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Opinion

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Endorsements, pt. 1

here are a number of critical issues and contests facing Lucas County voters Nov. 2, and while Toledo Free Press will not attempt to encapsulate every race and issue, we will use this space for the next two weeks to offer our thoughts and endorsements. n Issue 7: This is a renewal of a 1 mill, 10-year levy for the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA). It is not a new tax. Established in 1971, TARTA has 34 routes and serves nine communities in northwestern Ohio. TARTA provides an essential service for many county residents, and we support renewal of this levy. The organization stumbled in its efforts to switch its funding to a sales tax and will have to examine its future carefully as the local population shifts, but there is no argument that TARTA provides a muchneeded transportation lifeline. n Governor: There are four men running for Ohio governor, but Republican John Kasich is our choice for trying to stop Ohio’s economic slide. Kasich’s experience Thomas F. Pounds in the U.S. House Budget Committee and his JobsOhio proposal, which seeks direct input from business owners and more responsibility on private enterprise, offers a clear logic that trumps unfulfilled promises. n Secretary of State: Democrat Maryellen O’Shaughnessy, the clerk of Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, has served as a three-time Columbus City Council member and owns a small business, her family’s fourth-generation funeral home. She is running on a platform that is inclusive and comprehensive. She understands how the secretary of state office can impact economic development by making it easier (or more difficult) for businesses to register to do business in Ohio and navigate its resources, and she has our vote for this important office. n U.S. House District 5: Republican Bob Latta has been a consistent voice in the House and has proven to be remarkably accessible, offering pre- and post-vote reasoning with an accountability rare in many of his counterparts. He is the clear choice in this contest. n State House of Representatives District 46: Republican Barbara Sears, the incumbent in this race, has earned endorsements from a wide array of organizations — farmers, CPAs, real estate agents, nurses, restaurant owners and the Toledo and Ohio chambers of commerce — which demonstrates her effectiveness as a representative. We agree with the chambers and endorse Sears. n State House of Representatives District 48: While independent Schylar Meadows has our attention and is an emerging community leader, this round of political musical chairs goes to current city councilman and Democrat Michael Ashford, who will take with him to Columbus the community savvy and persuasiveness that have characterized his time in office. Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Call him at (419) 241-1700 or e-mail him at tpounds@toledo freepress.com.

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ow would you feel, if at age 17, the government pant typhus; people survived on a few hundred calories a day. removed you from school, evicted you from There was no medical attention; people just started dying by your home, looted your bank account and stole the thousands, their corpses piled up like cordwood.” In the novel, one of Jacob’s terrible dreams becomes all your family’s possessions?” asks author Chuck Weinblatt. “How would you feel if ruthless police prevented your par- a living nightmare when he is forced into a sonderkoments from working, then deported you and your family to a mando, where in real life, Jewish prisoners were forced to concentration camp run by the most brutal of taskmasters? aid in the process of burning the bodies of Jewish victims. The book contains graphic passages that do not shy How would you feel if you lost contact with everyone you know and love, if you were sent to the most frightening place away from the worst of the Holocaust atrocities, but Weinin history, and you were forced to perform unspeakable acts blatt said his intent was to demonstrate the resilient nature of mankind. of horror in order to remain alive?” “I wanted to describe for people the most Weinblatt takes readers through these beautiful moments in life — falling in true historical atrocities in his novel “Jacob’s love for the first time, making love to one’s Courage,” which will be the focus of an Oct. soul mate for the first time, all of life’s tri27 presentation at Monroe County Commuumphs that were experienced by the Jews nity College (MCCC). who were prisoners of the Nazis,” Weinblatt Weinblatt, 57, a lifelong Toledo-area said. “But then they experienced the most resident who lives in Sylvania, is a Univerterrifying, horrifying brutality before they sity of Toledo graduate and retired UT adwere shot and killed.” ministrator. He said health problems forced Some of Weinblatt’s first-person research his retirement six years ago, which provided Michael S. miller was conducted in Toledo. He said at one him an opportunity to research and write. point, hundreds of Holocaust survivors lived “I wanted to write a novel about the Holocaust and dedicate it to my family,” Weinblatt said in an in the Toledo area. There are now fewer than two dozen. Oct. 19 phone interview. “I had always known that mem- One of those is his friend Philip Markowicz, an Auschwitz bers of my mother’s family disappeared in the Holocaust, survivor. Markowicz was scheduled to appear at MCCC but I did not know who they were until I began writing the with Weinblatt but has canceled due to family illness. book. I was sent a family tree that showed almost two entire After narrowly escaping a lineup being held against a wall generations of my family were wiped out in the Holocaust.” by Nazi machine guns, Markowicz moved to America, The family tree Weinblatt referred to shows that of Me- settled in Toledo and operated Phil’s TV and Appliances nashe and Fayge Volk’s six children — Hya, Laya, Pesil, on Sylvania Avenue for almost 40 years. Markowicz wrote Aaron, Hanah and Avrom — all but Avrom died in the of his experiences in the book “My Three Lives.” “Phil won’t be there, but I will read sections of his book Holocaust; eight of the Volk’s grandat the presentation,” Weinblatt said. “He was born to a rabbi children were also murdered in conin Poland, and all he wanted to be was a rabbi. The Nazis centration camps or prisons. sent his family to a concentration camp, and he lost his fa“Avrom lived because he left Kovel, ther to cold and starvation; his mother, sister and a nephew Russia, and came to the United States were sent to the gas chambers. in 1911,” Weinblatt said. “He settled in “He survived six different camps, including Auschwitz, Columbus and sent for his family about and married a woman he met in one of the camps; they a year and a half later. That is how my were married until she died in 2004.” mother and her sisters came here. If I Weinblatt said “Jacob’s Courage” will be the focus of had been born just nine years earlier, in WEINBLATT the evening, but he will also take audience questions. Europe instead of the United States, I “I want people to see that even in moments of terrible most likely also would have been a victim of the Holocaust.” Weinblatt said he chose to write a love story that fol- desperation, the Jews of these concentration camps lived, lowed two adolescents through the Holocaust. While his loved, observed all of their religious rituals,” Weinblatt said. characters are fictional, they, like the title character in “For- “They found a way to keep the spirit of humanity alive.” Weinblatt will appear Oct. 27 at Monroe County Comrest Gump,” are exposed to true historical situations. “I decided that the events surrounding my characters, munity College at 7 p.m. in Whitman Center Room 4, loJacob and Rachel, would be real; everything that happens cated at 7777 Lewis Ave., Temperance. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information on the preto them happened to real people,” Weinblatt said. “Jacob’s Courage” follows the young couple from the sentation, contact the Whitman Center at (734) 847-0559. forced ghettos to the concentration camps and beyond, with several harrowing twists and turns that allow Weinblatt to Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Call him at (419) 241-1700 or e-mail illustrate the myriad tragedies Holocaust victims faced. “The camps were pure torture,” he said. “There was ram- him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com. Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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SHREDDING THE CURTAIN

