended they be replaced.

The rubber bellows in the HVAC vents are so rotted, every time the system fires up, black dust blows down on desks and furniture. The bellows for the system are no longer produced so the entire HVAC system would need to be pulled, floorby-floor, and replaced with a new system. The fire alarm system needs to be upgraded to include visual and audible signals, the report said.

Judge sends leadership conflict to state GOP; rules neither faction compliant Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Charles Doneghy on Feb. 11 denied Meghan Gallagher’s injunction against Jeff Simpson and ruled that neither Lucas County Republican Party (LCRP) faction complied with statutory requirements to be recognized.

Gallagher, disputed LCRP central committee chair, sought an injunction against Simpson, who is the disputed LCRP chairman, to delay the power struggle from being resolved by the state party.

The most recent election of central committee members took place March 4, 2008. and according to R.C.3517.04, an organiza-

tional meeting needed to be hosted between April 9 and April 18, Doneghy said. The Gallagher faction did not meet until June 18, 2008, and the court concluded that election of the Gallagher faction did not meet statutory requirements to be recognized.

Doneghy also found that Simpon’s faction did not establish an organized meeting within the April time frame, or any other proper time frame, and didn’t meet statutory requirements to be recognized. Doneghy deferred the decision of what group should be the recognized LCRP to the Ohio Republican Party, based on case precedent.

“We’ve been expecting to go in front of the Ohio Central Committee since December. We’re prepared to do so and look forward to it,” Simpson said.

Jon Stainbrook, contested LCRP chairman, could not be reached for comment.

The Ohio Republican Party Central Committee has 30 days to meet and decide which group to recognize. The state committee has no meetings scheduled in February or March and will have a special central committee meeting, said John McClelland, spokesman for the Ohio Republican Party.

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The Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board (TLCHB) tabled a Feb. 5 vote to discuss the removal of one of its members, Ken Leslie.

At the meeting, board members decided to table the vote against Leslie, a founding member of the board, and a motion passed to have an outside agency look into conflict of interest allegations he made.

In an e-mail to fellow board members on Jan. 21, Leslie questioned possible conflicts of interest during the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid ReGREFE Housing Program (HPRP) citizens review committee process and the continual employment of a part-time TLCHB director. TLCHB President Paul Tecpanecatl responded to Leslie’s e-mail: “Your assertions, actions and accusations are out of line and detrimental to the business of the board.

Per our by-laws, I am invoking Article III, Section 8 (removal for cause).”

Leslie said he thought board member Paula Lewis’ employment with Family Outreach Community United Services (FOCUS), after serving on the HPRP citizens review committee that allocated funds to that agency, is a conflict of interest.

“This isn’t about Mrs. Lewis’ personality or FOCUS’ hiring process, but black and white federal law. Someone cannot allocate funds to an agency and then take a job there,” Leslie said.

Leslie also stated Deborah Conklin, who works part-time as board director, should be replaced by someone who is full-time.

Leslie said as a member of the board, it is his job to question policies and actions the board may make.

“When they respond to an inquiry about the conflict of interest with an attempt to remove me, that begs even more questions,” Leslie said.

Fellow board member Dan Rogers said Leslie had “every right” to pose questions to the board.

“Ken should be asking these questions; he is a member of the board. In my opinion they are normal board questions,” said Rogers, president and CEO of Cherry Street Missions and TLCHB member. Rogers said, however, that the board’s actions to remove Leslie were not fueled by a bias against him.

A motion to remove Leslie was made at the board’s Jan. 21 meeting, but board members requested more

documentation for the cause of removal, so a special meeting was scheduled, Rogers said.

Documentation provided by Tecpanecatl before the special meeting cited seven reasons for Leslie’s removal, including, “questioning of program funding allocations made by established board committees, continuous critical comments on the 1Matter.org Web site regarding the TLCHB’s funding decisions, procurement issues and other programmatic matters” and “continued questioning and accusations of our acting director’s decisions and alleged steering of contracts/funding to an agency where she was previously employed.”

“I think Ken’s heart is in the right place, but we can’t have this continued disruptive behavior on the board,” Tecpanecatl said. “We have no problem with dissent on the board, but once a decision has been made to move forward, we don’t move back.”

Members of the board were supposed to discuss the accusations made

by Leslie as well as the causes for his removal on Feb. 5, but instead voted for a third party to investigate.

“I think the outside investigation is fine. Hopefully then we can put this to rest,” said Lewis, who does not believe there was any conflict of interest.

Ohio Department of Development, a funder of HPRP, will examine the alleged conflict of interest, Tecpanecatl said.

The Homeless Prevention Rapid Re-housing Program is a one-time stimulus-funded program that helps individuals in need pay rent, utilities and other living costs for up to 18 months. The TLCHB, city and United Way decided to pull together funding received for HPRP and develop a cross-agency delivery for the $4.2 million in funds, Conklin said.

The program was set up to have four components; a centralized intake, lead case management supervision, rapid re-housing case management and delivery of funds.

Lewis, whom Leslie made allegations against, served on a nine-member HPRP citizens review committee that examined the request for qualifications to administer components of the program in July, Conklin said. The committee examines what they need from an organization, tallying points for qualifications met, she said.

The committee made no recommendations of funding for the positions, Lewis said.

FOCUS was one of two agencies to apply for lead case management and would won the position based on qualification regardless to Lewis being on the citizens review, Conklin said.

“When Lewis was on the committee there was no issue. The recommendation went to the city and Ohio,” Tecpanecatl said.

After FOCUS’s first two qualified candidates fell through due to salary concerns, Lewis was asked to look at the position in October.

FOCUS was allocated 1.35 percent of the $4.2 million in HPRP funds for the lead case management position, said Kyle Grefe, executive director of FOCUS. That money does not go to the agency itself but to Lewis as a salary, she said.

FOCUS provides Lewis with the human resources component — salary, benefits and vacation. Otherwise, she reports to the HPRP project man-

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ager and city, Conklin said. In HPRP, the Department of Neighborhoods pays the landlords and other venders money, she said.

TLCHB oversees the continuum of care for homeless in Lucas County.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants a set amount of funds, $3.3 million in 2009, to the area through the continuum of care grant.

According to its charter, there are 25 members on the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board. Currently, there are 14 voting members due to pending nominations and terms that have just ended, Tecpanecatl said. To remove a board member 75 percent of members must vote in favor, which means 11 of the 14 members would have to vote to remove Leslie.

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A former Army paratrooper, police officer and professional wrestler who later became a nurse, started a home health care company motivated by the mistreatment of his grandmother in nursing homes.

Geoff Scott founded Friends of the Family LLC., a home health care company in 2006 because he wanted to help people who needed care but wanted to remain in their homes.

“I wanted more involvement with caring for patients, so I remembered my grandmother and decided to start my own home care business,” Scott said.

“I wanted everyone who is not quite ready for a nursing home to have an opportunity to experience superb health care in the privacy of their own home.”

Friends of the Family is not a franchise, but a private company owned and operated by Scott who is personally involved in every aspect of the business. His firm is bonded, insured and licensed to provide home health care service with 25 full-time and 10 contingent, on-call employees.

The firm has served hundreds of clients in the Toledo area, receiving referrals from other clients, employees, hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities. A free medical assessment is offered to each potential client, Scott said.

Friends of the Family is a “private pay” organization that does not work with insurance companies or Medicare. It provides a special niche for people who can pay for the service, a “gap that needs to be filled,” said Scott.

Joan Soster, a retired nurse who lives in an apartment in Toledo, is one of Scott’s clients. Her brother

was concerned about her balance and diabetes issues, so he referred her to his friend Scott.

“Geoff sent me his very best and now she’s my best,” Soster said about her caregiver, Jan “Cookie” Koch. “I fell in love with Cookie and Geoff.”

