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Opinion

may 1, 2011

Cowboys ride again

he proposed deal to salvage part of the Libbey High School campus represents a great compromise, but opens many questions about funding and ultimate purpose. After months of tireless campaigning by a group led by Sue Terrill and Warren Woodberry to keep the Libbey preservation effort in front of elected officials and the media, Toledo Public Schools (TPS) and the City of Toledo have found common ground on saving part of the facility. That is quite a turnaround from a March 4 meeting at which Mayor Mike Bell and TPS Superintendent Jerome Pecko were adamant that there was no interest in saving Libbey. Rep. Marcy Kaptur facilitated discussions with Owens Community College and the University of Toledo. Kaptur has hoped any future use of the Libbey complex would have an educaThomas F. Pounds tional component. The poor treatment of the group trying to save Libbey has been a sour note throughout this conversation; there did not seem to be a great deal of respect or even willingness to truly hear the group’s concerns. This new proposal is a great stride toward recognizing the preservationists’ efforts, but some disturbing questions remain. Deputy Mayor Steve Herwat said one of the conditions of the deal, in which TPS would loan the city the money to purchase the athletic facility and skills center part of Libbey, was that the property could not be offered to a charter school. It is widely understood that TPS does not go out of its way to make things easy for its charter school competition, but such a condition seems especially acrimonious and churlish. There is, of course, the question of funding. Neither TPS nor the city is flush with cash. With estimates of $1 million just to install a heating and air conditioning system in the Libbey facility, there could be a great deal of expense facing organizations that do have any cash to spare. There is also no agreement about who would own the land the main building is on once it is torn down; would there be a vacant TPS-owned lot bordering the city-owned building? There will be a meeting at 1 p.m. May 3 to discuss more details about the proposal. While it is encouraging to see cooperation and the possibility that some of the Libbey campus may be saved, the financial and usage concerns raised by councilmen Rob Ludeman, George Sarantou and Tom Waniewski need to be directly addressed before any action is taken. O 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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here are a lot of factors that help people determine minutes she washed the car, and was grateful I sitting with whether to patronize a business. Price, of course. Va- college buddies and not my kids. One of our stops in Toledo was a pre-Easter run through riety and quality of merchandise. As gasoline prices the Monroe Street Toys ‘R’ Us. As one of my friends went rise, proximity becomes a more prominent determinant. For many people, none of these elements is as important through the checkout line, he heard a conversation between two store employees. One of them asked when as customer service. I will go out of my way the air conditioning would be turned on in and pay a little more if I trust and respect the the warm store, and when told it would not people at a business. be during the current shift, replied, “We’ll be I may be a feet-on-the-desk, Tetris-playing, sweating like Hebrews in the summer.” Internet-surfing, soft-hands, two-hour-lunchI did not take the time to research the taking, beach-combing, slacker editor now, scientific evidence behind such a statement, but for many years, I actually had to work for but it was shocking enough to hear the aca living. There was a long stint working for count when we were back in the car; I have the Bob Evans restaurant chain, plus stints no idea how I would have reacted had I been in furniture sales, bookstore stock shelving, standing there when the racist comment was UPS box loading and a number of jobs that required various combinations of physical Michael S. miller uttered. I am more inclined to confrontation than the friend who heard the comment, but labor and customer service. Having been on the receiving end of abuse from malevolent bosses and parsi- I also understand the “flight” reaction in “fight or flight.” After an afternoon appetizer binge at Famous Dave’s, monious customers, I know how difficult the working man’s (and woman’s) life is. I maintain great respect for the people where we had a perfect experience, we went to the Hunwho work service and retail jobs, especially in restaurants and tington Center for the Gregg Allman/Steve Miller concert. places that require a lot of contact with the public. I under- It is not often that my two friends and I separate an event stand that people who work on their feet catering to egoma- from food, but we were so dangerously close to foodniacal customers and unpleasant attitudes can have bad days, aversion therapy levels from our day’s bacchanal that not even beverages offered much appeal. and they have to be really offensive to get under my skin. Not wanting the fun and games to end, we stopped at But I do have a few customer service pet peeves, and I encountered a number of them during a recent day of run- the Sylvania BW3. It was nearing midnight, but the ghosts ning and playing. Two college friends and I meet three or of Pete’s Garage and Famous Dave’s lingered. It was too late four times a year to see a concert or a movie and to inflict for caffeine and too late to eat. One of my friends and I were major damage upon a number of restaurants’ food supplies. hoping for a small milkshake to neutralize the barbecue We gathered in Toledo on April 23 for just such a guys’ day fires, but all BW3 offered was a scoop of vanilla ice cream. So out, joking, catching up and reliving some of our college- our total table order consisted of three glasses of water, two scoops of vanilla ice cream and one order of “Asian Zing” era camaraderie. We started in Monroe at Pete’s Garage, a restaurant with as boneless chicken wings for our more ambitious partner. When the meager order arrived, it was not delivered many TV screens as Best Buy, several actual antique cars that serve as seating booths and a Hall of Fame appetizer menu. by our waiter, but by a manager who was trying to be huOur general practice is to order an embarrassing number of morous but failed. “I just had to see who ordered this,” he said. “I’ve never appetizers to place on the table, then share and graze. Pete’s seen this. I expected to see a pregnant woman out here.” Garage is an ideal setting for such indulgences. It’s a minor pet peeve on the scale of annoyances, but I We were seated in the center of the restaurant’s east wing. There is a second floor on that side that holds two of hate being made to feel like I need to defend a purchase. I the antique cars that kids and families love to eat in. As we hate it when a grocery store clerk comments on my choices, waited, one of the jean-shorts-clad young waitresses took I hate it when a waiter openly judges my tastes and I espesome cleaning supplies upstairs. To clean the rear wind- cially hate it when a manager makes a freak show about my shield, she had to climb on the trunk on her hands and order. Not only did he get a big chuckle out of our end-ofknees to spray and clean the car’s glass. I assume she was at day surrender to a day of profligacy, he stopped by a second least old enough to serve alcohol, and while I greatly appre- time to bring it up again. None of us said anything; we all ciate being as close as I will ever be to a ZZ Top video shoot, know it’s not cool to beat up on people who work as hard it was disconcerting to see her on display with so many kids as restaurant and service people do. It’s just one more story and families in the restaurant. As I hurtle through my mid- to tell about awkward customer service and the choices we 40s, I am discovering that there is an increasingly thin line make when we have dollars to spend. O between passively appreciating a pretty woman and feeling Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Tolike a leering, wolf-muzzle drooling dirty old man. I crisscrossed that line with darting eyes for the few ledo Free Press Star. Email him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com. Thomas F. 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SHREDDING THE CURTAIN

