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Publisher’s statement

100 days

he mental milestone of Toledo Mayor Mike Bell’s first 100 days in office was marked on April 14. History buffs may recall that as the exact anniversary of the night the RMS Titanic struck the iceberg that sent it spiraling to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The synchronicity is compelling; Bell himself has compared the city’s budget woes to a ship in trouble. As he wrote in these pages on Feb. 21, “I have likened the city budget situation to a sinking ship. We are all in this together, so when Thomas F. Pounds people tell me that I’m facing one heck of a dilemma with the budget, I liken it to telling the captain of a sinking ship that he has one heck of a dilemma — when the water is rising around all of our feet. We must all play a role in bailing water and patching the leak if we are to survive this crisis.” There are indications that Titanic’s captain, Edward J. Smith, may have been overconfident in his vessel, and may have ignored warning signs before sailing his ship at a high speed into a dark night filled with ice. There are no indications that Bell is making any comparable mistakes. From the small gestures (removing the mayor’s name from city welcome signs) to the medium gestures (being accessible and approachable to media in a way the city has not seen in many, many years) to major gestures (being willing, albeit with mixed results, to play hardball with unions to find solutions to budget woes), Bell has set a smart tone, surrounded himself with quality people and has listened to constituents; he let go of the “entertainment tax” idea rather than stubbornly fight for the unpopular idea. And he has done this while retaining the sense of humor, strength and dedication to public service that has characterized his entire career. Not everything has fallen his way, and there are still tough questions about the city’s financial future, but if Bell demonstrates the same toughness and intelligence during the next 1,361 days as he did the first 100, it won’t be too long before we are talking about recruiting him for a second 1,461 days of service. Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. E-mail him at tpounds@ toledofreepress.com.

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onsidering his influence on The credibility in her reporting on city council Blade’s news coverage, Dave Murray and government as anyone in this market; isn’t anywhere near as famous as he the lack of a j-school diploma hasn’t hindered deserves to be, but social networking may her ability to break stories and correct published stories that miss or misrepresent facts. rapidly change that. In response, Murray said The Blade Murray, who has worked for the Block family for more than 30 years, was recently does not work with bloggers and citizen promoted to managing editor. He has journalists because it has to maintain “professional standards,” a long been a major player direct implication that Toin shaping the reporting ledo Free Press doesn’t have and writing that makes The to maintain professional Blade what it is. standards, one of a handful At an April 1 forum on of passive-aggressive com“citizen journalism” hosted ments he lobbed my way. by the UT Independent ColOne of the criticisms of legian, I joined Murray on a The Blade is its lack of acpanel with Toledo Free Press cessibility, a point Murray contributor and Glass City acknowledged during Jungle operator Lisa Renee Ward. The topic was the role Michael S. miller the forum. But Murray’s presence on Twitter, at of bloggers and untrained rewww.twitter.com/BladeManagingEd, is porters in breaking and writing news. My time before the forum was spent bringing a new and intriguing transparassembling an 80-page Mud Hens-themed ency to the one of the minds behind the issue, and just to spice things up, I was pages of Toledo’s daily newspaper. Murray declared himself a “citizen stricken with the worst cold virus I have endured in my adult life; I spent the day journalist” because of his Twitter activity, alternating between a few hours at work, but that is like Tony Stewart describing then crashing at a Downtown hotel for a himself as a “Sunday driver”; it may be acfew hours, then going back to work, in a curate, but it greatly understates his role. Murray’s tweets, a combination of recycle that left me feeling like a misfiring porting, commentary and thinking out spark plug immobilized by gunk. As I greeted the forum’s organizers and loud, greatly change his role with The Blade. some familiar faces in the small crowd, Instead of being behind the scenes, he is I made it a point to keep my hands at my now in the public eye, revealing a great deal sides; I wasn’t going to touch anyone and risk about his personality and approach to news. His pre-forum and forum-night playing Typhoid Michael. I took my place on the stage and as Murray approached, I Twitter comments on Maggie Thurber, the pulled my hands back and choked through former Lucas County Commissioner (and the mucus to warn him I was sick. Without Toledo Free Press contributor, until we hesitation, he said, “Oh, I don’t care” and parted ways due to an attribution issue), aren’t the definition of classy neutrality: reached out for a firm handshake. n “I’m on “watchdog journalism” I sincerely hope Murray escaped catching anything from our brief en- panel at 7 p Thrs at UT Law Center where counter, but it seems to me he is ap- Blade watchdog victim Maggie Thurber proaching social networking with the will also be on panel.” (March 31) n “The Blade in 05 exposed GOP rare same reckless abandon he employed when coin dealer Tom Noe, which focused Feds shaking hands with a dead man walking. The forum can be easily summarized: on Tom’s $$ to Prez Bush, sucking Maggie I said Toledo Free Press has, from its incep- in as Bush conduit.” (March 31) n “Maggie’s political career flamed out tion, worked with bloggers like Ward (and the operators of SwampBubbles and Toledo with heat from Blade’s Noe probe, but she Talk) because we believe having that cutting- ended up a “citizen” journalist blogger, edge input helps us compete with news tips and now on UT panel.” (March 31) n “Maggie Thurber looks especially [sic] and sources. Ward in particular has as much Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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uncomfortable. Maybe the heat or maybe being on a panel w The Blade.” (April 1) n “Maggie left the forum saying she had a client that didn’t wamt [sic] her to speak at the forum. Excuse didn’t sound legit to me.” (April 1) n “UT forum was a great exchange of ideas about journalism, new and old alike. Maggie should have had the guts to stay.” (April 1) The next time a Blade news story mentions Thurber, you can read its take knowing that its managing editor has definite opinions about her. And it’s not just tweets; Toledo firefighter Matt Conway has been forwarding an e-mail purportedly from Murray that expresses the managing editor’s opinion on safety forces’ salaries: “I’d say based on the research for our A1 Sunday story you guys are paid too much. But my opinion doesn’t count.” That last sentence, of course, is as disingenuous as it is falsely humble. Other recent Murray tweets cover conversations with Mayor Mike Bell (“Mayor Bell just called me from Puerto Vallarta.”), a shot at WSPD, Pulitzer Prize judging, Peter Ujvagi (whom Murray calls “the county dog killer”) and a stream of insight into the daily news process. I strongly urge anyone interested in Toledo media to follow Murray’s tweets; his comments put him in a crucible of local media insight that really only includes Brian Wilson, who serves as program director and news director of WSPD, and on a much humbler scale, this space, in which an editor with news coverage responsibility weekly opines on issues and news events. You can watch us, and you should. Ultimately, we serve you, and if you can catalog our opinions and biases, you can better judge the efforts of our publications and news departments. Kudos to Murray for being willing to expose himself in the social networking sphere. Especially now that the Library of Congress and Google are going to archive Twitter activity, Murray’s running commentary will be searchable and accountable forever. Let’s hope he can avoid catching anything nasty from the interaction. Michael S. Miller is Editor in Chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. E-mail him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