Koch assists Soster with her health and physical needs in her apartment, changing bandages, helping with her back and oxygen, as well as taking her to the store and doctor appointments.

Koch helps five to six clients working for Friends of the Family.

Soster has lived with diabetes for several years and encouraged Scott to take a proactive approach after he learned that he was diabetic, but was ignoring the issue.

“She inspired me to do something about my health. Because of Joan and her diabetes, I became involved with the Kidney Foundation,” Scott said.

He volunteers by serving on the foundation’s education subcommittee and speaking to groups and schools about the dangers of diabetes.

“You have to be born with compassion to be in this business,” he said.

Scott personally selects the people who serve his clients in their homes.

We pay our employees 20 percent more than the market rate, he said.

“His police background makes Geoff an astute judge of character,” said Melinda Tyree, outreach director for Friends of the Family.

Scott outsources most of the human resources responsibilities to HR Systems Inc. The firm provides professional recruiting and screening, conducts initial interviews, handles payroll, benefits, taxes and administrative functions.

HR Systems has partnered with Scott’s company since he incorporated it. It has helped him to find and hire an office manager and marketing di-

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rector as well as home caregivers, said Dan Donovan of HR Systems.

Tyree does outreach work making sure that hospitals, nursing homes and rehab centers are aware of the company and its services.

Scott is also certified to conduct dementia testing in the home, using the clock test program to determine the functional age of a patient.

A Toledo native and graduate of DeVilbiss High School, Scott served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper and honor guard at the White House for former president George H. W. Bush. He later worked on the sheriff ’s emergency response team in Arlington, Va. He was a pro wrestler with the WWF and operated a wrestling school at the former North Towne Mall in Toledo.

After breaking his back doing

police work and undergoing five surgeries, Scott realized he could no longer work in law enforcement.

He returned to Toledo in 1997 and enrolled in the nursing program at Owens Community College.

“I always wanted to be a cop helping people and serving the community. I thought nursing was a rewarding career in the healing arts,” Scott said. After graduating from nursing school, Scott became a surgical nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee.

He also traveled to hospitals in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan doing auto transfusions saving red blood cells from hemoglobin so people could reuse their own blood cells.

Scott strives to offer “the best in home health care with honesty, integrity and a smile” through Friends of the Family.

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Nursing home advocacy for professional care managers

By Debra J. Roidl, MSW, LISW and Deborah E. Graver, MSW, LSW SPECIAL TO TOLEDO FREE PRESS

Caregiving does not stop with a person’s admission to a long-term care facility. In fact, some of the most important advocacy must now begin.

The idea that nursing facilities are places where one can drop off a person needing care, and expect that care to be perfect without supervision, is a fallacy.

And the best facilities will be the first to admit to that and welcome an equal partnership with the family members and/or private care manager.

Nursing home and assisted living facility advocacy begins with building a relationship with the staff. It is important to make strategic links with key staff — not only administrative staff, but also the personal care staff as they will have the most intimate and frequent contact with the resident. The personality of the facility is a reflection of the staff. Introduce yourself to the director of nursing and the administrator as early in the engagement as possible and hand deliver to them the resident/family’s signed release of information.

Let them know what the family expects as the care manager, and offer to answer any questions the professional staff has regarding your involvement.

Explain to them your need to peruse records and verbally question staff as any family member would expect to be allowed to do in order to ensure the highest standard of care for the resi-

dent. Care conference attendance by the care manager is a minimum standard we adhere to for nursing home residents. This is where the resident’s care is discussed by the key staff team members, and your knowledge of the medical chart is essential to converse intelligently with the team. Questions or problems that are identified can be addressed with all the team members present (not to say one should wait for this forum to address concerns).

Cost of care is another factor to consider when advocating for the resident — costs of the facility and of the resident. Take a resident with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) who is being non-adherent to physician’s recommendations to keep the ead elevated; perform regular breathing exercises, etc.

Respiratory Therapy (RT) no longer exists in many facilities due to cuts in Medicare and Medicaid payments for such services. Advocating for the resident might include asking if the facility still has some RT equipment, such as a spirometer, to place in sight of a cognitively intact resident so it will serve as a visual cue. Personal care staff can remind the resident to use the equipment and will also remember to do so more often if the equipment is visually present. If the facility does not have such equipment, educate the resident that he or she can pay privately, or if he or she cannot afford the cost, know how to access charitable organizations that can help.

Also, get to know the business

office personnel to gain a better understand of the facility’s particular billing practices and needs. A widower was still receiving a bill for his wife’s care, six months after her passing. A simple phone call to the billing office confirmed the bill was in error, yet it caused the resident and family serious mental distress each month it was received. Several calls to the facility administrative staff, climbing up to the corporate ladder, finally succeeded in stopping the erroneous bills.

Knowing the facility’s recent difficult period with its change in billing staff helped us to advocate on behalf of the facility as well, to help the family understand it was not a malicious mistake on the part of the facility. If the client is applying for federal assistance for payment of the care, work closely with the billing office to make sure they are comfortable with a delay in payment.

Standards of advocacy need to be taught to family and paid caregivers alike. Visits to the facility should occur irregularly — at differing times of the day and various days of the week — so the care manager will get to know the variety of staff and atmospheres of the facility just as the resident does.

Helping the facility to provide better care is a benefit to the facility. We should all prefer to share the responsibility of improving care to the fragile population who needs the help. If approached with a professional attitude and a willingness to work with the staff, a good working relationship can be established. How-

ever, facilities need to understand and remember, as professionals, private care managers may need to report incidents to appropriate authorities when discrepancies occur. Knowing the administration is working with the care manager, rather than bucking against outside interference, will be noted by the State Department of Health or other regulatory agency which needs to be informed. If attempts at working together have failed, do call the ombudsman for your area and work closely with that office to effect change for the benefit of all residents of the facility.

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Debra Roidl, LISW, MSW, member of the National Care Planning Council, is a Certified Care Manager in the greater Toledo area. Deborah E. Graver, LSW, MSW is a Geriatric Care Manager at Lutheran Homes Society in Toledo.

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Area OďŹƒce on Aging oering seniors emergency preparation tips The Area Office on Aging (AOoA) has resolved to be ready in 2010 and wants seniors to be, too.

As part of its campaign, the AOoA is offering tips each month to senior citizens to help them be prepared for an emergency. “Our goal is to stop seniors from thinking they have to be a victim when something happens,� said Em-

ilie Owens, AOoA emergency coordinator.. “Even if they do just one thing we suggest they’re more prepared then they were before.�

February offers tips on how to build an emergency kit. Seniors are urged to include a whistle, flashlight and extra batteries in their emergency kit.

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The magazine named the retirement village sixth in Ohio and 173rd throughout the nation.

Swan Creek is an Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services (OPRS) community and has been serving the Toledo area since 1992. “It’s a well-deserved recognition of Swan Creek. They’re an innovative

and quality-driven retirement community. The recognition is a credit to the staff and to the board,� said Daniel O’Connor, chief operating officer for OPRS. The U.S. News rankings use results from Nursing Home Compare, a program run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Homes enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid are given one to five star rankings based on health inspections, nurse staffing and measures of care.

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Marco’s Pizza launched a new distribution service with the opening of its first distribution center in Maumee as the local company continues to expand rapidly on a national level.

Marco’s Pizza Distribution LLC opened the distribution center on Holland Road in Maumee to serve nearly 150 locations in the Midwest Region, including stores in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.

“Marco’s Pizza Distribution represents the next phase of growth for us with 900 new stores signed and in development,” said Jack Butorac, president and CEO of Marco’s Franchising LLC, based on Monroe Street in Toledo.

That expansion includes 200 stores in California, 60 of which will be built in 2010, according to the company.