What change looks like

The soldier and the lobbyist

uring the Oct. 11 debate between Rich Iott and 10/18/2006 - Strickland for Governor ($1,000) Marcy Kaptur, a question was asked about Iott listing 9/15/2006 - Citizens for Gardner Committee ($200) his employer as “State of Ohio” and his occupation as 8/31/2006 - Strickland for Governor ($500) “soldier” on a March 19, 2010, $500 donation to the Repub- 11/16/2005 - Citizens for Gardner Committee ($200) Attorney: lican National Committee (RNC). I found the information on the Federal Election Commu- 10/06/2006 - Citizens with Ujvagi ($100) nications (FEC) website. I was looking at donations from Iott 8/03/2006 - Teresa Fedor for Senate ($100) through the FEC because Iott told Toledo Free Press during an 3/22/2006 - Citizens with Ujvagi ($100) 10/04/2005 - Citizens with Ujvagi ($100) earlier interview that he had made several donaNo listing: tions to Kaptur in the past. I was asked to research 4/24/2006 - Teresa Fedor for Senate ($100) this for Toledo Free Press. 1/28/2006 - Teresa Fedor for Senate ($50) No campaign donations to Kaptur from Iott 12/13/2005 - Teresa Fedor for Senate ($100) were online. Two additional donations were President/Seaway Foodtown: listed on the FEC website, a $1,000 donation to 4/27/2006 - Citizens for Jim Petro ($500) Kaczala for Congress on June 22, 2004, with Private Investor: Iott’s employment status reported as “Self/Real 9/17/2004 - Citizens for Gardner Committee Estate” and a 1997 donation of $250 to the Ohio ($200) Grocers Association Ohio Food PAC with Iott’s According to a staff member in the camemployment recorded as “Seaway Food Town.” Lisa Renee WARD paign finance division of the SOS, donations Since the FEC only has information after 1996 online, a formal public information request was of more than $100 are required by law to list the emmade on behalf of Toledo Free Press for Iott’s political ployment of a donor; it is not required for campaigns to donations from 1982 to 1996. The FEC records showed list this for donations $100 or under, though, some do one donation was made to Kaptur from Iott in 1992, provide this data. As was reported online by Toledo Free Press on Oct. 20, which Iott has acknowledged. Why Iott would list “soldier” and “State of Ohio” on Iott changed his donor information with the RNC from these federal forms became one of the questions asked at “soldier” to “self-employed” Oct. 19. Iott’s political convictions can be questioned, since the debate, sponsored by Toledo Free Press and FOX Toledo. While Iott’s answer on the soldier issue could not be he has donated far more money to state Democrats than predicted, it was not anticipated that he would have no Republicans, with the Strickland for Governor campaign answer at all. At that point during the live debate, when receiving $3,500. If questions are raised about the many listed occupaIott said he would need to see the documentation, I forwarded a screen shot of the “soldier” page to Toledo tions of Iott, an occupation attributed to incumbent Marcy Free Press Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller, who was ob- Kaptur should also be questioned. Research shows the acserving the debate from the FOX Toledo control room. curacy of the information reported to the SOS and the Miller forwarded the e-mail from his phone to a FOX To- FEC can be challenged. The SOS campaign database for individual contributions ledo employee, who then printed it. Miller then walked the printed document to FOX Toledo reporter Shaun reports Marcia Kaptur donated $100 on March 17, 2004, to Hegarty, who was moderating the debate. Hegarty then Teresa Fedor for Senate. Marcia’s occupation is listed as a “Lobbyist.” Marcia Carolyn Kaptur is Kaptur’s birth name. presented the document to Iott. It’s not clear why or how Iott was listed as an attorney, This chain of events is not quite as nefarious as some of the rumors floating around suggest. Iott’s statement that which he isn’t, or president of Seaway Foodtown in 2006, he did not know how “soldier” and “State of Ohio” became just as it’s not clear why or how Kaptur was listed as a lobbyist. That is, however, how the information appears to listed on these forms necessitated further research. Iott has made donations to political campaigns as re- have been reported by the campaigns to the Secretary of ported by the Ohio Secretary of State (SOS). His employ- State. Since this is public record information, absent better ment status in two donations made within the same time processes in place to ensure the data is recorded properly, period as the one to the RNC in 2010 are notated, “Retired.” it’s up to candidates to know how individual contributions There are several occupations listed for Iott in the SOS da- they make have been recorded. The Internet makes this information just as accessible to tabase for campaign contributions during the past six years. them as it does to us. Retired: 5/20/2010 - Re-elect Justice Lanzinger ($250) Toledo Free Press contributor Lisa Renee Ward operates the 2/25/2010 - Christiansen for Judge ($200) political blog Glass City Jungle. 7/18/2008 - Strickland for Governor ($2,000)

everal months ago, in the pages of this publication, former Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon predicted horrific violence for county residents now that he was no longer at the helm of the department (“Former dog warden warns: watch out for the pit bulls,” May 23). Alarmingly, Skeldon stated that “this spring, summer, fall, here in Toledo, there will be a number of people mauled, maimed, disfigured and there may be somebody killed by a pit bull.” Never one to shy away from hyperbole, Skeldon ominously pronounced that “the word is out in Toledo — the dog warden [Julie Lyle] is no longer enforcing the laws and we can do what we want.” Thankfully, and not surprisingly, Skeldon’s doomsday scenario failed to materialize. In fact, quite the opposite actually occurred. Under new leadership at the pound, dog attacks in Lucas County have declined in the past four months when compared to the average of the last four years under Skeldon. From June to September of this year, under new warden Julie Lyle, there were 173 reported Ben KONOP dog attacks. During the same four-month period in 2006-09 under Skeldon, there was an average of 176 attacks. Although the decrease in violence under Lyle is slight, as any attack is certainly one too many for the victim, the data shows that Skeldon’s fear mongering was unwarranted. While, according to the data, public safety has improved under the new leadership at the pound, the greatest gains have come in the area of adoptions. Tragically, under the Skeldon regime, 183 healthy, “non-pit bull” puppies were killed by the warden between 2007 and 2009. My colleague, Commissioner Pete Gerken, whom Skeldon called the only person that “stood up” for him, has repeatedly stated that adoptions were not Skeldon’s “charge.” This out-of-sight, out-of-mind attitude, from the top down in county government, directly led to the deaths of thousands of innocent dogs, including hundreds of puppies. Thankfully, the new dog warden has shown that public safety and humane treatment of animals are not mutually exclusive. In September, for example, Lyle adopted out 57 dogs as compared to an average of 19 in the same month during the last four years of the Skeldon era. Lyle has doubled the live-release rate at the dog pound as well, by increasing the transfer of dogs to area rescue groups and the Toledo Area Humane Society. The department also has a fledgling program that reunites owners with their pets in the field rather than automatically taking a loose dog into the pound. Long term, the dog warden is looking at large-scale efforts to promote spay and neuter programs — probably the most important piece in the puzzle of lowering euthanasia rates. These innovations and others, many of them championed by the capable and steadfast Dog Warden Advisory Committee, are getting real results that will continue to make dog lovers and our entire county proud. But the old guard did not go down without a fight. When a committed group of dog lovers, known as 4 Lucas County Pets, began its quest to change the dog warden, it met immense resistance. In fact, my natural inclination was to side with the status quo when I first heard complaints about Skeldon’s tactics. Thankfully, the citizen group didn’t give up when I was not as helpful as I ought to have been, and it kept plugging away. The group’s case was driven by data, logic and compassion. Eventually, it won me over, and together we accomplished something positive. I believe this process can serve as a good model for reforming other aspects of the community. There is no shortage of areas of local government that are ripe for reform. The intertwining issues of job creation, poverty reduction and education — and the corresponding governmental entities that are tasked with addressing these issues — are at the top of my list. But little will be done to tackle these challenges unless there is systemic change led by involved citizens and backed by elected officials who aren’t afraid to ruffle a few feathers. The marked improvements in the dog warden’s department show that change in our community is possible. The fear mongering of the status quo can be overcome. We can see tangible improvement, in a relatively small amount of time, if we are willing to forge ahead, despite the formidable obstacles of entrenched interests circling their wagons and preaching doomsday scenarios. And we probably don’t have any other choice but to forge ahead. Ben Konop is a Lucas County Commissioner.

