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AUGUST 22, 2010

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LIGHTING THE FUSE

Brian Wilson’s war

Promises to keep n a financial sense, the city of Toledo is like a very tired juggler. There are many balls and pins to keep in the air, but the arms and legs are weary. To make matters worse, there are people on a mission to distract the performance by heckling, kicking and throwing objects at the juggler. City Council and Mayor Mike Bell are involved in a number of conversations that impact this fiscal juggling act. The most prominent one is the future of the Housing Fund. The history and background are complicated, but it boils down to a conundrum knotted so tight, even Alexander the Great might have struggled to cut through it. As Lisa Renee Ward reported Aug. 8, “In 1990, Toledo City Council passed a resolution that expressed its intent to fund the Housing Fund … Council in 1998 passed Ordinance 957-98, which created language for funding the Fund and appropriated Thomas F. POUNDS aHousing payment.” There have been several subsequent attempts to address this issue, but the Bell administration is maintaining that there is no codified obligation to pay into the Housing Fund and even if there were, there are no funds to do so. While the first argument may be contested, the second argument may not. The city is facing a growing gap between revenue and expenses that must be brought in line, despite the pain that process will incur. This debate is unlikely to end with the Housing Fund receiving the level of funding it seeks, but we urge the city and the fund to reach an accord that keeps this important service’s work active in the community. Another hot-button issue is Council’s initial decision to accept (or, technically, refuse to reject) a fact finder’s report that raises pay for sanitation workers and maintains the relatively high level of pension contribution. These men and women have difficult and physically intense jobs, but the message this sends to unions with upcoming negotiations sets a dangerous precedent. There is no money; what the city does have is being stretched to its maximum. Council’s second vote on Aug. 19 correctly rejected the report, a first step toward trying to gain control of the municipal workers’ costs To repeat, the city is facing a growing gap between revenue and expenses that must be brought in line, despite the pain that process will incur. Municipal employees are going to have to work with the city if they are going to work for the city. Many injudicious fights like the one to give raises with money the city doesn’t have, and there won’t be much of a city to fight. Or fight for.

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he Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn owns the chair with delight. He called Wilson a “carpetbagger” and a liar. When The Abraham Lincoln was sitting in when John Wilkes Booth Blade reported Aug. 14 that Wilson’s home was being foreclosed, fired a single Derringer bullet into his skull. The chair is a the schadenfreude spewed from Wolfman with the predictability quilted red fabric with an ornate wooden frame. The top of the of Old Faithful: “Why would a supposed ‘wealthy man’ foreclose on his own property? Why would a former ‘Big Market’ talk show chair, where the head would rest, is badly and darkly stained. host come to Toledo in the first place? Looks to me The first time I saw that stain on the chair, I shudhis wife lost her WSPD news director job and things dered with a chill I have only experienced in front of began to unravel,” Wolfman wrote, following that two other historical artifacts. One was a Holocaust with his “God knows the Toledo Free Press will probMuseum boxcar used to transport Jewish victims ably not even cover this story” comment. to Auschwitz; the inside of that train car was colder So, will we cover this story? Is it a story? The Blade than any cold I can describe from this side of the thought so; it ran it on Page 1, so it must be super grave. The other icy moment was seeing a pair of important, right? perfectly preserved children’s shoes at a Memphis Almost anyone with skin in the game of Toexhibit of Titanic artifacts. Neither moment matched ledo development will nod in agreement when the the gloomy dread I felt while looking at the bloodconversation turns to The Blade’s bullying tactics stained back of the chair in which Lincoln had sat near his wife, joking and watching a comedy. Michael S. MILLER being a detriment to the city’s progression, even as its circulation and relevance fades. But there aren’t “Those stains aren’t blood,” the tour guide said, reading my mind and interrupting my thoughts. “Those are stains that many public critics, are there? You can count the number of outspoken Blade critics on one hand and you won’t need your from hair pomade.” Things are not always what they seem, no matter how emo- thumb. Wilson is consistently one of the loudest and most entionally intense and visceral one’s reaction is to the stimuli. thusiastic of those critics. That, in Blade logic, makes him a target While making one of my frequent scans of some local blogs and fair game for humiliation; he is held to a different standard and news sites Aug. 14, I read this comment on SwampBubbles, of coverage, and not just because he is inarguably a public figure. in reaction to a Blade story on WSPD host Brian Wilson’s Wood That is not to defend Wilson or portray him as a victim. I can County home reportedly being foreclosed: “The Toledo Blade tell you from experience that when you dare to break the silence needs to follow up on some of this, God knows the Toledo Free of the lambs and hold The Blade accountable for its crimes against Press will probably not even cover this story.” journalism, you accept that you have bought yourself a series of The post was from a contributor who calls himself “Wolfman.” concentric red and white circles on your life, reputation and career. I know who Wolfman is, because he has written to me under his If Wilson’s managerial equivalent at Blade partner WTOL, real name. I do not know if his real name is common knowledge Bob Chirdon, foreclosed on a house, would The Blade put it on on blog sites, so I will not breach etiquette and out him here. Page 1? Last month, a fairly high-ranking Blade employee’s home Wolfman’s comment is presumably based on a belief that the was listed in court records as going into foreclosure; was that on hot-and-cold relationship between WSPD and Toledo Free Press Page 1? Or on any Blade page? will inspire one to protect the other, but that belief ignores each Again, this is not a defense of Wilson, whose comments when organization’s history of commenting on and occasionally criti- Keith Sadler was locking himself in his home to protest a forecizing the other’s stances on case-by-case issues. closure certainly opens Wilson to accusations of not practicing Wolfman often spars on SwampBubbles with WSPD morning what he preaches. The point is that, like the stains on Lincoln’s host Fred LeFebvre and, as is his right, is unrelentingly critical chair at the Henry Ford Museum, the Blade story (and its Page 1 of Toledo Free Press, WSPD and most local media; he has stated placement) are not what they seem on the surface, no matter how his rather paranoid belief that “The extreme right has control or emotionally intense and visceral one’s reaction is to the stimuli. indirect control of most of Toledo media.” Wilson and The Blade are at war, and anything they say about I am not sure how any media outlet that employs Lisa Renee each other should be held to a higher standard of circumspection, Ward and Don Burnard could be thought of as controlled by the with the distinction that Wilson wields opinion while The Blade extreme right; hell, I am not sure how any media outlet that shares pretends it is offering news. And yes, my opinions on Wilson and a ZIP code with Burnard could be thought of that way. But that is The Blade are subject to the same wariness, as is anything The Wolfman’s opinion and nothing I can say will dissuade him. Blade writes about the people featured on this page. One of Wolfman’s more amusing habits is his on-the-one-hand When a commenter like Wolfman hacks at a topic with zero dismissal of the stories we choose to cover and his on-the-other-hand awareness of his own ideological blind spots and rhetorical decrepicomplaints about the stories we do not choose to cover. Damned if tude, that level of circumspection should rise even higher, even as we do and damned if we don’t, as far as Wolfman is concerned. the depth of the stain on conversational civility sinks ever lower. When The Blade reported in late May that WSPD program director, news director and afternoon host Brian Wilson was Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo broadcasting many of his shows from Virginia, Wolfman howled Free Press Star. 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SHREDDING THE CURTAIN