Marco’s currently has stores located from Colorado to Florida including the first one in the Bahamas.

The distribution company remodeled an existing 40,000 square-foot warehouse facility for storing more than 100 food and nonfood products used in Marco’s Pizza stores.

It includes a cooler and freezer for cheeses, meats and perishable foods, as well as storage of “smallwares,” such as napkins, pizza boxes and cutters, small equipment, supplies and uniforms.

“We call it the ‘Mother Ship’ because it’s a one-stop shop for everything needed to open and operate a Marco’s Pizza store,” said Don Vlcek, vice president of purchasing for Marco’s Franchising and president of Marco’s Pizza Distribution (MPD).

The distribution center includes six truck docks and one drive-through door for loading and unloading a fleet of trucks leased from and managed onsite by Ryder. The center currently has 16 employees.

“It was designed for efficiency and streamlined operations to save labor

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and time on loading and unloading trucks,” Vlcek said.

The center also has two doors for unloading from railcars at the back of the facility. Marco’s pizza sauce is shipped by rail from California where the tomatoes are grown, he said.

“The distribution center and service will be another asset to franchises as Marco’s growth continues,” said Butorac, who has 35 years of experience turning local restaurant concepts into national chains, according to his company biography.

“It’s crucial for Marco’s to maintain product quality and consistency in

every store as the company expands.

MPD will help us accomplish this cost-effectively and provide rebates to participating franchisees at the end of the year,” Butorac said.

With its current expansion, Marco’s Pizza is the fastest growing pizza chain in the U.S., according to the company.

Marco’s is ranked one of the 25 largest pizza chains in the country by Pizza Magazine.

Most of the 200 stores are franchise-owned, with about 30 corporate-managed stores, including some in the Toledo area.

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by owners of the company, Vlcek said.

Marco’s Pizza is based in Toledo where it was founded in 1978

by Pasquale “Pat” Giammarco. The pizza chain has grown from its Toledo roots to 200 stores in 17 states and the Bahamas.

Butorac started working as a consultant for the company’s founder, Giammarco, and purchased the franchise rights for Marco’s Pizza in 2004.

He assumed his current role as president and CEO that same year.

Butorac created a “lean corporate infrastructure targeted toward aggressive growth and recruiting a select

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Giammarco still owns and operates most of the Marco’s Pizza stores in Toledo. He moved to the U.S. from Italy when he was 9 years old and grew up working in his family’s pizzeria. He later embarked on a mission to make high-quality pizza on a larger scale when he established Marco’s Pizza, according to the company’s Web site.

“He is involved in the product improvement and quality process to protect the integrity of our products,” Vlcek said.

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Make a decision and change the world

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e recently wrote about a great trip The Retirement Guys took to San Diego to acquire ideas and strategies on how to better serve our clients. We gained a lot of helpful information and had the opportunity to listen to several excellent speakers including bestselling author Andy Andrews. I (Mark) mentioned how I had picked up a copy of his book “The Travelers Gift� which is an inspirational story about the seven principles Mark in life that determine Nolan personal success.

Well, I was wrong about one thing. They are not the seven principles that determine personal success, but the seven decisions. It turns out there is a big difference. What is interesting is this goes right along with what The Retirement Guys have been saying for a long time.

We say we are about providing good information to help you educate yourself, but it is a waste of time unless you take the information and apply it. In other words, make a decision on how you can use the information to your advantage.

I already told you about the first four, so I need to tell you about the last three. The first four were: 1. The buck stops here. I am responsible for my past and my future. 2. I will seek wisdom. I will be a servant to others.

3. I am a person of action. I will seize this moment. I choose now. 4. I have a decided heart. My destiny is assured.

What makes this book interesting is that the main character learns about these crucial decisions by traveling through time to visit famous and influential people, like Harry Truman, Abraham Lincoln, Anne Frank, etc.

Decisions 5 through 7 are as follows: 5. Today, I will choose to be happy. I am the possessor of a grateful

spirit. 6. I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit. I will forgive myself. 7. I will persist without exception. I am a person of great faith.

It is interesting how the decisions we make affect not only ourselves, but others as well. Obviously the path you have chosen, the attitude you take, affects you and your family but also can affect generations to come.

There is an example given in the book of how a school teacher from Maine affected the destiny of the CLAIR world. In July 1863, BAKER Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, formerly a professor from Bowdoin College was a colonel in the Union Army at Gettysburg, Pa. ( I had the privilege of touring the battlefields at Gettysburg last summer and I would highly recommend it).

Chamberlain’s troops faced an overwhelming situation trying to hold off the Confederate army of General Lee. After five bloody attacks they could not hold them off any longer. They were outnumbered five to one and had very little ammunition left. The situation looked hopeless and they faced almost certain defeat and certain death. Rather than retreat Col. Chamberlain chose to charge. The Confederates thought that this must be massive reinforcements and not the beaten regiment they had faced up until now. They surrendered.

Before this happened it appeared that the Confederates were going to win the war and this battle at Gettysburg turned the tide.

Think about it. If Col. Chamberlain had not chosen to act, had not chosen to charge, the world would be very different today. Our country would not exist as we know it and would probably be divided into several different countries. We would not be the power

we are today with the ability to help other countries in need, like Haiti.

We would not be able to defend other countries’ freedom. Your decisions will have a far reaching effect also.

They may not reach as far as the decision of Col. Chamberlain, but they will reach far. Decisions we make become a thin thread that weaves from you to hundreds and thousands of lives. And guess what? The decisions you make will obviously affect you.

I have paraphrased some of Andy Andrews’ book “The Travelers Gift� in this article. I cannot come near to doing it justice. I would suggest you pick up a copy and read it yourself. I think you will find it inspiring. As The Retirement Guys we are constantly encouraging people to make good decisions that will

have a positive effect on themselves and their families. Reading “The Travelers Gift� is a good decision. Trust me. Typically, one thing leads to another. I read it and now I am writing this column about it. I hope all who read this consider the seven decisions that will determine personal success. Make a decision. You may just change the world!

Got a question for The Retirement Guys? Send your e-mails to letters@toledofreepress.com or you can reach them by calling (419) 842-0550.

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By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR krapin@toledofreepress.com

The Northwest Ohio and Southeastern Michigan Better Business Bureau (BBB) is accepting nominations

for the 9th annual Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.

Nominations for the Torch Awards are open to for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations that meet the BBB’s 20 standards of Charitable Accountability. Nominated companies

and organizations must have been in businesses at least three years. A Better Business Bureau accreditation is not required to be nominated.

An independent panel of volunteers will select three recipients based on criteria established by the BBB.

The Better Business Bureau serving Northwestern Ohio and Southeastern Michigan, Inc. 7668 King’s Pointe Rd. Toledo, Ohio 43617

FAX to the BBB at 419-578-6001 E-MAIL to the BBB at marilyn@toledobbb.org Nomination Deadline – March 5, 2010

Awards presented at Luncheon Event May 13

I would like to nominate the following company or non-profit organization.

Self-nominations encouraged! (* Required Information)

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Torch Awards will be presented May 13, during a celebration of the 91st anniversary of the local BBB. Better Business Bureau serves Crawford, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Sandusky, Seneca, Williams, Wood, Wyandot, Hillsdale, Lenawee and Monroe counties.

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The nomination deadline is March 5.

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CoreNetwork, a local group of angel investors, benefited from its original investment and subsequent sale of its interest in Pump Engineering LLC, a Southeast Michigan company.

“It turned out to be a fantastic investment for our group since we doubled our money in 12 months,” said Bob Savage Jr., founder and managing partner of CoreNetwork in Toledo.

CoreNetwork completed the sale of its interest in Pump Engineering to Energy Recovery Inc. (ERI) of California in December after its original investment in early 2009, according to Savage.