Inflexible reality W

In Time, James Poniewozik behen President Barack Obama’s birth certificate moaned “the rise of the anger inwas released April 27, dustry.” Going further, columnist it was not difficult to predict what David Brooks warned that “The core threat to democracy is not in the would happen next. Those who already believed the White House, it’s the haters.” April 27, Joan Walsh wrote on president was born in the United States would continue to do so — Salon.com, “I worry that bowing to and those who did not? They’d find bullying rewards bullies, and this paranoid, vicious faction in Amerreasons to not believe it. We witnessed the same behavior ican politics, the one that says a black after Al Gore was defeated in 2000. president has to show extra papers, extra credentials to be There were those who accepted, will never be stuck with the belief satisfied.” that the election was Whether you call stolen and that George them haters or a paraBush was not the noid vicious faction, it’s rightful president. based more on politics No matter how than race. I disagree with much documentation those who say the birth or facts are presented, certificate saga would not there will always be a part of our society that Lisa Renee WARD exist if Obama were white. will ignore whatever does not meet The only way it wouldn’t have happened were if he were a Republican, at what they want to believe. Media is blamed for protecting least as far as who’s making it an issue. It’s a proven pattern of behavior President Obama, with some focusing on “liberal media bias” — from some elements of our society with many appearing to forget that who angrily oppose those who they not long ago, the media was accused feel are different. Not just different of protecting former President Bush. based on race, different based on “Bush Lies, Media Swallows” was how they perceive the other person’s written by Eric Alterman in the Nov. political ideology. What should be concerning is 25, 2002 edition of The Nation. Alterman said giving presidents and despite a number of credible sources their administrations a pass on the confirming — before Obama was truth was nothing new, though he even elected president — that he was said some media sources made an born in the United States, between exception when it came to calling 15 and 25 percent of those polled either ignored the facts or didn’t beformer President Clinton a liar: “Isn’t it worse to refer ‘repeatedly lieve the media. Pew Research reported March 31 to intelligence ... that remains largely unverified’ — as The Wall Street that only about 4-in-10 are able to corJournal puts it — in order to trick the rectly identify John Boehner as House nation into war, as Bush and other speaker; 19 percent say incorrectly top U.S. officials have done, than to that Nancy Pelosi is still speaker of the House and only 38 percent correctly lie about [sex]?” In the Sept./Oct. 2008 Mother say that Republicans hold a majority Jones, David Corn wrote, “After W, of seats in the House. Nearly seven in 10 Americans Will the Press Get a Spine?” Corn raised some of the same concerns in 2003 that were polled believed Saddam Hussein had something Alterman had several years earlier. Both men also cited a 1997 quote to do with the Sept. 11, 2001 terror by Ben Bradlee, when he was execu- attacks, despite there being no contive editor of The Washington Post: firmed connection. While the media can do a better “Even the very best newspapers have never learned how to handle public job, some of the responsibility lays with the public. figures who lie with a straight face.” The inflexible reality is we’ve been Corn wrote, “Also in the Times, James Traub — while acknowledging here before as far as anger, hatred, that Bush had served up “quite a few vitriol and believing misinformation actual fibs” — observed, “The sudden — that doesn’t appear to be changing rash of jeremiads and their stunning anytime soon. O popularity raises a question: Why are so many liberals, including sane and Toledo Free Press Web Editor Lisa sober ones, granting themselves per- Renee Ward operates the political blog GlassCityJungle.com. mission to hate the president?”

may 1, 2011

GUEST COLUMN

Marina deal requires difficult questions

he 69 acres of the Marina District represent not just a single real estate transaction but an important development opportunity for the City of Toledo and all of Northwest Ohio. Whatever past actions have been taken regarding this development, it is the responsibility of all elected officials to make the best decision for moving the city forward. This requires asking difficult questions, meeting with the interested parties, and having access to information that is crucial to making an informed decision. Having a potential deal for the property is an exciting prospect and one I support not just as the Council member whose district encompasses the Marina District, but as a lifelong resident of the City of Toledo. On the real estate side of this issue a lot Mike of comparisons have been made about the Marina District as a typical sale of land. In real estate transactions the material terms of the sale are set forth in the beginning of the contract (i.e. who are the parties, the subject matter, a description of the land and the price). The same pattern applies with the Marina District. Currently the City maintains a portion of the property as park space which includes the land directly adjacent to the water’s edge. Part of the previous contract for the Marina District included the retention of this park space. Under that version the City would remain responsible for the maintenance and development of the land. The proposed contract with Dashing Pacific deeds the park space to the company with a nonexclusive easement to the City. This means we have the right to access and use that space as a park. It also means

that under this proposal the development of that space will be the responsibility of Dashing Pacific to maintain and develop while effectively dedicating this part of the property for perpetual public use. The long-term development opportunities represent the other side of this issue. The mayor is to be commended for his aggressive moves in promoting and marketing the city. We have a lot to offer potential developers and it is to everyone’s benefit to see this project succeed. The immediate construction jobs and long-term employment opportunities from the businesses built are all needed in our city. Without the completion of this deal we lose out on both opportunities. Past promises and failed deals aside, this is the time to move forCRAIG ward and do something that is good for the city, and developing the Marina District is good for the city. There are many important questions about the current proposal that Council needs to ask of any potential developer. The Marina District property has been the focus of media attention and public discussion since the first development idea surfaced. No deal is perfect and with a transaction as large as this there will inevitably be differing opinions, but the issue of the park space has already been resolved under this current proposal and Council should turn its attention to what is needed to complete this transaction and move the City of Toledo forward. O Mike Craig is Toledo City Councilman for District 3. Email him at mike.craig@toledo.oh.gov.