OPINION

AUGUST 22, 2010

CALL TO DUTY

More than zero A ‘difficulty breathing’ emergency I T iffin University is looking at deputy mayor for external affairs, had moving a location into To- done any research as to other cities ledo, a project expected to doing similar citywide tax incentive create approximately 100 jobs. The projects. Monske said he first wanted Libbey Glass project is a $12 million to make a big umbrella comment, dollar expansion that will create 50 partly in response to McNamara. Monske said, “I new jobs. would love to get rid of The city of Toledo every single incentive wanted to offer both to business, period. projects a 30 percent “I am not a propomunicipal income tax nent of incentives for credit that would be business in anyway, paid at the end of each shape or form. But, until year of the agreement, all 50 states in the union by opening up the Todecide to do that, you ledo Expansion Incentive (TEI) to the entire Lisa Renee WARD can talk about it all you city. Neither project would qualify want, but it doesn’t change the reality for TEI as it is currently written. that we have to work in today. So, I am Both projects are receiving incen- against them, but until everyone else tive offers from other governments. is against them, and it’s a level playing The discussion at the Aug. 17 field, that is not even a discussion to Economic Development Committee have, because that’s not reality. “So, stick your head in the sand, expanded beyond the topic of the proposed legislation to make the TEI you’re never even going to get in citywide. Councilman Joe McNa- the game, no one will ever come mara asked Brad Peebles, commis- knocking on your door again ... sioner of economic development, That’s what business does, it’s in the business to make money ... It all “Why are jobs good?” McNamara wasn’t being obtuse comes down to being competitive, or sarcastic; it was an attempt to see it’s that simple. “With this program, we saw a if the city’s economic development program that was there and we saw goal was the same as his. Peebles said from his personal two opportunities ... It might allow perspective, “Every job we can at- us to get these jobs in and right now tract to the city of Toledo does two we’re not going to lose out in anythings for us. It works to establish thing different than what we have what we consider to be a positive now. Today, we have zero with Tiffin atmosphere that would ultimately University, if we don’t bring them in create an interest to have more jobs. we still have zero; if we bring them It also creates a sense of wealth, or in and offer this, we have more than a wealth for our community that zero. That’s simple math to me. I will ultimately generate disposable don’t need statisticians to tell me is income that will support service that good or is that bad.” Monske said he would love to industries within our community ... Jobs are the heart of growth and the discuss what role the city of Toledo should play in incentives with other stabilization of our community.” His view was that the jobs did area economic development agennot necessarily have to be held by cies, “where is the gap, where are we Toledoans. McNamara said tax in- losing out, but we’re not there yet.” It was agreed that McNamara’s centives are not always effective. He said the primary focus should be suggestion that the proposals for on alleviating areas of concentrated the Libbey Glass project and Tiffin poverty. McNamara cited research by University would be submitted as several leading economists including separate legislation and would be adTimothy J. Bartik of the W.E. Upjohn opted. The larger economic developInstitute for Employment Research ment discussion will be continued. It should also be pointed out in Kalamazoo, Mich. Bartik believes the primary goal of economic devel- there are 25 packages for which docopment in older urban areas is to in- uments are being executed under crease the earnings per capita of the the current TEI and three that are nearing completion. We may not be original local residents. It was agreed increasing the per “there yet,” but we are on our way. capita income for Toledo residents Toledo Free Press contributor Lisa was a laudable goal. Councilman George Sarantou Renee Ward operates the political blog asked if Peebles and Dean Monske, GlassCityJungle.com.

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Plastic surgeon, former Toledoan, dies in crash Frank Ryan, a renowned plastic surgeon and Toledo native, died Aug. 16 in a car crash. He was 50 years old. Ryan graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School in 1978. Ryan attended The Ohio State University College of Medicine and moved to California in 1986. He operated on celebrities such as Heidi Montag and Gene Simmons. He was reportedly posting to a social networking site before the crash. — Michael Stainbrook

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“The smoking ban is going to get overturned,” said Bill Delaney, owner of Delaney’s Lounge on West Alexis Road. Delaney, an outspoken opponent to the Ohio smoking ban that was approved in November 2006, said he closely follows the legislation, court cases and studies concerning smoking in public places. “Forty-one counties and 65 municipalities and townships do not enforce this law in Ohio,” Delaney said, explaining that many health boards do not have the money or the manpower to enforce it. More than half of Ohio residents surveyed in a new poll believe the law should be changed to allow smoking in bars. The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati conducted a June survey of approximately 900 Ohio adults, which revealed that support

is still strong for banning smoking in workplaces and restaurants. A July Gallup poll enforces the trend: In comparison to other venues, support is strong for unrestricted smoking in bars. Delaney traveled to Columbus on Aug. 19 to hear the oral arguments in the 10th District Court of Appeals on a ruling Judge David DELANEY Cain made in February on smoking ban enforcement. The case concerned Zeno’s, a Columbus bar that had been repeatedly fined for noncompliance with the ban. Cain’s ruling stated that the way the Ohio Department of Health was enforcing the ban was unlawful, and suggested that establishments are not legally responsible for customers who continue to smoke.