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OPINION

CHILDREN OF LIBERTY

Is Rich Iott toxic?

ichael S. Miller’s Oct. 17 editorial, “Iott should exit, to America’s Founding Fathers. 3. Her cameo role in Michael Moore’s anti-capistage reich,” calling for Rich Iott to bow out of the District 9 U.S. House Race, caught me by surprise. talist film, “Capitalism: A Love Story.” 4. Her vote for the Cap and Trade Bill that will destroy He is the editor in chief of the only local paper I can stand to read. It made me think, “Is Iott that toxic from one photo Ohio’s economy. 5. Her “Yea” vote for government takeover of health care. and some less-than-stellar media performances? Can a pic6. She votes for the auto bailout but against TARP. Eiture make that much difference?” ther you favor bailouts or you don’t; which is The answer is, yes it can. Think about it? What are Kaptur’s principles? Or do her Dukakis and the tank, Gary Hart and Donna principles depend on who contributes to her? Rice. Is Rich Iott toxic now? Yes and No. See, Ms. Kaptur is bought and paid for by Yes he is, to the main stream media and the unions. So, is that why she voted for the those who get their news and opinion from auto bailout as opposed to others? Principles the likes of CNN, Keith Olbermann, The New matter and hers stink of pay-for-play politics. York Times and The Blade. Nothing is sexier Ms. Kaptur is a much bigger embarrassto the mainstream media than a conservative ment to Northwest Ohio than 100 pictures of they can call a Nazi; they will run it and keep Iott dressing up as a Nazi. That being said, I running it until they find another conservative don’t think that the Iott campaign has hanto stick a knife into. So yes, to the media elites Scott ALLEGRINI dled the media scrutiny very well; for goodand those who live on the coasts, Iott is toxic. But so what? Do Anderson Cooper, The Atlantic, CNN and ness sake, what was that interview with Anderson Cooper? Olbermann really care about what happens in District 9? Does Iott comes off as appearing to be defending these butchers! We have a choice to make. Do we accept the status quo or it impact their lives? Their jobs? Their taxes? No. All they care about is that they can call a conservative a Nazi and plaster the do we change the paradigm? Do we cower in the corner as the picture everywhere. Rush Limbaugh calls them the “drive by drive-by media comes in or do we stand up and say no more to media,” and this is why. They come in, fire the shots and then CNN, Olbermann, The Blade. They don’t have to live here and suffer the consequence of Ms. Kaptur. drive off to the next story. To hell with the collateral damage. They expect us to cower and go away, because that is No, Iott is not toxic to those who care about things other than what the media thinks of us. We are conservatives what we have always done. It is gut-check time! So do we and we are used to the media calling us names. Those who stand up for conservative ideas or do we fold at the first sign live in Northwest Ohio understand that what really brings of the drive-bys? The choice is yours to make, but understand the choice you make will affect your children, grandshame and embarrassment to us is Marcy Kaptur. Some of Ms. Kaptur’s greatest hits (links are provided in children and all of Northwest Ohio. I respect Miller and the work Toledo Free Press does, but the online version of this letter): 1. On the earmark ban to for-profit companies, “The I disagree that Iott could embarrass NW Ohio even half as ban struck a balance between retaining a role for the legis- much as Ms. Kaptur has for 28 years. The media storm will lative branch in funding while eliminating any potential for pass, and once the drive-bys move on we will be left to asabuse.” Then the next day she encourages her donors to set up sess the collateral damage, and that damage could be to the “nonprofits” so that she can funnel earmarks their way. Constitution and our liberties. 2. There was the time she compared Osama bin Laden Scott Allegrini is co-founder of The Children of Liberty.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Disappointed and irritated

fter reading Michael S. Miller’s Oct. 17 editorial “Iott should exit, stage reich,” I had to say I was more than a little disappointed, not to mention irritated. As the editor of The Best Weekly Newspaper in Ohio (for two straight years), how dare he insult the intelligence of his readers, as he did in his article? Does he really believe that we can’t separate a person’s acting from his or her true character? I suppose that Tom Cruise is also a Nazi, since he played one in “Valkyrie”; George Clooney is an expert thief (“Ocean’s 11”); and through some kind of movie-picture magic Ray Romano is really a woolly mammoth, since his voice was used for Dock TREECE one in the children’s movie “Ice Age.” The typical Toledo Free Press reader is more intelligent than that, and we would hope that the typical voter is smarter than that. One of the greatest presidents in the history of our country was a professional actor. And yet leftists seem to conveniently forget that longtime U.S. Senator Robert Byrd (D-West Va.) was not only a member of the Ku Klux Klan, but a recruiter and leader on the local level. Furthermore, while we may not be the closest of friends, I think I know Miller well enough to say with relative certainty that he is not clairvoyant, and he does not know Mr. Iott’s inner thoughts. Only God knows man’s inner thoughts, so he seem to be holding himself in very high esteem. I wish someone would tell me just what has happened to this country. How is it that a bona fide war hero who was tortured for years (only to be made fun of for it while campaigning) loses a presidential election to a community organizer who has no credentials and has admitted to using cocaine? And now Miller would rather see the voters of this district re-elect a corrupt career politician over a smart businessman with a love for history? For shame! In the interest of fair, unbiased journalism, I would ask that Toledo Free Press run an article showing pictures of other reenactments in which Mr. Iott has taken part, as well as some of his other accomplishments and contributions to the community. For the press to publish and dwell on just one controversial photo, rather than tell the whole story, is exactly the type of thing Toledo Free Press has stood against in the past, and it should again now. Dock D. Treece is president of Treece Investment Advisory Corp.

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TO THE EDITOR, It is with much regret that I write to express these thoughts. When Toledo Free Press first started, I had great hopes for a real counterpoint perspective to The Blade. But I have not been as disappointed before as after reading Michael S. Miller’s Oct. 17 Iott hit piece. Northwest Ohio is already a national joke, being run exclusively for the benefit of all the local unions. So the national press has picked up on this Nazi story. Surprise, surprise, like you couldn’t figure out the mainstream media was going to go after any GOP member like rabid dogs. Where was the media for years, with Robert Byrd being a KKK member (probably with pictures available)? Our area’s well-being is being sacrificed to a socialist rubber stamp, like Marcy Kaptur, because you can’t find the backbone to write a piece ala’ Tim Higgins (“Out of uniform,” Oct. 17). Sure, Iott was foolish to participate in those circumstances. But Kaptur was stupid to compare the terrorists to “The Green Mountain Boys.” No national hissy fit over that one? We’re already saddled with a Blade-selected GOP chairman. It would be nice if you could help in our area’s resurrection, rather than helping dig the grave deeper. It’s really a good thing your paper is free, or I would stop taking it. BEN LESNIEWSKI, Maumee EDITOR’S NOTE: Letters to the Editor are posted unedited throughout the week on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/toledofreepress.

