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LIGHTING THE FUSE PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT

Education matters ‘Trying to return to normal’

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hen we launched the “Education Champions” series in midJanuary, we hoped to present a picture of Toledo Public Schools (TPS) that showcased the forest and the trees. It was important to illustrate that TPS has great success stories that triumph in a time of great financial challenges.

We joined forces with the United Way of Greater Toledo and Doni Miller of 13abc’s “Bridges” program to celebrate the work and results of some special and dedicated people.

We have witnessed the impact of the Lucas County Initiative to Improve Birth Outcomes, the social and emotional learning process, the Collaborative Learning and Instructional Pre-school Project, the Stable Families Collaborative, Toledo GROWs and other outside-thebox programs and initiatives.

We have met extraordinary educators Thomas F. POUNDS who refuse to quit even as they face increasingly difficult conditions and we have seen how they improve lives in demonstrable ways.

Upon publication of the final two “Education Champions” stories on March 27, we hope you will participate in a 48-hour vote at www.toledofreepress.com that will determine which of the highlighted programs will receive a $1,000 grant from the United Way of Greater Toledo at a March 29 reception sponsored by Columbia Gas of Ohio.

Now, one week before the last installment of the original 12-part series, we marvel at how fast time can fly by, and realize that a brief 12-part series is nowhere near enough space to fully explore this topic; scores of readers have nominated people and programs that merit equal attention.

Therefore, “Education Champions” will continue to be a regular feature in these pages as we progress through 2011 and accompany TPS officials on their difficult and unenviable journey.

Other local publications are following our lead by announcing their own education series; that increased attention will further serve to spotlight the ideas and implementations we began back in January, and we welcome their efforts to contribute to the ongoing education conversation.

We owe great thanks to United Way, 13abc, Columbia Gas of Ohio and everyone who contributed to the series so far.

There is a lot to be learned, and when it comes to devoting resources to this crucial topic, we intend to continue to be with those at the head of the class. ✯ Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

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Since 1965, a blue water tower has stood as a silent until the end of the week.”

Kerns has not heard of any rioting or looting. sentinel in Lenawee County’s Raisin Township. It is rusty, “Japan is handling this in a very Japanese way,” he wrote. empty, and as of March 4, lying on its side on the quickly “I do not foresee riots or mobs. Everybody understands and thawing ground.

The 500,000-gallon tower was brought down to make is doing their best to get through to the next day, even those who have lost or are missing someone. Right room for more parking. It looks like a felled now, the main concern is about the radiation prehistoric beast nobly trying to lift itself out released from the damaged nuclear plants.” of the mud, and as I drive past it each day, I Kerns said he has no inclination to leave mark the progress of its dismantling. There his home. is no emergency rush to scrap the tower, but “I don’t plan on leaving. Unless the nuit fascinates me to see the effort it takes to clear issue becomes very serious, I won’t clear the land of the 165-foot-tall landmark. move within Japan, either,” he wrote. “I do Without the blue water tower, the Raisin have options if things become difficult.

Township skyline will never be the same; Earthquakes, typhoons and other disasters how can the mind make the leap to the surare nothing new to Japan. This particular divival adjustments facing those affected by Michael S. MILLER saster is larger in scale.”

Japan’s earthquake and tsunami disaster?

Van Meter-Yamada is an English teacher Having seen a week’s worth of photos of the devastation in Japan, I cannot fathom how long it will at Interac Nagoya and lives in Seki, about four hours from take to make some of its cities habitable. The punishing the major disaster areas.

“We also live in the mountains, so we felt nothing more earthquakes, aftershocks, tsunami and nuclear crises that ravaged the country made Hollywood’s best digital effects than a light jumble,” he wrote. “We are close enough to be seem feeble and lazy. The crushing water treated boats, cars, worried if they have a total nuclear disaster; we could get some radiation no matter what the wind does.” homes and lives with fatal indifference.

Like much of the world, Van Meter-Yamada saw the deUpon hearing the news March 11, I checked Facebook to see if two friends who live in Japan were OK. Both of struction on television.

“I had just come back to school from a field study. I them were, and graciously took the time to answer some watched the tsunami crash into Sendai live. That one was e-mailed questions about their experiences.

I met Donald Kerns and Jason Van Meter-Yamada more than 33 feet high,” he wrote. “It is surreal to see that during my time with the now-defunct Student Union entire villages and cities are gone, missing half the populaBoard at the University of Toledo. They moved separately tion or more. It has been making me feel pretty sick.

“Japan lost 40 percent of its gross domestic product. That to Japan after graduating in the late 1990s, at the suggestion is a lot of jobs, and there are now a lot of homeless. There is of UT Japanese professor Joseph Hara.

Kerns, a U.S. Army veteran, teaches English at a private no tsunami insurance; those people will be rebuilding from language school and for seven years has run an English lan- their own pockets. The Kobe quake was about 16 years ago guage circle at community centers in Sano City, Tochigi, and they still have not recovered financially in any way. That was one city and some suburbs. This is an entire swath of about 300 meters from the heart of the disaster.

“I felt the news as it happened,” Kerns wrote. “I was the nation. The economy is already taking a massive blow; teaching a 3-year-old student when the first quake hit. It banks are kind of going crazy. There were places like local was magnitude 6 in our area. I carried her to the parking lot sake breweries, around for hundreds of years, that are now with her family and two Japanese staffers. When it stopped, gone. The history is gone. Those were cultural treasures.” we returned to the office and turned on the TV. Phones Kerns has adopted his new country’s calm demeanor. were down, but the 3G service allowed us to use the In“Just like Ohio has tornado and fire drills, we have ternet. I went onto Facebook after the first aftershock.” earthquake drills and other safety drills,” he wrote, “but the Kerns said people immediately went into “survival mode.” devastating tsunami which jumped the protective barriers “The convenience stores sold out of bread and pastries was not expected. The nuclear issue was also not expected. first. Instant noodles and ready-to-eat meals were also For the most part, we are trying to return to normal.” quick to disappear from shelves. Finding toilet paper is I am grateful that my friends have been spared the worst nearly impossible. Batteries and other emergency goods are and grateful to Facebook for being a vital link to them. also scarce,” he wrote. “Gasoline is also limited. Electricity Please join me in donating to the earthquake and tsunami at my home was off for a while. The trains and buses were victims by visiting www.redcross.org. ✯ stopped and the freeway was closed. I had several friends trapped in Tokyo and other areas.

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SHREDDING THE CURTAIN

MARCH 20, 2011

CALL TO DUTY

Bulletproof lobbying Myths and perceptions of Senate Bill 5

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wo of the more lengthy dis- there. Crothers said he would get that cussions before Toledo City information to Collins.

Councilwoman Paula HicksCouncil at its March 15 agenda review concerned the construction of Hudson did not want it in committee. a bulletproof enclosure at the Depart- It will be listed at first reading at the ment of Public Utilities (DPU) office March 22 Council meeting, at which and the hiring of a lobbyist for the City time Collins can attempt to have it voted into committee. of Toledo.

Governor John KaThe extra security sich announced as a part measure is being sought of his budget proposal at the Ohio Building; closing the taxpayer the city of Toledo leases service centers in Clevespace there. The lease for land, Cincinnati, Akron, this space ends in May Toledo, Youngstown, of 2012. Deputy Mayor Dayton and Zanesville.

Tom Crothers said there If this proposal is adhave been several incidents that made him Lisa Renee WARD opted by the Ohio Genconcerned. The $26,738 cost would eral Assembly, the space currently be taken from the Water Replacement held by the Toledo service center in Fund. Bulletproof glass, a bulletproof One Government Center would be door and the drywall would be reen- vacant. This could supplement the forced so that it was also bulletproof. space the City of Toledo already has There would also be a new window under its control.

The ordinance authorizing the system for payments with a microMayor to enter into an agreement with phone system.

“Over the course of the last year, a vendor to provide the City with gov2010, it became abundantly clear ernment affairs services in Columbus, to me that we were at serious risk a lobbyist, appeared to have the supfor one of our people getting hurt,” port of a majority of Council.

The bulk of the more than half-anCrothers said.

He added that people at times get hour discussion was related to which upset over the amount of the utility committee it should go into, should it bills they owe and it has led to con- be a joint meeting or should a hearing frontations. He felt the microphone be held before or after it went before system would allow more private Council for a vote.

Councilman George Sarantou felt communication. It was said that the police have had to be called and em- since the legislation was submitted ployees have registered written con- from Finance Department it should cerns about their safety because of be heard before Human Resources, Information Technology and Fiencounters with customers.

“Sounds like you are in a BP station nance. He wanted the hearing schedin the middle of Detroit or something,” uled for March 21.

Councilman Steve Steel and others Councilman Rob Ludeman said. He said he goes there to pay his bills and felt it was more appropriate to be behad never witnessed any confronta- fore Intergovernmental Relations tions, that the staff handles everyone in and Environment, Councilman Tom a professional manner. He asked for a Waniewski offered to chair a hearing referral on the cost to protect council March 28. Concern was expressed by staff at the same level of those at DPU. Collins and others that finance comCouncilman D. Michael Collins has mittee had enough pressing issues.

“You sound like kids in a sandbox advocated in the past for Toledo to end its leasing of this space and move the — should we raise our hands and take a services and employees to One Gov- vote?” Council President Wilma Brown ernment Center. He’s asked for a space said. “I agree we should wait until the audit in the past, he asked for one again 28th and have it under Intergovernduring agenda review and restated his mental Relations because it is someopinion that it would be more price ef- thing we are going to be discussing that’s fective to move this department into not directly finance, it’s going to include One Government Center and would finance, but we have a budget that we have to pass by the 31st.” provide more security.

Sarantou deferred, and the verbal Crothers wanted this to be done even if they were going to move out bullets ended. ✯ of the Ohio Building.