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Maurice Thompson, director of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law, was the attorney on the original Zeno’s case and at the appeals hearing Aug. 19. Thompson said he doesn’t believe the smoking ban law will be changed anytime soon. “The law would have to be amended, and I don’t think there’s political support to do that. The people who should care about it have given up,” Thompson said. “The best chance to win this is in the courts.” Toledo bar Ripcord on North Erie Street has been assessed $50,000 in smoking ban violations as a result of a competing bar calling the anonymous tip line, Thompson said. “Small bars that are in competition with each other use the smoking ban as a weapon,” Thompson said. “If he loses the case, he’ll have to close.” Calls to Ripcord were not returned

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smoking ban fines, another hidden consequence of the ban. “Enforcement costs in Ohio have been estimated at $3.2 million and, although $1.2 million in fines have been levied, only $400,000 has so far been collected,” Marlow wrote in his 2010 article, “The Economic Losers from Smoking Bans.” Ohio Department of Health reports that Ohio is the first Midwestern state and the first tobacco-growing state to enact a smoking ban. A statement on the Smoke Free Ohio website reads, “Secondhand smoke is a serious health hazard, containing more than 60 known or probable carcinogens and more than 4,000 chemicals. Each year, secondhand smoke causes between 35,000 and 40,000 deaths from heart disease and 3,000 lung cancer deaths in otherwise healthy nonsmokers.”

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Three years ago, Tammy BowlinMacrae was packing her belongings to leave her abusive boyfriend’s apartment. She had called the police said he was keeping her from getting away. “Go ahead and get your stuff out,” he told her after she made the call, according to Robin Bowlin, Tammy’s sister. The couple’s relationship had TAMMY BOWLINbeen volatile. MACRAE Tammy’s boyfriend, Lawrence Jameson, was ver-

bally and emotionally abusive, but Tammy was patient with him. “She believed he was going to change and gave him every opportunity to do so,” Bowlin said. “The promises were always there, and the apologies were always there,” she said. Tammy did not tell her family about the extent of the abuse. They knew the two argued and he threatened to hurt her if she left, but Tammy never mentioned any violence. But when she turned her back, packing her things, Jameson shot her once in the head and once in the heart. When the police arrived, he refused to leave the apartment, threatening to bomb it. After a standoff that lasted several hours, they arrested him. He is spending his life in prison. “Losing a sibling is terrible,”

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Bowlin said. “But losing one like this is unforgettable. It’s not something that goes away, ever.”

since this is when women are most likely to be killed.

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Bowlin and her family started Tammy’s Walk in her memory. “It’s something so devastating that we made something positive out of it all,” Bowlin said. “I mean, we had to. The grief was tearing our family up.” At last year’s walk, one woman said after hearing Tammy’s story, she left an abusive relationship. If not for Tammy’s Walk, she said she probably would have been seriously injured or killed. The annual event raises money for Advocates for Victims and Justice Inc., a nonprofit that helps people escape domestic violence and supports the families of victims, including Tammy’s family. Tammy’s niece, Lisa Grady, said the organization gave her family invaluable emotional support through the trial of Tammy’s killer. This year, the walk will take place Aug. 28. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Walbridge Park gazebo on

Lynn Jacquot, the director of the Battered Women’s Shelter at the YWCA, said one-third of American women are targets of domestic violence. Of women murdered by their abusers, about 80 percent are killed while trying to leave. When women facing domestic violence say they are afraid of leaving their abusers, Jacquot said that fear is usually justified. “We should never assume that domestic violence survivors don’t want help,” Jacquot said. “We should assume that they don’t know how to do it in a way that would keep them safe.” Jacquot said victims’ friends should not order them to leave the situation. “Remember, that’s what he does,” Jacquot said. “He’s telling her what to do, he’s telling her she’s stupid.” Instead, friends should give them a safe place to call for help,

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Broadway Street. The walk is about 2 1/2 miles. Participation is free, but the organizers encourage people to bring donations. Bowlin said the walk helps fight domestic violence by raising money for the charity and by helping women in abusive relationships find shelter. Muñoz, who volunteers for the walk, said the shame many victims face often keeps them from getting help. “If you’re in this kind of situation, other people have been in this situation, too,” Muñoz said. “It’s not something to be embarrassed about and keep hidden until something tragic happens.” She added many targets of domestic violence underestimate the danger of their situations. “It might start out as something small, but it can become something huge very quickly,” she said. Jacquot said economic challenges often make domestic violence harder to escape since women may have trouble finding new jobs and residences. The economic decline also creates financial challenges for shelters. Bowlin said Tammy would be proud of the walk. “To know that her face was posted everywhere, she would just be loving it,” Bowlin said. She said the picture does not adequately depict Tammy. “It doesn’t do her justice, how pretty she was,” Bowlin said. “She was pretty freaking amazing.” Once when Bowlin was wearing a Tshirt advertising Tammy’s Walk, a man she did not know came up to her and said he used to be friends with Tammy. “I knew Tammy very well,” he said. “She made you feel great.” Bowlin described Tammy as vivacious, caring and “the life of the party.” “She was always smiling, she was always laughing,” said Muñoz, Bowlin’s niece on the husband’s side. “My mom still says, ‘Aw, I remember when Tammy did this.’”

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Toledo-area residents can call the YWCA’s Battered Women’s Shelter any time at (888) 341-7386. The line’s operators can help targets of violence, as well as their friends and family members. Jacquot said people who want to help can give toiletries, including shampoo, soap and deodorant, to the YWCA Battered Women’s Shelter. “We need to have those things available so we can say to survivors, ‘Don’t worry about that stuff, we have it,’” Jacquot said. Donations may be dropped off at 1018 Jefferson Ave., at the corner of 11th Street.

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Mazhar Anik, chairman of Information Systems and Office Administration at Owens. Four new students are enrolled in the degree program with many more students who have been taking classes in preparation for the program’s accreditation. It requires 65 credit hours of computer and network security courses offered at Owens. “It’s been needed for a long time. We have been working on getting this degree program for five years,” said Denise Pheils, professor of Information Systems at Owens and the lead instructor for the system security program. “We have two students who could be ready to graduate with the degree after taking two new classes required for it,” Pheils said. “The demand for graduates with such a degree is great.” Pheils said the bachelor’s program at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) has placed 100 percent of its graduates. Owens is a “feeder school” for the bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate programs at EMU and is