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When David Smith was diagnosed with prostate cancer after showing signs of it during a free medical screening last fall at Tent City, he was stunned. “In my wildest dreams, I did not imagine that,” Smith said. “The doctor said cancer and I wasn’t registering that yet. I was thinking positive up to that moment ... I started crying at that moment. But luckily it was caught early.” The 47-year-old was one of the hundreds of Toledoans who visited Tent City’s Project Homeless Connect last year to obtain free medical services, meals, showers, haircuts, clothing, flu shots, IDs and other services. After his exam showed an enlarged prostate, Smith had a biopsy, which revealed stage-two cancer. When Smith first visited Tent City five years ago, he was homeless and addicted to drugs and alcohol. Thanks to the help and encouragement he received there and from other local organizations, Smith has been sober and living in his own apartment for two years. Since his surgery earlier this year, he can add cancer-free and employed to the list. “I just have to be thankful that Tent City was there,” Smith said. “I’ve had a lot of bad days, but ... my health is getting better. I’m so grateful, I really am.” Organizers said this year’s Tent City will be bigger and better than ever. “The campus is expanding, services are expanding, I think it just keeps getting better every year,” said Pastor Steve North, founder of LifeLine Ministries. Tent City founder Ken Leslie said volunteer response has been huge as usual and nearly all slots have been filled. The weekend-long event will kick off with a cookout at 5 p.m. Oct. 29, at the Civic Center Mall in Downtown Toledo. Project Homeless Connect will be followed by a barbecue dinner and entertainment. On Oct. 31, a pancake breakfast followed by a worship service will wrap up the weekend. Tent City, an all-volunteer event founded in 1990 and restarted in 2006 after a six-year hiatus, is sponsored by Cherry Street Mission Ministries, Mildred Bayer Clinic for the Homeless, Mercy Health Partners and Toledo Area Ministries. In 2007, singer John Mellencamp visited Tent City while in Toledo; the event was the impetus for Leslie to found 1Matters, the group that organizes Tent City. Leslie, a longtime advocate for the unhoused, said there are a lot of misconceptions about homelessness. “When you say homeless, you think of those people you see in the street,” Leslie said. “Those are the chronically homeless. They only represent 15 percent of the homeless in America, but they represent 100 percent in our mind.” Only when you include people like those who are doubled- or tripled-up in one home because they can’t afford housing on their own do you start to realize the full scope of the problem, Leslie said. ■ TENT CITY CONTINUES ON A8

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1Mile Matters walk debuts at Tent City By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR krapin@toledofreepress.com

The first 1Mile Matters walk in support of local unhoused kicks off during Tent City 2010. “This year we’re attempting to bring a little more visibility to the plight of homelessness,” said Karen Soubeyrand, chairwoman of the walk. “This is a problem that can be solved, or at least we can gain some footing, if we work together as a community.” The walk was added to Tent City activities as a way for more individuals to get involved and help out with the unhoused, said Ken Leslie, founder of 1Matters. “One of our biggest problems [at Tent City] was having too many volunteers, so we were trying to think of a way we could engage more people,” he said. The 1Mile Matters walk benefits 1Matters and its partners, including Toledo Streets, LifeLine Ministries medical mobile, Food for Thought and Cherry Street Mission Ministries. ■ 1MILE CONTINUES ON A8

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Ken Leslie: We first met two years ago when you made an unpromoted stop at the annual Tent City Project Homeless Connect in Toledo. You just wanted them to know they matter. Bob Merlis [Mellencamp’s publicist] told me you were touched by the experience. How so? John Mellencamp: When you see what progress can produce, and also what progress can discard, it makes a feller wonder … calling it progress does not make it right. In this country right now there is no middle class, no place for middle class. You are either really rich or you are really down and out. It’s hard times in this country right now. KL: When you were on stage at Tent City, you spontaneously decided to invite everybody there to your concert, all of the unhoused people. JM: Right. KL: About 70 people went and I understand you talked to them from the stage about hope. As you know, one of the guests came back from the show and said “Ken, John talked to us from the stage — I guess I really do matter.” That was the founding moment of 1Matters and actually that’s why we’re here. Your whole career, you’ve had the compassion for and worked for those with little or no voice. What is the root of that compassion; where does it come from? Was there something in your childhood that started this feeling of compassion? JM: Well for me, it started with race. I was in a band when I was 13, 14 years old and it was the mid-’60s and it was a racially mixed band. I was the lead singer and this black kid was a singer. He was a couple years older than me, really good. We’d play every weekend at fraternities and in hotels and stuff like that. It was a soul band. And I saw the way people treated him. It was like, ‘wow, really?’ Wait a minute, you loved him on stage but now he’s gotta go wait outside? And so I think that made quite an impression on me as a young guy. KL: How’d you respond? JM: Well, there were times that there were fistfights. I remember in a little town in Indiana there was a fistfight in between one of our breaks because of his race. So, you know. KL: Since then, you’ve carried on standing up for farmers, for the people. JM: Well, I’m Sisyphus myself; I’m always the guy who’s rolling the

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rock up the hill, and every time I get too close to the top, I either let it roll back down on purpose or it just rolls back, catches on fire and rolls down at someone. So I know what it’s like to have to work at something. My struggle is obviously different than some folks’ struggle, but, nevertheless, we all have our problems. KL: How would you define your struggle? JM: I’ll answer it like this: A man writes to what he strives to be, not what he is. KL: When I was unhoused and living in my car, you nailed the feeling of hopelessness in “Graceful Fall”: “It’s not a graceful fall from dreams to truth, there’s not a lot of hope if you got nothing to lose.” Since 2007, foreclosures and job losses increased the number of families in shelters nearly 30 percent. Each night there are 640,000 unhoused Americans who have lost domestic autonomy and are living on the streets and in shelters, 15 percent are veterans. As you did from the stage in Toledo, what are your words of hope to all of our brothers and sisters who are living on the streets of our country? JM: Wow, that’s a big question, that’s an awfully big question … See,

the problem is, most people give up too early and I’m not talking about just the people on the street. I’m just talking about people in general. They give up on relationships too early, they give up on themselves too early, they give up on life too early. I mean I’ve been writing that since I was a kid. In the song called “Jack and Diane,” you know they were only 16 and already giving up. People just give up too early, they just quit, you know, “this is too hard,” or, “I don’t wanna do this anymore.” I think that’s a problem, and I think that’s a problem our country has. Over the decades it was allowed to happen by the work ethic and through capitalism, a lot of things that affect this country that allow people to think that way, that the world owes them a living. And as soon as you start thinking that somebody owes you something, forget it man, you’re done. And as soon as you start thinking you’re right and everybody else is wrong ... It’s like the guy who was married six or seven times, hell, I think it might be me ... I think this could be me, I’m starting to think this is my problem. Edited from the original version published in Toledo Streets. Reprinted with permission of Ken Leslie.

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“[The walk] will be a way people can come together as a community, to tell not only the members in our community, but the world that everyone does matter,” Leslie said. Singer John Mellencamp provided the inspiration for 1Matters after he appeared at Tent City in November 2007 and took individuals to his concert, Leslie said. “After the concert, one of the guys came back and said, ‘John talked to us from the stage. I guess I really do matter, don’t I?’ How could anyone not know in God’s great world that they matter? So that’s how 1Matters was founded,” Leslie said. 1Matters works to provide employment, shelter or services to the unhoused locally and is building a national campaign to help the unhoused. “I view us and our role like football players. A player may get knocked down and I’ll offer a hand to help him get back up, but I’m not going to play his game for him. That’s the difference between a handout and a hand up,” Leslie said. Mellencamp has continued to show support to the unhoused by recording public service announcements for Tent City, 1Mile Matters and World Homeless Day. The singer also granted an exclusive interview to be used in street papers across the United States.

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“I think John believes the issue of domestic autonomy is critical for people to be the masters of their own fate. He is supportive of efforts where they can have a fresh start,” said Bob Merlis, the singer’s publicist. Mellencamp has provided four tickets to his Nov. 19 show at the Fox Theatre in Detroit and the chance to

meet him for the leading fundraiser of the walk. Additional prizes are available for other top fundraisers. Registration begins at 10 a.m. with the walk at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 30. The roughly 1-mile walk goes from Promenade Park to Tent City in a zigzag path because “life isn’t straight.” The walk concludes with lunch.