Pump Engineering is a leading global provider of centrifugal turbine technology for desalination (removal of salt from water) applications and demonstrated support for emerging markets such as natural gas and high-pressure fluid processing, Savage said.

Founded in Monroe, the company relocated to new facilities in New Boston, near Detroit Metropolitan Airport for logistics reasons.

The firm’s hydraulic turbochargers and pumps are custom designed to reduce energy consumption and increase efficiency in specific process conditions, making them applicable to worldwide markets.

ERI, a leader in the development of energy recovery devices for the desalination industry, announced the completion of its acquisition of Pump Engineering in late December.

Pump Engineering will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of ERI. The acquisition is aligned with ERI’s growth strategy of expanding its products and addressing potential new markets, according to the company’s president and CEO G. G. Pique.

CoreNetwork got involved with Pump Engineering through its accounting firm, Gilmore Jaison & Mahler in Maumee. Savage said his firm introduced them to Plymouth Venture Partners, another angel investment firm in Ann Arbor.

The two companies invested a total of $2.4 million in Pump Engineering in late 2008, Savage said.

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“It turned out to be a fantastic investment for our group since we doubled our money in 12 months ... it’s a tremendous transaction for our local investors and the region.”

— Bob Savage Jr. ERI paid the shareholders of Pump Engineering approximately $20 million in cash and 1 million shares of ERI common stock (NASDAQ: ERII).

“It’s a tremendous transaction for our local investors and the region as ERI will bring its global expertise to support Pump’s growing business and employment base,” Savage said.

CoreNetwork frequently partners with Plymouth Venture Partners led by CEO Mark Horne, according to Savage. That firm’s portfolio includes investments in 20 companies primarily in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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■ CORE CONTINUED FROM A17 “We view the acquisition of Pump Engineering by ERI as an example of the types of transactions that will help re-energize the economy in Michigan,” Horne said.

CoreNetwork has invested in a number of local startup companies, including AquaBlok, Limited, American Broadband Telecommunications and Nextronex Energy Systems, according to Savage.

American Broadband was a $1 million company when CoreNetwork invested in it and today it’s a $10 million company operating from Fort Industry Square in Downtown Toledo, Savage said.

AquaBlok was established with an investment by CoreNetwork in 2008, according to its president and CEO John Hull.

The company continues to develop its patented coating technology for clay-based algae treatment products with Hull’s engineering consulting firm, also located in Toledo.

Nextronex was established with $1 million in local investments from CoreNetwork, Rocket Ventures of the Regional Growth Partnership and UT Innovative Enterprise. Nextronex is preparing to produce a solar inverter that would reduce the cost of generating electricity from solar power at its new plant in Millbury.

“We continue to search for profitable investment opportunities which should help stimulate the economy in Toledo and this region, as well as provide excellent returns for investors,” Savage said. “We’re now looking to invest in a couple of local companies.”

CoreNetwork was founded in 2003 by Savage and other business leaders in Toledo as a private independent angel investment group in Northwest Ohio.

It is the second oldest angel network in the state of Ohio and a member of the Angel Capital Association.

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hildren have a sneaky way of ning ads showing their map of wiregetting what they want. My son less 3G coverage next to a sparse asks, “Would you rather I have map of AT&T’s 3G coverage. AT&T took the bait and has a snack now, or should I spent millions of dollars have a snack just before I defending their puny go to bed?” little map while trying Whether you call to convince the world this a trick question, a that their coverage is “choice close,” or a masomehow better. nipulative way of getNow, I’m not one ting a snack, we all hear to take sides in this enquestions like this every tertaining advertising day. There are two difbattle, but we all can ferent ways to respond Tom RICHARD learn something from to one-sided questions like these, and when you understand AT&T’s public advertising failures. the different methods of responding, When you look into the situation, you discover some easy ways to im- you will find that AT&T and Verizon prove your conversations and your both have nearly identical maps for their wireless coverage. Verizon customer service.

If your child asks if he should have changed the language and is only a snack now or later, what is your first showing their 3G coverage. The reaction? The most natural reaction is company that controls the language, to say, “Hold on, who says you’re get- controls the conversation.

AT&T has millions of customers, ting a snack?”

No matter where you take the conversation from this point, you will be fully engaged in a debate of whether or not the kid is going to get a snack; you are on the defensive. When you get defensive and adopt the original language, one of you will lose. Either you lose by giving into the request, or the child loses by having his request denied.

Every question represents a person’s desire for something. To discover what this desire is, start by questioning the language. Ask, “Why do you want a snack?”

This clear-headed approach allows you to find out if the child is actually hungry or just wants a snack for some other unimportant reason.

When you seek to find the root of the question, you engage in a real conversation between two people.

Instead of having both parties trying to defend positions they do not even understand, they are actually communicating and finding a mutually beneficial conclusion.

An example of this type of defensive conversation can be seen in the advertising war taking place between Verizon and AT&T. Verizon is controlling the language by run-

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some of which love spending money with the company. You will not hear about these happy customers because AT&T is not talking about them. Instead of finding out why their customers like them, they are spending their money trying to win a war fought on somebody else’s front lawn. AT&T needs to neutralize the bad press coverage it is receiving by showing the map that shows the areas they cover, then it needs to put happy customers in its advertising.

You too have things that people love. You also have things that are not your strongest talking points.

Embrace both, then focus on articulating, demonstrating, and illustrating the things that people love about you, your products and your company.

Strong communicators do not hide their weaknesses; they also do not spend the entire conversation talking about their weaknesses. There is plenty of business out there for everybody be-

cause we all provide something a little bit different. Know your unique differences and spend your time being positive, adding value and clearly communicating who you serve.

When you focus on your strengths, you are allowing other people to see what you see. Instead of getting defensive when a child asks you a trick question, seek to understand the desire behind the question. Redraw the map so everybody wins.

To read my candid evaluation of the wireless advertising war, go to www.boltfromtheblue.com and enter the word COVERAGE in the blueprint box.

Tom Richard is a Toledo-based sales trainer, gives seminars, runs sales meetings and provides coaching for salespeople. For more information, visit www.boltfromtheblue.com, call (419) 441-1005 or e-mail him at tom@tomrichard.com.

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On Feb. 20, Penta County Career Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culinary students will conduct a cooking demonstration. Many exhibitors will offer live product demonstrations throughout the show.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to check out the latest in â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;? energy-saving products and equipment for the home, including many Energy Star qualified homes and products, Moline said.

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or a number of years, Toyota to supply hydraulic pressure to the Motors, as well as almost every steering gear assembly instead of a other car manufacturer, has traditional mechanical pump. When been using advanced electronics in we turn our steering wheels, the its throttle systems and braking sys- onboard computer senses many vetems. There is nothing new in this hicle operating parameters and then technology. Many operators of newer determines the exact amount of prescars are probably unaware that they sure necessary for any given vehicle are not applying pressure to a conven- speed or operating condition. In tional gas pedal. In other words, there the event of an electrical steering is no mechanical connection between system failure, the vehicle will still the gas pedal and the actual throttle. have a mechanical back-up steering What we are really doing is applying system available to us. Steering our pressure to an electrical device that cars under these conditions would informs the power-train computer be like steering a car without power steering. of our desired throttle Both the systems angle (vehicle speed). mentioned above are a The power-train compart of the new â&#x20AC;&#x153;driveputer will then comby-wireâ&#x20AC;? electronic sysmand an actuator on tems in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicles. the vehicles engine to Every manufacturer is allow more air and fuel using this technology. to enter the engine.