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Students are taking advantage of a new associate degree program in Systems Security Information Assurance at Owens Community College in the newly renovated Heritage Hall. Owens is the only college in Northwest Ohio to offer an accredited associate degree program in System Security Information Assurance, known as information or network security in the business world. The two-year program in the School of Business and Information Systems recently received formal approval by the Ohio Board of Regents. “The need for highly skilled information security specialists is greater than ever before as more and more businesses are relying on information technology. Maintaining and securing these systems is vital to ensure that security threats, ranging from damaging computer viruses to online credit card fraud and identity theft do not occur,” said

working with the University of Toledo to do the same there, she said. “There is a significant lack of security-trained professionals needed in today’s business as people with the right background are extremely hard to find,” said Tom Olzak, a former director of information security at HCR Manorcare in Toledo. Olzak said that security analysts need to understand the importance of protecting data with some sense of risk management in his response to a questionnaire from Owens about the new associate degree program. He now teaches enterprise security classes online for the University of Phoenix and is the author of two books about information security for businesses. “There is a strong need for people with that skill set and there would be plenty of opportunities for them in the public and private sector,” said Eric Zatko, director of the Lucas County Integrated Justice System that provides IT support for the county courts system. ■ OWENS CONTINUES ON A9

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As the city of Bowling Green prepares for the 2010-11 school year, several major construction projects on and off campus may cause inconvenience for the thousands of students returning to the area. But Steve Krakoff, associate vice president for capital planning and design at Bowling Green State University, said the $200 million net worth of projects on campus represents great progress at the university. “This is a record amount of work at BGSU and obviously a huge amount of work for a university this size,” Krakoff said. The university has been busy since September when construction started on the new Stroh Center. The Stroh Center will replace Anderson Arena as the host of BGSU basketball and volleyball and will seat about 5,000 people. The $36 million facility will also host student convocations, graduation ceremonies, concerts and other campus and community events. In a news release on the Stroh Center groundbreaking, BGSU President Carol Cartwright called the project, “One of the most significant building and remodeling programs in our history.” Krakoff said construction on the Stroh Center will most likely finish up by summer 2011. Another new building under construction is the new Wolfe Center for the Arts which will be located along Ridge Street. The Wolfe Center will have some music and art classes, but will mainly support the department of theatre and film. Krakoff said the Wolfe Center is expected to be completed by fall 2011. Also one year from now, the university expects to open two new dining centers and two new residence halls that are under construction. While some of these projects won’t

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t the end of this year, the Bush tax cuts are scheduled to expire. The current tax brackets range from 10 percent to as high as 35 percent and will revert to brackets ranging from 15 percent to 39.6 percent, which were in effect during the Clinton presidency. There has been talk about the lawmakers doing something before the cuts expire to retain at least some of the middle-income rates and letting the higher brackets expire, thus helping those in middle-income America, but at this point nothing has been done. Is it a good thing to let these tax cuts expire? It probably Mark depends on a person’s point of view Nolan and political leanings. Many Republicans and those who lean to the right think that letting the tax cuts expire is not a good idea. They tend to believe in what is called supply side economics. According to Investorwords.com, supply side economics is “An economic theory which holds that reducing tax rates, especially for businesses and wealthy individuals, stimulates savings and investment for the benefit of everyone. Supply side economics has also been referred to as trickle-down economics.” According to this theory, lower taxes will make it easier for businesses to produce more goods and services at lower prices for the consumer and, thus, will stimulate the economy in a positive way. Those on the supply side say that the deficit increase is a direct result of out-of-control government spending on politicians’ pet projects and unnecessary programs. Many Democrats and those leaning more to the left would argue that all supply side theory does is allow those who are rich to get richer by paying lower taxes and it does not really help the economic conditions. They would also say that under the theory of demand side economics, if taxes are lowered they should be lowered on those in the lowerincome brackets. The idea is that those in these lower brackets will spend all of their income and this money will go into circulation and stimulate the economy in a positive way because of this consumer spending. Those in favor of demand side economics would further argue that a reduction in taxes on the rich will drive up the government deficit.

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If the tax rates are allowed to expire, how else may it affect you? As mentioned earlier, tax rates for nearly everyone are set to go up. Other effects are higher capital gains tax rates and higher taxes on dividends. The current maximum tax rate on long-term capital gains and qualified dividends is 15 percent. Starting next year, the maximum rate on capital gains will go up to 20 percent, and the maximum tax rate on dividends will climb to as high as 39.6 percent. This will be quite an impact on taxpayers who are in these categories. Also, the current standard deduction for married CLAIR couples filing jointly is twice the amount BAKER for singles. When the Bush tax cuts expire it could force married couples to pay more in taxes than those who are single. Thus, what is called “the marriage penalty” is reinstated. Other changes will be the phase out of itemized deductions such as mortgage interest and charitable donations for those in higher brackets. One of the fears for many retirees is that if tax rates go up to help pay down a deficit fueled by war and the bailouts, they will have to worry about making their retirement income go further. This could increase the risk of running out of money. Much of the wealth in our country is located inside retirement accounts, such as 401(k)s, IRAs, etc. If taxes go up, many Americans need to realize their retirement accounts are right in the cross hairs of many of the government’s tax increases because that is where the money is. Since tax rates are probably lower now than they will be in the future, it may be time to deal with some of the taxes this year no matter which way you lean. For more information about The Retirement Guys, tune in every Saturday at 1 p.m. on 1370 WSPD or visit www. retirementguysradio.com. Securities are offered through NEXT Financial Group Inc., Member FINRA / SIPC. The Retirement Guys are not an affiliate of NEXT Financial Group. The office is at 1700 Woodlands Drive, Suite 100, Maumee, OH 43537. NEXT Financial Group, Inc. nor its representatives provide tax advice. Seek the advice of an Accountant.

“Chicago was getting old,” Doug Isabell said, back in his hometown of Toledo after 10 years. “It’s good to be back. Some people think I’m insane to say that.” Isabell, former campaign manager for Illinois-based Leapfrog Online, a digitally minded marketing firm, recently joined the team at COACT Associates Ltd. of Toledo. COACT specializes in scoping out new business development opportunities for existing businesses that don’t have the time to do it themselves. ISABELL After graduating from The Ohio State University in 2001, Isabell moved on to manage big-name accounts as a marketing professional. He returns to his family in Toledo and to a business that’s an “opportunity you never knew was out there,” Isabell said. — Amy Biolchini

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Eleven men play on each side of the ball during a football game, on offense, defense, or special teams. But a different type of special team comprising 12 men and women also comes to the Glass Bowl during football season: the University of Toledo’s student athletic trainers. Students in UT’s athletic training major are required to log hours as student athletic trainers in an on-campus or off-campus sports program. Student trainers in the football program face long hours, fast-paced practices and up to 30 hours of work a week during the school year and more than 40 hours a week during training camp, said Nichole Vazquez, a senior who has worked as a student athletic trainer with the football team for two seasons. Although the students are required to work only 20 hours a week, it would be impossible to get everything done in that amount of time, said senior Charlie Sayles. The student trainers work under three certified athletic trainers. The students tape areas such as the players’ ankles and wrists, evaluate injuries, rush to emergencies to perform first aid, hydrate the team and set up and tear down for practices. “It’s not the same thing every day. You don’t sit behind a desk from nine to five,” Sayles said. Four of the student athletic trainers are seniors. They have worked with football players before and said the work gives them great experience, although it is time consuming and tiring. “In the classroom, you kind of learn the basics of athletic training and it’s here that you learn how to apply it,” said senior Tiff Snyder.