Individuals can register online or the day of the walk. Those who raise at least $25 will receive a T-shirt. To show support the walk, Leslie has recruited nearly every local media outlet, including Toledo Free Press, to be a sponsor. To register for the race and learn more, visit www.1matters.org.

Success stories like Smith’s are what keep Tent City’s organizers going in the face of discouraging statistics, like a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development report that found that the number of families with children homeless due to foreclosure and job loss rose 30 percent between 2007 and 2009. North and Leslie, both of whom were once homeless themselves, said Tent City is about building relationships and challenging perceptions. “Tent City is important to me because this is the group of people I came here for, this is the issue that makes my heart beat fast and keeps my adrenaline pumping through long days and short nights,” North said. “In the end, everything we do is revolved around relationships, especially those who are isolated, neglected, kicked to the curb, stereotyped. “This is a way of injecting dignity back into people from whom it’s been stripped, a way of recognizing the value of every person and engaging people in not just a shove a tray across a counter or a professional way, this is about really engaging and spending time and getting to know other people and letting them get to know you and having a genuine relationship where trust can be built and where help can be given and accepted.” For information, visit the website www.1matters.org.

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Toledo Free Press debate to feature Brown/Waniewski, Contrada/Sarantou, Kaczala/Lopez on Oct. 26 at TMA By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTION EDITOR krapin@toledofreepress.com

On Election Day Nov. 2, area residents will cast votes for important national and statewide races, with congressional races, an election for Ohio governor — and an equally important number of local races. Toledo Free Press and the Toledo chapter of the League of Women Voters will host a three-in-one debate Oct. 26 between candidates in three of these races. “The Art of Politics” starts at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Toledo Museum of Art’s Great Gallery. This public event will feature three debate pairings moderated by FOX Toledo anchor Laura Emerson and live blogged by Lisa Renee Ward on the Glass City Jungle and Toledo Free Press websites. The debate begins with the Lucas County Auditor race, followed by the District 11 Ohio Senate race and then the Lucas County Commissioner race. Tickets for the debate are available through each candidate’s campaign.

Lucas County Auditor: Kaczala vs. Lopez Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez (D) is seeking to retain her position against Gina Marie Kaczala (R), a former employee of the auditor’s office. Lopez, who believes citizens are the boss, hopes to continue to work to make sure property values are fair and equitable and that citizens are engaged, she said. “The more we can engage the public, the more feedback we get and we can make sure our descriptions of their properties are accurate,” Lopez said. Since 2007, Lopez has cut the previous administration’s department spending by $500,000 and has added three new tools to the Auditors Real Estate Information System (ARIES) to provide more transparency, she said. The levy estimator allows citizens to see how much a proposed levy would cost them annually; the sales report allows citizens to see the price of sales in their market; and the tax distributor allows citizens to see dollar for dollar which government entity their property taxes are going to. If re-elected, Lopez hopes to add

links to the ARIES website that allow citizens to look directly at how money is being spent by the government entities receiving their property taxes, she said. In addition, Lopez hopes to work with the state to grant authority to the county auditor’s office to perform random LOPEZ audits on government entities. “I think that’s important in these tough economic times,” Lopez said. “The state only comes around once a year. There’s no KACZALA way of randomly keeping folks on their toes, to make sure they’re in compliance with the law.” Prior to serving as auditor, Lopez was Lucas County Recorder and member of the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education. Lopez’s opponent, Kaczala, said the development of ARIES has been virtually stagnant since her late-husband Larry Kaczala’s administration. “That office was once a pinnacle,” she said. “We had people visiting the office from China, Europe and Australia just to view ARIES because of our financial responsibility. It’s no longer that pinnacle.” Kaczala worked for 21 years in the Lucas County Auditor’s office and for 18 years as director of internal audits in the finance department. “That experience is invaluable. I know every aspect of that office. I know financially how that office should be run,” she said. Kaczala said if elected she already has an award-winning team with experience in finance and real estate ready to start working right away in the auditor’s office. As auditor, Kaczala would immediately reevaluate all properties to make sure the values were fair and accurate because state reports show property values being inaccurate, she said. Kaczala said senior citizens in Lucas County have been neglected and she will make sure they are being taken care of in a responsible manner. Kaczala worked on the office’s

comprehensive annual financial report that helped the county come up with its yearly budgets, she said. Every year the team received awards for its report, Kaczala said. Kaczala is a graduate of the University of Toledo where she received a degree in political science.

District 11 Ohio Senate: Brown vs. Waniewski Ohio House Representative for District 48 Edna Brown (D), who cannot run for re-election due to term limits, is seeking office within the Ohio Senate to continue serving Northwest Ohio. “I want to continue the work I’ve done in the House,” she said. “Take that experience to the Senate. I think that it will serve this area well.” Brown said more than eight years isn’t very long to get up to speed and get legislation moving, so she is seeking election in the Senate to continue her work. Brown said she understands Columbus and how the legislature works and will be able to utilize that experience, she said. Brown previously worked with some current Senate members in the House and will be able to use her past relationships to help the region, she said. Toledo City Councilman Tom Waniewski (R) decided to run for Ohio Senate because politicians were hopping from one legislature to another and he “couldn’t reward bad behavior.” While Waniewski hasn’t completed his full term as councilman, he said serving on Senate would be a greater way for him to assist the region. “I want to ramp up my public service. There’s nothing wrong with that if it’s in true public service fashion,” he said. “Some politicians may be looking for their next paycheck, and I see it as an opportunity to shout more loudly and more clearly for Northwest Ohio.” Waniewski hopes with a little energy and engagement he can help Northwest Ohio get out of its “funk.” Waniewski wants to engage the community and work with them to find solutions, he said. “Instead of being, “Here’s what we’ve done, let’s do this because it’s what we’ve always done,” let’s look at analyzing and finding new solutions,” he said. Waniewski wants to focus on fiscal

re s p ons i bi l it y and the education system, he said. “Government is spending more than they have. The culture of government has BROWN to change from one of politics to one of public service,” he said. In addition, Waniewski wants to explore underemployment insurance, putting people back to work and not having them depend on the government, he said.

Prior to serving five terms, Brown was a member of Toledo City Council for six years. Wa n i e w s k i worked for 25 WANIEWSKI years a journalist before starting an Internet company. He has served as resource director for the Boys & Girls Club of Toledo. He is also a past chairman of the United Way of Greater Toledo board. ■ DEBATE CONTINUES ON A11

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County Commissioner: Contrada vs. Sarantou Both Sylvania Township Trustee Carol Contrada (D) and Toledo City Councilman George Sarantou (R), candidates for Lucas County Commissioner, said if elected commissioner they’d focus on economic development and fiscal responsibility.

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comprehensive economic development strategy for the region, she said. Both said they’d go through the county’s budget line by line, eliminating waste. “I think it’s critically important to manage expenses and be accountable to the taxpayer. We need to make sure the service they think they’re paying for, is what they are getting,” Contrada said. Sarantou said he has helped cut the

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Visit www.toledofreepress.com m city’s budget for the past nine years. “We need to go through each department’s budget. They just found a reserve in the dog warden’s budget. I suspect there are other reserve funds,” Sarantou said. Contrada wants to bring an outside voice to the Board of Lucas CONTRADA County Commissioners. Her experience in Sylvania Township will help her represent the 11 other townships in the county, she said. Sarantou said if elected to the commissioner’s office, he would host meetings in townships and villages. “My goal is to improve the communications, work with the suburban government,” he said. “It’s important for us to go out and find out what we can do to improve their situations.” Sarantou said electing him as commissioner would help balance the county government, which is run by

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two Democrat commissioners. Sarantou has served eight years on council and was re-elected for this third term as an at-large member in November. Sarantou is finance committee chairman and is a member of Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Government’s transSARANTOU portation council as well as a member of the Downtown Improvement District board of directors. As trustee, Contrada helped the township achieve a Double-A rating, maintained and improved the township’s infrastructure and improved emergency services, she said. Contrada has served seven years as trustee and is first chairwoman of TMACOG’s executive board. A personal injury lawyer, she is a member of the practice Contrada & Associates.