Collins wanted this to go to com- Toledo Free Press Web editor Lisa mittee and wanted information on Renee Ward operates the political blog how many arrests had been made GlassCityJungle.com.

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If this is the will of the people, why CEO, a member of the Tea would want to move here and raise Party and a union member sit a family, let alone invest and start a subvert democracy? While in Senate committee, both Republicans and at a table with 12 cookies. The business with those problems?

Myth: It is unfair that public em- Democrats were working to forge a CEO takes 11 cookies, leans over to the compromise on S.B. 5. When two ReTea Party member and says, “Watch ployees have pensions Public workers have a pension publicans expressed concerns with the out, that union guy wants some of your system because they bill’s fairness, they were removed from cookie.” are not eligible for the committee and replaced with two It would be funny Social Security. Just senators who quickly voted yes. One if it weren’t so damn as private employers was our own Mark Wagoner. Wagoner true. As firefighters and employees pay apparently decided he only represents and union members, into Social Security, Republicans in the State Senate, not we want to set the public employers his entire constituency. Members record straight on and employees pay of the House committee were also a few myths about into pension funds. switched for the same reasons.

Senate Bill 5.

About 20 years When Wall Street accepted tax Myth: Binding ago, the city ap- dollars as bail-out money, it defended arbitration is inherproached us to massive salaries and benefit packages. ently evil Tom BARTLEY start “picking up” It was argued government shouldn’t Thirty years our contribution set compensation ranges. S.B. 5 sets ago, Toledo was Michael NICELY to pension in an compensation ranges. It was also arcrippled by a strike of its safety forces. This occurred effort to stunt the growth of base gued it was necessary to compensate when management and labor could pay. The percentage pick-up was in people well to attract talent. Why does not reach an agreement on pay and lieu of pay raises, the savings being this logic not apply to those who teach working conditions. From the ashes the potential of cost not paid in our kids, fight our fires and keep our of that strike, a compromise was salary if it had been added to base streets safe?

Wall Street types such as Gov. John born. Safety forces agreed not to pay during the long term. For years, strike and the city agreed to submit these employees agreed to forego Kasich argued that bonuses should be pay increases at the city’s request, paid with bailout money because they disputes to binding arbitration. negotiated for it and it was contracThe term “binding” applies to saving millions in the process.

S.B. 5 makes this practice illegal tual. Honoring contracts is the basis both sides, not just the city. Many arbitration decisions favor the city, and voids already-bargained-for of our economic system, they said. they just don’t make news. The city’s payments without compensation for S.B. 5 creates a situation where what we bargained for in the past is taken economic status is always included the lost wages.

Myth: This is not an attack on away by law. as evidence in arbitrations regarding S.B. 5 is bad for firefighters and economic issues. Just because the city unions or the middle class If this is true, why does SB5 force worse for Toledo. Erasing minimum doesn’t always win does not make the 120 firefighters out of the union manning will affect citizen safety. Fair system wrong.

With police and fire, there is a against their will? Under this law, any and reasonable conflict resolution definitive need for a fair conflict firefighter who is a lieutenant or above is necessary. The state should not be resolution when it comes to safety is forbidden from being in the bar- allowed to tear unions in half, nulissues, both for us in the workplace gaining unit. If such a person chooses lify negotiated contracts and dictate and for citizens. S.B.5 eliminates to stay in the union, the bargaining to cities what it can negotiate with its binding arbitration and replaces it unit is disqualified. What is the pur- safety forces. ✯ with a system in which City Council pose of this provision, if not to weaken Michael Nicely has been a firefighter replaces the arbitrator. That is not the union? justice; it is like letting your in-laws No one ever became a million- for 19 years. He is a paramedic and decide your divorce settlement. aire by fighting fires. We are by certified in confined-space rescue. Tom Myth: This legislation will not af- definition middle-class and this is Bartley has been a firefighter for 11 years. He is an EMT, registered nurse, fect services an attack on us.

In 1960, 140 firefighters responded Myth: This is the mandate of the rescue diver and is certified in confined space rescue. to 7,884 incidents. In 2010, 103 fire- people fighters responded to more than 52,000 incidents. Motivated by increasing run volume and decreasing manpower, Toledo Fire launched a campaign to create safe and reasonable minimums for firefighters on duty each day. A minimum of 103 prevailed as the base safety manning. By every comparative standard, Toledo Fire has proven 103 is a necessity, not a luxury.

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THE MORNING NEWS

Toledo has the location; now we need action

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ocation, location, location. Every real estate agent worth his or her salt knows the importance of those three little words in making a sale. So why hasn’t any Toledo politician in the past 50 years taken note of where the city is and what it has to offer? We are told year after year of the great potential this area has for growth because of the combined assets that surround us.

Let’s take a look at what they are.

The Maumee River has been here for centuries, ever since the days of the Great Black Swamp.

Talk of using it as a tourist attraction come and go regularly in One Government Center. A quick check of the riverfront, however, shows very little progress for an asset that has been here since before the city itself. Portside has come and gone; a children’s science museum sits in its place attracting schoolchildren during the week and little else.

Promenade Park sits empty next to a steam plant that at one time was supposed to house condos and shops. Citizens were told by the pre-

vious mayor that vertical construc- population to Toledo goods. Twenty tion on a much-anticipated marina years later, I-75 cut a swath through district would be finished “soon.” the city and created a perfect crossThe city still waits, as it does for roads for Toledo businesses and an easy path for tourists to the Great Lakes cruise get here. ships that were to be Location, location, summer visitors to the location. port authority-owned Toledo has location terminal. in spades. It’s hard to Toledo Express Airimagine sitting here and port is another asset, realizing that the city is which seems to be within 500 miles of 93 wasting away. Recently, million people — that’s Delta Airlines pulled 38 percent of the popout of the beleaguered Fred LEFEBVRE ulation of the United facility, citing lack States. The number is of customers. This is hardly the vision William Levis had staggering if you continue to imagine in mind when he first started to buy that each one of those people could property to replace Metcalf Field. — and should — be considered poThe airport, which opened in 1955, tential customers.

So why aren’t they? Why aren’t is a victim not only of the economic times but of its board’s lack of fore- they driving here to enjoy the sight in responding to falling pas- Maumee River, attend our festivals and visit our historical landmarks? senger numbers.

The same year Toledo Express Why aren’t the lots at the Toledo opened, the Ohio Turnpike was fin- Zoo filled with out-of-state license ished. It promised to open the East- plates, the museum filled with nonWest route to a huge part of America’s Toledoans? Why aren’t the roads

clogged with trucks filled with Toledo products being shipped all over the Midwest and beyond?

There is a pretty simple answer.

It’s because for years, politicians have reacted too slowly to a changing market and the world around them.

It was easier to ignore any new ideas since they didn’t come from the group of people who continued to get elected to office year in and year out. It was easier to build the big showplace and hope for the promised economic development that was to follow. Portside and the Hotel Sofitel are examples of that kind of thinking. So is Fifth-Third Field, which despite its beauty and reputation across the country, still faces abandoned storefronts.

Toledo has the location, location, location. We have a river, an airport, interstate highways and people willing to work. So where are the distribution centers, the intermodals, the entreprenuers, the people who will finally tire of hearing about potential and promise? Only one thing keeps them away at this

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I’ve been here since February of 1980. I have seen Portside and Northtowne Mall both open and close. I watched Southwyck Mall die and finally get demolished, movie theaters come and go, and one thing has stayed the same: It’s the promises made and not kept by our elected officials.

There isn’t an election for some time so it might seem like an odd time to talk about who we elect, but now is the time to find those people who will move this city forward and allow it to use its assets to its full potential. Now is the time to search for the men and women who will give us more than promises, promises, promises to go along with our location, location, location. ✯ Fred LeFebvre is host of “Fred LeFebvre and the Morning News,” weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m. on WSPD 1370 AM. E-mail him at Fred@WSPD.com.

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WORLD NEWS

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Defiance native Andrew Atkinson has seen two major Japanese earthquakes. He lived through the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake in 1995 and now lives in Nara, Japan, about 400 miles from the areas hit by the recent earthquakes and tsunami.

Atkinson, who was raised in Temperance, spoke with Toledo Free Press via e-mail about his experiences.

“The possibility of an earthquake is always something I think about living here. We have things prepared in case of an earthquake — emergency food and water, sleeping bags, flashlights, portable radio, even an emergency toilet,” he said. “While Nara and the vicinity is relatively calm in terms of an earthquake, we are always, or try to be anyway, prepared in case a big earthquake hits here.”

Atkinson runs a business that offers an English language school, import and retail of English language teaching materials and does Japanese-English translation. Although he said his business has been affected only minimally, he has seen a decline in online sales.

Also, no shipments are being accepted for addresses in the Northeast.

“We are worried about aftershocks and what will happen to the nuclear power plant,” he said. “We’re concerned about the potential nuclear power crisis.”

A major difference from the 1995 earthquake, he said, is the huge role social media has played in connecting and sharing information.

“People are using Twitter to share information about news, missing persons, where to get emergency rations and such,” he said.

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RESCUE WORKERS SEARCH THE RUBBLE IN THE CITY OF OTSUCHI.

In the affected areas, people are having trouble getting information because there is still no electricity, he said, so much of their news is coming from sources such as Twitter.

While he said the media is accurately depicting what is happening, the real news for most of those affected is coming from social media.

Thankfully, Atkinson does not know anyone directly affected and his friends who do have friends and family in Tokyo are all safe, he said.

“These people are planning to send

food, like rice and other necessities, diapers and baby formula, to their relatives as stocks are short in supermarkets there,” he said. “We just all think it is a horrible tragedy after seeing the same footage [the U.S.] has seen.”

Atkinson said he has noticed that stocks of batteries, bottled water and instant noodles are running low in stores near him as people plan for the possibility of a power outage there.