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The rubber stamp wall Council’s check-and-balance role

ttempting to amend one or- “You all have the ability to vote and dinance for $250,000 from during your review process ask us the Sewer Replacement questions related to these projects. I don’t know if there is Bond Fund created a need to re-create the more than a half an wheel on this one, but hour of discussion at that’s just my opinion the April 13 Toledo City as the mayor.” Council meeting. It was Steel said, “I don’t not the dollar amount see how we are interthat was an issue; it was vening in anything the process. by separating that Councilman Steve process into a real Steel had raised prior concerns with city Lisa Renee WARD process, not a rubber stamp. If ever there council passing ordinances that appropriated funding was a rubber stamp it’s approving for projects or services and also expenditures of this money when allowed bids and the expenditure the bids haven’t even gone out yet. of the funding to take place before We’re rubber-stamping something, contracts had even been sought. we don’t even know what we are Steel’s guest piece in this week’s To- rubber-stamping because the bids ledo Free Press further explains his haven’t gone out.” Bell later offered to have viewpoint. George Sarantou was the first monthly or quarterly meetings to council member to say he did not have council look over what had support Steel’s amendment: “This already been bid out and approved. in my judgment would represent a He said, “Then if [council] could total departure from what we have demonstrate there was a problem done, at least for the last five de- change the procedure.” Councilman Phil Copeland said cades on approval of contracts.” D. Michael Collins was the first that the Bell administration had just council member to agree. He said he gotten into office, “they are coming applauded Steel, “because the state- in with a fresh start, something we’re ment made, ‘this is the way we have not used to on this council, let’s give been doing business for 50 years’ them a chance to get the job done.” Steel, Collins and Councilman pretty well indicts the practice.” Collins later said, “This is what we’re here Michael Ashford all said this was for, we’re here for checks and bal- not directed at this administration ances, we’re not here to write checks.” alone, that the system was broken. Deputy Mayor of Operations Councilman Tom Waniewski said Steve Herwat said several times this would slow the process. Steel said, “Democracy superduring the council meeting that this would slow projects, at one point sedes this administration or that referencing the proposed 2010 cap- administration ... It’s great to talk ital improvement street resurfacing. and work together but the bottom “If we follow this same two-step line is as council members, we don’t process, I can guarantee you that act by talking, we act by amending many of those streets will not be able and voting.” Council President Wilma Brown to be completed in 2010,” he said. Law Director Adam Loukx called for a vote on the amendment. said this amendment would create, Joe McNamara, Steel, Collins and “serious charter implications for Ashford were the only yes votes so council becoming too involved in the amendment failed. I find it difficult to see how any the contractual award process.” He referenced parts of the charter but member of council would agree was not certain exactly what sec- with a process that approves contions beyond Chapter 187 were a tracts before they are even bid. factor but said, “I caution against Other Ohio cities, Columbus as one too much control of the contractual example, appear to use a two step process, the process itself should be process without hampering city operations as the Bell administration codified and uniform.” Mayor Mike Bell made several predicts would happen here. offers to include council more in the process. He said perhaps other ad- Toledo Free Press contributor Lisa ministrations had not followed the Renee Ward operates the political process, but that his would. He said, blog Glass City Jungle.com.