They are very similar to In the case of the the way modern aircraft Toyota gas pedal reoperate. Although most call, the vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s floor Nick SHULTZ of us are unaware of mats are interfering with the gas pedal returning to these drive-by-wire systems operating the closed throttle (idle) position. on our cars, they have actually been in Toyota uses two different manu- use for a long time. They break down facturers for the in-car electronic less then the mechanical systems they gas pedal. Both Nippondenso and replaced. These systems are lighter CTS Corporation supply electronic and smaller in size. They help manupedals to Toyota. The CTS-manu- facturers decrease the overall weight factured pedals are the only pedals and size of a vehicle and, therefore, experiencing the floor mat interfer- improve our fuel mileage. ence problem. Toyota has advised all owners of vehicles affected not Prius brake recall to add additional floor mats to the The 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid is vehicles and to use only Toyota experiencing another type of problem supplied mats. The Toyota original altogether. The Prius hybrid uses two equipment floor mats come with different types of braking systems. hold-down clips that prevent the One of these systems slows the vehicle floor mats from working their way down while recharging the Priusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s into an interference situation with on-board battery. This is referred to the electronic gas pedal. as regenerative braking. The other Further, Toyota has sent to each of braking system is a traditional hyits dealers a shim kit which will slightly draulic assisted braking system used alter the position of the CTS-manufac- for years on cars and trucks. tured pedal assemblies, allowing for There is no problem with either more floor mat clearance. In addition of these braking systems. Both the to modifying the CTS-manufactured regenerative braking system and the pedal position, Toyota Motors is repro- conventional braking systems on gramming the onboard computer so it the Prius perform as engineered. A will be able too distinguish between problem occurs during the transition an actual acceleration request from from the regenerative braking feature the operator and/or a braking request. to the conventional braking funcIn the future, operators of Toyota ve- tion. Toyota has reprogrammed the hicles with these electronic gas pedals braking computer to shorten the tranwill not be able to â&#x20AC;&#x153;foolâ&#x20AC;? the onboard sition time between the two braking computer into an acceleration event if systems. the brake pedal is applied.

During certain operating condiMany Toyotas and domestic tions, an unwanted or unscheduled manufacturers also use an elec- transition would occur. This most tronic-controlled steering system. often happened when the Prius went These systems have been around for over a bump such as a pothole or railquite some time. Electronic steering road tracks with the brakes applied. systems utilize an electric motor Toyota indicates that no actual loss of

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As consumers, we can only sit back and see how Toyota resolves these issues.

Once these problems are fixed, there should be no reason to not have confidence in Toyota again.

Nick Shultz is an instructor of Automotive Technologies at Owens Community College. He is an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau who specializes in cases involving the Ohio and Michigan Lemon laws. He is a certified master automotive technician by ASE, General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. E-mail your auto questions to news@toledofreepress.com.

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Taylor Kia dealer receives international recognition Taylor Kia was awarded “Kia Dealer of the Year 2009,” the top honor for Kia dealers around the world, on Jan 30.

“I offer my sincere congratulations on being selected as one of the world’s best Kia dealers in 2009. We at Kia Motors know that our success in 2009 despite the severe global economic recession is a direct result of your efforts. Without your commitment and dedications, our future would not be as bright as it is today,” said Brandon Yea, executive vice president of Kia

Motors Corporation, in a release.

Taylor Kia was one of two U.S. dealers nominated for the award. A total of 28 nominees from 24 countries around the world were up for the honor.

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LPGA commissioner faces major challenge N

ewly hired LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan has a huge challenge in front of him, namely to restore the LPGA Tour to a semblance of its former stature. Whan’s hiring became necessary when former commissioner Carolyn Bivens lost the confidence of the tour players and they requested that she be replaced. In a now famous meeting among LPGA stalwarts at Mancy’s Restaurant in Toledo during the 2009 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, current tour players met and concluded that Bivens had to go.

There are several reasons for her dismissal but the main point was that tournament sponsors were balking at new financial requirements for 2010 and beyond. In 2008, the LPGA had a schedule that included 34 tourna-

ments, in 2009, 27 tournaments, but and Michael Whan was hired effeconly 24 tournaments were scheduled tive January 4, 2010 to restore order for 2010. Can you spot the trend and bring some dollars back into the here? 10 less tournaLPGA Tour. Whan has ments converts to about been a brand manager for Proctor & Gamble $20 million less dollars for the 200 or so women so he knows a little bit tour players to earn. Yes, about marketing products to women. But does the economy is bad but not that bad. To the lady he understand enough to market the LPGA pros this is like taking a 33 percent pay cut, not brand to the American golfing public, as well as acceptable. Even the globally?

Jamie Farr a mainstay Fred ALTVATER The global front is on the LPGA tour for many years had not reprobably the strongest newed its contract for 2010 and was in asset of the LPGA tour. Many of the danger of losing its primary sponsors players on the tour are foreign born with an especially strong Asian conOwens Corning and Kroger.

Bivens was let go at the end of 2009 tingent. Eleven of the 24 tournaments

scheduled for 2010 are to be held outside the U.S. which gives the tour even more international exposure.

The one bright spot in Bivens’ legacy has a contract that she negotiated with the Golf Channel to broadcast LPGA tournaments. This should be a strength for the tour as prior tournament coverage had been hit or miss at best and slotted into low viewership time frames. The Golf Channel is committed to broadcast events and should be a huge plus for the tour.

Commissioner Whan’s immediate “honey do” list is long and difficult especially in today’s difficult economy.

Even the PGA Tour has experienced a decrease in tournament numbers and purse size. Whan needs to repair bruised relationships with old spon-

sors, and get them back on board.

He needs to add more tournaments, build brand awareness and find a major sponsor to partner with the LPGA Tour. For example, The PGA has the FedEx Cup, NASCAR has the Sprint Cup, and years ago the LPGA had a cigarette company on board.

Remember the Virginia Slims LPGA Tour? This is the type of backing and major infusion of capital that the tour needs immediately if not sooner.

He also needs a little help from the ladies. The PGA has Woods, Mickelson, Nicklaus, Watson, et al. Yes, there have been some great LPGA stars, namely Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam.

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That’s where players such as Michelle Wie, Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis, Morgan Pressel and Christine Kerr need to elevate their games and play in every event possible. The ladies themselves have to take charge just like they did last summer in Toledo.

As they say “the proof is in the pudding,” if the players don’t produce the product that someone wants to watch then “deep pocket” sponsors are not going to put up big bucks.

The Jamie Farr has been a gigantic sports event in the Toledo area for many years. The city sets its annual clock around tournament and it has contributed millions and millions of dollars to the local economy and its charities over the years. Commissioner Whan and the LPGA Tour definitely has its work cut out for them, but with firm leadership and the help of players and sponsors, it should regain its place as a major sports brand in America.

TDGA announces schedule The Toledo District Golf Association (TDGA) has announced its 2010 schedule. It will host 17 tournaments in the Northwest Ohio area beginning on May 12 with the Old Pal Qualifier at Toledo Country Club and concluding with the TDGA Shambles held at Inverness Country Club on Sept. 2.

A local USGA Open Qualifier will be held at Maumee Bay Golf Club on May 17 and a qualifier for the Ohio Amateur on June 7 at Stone Ridge.

The Toledo District Golf Association has promoted amateur golf in the Toledo area since 1921. The four original clubs that formed the TDGA were: Inverness Club, Sylvania Country Club, Ottawa Park Golf Course and Toledo Country Club. It now boasts 23 member clubs throughout Northwest Ohio and serves an additional 37 clubs as associate members.

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The TDGA also conducts a Junior Match Play Championship and the Toledo Golf Hall of Fame Championship. Both of these tournaments are open to all golfers in the Toledo area, regardless of whether they are members of any golf club.

Throughout the season, golfers in TDGA events compete to be selected to compete in the annual Ohio Intrastate Challenge Match, pitting 12 players from Northwest Ohio against players from the four other golf associations in Ohio.