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THE COMMUNITARIAN SOUL

To nuance or not to nuance ... that is the question

or much of my life, I have bought into the notion that our political affections, our religious proclivities, our place within the culture, or our likes and dislikes were the dividing forces at work that keep us at odds with each other. But, as I reflect upon my 35 years of working with people who have a rich and diverse collection of political affections, religious proclivities, diverse cultural backgrounds — and harbor a legion of likes and dislikes — I have come to the realization that this has not been my experience. I have observed liberal-thinking people and conservative-thinking people actually love and care for each other. I have watched Democrats and Republicans sit around a picnic table at community functions and engage in constructive conversation. I have had the privilege of working with groups that contained people from all economic strata of our culture actually come together and get real things done. On the other hand, I have had some of my most difficult and trying experiences with people who think, vote and practice their faith in a vain similar to

mine. Once, in a testy moment with discovery. Into clear focus came this: one of these individuals, I shot off my I nuance. I nuance everything — my mouth by saying something very inap- politics, my faith, my relationships. I see a problem; I look at it from propriate to one of my church memmany angles. I raise bers who was watching questions, I apply sevon the sideline: “The eral possible solutions. only thing worse in the I look for the wiggle church than a conservaroom. Furthermore, tive fundamentalist is a the people I consider liberal fundamentalist.” my closest friends nuWith that one salvo ance. Some of those I got in immediate friends are rock-ribbed trouble with the librepublicans who tease erals, because no selfrespecting liberal would Eric McGlade me about my liberal bias. One of my closest ever consider him or herself a “fundamentalist,” and with friends shares little of my religious the fundamentalists, because no self- passion. But he nuances, and we respecting fundamentalist would ever both can quote chapter and verse of envision the two concepts ever, ever “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” I be placed in the same sentence, let even married a woman who voted for alone yoked together as a description Richard Nixon! At the same time, I have come to of someone’s affections. So let me first apologize to all the realize that the people who give me people I offended then (and now with the most trouble are those who can’t my retelling of that story) with that nuance. They cling to their absolutes intemperate outburst that painfully and refuse to compromise. To do so revealed one of my prejudices. But at would be a violation of their printhe same time, this was a crystalizing ciples. I want to respect that, after all, I moment in my lifelong journey of have principles too. But sometimes we

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President Obama, who seems very comfortable in the world of nuance, will need to work with so many of these newly elected Republicans who cling to their orthodoxies the way a frightened child holds on to his blankey. ”

have to give a little here or there to get something done. What really divides us is not so much our differences of opinions but our “internal wiring.” People who are able to nuance can negotiate. In the negotiation, they might be able

to discover the wonder of friendship. People who are driven by a set of absolutes that must be literally applied and enforced tend to be reticent about negotiating. They fear their cherished principles will be compromised. The Tea Partiers in Congress are a case in point. Chanting “shut it down” at a rally during the budget negotiations suggests that their principles were more important than making the necessary compromises to keep the government open. I suspect the debates ahead will be very dicey, given the fact that President Obama, who seems very comfortable in the world of nuance, will need to work with so many of these newly elected Republicans who cling to their orthodoxies the way a frightened child holds on to his blankey. In the end, it will most likely be the temperament of all parties involved, more so than the belief systems each party clings to, that will determine whether the problems facing us will be addressed in a healthy and just way. O Eric McGlade is a United Methodist pastor who lives in Bowling Green. Email him at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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TECHNOLOGY

Toledo to host social media business summit By Emily B. Gibb

Toledo Free Press News Editor egibb@toledofreepress.com

The eagerness of Toledo’s business professionals to delve into the world of social media and online marketing drew social media expert Jason Falls, of Louisville, Ky., to host his first Exploring Social Media Business Summit May 18 at the Toledo Hilton hotel. The seminar is the first of its kind in Toledo. “We typically have to go to Detroit for social media stuff,” said organizer and Toledo-based social media strategist Allen Mireles. “We’ve never really had anything of this caliber.” The summit will attempt to cover everything people need to be effective in building MIRELES their business’ online presence from digital marketing experts including Falls, Mireles, Joe Pulizzi, Erik Deckers, Chris Baggott and more, Mireles said. “Every single one of these folks I’ve seen talk and I know they’re going to deliver value,” Falls said. Falls said the seminar will give businessmen and women a much deeper understanding of what content strategy is, why it’s so important and how to be confident that developing a content platform for their business is possible. “The progression to how we’re doing business is moving online. How a business is represented is really, really valuable,” Mireles said. “They want their sites to come up early in searches but they don’t understand that their social networks are part of the equation.” Mireles said the speakers and activities at the seminar will help businesses that are already active social media users and those who are just

curious to learn how to create a successful online presence. “In addition to meeting each other and networks, they are going to get a chance to hear from some really top-notch national speakers who can help them understand how to do it right,” Mireles said. Another way that the seminar can help businesses, Mireles said, is by helping those that have already branched out into the social network world make real-time connections. “It’s good to have a strong network of people you really connect with but then you want to take it to the next step. Meeting face-to-face — that’s how you make relationships that stand the test of time,” she said. “You get to know what they can do for you, then you see where you have something you can offer.” Mireles said some companies struggle early on with social media marketing because it becomes more complicated than anticipated or they just don’t feel they have the time to keep it updated. “The good news is that there are tools that one can use that can help spread the message and people that will help you,” she said. Everyone who buys a ticket receives a one month free membership to Falls’ professional website, www.exploringsocialmedia.com. The website acts as a learning community and resource center for businesses and individuals involving their company in social media. “It has good resources for people who want to learn more without a big budget,” Mireles said. “We have a lot of business that don’t have an online presence yet. “My sense is that it is incredibly important and the world is morphing. If you don’t jump in, you stand to get left behind.” Falls said that although the seminar is the first of its kind that he’s done, he’s given talks on similar topics that received overwhelmingly positive results. “My philosophy is kill ’em with value. I want to smother people with