“A friend told me that flashlights and batteries were all sold out even at larger electronic stores in Osaka,” he

said. “Tokyo and Northeastern Japan are experiencing mandatory power outages, but because the electricity is different here in Western Japan (60 mhz to Tokyo’s 50 mhz), we don’t need to worry about conserving electricity.”

Atkinson moved to Japan in 1992 to study art as a recent Japanese art history graduate from the University of Michigan. His brother is Steve Atkinson, the marketing director for TARTA. Andrew was supposed to visit Toledo soon, but he has decided not to for now.

“With the nuclear reactor situation, as well as continuing aftershocks in Kanto (Tokyo), I thought it would be best to stay. Also, I am worried about the safety of my wife and daughter,” he said.

The Japanese people, he said, are grateful for the swell of aid from around the world.

“The people and residents of Japan are very thankful for the support they have received from the U.S. and other countries around the world,” Atkinson said. ✯

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EDUCATION CHAMPIONS

WGTE program aids early literacy education Editor’s Note: Toledo Free Press, United Way of Greater Toledo and 13abc’s “Bridges” with Doni Miller are profiling 12 education initiative programs in Northwest Ohio. This is the 10th story in the series.

By Sarah Ottney TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR sottney@toledofreepress.com

Imagine a child entering kindergarten not knowing how to hold a book or turn its pages, or not knowing that text is read left to right, top to bottom.

That is the situation some area students find themselves in, but an early literacy program run by WGTE aims to ensure kids are getting the literary exposure they need to start school right.

First Book gives away about 2,850 books each year, mainly to children ages 3 to 5, said Kathy Smith, WGTE’s director of early learning and outreach.

“What it really is at its root is putting books in the hands of kids who normally would not have the opportunity to own a book of their own,” Smith said.

“If you don’t know [how a book works]

when you come to kindergarten then you have to learn that before you can even begin to learn what letters are,, or what they sound like, or what letters rhyme, yme, or what a word actuctually means.”

From kinderdergarten through third hird grade, children aree learning to read,, but from fourth h grade on, they aree reading to learn,, Smith said.

“If they are not ot fairly fluent by the beginning of fourth urth grade, it’s really easy to shut down and not be successful in school and in life,” Smith said. “It’s critical that kids come to school with some skills to build on so they can really hit the ground running.”

WGTE partners with organizations that work with low-income families, stipulating that at least 75 percent of the children receiving books be living at or below the poverty level, Smith said.

Since September, First Book has distributed 2,151 books through 13 organizations in Lucas, Ottawa and g Wood Wo counties.

WGTE does more W than just give books away, awa however. At each presentation, which pres happens twice a year, hap WGTE also does W a literary activity called a “story stretcher,” Smith said.

For example, s a book about a duckling might also d include inclu watching a TV program about ducks, prog drawing pictures of draw ducks or taking a field trip to watch them swim, she said.

“It’s that ‘read, view, do’ format we do a lot because children learn in a variety of ways,” Smith said. “There needs to be some way to make that story come alive for children.”

Each child is also sent home with an activity sheet developed by WGTE that corresponds with their new book.

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volve parents in the reading process, prompting questions to ask while reading and ideas for related projects using common household items.

WGTE has activity sheets for more than 200 books, which are available on its website. Local nonprofit Adelante has translated some of them into Spanish, said WGTE’s School Readiness Specialist Sally Brinkman.

Research has shown that children in low-income families are exposed to significantly fewer words than children in middle- or high-income families, Smith said. Books introduce new vocabulary as well as allow for quality time together, she said.

“This is sometimes a way for parents and children to experience a little time together that’s more than just business language, like ‘Go to bed,’ ‘Brush your teeth, ‘Let the dog out,’” Smith said.

Many times, even if parents can’t read, older brothers and sisters will read to younger siblings so the program improves the reading fluency of older children as well, Smith said.

First Book was started in the mid1990s, federally funded through the

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The program operates on $12,700 in funding — $7,700 from United Way and $5,000 from Owens-Illinois — at a cost of about $5 per child, Smith said.

One of First Book’s partner organizations is the East Toledo Family Center. Cheryl Amborski, child care coordinator for the preschool, said the children always look forward to getting their books.

“You can see the excitement when they say ‘I get to take this home? It belongs to me?’” Amborski said. “So many in our community don’t have the opportunity to get books; they’re worried about buying groceries. This gives them that extra contact with books. If it’s a library book, you might read it once, but when it’s yours, you have the opportunity to read it over and over. It helps to have that repetition.”

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TFP hires editors for news, special sections From Staff Reports Toledo Free Press has added three editorial positions.

Longtime contributor and GlassCityJungle.com operator Lisa Renee Ward has been promoted to Web editor. Ward oversees the Toledo Free Press website and maintains the newspaper’s presence on Facebook and Twitter. She has contributed a column to Toledo Free Press since early 2006.

Emily B. Gibb, a graduate of The Ohio State University who majored in journalism, has been named news editor. While in Columbus, she wrote for City Scene Magazine.

Gibb got her start in journalism while in high school at St. Ursula

Academy, writing for The Ursuline and The Little Arrow. She returned to Toledo after working as a general assignment reporter at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

GIBB Sarah Ottney is special sections editor. She is a 2002 graduate of Oak Harbor High School who graduated in 2006 from Ohio Wesleyan University, where she majored in journalism and English.

During college, she spent three years on staff at OWU’s weekly student newspaper, The Transcript, including a semester as editor in chief.

She then worked three years at the Aberdeen American News, a daily newspaper in northeastern South Dakota, where she started as a OTTNEY reporter, copy editor and page designer and ended as a full-time designer.

Before coming to Toledo Free Press, she fulfilled a year of service in Toledo as an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) member with the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks.

Ottney replaces Kristen Criswell,

who relocated to Oklahoma with her military husband. “[Criswell] helped us grow our news content, and her contributions will be missed,” said Michael S. Miller, Toledo Free Press editor in chief. “We see an opportunity for an expanded online presence and a higher profile of news reporting with the combined efforts of [Gibb, Ward and Ottney].

Journalism and news dissemination is rapidly changing, and these hires, working with Associate editor Brandi Barhite, will help us continue to break stories and impact our community.”

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Editor’s note: Toledo Free Press will follow the Blank family of Millbury for one year as they rebuild their lives after a June 5 tornado destroyed their Main Street home.

By Brandi Barhite TOLEDO FREE PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR bbarhite@toledofreepress.com

Ed and Julie Blank lost their parents years ago. So when the June 5 tornado destroyed their home, Julie’s aunt and uncle stood in as parental figures.

“It felt like our son and our daughter were going through this,” BLANK George Zitzelberger said. “Even before the tornado, we felt like they were our kids.”

Julie is especially close to her Aunt Nancy, who was her father’s younger sister. The two women consider each other confidants. The Zitzelbergers have a grown son and daughter, but since their daughter

we realized until the morning and, we were devastated,” George said.

They said losing neighbors was hard for Ed and Julie. The closeness of the community has helped the couple, though. George was touched by the prayer circle that formed around Julie’s bed when she was in the hospital.

The circle included three ministers.

“Different ministers from different faiths — that was sort of surprising to me. I can’t even find the words. I was moved by how the people came together.”

Both are proud of the progress their “kids” have made since the tornado.

“Ed took it in stride and Julie took it a lot harder,” George said. “After the fact, when things were straightened out with the insurance company and they knew they were going to rebuild, both did amazingly well.”

George and his wife have only visited a few times since the Blanks moved in because they want to give them time to settle. They fondly recall spending time at the Blanks’ old house.

“Julie and Ed were both great hosts.

Ed was the ultimate cook. He did all

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Museum staff changes

Professor researches deep into Libbey’s roots

By Emily B. Gibb TOLEDO FREE PRESS NEWS EDITOR egibb@toledofreepress.com

The Toledo Museum of Art has announced several new positions for staff members, including naming Amy Gilman as the associate director.

Gilman has spent nearly six years with the museum after earning her doctorate in art history at Case GILMAN Western Reserve University. She has been involved with the artistin-residence program at the Glass Pavilion and overseen the museum’s temporary exhibitions proPUTNEY gram. She will continue as curator of modern and contemporary art while associate director.

When Museum Director Brian Kennedy began last year, staff members brainstormed to look at where the museum was and where they wanted it to be and created a strategic plan to guide the museum for the next four years, Gilman said.

“I’m really looking forward to working closely with the director and implementing this strategic plan. It’s a different kind of job than I’ve had, so I’m looking forward to making that happen,” Gilman said.

One of the strategic objectives they identified is working closely with contemporary artists on various projects.

“It’s hard to work with dead artists.

They don’t respond very quickly to emails,” Gilman said, laughing.

Another staff member with new duties is Carolyn Putney. She has been named the museum’s chief curator.

Putney is a part-time research professor NICHOLS of art history at the University of Toledo with various roles at the museum since 1978.

Putney served as the interim deputy director from 2009-2010 and has also been the director of collections and curator of Asian art.

Lawrence W. Nichols was named senior curator and will oversee activities related to the interpretation of art in addition to continuing as the William Hutton curator of American and European art before 1900. Nichols specializes in Northern Baroque painting and earned a doctorate from Columbia University. ✯

By Matt Liasse TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Toledo glassmaker Edward Drummond Libbey would invite friends to his house to cook, drink and chat about art. It’s just one of the many reasons University of Findlay Associate Professor Quentin Skrabec wanted to write his biography.

“He was really into SKRABEC art,” Skrabec said. “It wasn’t just about money.”

“Edward Drummond Libbey: A Biography of the American Glassmaker,” is the 10th biography Skrabec has written, and his 16th published book. He said his Libbey book is one of a series about “a pantheon of American capitalists who made an impact on the community,” he said.

Skrabec started researching scattered archives on Libbey two years ago.