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t’s certainly not beyond NASCAR’s slide-rule guiding principles to lend a hand, often impulsively, to fix a supposed procedural pothole.

And so it is that NASCAR embarks on a new Sprint Cup Season with new-fangled innovations that will get their first test in the Daytona 500 on Feb. 14.

You have to hand it to NASCAR for giving its participants more of a free hand in developing their individuality, the guiding creed being, “Have at it boys,” or, “Boys will be boys,” or, “If you ain’t being contradictory you ain’t being competitive.”

You get the picture.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has a few predicaments that have to do with tedium.

It has Jimmie Johnson for instance.

He became the series’ first consecutive four-time champion last year, an amazing accomplishment. But here’s the rub. J.J. appears unable to transcend the sport. He’s a very nice, handsome, well-spoken individual with a lovely wife, a very charitable heart and he’s one heck of a race-car driver.

But he ain’t no Earnhardt.

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Johnson is also on the Sprint Cup’s best It will create more unsafe situations but team, Rick Hendrick Motorsports, and death-defying crashes or just the heighthas the best crew chief in Chad Knaus. ened anticipation of such an occurrence There’s nothing to say Johnson won’t should sell a few more tickets.

What NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Sewin a fifth consecutive title this year. ries also had last year Nothing at all. was lower TV ratings and NASCAR also has attendance, not unlike had a problem with its most other major sports. new cars. Fans think Purses have been reduced they’re aesthetically inthis season and ticket competent and comprices have been lowered petitively unreceptive. In at most tracks. an attempt to right that But the major problem wrong, NASCAR has persists. The product dumped its wing-and-aprayer approach and will Dave WOOLFORD has become uninspiring.

Characters don’t seem welreplace all rear wings with snazzy-looking spoilers, you know, comed and racing venues are cookiecutter designs with no inimitable footlike the old guys used to have.

What the Sprint Cup Series also prints, no nuances to call their own.

What the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series didn’t have last year was good competition at its two restrictor-plate races, doesn’t have is a successful Earnhardt, Jr., especially at Talladega. With bump its most popular driver again last season. drafting disallowed in an attempt to en- Junior hasn’t come close to being able to courage additional safety, racers stayed live up to his reputation in recent years in line hoping to avoid the inevitable let alone accentuate his popularity.

Earnhardt, Jr., is also on the Hen“Big One,” as in massive wreckage, and live to race another day. But the fans and drick Motorsports team along with the media were bored and NASCAR re- Johnson, Mark Martin, who will sit acted by bringing back bump drafting on the pole for the start of this year’s in the corners at Daytona and Talladega. Daytona 500, and Jeff Gordon. The

three, if you remember, finished onetwo-three, respectively, in last season’s final Chase Championship points.

Earnhardt was a career-worst 25th, but maybe there’s a recovery afoot.

Earnhardt will start from the outside of the first row Sunday based on his qualifying speed that was just a tick slower than Martin’s.

Hendrick says Earnhardt has displayed a new spring in his step. Maybe it will lead to a new leap in faith.

Hendrick is pooling all of the additional resources he can muster to get Earnhardt on track again. There have been crew chief changes and other sundry adjustments along the way but the biggest adjustment of all needs to be Junior’s attitude in regard to total dedication to his livelihood. That’s where the slippage has been most prominent.

Earnhardt recently added Danica Patrick to his NASCAR Nationwide team, with her first race scheduled for this Saturday at Daytona. Cynics might declare that the two deserve each other.

Earnhardt has gone 57 races without a victory, his last triumph coming in a fuel-mileage race in June of 2008 at Michigan International Speedway. That broke his 76-race

winless streak. Patrick’s only victory in 81 starts on the IndyCar circuit over the last five years was in Japan in April 2008.

That’s when race leader Helio Castroneves allowed Patrick to pass him late in the race when Castroneves and his Roger Penske team got confused as to which lap they were on in an attempt to save fuel. Or so the story goes.

NASCAR’s latest repair kit has a new set of instructions. They state that drivers don’t have to be rule-driven robots and will have enough leeway in regard to behavioral swings to actually confront other contestants on both verbal and maybe even physical levels.

Drivers are being asked to police themselves and respect general etiquette. The official expressed wish from NASCAR command central is, “Have at it, and have a good time.”

That’s not to say NASCAR has totally disassembled its police force or that more unrestrained aggression and emotion will be totally tolerated.

It just means there will be more, “Get out of jail free” cards available.

There will be some who will try to take advantage of their new-found freedom. You can bet one of them won’t be Jimmie Johnson.

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Melanie Dusseau will read selections from the poetry collection “The Body Tries Again” at 3 p.m. Feb. 25 in the Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections in the Carlson Library. The $15 book will be for sale, and Dusseau will sign copies after the reading. The collection is also available at the UT Bookstore and amazon.com.

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High-flying motorcycle madness rolls in

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Shawn Connors has always been a daredevil looking to catch some air.

“When I was a kid, riding bicycles, I used to stack up 8-by-8 blocks and put aluminum car loading ramps up there and come flying down out of the backyard on a steep hill and jump my grandfather’s driveway,” he recalled. “I was always the cousin trying to build big jumps and make my other cousins do them, but they never would.”

He was 10 when he got a dirt bike.

“It took me three or four years of begging and pleading to get one,” he said during a call from Union Point, Ga. “Then, it took me another four years to talk [my parents] into letting me race.”

The 26-year-old said he did a few tricks here and there, but focused on racing. Then he got an offer that changed his life.

“A guy told me if I built a metal landing ramp, he would pay me to come jump at a monster truck show he was putting on,” Connors said.

“I was like, ‘No way! You’re going to pay me money to ride my dirt bike? Done!’ ” Freestyle motocross has been his career for five years. Connors is one of eight riders who will fly through the air at Lucas County Arena when the inaugural Gravity Slashers Tour stops in Toledo on Feb. 19 and 20. Both events start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $10 to $30.

“Most people probably know me for my big trick, the dead body, where both my feet go over the handle bars and I’m laying completely flat over the front of the bike looking backwards,” he said.

“We’re going to be 40 feet in the air,” Connors said. “We’re going to be doing back flips, Superman seat grabs, nac nacs — everything you see on X Games is going to be inside that arena. We’re going to be right up there in the rafters.

“We’re going to be doing sixrider trains where each rider is right behind each other; if one guy makes a mistake — it takes a lot of focus and it’s definitely exciting for the crowd to see.”

Connors said he doesn’t get ner-

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vous when he climbs on his 2006 Suzuki RM 250 for an event.

“I’m pretty relaxed. Once that music hits and I roll out there in the spotlight in front of the crowd, that’s when I get stoked; I get pumped up.”

Some fans might not be as laidback watching Connors and the other riders perform tricks named the “kiss of death,” “coffin,” “cliffhanger” and “tsunami.”

“My grandmother, she’s probably the most frightened one for me, but she’ll still come out there and watch me practice; she’ll bring her little dog and sit on the side of the road and watch. She likes it; it just makes her nervous.”

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ome may think that Valentine’s is not an option, we still have some Day is just another made up great romantic. A book can be a great holiday on the calendar to get gift if you put some thought into it. A us to spend money on gifts for that book of love poems or the history of special someone. Did you know that St. Valentine’s Day is a really romantic St. Valentine’s Day actually dates idea. Date the book and put your own back to 270 A.D., named after the message on the front page to make it patron saint of lovers? Love poems more personal. Buy a nice journal would be sent to celebrate and show and write your own love poem on love for one another. This is probably the first page that you can both add how Valentine’s Day cards came into to throughout the year. Many of the play in modern times. We have some bookstores have a section of books great ideas, along with Cupid’s help, for Valentine’s Day to help you make your purchase. to find the perfect A visit to the gift for that special Toledo Museum someone on this of Art is a great holiday that will date that leaves keep the history of you some money love alive. left to stop and Flowers and have a romantic candy are always a dinner and a glass great gift, but we of wine. Gift cards have some great to a spa are a great ideas that will Alli BARTLEY idea, but why not help you win the make it a little interheart of your speAli VANDYKE esting by booking a cial someone. Valentine’s Day falls on a Sunday this spa day in advance. Call and book a spa year, so take the day to celebrate day including lunch. Tell your special your love. If you have kids, plan someone you have a surprise but don’t ahead and find a babysitter. Start tell them what.