ne role of Toledo City Council is to act as a check on the power of the mayoral administration. This is done primarily through the fiduciary role granted council, that is, the control of the appropriation and expenditure of funds. Unfortunately, many of the appropriation measures routinely advanced by this and previous administrations combine approval of appropriations with approving the expenditure and awarding of contracts, some of which haven’t even gone to bid. This is a request for council to cede its fiduciary authority and responsibility to the administration by pre-approving contracts Steve before the fact. I believe the process should include two separate ordinances. The first should allow council to approve the appropriation and direct the administration to seek bids and make a recommendation of awarding of contracts. The second would indicate the administration’s choice, provide full information regarding the administration’s rationale behind the proposed awardee, as well as rejected bidders, and approve the expenditure of funds. This process would allow council to retain its normal and regular fiduciary authority and make the process fully transparent. It would respect the separation of powers, while retaining proper checks and balances, both essential in a constitutional democracy. It would also ensure council’s ability to act as a watchdog over the contracting process, pushing for the awarding of contracts to diverse local firms and jobs for local workers. The administration counters that this would make the process slower. Democracy is always a bit more tedious than autocracy. Transparency and information sharing takes more time than unilateral decision-

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making. It is easier for an unchecked administration to proceed with their own pet projects outside public scrutiny. That is exactly why the Founding Fathers, in their wisdom, provided a system with checks and balances to prevent unbridled power. A more transparent process which retains fiduciary authority in its rightful place, the hands of council, might necessitate better timeline planning on the part of the administration, and timely action on the part of council. If done expeditiously, there is no reason it would take more time. Regardless, it is my opinion that to do otherwise, Steel to continue to cede council’s authority to a single branch of government and to pre-approve contracts which aren’t even at the request for proposal stage, is worse than irresponsible. It is anti-democratic. This is why I proposed amending the $250,000 appropriation measure at the April 13 council meeting to remove language pre-approving the expenditure and awarding of contracts. I made all the above arguments for the amendment. It was defeated by a vote of 7-4. Because the wording pre-approving the expenditure was retained, I voted against the ordinance. I will continue to make the case for retention of the rightful role of council as future ordinances come to us, expecting us to cede authority to the administration, and continue to work for change. Hopefully we can craft a process that is fully transparent, provides checks and balances on separate branches of government and helps secure more jobs for local workers. Steve Steel is a member of Toledo City Council. E-mail him at Steven.Steel@toledo.oh.gov.

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Toledo mayor mike bell was sworn into office on Jan. 4. most of his first 100 days were spent working with staff and city council to balance the city’s $48 million budget deficit.

Bell’s first 100 days focused on budget By Kristen Rapin

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When Toledo Mayor Mike Bell took office Jan. 4, he stood before the city as a self-described “teammate” prepared to work with citizens and city council to turn Toledo around. One hundred days into office, teamwork is a reigning theme in his administration. Bell says he teamed with private citizens and city council to DR. CATHERINE PRATT Owens Instructor Communications, Humanities and Languages

combat the $48.2 million budget deficit and has reached out to regional economic groups to work collaboratively. As the mayor celebrated his 100th day in office April 14, he said his biggest accomplishment and challenge of balancing the $48.2 million budget is behind him. “Even though we’re not out of the woods yet, it’s comforting that we were able to balance the budget by March 31,” Bell said during an April 14 interview. “It was such a large number, had never been done before and I had a team that’s smaller than the former administration working on it and