He would devote a full day of research on Fridays and enjoyed searching in various museums, the University of Toledo library and glass companies in Bowling Green.

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“It’s kind of interesting all around,” Skrabec said. “It’s fascinating.”

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With his biographies, Skrabec aims to show how capitalists in his “pantheon” are “great businessmen.”

His work includes biographies on entrepreneur George Westinghouse, college president William Holmes McGuffey and industrialist Henry Clay Frick. His favorite biography to date follows H.J Heinz.

Libbey revolutionized the glass industry in the 1890s. Skrabec said he manufactured glass products and experimented with glass art. His work became the core of the Toledo Museum of Art. What Skrabec found most inter-

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IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE Anita Lopez, Lucas County Auditor Data Collectors to Begin Inspecting Homes to Aid in the 2012 Revaluation Process As you may be aware, our office is required under the law to appraise each individual parcel of real estate in the county every six years. Called a revaluation, this program is required by Ohio law to equalize values and to take into account the need to adjust values based on current trends in the market. To aid in this process, data collectors are going to your area to gather information about your property.

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Screen Time W What does watching TV or playing video games have to pl do with your child’s health? d

By Jeff Berry TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

On April 1, Dr. Michael Carpenter will host Napoleon’s first Dentistry From The Heart (DFTH) event, providing 100 people with a free day of dental care.

Extractions, cleanings and fillings are free; the only qualification is that patients have to be at least CARPENTER 18 years old.

Dental Excellence of Napoleon will start registering for the free service at 6 a.m. and expects to see a line form earlier than that.

According to Dental Excellence of Napoleon Marketing Director Dana Collins, the free dental care is not limited to local residents and patients will not be asked for proof of income.

“Even if someone has insurance, and can’t afford [the deductible] they can still receive the free dental care.

As long as you’re willing to sit there all day or half the day, you will be seen,” Collins said.

According to its website, DFTH is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free dental care to those who need it.

Carpenter, who has been a dentist for 15 years, said he has always wanted to do something to give back to his community and saw a perfect opportunity when he attended a continuing education event and learned about DFTH. Carpenter is planning to host a free dental event every year.

“I do dentistry and that’s all I do, so it was a natural fit to give back to the community by offering free dentistry for a day to those in need,” he said. “I’ve tried to create a work environment of giving back, and this is a great way to get everyone involved,” Carpenter said.

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By Meghan Cunningham SPECIAL TO TOLEDO FREE PRESS

Gender activist Kate Bornstein will share her message of acceptance and her rule “Don’t be mean” with The University of Toledo on March 23.

Bornstein will deliver the free, public address “Sex, Bullies and You: How America’s Bully Culture Is Messing With Your Sex Life” at 4 p.m. in DoerBORNSTEIN mann Theater.

Bornstein is an author, playwright and performance artist known for her lectures and workshops on sex, gender and alternatives to teen suicide.

She considers the “Sex, Bullies and You” talk her “call-to-arms piece” as it asks for everyone whose sex life or gender presentation has been

wrecked by a bully to unify. The discussion is the basis of the bully section of her book, “Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws.”

“Kate is very well-known as an activist and someone who works to empower everyone,” said Fatima Pervaiz, program coordinator for the UT Office of Multicultural Student Services. “She really pushes the message of love, which fits right in with the motto of the office’s LGBTQA Initiatives: ‘Love who you love’.”

The event, sponsored by the UT Office of Multicultural Student Services and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning and Allied Initiatives, is part of UT’s recognition of Women’s History Month.

Bornstein’s other books include “Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us” and “My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman or Something Else Entirely.” ✯

Lecture to cover how Middle East revolutions affect the world

By Ashley Traynum SPECIAL TO TOLEDO FREE PRESS

How the revolution in Egypt will affect the Middle East and the rest of the world will be the focus of the annual Imam Khattab Lecture in Islamic Studies on March 22.

Dr. Ovamir Anjum, the Imam Khattab Endowed Chair of Islamic Studies at The University of Toledo, will deliver the address, “The Revolution in Egypt and the Future of the Middle East: Globalization, Islamism or Democracy?” at 7 p.m. in the Driscoll Alumni Center Auditorium.

“The goal of the evening is to inform the community on how changes in the Middle East impact everyone. I originally had another topic in mind, but with everything going on in the

Middle East, I felt it was important to highlight the most recent developments,” said Anjum, who has studied intellectual and revolutionary movements in the region for more than 10 years and has written and lectured about the subject.

Demonstrations have spread across parts of the Middle East and Africa, leading to the Egyptian uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

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Wayne and Mary Goodwin of Holland started a diabetic meal planning service after creating meals for Wayne’s diabetic condition that would be good for the entire family.

“What got me started planning complete meals was my frustration at finding many recipes for diabetics but not how to work those recipes into balanced meals,” said Wayne, who has been an insulin-dependent diabetic for more than 40 years.

He said he taught himself how to plan and prepare meals that meet United States Department of Agriculture and American Diabetes Association guidelines. He wrote a software program that makes meal planning easier.

After retiring about one year ago, Goodwin decided to start a website to provide meal plans to diabetics and their families. With about 7 percent of the population in Northwest Ohio having either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, he knew there was a market for the meal planning service.

The planning service is available at www.JustDiabeticMealPlans.com.

Anyone can download individual meal plans for 99 cents or one week of planned meals including breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks with shopping lists for $12.99.

The service offers four full weeks of meals in starter, basic, low sodium and Italian menus. Coming soon will be “A Taste of France.”

All individual meals are interchangeable, providing a larger variety of choices.

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sizes for 1,400, 1,800 and 2,200 calories per day with portion sizes and all nutritional data provided.

Several of the dinner recipes are designed to be wrapped in aluminum foil packets and baked in a conventional oven. The Salmon Packet Dinner with a tossed salad is designed for meals of 480 to 735 calories.

All meals are low glycemic index and the recipes are created with low fat, sodium and carbohydrates, and a minimum 25 grams of fiber content.

“Countable carbs are critical for diabetics that take insulin,” Goodwin said.

Special weekly plans for restricted diets such as low sodium meet the latest recommendations of 1,500 milligrams of sodium per day for all diet sizes, he said.

The recipes are created from raw materials with a list of all ingredients.

The proprietary software Wayne developed calculates the food values for each recipe provided by the service.

All raw data for the recipes is from the 18th edition of the book, “Food Values of Portions Commonly Used,” Goodwin said.

A chemical engineer with marketing and sales experience, Goodwin said he is not a professional chef, dietitian or nutritionist.

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‘Going Wild’ event raises money for Autism Collaborative

By Emily B. Gibb TOLEDO FREE PRESS NEWS EDITOR egibb@toledofreepress.com

Toledo Childrens Hospital will host Going Wild for Kids! It is a fundraiser on March 24 to benefit the Autism Collaborative.

Co-chair Meredith Sherman had twins, Kate and Alex, five years ago.

On top of the worries most first-time mother’s face, her babies were born six weeks early and spent more than three weeks in Toledo Children’s Hospital neonatal care unit.

“As a new mom, it was a scary time for us and the hospital staff was amazing,” Sherman said. “The doctors, the nurses and the support staff made us feel everything was going to be OK, and it was. They totally put us at ease.”

While her children are not autistic, when their health improved, she wanted to help the hospital in any way she could, she said. She joined the Toledo Children’s Hospital Foundation Board. The foundation receives and directs charitable contributions on behalf of the hospital.

Money from the event will go toward the foundation and the Autism Collaborative, a community effort to coordinate services families need for autistic children.

“There are lots of different resources around Toledo for autistic children and families, but they’re driving around to all these different specialists. This is hoping to be a catch

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What we really want to do is create a coordinated effort to make a network of care.”

— Catina Harding all,” Sherman said Catina Harding, executive director of the Great Lakes Collaborative for Autism, said that she is looking forward to promoting the collaborative in the community, especially at the fundraising event.

“What we really want to do is create a coordinated effort to make a network of care where all of the different partners are communicating with each other in an organized manner,” Harding said.

The first phase of the collaborative, Sherman said, will help families in the recognition stage — around age 2 — when children are first diagnosed. As it grows and as funds allow, they will add different resources building from the early stages upward.

Other organizations involved with the Autism Collaborative include Harbor, the Autism Model School, the Autism Society of Northwest Ohio, University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, Lucas County

Board of Developmental Disabilities, Help Me Grow, Bittersweet Farms, Perrysburg Schools and Mercy Health Partners, Harding said.

“While everything will not be under one roof — we will continually work with all partners to ensure the families are aware of all services available as well as how to access each,” she said.

The collaborative already accomplished creating a sixth through 12th grade after school program for autistic children and are trying to establish an early intervention program at Toledo Children’s Hospital.

The group has also established the Autism Collaborative Council, a group that will meet on a regular basis to assess and address the needs and strengths of services that serve families affected by autism, Harding said.

“The goal is to create a community network of care that will develop a highly personalized treatment plan for each family and provide support for each phase of each child’s life,” she said.

The butterfly-themed night will have both a silent and live auction and a video that will explain the Autism Collaborative. It will be the first time the video is viewed by anyone outside of those who made it, Sherman said.

Going Wild for Kids! begins at 6 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, Perrysburg. Tickets are $100 each. For more information, call Toledo Children’s Hospital at (419) 291-3493. ✯

Red Cross volunteers honored this month Each spring, the U.S. president declares March to be American Red Cross Month in order to acknowledge volunteers and encourage others to help.

In 2010, the Greater Toledo Area Chapter responded to 199 local disasters; processed 536 emergency military calls; and trained nearly 19,000 individuals in first aid and water safety classes, according to a news release.

The Red Cross, founded in 1881, annually collects more than 6 million units of blood from about 4 million volunteer donors nationwide.

