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MARCH 17, 2013

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Free From Hunger

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arch 16 marks the eighth anniversary of the publication of Toledo Free Press and the third anniversary of Toledo Free Press Star. We have published a combined 475 issues, but understand we are still at the beginning of a long process in sharing positive news and offering a “glass half-full” approach to chronicling the evolution of Northwest Ohio.

It has been a remarkable and challenging eight years. Toledo Free Press has grown to be Lucas County’s largest circulation Sunday newspaper, one named “Best Weekly Newspaper in Ohio” for the past four years by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists. We cannot fully express our gratitude to the readers, advertisers and partners who have helped us and continue to help us in the nascent days of our journey.

A major part of our mission has been to give back to the community that supports us. We have sponsored hundreds of nonprofit events and spearheaded such projects as the benefit CDs for Make-A-Wish and Red Cross as well as Leadership Toledo’s Restaurant Week Toledo, which just marked a third successful year.

With that mindset, Toledo Free Press is Thomas F. Pounds proud to announce a yearlong initiative, “Free from Hunger.” The brainchild of Toledo Free Press Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller and Columbia Gas of Ohio Communications and Community Relations Manager Chris Kozak, Free from Hunger builds on our previous efforts to address a critical community issue.

O 74,100 people, or 25.8 percent of the City of Toledo’s population, are living in poverty ($23,000 household income for a family of four).

O 37 percent of the individuals in Lucas County live at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

O 30,116 children in Lucas County live at or below the poverty level.

O More than 85,000 Lucas County residents are “food insecure”; 35 percent of them are children under 18. One out of 10 of those children is younger than 5.

For Free from Hunger, Toledo Free Press, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Hollywood Casino Toledo, Wells Fargo Advisors, WNWO-TV, WNWO Moms on the Go and WSPD 1370 AM are organizing a yearlong initiative to benefit three local charities whose mission is to feed needy citizens in Lucas County: Food for Thought, Feed Lucas County Children and Cherry Street Mission.

We are recruiting corporate sponsors to contribute to a fund, established with the Toledo Community Foundation, to donate to these groups and host a series of fundraising events to benefit these causes. The March 23 concert by Bob Guiney and Scott Grimes will benefit Food for Thought.

As the year progresses, Toledo Free Press will devote considerable resources to highlighting the needs of these charities and to discussing this devastating problem. There cannot be an honest dialogue about education and economic development when so many of our citizens are dealing with basics such as hunger and nutrition. Through Free from Hunger, we hope to raise awareness and make a direct impact on our community.

Thank you for your support of our previous initiatives. As we hurtle toward a full decade in business, we ask you to join us in contributing to solutions, not just dwelling on problems. O Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

LIGHTING THE FUSE

Lessons from Motown

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“Pop music isn’t going to teach them anything,” he said. recent visit to the Motown Museum and recording

I strenuously disagree. studios has led to a happy immersion in the music

In addition to the joy of creating and sharing from that movement’s glory days. My car speakers the finer emotions evoked by music, many and earbuds are thrumming with the sounds of the greatest songs, specifically Motown of The Marvelettes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin songs, contain encapsulated life lessons that Gaye, Martha Reeves, The Temptations and run the gamut from appreciating peace, love several other artists. and understanding to the horrors of war.

Naturally, I have been excited to share My boys aren’t ready for all of these lessons, this music with my sons, Evan and Sean, who but then, who amongst us is? are nearing their seventh and fifth birthdays.

So, thanks to such writers as Wonder, I am playing the upbeat, fun songs such as Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Norman Whit“ABC” by The Jackson 5, “I Can’t Help Myfield, Barrett Strong, Berry Gordy, Harvey self (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” by The Four Fuqua, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Tops and “The Way You Do The Things You Michael S. miller Eddie Holland, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Do” by The Temptations.

Simpson and scores of others artists, here I was discussing this with a friend who gently admonished me, saying I should still play “edu- is a tiny slice of “Everything I need to know about life I cational” songs for the boys, things from Elmo and The learned from Motown.” n MILLER CONTINUES ON A4 Wiggles and their ilk.

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A4 n Toledo Free Press n MILLER CONTINUED FROM A3 O “Before you take a girl and say I do now/Make sure she’s in love with you now/My mama told me/You better shop around” O “I don’t like you, but I love you/ Seems like I’m always thinking of you/ Though you treat me badly, I love you madly/You really got a hold on me” O “Has high blood pressure got a hold on me, or is this the way love’s supposed to be?”

O “I don’t need no money, fortune, or fame/I’ve got all the riches baby one man can claim/I guess you’d say, what can make me feel this way?/My girl …”

O “It doesn’t matter what you wear, just as long as you are there/So come on every guy, grab a girl/Everywhere, around the world” O “I heard a cryin’ man/Is half a man, with no sense of pride/But if I have to cry to keep you/I don’t mind weepin’ if it’ll keep you by my side” O “You can’t hurry love/No, you just have to wait/You got to trust, give it time/No matter how long it takes” O “Now show me a girl, a girl that’s fine/And I’ll choose the one with true lovin’ every time/I know that beauty’s only skin deep” O “People say believe half of what you see, Son, and none of what you hear” O “When you believe in things you don’t understand, then you suffer/Superstition ain’t the way” O “This love we’re contemplatin’/ Is worth the pain of waitin’/We’ll only end up hatin’/The child we may be creatin’” O “As I walk this land of broken dreams/I have visions of many things/ Love’s happiness is just an illusion/ Filled with sadness and confusion/ What becomes of the brokenhearted/ Who had love that’s now departed?”

O “Reading and writing, arithmetic/Are the branches of the learning tree/But without the roots of love every day, girl/Your education ain’t complete” O “If you see an old friend on the street, and he’s down/Remember his shoes could fit your feet/Why don’t you reach out and touch somebody’s hand/Make this world a better place, if you can” O “Air pollution, revolution, gun control/Sound of soul/Shootin’ rockets to the moon/Kids growin’ up too soon/Politicians say more taxes will solve everything/Ball of Confusion, that’s what the world is today” O “War! Good God, y’all, what is it good for?/Absolutely nothin’” O “We don’t need to escalate/You see, war is not the answer/For only love can conquer hate/You know we’ve got to find a way/To bring some lovin’ here today” O “Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand/ With an equal opportunity, for all to sing, dance and clap their hands/But

just because a record has a groove, don’t make it in the groove” O “Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east/ Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas, fish full of mercury/Radiation underground and in the sky/Animals and birds who live nearby are dying/ Oh mercy, mercy me/Things ain’t what they used to be/What about this overcrowded land/How much more abuse from man can she stand?”

O “I’m telling you beware, beware of the handshake/That hides the snake/Beware of that pat on the back/ It just might hold you back/Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes/They don’t tell the truth” O “Money, we make it/Before we see it, you take it/Inflation, no chance/ To increase finance” O “Hey Mama, folk say that Papa was never much on thinking/Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking/Mama, I’m depending on you to tell me the truth/Mama looked up with a tear in her eye and said, ‘Son, Papa was a rolling stone/Wherever he laid his hat was his home/And when he died, all he left us was alone’” O “Don’t you know how sweet and wonderful life can be/I’m askin’ you baby, to get it on with me/I ain’t gonna worry, I ain’t gonna push/So come on, come on, come on, come on baby/ Stop beatin’ round the bush” O “We are amazed but not amused/By all the things you say that you’ll do/We’re much concerned but not involved/With decisions that are made by you/But we are sick and tired of hearing your song/Telling how you are gonna change right from wrong/’Cause if you really want to hear our views/You haven’t done nothing!”

O “I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow/And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow/This place is cruel, nowhere could be much colder/ If we don’t change the world will soon be over/Living just enough, just enough for the city” O “Now there’s some sad things known to man/But ain’t too much sadder than/The tears of a clown, when there’s no one around” O “Is her sweet expression/Worth more than my love and affection?”

O “I know flowers grow through rain/But how can love grow through pain?”

O “Now if you feel that you can’t go on/Because all of your hope is gone/ And your life is filled with much confusion/Until happiness is just an illusion/Come on reach on out for me/I’ll be there with a love that will shelter you/I’ll be there with a love that will see you through” O Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Email him at mmiller@ toledofreepress.com.

MARCH 17, 2013

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Fact-checking Don Burnard

TO THE EDITOR, Emotional tirades work well with the uninformed but are poor excuses for literate journalism. I would like to “fact check” many of your statements (“Economic chicken,” March 10) because sadly, your political views completely cloud objective journalism, which makes you laughable.

Unless you were hidden in a cave the two weeks prior to sequestration going into effect, the blame game was in full force. However, contrary to your opinion, sequestration was beloved by the White House along with the GOP and the Dems. As quoted from The Wall Street Journal: “A 2012 book written by legendary newspaperman Bob Woodward of The Washington Post claimed the idea of sequestration originated with the Obama White House, but that congressional Republicans signed on to the idea eventually. Woodward, writing in the newspaper in 2013, said: ‘... the automatic spending cuts were initiated by the White House and were the brainchild of Jack Lew and White House congressional relations chief Rob Nabors — probably the foremost experts on budget issues in the senior ranks of the federal government.’

“Obama personally approved of the plan for Lew and Nabors to propose the sequester to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). They did so at 2:30 p.m. July 27, 2011, according to interviews with two senior White House aides who were directly involved.

“No matter. The week before the sequestration cuts were set to begin in 2013, public opinion polls showed nearly half of Americans were blaming congressional Republicans for failing to reach a deal on deficit reduction.

Fewer than a third, 31 percent, were blaming Obama.”