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FALLS value,” Falls said. If nothing else, he says, people will leave the seminar with 30 days of free assistance with their social marketing questions and a place to further explore where social media can take them. “The whole premise of the site is that you come there, you ask your questions and we answer them. We’ve got a concentration of digital marketing experts there. We’re going to give you an answer and a link to something we’ve already built that also explains it for you,” Falls said. Registration costs $249. Early bird pricing, available through May 4, is $199. Public Relations Society of America members and Advertising Club of Toledo members receive an additional $50 off if registered by May 4 for a total fee of $149. O

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wave of information and conversation is now available to us, thanks to social media. It is exhilarating to think that social media and my iPhone are linked by only one generation to the typewriter, rotary phone and Linotype. Recent numbers showcase our acceptance of social media to move our ideas into the mainstream: There are more than Kevin 500 million active users of Facebook worldwide; Twitter averages 460,000 new accounts per day; YouTube tops 2 billion views a day. That’s nearly double the primetime audience of all three major U.S. broadcast networks combined. Each piece of that incredible volume of information is plugged into an amplifier. Each Tweet, Facebook status and viral video is shared with an ever-widening network that individuals control.

Meet the content curators

You’ve met information curators: neighborhood and church leaders, firefighters, councilpersons, people at your local salon and retailers who share information. People who are plugged into the local pulse are true conduits to issues, concerns and public opinion. Extend this role to the online content curator, who brings attention to stories and ideas by tweeting, sharing links on Facebook and summarizing a news item on a blog. This has a real impact on others who are given the chance to discover that information. Now, not all of that online information produced is great. In fact, most is mediocre, but there is an evergrowing stock of quality informa-

tion. Online content curators are the best friends that fans of quality information could have. They consume, comment and share information on blogs, on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. They maintain and add value to igital discoveries. News organizations like Toledo Free Press are editors and aggregators of information. They are an essential hub in the process of creating and Cesarz highlighting important news, commentary and other information. Content curators then take it further by launching good content on a long journey and directing it precisely to groups that passionately follow the topic.

Vetting your information

Who is a content curator? We all are to some degree. I pore through a Google Reader every day for ideas and content to share with my circle of followers. Many others are just as busy building sets of usable information. This is why we fight for good information and take on the awesome responsibility of content curation. The more we all weed and feed information, the more we sharpen and challenge institutions like government and business to run better and more efficiently. Find good information, brand it with your opinion, and share it with others. Use social media with other media to improve your community. O Kevin Cesarz is a Web Project Manager and the Director of Social Media at Thread Marketing Group in Maumee (www.threadgroup.com). He writes about social media and content strategy on his blog i scream social at klcesarz.wordpress.com.

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EDUCATION

By Zach Davis

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

The proposed plan may save Libbey High School — at least part of it. Toledo Deputy Mayor of Operations Steve Herwat announced plans April 26 to save Libbey’s Field House, skills center and football stadium, while the remaining portion of the school would be torn down. “It is a unique opportunity with Toledo Public Schools (TPS). This would give the community the opportunity to maintain this facility for future use,” Herwat said. “We have no intent or desire to acquire the main Libbey High School building, which will be demolished.” “It would be great for that community and I think it’s long overdue,” Councilman Adam Martinez said. “I don’t think we have anything like that in the City of Toledo where you can do soccer, football, basketball and the other types of sports activities.” Herwat said the plans would require a $1 million loan from TPS to the city with half to be paid back

during the next three years. Those plans have been accepted by the Toledo Board of Education and will be discussed on the next City Council meeting at May 3. “Right now we don’t have any hard projections,” Martinez said. “We are just kind of assuming $1 million but it could be less or it could be more depending on once we actually get into the nuts and bolts of the project. “We want to make sure that we have community input, to make sure that we are being fiscally responsible with taxpayers’ dollars in doing this. We can actually preserve the building, it makes sense to preserve the building and hopefully to create a sense of pride in that area.” Herwat said it will probably cost between $800,000 and $900,000. The loan would be utilized to install a heating and cooling system so the building could be used year-round. Toledo would also be required to pay a fee for the buildings, although Herwat said it would be a nominal fee of $1. Herwat mentioned a few of the plans for the new property. The Field House is being entertained as a site to

host winter basketball youth games while the stadium has been discussed as a possible location to partner with the Mid-City Football League. Although some have shown concerns about the city spending $1 million, activist Warren Woodberry, who helped save Scott High School and has been a vocal proponent for preserving Libbey, said he is not concerned about the seven-figure cost in poor economic times. “That’s like saying the hospital supplies are running out, so let’s not buy Band-Aids and blood plasma,” Woodberry said. “If you look at the bigger picture, it’s a $1 million investment to save a whole community and to put the city in a better positive light and in position to get grants. That’s not counting the fact the facility can produce income and find jobs. Just to look at that one figure and holler and scream about it, it just doesn’t make any sense.” Woodberry said this decision could tremendously impact the neighborhood after losing both the Boys & Girls Club and the YMCA. “It’s an active community,” Wood-

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berry said. “There are thousands of homes and you look left and right and there’s nothing to do. They are moving the Boys & Girls Club across Broadway by another school. They tore down the YMCA. The park has four swings. There are thousands of homes there and they have four swings. People have that in their backyard. There just was no logic there. The swimming pool has been closed

for years. They are just begging kids to come out and join gangs.” Although recent events have supporters of Libbey optimistic, everything still hinges on approval by City Council next week. “We are celebrating the portion of the battle that we have won,” Woodberry said. “We are not out of the woods yet, but we do know where the clearing is.” O

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Dinner to feature Washington Post’s Luxenberg By Emily B. Gibb