“March is a time we say thank you to Red Cross volunteers for the contributions they make to our nation and the world,” said Donald Baker, CEO for the Western Lake Erie Region of the American Red Cross, in the release.

“Whether you chose to give blood, volunteer your time or support Red Cross programs and services, you’ll feel good knowing you’re helping to change lives, starting with your own.”

To schedule an appointment to donate blood, visit redcrossblood.org or call (800) RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767). To volunteer in other ways, call (419) 329-2900. ✯ — Sarah Ottney

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Choosing the Right Vitamins Vitamins are natural substances found in food that our bodies use to develop and function normally. Eating a varied diet rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and lean protein is usually sufficient in helping your body to get all the nutrients it needs.

Sometimes, however, our bodies don’t get all of these vitamins.

Individuals who are elderly, pregnant or breastfeeding; have certain health problems; or eat a vegetarian or vegan diet may be advised by their doctor to take supplements.

Consulting with your doctor is an important first step. Depending on your age, lifestyle and health, there may be certain supplements you need or should avoid.

Hearing the heartbeat of your child for the first time should be an amazing and bonding moment for a parent, but what if you discovered that your child has a heart defect?

This happened to Michael Crane when his son, Brandon, was born with double outlet right ventricle syndrome and left ventricular dysfunction.

Double outlet right ventricle syndrome is a form of congenital heart disease where both of the great arteries connect to the right ventricle.

school at Fairborn Primary near Dayton, but has to miss occasionally for testing and cardiology visits. “Brandon likes to hang out with family, play at the park, hit a driving range, go to a movie, swim and play video games. He gets to live as normal as other kids, except for not being involved in contact sports,� Crane said. “His biggest love is Cedar Point, but I have to be careful letting him ride something that could be overwhelming his heart.�

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Left ventricular dysfunction is a condition in which the left ventricle of the heart is functionally impaired usually leading to heart failure, myocardial in- BRANDON CRANE farction and other cardiovascular complications.

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When Gordon Ebright’s life as a packaging engineer and auto industry worker ended, he never dreamed he would be the owner of two Schakolad Chocolate Factory stores. He said the chocolate boutiques are “based around fresh products and smiling customers.”

“Twenty months ago, if someone would have asked me, ‘Where do you see yourself in six months?’ I would have said, ‘Back in the automotive industry’,” 48-year-old Ebright said.

After nine years of work at General Motors, Ebright was laid off on Oct. 4, 2007. He was called into the conference room where his new boss of three days told him he was being let go because he was the highest paid employee, Ebright said. They handed him a box, followed him into his office and gave him five minutes to pack up his things while they watched. Then security checked his box on his way out.

Ebright got into his car and called his wife. It was only about 1:30 p.m. and his life was dramatically changed.

Around two years, 643 resumes, one interview and no offers later, Ebright and his wife were in Ann Arbor celebrating the five-year anniversary of their first date. With some extra time before a comedy show, they walked into a Schakolad store.

They were curious about it after hearing how good its products tasted from a friend who knew the owner.

The date was Aug. 21, 2009. Something about Schakolad resonated with Ebright. Even his wife could tell he was seriously thinking that this could be his next move.

“She said, ‘Let’s just get through the night. I can see the wheels turning already,”’ he said.

As funny as the comedian was, Ebright said, he can’t remember a single joke. He was already focused on what could be his next career move.

After an introduction with the Ann Arbor Schakolad owner, Scott Huckstein, Ebright asked if there were any management opportunities with

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his store. Huckstein told him there weren’t, but there was a franchise needing an owner in Perrysburg at Levis Commons.

Candy man Ebright is no stranger to Toledo.

He attended Start High School and the University of Toledo after spending time at Kent State University.

After a four-and-a-half-hour interview, several loan setbacks, sacrifices and a little bit of luck, Ebright owned the Levis Commons Store, found a new life passion and gained a mentor in Huckstein, he said.

Ebright said he loves that when people come in seeming down and having a bad day, he can talk to them, give them suggestions and watch them walk out with a smile. He said it’s like he’s handing happiness across the counter.

“I’m like a bartender without the DUI risk,” he said.

Ebright passed his creative spirit to his 19-year-old daughter, Ami. She

noticed a bag of broken pretzels in the store that Ebright wasn’t able to use and decided they should not be wasted.

So she perused the shelves, grabbed some peanut butter, caramel and chocolate and started mixing. The final product was the Tortoise bar.

However, she had made it much bigger than the usual, sellable piece of chocolate. But Ebright took a chance. He chopped one up for samples, and at more than $5 a bar, they quickly sold out.

Customers were hooked, so Ebright had her re-create it. It was still a little too big, but it sold out again.

After a few trial runs, they got it down to the right size. Now the Tortoise bar has become an international hit, as customers have shipped it to loved ones in places such as France and Hawaii.

Customers know Ebright will take care of their needs and he enjoys seeing the happiness when they walk out of his store.

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I want candy In July, the leasing agents with Westfield Franklin Park Shopping Mall contacted him about opening a Schakolad store in the mall after seeing the success he had in Levis Commons.

He doubted it would go through — up to that point, no Schakolad owner had been allowed to run two stores.

He became the first.

After several setbacks, including getting shut down on Black Friday morning for not having the health inspection yet, Ebright opened up the store on Feb. 10 — just in time for Valentine’s Day. Two health department inspectors came out on their own time and worked with Ebright to give him their stamp of approval.

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The ball is rolling in the new location — the grand opening event on March 9 featured an appearance by Mayor Mike Bell, who got to take a hammer to a 10pound piece of chocolate.

Ebright is giving back with his store’s success. It has raised an additional $1,600 for a Toledo Seagate Food Bank drive, among other charities.

Ebright said he understands what it’s like to be humble and appreciates the opportunity.

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In our discussion on TV, we did we are seeing with the Fukushima point out that events like those in reactors continue.

For the most part, what we said Japan remind the public of the risks then still holds true: We still expect involved in investing internationally. the impact of these events on the Additionally, they also remind busiglobal economy and the world’s fi- nessmen of the dangers of putting nancial markets to be fairly low. Out- down roots in higher-risk areas.

After all, there’s a reason that side of Japan, we expect that those who will be hurt the most by these you don’t hear about many busievents will be those with investments nesses setting up shop in Colombia, Venezuela, or the Middle East, all in Japanese companies.

All-in-all, we believe that the vast areas with significant exposure to majority of the decline in the world’s political turmoil.

The stories coming out of Japan capital markets has been due to fear, not economics. As we said on FOX should also serve to remind business Toledo, these events have caused leadership to consider geographic many investors to reassess some of risks, not only as they relate to shipping the risks in their portfolios. Unfor- costs but also the potential for natural tunately, the fear resulting from the disasters. Apart from the potential Japan events have caused the U.S. damage caused by disasters themstock markets to give back almost all selves, we are also being reminded of the threat of commercial downtime of their gains for 2011.

As reports continue to come out caused by any ensuing fallout, plus the of the region, it is becoming increas- time required for cleanup before busiingly clear that Japan’s domestic ness can return to normal.

It goes without saying that our economy has suffered tremendous blows. These problems will only get thoughts and prayers go out to those worse if the reactor problems con- in Japan who have been so terribly tinue to worsen, as the time required impacted. We can only hope that the problems there do not continue to to rebuild would be extended.

However, even if the reactor prob- compound, and that people around lems do spread, we still expect the ef- the world can learn valuable lessons fects on the global economy to remain from this tragedy. ✯ minimal. The only exception would be if Japan’s manufacturing capacity is af- Dock David Treece is a discretionary fected, though it has remained mostly money manager with Treece Investment Advisory Corp and a stockuntouched so far.

The little impact that has been broker licensed with FINRA. He seen so far on Japan’s manufacturing works for Treece Financial Services industry has been due to limited Corp and also serves as editor of the electricity. While the earthquakes financial news site Green Faucet and and tsunami don’t appear to have as a business commentator for Toledo hit Japan’s manufacturing center di- Free Press. The above information is rectly, they have damaged both the the express opinion of Dock David infrastructure used to get products Treece and should not be construed into and out of the country, and the as investment advice or used without production of electricity used to outside verification.

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THE RETIREMENT GUYS

Things ain’t like they used to be T

he word “nostalgia” often brings many images of the past that were great moments in time.

For me, it was driving around in my ’56 Chevy enjoying the warm summer air and cruising around the streets of Bryan. The beauty of “cruising” sure did stand out as a fond memory like many other images from my past.

Mark often reMark members the times that his grandNolan mother would walk with him to the corner store and they would share a piece of Chuckles candy together. Sitting together on the front step of the candy store discussing which Chuckles was better, the red or the black? Thanks to this fond memory, Chuckles is the official candy of The Retirement Guys and we always have a box on hand.

Yet, investors should beware of this emotional euphoria, which can cause some people to make poor investment decisions right about now.

We recently interviewed Suze Orman about the American Dream of yesteryear (see the March 13 issue) and what the reality of that dream is today. She covers this and many other

timely topics in her book, “The Money Class.”

Mark often says, things “ain’t like they used to be,” and boy, he sure hits the nail on the head! For generations, the dream of an enjoyable retirement meant working for a company for a lifetime, counting on a pension, Social Security and a little savings for CLAIR retirement.

As Orman BAKER points out, “The truth is, you must learn to trust yourself. To follow a path that is right for you, to make choices that are realistic for you and your family. Becoming that person requires education, a course of study.”

Here at the Retirement Guys Resource Center, we couldn’t agree more. Our mission is to educate all Americans on how to be financially self-reliant. Today, after a major decline in traditional defined pension plans, most Americans are left in charge of saving and investing for their own retirement dreams. That responsibility along with a lost decade in the stock market, has now birthed the No. 1 fear among se-

niors, retirees, and baby boomers: running out of money. They realize that this threat is staring them straight in the face. Getting educated financially will give a retirees the power to eliminate their fear and replace it with a platform of “security and hope” as Orman so smartly points out.