Check your sources, Mr. Burnard — there weren’t just a few “Blue Dog Dems” who wanted sequestration; the majority of them did. And contrary to your entire article, the biggest Blue Dog Dem of all wanted it.

In all fairness, both sides did nothing but blame each other but the fact remains, sequestration originated from your messiah.

You wrote, “The GOP has obstructed Obama since

“Day One.” Hmmm. In the last two years of the Bush administration and the first two years of Obama, the Dems controlled both houses. That is in fact why $2 trillion of added debt went on the books. The midterm elections corrected the open checkbook policy, with even your beloved Nancy Pelosi being taken aback on the number of seats lost. Poor lady, she lost her seat at the head of the table. To say that the GOP were blocking Obama since Day One is laughable. All they could do for the first two years was thumb their noses at him.

Fact checking your fuzzy math, I love this one. If the “deficit has gone down ....” and “Spending under Obama is the lowest ....” statements were absolute, then please explain why our national debt in 2008 was $10 trillion.

In 2012, our debt was $16 trillion and according to the Congressional Budget Office (bipartisan, by the way) in 2016 our national debt will be $20 trillion. That’s quite a trick for a president who isn’t spending. And the coup d’etat is that Obamacare was quoted as adding “zero” to the national debt. That too has now been re-evaluated by the Congressional Budget Office. Obamacare will add a minimum of $6 trillion in the next 60 years. Not bad for a president who isn’t spending. And that is just an estimate!

You can blame John Boehner all you want with emotional tirades, but the “fact” remains that Obama already got his tax increase on the rich on Jan. 1, as part of concessions from the GOP. Sadly, Obama has come back to the table for more tax increases on the rich, to solve the sequester. Want to guess what his next original idea will be for the next fiscal cliff? Hmmm, I know — “higher taxes” on the rich.

I am an independent, as much as our country allows. The only “facts” that are in truth are that both houses are crooks and regardless of how you feel, “the buck” stops on Obama’s desk. His job is to get both houses to agree and to negotiate to get this country going. Being the “Great Blamer” hasn’t helped anyone yet. O Tony Iannucci, Toledo

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Homosexuality is a moral issue

TO THE EDITOR, I recently read Michael S. Miller’s Feb. 24 column “Same Love,” on the hotly debated issue of homosexuality, which he strongly supports. The intent of this letter is to highlight an opposing view.

Homosexuality is a moral issue. Ephesians 6:12 says, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against spiritual forces of wickedness ... ” (New American Standard Bible, NASB) Some opposers do not fight against the homosexuals themselves, rather their immoral lifestyle. We have records that homosexuality is mentioned in the Old Testament. Please note the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19. God destroyed these cities with fire and brimstone because of their practice of homosexuality.

So why does God hate the sin of homosexuality?

It is because this lifestyle was not set up by God. In Genesis 2:18-24, God makes Adam a “helper suitable for him,” out of his flesh. Adam called her “Woman,” and says, “For this reason a man shall leave his father

and mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh” (verse 24 NASB).

In addition to the above, God will not “draw his arms shut” to homosexuals if they are willing to repent. Although 1st Corinthians 6 verses 8-10 states that those who continually and habitually commit certain sins, including homosexuality, will not inherit the kingdom of God, verse 11 says that those who repent (turn away from) and “are washed, sanctified, and justified through the Lord Jesus Christ” (NASB) can inherit God’s kingdom. According to Romans 6 verses 1 and 2, there must be a discontinuation of these sins.

As you can see, gay marriage is not “inevitable.” It came about in the Old Testament times when man began to fall away from God. God did not establish the gay social standard for mankind. If it were not relevant to condemn them, then God would not have condemned this lifestyle in His Word. So to those who practice and support homosexual marriage, I pray that you will see and know that the goodness of God leads to repentance (Romans 2:4, KJV). O Kaylynn Joyce Smitt, Toledo

Opinion

MARCH 17, 2013

CHildren of liberty

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n March 6 there was a shift in this country, but most people did not notice.

A defense of freedom, liberty and the Bill of Rights was on display in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Rand Paul stood up in the well of the Senate and spoke for more than 13 hours.

The media will tell you the purpose of the filibuster was to block CIA nominee John Brennan, but the truth is even more significant.

Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Paul that said, “In an emergency, the federal government could execute a drone strike on U.S. soil.”

While Holder added the caveat “in an emergency,” the answer was yes, the executive branch of the U.S. government could serve as judge, jury and executioner, in an emergency.

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clare an emergency, thereby having toring of cellphones and social media, the authority to execute a drone strike. attacks on religious freedom and the Paul stood up with 14 other sena- curtailing of free speech. Yet during this attack on the Bill tors and demanded the of Rights, few in power executive branch anstood up and took on swer the question: Can the executive branch.

American citizens have Paul and those their fourth, fifth and that supported the sixth amendment rights filibuster did just that; denied by a president? they stood up and deCan a president, with a manded that the presdrone strike, take away ident tell them if he an American citizen’s had the power to igright to “be secure in Scott ALLEGRINI nore the Constitution. their person,” “be indicted by a grand jury,” “not be de- These few rebels shook the earth in prived of life, liberty and property Washington, D.C., evidenced by the without due process of law” or to the reactions of those in power during “right to a speedy and public trial by the next few days.

The “old guard” of the GOP took an impartial jury”?

This is why this moment was so to the Senate floor and called Paul evimportant. The Bill of Rights has been erything from “dangerous,” “Wacko under attack for decades, but the past Bird” and the “leader of the code pink 12 years have seen an unprecedented Republicans.” Those in Washington, attack: the Patriot Act, warrantless D.C., who believe in party over prinwiretaps, surveillance of emails, moni- ciple understood what had happened

and it scared them.

If the American people begin to understand that what is happening in Washington, D.C., is just a game of Republicans versus Democrats, the ruling class’ power would disappear.

As long as they keep us fighting each other, we will not notice the government overstepping its bounds and taking away our rights.

Paul lifted the veil just a little and an amazing thing happened. The people’s media, Twitter, Facebook, Internet news sites and citizen journalists covered the filibuster with astounding success. The news that someone was standing for freedom and the Bill of Rights spread across the Internet, from C-SPAN to the Twitter hashtag #standwithrand trending to No. 1.

Even today if you Google “Stand with Rand” there are hundreds of blogs and new media stories, many of them left-leaning news sources. Even the progressive site Mother Jones questioned the use of drone strikes. Raha

Wala, an attorney with Human Rights First said, “Any use of drone strikes or other premeditated lethal force inside the United States would raise grave legal and ethical concerns.”

If we can stand together on the issue of liberty and freedom, we can stop this attack on our basic freedoms and present a united front to remind those in government that the only power they have is what the people grant them.

The ground has shifted, the veil lifted and the game has been exposed.

We are purposely being pitted against each other to keep us distracted. We need to stop fighting each other and unite to defend our rights against a government that thinks it is OK to be judge, jury and executioner, as long as there is an “emergency,” which is defined by that very same government. O Scott Allegrini is a co-founder of the Children of Liberty. Email him at news@toledofreepress.com.

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Libertarians announce candidate for Toledo mayor The Lucas County Libertarian Party announced March 12 that Michael R. Konwinski, who worked with the City of Toledo for 30 years, intends to run for mayor. If elected, Konwinski plans to try to lower payroll tax, assessments and utility rates by “reducing unnecessary administrative/managerial positions and reorganizing some city divisions,” according to a news release. — Staff Reports

FREE FROM HUNGER 2013

Initiative aids local charities fighting hunger Toledo Free Press News Editor bburks@toledofreepress.com

Several local groups are partnering to combat one of the biggest issues facing Northwest Ohio — hunger.

Columbia Gas of Ohio, Toledo Free Press, WNWO-TV and Moms on the Go have joined forces for the Free from Hunger initiative. The yearlong initiative supports Food for Thought, Feed Lucas County Children and Cherry Street Mission. Major sponsors include Hollywood Casino Toledo, Wells Fargo Advisors and WSPD. “It’s a really interesting approach to take a yearlong look at this because to a certain extent, it’s hard to combat something as large as hunger. … How do we start to do that?” said Chris Kozak, communications and community relaKOZAK tions manager for Columbia Gas of Ohio. “We’ve picked three good partners who are having a strong impact now and our goal is to help them have an even bigger impact.”

The initiative was partially inspired by startling statistics: More than 85,000 Lucas County residents are “food insecure” and 35 percent of them are children younger than 18. One out of 10 of those children is younger than 5. More than 30,000 children in Lucas County live at or below the poverty line.

“How does Lucas County address issues such as education and economic development if it can’t feed its people?” said Michael S. Miller, editor in chief of Toledo Free Press. Miller, who collaborated with Kozak on the initiative, said, “It’s an overwhelming situation, but there are people devoting their lives to helping alleviate the crisis and we want to bring as much awareness and as many resources as we can to contributing to the solution.”

Each charity will have a season of spotlight during 2013. The initiative seeks corporate sponsors to donate $5,000 each and aims to get those funds matched by the public through events put on by the charities. n HUNGER CONTINUES ON A7

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Bob Guiney and Scott Grimes will play a Free From Hunger benefit concert at Forrester’s on the river on March 23.

‘Bachelor’ concert benefits Food for Thought

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Toledo Free Press Staff Writer mzepeda@toledofreepress.com

It’s a chance to rub elbows with celebrities and enjoy an intimate concert, all while raising money for an important Lucas County charity.

On March 23, Bob Guiney, one of the most popular bachelors from the ABC show “The Bachelor,” and Scott Grimes, an actor from NBC’s “ER,” will take the stage in Toledo. The concert benefits Food for Thought, a social justice organization dedicated to feeding the hungry with a mobile food program.