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Representatives from Columbia Gas, Economic Opportunity Planning Association (EOPA) and United Way of Greater Toledo encourage people who are having a difficult time paying their utility bills this winter to seek help before services are turned off. “Some people don’t have utilities. Some people are facing disconnection. Anytime this is happening it’s an issue,” said Tomeka Rushing, EOPA’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) coordinator, during an Oct. 18 press conference. “What we want to tell customers is, help is available. Customers just need to be proactive.” KOZAK Between Oct. 18 and April 15, as part of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s Winter Reconnect Program, customers can have their gas service restored for $175. Customers can pay to have gas

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A two-car accident at 1:54 a.m. Oct. 21 at 5405 N. Detroit Ave., just south of Alexis Road, killed three Toledo-area men in their early 20s. The driver of the first vehicle, Noel J. Papenfuse II, 21, of Toledo, was injured and taken to St. Vincent’s hospital. Killed were Papenfuse’s passengers: Noah E. McFadden, 23, of Sylvania and cousins Bryan A. Richardson, 20, and Bradley R.

Richardson Jr., 21, both of Toledo. According to the Toledo Police Department (TPD), Papenfuse was driving south on North Detroit. Papenfuse’s vehicle struck a vehicle driven by Paul G. Never as he pulled out of a private drive to head northbound on North Detroit. Speed appeared to be a factor in the crash, TPD reported. TPD listed Never, 68, of Ottawa

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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

By Kristen Rapin

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Incidents involving fire are the most common disasters. Since October 2009 more than 1,890 calls, approximately five calls a day — for services related to fires have been made in Lucas County, according to the Lucas County Emergency Management Agency (EMA). “I would say, at least with the Red Cross, fires are the No. 1 disasters that we respond to,” said Sheri Meeker, community disaster education specialist for the Red Cross of Greater Toledo. “Whether it’s a

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single home fire, an apartment fire or business, you just never know when there could be a fire.” To better prepare the public for fire emergencies, the Red Cross and Lucas County EMA will address fire safety at its next Ready U session, “Fire Safety and Prevention.” The hour-long presentation fits in with October’s fire safety month, said Matt Heyrman, director of the Lucas County EMA. “It’s a great subject to start with. One, it’s not the pie in a sky, like a tornado. For some people, even after Lake, that’s something that’s never going to happen,” he said. “Fire is one thing most people can relate to.”

The program will kick off with an introduction by Mayor Mike Bell, former Toledo fire chief, followed by presentations and videos from Brandon Loboschefski, Maumee fire prevention chief. Discussions will cover the leading causes of fire, fire injuries and what to do to prevent those things, as well as developing and practicing escape plans and maintaining smoke detectors, Loboschefski said. “[Participants will] get a lot of great information, but it’s practical information. Stuff you can use every day in their house and their lives,” Loboschefski said. “It will wake them up to a lot of things they don’t think about, things they take for granted every day ... That smoke detector that sits on your ceiling 24/7, when was the last time anyone changed it?” “Hopefully, they will think twice about some stuff. It’s just like, you never know what’s going to happen. You never know when you’re going to get into a car accident; you never know when a disaster is going to strike.” In addition, the audience will participate in a pre- and post-test covering fire safety knowledge. Ready U, a 10-session yearlong series, is designed to educate the public and prepare individuals and families

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for potential emergencies in Northwest Ohio. “Fire Safety and Prevention” is scheduled for Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. and will last an hour. It will take place at Maumee Fire Station No.1, 220 Illinois Ave. The program is free and the audience has a chance to win raffle prizes,

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STORMING BACK

Maumee, Perrysburg students raise money for Lake You’re only a hops, skip, and jump a whey from the barley and a good time.

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

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The latest effort to raise money for Lake High School will benefit students

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FINANCES

Augustine addresses investment issues By Duane Ramsey

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ooking back at my short 34 years, several moments in time stand out that I can remember like they were yesterday. Most of those memories are wonderful experiences that I often think about. Just this week, I came across a video my wife took of my oldest son rolling over for the first time. My grandfather sent me a newspaper clipping this week from when I was a child at the fair and won a bunch of Scooby Doo stuffed animals. Other times there are negative memories that come to mind. One memory in particular was the October stock market crash of 1987, known as Black Monday. On that Monday morning, I was riding with my dad in our blue Chevy Astro van heading to Defiance. My dad had always been a fan of talk radio and that day he was glued to the AM dial. It wasn’t until a year later that Dad sat me down and started teaching me about investing in the stock market, so I was just annoyed I couldn’t play my new Bon Jovi cassette tape. I remember seeing the concern on my dad’s face as he listened to the stock market collapse By the end of the day, the Dow Jones had dropped 22.61 percent, its biggest one-day percentage decline in history. To my dad, that day seemed like a financial disaster. n RETIRE CONTINUES ON A19

John Augustine, chief investment strategist for Fifth Third Bank, addressed investment issues under the current economic conditions for a group of the bank’s investment clients Oct. 19 at the Toledo Club. Augustine’s presentation titled “Looking Out the Front Window,” encourages people to look forward despite reports that 81 percent of Americans don’t believe the recession ended in June 2009 as many economists believe. “We’re far enough away from the recession, people need to keep looking forward out the front window and not in the rearview mirror at the past,” Augustine said. “My best advice is to turn off the national media every evening because they’re too busy looking in that rearview mirror.” Augustine advised investors to focus on markets and investment strategies that are moving forward with the U.S. economy and its expected 2-percent growth. Fifth Third looks at the markets with a CHEC3 formula for analyzing the factors affecting it. C and H represent “Cars” and “Homes,” which drive the economy in the Midwest and are trying to gain ground after hitting bottom and stabilizing. They’re not going down anymore, but there is a lot of capacity to fill back up, Augustine said. E represents “Exports,” which are rising with the highest numbers in two years as the U.S. and other countries are exporting goods that are not selling in the U.S., also called excess capacity. C stands for Construction which is still under stress especially in the private sector with housing starts and commercial building down. C also represents “Corporate Profits,” which have recovered sharply. Productivity went up during the recession but came at the great cost of 10 percent unemployment. Corporations need to release some of that money back into the economy, Augustine said.

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The final C represents “Consumer Spending,” which is recovering but spending is shifting more to services rather than manufactured goods. “One game changer is where do we go to get income? We go back to the stock market since stocks are now yielding more than bonds, which hasn’t happened in 52 years. The markets are reacting positively, a very unusual situation, so we need to diversify our investments,” Augustine said. Standard & Poors is expected to close the year around 1200 but remain very volatile. Interest rates must remain lower longer to produce a yield range of 2 to 4 percent. Augustine said time is needed for U.S. issues to settle and for demand to grow into the capacity to build more

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“Know where you are against your investment goal. Investors need to be patient for the next two to three years as the economy sorts it all out,” said Augustine, who expects energy and transportation to be two growth areas in Ohio. “One piece of advice for investors is to take a look at the investment policy statement. The investment environment has changed and proper investigation into your investment profile is necessary,” said Steve Sherline, director of the Investment Advisors Division at Fifth Third. Fifth Third Bank has $25.5 billion in assets under management for investment clients with $2 billion of that in Northwest Ohio, according to its results released Sept. 30.