We shouldn’t count on our government to take care of us in the future.

With current national debt levels now topping $14 trillion and future liabilities for interest expense, Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid costs topping $112 trillion by some estimates, our country faces serious financial problems now and in the future. Although these problems seem to be out of control, the consequences could be much higher taxes in the future.

What is the solution? Start doing some smart planning now resulting in better control of individual tax situations.

As bad as these debt levels and unfunded liabilities seem, this is a crucial point in time when Americans are, more than ever, in control of their own financial destiny. Instead of relying on the government or a company for a peaceful retirement, you can have more control of your own outcome. In Orman’s new book, “The Money Class,” she tells us to “stand in our truth.”

It is important to rebalance your

portfolio before the next meltdown occurs. Forget the benchmark. Instead, set your own thermostat. Standing in your truth means knowing what’s real right now and having a good understanding of your future needs.

Once there is an honest discussion about what your needs are, not about what the “Jones” are doing down the street, then and only then can you create a plan that is based upon what’s essential to your family.

Once a family knows this, they can work to set up a plan — adjust the thermostat, if you will — to make them comfortable and ignore what’s happening down the street at the “Jones’.”

For many investors, looking at

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UT BASKETBALL

By Chris Schmidbauer TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPORTS EDITOR cschmidbauer@toledofreepress.com

It has been almost a year since Tod Kowalczyk took the job, but for the UT men’s basketball head coach, this season might have seemed like an eternity.

“I won’t lie,” Kowalczyk said, “It’s been a pretty tough one.”

When he took the head post, Kowalczyk knew it would be difficult, but even he may not have fathomed just how difficult it would be.

On March 8, the 44 year-old head coach wrapped up a 4-28 campaign with the Rockets. The season has been marred by injuries, personnel conflicts and many tough losses for the hoops squad.

A year ago, Kowalczyk was putting the finishing touches on his eighth season as the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. It was his fourth consecutive season of finishing at or above .500 for the season with the Phoenix. It was his second season in a row to be invited to the College Basketball Invitational, a postseason tournament for teams not involved in the NCAA’s annual championship.

The contrast is stark, which raises the question: Why anyone in their right mind would leave a winning program to take on a rebuilding project of immense proportions.

“I am very grateful for my time at Wisconsin-Green Bay and all they did for me and my family. But I had always heard about UT basketball and the potential that existed here.”

From the athletic department’s point of view, Kowalczyk possessed all the intangibles it was looking for to replace Gene Cross.

“Tod quickly shot up to the top of our list of candidates,” said UT athletic director Mike O’Brien. “He was a winner for one, but we like that there was more to him than just winning.

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TOD KOWALCZYK’S FIRST SEASON AS HEAD COACH FOR THE UT ROCKETS MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM ENDED IN A 4-28 RECORD.

consin-Green Bay in his eight years there, and he was active in the local community. That made him a great fit for our basketball coach.”

After speaking to some confidants in the college basketball world, including Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo, Kowalczyk decided to take the job.

“When I talked to those guys, they all told me this is one of the best jobs in the MAC, and that I needed to take it. So that’s what I did.”

A season to forget Fellow coaches may have thought UT is the best job in the MAC, but the trying times have made many second guess that notion.

The Rockets lost their first nine games of the season before winning three in a row. The team would go almost another month before notching its fourth victory of the season on Jan. 19. UT did not win another game.

Compounding the problems were

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the multitude of injuries that have piled up throughout the season to a squad that was always shorthanded when it came to available scholarship players.

Part of Kowalczyk’s strategy in rebuilding the Rockets was to use transfer players and award them scholarships. Per NCAA rules, transfers must sit out an entire year before competing.

“We knew that we were going to sacrifice some wins by giving transfers scholarships,” Kowalczyk said.

“But I never foresaw this many guys getting hurt.”

Kowalczyk insists that while others think injuries are a normal part of basketball, he does not.

“It is one thing to say that about football, but in basketball there isn’t nearly that same kind of contact or as much contact. I have never had this many guys down at one time.”

The string of players who were hurt left the already depleted Rockets with just five scholarship players able to play down the homestretch. UT

was forced to play several walk-on players, something Kowalczyk was not used to doing.

“In my eight years at WisconsinGreen Bay, I never played a walk-on guy. I have worked our walk-ons harder this season than I have ever done in my entire coaching career, but that is because I have never been forced to go the lengths to get players like I have this past season.”

This season has produced some record-setting lows. The Rockets’ average deficit in defeat was 16 points.

The team’s 4-28 record matches last year’s for the worst in school history and the program is still mired in a record-setting 48-game losing streak on the road.

Kowalczyk said to cope with all the stress he has tried to focus on more important things in life.

“I have tried to remember this sport is just a game,” he said.

The coach said he also has focused his and the Rockets’ attention on the finer points of basketball.

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A24 ■TOLEDO FREE PRESS ■ROCKETS CONTINUED FROM A23 When Kowalczyk took charge, there were discipline, academic and off-court issues to deal with before basketball could be the team’s sole focus. “I’ve said a lot that this season wasn’t just about wins and losses for this team this year. It was about building a culture around Toledo basketball that will be the foundation of the program for years to come.�

Just dealing with it Kowalczyk admits it hasn’t been easy being the head coach of the Rockets this season. “It’s frustrating and taxing for sure,� he said. “There is no question there have been some humbling experiences this season.�

One thing that Kowalczyk has not been is shy. He is quickly becoming known as a coach who is candid with the media and his team. “Sometimes I am too negative with the team, but they haven’t always left me much choice,� he said. “The only way that I know how to coach is to be honest. In fact, I have been told that sometimes I am too honest, but I am not a guy who sugarcoats things.�

Kowalczyk focuses on his family and friends. He said his wife and two children are a great reminder of what is important in life, which helps keep everything in perspective. “It has been tough on my family at times because they like to see me happy and there haven’t always been a ton of happy days this past season. “My son just turned 4 and we had a birthday party. I also lost a good friend this year. There’s so much more to life than just wins and losses. It’s been about setting this program up for success and doing it the right way instead of cutting corners.�

Athletic Director Mike O’Brien has his own perspective on this season

and, despite a tough year, he said he is excited to see the direction the program is going. “We certainly haven’t won the number of games we would have liked to,� O’Brien said. “We knew coming in this season would be a struggle, but when you look at the way Tod has handled everything, we are confident we made the right decision.�

O’Brien said this season has in no way shaken the faith in the abilities of the first-year head coach. “We still have absolute faith in Tod and his ability to turn this program around,� he said.

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“When you look at the way [Kowalczyk] is setting things up for next season, you can see the program is heading in the right direction,�

O’Brien said.

The blueprint that Kowalczyk has been working off of to rebuild this program has already started to pay dividends. “We have seen several players get better this season and buy into the program,� he said. “I have seen

guys cry after tough losses and that tells me they care about this team as much as I do.�

Kowalczyk is also confident in his decision to come to the Glass City because of the hospitality of fans and citizens who have made his and his family’s transition easier. “Our fans have been great, and they are passionate about Rocket basketball,� he said. “I think they are one of the most knowledgeable fan bases

in the country. They root hard for us and want to see us succeed and that has been great to have that support.�

No matter what hardships the fans and the program have faced in recent years, O’Brien said soon those days will be firmly in the rearview mirror. “Next year people won’t be asking these questions about losing,â€? he said. “That’s why next year will be so sweet.â€? âœŻ

On the horizon Despite all of the problems that the basketball program endured this past season, hope springs eternal regarding the UT basketball team.

First and foremost, Kowalczyk will welcome four recruits next season in Justin Moss, Ryan Majerle, “Juice�

Brown and A.J. Mathew, all of whom are rated high by several recruiting Web sites and publications.

The quartet will join with transfer players Curtis Dennis, Dominique Buckley, Rian Pearson and Matt Smith.

In many ways, Kowalczyk has tied the program’s transformation to the performance of this new crop of Rockets. He even took the unprecedented step in naming Buckley, Pearson and Smith captains for the current season. “I wasn’t going to name just anybody captain. Those three guys had been working hard in the gym every day and they had the right approach,� Kowalczyk said. “They strived to be the best players they could become and that was what I was looking for.�

With the influx of new talent accompanying the pieces already in place, the mantra of “wait till next year� may finally have some truth behind it for the Rockets.

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By Duane Ramsey TOLEDO FREE PRESS SENIOR BUSINESS WRITER dramsey@toledofreepress.com

Auto insurance premiums can increase even without an accident or claim due to the rising costs of auto repairs, medical treatment, auto theft and insurance fraud.

The Ohio Department of Insurance and Ohio Insurance Institute recommends comparison shopping as the best method to get competitive rates for auto insurance.

Consumers are encouraged to check with several insurance agents and companies to obtain quotes for the right coverage to meet their needs. They should ask questions about the company’s financial stability or insurance rating (A+ is best), how long it has been in business and claims handling policies, according to industry sources.

Policyholders can lower their premiums by 15 to 30 percent simply by increasing their deductibles for collision or comprehensive coverage from $250 to $500 or $1,000, although consumers are reminded that they must cover the amount of that deductible when filing a claim.

Most insurance companies offer a multicar discount as well as one for having both auto and homeowners insurance with the same company. Other discounts are offered for safe drivers without accidents, people who drive fewer miles, students with good grades and seniors who have completed a defensive driver course.

“We try to place clients with the same company if it makes sense for them after weighing all the factors involved,” said Ben Brown, vice president of Brooks Insurance Agency located in Downtown Toledo.

Independent insurance agents have the advantage of representing multiple companies for auto and other insurance needs, Brown said. Brooks Insurance represents several companies for auto insurance, including national and regional providers.