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Neighborhood Properties Inc. (NPI) is hosting a Mental Health Month dinner May 5 featuring awardwinning author and Washington Post Associate Editor Steve Luxenberg. At this dinner, NPI is also presenting its annual advocacy award to Terry Russell, executive director of National Alliance LUXENBERG of Mental Illness (NAMI) Ohio. Neighborhood Properties Inc. es-

tablished in 1988, is a nonprofit organization that helps provide housing and recovery for homeless people with mental illness and addictions. A meet the author reception begins at 5 p.m. at the Toledo Hilton hotel and dinner follows from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The evening’s primary sponsor is the David and Lura Lovell Foundation. Russell is a long-time advocate for individuals with mental illnesses after growing up with a schizophrenic brother named Johnny. “State and federal funding is so tight and Terry has done an extraordinary job of bringing mental health to the forefront of media attention,” said NPI spokeswoman Peg Morrison, “and that’s just huge.” After serving 22 years as the president and CEO of the Eastern Miami

Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board, Russell became executive director of NAMI for eight years. After retiring, he consulted for various agencies before becoming interim executive director of NAMI. He also chairs the Healthy Lives Healthy Communities Proactive Budget Project. “As I got older and began thinking about what to do with my life, I decided that I wanted to help people like Johnny. No family should have to go through what ours did,” Russell said in a press release. Copies of Luxenberg’s book “Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret” will be available for sale at the dinner. Set in Detroit, the book is part detective story, part social history and part memoir as Luxenberg tackles mental health, stigma and the conse-

quences of secrecy. The dinner will also feature expressions of recovery from the Northwest Ohio mental health community and NPI’s writing contest. Entries from students at Central Catholic, Maumee, St. Francis, Toledo Early College and Whitmer all try to discuss the question, “Is there a link between mental illness and homelessness?” All the entries will appear in Toledo Streets, a newspaper that benefits unhoused and formerly unhoused individuals who are trying to change their lives. The top essayist is invited to read his or her work to the audience at the dinner. Tickets are $35, a table for 10 costs $225 and admission is free for NPI clients. NPI asks that individuals. For more information, call (419) 473-2694 Ext. 119. O

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Toledo’s Raceway Park begins its 2011 live harness racing season April 30 and is gearing up for its biggest party of the year — Derby Day on May 7. “We love having people come out and experience the Derby and live racing together,” said marketing coordinator Andrea Ritter. “If you come in at 5 p.m., it’s elbow to elbow. It really is a party.” The Kentucky Derby in Louisville, also known as “the most exciting two minutes in sports,” starts around 6:20 and the action inside Raceway Park continues when the live racing begins at 7 p.m. The excitement around harness racing continues with the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, which round out the Triple Crown. “They come out for the entire Triple Crown,” Ritter said of racing fans. “It’d just be great to see one horse win all three this year.” The facility is open seven days a week from noon to midnight with live racing and more on Saturdays and Sundays for $2 per person through Sept. 30. There will also be four Wednesday live races, May 18 and 25 and June 1 and 8. Raceway Park is bringing back the fifth annual Party at the Park Summer Concert Series with live bands every Saturday. Fans can catch local favorites Hoozier Daddy, Nine Lives and Mas Fina beginning at 5 p.m. and playing during breaks between several of the races throughout the night. “We’re not just live racing, we’re really an entertainment facility,” Ritter said. Another hit from seasons past that will continue this year is the giveaways. During the opening night kickoff April 30, one lucky fan will receive two tickets to the Kentucky Derby. A T-shirt giveaway will occur on the actual Derby night and more will occur throughout the season, Ritter said. Raceway Park tries to appeal to everyone, even if they are not coming to place bets. “Some people like the harness racing and some like coming for the whole experience,” Ritter said. “It’s a great, affordable option. It really is night life out here.” There are five different food options for hungry parkgoers. The Crazy Horse Clubhouse is open during live race days and offers a bar, a full buffet on Saturday nights and a new a la carte menu on Sundays.

The Horseshoe Café is open Thursday through Sunday. The Starting Gate Lounge is open seven days a week. Race fans can catch all the action on the more than 40 LCD HDTVs. The Finish Line Bar is open Saturdays and Sundays, with watching and wagering available straight from the comfort of the seats. The newest addition to the park’s food choices is the Trackside Bar and Grill. Open during live racing, the outdoor joint is located near the winners circle and offers cold draft beer and fire-grilled burgers and hot dogs. Every Sunday through September is Dollar Day from open until close. Patrons can enjoy an earlier start time at 6 p.m. and admission, programs, hot dogs, sodas, popcorn and nachos

are all for $1 each. “We hope to continue the giveaways and to support the economy and affordable entertainment in this area,” Ritter said. “We just want everyone to have a great time.” Raceway Park is owned by Penn National Gaming, which is building two casinos in Ohio and is waiting on Gov. John Kasich’s decision on gaming at racetracks. In addition to Raceway Park, Penn owns Beulah Park in Columbus and has notified the Ohio State Racing Commission that it would ask to relocate those licenses —Toledo to Dayton and Columbus to Youngstown, respectively, should racetrack gaming be legalized. For more information and a full schedule of events, visit the website www.racewayparktoledo.com. O

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as storms pummel many parts of the country. Julie Blank finds some comfort in a weather radio that friend Jeff Schwartz gave her shortly after the June 5 tornado destroyed her home and killed three neighbors. The radio went off as recently as April 27, the same day the storms tore through the South and killed hun-

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Feed Lucas County Children serves more than a hot meal By Emily B. Gibb

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Feed Lucas County Children (FLCC) is a nonprofit organization that bridges the gap between summer and fall, when children might not eat the same healthy food and decent meals schools provided at school. “Kids have to go with what they’re dealt with in life and, unfortunately, we’re dealing with a part of the population that really is struggling financially and emotionally,” Executive Di-

rector Tony Siebeneck said. As one of the largest summer food programs in Ohio, FLCC does more than provide meals; it promotes a safe haven for youth, as well as collaborating and providing food for more than 100 agencies, Siebeneck said. “We give them that foundation of food which draws more kids in need,” Siebeneck said. At 80 to 100 sites every summer, FLCC provides more than 242,000 meals in only 11 weeks. The meals are recognized as some of the healthiest in Ohio, using fresh fruit, whole wheat