“We are really hopeful people will come out,” Guiney said. “They are trying to raise as much money as they can for Food for Thought and hopefully people will see the value of that and come and hang out with us.”

Guiney and Grimes teamed up about a year ago.

They tour together and play a many charity shows.

“We are doing it for causes that we believe in and causes that we think the money is really going to go to a really good place,” Guiney said.

“Plus, it’s an advantage because he is my best buddy and we get to hang out and play music together and all the while we are doing something good for someone else.”

Guiney and Grimes met after playing in Band From TV, a group of actors that has a passion for music and charity. They tour together and all the money raised at their shows goes to the actors’ favorite charities.

“It’s been the most rewarding thing because we do it all for charity,” Guiney said. “We have raised $3 million for charity during the past seven years.”

But with so many actors’ conflicting schedules, it’s hard to tour often, so Guiney and Grimes started their own band.

“What actually ended up happening is Bob and I were itching all the time to keep performing,” Grimes said. “So we said, ‘While we are on break, let’s do a very scaled down version of Band From TV,’ which ended up being something more original than Band From TV, because we don’t just do cover songs. We do our own stuff.”

Guiney added, “We were itching to play more and were anxious to put our creative minds together more and write some more real songs.

GRIMES Because Band From TV is more about playing cover songs, and we love that, but we both had the desire to get up there and play our own stuff too.” n GUINEY CONTINUES ON A8

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n HUNGER CONTINUED FROM A6 All funds are being maintained by the Toledo Community Foundation.

Food for Thought is the first spotlight charity, followed by Feed Lucas County Children (FLCC) and Cherry Street Mission.

Kozak said, “It’s really gotta be a team effort and I’ll steal a quote from Bruce Springsteen: ‘Nobody wins unless everybody wins.’”

Food for Thought

The first initiative event is 7 p.m.

March 23 at Forrester’s on the River.

“Bachelor” Bob Guiney is set to perform along with Scott Grimes. Tickets are $40 to benefit Food for Thought. A second event where local restaurants will show off their take on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches is set for May 23.

More details on that event, which will feature wine/beer pairings, is forthcoming at http://feedtoledo.org.

Sam Melden, executive director of Food for Thought, said, “One of the things about the Free from Hunger campaign is I think it really represents the next wave of raising money and community support. It really represents organizations with influence teaming up to say, ‘Let’s focus on this issue.’”

Food for Thought, which started in 2007, runs its stationary food pantry at 3540 Seaman Road, Oregon. It also has a mobile unit that it takes into its three-county wide community.

“We have about 12 food pantries a month — everything from rural and more urban churches to family centers,” Melden said.

He stressed the importance of partnerships to Food for Thought.

“It’s definitely not like an ice cream truck where it just pulls into a neighborhood and pulls out,” he said. “Really what we want to do is we partner with other organizations and we kind of become their food pantry.”

“The idea with that is we aren’t going to assume we can be more engaged with somebody’s community than they already are and that’s served us well.”

The charity also emphasizes serving food with thoughtfulness — meaning eye contact counts as much, if not more, than full stomachs, Melden said. This means a simplified check-in process for patrons and letting them shop more than once a month.

It also means creative spins on projects like Art for Thought, where professional and amateur artists alike can decorate lunch bags. That program is run out of The Art Supply Depo in Downtown.

Art for Thought is mainly meant for school art classes and afterschool programs. However, Melden said, “Everyone from kids the youngest age that can pick up a crayon to the most incredible artist in the city can take a bag and decorate it.”

Food for Thought is also currently working with the Northwest Ohio Food Council to help provide healthier options to food pantry patrons. This means community gardens, cooking classes and themed recipes based on the pantry’s inventory.

Melden said that an increase in funds could mean expanding the types of food offered at pantries and

maybe taking a potential partner organization off the waiting list. He also said that more volunteers are always needed. To sign up, visit http://feed toledo.org.

FLCC and Cherry Street

Tony Siebeneck, executive director of FLCC, and Dan Rogers, president of Cherry Street Mission, both said that the awareness that the Free from Hunger initiative could bring to the issue is especially crucial.

Siebeneck said, “This hunger awareness project to me, it’s a godsend.”

FLCC, which prepares meals in its kitchen and then serves them throughout the community to hungry children, started in 2002. Last summer, it served its millionth summer meal.

The summer meal program is receiving accolades, Siebeneck said.

“We’re receiving a lot of calls from in-state and out-of-state organizations that are wanting to learn more about our successful food model. …

That’s keeping us kind of busy,” he said, adding that his nonprofit is also gearing up for summer.

Rogers said of the campaign, “No question about it. What this does for Cherry Street is keep it in the forefront of our community.”

Cherry Street has provided food, shelter and other goods to the needy since 1947.

Rogers stressed that food is a stabilizing force in people’s lives.

“Hunger is distracting. Anything that’s distracting stands between us and where we want to be,” he said.

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Sam Melden is executive director of food for thought.

with more eggs and also to vastly increase its two urban gardens’ produce.

Like Rogers and Siebeneck, Kozak said that awareness is a big part of the initiative.

“Awareness is the first step to [helping]; finding out what the need is; finding out it’s not something happening in a different state, in a different country; finding out there’s people in Toledo just down the street that are hungry that your kids may go to school with,” Kozak said.

Moms on the Go

Moms on the Go — Lisa Harst, Allie Darr and Molly Pearson — film a weekly family segment for WNWOTV. The group has helped several charities since its inception last year.

“Basically every month we were picking a new charity and decided our efforts would be better spent,” Pearson said, adding that the statistics and facts they learned about hunger made

the decision to get onboard obvious.

“It kind of pulls at your heartstrings and being moms ourselves, the thought of not being able to feed your children three meals a day or even one is heart wrenching.”

Darr agreed.

“Personally, I’m a mom of three little boys and the thought of me not being able to feed them is very emotional for me,” she said.

Pearson said even if you can’t come to a specific event, donations to the charities are still encouraged.

Chris Topf, president of WNWO-TV, said that the station always looks for ways to make the community a better place.

“I want everybody to take this seriously and get involved. For the amount of money you might spend for going out to lunch, you can feed a family for a good long time,” he said.

For more information, search for “Free from Hunger” on Facebook. O

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n GUINEY CONTINUED FROM A6 Guiney’s TV career began when he was an eligible bachelor not chosen by Trista Rehn (Sutter) on the 2003 season of “The Bachelorette,” before taking the lead on “The Bachelor.” He has hosted several TV shows, including HGTV’s “Showhouse Showdown,” as well as contributing to “Today.”

“My whole life, before I was on ‘The Bachelor’ or anything, I signed a record deal and I was a musician,” Guiney said. “I played Toledo several times. I was in a band called Fat Amy, which we started back in 1991 and started touring with bands like The Verve Pipe, Matchbox Twenty and The Smoking Popes.”

Grimes was also a songwriter and solo artist before his acting career took off in movies like “Robin Hood” and TV shows such as “Party of Five,” “Band of Brothers,” “ER” and his voice work on “American Dad” and “Family Guy.” Both have a collection of original work they play at their concerts.

“We play our own original music that we played before we met,” Grimes said. “But we’ve noticed that accidentally we’ve changed our own stuff to combine what he loves and I love. The music that I’ve written before I met Bob is kind of changing as we sing together and has changed into the music that him and I sing together.”

Both men said the show will have people dancing to the music.

“We are a couple of guys with guitars who bang out a bunch of fun

songs,” Guiney said. “There are a bunch of songs you will recognize, there are some songs you might recognize from back in the day that got a lot of radio play like my song ‘Girlfriend’ and Scott’s song ‘Sunset Boulevard.’ We like to mix songs that we like to play and the crowd likes and keep things moving and have some fun with it.”

Grimes added, “There is no pretentiousness about it; it’s nothing but fun.

People are welcome onstage anytime.

It’s a good old-fashioned pub show even if we are playing at a giant place.

It’s really intimate and anything goes.”

The event is part of Free From Hunger 2013, a yearlong initiative spearheaded by Columbia Gas of Ohio, Toledo Free Press, WNWOTV and Moms on the Go and supported by Hollywood Casino Toledo, Wells Fargo Advisors and WSPD. All the money raised at the Guiney and Grimes concert will benefit Food for Thought, a social justice organization dedicated to feeding the hungry with a mobile food program. The concert will be at 7 p.m. March 23 at Forrester’s on the River in The Docks. Tickets are available online at http://store.feed toledo.org and are $40 each.

“What we are doing for Food for Thought and Moms in Heels and these events in Toledo is awesome because instead of just sending a check from a show from a thousand miles away and hoping it helps, we are actually raising awareness,” Guiney said.

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“I love Toledo. There were some great restaurants and I even worked in Bowling Green for a while,” Guiney said. “We are very excited. I’m excited to introduce Scott to some people in the Midwest. We will give them a great show and shake hands and meet people and have a lot of fun.” O

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TPS battles obstacles to meet computer testing mandate

By John P. McCartney

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer jpmccartney@toledofreepress.com

When Bob Vasquez told Toledo Public Schools (TPS) Business Manager James Gant at the February Finance Committee meeting that “if this doesn’t happen, the board will be looking to hold someone responsible,” Gant said he fully understood the enormity of the situation.

Vasquez, TPS Board of Education (BOE) member, was referring to the Ohio Department of Education’s (ODE) unfunded mandate that all state-reVASQUEZ quired tests must be administered electronically in the 2014-15 academic year. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade will be required to take state-mandated tests using computers.