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1 2Highlights: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The First 100 days 11 12 13 14Day 15 16 17 56 18 19 20 21 22 23 Day 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 day 2 Day 30 31 32 33 3458 35 Day 3 36 37 38 39 40 41 Day 63 Day 10 42 43 44 45 46 47 Day 64 Day 17 48 49 50 51 52 53 Day 70 54 55 56 57 58 59 Day 21 60 6480 65 Day Day613662 63 66 70 71 Day67 3868 69 Day 81 72 76 77 Day734374 75 Day 84 78 79 80 81 82 83 Day 85 84 85 86 87 88 89 Day 86 Day 5192 93 94 95 90 91 Day 93 96 97 98 99 100

Jan. 4:

Mike Bell sworn in as mayor by his father Norman Bell at Cousino’s Navy Bistro at 3 p.m. He took the office officially at 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 5:

Bell’s first full day of work. Mayor starts with a predicted $40 million deficit.

Jan. 6:

New city signs feature “Welcome to Toledo” in blue and gold with the Rocket logo as Bell leaves his name out of city branding.

Jan. 7:

Bell appoints Patrick McLean to city finance director.

Jan. 14:

Bell hosts first meeting with union presidents to discuss deficit and possible concessions. The mayor announces city debt will be closer to $44 million than the predicted $40 million.

Jan. 21:

Bell presents a temporary .25 percent income tax increase to the Toledo City Council that would generate $7.5 million. The mayor proposes pay cuts, as well as elimination in pension pickup that would generate $6.7 million.

Jan. 25:

Bell hosts first meeting with Citizens Special Investigation Team (CSI) and asks them to “think outside the box.”

Feb. 9:

March 1:

Presents budget to Toledo City Council. Bell’s recommendations include $10 million in expenditure reductions, $15 refuse fee, elimination of income tax reciprocity for those working outside the city and 8 percent sports and event tax. Additionally, the proposal includes an elimination of all employee pension pickups and a greater contribution from employees to health benefits.

March 3:

Bell attends first Toledo City Council District Budget Meeting at Waite High School. Bell announces his “backup plan” for balancing the $48 million deficit is laying off staff.

March 8:

Bell threatens to send out 300 layoff notices if the budget cannot be balanced through union concessions and other cost-cutting measures.

March 9:

Despite possible legal challenges, Bell pushes an 8 percent event tax.

March 15:

The City of Toledo issued 137.5 layoff notices March 15, in attempt to present a balanced budget by March 31. The mayor said laying off 125 police officers and 12 civilian city employees, along with eliminating 20.5 vacant positions, is part of a contingency plan.

March 25:

Feb. 11:

Police union defeats votes against concessions. Firefighters Union Local 92 approves city’s offer by a vote of 286-201.

Feb. 16:

Bell denies police unions’ request for re-vote of concessions in a letter to union president Dan Wagner.

Bell increased salaries of some top city officials.

Bell and senior staff members meet with state auditor’s office to discuss budget woes.

Bell asks city council to remove his proposed .25 percent income tax from consideration during committee of the whole meeting. Instead, he urges council to approve measures that would allow Toledoans to vote on how funds are allocated between the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and General Fund. Additionally, his new plan cuts the tax credit for those who work outside Toledo.

Feb. 24:

Bell delivered State of City at UT’s Nitschke Auditorium, and said there is “no easy one-step” fix to the $48.2 million deficit. The mayor was optimistic in his speech predicting 3,000 new jobs coming to Northwest Ohio in the next 18 months.

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March 29:

Bell issues a warning to council that if the budget isn’t passed, the city will shut down daily operations.

March 30:

Toledo City Council invokes exigent circumstances and passes a balanced budget.

March 31:

Bell responds to Judge James Jensen’s ruling to deny the police union a temporary restraining order on exigent circumstances.

April 7:

City Law Director Adam Loukx filed an official “request for determination of unauthorized strike.” — Kristen Rapin

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Bell said he has tried to harbor a relationship of respect and cooperation between council and his administration, erasing the division between the 22nd and 21st floors. “I think we have a very good relationship with council,” Herwat said. “I think they feel a comfort level with this administration that No.1 they can talk to us and No. 2 they can get a straight answer. We don’t play games, we give them the facts and do the best to keep them informed.” The mayor has attended every council meeting, and some committee meetings, sending Herwat in his place if he cannot attend, said Wilma Brown, Toledo City Council president. “It helps a lot. We never had that done before. It’s nice to ask direct questions of the person who’s going to have the final decisions,” Brown said. The mayor listens to council’s suggestions and considers them, she said. BROWN Bell and his staff have been accessible to all members of council, especially with budget issues, said Councilman George Sarantou. “Bell understands the necessity to offer strong leadership, but also make appropriate compromises on issue so the city and its citizens benefit,” Sarantou said. “There’s no question the last 90 days have been some of the most challenging times in our city’s history, and he’s done an excellent job under difficult circumstances.” SARANTOU The change in administrations has been night and day, said Councilwoman Lindsay Webb. “I found it to be completely refreshing, in the sense they supply the information we need when we need it. WEBB I think Mayor Bell has a great deal of