Local events celebrate Cinco de Mayo Mud Hens plan festival

A festival atmosphere will sweep over Fifth Third Field on May 5 as the Mud Hens celebrate Cinco de Mayo with fans. A Latin band will perform on the main concourse from 5:30 to 7 p.m., sombreros will be given away to the first 1,000 fans and concessions stands will highlight imported Mexican beers, including Modelo, Dos Equis and Corona, said Manager of Promotions JaMay Edwards. The game will also feature a piñata-hitting contest during the game as well as other contests and prizes as the Mud Hens take on the Charlotte Knights starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit the website www.mud hens.com. O

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kids. It doesn’t cost the site anything.” The kids start to catch on to who the site monitors are too. “After the first visit, they know who you are. You’re the lady that’s going to feed me. You’re the one bringing me lunch today,” site monitor Kathy Appelhans said. Many kids attending the programs come for security, regardless of whether their parents bring them or they come on their own. Some are 5 years old or younger, accompanied by older siblings. n CHILDREN CONTINUES ON A13

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may 1, 2011 n CHILDREN CONTINUED FROM A12 “Oftentimes kids would show up without their parents because it’s a safe place to go and they knew someone would be there to help them every day,” Appelhans said. “They don’t have big voices. They don’t know who to talk to. They’re in their own little world. The only thing they’re worried about is the moment — ‘Am I going to

eat today? Here comes the lady with the food. It must be time to eat, so I’ll go over’.” FLCC is hosting a summer kickoff event at Grace Community Center on May 21 to raise the awareness of parents and children that their services are available. “These kids that are eligible, they might not eat one decent meal until school starts the next school year,” Ap-

pelhans said. “Parents either don’t have the resources or they don’t have the knowledge about how to cook healthy food, but here, there’s not one kid who’s going to have fried chicken nuggets or French fries during the summer.” Siebeneck said part of what makes their program unique is that its food is hot, fresh, balanced and well-seasoned. “We try to keep our costs down, but

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many electrical and plumbing issues that need addressed. “We’re concerned because you don’t want to keep spending money to improve things for something that’s not yours,” Siebeneck said. Some of the pots and pans are stored in the office, dry stock shelving is getting too high for safety purposes and FLCC is getting three huge steamers that will not fit in the current, very clean, kitchen. “If we could get more space, we could feed a lot more kids, but we’re starting to max out,” Siebeneck said. Appelhans and Siebeneck know that FLCC’s needed growth will affect children in ways beyond satisfying their hunger. “It’s not just a hot meal at noon, these kids get to play and be with their friends and rather than being on the sidewalk or in the street where it might not be safe, they’re inside,” Appelhans said. FLCC is still looking for summer volunteers. For more information, visit www.feedlucascountychildren.org. O

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Lourdes College is providing tools for nursing students to succeed through a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant funding the “Discover the Nurse Within” program. After researching the data showing a small population of nurses who are from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds, from rural areas and men, Lourdes knew that the numbers were not representative of the population they were serving. The goal of the grant is to help students transitioning into college and into the program and eventually, provide a greater diversity in the nursing workforce after graduation, said Kathy Perzynski, associate professor and nursing work force diversity project director. “The whole idea is to help enhance college resources, assist students who come from first-generation college families, to help them make that transition to be successful and graduate from the nursing program,” she said. “One of the things that is so exciting about Discover the Nurse Within is

that we include students from a variety of backgrounds so we all learn from each other.” Funding began July 1, 2010, and will continue through 2013 for a total of nearly than $1.5 million. Once students who qualified agree to participate in all activities, they are awarded a stipend from $1,500 to $3,000 for the academic year or a scholarship that can range from $1,500 to $7,000. Lourdes accepted 36 students for the first year and are aiming for about 40 students next school year, Perzynski said. During the first month the school advertised the program, one student called to ask, “Is this for real?” Perzynski said the student only had one year left but her family didn’t know how it was going to find the money for the last few semesters. “It made all the work that we put into designing the program and putting the grant proposal together, just knowing that it made a difference in one person’s life, made it all worthwhile,” Perzynski said. Since then, she has had other students make similar comments, but that first phone call sticks with her. “It was very gratifying and it continues to be,” she said.

To meet requirements to apply for the program, students must already be accepted to Lourdes, even if they are still taking the prerequisite classes for the nursing program, must already be an LPN and either be a first generation college student or from limited financial means, Perzynski said. Since the LPN to BSN program is fairly new — it began after another HRSA grant in 2004 — Lourdes wanted to help those students indentify with each other, Perzynski said. If Discover the Nurse Within continues to receive funding after the grant runs out in 2013, Lourdes might open it up to other groups beyond just LPNs, Perzynski said. Until then, the program is enhancing the educational experience for both students and faculty. “The students have a better understanding of faculty expectations and faculty have a better understanding of student’s perspective,” she said. “They’re just wonderful people. I have come to appreciate and care about each and every person in this program. They all bring such a wealth of experiences that have enriched my life and have enriched the lives of everyone who has worked with them on this program.” O