“Consumers get one-on-one advice on insurance when dealing with local agents. People who like to support local businesses should go to local agents,” Brown, who serves as an insurance agent for Toledo Free Press, said.

He cautioned consumers about getting insurance from companies that don’t offer more than the state’s minimum coverage limits. It means that customers will spend more for premiums to get more coverage, Brown said.

Companies such as Safe Auto and The General Automobile Insurance Services Inc., also known as The General, advertise low rates on auto insurance for people who cannot afford more than the state minimum coverage.

There are many websites that offer free quotes for auto insurance, including many of the same companies that provide policies online or through local agents.

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AAA of Northwest Ohio offers auto and other insurance to its 140,000 members and nonmembers through the Auto Club Insurance Agency in partnership with a AAA-owned insurance provider.

“It pays to be responsible since a person’s insurance score is based on their age, gender, where they live and their credit rating,” Bidwell said.

Many companies use insurance scores when assessing a potential auto insurance risk, according to the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII). Auto and homeowner premiums in Ohio remain affordable due to the hundreds of companies providing insurance in the state.

That competition helps keep premiums consistently lower than the national average, according to the OII. According to Insure.com, the national average annual insurance rate for 2011 is $1,561, according to the website Insure.com.

Ohio’s average rate is one of the lower in the country at $1,152, while Michigan’s average rate is highest in the nation at $2,541.

The cooperative effort of the Ohio Department of Insurance and a state legislature with less stringent regulations allows more competition in the marketplace to drive product based on demand, said Dana Mathewson, a State Farm Insurance agent in Toledo.

State Farm is the largest provider of auto insurance in Ohio with $919 million in premiums or about 20 percent of the market in 2009. Numbers for 2010 are still being compiled, according to the Ohio Department of Insurance.

Six of the top 10 providers of auto insurance in the state are based in Ohio, including Nationwide Insurance, Progressive Insurance, Motorists Mutual Insurance, State Automobile Mutual, Cincinnati Insurance and Westfield National Insurance. Allstate Insurance, American Family Insurance and Liberty Mutual are also among the top 10.

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“We have so much to be proud of, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Monroe Superstore this year, and the 70th anniversary of Jeep,” Mahalak Jr. said.

The Chrysler Premiere Event will take place from 3 to 8:30 p.m. at the Monroe Superstore, 15160 S. Monroe St. (S. Dixie Hwy.) in Monroe on March 21. According to the news release, snacks and refreshments will be provided and free testdrives will be offered on the Monroe Superstore’s 18 Obstacle Jeep OffRoad Course.

The first 150 guests who test-drive one of the new 2011 Chrysler Dodge Jeep or Ram models will receive a $25 gift card, and Mahalak Jr. said everyone is encouraged to register for a chance to win a new vehicle with a “Spin And Win” promotion through March 23.

Visit the websites www.monroe dodge.com or www.monroesuper store.com for more details and to find a link to the “Spin And Win” sweepstakes.

The Monroe Superstore will offer Chrysler “Imported from Detroit” T-shirts and “Imported from Toledo” Jeep T-shirts, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the following charities: Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, American Red Cross of Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, and the new Monroe Cancer Center.

Mahalak said, “The Monroe Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Superstore proudly supports the local manufacturing facilities that produce the Chrysler-brand products, such as: GEMA in Dundee, Toledo North Assembly Plant, Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit and Trenton Engine Plant.” ✯

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By Vicki L. Kroll TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER vkroll@toledofreepress.com

Yanni believes size doesn’t matter.

After all, the world’s been his stage. He’s played at the Acropolis, the Taj Mahal, the Forbidden City.

“I put out the same energy; as long as somebody’s watching, you’re putting on a show,” he said. “I think the audience will enjoy smaller [theaters] because you feel like you can touch them. It’s more like you’re playing in your living room and everybody is close to you.”

Fans will have an intimate evening when Yanni brings his “Truth of Touch” Tour to Detroit’s 5,000-seat Fox Theatre for a 7 p.m. concert March 27. Tickets range from $28.50 to $79.55.

Released last month, “Truth of Touch” is the 19th disc of the prolific musician’s career. It’s a return to mostly instrumentals.

“I just went for a more defined, more Westernized, edgier sound on purpose because I liked it; I was in the mood for it,” Yanni said from Florida during a teleconference. “When I was younger, I used to play in rock ‘n’ roll bands. So I let a little bit of the rock player out in a couple songs like ‘Vertigo’ whenever I wanted to kick out a little bit.”

The Grammy-nominated artist has U.S. sales of 11 million discs, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, and 24 million in other countries.

Despite the success, there was a time Yanni retreated from the music world.

“Back in ’98, I burned out. We had, between going to India and China for the Taj Mahal and Forbidden City, and producing that video, I think I did something like 120 concerts. And I just ran away,” he said. “I didn’t know if I was going to come back ever. I am an all or nothing type of person.

“It was like let it go, heal yourself, and if music is really your life like you say it is, it’ll be there for you,” he continued. “And that’s exactly what happened. And now I got to a place in my life where I don’t feel as an artist that I have to prove anything to anybody anymore and that gives me a lot of freedom and a lot of relief. So I can do anything I want.”

That creative independence helps keep his music honest.

“With instrumental music, you can’t lie,” Yanni said.

“You have to know love, passion, certain emotions that you’re describing. And then you have to be capable of putting those emotions into notes and rhythms and sounds so that the listener can comprehend it or feel it.”

He talked about the tools to make that translation happen.

“The No. 1 element I think, the most important, is melody. The theme, the main theme, is everything, especially in instrumental music because the entire message is dependent on sound, rhythm and melody, not lyrics,” he said. “So if you don’t have a main theme, it’s like, ‘Where’s the beef?’ ” Yanni knows some unfamiliar with his music may ask that question about him.

“It doesn’t matter if you do rap or you do classical music or you do rock ‘n’ roll, whatever, people are going to like you, hate you, whatever. It’s part of the deal,” he said.

“I know there are people in the audience that don’t want to be there; somebody brought them there,” he said and laughed. “But I know that they’re going to walk away satisfied. … I know they have to be impressed with the virtuosity of the musicianship.” ✯

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Independent Advocates Truth Comedy Jam set for March 21

By Sarah Ottney TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR sottney@toledofreepress.com

Feminists often get a bad rap for being humorless, but three comedians hope to dispel that misconception while raising money to support local nonprofit Independent Advocates.

The Independent Advocates Truth Comedy Jam, featuring Kate Brindle, Elissa Marcus and Lucé Tomlin-Brenner, is set for 7 to 9 p.m.

March 21 at The Truth Art Gallery, 1811 Adams St. Independent Advocates, founded

by Rebecca Facey and Rachel Richardson, provides court advocacy to survivors of domestic violence.

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The organization has helped more than 300 women navigate the court system since 2007, said Richardson, who writes a column for Toledo Free Press Star.

“Feminists are just assumed to be argumentative and not fun to be around and I think this will shatter that,” Richardson said.

“It’s for a femi- TOMLIN-BRENNER nist cause and for a community cause, but we can, also have a good time and be funny and I think it’s an exciting opportunity for the community to see that.”

Admission is $10 in advance and

$15 at the door. To reserve advance tickets, leave an RSVP comment on the Independent Advocates Truth Comedy Jam’s Facebook page or call Independent Advocates at (567) 202-1741.

The comedy will include adult themes and language, so the show is recommended for ages 18 and up, said organizer Emily Rippe, who met Tomlin-Brenner at Bowling Green State University where they were both involved in women’s organizations.

Looking to help her friend add a Toledo show while Tomlin-Brenner would be in the area for another show, Rippe couldn’t find a comedy club that fit her time frame.

“So then a light bulb sort of

flashed, and I thought, ‘Why not make this something way bigger?’”

Rippe said. “I was shocked that Lucé and Independent Advocates had never worked together before, honestly. And the more I discussed it with Rachel, the more clear it became that this needed to happen.

What those girls do is incredible.

Every day they work with victims of domestic violence, helping them get through probably the most difficult time in their lives.”

With her own background in working and volunteering with domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, Tomlin-Brenner said the cause is something she supports whenever she can. She worked as a crisis hotline coordinator in the Washington, D.C.,

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Growing up near Cleveland with a love of performance, TomlinBrenner had originally planned to major in theater, but the start of the Iraq War early in her college years pushed her into campus activism and women’s studies.

“I think I was a feminist before that but didn’t realize it,” TomlinBrenner said. “It gave me a voice and a self-actualization about it. I strayed away from performance a little because I wanted to be more involved in activist work.”

After college, she missed theater and took an improv class. Her classmates encouraged her to try standup, where she realized she could be an activist but come at it from the point of comedy.

Her first sketch was inspired by an unsettling personal experience with street harassment on the metro.

“I loved the idea that I could address such a controversial topic in this way and people reacted so positively to it and I made them think about a topic they might not normally think about,” TomlinBrenner said.

That’s why she thinks pairing comedy with domestic violence for a fundraiser works.

“Coming from my experience working in domestic violence, it’s hard to talk about; it’s very depressing and makes people uncomfortable because it’s a serious topic, so I like that it’s being linked to this comedy night,” Tomlin-Brenner said. “A shitty situation is a shitty situation and you can be angry or sad about it or you can figure out a way to process it, and I think humor’s a really good way to do that because you can’t be angry all the time.”

Tomlin-Brenner said she’s excited to perform in her first allfemale comedy show and hopes people come to the show to support Independent Advocates.

“This is a very, very serious issue, but I hope people realize you can have fun and make a huge difference in your community,” TomlinBrenner said. “Comedy for some reason is something people get a little nervous about, especially local comedy; they don’t know how good it’s going to be, but I’ve been working in local comedy for a year and there’s such amazing talent on this level. I can’t wait.” ✯

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his season’s seemingly constant flurry of winter weather activity and the subsequent onslaught of school delays and closings has turned my 7-year-old son into a bit of a news junkie.