integrity and that carries over to his senior level staff creating a much more positive working environment,” Webb said. “Before the rules of the game would change midstream... It was hard to know the rules of the game. Under the Bell administration, it’s clear what’s expected. There’s honest communication and dialogue between the two branches of government.” Webb, who voted against the budget, said despite differences in opinion at times, the mayor is always willing to work with her. Bell and council don’t always have the same opinions and may even argue during council meetings but when all is done, they respect each other, Bell said.

Economic development

Throughout Bell’s campaign he spoke of a hiring business advocate to work for the city. The administration’s business advocate is Monske, Bell said. Starting before the mayor entered office, the administration began meeting with area economic agencies to see how they could all work together, Monske said. “Instead of the City of Toledo being everything from A to Z in economic development, we’re not trying to be that anymore because we have MONSKE very strong partners that have specific expertise, in specific areas,” he said. The city is able to interact with the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, the Regional Growth Partnership, Lucas County Improvement Corporation (LCIC) and the state of Ohio, to talk about economic development and decide who has the best expertise to take the lead on certain projects. “Mayor Bell and his team have committed to working with the LCIC, Lucas County officials and the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority to jointly focus our resources and efforts for the maximum benefit of our region. Gone are the days that we can survive independently,” said Paul Toth, president and CEO of the Port Authority. n BELL 100 CONTINUES ON A7

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Promise: Appointment for the Mayor’s Business Advocate position. Result: On Dec. 10, Dean Monske was named deputy mayor for external affairs, the new title for what Bell called a Business Advocate position while campaigning. Promise: A meeting with University of Toledo president Dr. Lloyd Jacobs. Result: Bell met with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, Governor Ted Strickland and former President Bill Clinton on his first day. He met with Jacobs on his second day, Jan. 6. Promise: Appointment of a Financial CSI (Citizens Special Investigation) team n BELL 100 CONTINUED FROM A6 The mayor and his administration have received many requests to collaborate on projects. Bell has helped Wood County Commissioners get a road built from North Baltimore to Interstate 475 and has received a letter from Monclova asking Toledo to come back to the joint economic zone. Some of the outreach is as simple as attending a meeting, such as joining the Northwest Ohio Mayor and Managers but Bell said he and his administration will continue to work regionally.

First 90 days in office:

Promise: Submit “budget recovery plan” to city council. Result: Not reported as accomplished. Promise: Pass a balanced budget for FY-2010 budget by March 30. Result: Accomplished. Promise: Implement a plan for the consolidation of all city departments related to business/permits in one location.

Result: Still in progress. Promise: Participate in at least one meeting with the board of education and superintendent of the Toledo Public Schools. Result: Not reported as accomplished though meetings were held with city administration and TPS administration. Bell has not met with all School Board members. Promise: Name a cabinet-level director of information technology. Result: Valerie Robertson promoted from acting commissioner to acting director of Information technology. Promise: Identify shovel-ready sites in Toledo that can be actively marketed for regional development. Result: Process implemented but not reported as accomplished. Promise: Restore community service officers to the Blockwatch program. Result: Done prior to Bell taking office by Former Mayor Finkbeiner. Subtotal: 7 promises — 3 accomplished, 3 partly accomplished = 4.5 accomplished. Total = 13 promises made for first 90 days; 8 reported as accomplished.

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On Oct. 19, 2009, then-mayoral candidate Mike Bell issued a news release outlining what he planned to accomplish on his first day of office and during his first 90 days of office. Here is a look at those promises, compared to the results as reported by local media.