The students also said it is rewarding to help players after injuries. “You can take a fresh injury; you’re the first one there. You could diagnose it. You can be with them in that moment ... then you can take them through all of the rehab for six to eight weeks. Later you’re seeing that player back on the field doing what he loves,” said senior Trevor Rice. UT football player Kevin Kowalski, a senior and starting center, said the team is appreciative of the student athletic trainers. “It would be extremely difficult to get things done without them. They handle everything on the field from hydrating us, any injuries they’re there, anything you need like getting taped up before practice. They do quite a bit for us,” he said. The certified athletic trainers allow the student athletic trainers to work alone once they earn it. Seniors tend to get more leeway to work alone, and having four seniors in the program this year really helps the younger students, said assistant athletic trainer Sarah Long. “We have seven kids that are first years in the program, and they kind of look upon us because they’re kind of like deer in the headlights right now. It’s a big thing to come into football, especially your first semester in,” Rice said. The seniors have taken most of their required coursework and will go on to take their certification test after graduation. All four said they will most likely go to graduate school after becoming certified for more experience. For now, they are working hard to get there. “We have to work hard 100 percent of the time to get those recommendations [for graduate school], not just to say, ‘Yeah, I was there’,” Snyder said. “You actually have to prove, show the people that we’re under that we can handle being alone.”

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UT STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINER TIFF SNYDER TAPES AN ANKLE AT A RECENT ROCKETS PRACTICE.

Typical Schedule for a Student Athletic Trainer ■ Football Camp in the Summer – Monday-Saturday 5:45 a.m.: Treat and rehabilitate any injured players 7:30 a.m.: Tape players’ ankles, wrists, etc. before practice 8:15 a.m.: Set up the field while players are in meetings 9 a.m.: Watch, hydrate and treat players during practice 11 a.m.: Half of the athletic trainers clean up the field while the other half treat players after practice. Noon: Lunch 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Morning process repeats for afternoon practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 9 p.m.: A group of the trainers returns for night treatments for injured players.

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Being a Buckeye means everything to Archie Griffin. “I was born at the university hospital. Most days of my working life have been spent at Ohio State, either at the athletic department or alumni association,” Griffin said. “It’s been everything to me.” The former OSU running back and the only two-time Heisman Trophy recipient visited Sylvania on Aug. 14 for the grand opening of the Buckeye Store & More to sign autographs and meet with fans. Griffin, who is president of The Ohio State Alumni Association, was optimistic about the Buckeye’s upcoming season. “I think they will have a great year. Ohio State has a good team, we really do,” he said. “If we can stay healthy and play up to our potential and play up to our ability, we have a chance of winning the Big Ten and then maybe even playing in a national championship.” This season is extra special for Griffin because his son Adam Griffin committed to the Buckeyes football team in February.

“I feel pretty good about it. He’s always dreamed of playing for Ohio State and the opportunity has presented itself. I know he is looking forward to going out through the tunnel for the very first time, and I’m looking forward to a good four or five years,” he said. During the past few football seasons, Florida’s Tim Tebow and Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford have had the chance to join Griffin as a two-time Heisman winner, but fell short. Alabama’s Mark Ingram has the chance this season to join Griffin. Griffin said he’d like to see someone else win the Heisman a second time and thinks Ingram has a good chance. “I’ve been saying for a very long time that somebody else will win it twice. I’ve always believed that if I could do it, I know somebody else out there can. It’d be terrific,” Griffin said. “I’d try to be the first one to congratulate the person that does. “I really believe somebody will do it three times. Mark Ingram is one of those kids that has the chance, just like Tim Tebow had the chance. It’s not easy to do; obviously, a lot of things have to go right for you,” he said. “Ingram is in the position where he’s going to be on an outstanding football team this year, they’re rated No. 1 in the country right now. And that’s part

of it — being on an outstanding team, being with a great group of guys that make you look good. He’s part of that. He has a real good chance.” Griffin, who played under Woody Hayes from 1972 to 1975, said his late coach taught him the idea of paying it forward. Griffin is active in numerous charities and scholarships, donating his time and money. “I believe in helping young people … providing scholarships for young people is something that I try to do as much as I can. It’s one of the reasons I love working with the alumni association. We have alumni clubs around the country that are doing just that. Providing scholarships to kids in their areas is huge for Ohio State and certainly huge for those kids who are receiving the scholarships,” he said. Griffin believes there is “no question” head coach Jim Tressel could have a legacy at OSU like Hayes. Tressel knows how to get his players fired up for a game and has done a wonderful job already, Griffin said. Tressel has won one national championship, and Griffin thinks he’ll win at least one more in the future. The Buckeye Store & More is located in the Starlight Plaza in Sylvania. The

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The current hot button issue that hen you first meet Bill Hancock, executive director faces Hancock is the growing support of the Bowl Champion- for a playoff setup for college football’s ship Series (BCS), he might strike you postseason. But he said there is little as someone who might be teaching support for a playoff at this point in quantum physics rather than guiding time, and a vast majority of college college football’s multimillion dollar football’s brain trust actually prefers the current bowl postseason program. system. The soft-spoken avid “As long as these outdoorsman is not the coaches, commispersonality one might sioners and university associate with the BCS, presidents don’t want a but Hancock has guided playoff, there won’t be some preeminent one,” he said. “The BCS sporting events. Hanis contracted for four cock has spent 26 years years and each time we on the United States ask everyone involved Olympic Committee and was the director of Chris SCHMIDBAUER what their opinion is. Right now, they like things the way the Final Four for 13 years. “I have been really lucky for all of they are.” Hancock is also quick to point out the opportunities I have been afforded over the years,” Hancock said. “I have a playoff doesn’t solve all of college been able to travel all over and be a football’s problems. “You are always going to have the part of so many things.” Hancock took the top job with the same problem creep in, which is there BCS in November and he has wasted are never enough spots. If you take no time getting to work by singing the four teams, then the fifth team is upset. If you take eight, then the ninth team is praises of the system. “I really do think it is the best upset. No amount is satisfactory.” Detractors of the BCS have said system available to college football,” he said. “I always tell people to look that a playoff would be fairer to at the whole spectrum that is college smaller schools and conferences such football, and the BCS makes the reg- as the University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University and other Midular season the best in any sports.”