“It’s my responsibility to make sure the board is aware that if we need additional technology or additional

funding — and I think this was Mr. Vasquez’s point — that it’s my responsibility to make sure they’re aware of that so that we can get what we need in order to run a successful testing period,” Gant said. “My biggest concern is to make sure that we are capable of being able to meet the needs of the district and test well when this thing is rolled out.”

Gant said that as of March 13, TPS has 8,000 computers for student use.

Based on Jim Gault’s explanation of the ODE’s most current recommendations, TPS will either have to purchase at least another 4,000 student computers within the next year or, as Vasquez suggested in February, “look to hire an outside service” to ensure the district has the necessary hardware to give its students the opportunity to pass the tests.

Gault, TPS’s chief academic officer, said ODE is telling districts that it recommends that school buildings with more than six grade levels, which includes all of TPS’s elementary schools, have one computer for every two students in six of the eight grade levels within each building and a 1-to-1 ratio of com-

puters to students in the two grade levels with the highest enrollment in that same building.

‘Quite a bit away’

Gant said an analysis the district recently completed in some of its buildings indicates TPS is “quite a bit away” from establishing a 1-to-1 student-to-computer ratio.

“It’s difficult to quantify ‘quite a bit,’” Gant said, “but we did assess [the cost of providing] Arlington Elementary with a 11-to-1 ratio. That cost is approximately $60,000.”

Gault said ODE also recommends that schools with fewer than six grade levels, which includes TPS’s high schools, have a 2-to-1 students-tocomputer ratio.

“We have also been working with ODE in providing an assessment of our technology to ensure ... our computers have the necessary RAM (random-access memory) to perform the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) Assessments,” Gault said.

One frustration districts across the state face is ODE’s decision to release the plan piecemeal, Gault said.

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My biggest concern is to make sure that we are capable of being able to meet the needs of the district ... ”

— James Gant “This is not all developed as of yet,” Gault said. “They are releasing more information as we go forward.

In fact, they just released some additional information last week on PARCC Assessments.”

A proactive approach

Despite the uncertainty, Gault said TPS is taking a proactive approach to preparing its students for PARCC. “The district is working diligently to be involved in any state-level pilots we can to not only test our equipment but also to allow our students the opportunity of taking an online assessment,” Gault said.

“There is a fourth-grade social

studies pilot that is going to be offered this year that is online. The district is applying to pilot that. Last year, we had the opportunity to pilot the online social studies test as well. We are actively volunteering to engage in any opportunities to test our hardware with the online assessments that are coming.

Gault points to the district’s use of the STAR (Standardized Test for Assessment of Reading) test and SuccessMaker as two examples of TPS’s hands-on methodology.

“We’ve already started by getting online summative assessments like STAR that our students are utilizing in grades K through 8 as we try to get them used to that format of sitting at a computer and taking an assessment,” Gault said. “That’s a new addition of a norm-referenced test we started this year that is showing positive results academically.”

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A10 n Toledo Free Press n TPS CONTINUED FROM A9 “The program is highly interactive, addressing multiple learning styles and making students active participants in their learning. Many skills are presented in a game-like format, which is challenging and motivating, making students excited to use the program.”

The website has a link to the program that gives students with Internet access in their homes the ability to hone their reading and math skills.

Optimal testing conditions

Capacity is another issue TPS faces, Gault said.

“The minimum requirement is one computer for every two students,” Gault said. “That’s not optimal testing in the way this should be rolled out.

“The other thing we need to talk about is providing instruction for students to have basic keyboarding skills,” Gault said. “When you talk about second, third, fourth and fifth graders, you have to realize they’re not going to be just pointing and clicking.

They’re going to have to compose at the computer screen. They’re going to have to word process. They’re going to have to be able to do some copying and editing. So those are things that are going to have to become part of our curriculum that there is not currently funding for.”

Gault said the district is studying where it may be able to include that computer instruction.

“However, one thing we have going for us is that every student at every school can use that school’s computer lab, so there are opportunities for students to learn the word processing skills they will need so that how they take the test does not interfere with their ability to demonstrate their knowledge of the material and their ability to succeed.”

Gault said he is aware that some districts have purchased “little microprocessors” for students in the lower grades to start getting used to the keys and to practice their keystrokes at home.

“We will have to discuss ways we can find opportunities for the youngest students to learn the necessary computer skills to ensure they can succeed. Those are some things that we’ll have to look at to ensure that not only do our students have the content to master these tests, but also have the technology skills [so that] that their skill levels don’t interfere with their ability to demonstrate their knowledge of the content.”

Gault also said he doesn’t believe the infrastructure exists within TPS to provide a one-to-one match. At issue is whether: O Computers will be wired or wireless.

O The computers the district already owns have sufficient RAM. O School buildings have the capacity to be wired for today’s technology, which Gault said is much different than the technology standards in place when the buildings were assessed in 2000.

O The district owns the required software.

New material, lengthy tests

Equal consideration must also be given to the curriculum covered in PARCC tests as well as the length of tests, Gault said.

“It’s a twofold issue school districts face,” Gault said. “Not only are we going to be doing new online assessments, but also we’re going to be testing over new material.”

That new material is the Common Core curriculum, and Gault said textbooks will be another significant issue.

“Remember, textbooks were not written for the Common Core —

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TPS committee hears preview of district performance audit

By John P. McCartney

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer jpmccartney@toledofreepress.com

In a 25-minute presentation to the Toledo Public School (TPS) Board of Education Finance Committee on March 13, Dr. Linda Recio, president of Evergreen Solutions, presented 31 preliminary findings of what she said would be a 500-plus page performance audit report Evergreen will present to the full board of trustees no later than April 3.

During her presentation, Recio outlined the preliminary findings: O “We applaud the Policy Committee for a very comprehensive and up-to-date policy manual. It’s one of the best we’ve seen, and it’s available online,” she said. “However, the board has no administrative procedure manual. You’ve got numerous memos — memos from the present superintendent, memos from previous superintendents and memos from the previous treasurer — but no one takes those memos and puts them in some kind of form to relate to board policy.

“The superintendent and his cabinet are accountable for the imple-

tional programs, but in many schools, they’re the best kept secrets. You’re not taking the opportunity to share those exemplary programs between schools.”

O “You have between 75 and 100 teachers on special assignment. There’s nothing wrong with teachers on special assignment. Yet, you weren’t able to find job descriptions. There’s no indication of their responsibility during the day and who they report to. There’s no accountability.”

O “Expenditure for textbooks has not decreased although student enrollment is down.”

O “There are too many signoffs and not enough encumbrances which means delays in budget expenditures.

There have been improvements in recent months, but you still have a way to go.”

O “There is the need for a centralized bidding and purchasing process for all departments.”

O “Attempts to automate the payroll function have been unsuccessful.

And the manual payroll function used is being carried out in obsolete applications. This requires the movement of paper documents and other archaic procedures.”

mentation of board policy, but what are the procedures? Where are those procedures? Everybody ends up searching all over for them.”

O “The teachers’ relationships with the cabinet and the leaders of the district are in need of improvement.”

O “Some schools are overstaffed in terms of administrators and clerical.

They’re not in line with your own contracts. That’s not to say that some of the more atypical, challenged schools may need more special education teachers at that school. There may be very good reasons you have more clerical or assistant principals at a specific school. That’s the board’s prerogative.”

O “Legal services are exceptionally high.”

O “The superintendent has an excellent relationship within the business community.”

O The district has no centralized approach to grant management. There is no grant manager, and that works against the Transformation Plan.”

O “Distance learning is a really good effort, but it is not being fully implemented.”

O “You have several exemplary curriculum, instructional and voca-

O “The treasurer’s office is to be applauded for bond [refinancing] in 2010 and 2012. It saved the district more than $10 million. And the same efforts in 2013 will probably save the district even more money.”

O “There no risk management program that involves training.”

O “In facilities, you have a very effective teamwork structure in place as well as an efficient trades-based organizational structure. Nonetheless, in transportation and other departments, you have no KPI’s [Keen Performance Indicators] in place. How do you know you’re being successful?”

O “You need a comprehensive energy conservation management program.”

O “Food service workers are very committed to their work. We observed that in several cafeterias. In our opinion, they show compassion and respect for the students.”

O “Using the number of meals served per labor hour, which is the standard, some of the cafeterias are overstaffed.”

O “Food service has operated as a deficit for many years. You have improved some, but you have not im-

proved sufficiently to eliminate the deficit.”

O “You are to be commended for seeking the Walmart grant for food services.”

O “It does not appear you are aggressively seeking to qualify eligible students for free or reduced lunch. It can be sometimes difficult because of the perceived stigma associated with being in that program, particularly at the high school level, but stronger efforts are needed.”

O “We applaud the district for qualifying and receiving the additional six cents from the federal government for the use of nutrition standards.”

O “In transportation, the arbitrary decision for bus replacement incurs unnecessary costs. There needs to be an organized pattern for ordering buses on an annual basis. There needs to be the purchase of a handful of buses a year instead of ordering a number of buses that may not be needed when they show up all at once.

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O “The use of 96 buses to provide student transportation amounts to the ratio of one bus per 19 students. Some of your buses have the capacity to hold 76 students.”

O “Overtime is extensive among your school resources officers.”

O “Badges are not worn throughout the district. Some schools are very, very proactive in wearing badges and others are not. This is a safety issue.”

O “Another safety issue is that there’s a lot of buzzing without verifying who is coming through the door.

Just because I am wearing a business suit does not mean I have any business being in that school building.”

O “In terms of personnel and customer service, not all schools are customer service friendly. You know which ones those are. The names of those schools will not be in the report.”