Result: CSI team was announced on Dec. 10 and had its first meeting Jan. 25. Promise: Issue executive order to return laid-off polices officers to jobs. Result: Former Mayor Carty Finkbeiner did this before Bell took office. Promise: Launch an inventory of city holdings with first request for proposal issued within 60 days. Result: Inventory process began, first RFP appears to have happened after first 60 days. Promise: Appointment of a multi-department City Task Force to force compliance from “deadbeat owners” of properties. Result: Not reported on as accomplished. Subtotal: 6 Promises, 3.5 known kept

Keeping Toledo safe

Bell was able to balance the $48.2 million budget deficit without cutting any safety personnel. “I think he has stuck to his platform to ensure that the citizens of Toledo are safe. In that regard, he has not laid off any safety forces, fire or police,” Green said. The budget even includes a new police class of 30 officers slated to begin in late fall, she said. When the threat of a possible “blue flu” arose with policemen calling in sick, the mayor took firm action and sent an investigation to the State Employment Relations Board (SERB). “I had to address it in a fairly firm and rapid manner. I couldn’t afford to have that happen too many times, even if SERB said it wasn’t continuous to dictate that was a strike. It put people on notice, that I won’t tolerate our safety forces being compromised,” Bell said.

Shirley Green is safety director for the city of toledo.

Exigent circumstances

On March 30, exigent circumstances were approved by city council for cuts on all nonunion employees as well as Toledo Police Command Officers Association, Toledo Police Patrolman’s Association(TPPA), Toledo Fire Chiefs Association, AFSCME Local 7 and AFSCME 2058. “The bottom line is we weren’t going to be able to pay our bills because the budget was that far out of wack. We had

to be able to do something that drastic to put it back in order,” Bell said. “The idea of exigent circumstance allowed for us to reduce the weight of a lot of employee expenses on the budget, while still allowing everyone to work.” Invoking exigent circumstances was not intended to bust unions, it was an issue of balancing the budget by March 31, Bell said. “Our people are upset, concerned and worried. We’ve already given

money in concessions to pay levels we feel are fair and honest. These people have budgeted lifestyles on money they were going to make, and it’s not going to happen right now,” said Don Czerniak, president of AFSCME Local 7. On average, AFSCME Local 7 members will lose $400 to $450 a month, causing some members to lose houses, go on food stamps or declare bankruptcy, Czerniak said. n BELL 100 CONTINUES ON A8

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however, for dealing with the large, unexpected budget issues. “[Bell] walked into a hornets’ nest. There’s no money, he was left with a sinking ship. He’s now in the process of trying to fix it, to make the city what it should be,” he said. Dan Wagner, president of TPPA, also gives the mayor credit for everything he’s done outside invoking exi-

gent circumstances. “Working with Bell has been a complete 180. Up until [the exigent circumstances], which is a huge factor, he’s been doing a good job,” Wagner said. “It’s been a welcome difference dealing with him.” TPPA’s membership may disagree with this view because the exigent circumstances is a big issue, as it should

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be, Wagner said. Wagner criticized the mayor for not sitting down with TPPA again before the exigent circumstances were applied. He said the union was ready to renegotiate March 25, after the police voted against concessions, but didn’t sit down with the administration again until April 5. “I think the major thing is, he’s taking some things personal. Making statements that we needed a cooling down period. We were ready to negotiate again right away,” he said.

appropriately,” Bell said. In coming months Bell hopes to explore other cost-saving ideas that couldn’t be examined before March 31. The city is assembling a private citizen health advisory panel to look at the cost of health care benefits for employees. The city wants to make sure it is not overpaying for the services its contracted to provide and will bid for new plans if it’s more cost effective. Other ideas include exploring the merger of inspection agencies with the county and other cities, as well as partnering with these entities for refuse or recycling. “Right now the city pays $300,000 to get rid of recyclables. By partnering with the county and using other methods, we can turn that into a positive cash flow for us, “ Herwat said. Toledo is an “unpolished diamond” and the mayor would like people to see the positive of what the city can be. “I think [Toledo] can be one of the most quality cities in the state of Ohio,” he said. “We can make this place so quality, in the way things are delivered that people will enjoy living here. And will tell enough people that it will get bigger on its own.”

Moving forward

The biggest hurdle the Bell administration faces in the next few weeks is working with the city’s unions to negotiate an alternative to the exigent circumstances, Bell said. The mayor would like to find middle ground for the city and unions and will continue to meet with union representatives until they find that balance, he said. “We have to address this in a way that is fair for everyone. We have to figure out where the line is, to not only being fair, but even public opinion is that we’re fair. That people feel their tax dollars are actually being watched out for, and employees are also being taken care of