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■ BCS CONTINUED FROM A18 Hancock pointed to the recent success of schools, such as Boise State and Texas Christian University (TCU), who have “crashed” the BCS party the past few years. “Their success has been great for college football. I think the BCS is the best thing to ever happen to Boise State football,” he said with a chuckle.

“We have provided them a platform to show that they can compete at the highest level, and the same goes for TCU and Utah. “The BCS has put some of these teams on the map. It is rare that you see teams like some of these smaller schools come out of nowhere and become as popular as they are. The BCS has sped up or enhanced the process.”

Hancock said there are things the series could improve, such as helping people understand the point system. “It has been pretty evident to me that fans don’t understand the points system, and we are working to make sure they know everything we are doing and why we are doing them. When they tune in to college football games, we want fans to know what

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Students’ classroom performance determines their athletic eligibility By Michael Stainbrook Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Weighing in at 8 pounds and standing 3 inches tall, a high-school chemistry book can pack a punch greater than any six-foot, 200-pound linebacker. Like an injury, poor grades can sideline a student athlete for weeks and requires a labor-intensive process to get a student ready to retake the field. Avoiding such problems requires prioritization. “They’re students before they’re athletes; they have to toe the line in the classroom before they can participate in extracurriculars,” said Tim Erickson, athletic director for Ottawa Hills High School. The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) reinforces this notion through academic performance guidelines that must be met before students can add “athlete” to their resume. OHSAA requires students to pass five one-credit courses in the previous grading period to maintain eligibility. The last term of the 2009-10 school year will be used to determine eligibility this fall. Students will become eligible again on the fifth day of the next grading period if the failures have been corrected. Students must be cautious, though, as not all classes are one-credit courses. “Some classes are worth more than others,” said Chuck Cox, athletic director at Rossford High School. “A phys ed. class that lasts for nine weeks is not the same as an algebra class that lasts the entire year.” In addition to OHSAA standards, local school districts enforce their own set of eligibility guidelines. Most schools Toledo Free Press contacted had a minimum GPA of 1.5 for eligibility while several drew a line at 1.7.

Toledo and Springfield Public Schools (TPS) have slightly lower parameters for eligibility, but require students to attend study sessions when their GPA approaches the cutoff mark. TPS students with a GPA between 1.0 and 1.7 must attend a half-hour study table with a teacher or tutor three times a week. Students with an average between 1.0 and 1.5 may play, but are placed on academic probation, which is only allowed once during a student’s time in high school. “We strongly suggest that freshmen and sophomores do not use that academic probation,” said Terry Reeves, athletic director at Bowsher High School. Reeves said upperclassmen who struggle in a class or two might miss valuable playing time if their probationary period is exhausted earlier in high school. At Springfield, students must attend two study tables a week if their GPA falls between 1.25 and 1.5. St. John’s Jesuit and Rossford high schools do not allow students to participate if they are failing more than one class, no matter how many classes they are taking. Many districts also have drug and alcohol use policies with implications for athletic eligibility. Most have a three-strike policy with more severe consequences when students repeat the offense. Sylvania Public Schools employs a four-strike policy, where students lose eligibility for 20 percent of athletic contests upon their first offense and the entire season after their second, provided they undergo a drug and alcohol assessment program each time. Students lose a year’s eligibility after their third infraction and are prohibited from participating when the fourth offense is discovered. Whitmer and Perrysburg high schools allow students one self-referral for substance abuse. n ELIGIBILITY CONTINUES ON A21

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policy is capable of addressing every situation perfectly. “There’s always something that comes up, a situation that’s kind of a gray area,” said Chris Irwin, Northview High School athletic director. He said OHSAA presents changes to its guidelines to athletic directors across the state every year. The variety of scheduling formats among school districts makes

statewide conformity difficult, Irwin said. For example, schools operating on a block schedule offer four classes per term, while others allow for as many as eight or nine. “We use those OHSAA standards as kind of our warning track,” said Bill Axe, athletic director at Central Catholic High School. “The best way to address this is in a positive way, not a negative way.”

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A local funeral home is giving motorcycle enthusiasts a chance to have one last ride in a Harley Davidson hearse. Sujkowski Funeral Home Northpointe on Alexis Road bought a Harley Davidson three-wheeled motorcycle with a custom-made hearse trailer at the beginning of the summer, said Hilary Sujkowski, one of the funeral home’s owners. Sujkowski said he bought the motorcycle hearse from the Tombstone Hearse and Trike Company to give people a more personalized experience. The hearse is made of fiberglass and steel in a design that Sujkowski calls “timeless.” He said he plans to keep the hearse in good condition so he can keep it for a long time just like the other cars used for the home. The motorcycle hearse costs $300 to use, which is the same price as a normal hearse at the funeral home. There are at least two motorcycle hearses in the state of Ohio and about 45 across the United States, said Clint Marlin, the president of the American Motorcycle Hearse Association. Marlin, who has ridden motorcycles his whole life, said he started the organization to provide standards for motorcycle hearses. Although he

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is not in the funeral home or hearse profession, he was offended when he saw people using the vehicles for parties and other events. “The reason we started the association is to promote legitimate, respectful motorcycle hearses,” he said. Motorcycle hearses are not common, but they are gaining popularity, he said. Families of police officers and firefighters who have died in the line of duty often choose to use motorcycle hearses, Marlin said. So far, the Sujkowski Funeral Home has not used its Harley Davidson hearse for a funeral, but Sujkowski said he has been to different bike rides to promote it. “Even the hard bikers appreciate it and give me comments on it,” he said. Sujkowski said he expects more interest in the hearse once more people hear about it. “I think a lot of people don’t know it’s here, but I think when people see it, it sparks a lot of interest,” said Jan Eckel, the funeral director.