Out of new habit, he now tends to do a quick check of the news before he clicks his way to “Phineas and Ferb” or the like. He Shannon SZYPERSKI didn’t have to turn it on the morning of March 11, however, as I was already uncomfortably absorbing the horrific disaster unfolding in Japan. After an initial wave of surprise and sympathy, Jack began attempting to wrap his head around the situation.

Natural disasters of a certain magnitude are usually followed by an abundance of public advice about how to break the bad news to your child.

While I understand and appreciate the sentiment, I do find the American way of almost immediately refocusing on ourselves and how we may be personally affected by a disaster thousands of miles away to be slightly off-putting.

There are immediate lessons to be learned from trying times, whether they happen nine miles away or 9,000 miles away. Major events in other parts of our country and throughout the world are an opportune time to introduce and explain certain concepts to children.

Geography is the obvious first lesson.

Where is Japan? What is it like? How many people live there? At our house we have U.S. and world maps hanging at a child’s eye level. It only took a couple of times of me using the maps to point out places we heard about on TV before my children began implementing the practice on their own.

As my brain stumbled over the best way to describe 30 years’ worth of assorted earthquake and other geographical information, I turned to National Geographic channel to help me along.

“Tsunamis 101” reminded me not only of exactly how the Earth’s plates operate and possess the power to create a tsunami, it also reminded me of the more than 200,000 people who lost their lives in December 2004 to the same fate. It is still difficult to imagine that a single event could have so effortlessly and so unapologetically taken so many. As I tried to impress on my son the astounding power of nature, I quickly realized how astounded I continue to be by it myself.

From a distance, children can gain an appreciation for certain things

from otherwise scary and heartwrenching events. Beyond science and geography lessons, they can learn about the engineers who saved thousands of lives just by design and the heroic rescuers willing to run to

danger instead of away from it. They can begin to better appreciate the value in things we so often take for granted, like electricity and food and water and shelter. In fact, we can all take away such lessons as we attempt

to wrap our own heads around situations of such magnitude. ✯ Shannon and her husband Michael are raising three children in Sylvania. Email her at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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YOUR TAROTGRAM AND HOROSCOPE

MARCH 20-26, 2011

Sun enters Aries, Spring Equinox (20th, 7:21 pm) Aries (March 21-April 19)

Libra (September 23-October 22)

The balance beam. Equinox unleashes urgent ambitions, but problems arise midweek if one size doesn’t fit all. You can turn matters around by listening to a woman who understands human nature. Universal feelings and peak experiences flood senses Saturday.

Rapt adoration. The choices you make and initiative you take this week surprise you. Move quickly as the week starts. Doubts creep in after Wednesday. A calm, reliable person gives reassurance as the weekend arrives. Bask in happy thoughts Saturday.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Too many rules. Much is happening behind-the-scenes, but it’s tough to convince others. Some issues can’t be judged yet; wait for more data. You can connect personally and socially with people after Friday. Cupid hovers nearby Saturday.

Plumb the depths. Things are extremely busy at work this week. Haste causes errors or miscalculations. You’ll discover what’s been overlooked Thursday. You get an opportunity to demonstrate talents. Look for domestic blessings and improvements Saturday.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Essence of Hope. You change your mind about goals or expected results Monday. Others are open to suggestions Wednesday. Seek detours around obstacles. Relationships reach a new level after Friday, and put stars in your eyes Saturday night.

Secret worlds. Creativity flows at full force, in spite of interruptions or annoying discoveries. Learning what you need to know Thursday makes it easier to move forward. A dream or fantasy comes true during the weekend, even if you’re not expecting it.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Capricorn (December 22-January 19)

Baskets overflowing. Fresh goals and career possibilities unfold this week. Supplying useful tips for surviving in tough times wins points midweek. A spouse or loved one wants to share pleasant diversions during the weekend – keep your heart open.

Mystery of life. It’s time to nourish your soul, but it gets a dose of castor oil first. Seek things that are tonics and cleansing to your system; avoid extremes Thursday.

Saturday brings magical moments as pleasures are shared with a special someone.

Leo (July 23-August 22)

Aquarius (January 20-February 18)

Dance of Spring. It’s time to hit the road and expand horizons. New ideas and people revitalize your energies.

Don’t be bogged down with other peoples’ gloomy thoughts. Explore the delightful mysteries of attraction and physical chemistry with a loved one.

Advance preparations. You come face to face with an attitude that’s been holding you back or obscuring potential. Others encourage you to get past it. The escape hatch opens Friday. You’re in love with your own ideas and imaginings during the weekend.

Virgo (August 23-September 22)

Pisces (February 19-March 20)

Master of ceremonies. You have abundant energy and determination to make changes in your life now. Crack the code, figure out what’s needed, and do it. “What ifs” are the bogeyman. During the weekend small details reveal how relationships are evolving.

Canned preserves. Cash and resources abruptly change directions as the week starts. You may be puzzled by your luck or strange situations around you midweek. Gather with talented and artistic folks as the weekend arrives, and let your soul sing with the choir.

Elizabeth Hazel is a professional tarotist-astrologer and author. She gives readings every Wednesday at Attic on Adams above Manos Greek Restaurant. She may be contacted at ehazel@buckeye-express.com (c) 2011

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All real estate advertised in this paper is subject to the federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, in the sale, rental, or financing of housing. This Publisher will not knowingly accept any advertising that violates any applicable law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this paper are available on an equal opportunity basis. If you believe you have been discriminated against in connection with the sale, rental, or financing of housing, call the Toledo Fair Housing Center, (419) 243-6163.

Bids will be received by the Toledo Public School District (the “District or TPS”), at the School Board Office, Treasurers Room 3, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd., Toledo, Ohio 43608 for the former Fall Meyer, Lincoln and Nathan Hale Elementary Schools and the former Jones Junior High School Pre-Demolition Asbestos/HazMat Abatement Project in accordance with the Drawings and Specifications prepared by: TTL Associates, Inc. 1915 N. 12th Street Toledo, Ohio 43604 Phone No. 419-324-2222 Fax No. 419-321-6252 The Construction Manager for the Project is: Lathrop/Gant/Barton Malow, LLC 701 Jefferson, Suite 302 Toledo, Ohio 43604 Phone No. 419-776-5600 Fax No. 877-281-0784 Any Proposed Equal for a Standard shall be submitted to the Consultant, no later than ten (10) days prior to the bid opening. If no Addendum is issued accepting the Proposed Equal, the Proposed Equal shall be considered rejected.

Sealed bids will be received for: Estimates Bid Item No. 1: Asbestos/HazMat Abatement of $58,500.00 Fall Meyer Elementary School Abatement Dates: May 9 through May 27, 2011 Bid Item No. 2: Asbestos/HazMat Abatement of $187,000.00 Jones Junior High School Abatement Dates: May 9 through June 3, 2011 Bid Item No. 3: Asbestos/HazMat Abatement of $195,000.00 Lincoln Elementary School Abatement Dates: May 9 through June 3, 2011 Bid Item No. 4: Asbestos/HazMat Abatement of $113,000.00 Nathan Hale Elementary School Abatement Dates: May 9 through June 3, 2011 until Friday, April 1, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. (as determined by Stratum clocking (cell phone time)) and will be opened publicly and read immediately thereafter.

The pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at Fall Meyer Elementary School located at 1800 Kriger Road in Toledo, Ohio afterwards we will head to the remaining sites in the order below. ATTENDANCE AT THE PREBID MEETING IS MANDATORY FOR ALL CONTRACTORS INTENDING ON SUBMITTING A BID. The following is the walkthrough schedule: 1. Fall Meyer Elementary School, 1800 Kriger Road, Toledo, OH 2. Nathan Hale Elementary School, 1800 Upton Avenue, Toledo, OH 3. Lincoln Elementary School, 1801 North Detroit Avenue, Toledo, OH 4. Jones Junior High School, 550 Walbridge Avenue, Toledo, OH Bidders will be required to comply with the Toledo Public School District’s Community Inclusion Plan.

Contract Documents can be obtained from Toledo Blue Print, 6964 McNerney Street, Northwood, Ohio 43619, phone: (419) 661-9841 for the cost of the printing, to be paid to the printing company at the time the drawings are picked up. CD-Rom copies of the bid drawings are also available from Toledo Blue Print for no cost with the purchase of the specification books.

The Contract Documents may be reviewed for bidding purposes without charge during business hours at the following locations: Maumee F.W. Dodge Plan Room The Plan Room 3521 Briarfield Blvd., Suite D 3135 South State St., Suite 210 Maumee, OH 43537 Ann Arbor, MI 48108 PH: 419-861-1300 PH: 734-662-2570 FX: 419-861-1325 FX: 734-662-1695 University of Toledo Capacity Bldg.

Toledo, Ohio 43606 PH: 419-530-3120 FX: 419-530-3242

Builders Exchange 5555 Airport Hwy, Suite 140 Toledo, OH 43615 PH: 216-661-8300

Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 303 Morris St. Toledo, Ohio 43602 PH: 419- 351-1521

E.O.P.A. - Hamilton Building 505 Hamilton St. Toledo, Ohio 43602 PH: 419-242-7304

Columbus F.W. Dodge Plan Room 1175 Dublin Rd. Dublin, OH 43215-1073 PH: 614-486-6575 FX: 614-486-0544

Construction Association of Michigan 43636 Woodward Ave. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 PH: 248-972-1014 FX: 248-972-1136

Ohio Construction News 7261 Engle Rd., Suite 304 Cleveland, Ohio 44130 PH: 800-969-4700

Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce MCBAP 300 Madison Ave. Ste. 200 Toledo, Ohio 43604-1575 PH: 419-243-8191 FX: 419-241-8302

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