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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and Owens-Illinois CEO Al Stroucken announced O-I’s plans to further expand its glass research and development facilities, on its campus in Perrysburg at a press conference April 12. The company is investing $11.5 million in laboratories and glass science research facilities adding 6,000 square feet and 32 new high-paying jobs at O-I’s Advanced Glass Technology Center. O-I intends to continue expanding its staff at the labs in the next three years, according to company officials. The governor toured the new glass science labs with O-I officials and witnessed a demonstration of a new organic curable glass coating process developed in the laboratories. The organic coating sprayed on glass bottles is cured by treatment with ultraviolet light, according to O-I officials. O-I also plans to invest $6 million to pilot new product and manufacturing concepts at its Zanesville, Ohio plant that produces bottles for the spirits industry. The plant’s proximity to O-I’s headquarters enables concepts to be tested and refined in Ohio before being deployed globally. “Good things are happening at O-I and throughout Ohio as this company has invested in the future throughout the recession by providing good paying jobs for highly trained workers,” Strickland said. “Governor Strickland’s leadership has demonstrated a commitment to remain at the forefront of manufacturing research and development. The governor clearly understands the broader economic impact investments in innovation and technology can have on a company. His dedication was crucial to our decision to expand our research facilities in Ohio,” Stroucken said. “This expansion was funded entirely by the company because it makes sense for business. Future expansion could require additional investment from other sources.” “Research jobs produce innovative ideas that make better products and those products create demand to fill more production jobs,” Strickland said. Strickland emphasized the importance of supporting higher education to meet the increasing demand for highly skilled employees needed for continued investment in research and development of technology in Ohio. O-I employs approximately 850 people at its world headquarters in Perrysburg with an additional 332 employees at the company’s plant in Zanesville. O-I operates 78 facilities globally in 21 countries with 19 locations in the U.S. O-I manufactures 100-percent recyclable glass containers that deliver many well-known consumer products to people around the world. Gov. Strickland also used the occasion to promote support for Issue 1 on the May 4 ballot for renewal of Ohio’s

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or local retirees between the ages of 55 and 75, invitations to free dinner workshops probably show up in the mail on a regular basis. Heck, if someone really wanted, they could plan their entire dining out around town just by attending various financial events. Some media outlets warn seniors to stay away. But, before you toss that next invitation in the garbage, they can provide valuable information. The problem is many people approaching retirement have never really worked very closely with a team of professionals on a comprehensive Mark plan. Usually, they Nolan have a bunch of products, like a 401(k), some investments, a few insurance products, and maybe an estate plan. The years have flown by and before they know it, retirement is right around the corner. Looking back, more time might have been spent planning the annual family vacation than planning for retirement. Now, more than ever, it may be time to take a closer look at all the areas of finances, and attending a public seminar could be the right answer. Consider the alternatives to attending a seminar. Retirees could open the yellow pages and have someone come to their house or go in their office for a meeting. Either way, the ability to remain anonymous and the safety of numbers is now gone. Seminars offer attendees the chance to be in a crowd of people and decide for themselves if they would like to set up an appointment. Assume that attending a seminar will include an offer for a follow-up appointment, but in a group it can be much easier to say “no thank you.” A person looking for help could

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A local physician is using alternative medical methods to diagnose and treat patients who fail to find solutions in conventional medicine. Doctor Farzana Tausif, a physician in ProMedica’s Center for Health Services in Toledo, uses auricular medici-

neto diagnose patients by examining their external ear and acupuncture to treat their conditions. Auricular medicine is a scientific medical system which can diagnose and treat many different diseases of the body and the mind through the ears. Based upon the relationship between the ear and whole body, the method has been practiced in China for more than 3,000 years ago, Tausif said.

“The ear is regarded as an inverted projection of an embryo. By inspecting the condition of the ear, one knows whether an individual has an illness or not,” she said. The ear records a patient’s medical history with conditions of the past, present and future, helping doctors to diagnose problems without a patient’s complaints or use of medical instruments, Tausif said.

Tausif earned a master’s of auricular medicine in 2009 from the Auricular Medicine International Research and Training Center in Orlando, Fla. She earned an acupuncture certification in 2006. “I am a family physician practicing western medicine, but I have been interested in learning alternate medicine and finding cures for medical problems where western medicine fails to provide

successful treatments,” Tausif said. She uses auricular medicine and acupuncture to treat chronic pain that is unresponsive to standard therapies, including medication, physical therapy, nerve blocks and surgery. One patient, Alvin Mitchell of Toledo, was referred to Tausif in August with facial paralysis known as Bell’s palsy. n ACUPUNCTURE CONTINUES ON A16