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Year-to-year numbers show more cars sold in Lucas County

Titles for new and used dealer cars are up from July 2009 to July 2010, according to the Lucas County Clerk of Courts. In July, 1,944 new car titles were registered in Lucas County, accounting for 447 more titles than in July 2009. The month had the most new car titles registered since Cash

for Clunkers in August 2009, which topped out at 2,539 new cars. The total amount spent on new cars sold was also up more than $13.1 million from last year. Based on information from the clerk of courts’ office, the average amount paid for a new car in July was $27,804. Used

cars sold by dealerships were up 362 titles from July 2009 with 2,766 titles this past month. More than $8.7 million more was spent on used cars in July 2010 than July 2009. The average amount spent on a used dealer car was $11,747 for July. Despite 593 more new cars titles,

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second quarter and positive cash flow of $474 million strengthening its cash position to $7.8 billion. Net revenues increased 8.2 percent to $10.5 billion in the second quarter from $9.7 billion in the first quarter, according to the company. The Toledo Supplier Park was the first North American auto plant to have three major vehicle-building operations managed by suppliers, according to Chrysler. The plant, which employs about 2,000 workers, is located on the same site in North Toledo as Chrysler’s North Assembly Plant where the Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro are built. The supplier complex opened in 2005 as a joint partnership of Chrysler, KUKA Systems Corp. North America, Magna International Inc. and Hyundai-owned Ohio Module Manufacturing Co. (OMMC). The plant includes the body shop operated by KUKA, paint shop by Magna and chassis assembly by OMMC with Chrysler handling assembly of the major components for the Jeep Wrangler.

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Crystal Bowersox celebrated her 25th birthday earlier this month in Tampa, Fla., another stop on the American Idols Live! Tour. There was just one gift she wanted: A visit from her 18-month-old son, Tony. “I had my son flown to Florida so he was there with me on my birthday, and it was his first time seeing me on the big stage,” she said. “When the television show was on, he was always back in the VIP room; he never saw me perform. So it was really, really cool — had the little ear protectors on him. “He enjoyed the whole thing, looked at the Jumbotron, looked at mommy on stage. He couldn’t quite figure it out, but he clapped for me.” Toledo — and Tony — will get another visit with Bowersox when the Idols Tour stops at the Huntington Center on Aug. 29. This time when her legions of fans

gather at the arena, there’ll be clapping. In May, a stunned packed house watched the “American Idol” finale and saw Lee DeWyze named the winner. “It’s going to be really cool when we get to Toledo and see familiar faces,” Bowersox said during a call before a show in San Diego. “I think [the concert is] a good thing for the whole family. There’s such a variety of music from each of the different contestants.” Set to take the stage with Bowersox and DeWyze are the rest of the top 10 performers from season nine: Didi Benami, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Michael Lynche, Siobhan Magnus, Katie Stevens and Tim Urban. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show range from $38.50 to $68.50. “No guarantees, but something might happen there; I might do something different for the hometown,” Bowersox teased. Don’t expect to see her signature microphone stand. “My mic stand is currently retired for now, for the summer. I traded it in

for a headset so I could walk around the stage and get as close to the audience as I possibly can,” the Elliston native said. “It’s really great to get to meet the fans and come to them,” she said. “We’re learning a lot [on the tour], but we’re having fun.” Trying to learn about the star’s debut disc was tough. Bowersox said she didn’t want to give too much away. “It will definitely be all-original, if not original, it’ll be co-written. I want to take part in every aspect of the album. I want to co-produce,” she said. “It’s my baby, it’s my art, so I want to be involved. It’s supposed to represent me, so I’m going to try to do that the best I can.” Bowersox confirmed that local bassist Frankie May will record with her. When asked if “Holy Toledo” will be on the disc, she replied, “We haven’t decided on songs yet, but songs that are most important to me will be on the album.” ■ CRYSTAL CONTINUES ON A30

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Lee DeWyze seems to be the kind of artist and musician who isn’t afraid to set lofty goals. “In my mind you only live once, and if you’re not going to do it big, then don’t do it at all,” he remarked during a recent phone interview. DeWyze has certainly followed that line of thinking during the past year or so, taking one of the quickest paths any musician can follow to make a big splash on the national music scene. He auditioned for “American Idol,” and was crowned the champion this past season. Now he’s about to record an album on major label RCA/19 Records, and if all goes according to plan, it will be released during the high-profile Christmas shopping season. And with the built-in fan base that comes with having your performances seen on “American Idol” by millions of viewers week in, week out, there’s little doubt that DeWyze will have a good chance to make a big first impression with his RCA/19 debut album and have the kind of immediate success that many past “Idol” winners have enjoyed with their first post-“Idol” CDs. This is exactly the platform DeWyze wanted to reach in his music career. In interviews as the “American Idol” season was unfolding, he made no secret that he wanted to record for a major record label — not an independent. “No one’s got the outreach like a major label does,” DeWyze said, explaining that preference. “I don’t care what anyone says. You can’t get the exposure that a major label can offer [on an independent record label].” ■ DeWYZE CONTINUES ON A30

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A30 ■ TOLEDO FREE PRESS ■ CRYSTAL CONTINUED FROM 31 The singer-songwriter then shared the story behind that track: “I was 17 sitting on a friend’s front porch, thinking about moving and wondering what else is out there. I was at a turning point in my life; I was going from, you know, teenager to a woman, and that’s when I moved to Chicago and just kind of started fulfilling my dreams and not really letting anything get in the way. I think it’s a song of hope for something better.” And yes, she knows how to drive a stick. “When I wrote that song, I actually had a 1972 Volkswagen bus,” she said. After the tour wraps up Aug. 31, MamaSox will return to Northwest Ohio for a few days and her favorite gig — singing to her son. “I sing to him whenever I can,” Bowersox said. “He sings, too. He’s picking up on ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,’ and he understands the difference between a low note and a higher note. He’s into it; he’s been around music since he was in the womb.” She added, “He’s a very, very Zen baby; he’s calm, cool and collected.” Must get that from his mom, who seems so down-to-earth. “I grew up lower income, middle class, you know. I’ve lived a long time without much, and I realize that’s not the important stuff in life anyway, really; it’s health and happiness, and I’ve got that so I’m alright.”