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OCTOBER 24, 2010 n RETIRE CONTINUED FROM A18 Twenty-three years later, looking back at that moment, I should have just pushed in the cassette tape and Bon Jovi’s song “Livin’ on a Prayer” might have made him relax a bit. As the Retirement Guys, we realize the impact losing money can have on retirees. It could mean outliving their income and potentially running out of money. We meet

with people all of the time, some are worried about the stock market and others are focused on what’s really important to them. If you are concerned about the stock market and the economy, we’d like to share a couple of simple steps with you so when the next crash happens, you too can just turn up the music and get back to enjoying the ride. Step one: Have a certain amount of safe money. Not only does it make

sense for investors to be safer when they get older, it can also buy them time, time not to panic. If investors have an account not exposed to stock market risk, they can take withdrawals from the safe account while the stock market is down, giving the stock market accounts time to recover. For many investors who pulled their money out of the stock market after the 87 crash, they missed out on the gains in the stock market

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Visit www.toledofreepress.com in the next decade to come. Once the crash happens, it could be too late to become safe. Step two: Don’t follow the crowd. Driving to an appointment this week, I went past a clothing store that had a sign in the window that said, “We Buy Gold.” For me, that is a pretty clear sign that now isn’t the time for us to advise our clients to buy a bunch of gold investments. History has shown time and time again, the stock market and the economy can be very punishing to people who chase the hot trends. Remember technology stocks? How about how easy it was to make money in real estate? Just the same, allowing emotions to get in the way and selling out after a large loss may not make sense either. Instead, ignore everyone else and make decisions only after reviewing a well thought out plan of action. Step three: Put money to work when something is super cheap. If investors take steps while things are going good to increase safe accounts, they can buy opportunities when things are bad. Look for companies that are leaders in their industry and ones that stand out

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above the crowd. Believe in America and buy quality investments that should be able to weather the storm. Taking these three steps may not make you the next Warren Buffett, but many of these principles are ones he follows. If you feel that you are not in control of your investments, but are happy to see your account statements have gone back up, then now might be a good time, while prices are much higher than they were a few years ago, to get back in control before the next Black Monday occurs. Remember it is when, not if. Don’t take a backseat to financial planning when everything seems to be going well. 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. NEXT Financial Group Inc. nor its representatives provide tax advice. The Retirement Guys are not an affiliate of NEXT Financial Group. The office is at 1700 Woodlands Drive, Suite 100, Maumee, OH 43537.

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The CHEAP SEATS

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hen I arrived at the Huntington Center for the Oct. 19 preseason matchup between the Detroit Pistons and the Washington Wizards, a grin flashed across my face. As I entered the floor level of the arena, it was clear that this facility has the perfect setup for basketball. The floor, which had been last used by the now defunct Toledo Ice, had been repainted and finished for the basketball game. The facility really did shine, and I wasn’t the only one who thought so either. “This arena is a great venue,” Pistons head coach John Kuester said after the team’s 98-92 preseason win against the Wizards. “It really is a beautiful place, and I think that Toledo has a lot to be proud of.” Kuester wasn’t the only one singing the new arena’s praises. Several of the Pistons were impressed. “I felt real comfortable out there tonight,” said point guard Rodney Stuckey said after scoring 34 points in the win. “It is really nice here, and it has been first-class since we got here this afternoon.” Center Ben Wallace was seen interacting with fans near the Pistons bench, handing out Juicy Fruit gum to the crowd. “I am a gentle giant by nature,” Wallace said with a smile. “But these great fans really got behind us. This was a great crowd here tonight.” Starting guard Richard “Rip” Hamilton was impressed with the facility amenities, despite the Huntington Center not hosting a basketball game in its one year of existence. “We play in many different places during the preseason, and not every place has the same quality,” Hamilton said. n SEATS CONTINUES ON A21

Despite not having played a game in Toledo in more hen the Detroit Pistons made the roughly hour-and-a-half trip down I-75 for the Oct. than two decades, the Pistons have made a few trips to 19 98-92 preseason victory against the Wash- Northwest Ohio the past couple of years for various ington Wizards in front of a crowd of 6,424 at the Hun- team and charitable functions. In 2008, a customized tington Center, it marked the first time in 21 years nearly tour bus filled with several Detroit team and media to the day since the last time the team from the Motor members visited Toledo as part of the team’s 2008 Tipoff Tour. Last month, the Pistons’ Year Round Hoops City made a pit stop in Toledo. Squad, Vice President of Basketball OperaThe Pistons last came to T-Town on Oct. tions Scott Perry and first round draft pick 23, 1989, for its preseason game against the Greg Monroe visited Birmingham ElemenNew York Knicks at Savage Hall, where the tary for a “Homework Before Hoops” asplayers were victorious 105-92 in front of a sembly to reward the school’s students for crowd of 8,379 for a contest that benefited the academic progress. local arthritis foundation. Detroit was fresh “We always try to stay connected to the off its’ first championship in franchise history Toledo market because we think it is a viable on that trip back in ’89, and then-guard Joe fan base for us,” Dumars said. “The drive is Dumars was fresh off his NBA Finals MVP not long, and if we can create some new Pisperformance and scored 17 points. fans in that region, it’s good for our team This time around, the Pistons came into Mike BAuman tons and our organization.” Toledo after missing the playoffs for the first Fourth-year Detroit guard Rodney Stuckey, who time in eight years, a team trying to return to the form it had last decade when it went to six consecutive Eastern had a game-high 34 points Oct. 19 and was part of Conference Finals and won the 2004 NBA Champion- that 2008 Tipoff Tour that came to Toledo, enjoyed the ship. And Dumars, who retired in 1999 after 14 seasons experience of playing in a smaller market. “We have a big fan base, so it’s good to just get out and with Detroit and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, saw this week’s game a few just show our fans our appreciation for them,” Stuckey said. rows back from the bench as the team’s President of Bas- “I know it’s hard for people to drive over to Auburn Hills and watch a lot of games, so it’s good for us to just come ketball Operations, a position he’s had since 2000. “Playing preseason games in neutral arenas is always over here and play a preseason game.” Fellow Pistons guard Rip Hamilton, who is in his ninth a good experience because you are playing in front of a new group of fans that don’t have the opportunity to see season with Detroit and one of three players remaining an NBA game on a regular basis,” Dumars said via e-mail. from the 2004 championship team, also had fun playing at “I remember it [Savage Hall] being a good experience and the Huntington Center. “It was fun,” Hamilton said. “It was exciting. The fans we got a nice reception from the fans. “The experience of playing in smaller markets is fun don’t always get an opportunity to come see us in Detroit, because you normally have good, energetic crowds in sold- so it’s a great opportunity for them to come out, and we had out arenas. With the arena size smaller, the larger crowds a good time with it.” make for a good atmosphere.” n BREAKDOWN CONTINUES ON A21