O “In technology, there is not sufficient use of funds which you are eligible for.”

O “The Department of Computer Services needs to be reorganized.”

Final report

Recio said the final report will have 11 chapters covering each of the major operations the board asked to have analyzed. Those 11 chapters will be: O district administration.

O curriculum and instruction.

O human resource management.

O personnel management.

O financial management.

O facilities.

O food service.

O transportation.

O safety and security.

O technology.

O fiscal impact.

Recio said the fiscal impact chapter would answer the question, “What does all this mean?”

Recio said the report will identify costs that TPS will have to incur in order to generate cost savings. All costs will be stated in 2013 dollars, and not pro-rated.

Recio said that each of Evergreen’s 150 to 200 findings will lead to a recommendation or a commendation, but not both. Evergreen will also identify every recommendation that it believes will require contract negotiations with one of the district’s three unions, Recio said.

Recio guaranteed the report will not be based on perceptual data, but hard data. It will include charts and figures, “and if we don’t give you the data, challenge us,” she said.

Making the report public

Discussion following Recio’s presentation focused on how the district would make the report available to the public. Cecelia Adams, TPS Board of Education (BOE) vice president, was

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concerned that board members have an opportunity to proofread the document before it is made available to the public. BOE committee member Bob Vasquez was concerned that “since the board commissioned this report, the fidelity of process necessitates that the board gets the full report and not a sanitized version of it.”

Treasurer Matthew Cleland, performance audit project manager, initially rejected Recio’s suggestion that Evergreen email the report to him. Cleland suggested Evergreen keep possession of the document and deliver it to the board and district administrators through a facilitator of Evergreen’s choice.

Cleland said his concerns were twofold: “First, the more people the report is shared with, the more likely it will get out to the public,” Cleland said. “And second, if it comes to me and I distribute it to the board, that makes it a public document.”

Vasquez suggested that the initial report be seen only by board and cabinet members and that the revised version become the public document.

‘A part of the public record’

Keith Wilkowski, TPS legal counsel, informed committee members that regardless of how TPS receives the report, “once a record is received by a governmental agency, it is a part of the public record even if it has the word ‘draft’ on it. As long as it is in your possession, it is public record.”

When it became clear that TPS could not withhold what Adams, Vasquez and cabinet members were calling a “rough” draft, Adams suggested the board schedule a public meeting for the first draft.

Recio suggested the word “rough” not be used to describe the initial draft. Recio suggested calling it the “final” draft. After the document is proofread by board members, administrators and taxpayers, Recio said Evergreen would create the one revision as required by contract.

Recio also said that any revision would only be made if the district provided facts or figures with hard data.

“This will not be a philosophical discussion,” Recio said. “There will be recommendations that everyone in this room will hate. I can guarantee it.

And there will be recommendations that everyone in this room will love.”

Adams said she will take the discussion of when to hold the public meeting to the board’s March 26 regular business meeting. Recio suggested the district make the 500-plus page performance audit available online on TPS’s website on the date of the meeting at the time the meeting starts. She also suggested that since the cost of photocopying the full 500-plus page report is prohibitive, the board make Evergreen’s 20- to 25page executive summary available to people who attend the meeting. O

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FUNDRAISERS

Zepf Center serves up tennis event on March 22

By Jay Hathaway

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

A Toledo mental health clinic is set to host a fundraising event that mixes tennis with philanthropy.

The Zepf Center will have its sixth annual “Serve up an Ace” charity event 7-11 p.m. March 22 at Laurel Hill Swim and Tennis Club, 2222 Cass Road. Admission is $30 per person and $50 per couple.

The nonprofit provides behavioral health and vocational services to youth and adults with severe and persistent mental illness. This includes therapy services, career development and résumé building.

The Zepf Center features a medical department as well.

The evening’s festivities include tennis competitions and skill sessions, as well as hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, astrology readings by Janet Amid, raffles and door prizes.

According to Zepf Center’s Chief Operations Officer Brittany Barhite, the original idea for the event came from Mark Faber, tennis pro BARHITE at Laurel Hill, and Zepf ’s Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Moses.

“They just started talking and came up with the event, and since then it’s grown,” Barhite said.

Barhite added that while the theme of “Serve up an Ace” is tennis, one does not have to be a tennis enthusiast to enjoy the night.

“Some people don’t like to play tennis, but there will be lots of stuff to do if [they] don’t,” she said.

Raffle prizes include $2,500 cash, a 64GB iPad Mini and a 16MP Nikon digital camera. Attendees also have a chance to win door prizes, like a 32inch flat-screen TV. Another feature of the night is a silent auction, with items and services offered from various local businesses. Possible items up for bid include a stay at a Florida condominium, U.S. Open tickets, tennis packages with rackets and outfits, haircuts, salon services, puppy-care packages, movie tickets, glass art and beer baskets. Many local businesses sponsored the event.

“We had a lot of local places step up and donate, and a lot of local tennis pros are donating their

time to teach the tennis that night,” Barhite said.

Tennis competitions will take place on all of the different courts at Laurel Hill, with pairs separated by skill level. Those new to tennis are invited to play.

“We’ll do everything from point play to fun games,” Barhite said.

“After the groups play for an hour, we’ll have competitions like fastest serve, with prizes for best male and female. Then, at 9:30 [p.m.], the courts will be free for open play the rest of the night.”

Health Home provider

Last year, the event raised $30,000. In 2010, “Serve up an Ace” was named the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) Midwest Charity Event of the Year. Part of the proceeds from this year’s event will go toward building a fitness center, which is part of a new initiative at the Zepf Center.

“As of Oct. 1, we are one of the clinics selected to become a Health Home provider,” Barhite said. “We are looking at a holistic approach to taking care of our clients.”

The Health Home system is part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. It is designed for people with Medicaid who have chronic conditions, and encourages treatment centers to operate under a “whole-person” philosophy.

“Along with our therapy services we also want to help them with other physical [needs], because if you don’t feel good physically, you’re not going to feel good mentally,” Barhite said. “In addition to therapy, we ask them, ‘When was your last checkup? When was your last dental visit?’ We also want to offer more yoga classes.”

Barhite explained that because many of Zepf ’s clients do not have a lot of disposable income, they are probably not going to be buying gym memberships.

She added that some may not feel safe walking around in their neighborhoods, which also prohibits physical activity.

“There are a lot of studies that show that just 30 minutes of physical activity can improve your mood,” Barhite said. “Also, a lot of people with persistent mental illnesses die on an average of 25 to 30 years sooner than other individuals. That is usually because of cardiac issues like heart disease, being overweight and diabetes. If we provide some wellness educa-

tion, we can help them. Also, a lot of them are underserved, and so they might not have learned the proper way to eat or have access to

nutritious food.”

Barhite encouraged those who are interested in attending the tennis event to order tickets in advance,

though she noted that some walk-ins will be accepted that night.

For more information or to order tickets, visit www.zepfcenter.org. O

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PEOPLE

Local ‘extreme couponer’ hosts book signing

By Brigitta Burks

Toledo Free Press News Editor bburks@toledofreepress.com

Local coupon expert Joni MeyerCrothers is hosting a book signing March 23 at Sylvania Area Family Her Services. book, “Extreme Couponing: Learn How to Be a Savvy Shopper and Save Money … One Coupon At a Time,” came out March 5.

M e y e r - Meyer-Crothers Crothers started extreme couponing about five years ago after her husband was laid off from his auto-industry job. Since then, she’s appeared on TLC’s “Extreme Couponing,” the “Rachael Ray Show,” “Good Morning America,” “20/20,” “Today,”

“The 700 Club” and Fox News.

The extreme couponer spends about $200 for $5,000 worth of groceries every month and donates about 80 percent of that to Sylvania Area Family Services.

“I’m very big into teaching people that you can save for your own family, but you also have to share. There are too many hurting people out there and we have to step up and help them,” she said.

TLC and Discovery Channel Publishing contacted Meyer-Crothers in December 2011 to pitch a book.

“Of course, I said, ‘Yeah!’” MeyerCrothers said. “By the end of the book, it kind of walks people through how to make a successful shopping trip.”

She co-authored the book with ghost writer Beth Adelman. Adelman now uses tips she picked up from Meyer-Crothers — like saving coupons for when items go on sale, she

said. She also started donating to a local food bank.

“Very few people are having a very fabulous time financially right now and this is a book that will help people stretch what they have,” Adelman said.

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When Suzanne Carroll announced she would take a five-month break from her radio show, “The Jazz Brunch,” she wasn’t sure she could return as promised on St. Patrick’s Day. A series of complicated health crises, in concert with her 20-year battle with multiple sclerosis (MS), was pushing her toward a possible early retirement that would include walkers with wheels and preparing doorways for wheelchairs.

It started with extreme nerve pain from going off MS medicine. That was followed by a diagnosis of gall bladder disease. Then she had a breast cancer scare, which delayed her gall bladder removal. During that surgery, doctors found liver disease.

This was in addition to “the worst MS attack of my entire life,” the 57-year-old said. Carroll felt the attack coming on before announcing her break and it got more debilitating during her hiatus. She called it a “slow slide down into hell.”

“I knew my MS was already bad in the summer,” Carroll said. “When I would get up from a chair, I couldn’t walk. I had to stand there and start walking really slow. I couldn’t pick things up; I was so fatigued. I was getting tired 10 minutes after waking up from a full night’s sleep.” n CARROLL CONTINUES ON A18

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Carroll returns to radio after ‘slow slide down into hell’

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Suzanne carroll will return to ‘The Jazz Brunch’ after taking a five-month break to battle health issues.