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■ How long has your hair been in dreadlocks? “Five years.” ■ Who is your favorite Beatle? “That’s impossible; I love them all.” ■ Guilty pleasure song on your iPod? “I don’t have an iPod [laughs].” ■ Guilty pleasure song you like? “‘Kiss’ by Prince — I love that song.” ■ Do you have a pet? “I have four cats, Oliver, Murray, Kate and Dopey, but I haven’t seen them in a long time.” ■ Favorite cartoon character? “Right now it’s SpongeBob; my son’s into SpongeBob.” ■ Have you ever thought of rewriting and recording Glenn Campbell’s “Galveston” as a tribute to Elliston? “I had not thought of that [laughs].” ■ Place you want to visit: “I want to go to India; I think that would be cool.” ■ Favorite color: “Red.” ■ Best bowling score? “I haven’t been bowling for years. I don’t remember any, but I used to go as a kid with my dad.” ■ What do you like to cook or bake? “I like to make cookies at Christmastime.” ■ Favorite holiday TV special? “I’d have to say the Grinch.” ■ Someone you’d like to collaborate with someday: “I’ve been pushing for Willie Nelson; let’s see if we can get him to read this.”

MamaSox Nation and MamaSox Village Idiots are hosting an Aug. 28 pre-“American Idol” Live gathering in honor of Crystal Bowersox’s return to Northwest Ohio. “We wanted to do this grassroots for her. We thought it would be a great thing to do because this is really her homecoming and it’s not just the show itself,” said Jeff Bridge, of Tucson, Ariz., a member of the Village Idiot’s “Boared” who will be at the event. The gathering will be the final day of the Sun Flower Project, an online fundraiser to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF) in Bowersox’s name. All funds raised during the evening will benefit JDRF. “I definitely approve, but I’m not running it ... I think it’s all good intentions and I’m all for it,” Bowersox said in a message to Toledo Free Press about the project. Members of MamaSox Nation started the Sun Flower Project to raise money from June until Bowersox’s Toledo tour date. The Village Idiots, whose goal is to function as a fan partnership with Bowersox, assisting her causes and charitable endeavors, paired with MamaSox Nation for the evening to help raise money for the project. “We want to help them raise as much money as we can that night, help them reach their original goal,” Bridge said. “We really want to help the Sun Flower Project finish strong.” Approximately $1,200 has been raised for the Sun Flower Project and the groups hope to raise more money during the pre-show event, according to Michelle Reed, one individual in charge of the project. The groups will raffle off signed Bowersox T-shirts, as well as a signed Bowersox pendant, Bridge said. The evening will also be live streamed online for those who cannot attend, he said. As part of the pre-show party Toledo Free Press will give away two tickets to the Aug. 29 “American Idol” Live Tour for Aug. 29 to see Bowersox in concert. “The fan club asked if they could meet here and we said yes,” said Tom Sullivan, executive chef at the Village Idiot. “Crystal played here for about a year before she was on the show. She considered this a place she started out.” The Village Idiot will donate a portion of pizza sales to the JDRF at the end of the evening, Sullivan said. In addition to pre-show events, Andrew Ellis and the Setting Suns will play at the Village Idiot at 10 p.m. The pre-show gathering starts at 7 p.m. Aug. 28. For more information, visit mamasoxvillageidiots.com. — Kristen Rapin

■ DeWYZE CONTINUED FROM A29 “For me, I want to get my CDs everywhere. I want it out all over the place. I want everyone to listen to my music. That’s just how I am. If I’m doing something and I’m proud of it, I want everyone to hear it.” DeWyze, 24, knows what it’s like to be trying to build a career from a much more modest starting point. Prior to auditioning for “American Idol,” he had tried to build his career the way so many artists do, by playing countless gigs around his home base. Starting out at age 17, he had spent six years playing shows in his hometown Chicago area. “We played everything from your dive bar to the House of Blues … just a lot of different places, everything you could think of,” DeWyze said. Along the way, DeWyze released two CDs on the Chicago-based independent label, WuLi Records: 2007’s “So I’m Told” and 2009’s “Slumberland.” Both albums found DeWyze working in primarily an acoustic folk-rock vein (with bass and drums often added to his guitar parts and vocals). It’s a sound that isn’t far afield from that of artists like Jason Mraz or Jack Johnson. The fact that DeWyze had this experience in music wasn’t played up on “American Idol,” which instead focused on the fact that he had worked in a paint store before making it as an “Idol” finalist. DeWyze said he wasn’t that bothered by how he was portrayed, although he admitted the “paint store guy” angle was a bit odd.

“I think their whole thing was he’s the paint store guy, the working class man,” he said. “And it was cool. I worked at a paint store. Everyone’s got jobs. Everyone’s got to pay the bills. So for me it was kind of just weird that was the main focus. “I’m glad it wasn’t some kind of sob story,” he said. “I understand that people have things that go on in their lives, but for me, I didn’t want it to be about any of that stuff.” Even for a musician with performing experience, getting onto “American Idol” can seem like a pipe dream. First, one has to audition against thousands of other hopefuls. And that’s just to get to the next round to try to become one of the 24 semi-finalists that will actually get the chance to compete on the show. To DeWyze, who sounds like he doesn’t lack for confidence, auditioning for “American Idol” was something he decided he just had to do. “I just didn’t want five years to go by and be like, ‘what if I had done this? What would have happened’?” he said. “Now I can’t say that to myself. I know exactly what would have happened.” What happened, of course, is that DeWyze kept doing well week after week on “American Idol.” On the way to claiming the title of this season’s champion, he never landed in the bottom three — something that no previous male finalist had ever achieved. He admitted, though, that doing the “American Idol” show was different than what he had expected. “I thought it would be a lot more relaxed than it

was,” DeWyze said. “At times, it became very high tension, like it was very tense, the whole situation. And it was just very sometimes unnerving and just a little bit more than you would think.” Now, DeWyze is getting to showcase his talents away from the set of the show on the “American Idols Live!” tour. He’ll do a set of five songs or so to close the shows, which also feature performances from the other nine finalists from this season. DeWyze said he’s ready for the tour, even though he’s accustomed to clubs and not arena stages. “I’m used to playing in front of people, but nothing on this scale,” he said. “I’m definitely not worried about the performances. I’m more looking forward to them than anything. I’m not nervous about it or anything. It’s different than ‘Idol.’ It’s not like you’re being judged or you have a minute and a half to play a song. You get to play full songs in front of crowds. It’s going to be great.” He’ll also get started recording his first album for RCA/19. DeWyze though, didn’t offer many details about the kind of sound he’ll pursue on the CD, or if it will be different from the acoustic-oriented sound of his two independent CDs or what producers or co-writers will be involved. “I have a lot of new ideas and things I want to get down, different sounds and things,” DeWyze said. “Being in the studio and being able to do that is going to be awesome for me, because that’s exactly what I need right now.”

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