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n BREAKDOWN CONTINUED FROM A20 Center as they have done at Van Andel Arena in Stuckey, Hamilton and their Detroit team- Grand Rapids, Mich., nothing is set in stone. Howmates did a good job of keeping 2010 No. 1 overall ever, Dumars said it is something the organization pick John Wall in check on Oct. 19, forcing the will evaluate. “It is something that we’ll continue to look at speedy Wizards guard into six turnovers while and take into consideration,” Dumars said. the rookie notched 13 points and seven assists. After the turnout at the Huntington Center, “He got a couple, but as for the whole game, I think we defended him pretty well,” Stuckey it’s safe to say that Joe D. and company will be back in Toledo before another 21 years pass. said. “He’s going to be a good player.” As for whether the Pistons are planning on E-mail Bauman playing preseason games in the10/19/10 Huntington 3:49 2530 future Devers_Audi_TFP1021 PMMike Page 1 at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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I am not suggesting that an NBA team set up shop in the Glass City. I am not insane, but I do think an NBA Developmental League (NBDL) franchise is maybe more up Toledo’s alley. The attendance was more than 6,000 fans on Oct. 19, and while it was not a sellout, when you take into account the ticket prices the number is more than justified. Tickets ranged from $20 to $200, which would be considerably less with a NBDL team. Imagine what kind of attendance a franchise would draw with tickets around the $15 mark, much like Walleye tickets. An NBDL team normally is affiliated with either two or three NBA teams, and with an NBA an hour to the north and another two hours east, Toledo’s location sets up beautifully for both teams to check in on their prospective players. Fort Wayne, Ind., has a NBDL franchise of their own, and the Mad Ants have been a success in the city. We have similar population sizes, industry and values. The same could happen here. But Toledo’s real “ace-in-the-hole” is Toledo Arena Sports Inc. The parent company to the Toledo Mud Hens and the Toledo Walleye has done a fantastic job putting together two minor league franchises and making them a success. I think it is realistic to think that they could make another minor league franchise a success, especially with the Toledo Bullfrogs, a proposed arena football team, still an unknown. The ownership of the three franchises has been able to have the teams transcend from just being sports to being family-friendly events. This group could do the same with basketball in Toledo. Chris Schmidbauer is sports editor for Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at cschmidbauer@toledofreepress.com. He is also the co-host of the “Odd Couple Sports Show” on Fox Sports Radio 1230 WCWA and can be heard every weekday from 10 a.m. to noon. He can also be seen weekly on the “Friday Night Frenzy Tailgate Show” on NBC 24.

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THEATER

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In its second, slightly updated revival, the longest-running American musical in Broadway history, “A Chorus Line,” will perform at the Stranahan Theater in Toledo Oct. 28 to 31. The Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical kicked off its tour Oct. 1. The iconic show follows a group of Broadway dancers auditioning for a spot on a chorus line in a behind-thescenes look at the challenges of being a professional dancer. With less glitz and glam than other musicals, cast member Kieron Cindric, of Findlay, Ohio, said the heart of the show is in the story rather than the spectacle.

“It’s really scaled down in that essentially the dancers are on a bare stage,” Cindric said. “You have a backdrop of mirrors and you have dancers in their dance wear … Yes, there is great dancing in it. Yes, there is this beautiful, gold, sparkling number at the end of the show, but what I think resonates with audience members is the different dancer’s stories.” Originally conceived, choreographed and directed by Michael Bennett, “A Chorus Line” debuted in 1975 and played until 1990. The celebrated musical won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It even received a special Tony Award in 1984 when it became the longest-running show in Broadway history. “A Chorus Line” reopened in 2006 under the direction of original cast

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about everyone that the June Cleavers sanctuary for most of our little ones and the Howard Cunninghams are an just starting their lives is now too elusive breed in today’s world, if they often split between at least two dwelleven exist at all. In fact, even the idea ings, two family lives and two people of an original, intact family unit that attempting to start over themselves. Is it no wonder that so many lines follows the path from love to marare being drawn straight riage to a baby carriage down the middle of is steeply rising as an America? We struggle antiquated notion. Still, to keep a few people, we have yet to come up meant to serve and prowith a better way than tect one another for the family to micromanage duration of a lifetime, our civilized society. happily under one roof One reminiscing for more than a few writer hesitated to even years. How are we supadmit that she had a soft posed to garner the willspot for Barbara BillShannon SZYPERSKI ingness and the capacity ingsley’s fictional super and the wisdom to get mom, stated, “And now, at the risk of embarrassing myself, I’ll along and find places of agreement on say that I liked June Cleaver.” Since a much larger scale? I am especially beginning to find when did appreciation for a loving mother figure become an embarrass- a certain absurdity to the battle over ment of sorts? Is an idealized mother gay marriage, one of our new favorite who awaits her children’s return from squabbles. Considering the current school with snacks, a glass of milk and state of marriage and family, trying to sage advice each and every day really a join the club at this point is like trying to buy fare onto the Titanic after it person worthy of anyone’s contempt? As the nuclear family continues to encountered the iceberg. Those of us show signs of melting down, I ques- already onboard should probably just tion our willingness to let go of its be welcoming the new passengers and most useful features. The dual world asking if any of them happen to know perspectives under an umbrella of ac- how to fix an 882-foot sinking ship. Family has become something that is cord offered up by a two-parent partnership, the comforts of living a single, dismantled with such frequency that we stable home life and the family unit’s are questioning whether it should even constant demand for tolerance and be built in the first place. Yet, we are still understanding within a group of di- torn between scoffing at the idealized verse individuals seem like too much family portrayed in our past TV life and of a good thing to just give up on. The longing for it. As much as we like to claim microcosm that is a family used to be that life and its relationships are just too our primary source for knowing how difficult and complex to maintain coheto get along in the world when it was siveness for an extended period of time, perhaps recollecting our once-revered our turn to make our way in it. The mass amounts of time, money, healthy images of family life, fictional or emotion and energy we now expend not, will renew our drive to cultivate our on the devastation, separation and own. Otherwise, refusing to nurse our reorganization of our families is incal- family situations back to a healthy state culable. The confidence, security and will continue to have ill effects on our sense of unity we once gained from world at large. living a family life is being undermined by lack of trust, court battles Shannon and her husband Michael are and Wednesday night kid-swapping. raising three children in Sylvania. EThe home that was once an assumed mail her at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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Weepies to play at The Ark By Vicki L. Kroll

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer vkroll@toledofreepress.com

The Weepies have whipped together a confectionary delight, “Be My Thrill.” Released in August, the duo’s fourth disc teems with upbeat, bubbly songs. And the married couple had fun making the sweet pop-folk record, their first as parents. “Our studio is kind of this converted garage in this lovely little backyard that we have,” said Deb Talan. “It’s like a little Eden back there. There’s a pomegranate tree and a lemon tree, our kids’ toys everywhere, rose bushes — and it just felt like making this record at a time in our life in this creative mess but in a really good, fun way.” “We posted Twiteos — videos on Twitter — of making the record and put them up, and you can see the kids running back and forth, people coming and going, and it was a laugh,” said Steve Tannen. “It was awesome and a really beautiful time, too.” The singer-songwriters sounded just as happy during a call from their Los Angeles home as they do on “Be My Thrill.” Hard to believe the title track was inspired by a spat. “We had a fight, and I went out to Hollywood Boulevard, and I wrote the chorus,” Tannen said. “I was a little bit mad, but you know I love my wife; what are you being so difficult for?” They laughed. “It’s a love song, but it’s sort of an angry love song,” Talan said. The song has that dark humor associated with The Weepies: “I miss all of the joy you kill/ But I love you still,” they sing in the chorus. The couple’s first son was born in 2008, and they opted not to tour to support “Hideway.” But their music was everywhere: “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Sex and the City,” holiday commercials for national stores, Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. This time, they’ll bring their sons, Theo, and Alexander, 6 months. The Weepies will bring their band to The Ark in Ann Arbor for a soldout show Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. The Chapin Sisters will open.

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