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James Leftwich, newly appointed director of the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD), spoke about “Leveraging Entrepreneurship in a Challenging Economy,” at an April 25 luncheon at the Hilton Toledo. “We have to stop the job loss in Ohio and make smart investments in what we have by doing a better job of leveraging it and attracting new jobs,” Leftwich said. JobsOhio, a new private non-profit organization, was created to run economic development in Ohio. It will focus on creating jobs with limited resources, said Leftwich, who was appointed to the position March 28. As director, he oversees the daily operations of the ODOD and works closely with Mark Kvamme, director of job creation for Gov. John Kasich, to revitalize the state’s economic development and enhance Ohio’s business climate. “We will focus on developing a stronger collaboration with all departments of the state, linking with federal and local resources to create the best business climate for entrepreneurs in Ohio,” Leftwich said. He reported that Ohio was recently rated as having the third best business

climate overall and ninth best business climate for entrepreneurs in the U.S. “It’s not enough. We have to get past what’s been holding us back in the past and move forward. It’s going to be a fast-moving train,” Leftwich said. “We’re going to work with regional partners that have a vested interest in what happens there and focus on strategic growth areas in Ohio.” He indicated that the Regional Growth Partnership will be the lead partner in the Northwest Ohio region’s effort to build a network of business, academia and government. He said they already met with regional partners from across Ohio to outline how the state will work with them. Leftwich said that Northwest Ohio has many assets and specifically mentioned manufacturing services, great logistics and distribution networks. “We’re going to take those assets and work very closely with regional partners in Northwest Ohio to enable them to grow,” he said. “How do we compete against states like Indiana that offer companies money in addition to the usual incentives to locate there?” Hans Rosebrock, manager of economic development in Ohio for FirstEnergy, asked Leftwich. “It’s a touch challenge. We’ve got to find creative ways to do it using our strengths,” Leftwich said.

He cited partnering university research with industry to take technology to market by using the Third Frontier Program with another round of funding in 2011. Ohio needs to make smart investments in alternative energy, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, biomedical and medical devices to create more high tech jobs, he said. Prior to his appointment, Leftwich served as president and CEO of the Dayton Development Coalition, that region’s principal economic development organization. He led its economic development initiatives that resulted in the creation of more than 18,500 jobs and $1.5 billion of capital investment in that region. The luncheon was presented by the UT College of Business and Innovation and PNC Bank. “It was a valuable opportunity for business leaders to hear from the new director of the Ohio Department of Development,” said Brian Bucher, regional president for PNC Bank. “We are committed to providing critical resources to benefit entrepreneurs in the Toledo-area business community.” Prior to his luncheon presentation, Leftwich participated in a discussion with about 40 local business leaders facilitated by Clint Longenecker, Stranahan Professor of leadership and organizational excellence at UT.

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“We were very impressed with Jim Leftwich and had a very cordial meeting with him. He was not a typical government official meeting with business people. It was like a discussion around the family dinner table,” Longenecker said. Leftwich is aware that Ohio needs to make it easier for business to get things done here, Longenecker said. “Coming from Dayton and

being an analytical guy, he understands what we’re up against in Toledo, competing with the three Cs (Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus) for economic development funding,” Longenecker said. The College of Business and Innovation organized the discussion so people could meet him and he could learn about the needs of Northwest Ohio, he said. O

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n February 2009, we presented at the Ohio Education Association Megaconference in Cleveland. Our presentation focused on the topic of choosing the right pension options for Teachers approaching retirement. Senate Bill 5 and several industry changes make this topic worth a revisit. Even, if you have no clue about Senate Bill 5, or aren’t involved in the Teaching profession, choosing the wrong pension option can be costly. Let’s educate you on the various choices.

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As the NFL and representatives from its players association continue to haggle over negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, the future of players from all 32 teams remains up in the air. Among those players are former University of Toledo athletes Barry Church, Andrew Hawkins, Lance Moore and Stephen Williams. “This is something we have been prepared for,” said Moore, the New Orleans Saints 2010 Super Bowlwinning receiver. “We have been saving the last two years and just going through the steps to make sure the guys are being taken care of. Most guys have financial advisers to do the right things with their money. For the most part I’m just living dayto-day and not doing anything crazy with my money.” “These are people’s livelihoods,” said Williams of the Arizona Cardinals. “You have to see both sides. There’s just a lot going on financially with the game itself and the players from the past, present and future. It’s a lot going into a decision like this.” Although Judge Susan Nelson ruled to end the NFL lockout April 26, the league has continued to fight the ruling. It appealed the decision, but April 28, Nelson denied the request to return the lockout. But some teams have turned away players from their facilities despite the ruling. “It’s very frustrating,” said Dallas Cowboys safety Barry Church. “We

WILLIAMS work our whole lives getting to this point and for it to be taken away from us is the most frustrating point. The lockout is not only hurting present players but also retired and future players. There is enough money going around that both parties should be able to get this matter resolved.” Church, who was a four-time All-Mid-American Conference performer at Toledo from 2006-09, was picked up as a priority free agent with a three-year contract by Dallas following the 2010 NFL Draft. He played in 15 games for Dallas last season on defense and special teams and recorded 20 tackles and a forced fumble. Church also led the team with 15 solo tackles in five preseason games. The Cowboys will bring in new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, so Church and the rest of the defense will have to learn the new system quickly once they are allowed back at work.

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Williams, Max Hall, Isaiah Williams, all the guys that are on my team they know if they need anything all they gotta do is pick up the phone and I’m going to be there for them and support them any way I can.” The gesture was not lost on Williams. “Larry is that type of dude; he always looks after everybody,” Williams said. “The last game of the season he told us that, so it wasn’t a surprise that he said that. He told us months ago that if we ever needed help in the offseason just to let him know and he would look out for us. That’s who he is. “I have been smart about my situation by saving money knowing that there is a chance we are going to a lockout. I have just been being smart by not making crazy purchases.” Meanwhile, Hawkins and Moore, who were teammates in 2004 in Toledo, have taken a wait-and-see approach to the negotiations. “As a player if you get into the [politics] you will want to cut your own head off,” said Hawkins, the Rams receiver who is mostly known for finishing second on Michael Irvin’s reality show “4th and Long,” which awarded a training camp spot in Dallas to the winner. “It’s kind of in our best interest to let the people in charge take care of it. We watch it because it concerns us so much being our livelihood, but at the same time we try not to get too involved and caught up into everything.” “Everybody has their own opinion of what is going on but for the most part no single player can dictate what is going to happen,” Moore said. “I just wait and listen to what happens.” To prepare for the start of a possible 2011 season, Hawkins and Moore have teamed with Moore’s brother and former UT receiver Nick Moore of the CFL’s BC Lions as well as Cleveland Browns defensive back DeAngelo Smith to train together. “We are in the gym early in the morning and lift for about three