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n CARROLL CONTINUED FROM A17 But with MS it is hard to tell how long an attack will continue and Carroll was unsure if she would recover as she had in the past. She thought: “If I don’t take a break right now, I am going to skid right into the dirt.”

Her doctors actually wanted her to retire, something Carroll rejected. She started her jazz show 17 years ago Oct. 7, a date so symbolic she made that her final Sunday morning show before going on extended leave.

Her return to radio March 17 is also meaningful. Twenty years ago on that date Carroll received her MS diagnosis.

“For the longest time I would say to people that I don’t know why I ever went to the doctor’s office on St. Patrick’s Day, what a stupid thing to do.

Looking back at it now, I think it is a great day to get diagnosed. I feel very lucky still being function-able.”

Taking its toll

Carroll began exhibiting symptoms when she was 19. She lost part of the sight in her right eye and experienced numbing from the waist down.

Diagnosis was difficult.

“I stopped going to the doctor for all of those strange, awful things, and I thought if I was just patient with myself and rested, it would subside,” Carroll said. “Now I know that it was relapsing-remitting MS.” In January 1993, she woke up with double vision. It was her second day of judging a local advertising contest and she didn’t want to miss it. All day she kept asking fellow judges, “Can you see anything in my eye?”

When she finished, she called her husband, Dennis Witherell, and said he needed to meet her at the ER. “We had no idea what that was about, but we later found out that double vision is a common symptom of MS,” Witherell said.

The doctors did a series of tests, including a spinal tap. At her follow-up appointment on St. Patrick’s Day, she found out she had MS, an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord.

“A lot of doctors had told me that my mind was playing tricks on my body. In essence, they were telling me I was a little squirrely,” she said.

“Knowing what was happening really was a powerful thing. It gave me a chance to start fighting it.”

When she was first diagnosed there were no medications on the market to slow the progress of the incurable disease. She was sent home with no hope.

Eight months later, the first medication came out.

“I have been on medication for a period of 20 years, except when I have to take a holiday in between meds,” Carroll said. “I would safely say at this point in time that if I had not done ag-

gressive medication throughout these years, including a two-year stint with chemotherapy, I would not be working.”

Carroll is permanently numb on the right side of her body from the waist down and is three-quarters blind in her right eye. After her most recent attack, her left hand is arthritic-like.

“Every time I have a relapse, I usually get 90 percent of everything back.

Over 20 years, I am slowly losing little bits. The cumulative effect, make no mistake, is taking its toll,” she said.

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Going off air

Carroll’s health began a slow descent in late 2011 when she stopped taking an MS drug that put her at risk for a brain infection.

The subsequent nerve pain she felt from her waist to her neck was so painful she often had to sit unclothed with her arms in the air.

Gall bladder disease would follow, along with surgery, which had to be delayed when a mammogram revealed possible breast cancer. Fortunately, a follow-up scan came back clear a few weeks ago.

During her gall bladder surgery, doctors discovered the liver disease, which did not require a transplant, but will take two years to heal.

Meanwhile, the stress and body changes aggravated her MS. “When you know something is happening, you chill out. That is all you can do. I have a handicap sticker and I don’t usually put the sticker on my car, but as soon as all these things started, I was parking in the handicap spaces, conserving my energy, saving my steps.”

The call to go off the air was made primarily because of the liver disease and MS. “My body was shutting down. I knew it was shutting down. I would have never taken a break if I didn’t know something was happening with me.”

Since the break would be so long, she could not prerecord enough shows; however, management held her spot on 101.5 The River.

“I needed to deal with what was happening. The number of doctor appointments and testing and time spent on my health pretty much paralleled the time I was spending on ‘The Jazz Brunch.’ There was no time for both,” Carroll said.

In December, doctors decided to retry steroid treatments for her MS, despite a horrible reaction a decade earlier. A few steroid treatments later she was admitted into the Cleveland Clinic with another severe reaction.

Soon after, on the day her leg started to feel a tad less “dead,” she discovered she had shingles.

“I am going to shoot myself right now. I am never going to get back on the radio. My plan isn’t going to work,” Carroll said of her mindset.

But extremely high doses of anti-

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Suzanne carroll said management agreed to hold her spot on her radio show while she dealt with illness.

virals led to a surprising recovery, one that happened over a span of five days in January. Doctors still aren’t positive, but they think shingles may have been the longtime culprit. Her immune system, weakened by MS, could not handle it.

“All this crap just lifted off of me,” Carroll said. “It was stunning. It was unbelievable. I am not a big one for miracles, but this feels miraculous.”

These days, Carroll is getting around without her cane. Her legs feel more limber and the tingling has lifted in some places.

“Even after this most recent attack, I did get about 90 percent back again, and I am really grateful because there is going to be a day when this will not remit,” she said.

Her husband said this MS attack was the scariest.

“We were both thinking it likely would not remit and when it did, we were thrilled.”

The voice

Carroll’s return to the radio is much anticipated. “The Jazz Brunch” is her dream job, a position she dared not seek when she was a single mother raising three children.

Instead, she focused on her ad

business until she was offered a show.

The newly remarried Carroll wasn’t sure she should take it, though. She had just been diagnosed with a rotten disease and didn’t want such a highprofile position.

“But they were going to let me pick all my own music and do all my own thing. It was going to be all my own show. You don’t get an opportunity like this too many times.”

So she took it and made it her own, even selling the advertisements. The show has become a staple of Northwest Ohio radio.

“We’re thrilled to have Suzanne Carroll back on the air Sunday mornings with her show, ‘The Jazz Brunch,’” said Kellie Holeman-Szenderski, regional market manager for Clear Channel Media & Entertainment, in an email.

“Our listeners and the community have truly missed her and we’re so glad that she is ready to return to 101.5 The River.

Suzanne’s show is very important to the station’s Sunday programming and she’s a dear friend of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Toledo.”

D.J. Yark, general manager of Yark BMW, said that Carroll has been a wonderful partner. Yark runs seven commercials throughout her four-hour show.

“It was a very tough time for her, but we are glad she is getting back as soon as she has. We didn’t like to have her off,” Yark said.

Carroll said her show has always been intensely personal. Longtime listeners can tell what is going on in her life by what is being played. One of her favorite CDs and title tracks is “Lucky To Be Me” by Carol Welsman.

This song especially resonates because of her recent recovery.

To get in the mood for her live show, she turns down the lights in the studio, gets her coffee and turns on her sexy voice. Longtime fan Gary Enck said he hasn’t listened to The River since she went off the air.

“My Sundays have been very lonely,” he said. “We are really anxious to have her back. She is a treasure.”

Carroll said she never knew for certain if she would return by March 17. Luck was involved.

“A lot of people would say I have planned on coming back on St. Patrick’s Day all along, but I didn’t. I grabbed at the date in the spring that meant something to me and that was my date of my MS diagnosis.”

Now St. Patrick’s Day is doubly meaningful. It is the day she returned to radio, too. O

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Activist for victims Russ Simpson dies March 12 Russ Simpson, founder of the local chapter of the Parents of Murdered Children group, died after a March 12 heart attack.

Simpson, 78, was instrumental in starting the Lucas County Victim/Witness Assistance program and was a facilitator for the Office of Victim Services SIMPSON with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections.

He and his wife, Pat, lost two children, Stacy and Scott Simpson, to separate murders that were years apart.

The former bus driver is survived by Pat, daughter Linda Lou Simpson, son David Simpson and four grandchildren.

“He had more compassion and sympathy for people than anybody you know,” Pat said of her late husband.

“He was a strong, caring, giving man.”

The couple would have been married 55 years on March 29. They met at Libbey High School.

Lynn Carder, executive director of Lucas County Victim/Witness Assistance, said Simpson was always there for murder victims’ families.

“He wanted to make sure they were OK. He’d cry with them; he’d laugh with them,” Carder said.

Carder said Simpson was working on helping a victim’s family get information they needed when he died.

“He was becoming more of an activist. He was looking at things from

a legislative standpoint,” Carder said.

“He had seen families be put out of the court systems and the justice system doesn’t always work the way you want.”

In 2006, Simpson told his story to Toledo Free Press. He said, “I went to Scott’s grave one day and made a promise that every day, I would make at least one person laugh or smile or feel good, because that person I make smile this afternoon may not be alive tomorrow.

Making that promise is how I survived.”

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Toledo 911 call center authority transferred to fire department The oversight of the communications department responsible for answering and dispatching 911 calls is set to be transferred from the Toledo Police Department to the Toledo Fire Department.

Fire Chief Luis Santiago said, “We’re certainly embracing the opportunity to be the lead as far as the dispatch center. Operationally, I don’t think the workers involved are going to see much of a difference as far as the operations.”

On Feb. 21, Toledo Free Press reported that 21 communications positions and six records positions were open and being filled at the Toledo Police Department. However, the reason for the high number of vacancies was in dispute.

Councilman D. Michael Collins, chair of Council’s Public Safety, Law & Criminal Justice committee, said the communications vacancies could be attributed to, “a very hostile environment, solely as a result of top police division leadership responsible for their operations.”

On March 14, Collins said, “[According to] the information, which has been provided to me from the [Mayor Mike] Bell administration, as a result of an investigation by the Affirmative Action Office, a reorganization decision has been made and effective April 1, the communications center for police and fire of the City of Toledo will be under the authority of Chief Santiago of Toledo Fire and Rescue.”

He added that the investigation from affirmative action also called for further training of the communication center’s police supervisors. A police captain and two sergeants currently oversee the call center, Collins said.

“I fully believe that this is an unfortunate set of circumstances. However given the option of keeping the current sworn supervisors in place … it is probably in the best interest of the whole operation,” he said.