Take them to the spa and surthe day off with breakfast in bed by serving waffles drizzled with choc- prise them. Ask the salon to include olate and fresh strawberries topped a shampoo/style and make up appliwith whipped cream and extra top- cation so you can end the night with pings. Weather permitting a walk dinner at a romantic restaurant.

Most salons and spas also offer in one of the Metroparks bundled up hand and hand is a great way couples massages. This is a great to connect with one another. To time to unwind and relax together. fill the afternoon a movie would When you get home from this date, be a great idea to warm up and see be sure to have chocolate-covered strawberries and champagne to something romantic.

The movie “Valentine’s Day” out toast your love. If splurging on a spa Feb. 12, would be a great romantic day is not in the budget, why not do comedy to see, or “Dear John” for it yourself? Set the mood with some the true romantic at heart. Another candles and romantic music. Dim option would be to rent a few ro- the lights and have some massage mantic classics and spend the after- oil warmed up and ready. Give your noon watching them snuggled up on mate the best massage they ever had. the couch. Some of our favorites are This is a gift they will be requesting “The Notebook,” “Ghost” and “The more of in the future.

For anyone who is single, we will Time Traveler’s Wife,” just to give you a few ideas. To end your perfect put a good word in with Cupid for date, make your Valentine a favorite you. Have a happy Valentine’s Day meal and don’t forget a dessert to die filled with love and candy. for. While you are doing, the dishes send him or her to take a bath that Ali and Alli are beauty experts at you have already drawn with bubbles NRGIE Salon & Spa in Rossford, and rose petals. This will be a day Ohio. To contact them or ask them a fashion or beauty question, write that is hard to top.

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LOCAL MUSIC

Finding good local music in Toledo may find a few acts that really catch your attention.

Some great music is being played. The long-lasting Ohio jam band Ekoostik Hookah is playing

at the Clazel Theater on Feb. 18.

The Village Idiot has the Nutones on Feb. 19 and Mojo Slow on Feb. 20. The Bronze Boar will have the Coosters on Feb. 19 and Swamp

Kings on Feb. 20. At the Blarney on Feb. 19 is the band MAS FINA and Cluster Folk on Feb. 20. And, at Mickey Finn’s on Feb. 19 is the band Eat Sugar.

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n cities like Chicago and New York City, finding good music can be as easy as asking for directions to a hotel. You will find tons of big-name acts playing throughout these cities on any given night and they have great local acts performing in places like the famous Chicago blues club Kingston Mines. Even though we don’t have world-renowned music venues, I believe there’s a trick to finding good music in Toledo. Maybe it’s as easy as trying something new.

During the past few weeks, I have seen some great shows in Toledo. Typically, I only see bands I have heard of, but in this case I drifted away from my normal thinking. I was able to watch the supremely talented pianist Barry Douglas perform at the Moore Musical Arts Center on the BGSU campus. A friend called me the day of and asked me to go. I was hesitant at first, but decided to give it a shot. Once the performance started, I didn’t regret it for a second. Also, I saw a great folk band called Hoots and Hellmouth at The Village Idiot on their way down from the Ann Arbor Folk Festival. I really didn’t want to deal with having to wake up for work the next day, but I am so glad I went.

Both shows were different and gave me what I wanted. Douglas performed pieces by Rachmaninov and Schumann, among others, on a beautiful Steinway piano. Shows like this really capture the essence of classical music. Hoots and Hellmouth performed their take on American Folk.

They had all the right instruments: guitars, mandolin, banjo and double bass. Plus, instead of a drummer, they placed tambourines on pieces of plywood, stomping on them to give the song a beat — very cool. This kind of show really gives me an energy boost from pure Americana.

I found two great new artists that I really like because I was willing to give them a chance. There are great places to hear music, such as Mickey Finn’s, The Village Idiot, Hines Farm Blues Club, The Moore Musical Arts Center, and many others. You aren’t always going to like what you hear, but you

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Facilitated by the Board of Community Relations, a group of individuals met Feb. 10 to discuss ways to honor the late Robert Brundage.

The group hopes to capture who Brundage was as an individual and find an appropriate way to honor him. Ideal recognition would BRUNDAGE “knit the community together.”

The group discussed a possible outdoor event at the Toledo Botanical Gardens, a scholarship to honor Brundage or a science lab to be named for him at Scott High School.

The group is seeking input from anyone who knew Brundage personally or served in an organization with

him. To share stories about Brundage, or help define who he was, e-mail, htccwarren@yahoo.com.

Brundage served in many organizations throughout Toledo. The 66year-old activist, scientist and environmentalist died at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center on July 7. He had been in critical condition since June 22, when 15-year-old Dailahntae Jemison attacked him and stole his bike.

Brundage was involved in the Central City Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation, Community Shares of Northwest Ohio, Jobs with Justice, Parents for Public Schools, Urban Coalition, Toledo Grows, Building Bridges toward Racial Harmony and many other community organizations.

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EXTERIOR DOORS: Leaded oak and mahogany, cherry & oak slab, fiberglass & steel, sliding & patio.

INTERIOR DOORS: P/H 6 panels, french, bifolds.

FLOORING: Carpet in berbers & plush, ceramic tile, hardwood, laminates, linoleum. WINDOWS: New construction & replacements. TRIM: Casing, baseboard, crown, chair rail, spindles, hand rails.

KITCHEN & BATH: High end vanities, kitchen sinks, granite counter tops, CURRENT LINES OF KITCHEN CABINET SETS, faucets, jetted bath & garden tubs, pedestal sinks & toilets. SPECIAL INTEREST: Decking, marble medallions, recessed lights, outdoor & ceiling lights, electrical supplies. TOOLS: Name brand framing, finishing, brad & flooring nailers, air compressors, cordless drill & saw kits, miter saws, saw blades, scaffolding.

INTERESTED BIDDERS: TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS – JESUP W. SCOTT HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION Sealed bids will be accepted by the Board of Education of the Toledo Public School District until 9:00 a.m. March 17th, 2010, at the Toledo Public Schools Treasurers’ Room 3, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd., Toledo, Ohio 43608, for all labor, material and supervision necessary for the Scott High School Renovation, as more fully described in the drawings and specifications for the project prepared by The Collaborative, Inc and will be opened publicly and read immediately thereafter.

2242 Orchard Road (Open 2-4) New Listing!

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Bid Documents for the project may be examined at the F.W. Dodge plan rooms in Columbus, Builders Exchange in Toledo, University of Toledo – Capacity Building, E.O.P.A. – Hamilton Building, Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and The Plan Room in Ann Arbor, Construction Association of Michigan, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Construction News.

February 12th, 2010 which can be purchased from Becker Impressions, 4646 Angola Road, Toledo, Ohio 43615, phone: (419) 3855303. Drawings may be obtained on CD-ROM for no cost with the purchase of the specifications.

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A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING will be held on March 1st, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Scott High School 2400 Collingwood Boulevard Toledo, Ohio 43620, with a walk-thru of the building immediately following the meeting.

If you have any questions or a need for additional information, please direct all questions in writing to Justin.Hammerling@lgb-llc.com , by phone at (419) 776-5600, or (fax) (877) 281-0784.