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The first automotive technology class on hybrid vehicles wrapped up this week at Owens Community College just in time for graduation May 6. The first Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicle class in the automotive technology program was offered

during the spring semester at the Transportation Technology Center on the Toledo area campus. The class is described as an introductory course covering the identification and operation of current hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles, including terminology, theory of operation and safety precautions, according to the college catalog. The new course will be mandatory for all students in the automo-

tive technology program so it will be offered every spring and fall semester, according to Tracy Campbell, chairman of Transportation Technologies at Owens. Campbell reported that Owens had 203 students in the automotive technology program and about 500 overall in transportation technologies for the spring semester. Several of the 17 students taking the hybrid course were scheduled to

graduate with associate degrees in automotive technology. Preston Pacey of Perrysburg took the hybrid vehicle class even though it wasn’t required for him to graduate May 6 with his associate degree in automotive technology. “I learned a lot in this class that was information-packed. It’s like reinventing the wheel working on hybrids, which are like a Play Station 4 on wheels with all the electronics

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Although decades have passed since Elvis Presley ruled the radio waves, Blue Moon Boys drummer D.J. Fontana still remembers when he first realized Elvis was finally a popular musician. “We were in Dallas, Texas playing the old Cotton Bowl and there were 40,000 people out there, kids, and he came out of one of the back tunnels on a convertible and we looked out there and I said, ‘I think this boy might have just finally made it’,” Fontana said. Although Fontana is now 80 years old and doesn’t play for crowds the size of the Cotton Bowl, he appears each year at the Toledo Elvis Festival, which takes place April 30 at St. Clement Hall, 2990 Tremainsville Road. In addition to Fontana, the festival stars Joe Moscheo, Terry Blackwood, Portia Griffin, Robert Rosencrantz, Leo Days, Walt Sanders, Nick Gutierrez and the Roustabout Show Band. Michelle Rosencrantz, president of the Toledo Elvis Presley Fan Club, said all proceeds from the festival will be donated to Honor Flight Northwest. “It’s about Elvis’ music and his generosity,” Rosencrantz said. “He was

probably one of the most humanitarian entertainers that the world will ever see.” This is the fourth year the fan club donated its raisings for Honor Flight, an organization that sends World War II veterans on a day trip to Washington, D.C., to see the World War II Memorial. “It’s a way to honor them back,” Rosencrantz said. “It’s so they can see; some of them cry when they see what’s been done for them.” Rosencrantz said the returning veterans return, excited like “little boys on a field trip.” The reaction of the veterans has inspired her to keep donating money to Honor Flight until they have no one else to send to the memorial. “This one in particular said, ‘Thank you so much for making this happen,’ and I said, ‘Sure, it’s the least this country could do for you,’” Rosencrantz said. “He said when they got back, they had nobody greet them. I don’t feel they got treated well. Well this guy who was thanking me so much, turns out he was a prisoner of war. That got to me.” She said the Honor Flight is an appropriate organization because of Presley’s military history. Checks sent to Honor Flight acknowledge they are in memory of “Sergeant Elvis Presley.”

“Elvis was a sergeant in the army and he didn’t ask for special treatment,” she said. “He would do whatever everyone else had to do.” Fontana, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, started playing drums in high school and was hired to play with Elvis while working at the Louisiana Hayride in 1954. During his career, Fontana played more than 460 cuts with Presley. It took a seven-year campaign, led by Rosencrantz, to have Fontana inducted into the Hall of Fame. Rosencrantz and the Elvis Presley Fan Club sent letters each week asking for the induction of Fontana. In addition, Rosencrantz sought signatures to help the cause. Some of the notable signatures of the 50,000 included Bruce Springsteen, Max Weinberg, Ringo Starr and Keith Richards. “Keith Richards said, ‘Elvis, DJ, Bill and Scottie: the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band ever. Give thanks, give praise,’” Rosencrantz said. She said if Elvis were alive, he would have rejected his induction if he wasn’t allowed to bring the Blue Moon Boys with him. “I know that if he were alive, he wouldn’t have accepted it if it didn’t include his band,” Rosencrantz said. Visit www.elvissweetspirit.com for more information O

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In 1982, Marshall Crenshaw’s selftitled debut found him lamenting a failing relationship on “Someday,

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“It’s going to be great for me to get back to playing solo; I love the simplicity of it,” Crenshaw said. “And I also like the sound of it; it’s quieter than a band. I don’t get my brains beat in with amplifiers, cymbals and drums — that’s much-appreciated at my age.” The 57-yearold is still cranking out CRENSHAW songs. He cowrote The Gin Blossoms’ “Til I Hear It From You,” wrote the title track for the movie “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” and penned some instrumentals for “Sex and the City” and a PBS documentary on Yogi Berra. Crenshaw also is working on a Detroit show for United Sounds of America, a six-night festival featuring different cities that will take place in Chicago in June. It’s obvious that Crenshaw still believes in music. “Music is a really powerful force. You can see that as you look at human activity and human behavior over all of history. It’s just not to be trifled with; you’ve got to treat it with respect.” O

“It’s been 30 years since I made my first record. It’s hard to believe. When I was young, I could never imagine what 30 years down the road would look like,” he said. “But it does seem like I’ve been doing it for 30 years at least, feels like it’s been a long time.” Crenshaw recently announced he would stop releasing CDs. “I did a CD in June 2009, it was called ‘Jaggedland.’ I think it’s my best record ever. It took just a huge, huge amount of time for me to get it to where I wanted it to be,” he said. “It was just super-draining, you know, and I just thought it’s really hard for me to see down the road where I could keep doing it this way; I just don’t have that much time left, and it’s crazy for such a long gap between records. “So that was my first thought: What if I did something brand-new every few months. And the other thing: I just really love vinyl records; I’m glad that people still buy them; I still buy them, so that’s the idea.” The Detroit native plans to make his new music available as downloads through the usual channels. Crenshaw will play with Freedy Johnston May 6 at Headliners. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 the night of the show.

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