Santiago said at present, the two sergeants are staying in the communications department.

Representatives from the mayor’s office and police department were not available for further comment at press time.

When asked about the reason for the high number of communications vacancies on March 1, Toledo Police Deputy Chief Diana Ruiz-Krause said, “Well, there are a number of reasons. Obviously, we can’t just hire on our own. We need the assistance of our personnel department and they have a lot of other positions that need to be filled.”

In a Nov. 21 resignation letter sent to several city officials, a former employee said she had spoken to human resources, affirmative action and union representatives about “the harassment” at the communications center.

Ruiz-Krause said while she is familiar with the individual who wrote the letter, “I don’t know any more detail than what she states in her letter.” O — Brigitta Burks

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his country’s beginning revolved around personal liberty and self-reliance. America quickly became the wealthiest nation in history on the premise of free markets and the rule of law. The Founding Fathers knew we were, and would continue to be, imperfect but they put together a remarkable document that we still have today, the Constitution.

The founders knew that limited government was supposed to act only in those areas that the citizens could not on their own, e.g., national defense, courts of law, treaties, etc.

At the heart of the founding and during virtually every decade since, the small business owner was the key to growth, creativity and the creation of wealth both on an individual and a national level. More than any nation in the world throughout history, we have benefited from the fact that any citizen or resident has the opportunity to start a business.

Small-business owners can invest their own money and/or get their friends and family to invest in their Gary L. idea with them. More than anything in the world, that sole concept of opportunity, of risk and profit, has driven individuals and consequently this nation to achieve the greatest level of wealth ever created.

There is no question that starting a business is risky. Most new businesses fail. Many are not profitable for a long time. You never know if your idea will be accepted and purchased until you try.

Just about every major, and minor, development in this country and ultimately in the world started as the idea of an individual and grew into something much more. The personal PC was not developed by IBM but by two small companies by the name of Apple and Microsoft. I can name hundreds more: Facebook, Ford, Google, ESPN and Disney all come to mind.

Today, however, the story is changing rapidly.

Government, at all levels, is rapidly making it impossible to own and operate a business profitably.

The number of regulations imposed today on a small privately held company creates a situation where the owner must decide whether the effort and cost are worth it. If the potential for profit disappears, then what is the use of taking the risk?

The current regulatory climate creates an en-

vironment where some great ideas never get off the ground or are shot down early before they can fully develop.

The Federal Register is a catalog of federal regulations. In 1950 there were just over 9,700 pages and GDP for that decade averaged 4.2 percent.

In 1960 there were more than 22,000 pages and GDP averaged 4.4 percent a year for the decade.

By 1970 regulations grew to more than 54,000 pages and GDP for the decade was 3.75 percent.

By the year 2000 the regulations totaled more than 138,000 pages and the growth averaged 1.73. Today we have more than 170,000 pages of regulations and look around you to see what the GDP is now. (This is not counting the Affordable Care Act or Dodd-Frank.)

If you wanted to start a business and the only requirement was to read and understand all of the regulations, would you say, “Let’s go, I’m in!” or would you say, “Singapore is looking better every day?”

“Entrepreneur” is a French word RATHBUN meaning “one who undertakes.”

This means risk, the freedom to not only succeed but also the freedom to fail.

My dad always told me I would learn more by failing than I would by succeeding. Today, failing has become an intolerable situation and the government has decided it is its duty to have all the rules it needs to prevent any negative situation for its citizens, thereby diminishing the motivation to succeed.

This attitude has laid the foundation for undermining the freedom and opportunity that made us the greatest nation in the world. We need to get the shackles off of small business and get creative again. It is in our genes and we still have the most productive and creative workers in the world. Time to suit up and become an “undertaker.” O Gary L. Rathbun is the president and CEO of Private Wealth Consultants, LTD. He can be heard every day on 1370 WSPD at 4:06 p.m. on “After the Bell,” every day on the Afternoon Drive, and every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening at 6 throughout Northern Ohio on “Eye on Your Money.”

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The shelf life of a record-high Dow

n an exciting week for traders, the Dow understand that argument, the fact remains that Jones reached new record highs multiple perception is reality, and market actions today times. Many professionals have begun spec- are in anticipation of events 10-12 months down ulating how long the rally can last, and whether the road. However, these buybacks coupled with or not real growth in equities can be sustained the March 12 NFIB Small Business Optimism Index report could continue to in this economic environment. drive shares higher in the short Looking back to 2012, the term. The index rose 1.9 points as Dow started off the year at 12,217, small businesses started to spend and pundits were spewing pescash and look to hire. simism every chance they had.

One question I often hear is, None of these experts believed “Why would the big companies that equities would see any benspend so much money buying efit with 9.4 percent unemploytheir own shares as opposed to ment at the time and companies investing in property, plants and maintaining record levels of cash equipment, or even new workers?” on their balance sheets.

Ben TREECE As I mentioned earlier, these corNow, in March of 2013, the porations are sitting on record Dow has risen 18.5 percent during that time, and many investment professionals amounts of cash, and they feel that at this time have been left scratching their heads trying to allocating those resources towards stock purfigure out what to tell their clients when asked chases is the best use of their financial assets. why they were not invested in equities during This also shows they have favorable opinions of the rally. During that same time frame, gold their future production and expect their shares has increased from approximately $1,550/oz. to continue to rise in the long run.

The “it can’t last forever” argument does to $1,598/oz., a mere 3 percent increase. Silver performed much better than gold over that have some merit though. We are currently in same time, but rose just 7.4 percent to $29/oz. the honeymoon phase of this buyback; the Even crude has increased only 1.3 percent, de- news is fresh and enjoyable. I do expect to see a downturn at some point, but I believe that it spite erratic prices at the gas pump.

With the economy still struggling to kick will simply be a market correction as opposed into full gear, many feel that this rally in eq- to a longterm market trend.

Readers who follow these columns know uities cannot be maintained and fail to understand why stocks continue to rise. According that we are quite bullish on the U.S. economy to The Wall Street Journal, Fortune 500 compa- in the 2-5 and 5-10 year time frames, and that nies have initiated programs that directly ben- we are still wary of bonds. The Dow cannot efit their shareholders, such as share buybacks rise forever and interest rates cannot fall forand issuing attractive dividends to current ever; timing is the key in this market. O shareholders in an effort to entice more buyers.

“American corporations also announced plans Ben Treece is a 2009 graduate from the University to buy back $117.8 billion of their own shares of Miami (Fla.), BBA International Finance and in February, the highest monthly total in re- Marketing. He is a partner with Treece Investcords dating back to 1985,” the Journal reports. ment Advisory Corp (www.TreeceInvestments.

These companies include Apple, Exxon, Nord- com) and a stockbroker licensed with FINRA, working for Treece Financial Services Corp. The strom, PepsiCo, Home Depot, AT&T and GE. The cynic would look at this information above information is the express opinion of Ben and say that the rally is artificial, in no way Treece and should not be construed as investment backed up by market fundamentals. While I advice or used without outside verification.

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Lil’ Ed Williams gets requests all the time — even at home.

“My wife had asked me to do something, my mother-in-law had asked me to do something, my daughter had asked me to do something. One was musical — making a tape for my mother-in-law. One was mechanical because I was working on my daughter’s car. And then my wife asked me to do some electrical work,” the blues

singer and slide guitarist said.

“And my daughter came in and said, ‘You know what? You’re musical, mechanical, electrical.’ And I said, ‘Hey, that’s kind of cool; let’s write a song about that!’ I really like ‘Musical Mechanical Electrical Man.’” That track is from Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials’ disc “Jump Start,” named the No. 2 blues album of 2012

by Living Blues magazine.

No telling if Williams was wearing one of his trademark fezzes or if he did some backbends and toe walks while working.

Odds are he had fun.

“I remember when I first started recording with Bruce [Iglauer, president of Alligator Records], the first time we recorded [in 1986], we did 30 songs in three hours and that was real fun,” Williams said during a call from his Chicago home where he was plucking his guitar.

“I think we might have done one overtake on [‘Jump Start’], maybe two at the most. It was great.”

Williams and The Blues Imperials — bassist James “Pookie” Young, guitarist Mike Garrett and drummer Kelly Littleton — are known for highoctane concerts showcasing Chicago shuffles, slide-guitar boogies and a rockin’ good time.

Seems it runs in the family. Williams and his half-brother Young learned from blues great J.B. Hutto, a slide guitarist from the Windy City.

“Uncle J.B. was a real good teacher.

He taught me rhythm [guitar], and I pretty much picked up the lead from the rhythm,” Williams said.

“He gave me words on how to treat my fans: Always treat your fans good because they’re the ones making your paycheck. He told me to always respect my band members.”

And Hutto taught by example.

“I used to watch Uncle J.B. walk into the crowd and squat down and

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walk. He would do a few backbends and that excited me because it excited the people.

“So when I started to play, I was doing stuff before I actually even knew what I was doing because the music carried me. Next thing I know I was walking on my toes.

“And the music moved me in a way where I’d start doing backbends, jumping off stages, and people like that; they like to see me have a good time and I want to see them have a good time. So that’s why you see me act the fool so much on stage,” Williams said with a laugh.

Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials will play at 6 p.m. March 24 at Basin St. Grille in Toledo. Tickets are $18 for the public and $16 for Black Swamp Blues Society members. Doors open at 5 p.m.