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A16 n Toledo Free Press n ACUPUNCTURE CONTINUED FROM A15 After other doctors failed to treat his condition successfully, Mitchell researched alternate methods of treatment on the Internet and asked his doctor about acupuncture. When he came to Tausif, Mitchell could not open or close one eye or move the left side of his face, including that side of his mouth. Tausif began treating Mitchell’s facial paralysis with acupuncture three months after it first occurred. She said it required 18 treatments and took longer to help him due to that time lapse. Tausif placed needles in Mitchell’s ears, face, scalp, both arms and legs to treat his facial paralysis. “You feel it but it’s not painful,” Mitchell said about the acupuncture. “It was really relaxing once I got used to it. It worked very well and now I can blink both eyes.” Tausif said that most insurance won’t pay for the acupuncture treatment. She has been providing care to patients through the Toledo/Lucas County CareNet Program for low-income residents who don’t have health insurance. Tausif said she believes that health insurance companies should add acupuncture as an alternate treatment so it would help more patients and be covered by insurance. “We want people to become aware that acupuncture is an alternate treatment when other medical methods don’t work,” Tausif said. “We want to create awareness of the benefits of auricular medicine for problems requiring long-term medication for symptom control with little or no benefit.”

Being skeptical of her claims, this reporter allowed Tausif to examine my ears and was amazed when she diagnosed all of my current and past medical conditions in a few minutes. “Auricular medicine is one of the most widely used micro systems in eastern medicine,” said Tausif and it is effective for treating conditions including: n mental and emotional problems such as anxiety, depression and insomnia; n physical pain such as arthritis, headaches and tendonitis; n digestive problems including colitis, indigestion and irritable bowel syndrome; n respiratory and sinus conditions, asthma and seasonal allergies; n neurological disorders, facial tics, paralysis and fibro myalgia; n skin disorders such as psoriasis, urticaria, and eczema; n obesity and drug addiction. Tausif has treated a 32-year-old male and 36-year-old female for acute lower back pain who were given pain medications that did not resolve their conditions. She treated the male patient with acupuncture and completely relieved his pain with four treatments. The doctor said she examined the female patient’s ear and determined her back pain was due to her Intra Uterine Device causing irritation in the pelvic area. Tausif advised her to see her gynecologist who removed the IUD, resolving her pain. Tausif also operates an acupuncture clinic where first treatments cost $200 with additional visits ranging from $100 to $150, depending upon the extent of the treatments, she said.

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Toyota has received two national environmental awards amidst the recent vehicle recalls, safety issues and a record federal fine for the automaker. A Toyota facility located in Southeast Michigan with a number of employees from the Toledo area received this recognition. The Toyota Technical Center in York Township was recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council with a Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification. When opened in October 2008 on the site just south of Ann Arbor, Toyota’s research and development campus represented a $187 million investment in Michigan. It was designed and built with the environment in mind, according to the company. “From the planning and de-

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Six years — that’s how long Third Eye Blind fans waited for a new fulllength CD from the band. “Ursa Major” was released last year on the rockers’ own record label, Mega Collider Records. “Creatively, it took a little while to re-energize and get re-inspired with something to say,” said drummer Brad Hargreaves. “Stephan [Jenkins, lead singer and guitarist] takes a lot of pride in what he’s saying, and if he doesn’t have anything to say, he can’t write a song, so it took him awhile to find topics that inspired him again.” The first single, “Don’t Believe a Word,” is fueled by politics, with lyrics “Didn’t we have standards once?/ I hate you and your cowboy boots/ You wanted clever, and you settled for stupid.” “I think that song is kind of the modern-day ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ by The Who. It touches upon, don’t believe everything you read, follow your instincts. Yeah, hope you won’t get fooled again; we changed those just enough so we can’t get sued,” Hargreaves said and laughed during a phone interview from a tour stop in Charleston, S.C. Another new track, “Bonfire,” is a springtime song. n EYE CONTINUES ON A28

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A28 n Toledo Free Press n EYE CONTINUED FROM A27 “Stephan just kind of has a way of taking you to that place, you know, early in spring, a bonfire ring, she was shivering — you’re kind of instantly transported to that bonfire and can smell the marshmallows roasting,” Hargreaves said. Third Eye Blind burned up the charts with its 1997 self-titled debut that included “Semi-Charmed Life,” “How’s It Going to Be” and “Jumper.” “When you’re new to the business, you’re so young you just figure it’s sort of your birthright, and you have to have that kind of

confidence in yourself,” Hargreaves said of the early success. “We were so busy, we didn’t really have a lot of time to sit there and reflect on what was happening.” He added, “There are so many opportunities open to you when you have that kind of a record. Luckily, at the time, we were willing to work really hard to sort of explore all those, and it really gave us quite a foundation to continue our career.” When Hargreaves isn’t drumming for Third Eye Blind, he picks up sticks for Year Long Disaster, featuring singer and guitarist Daniel Davies, son of Dave Davies of The Kinks, and bassist Rich Mullins. The rock trio just released its second disc, “Black Magic:

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