Sale Conducted by Paranzino Brothers Auctioneers, Inc. Inventory subject to change. Call 330-549-3133 or for updates & pics:

www.pbauctions.com TERMS: Drivers license to register. cash, check or c/c. 5% buyers fee.

AUCTIONEERS: Tim Paranzino, Tom Paranzino, Jim Kellner, Mike Davis, Bruce Brooke, Brandon Hayes, Don Braham.

Sealed bids will be received for: Bid Item No. 1 - Site Work Bid Item No. 2 – Concrete Paving and Curbs Bid Item No. 3 – Asphalt Bid Item No. 4 – Landscaping and Grass Bid Item No. 5 – General Trades Bid Item No. 6 – Metal Studs and Drywall Bid Item No. 7 – Acoustical Ceilings Bid Item No. 8 – Painting Bid Item No. 9 – Flooring Bid Item No. 10 – Fire Protection Bid Item No. 11 – Plumbing Bid Item No. 12 – HVAC Bid Item No. 13 – Electrical Bid Item No. 14 – Technology Bid Item No. 15 – Restoration Total

Estimates $ 189,870.00 $ 253,351.00 $ 176,249.00 $ 50,400.00 $ 9,736,798.00 $ 1,292,573.00 $ 608,600.00 $ 480,967.00 $ 1,392,550.00 $ 542,600.00 $ 1,620,500.00 $ 6,936,700.00 $ 4,658,100.00 $ 1,191,637.00 $ 1,205,942.00 $30,336,837.00

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BY ELIZABETH HAZEL

YOUR TAROTGRAM AND HOROSCOPE

February 14 – 20, 2010

Events: Sun enters Pisces (18th)

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Aries (March 21-April 19)

Leo (July 23-August 22)

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

The rumor mill. Attention swings between public and private life this week. While matters from the past continue to generate conundrums, a special blessing from a loved one arrives midweek. After Thursday, positive exchanges improve stalled relationships and deals.

Maternal instincts. You’re able to be philosophical about personal matters, but a career question presses for resolution. Good things come to pass after Tuesday. As one door closes, another door opens. A person with a lively sense of humor makes the weekend sparkle.

Tipping point. Deep thinking about your life patterns, your progress, destinations and goals brings up questions about perceived obstacles and fears. A good angel smoothes the path for you midweek, leading you to unexpected good luck and fortunate connections.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Virgo (August 23-September 22)

Capricorn (December 22-January 19)

Great passions. You continue to excel through an influx of visionary inspiration. Your goals in love and life reach a turning point midweek, as aid and understanding open possibilities to consider. Good news arrives on Friday, paving the way for a sweet weekend.

Travel brochure. Emotions are quite strong this week and hard facts are at odds with feelings. Another person expresses similar conflicts midweek, helping you better understand your own heart. Share favorite activities with good company over the weekend.

Late start. If you feel like you’re giving more than you’re getting as the week begins, things turn around after Tuesday. Others are more open and generous after Tuesday, and express appreciation in many ways. The weekend is focused on the people and things you love.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Libra (September 23-October 22)

Aquarius (January 20-February 18)

Life coach. Placed in a new context, feelings about past difficulties or losses are transformed. This aids in gaining forward momentum after Tuesday; benefits and blessings flow from many different sources. Little journeys prove enlightening on many levels.

Three questions. You may have to sort out contradictory information (or feelings) as the week begins. Matters from the past could be confusing present issues. A conversation on Thursday helps you untangle things. Share your creations with others over the weekend.

Sob story. Simple explanations are better than lengthy sagas as the week begins; patience is in short supply.

Personal and financial benefits flow after Tuesday, possibly the result of goes-around, comes-around synchronicity.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Pisces (February 19-March 20)

Revise and rewrite. Future plans are modified as the week begins. You’re the soul of romance this week, looking at the world through the eyes of love. By Friday, someone else is ready to join you in fulfilling dreams. Exciting possibilities flow through the weekend.

Mutual attraction. A recurrent health issue crops up, but your main focus this week centers on relationships and creative efforts. Inner impulses need a conduit for expression. Find the best outlet and let it flow. Others may need you to lead the way and open the gates.

Impatient for results. Responsibilities tug you in different directions as the week begins, but the lucky planets Venus and Jupiter join in your sign to bring a wave of blessings, good news, and emotional gifts after Monday. Love infuses everything you do this week!

Elizabeth Hazel is a professional tarotist-astrologer and author. She gives readings every Wednesday at Attic on Adams above Manos Greek Restaurant.

She may be contacted at ehazel@buckeye-express.com (c) 2010

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Big league demands on little league families M “

y oldest child loves sports I boundaries of age-appropriateness.

One or two local games a week with was initially excited when I realized this, considering a practice thrown in for good measure I love them too. Growing up, I was usu- has escalated into scheduled athletics ally playing one sport or another, and the likes of which had only previously as an adult I have looked forward to the been attempted by future Olympians, day my children would gain the same collegians on scholarship and full-time professional athletes. value I did from parA season of spirited ticipating in team play. local competition has However, I’m beginning spilled over into yearto question whether that round conditioning and value still exists. league play punctuated At 6 years old, my by costly, time-sapping son seems to be at the out-of-town tournathreshold of organized ments. It makes both my sports potentially re-orhead and my checking ganizing our family life. account feel lighter just I am watching my fellow Shannon SZYPERSKI thinking about it. parents struggle to meet When the news is the financial, emotional and time demands of their children’s dripping with stories about childorganized sports, and it seems to be hood obesity and the dire lifelong forecasting the extracurricular/family consequences of a sedentary uplife tug-of-war that is surely in my fu- bringing, sports should be presented ture. From soccer to hockey to swim- to our youth as an accessible, affordming to cheerleading, no sport full of able, reasonable and enjoyable part little ones seems to be able to claim of leading a balanced life. Conversely, exemption from overstepping the many programs are taking the oppo-

site approach in making youth sports a stressful, all-encompassing designer version of their former selves. Such attempts to make our children wellrounded are continually proving to do anything but.

Designer youth sports are not only throwing our children off balance; they are throwing our entire families off balance. I recently came across a T-shirt that read “I have no life, my brother plays soccer.” After a slight internal chuckle, I realized that the fact that such a mantra has made it to the mainstream is actually quite disappointing. As the mother of three very different kids, the idea that any chosen activity could not only envelop one child but also overshadow the lives of my other children is not something that should be taken lightly.

In our family, being there to cheer one another on is as important, if not more important, than whatever the flavor-of-the-month activity may be.

Youth sports so life-absorbing that they force families to splinter from

Sports should be presented to our youth as an accessible, affordable, reasonable and enjoyable part of leading a balanced life.”

one corner of a state to another one weekend to the next is ultimately a detriment to the family unit rather than the exercise in cohesion and support for one another it should be. Before we dig our children and our families too deeply into any one extracurricular activity, we need to truly weigh the pros against the cons and ask ourselves what the endgame really is.

In a world where we can always find a coach who finds giving up family dinners and vacations for mandatory practices and competition perfectly acceptable, it is our obligation as parents to respond with a firm “thanks, but no thanks.” There is no doubt that it may feel intimidating at times to have to put our foot down, especially when we see many of our fellow parents toeing the

line. However, the overall health of our family life needs to override any peer pressure we may come up against. We certainly should not be paying extra to have an outsider dictate the margins of our family’s agenda.

Aside from the immediate weight of the world that can come from highmaintenance youth sports, we must also consider the long-term effects too much too soon may weigh on our children down the road. Over-extension can quickly lead to burnout and altogether disinterest. My son and I love sports, and I’d like to keep it that way.

Shannon and her husband Michael are raising three children in Sylvania. Email her at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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