“I know the younger generation is still getting into the blues because they come up to me and say, ‘Hey man, that stuff is great!’ And it’s not just all Jimi Hendrix, it’s not all Stevie Ray Vaughan, it’s blues, man. It’s the heart, it’s the feeling, it’s problemsolving, it’s happiness. That’s why it’s there because it’s all these things wrapped into one.” O

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orthwest Ohio is known for money raised creates scholarships its signature events: The Jamie for early intervention programs, Farr Toledo Classic, Susan G. which are key to young children Komen Race for the Cure, Mud Hens with autism. The never-mentioned larger quality of Project Opening Day, and after iAm is that it creates a what I experienced on support group and netMarch 10, Project iAm’s work for those families Acoustics for Autism. dealing with children, The all-day music feswho are not “normal,” tival happened in Upbut in the most beautown Maumee at The tiful of ways.

Village Idiot and Buster This was the sixth Brown’s and the thouannual Acoustics for sands who attended, Autism and from the bore witness to its evostart, the vibe was lution from the vision Jeremy BAUMHOWER different. The familyof a charitable woman with a big heart and a guitar to an friendly event featured three stages, event that will give lifetime memories highlighting more than 30 local musicians and included a kids’ and change lives.

Nicole Khoury, the face and workshop tent. Calen Savidge, who founder of Project iAm, has created opened the main stage inside The a signature event in a small North- Village Idiot, began playing at 12:30 west Ohio town, not from greed but p.m. and by 1 p.m. the place was packed. I was amazed at how busy from love.

Project iAm’s concept is simple; it got, but more importantly by how it’s a local charity that raises aware- much earlier the crowd came and ness and money for families with stayed. During the previous five children who fall under the spectrum years, people did not start filing of autism — families like mine. The in until 4 p.m. and slowly started

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exiting a little after 8 p.m. — but this year was different.

The feeling and vibe inside The Village Idiot was one of the best I have ever felt, not just in Northwest Ohio, but anywhere. Imagine the crowd from OB’s on St. Patrick’s Day, crossed with the fellowship of any church festival’s chicken dinner on Sunday and an all-day music festival. That is how it felt in Maumee that day. It wasn’t just a charity event — it felt like the wedding reception for your favorite couple.

The 35-minute set times for the local musicians created the perfect soundtrack. Each artist played his or her greatest hits and crowd pleasers to near perfection. At times, the packed crowd sang louder than the PA system, and at others made the building shake with their dancing.

As near perfect as this event was, next year it can be bigger. More than $25,000 was raised on a single block, on a Sunday in Maumee. Thousands of people experienced the beauty that town offers while only seeing the insides of a couple of businesses. The City of Maumee should recognize

the success of Project iAm, and take measures to make it bigger. Next year, if you close down the 300 block of Conant Street, this event becomes a festival. Establishments like Dale’s and the Maumee Theatre give even more options for planning such an event.

Autism affects one in 100 and that number is changing daily. The closing of Conant Street for an event or holiday is not without precedent. Every year, Opening Day for Maumee Little League features a parade through Uptown.

This event celebrates children and America’s pastime, but not every child can play baseball. Let’s shut it down for one more day, and really make a difference, not just in Maumee, but regionally.

The highlight of the day came from the stage inside The Idiot.

Joe Woods’ cover of “Man in the Mirror” perfectly captured the moment. Michael Jackson’s words challenged us to make a difference ... the very difference Khoury’s vision was making.

To find out more about Project iAm, visit www.projectiam.com. O

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having that elusive new carpeting in- pect of hideous germs lurking on the floor of my family’s home should stalled this month.

In a society where waiting the scare the dickens out of me, but my seven or eight minutes for macaroni microbial bravery is twofold. One, to boil can seem like a tedious task, I have to assume that the potential contaminants and I five years is a mighty already shared space long time. In a culture somewhere when where student loans they latched onto my hang around longer shoelaces, and, two, than the initial job they perhaps out of sheer gained, paying cash cleaning laziness, I for a major expense is subscribe much more a major accomplishto the “exposure builds ment. In a house where immunity” theory three children younger than its counterpart. than 10 messily reside, Shannon SZYPERSKI Still, I have an obhaving something new vious vested interest and fresh and wonderful feels like a miracle. Ahhhh, in keeping our new prized possession as clean as possible for presnew carpeting!

Along with new carpeting comes ervation’s sake. We are at least all new responsibility. Suddenly that (and by that I mean just my husfood-stained, peed-on, pooped-on band and I) agreed that there is to and, yes, vomited-on (just by pets, as be no food outside of the Pergofar as I know) layer of the house we clad kitchen and dining room from had come to completely ignore, other here on out. We mean business too, than our constant disdain for it, is of unlike our meaningless “no food in the new car” rule that didn’t live the utmost prominence.

The flooring we had consciously past our it’s-9pm-and-we-havestarted beating up something fierce yet-to-eat-dinner drive home from out of total disgust now demands the the dealership.

It did, however, only take a most delicate of care. I’m not sure we couple of days until we decided to have it in us.

We’re not ones to take our shoes play our grown-up card and allow off upon entering the house. Actu- ourselves to partake in coffee over ally, my kids all do out of their own carpeted surfaces. Coffee turned preference, but I personally can’t out to be a gateway substance that stand the idea of it. My big ol’ feet are led to Panera takeout in our bedprone to toe stubbing and my high room a day or two later. Again, arches really prefer some form of we’re adults and can eat anywhere constant support. As someone who is we darn well please.

Aside from the struggle to form home much of the day, putting shoes on is also as close as I have to a “get- better carpet care habits, there isn’t a whole lot of downside to new carting ready for work” routine.

I may be one of the few women peting. Our 7-year-old, who could on Earth constantly begging her take or leave things like birthday cake offspring to stop taking their shoes and Disney World, was beside herself off when they come inside. It’s not with excitement in anticipation of the as big of a deal as when they were new carpeting. Carpet day might as little and I had to do all of the tying well have been Christmas morning in and untying, but it’s still frustrating the eyes of our middle child. The girl to pop in the house for a couple of is “meh” about french fries and most minutes and turn around to see six toys but went bonkers at the prospect bare feet when it’s time to leave of multi-colored frieze in her bedagain. Of course, it’s not quite as room for some reason.

It was Christmas morning for frustrating as when we all walk to the car shoed, but half of us are me, too. There is something about then shoeless when we arrive at the reward at the end of an extended our shoes-required destination five wait, even if it is just buying new carpeting, that makes you feel like minutes later. Oh, the shoemanity!

I’m not quite willing to live a shoe- a kid again. O free inside existence, but I am willing to try to take the Mister Rogers ap- Shannon Szyperski and her husproach and re-shoe myself at the band, Michael, are raising three front door. I may even go cardigan; I children in Sylvania. Email her at haven’t yet decided. I know the pros- letters@toledofreepress.com.

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If full compliance is not made with this notice and the provisions of Chapter 955 of the City of Toledo Municipal Code within three (3) days after the date of this notice, then such grass, weeds, and other vegetation will be cut by or on behalf of the City of Toledo and the cost and expenses thereof will be assessed against the respective lots or lands. Violators will be prosecuted pursuant to the applicable provisions of Chapter 955 of the Municipal Code.

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To all interested agencies, groups, and persons: The City of Toledo (COT) is seeking comments on its July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 OneYear Action Plan to be submitted to the Housing & Urban Development Department (HUD) on or before May 15, 2013 for the 39th Program Year (PY). The One-Year Action Plan is based on the HUD approved Five-Year (2010-2015) Consolidated Plan submitted by the COT for housing, community, and economic development.

The One-Year Action Plan includes a description of the federal funds anticipated to be received as well as other resources expected to be available within the City of Toledo during the 39th PY. The Action Plan provides a description of the activities to be undertaken when using these resources and the expected results of those activities.

Also the Action Plan depicts a geographic distribution of assistance, special needs activities, general and public housing actions, and activities specific to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). In addition, the Plan will contain HUD-required certifications as well as community input received at the Public Hearings regarding the Action Plan.

The One-Year Action Plan (DRAFT) is available for review beginning April 8, 2013 at the following locations: 1) Department of Neighborhoods One Government Center, 18th Floor Downtown Toledo, Jackson & Erie Streets

5) Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority 435 Nebraska Avenue Toledo, Ohio 43604

2) Office of the Mayor One Government Center, 22nd Floor Downtown Toledo, Jackson & Erie Streets

6) Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board 1946 N. 13th Street, Suite 437 Toledo, Ohio 43604

3) Clerk of Council One Government Center, 21st Floor Downtown Toledo, Jackson & Erie Streets

7) All local branches of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (Refer to local telephone directory or toledolibrary.org for locations)

4) The Fair Housing Center 432 N. Superior Street Toledo, Ohio 43604

8) Dept. of Neighborhoods website: http:// toledo.oh.gov/neighborhoods

Public hearings on the DRAFT One-Year Action Plan are scheduled as follows: Tuesday, April 11, 2013, 6:00 p.m.

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (740 North Superior Street, Toledo, OH 43604) Thursday, April 18, 2013, 6:00 p.m.

University of Toledo – Scott Park Campus (Nebraska Avenue and Parkside Boulevard, Toledo, OH 43607) * To watch the live stream of these meetings, please visit: http://toledo.oh.gov/neighborhoods

Call 419.241.1700, Ext 230 to place a Classified Ad! Toledo Free Press publishes classified ads and cannot be responsible for problems arising between parties placing or responding to ads in our paper. We strongly urge everyone to exercise caution when dealing with people, companies and organizations with whom you are not familiar.

The City of Toledo will also receive comments from the public in writing at the following address: CITY OF TOLEDO DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN ONE GOVERNMENT CENTER, SUITE 1800 TOLEDO, OHIO 43604 * Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request by contacting the Department of Neighborhoods in advance at: 419-245-1400.

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