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Can ‘Superman’ and the United Way help the 7.8-mill TPS levy pass?

Commentary from Jerome Pecko, Bill Kitson, Steven Flagg and Michael S. Miller Alex Ross/Associated Press / Toledo Free Press Illustration by James A. Molnar

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LIGHTING THE FUSE

Publisher’s statement

Endorsements, pt. 2 Yes on 5: Waiting with Kryptonite

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he Toledo Free Press “Art of Politics” debate at the Toledo Museum of Art’s Great Gallery on Oct. 26 helped clarify the difference between candidates in three key categories — Anita Lopez and Gina Marie Kaczala for Lucas County Auditor; Carol Contrada and George Sarantou for Lucas County Commissioner; and Edna Brown and Tom Waniewski for Ohio State Senate District 11. We profusely thank the museum’s management and staff for providing the immaculate and inspiring venue, and we thank the Toledo Chapter of the League of Women Voters for providing oversight and counsel. n State Senate District 11: Toledo Free Press endorses Tom Waniewski.

With due recognition to Edna Brown for her public service, Waniewski offers an approach of fiscal responsibility and limited government involvement that we respect. Brown undoubtedly has relationships in Columbus, but as Waniewski said at our debate, there needs to be a greater emphasis on relationships here in Northwest Ohio, and he represents that potential. n Lucas County Commissioner: Toledo Free Press endorses George Sarantou. Carol Contrada impressive during the debate, and she will be Thomas F. Pounds awascontinuing factor in county politics. Sarantou represents an opportunity to add a conservative and moderate voice to a commission that tends to demonstrate neither of those traits. His understanding of government finances and his experience with being in the political minority are also pluses. We do have concerns about Sarantou’s continuing bashing of local utility companies; his rhetoric on this issue is out of touch with economic reality and the efforts these important neighbors are making in serving the community. n Lucas County Auditor: Toledo Free Press endorses Anita Lopez. Lopez has earned a second term for her efforts to improve accountability and transparency. She needs to work to remove any concerns about specific employees who have been dragged into the public discourse, but there should be no question she is the best choice for the job. n District 9 House of Representatives: Here, we hit a wall. We are a small business, and we face pressures that prevent us from endorsing the policies of Marcy Kaptur, because she represents so much uncertainty in terms of tax rates, health care changes and the potential costs of “cap and trade.”

For years, we have been looking for a conservative businessperson to step up and challenge the status quo. Rich Iott seemed to answer that call, but there are some nagging concerns. The first is his tendency to strongly support some of the most left-leaning Ohio Democrats —Ted Strickland, Teresa Fedor, Peter Ujvagi — with thousands of dollars, while offering relatively little to Republicans or conservatives. He has a right to give his money to anyone he chooses, but that pattern does not bear witness to a strong conservative philosophy.

The other issue is that Iott has severed communications with Toledo Free Press, according to campaign spokesman Matt Parker, due to one unfavorable opinion column. How do we endorse a candidate who allows one opinion piece to so dramatically close the door? That Iott found it that difficult to work around 900 words demonstrates a haste to act and a lack of long-term vision. Iott has an absolute right to communicate (or not to) with anyone he chooses, but if he is that thin-skinned and quick to cut ties, how is he going to act in D.C.? And if he can’t wisely spend his millions of dollars in his choice of managers and staff, how can he be trusted to wisely spend ours?

Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

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he documentary film “Waiting for ‘Superman’” has lieves further cuts in state funding face TPS and the district inspired a great deal of local conversation regarding should face the reality of their budgetary concerns.”

On Oct. 26, the chamber did an about-face and endorsed the state of Toledo Public Schools (TPS). At the beginning of the film, education reformer Geoffrey Canada talks Issue 5, stating, “The Chamber Board1 is committed to purabout his heartbreak at discovering that Superman wasn’t suing appropriate actions to improve TPS by mobilizing the real. Canada earnestly explains to the camera that as a child business community to facilitate change, realizing that the he grieved because if there was no Superman, there was no most important reason to support the levy is that the district one coming to rescue him from the poverty-stricken, father- must provide a quality education for the students.” less life he lived in the South Bronx.

Mayor Mike Bell2 endorsed the levy with At this point, TPS has long given up on his characteristic clarity: “If our schools are Superman; the beleaguered system would failing, our city’s going to fail,” he said. probably be happy with even the lowliest Another strong endorsement came from backbencher hero — Aquaman, maybe. The United Way of Greater Toledo, which anWonder Twins. Harvey Birdman. Hell, if nounced its choice after an Oct. 24 commusomeone put a cape around a mop and panity screening of “Waiting for ‘Superman’.” raded it down Manhattan Boulevard it would Bill Kitson3, United Way of Greater Toledo be a cause for celebration. president and CEO, said, “The bottom line is On May 4, voters rejected Issue 3, a prothis is about kids. Period. Our children are too posed 0.75 percent tax to help TPS. Since important for us to stand on the sidelines.” then, TPS closed Libbey High School, cut Michael S. miller If you believe the narrative of “Waiting athletics and drastically modified bus service. for ‘Superman’,” one of the primary factors that is strangling On July 13, the TPS board named Jerome Pecko as the education is the system of union contracts and tenure that system’s new superintendent. (The competition, Tom Wat- protects lousy teachers and lets great ones go unrewarded. kins, removed himself from consideration, offering the At a forum following the Oct. 24 screening, when Toblunt and insightful explanation that he could not work ledo Federation of Teachers President Francine Lawrence with the TPS Board of Education, which he described as was asked what the union would do if Issue 5 fails, she re“not united,” the most generous understatement since plied, “Ask for teacher raises,” which tells you all you need someone described the Detroit Lions as “not competitive.”) to know about her sense of humor, her deficit of self-awareIn that same session, TPS announced it would seek ness when it comes to her role in the ongoing TPS drama a 7.8-mill levy on the November ballot. In a depressed and who the joke is really on. market suffering from increasingly crushing financial presWill voters agree with these community leaders and sures, a 7.8-mill levy request was the Hail Mary equivalent vote for Issue 5? I do not have faith that Toledo voters truly of closing one’s eyes while driving against traffic on the An- want TPS to ask itself the hard questions. If they did, they thony Wayne Trail; it seemed doomed from inception. would have re-elected Darlene Fisher.

But here we are, hours from the Nov. 2 election, and Should voters agree with these community leaders and the Toledo community is being asked to approve Issue 5, vote for Issue 5? Should they make another sacrifice, trust a permanent levy that will annually collect $22 million of a system that mocks that trust and commit more money to local homeowners’ earnings. If it fails, Pecko said up to 400 what has basically been a roaring furnace that incinerates TPS jobs could be in jeopardy, and there could be more funds with a never-ceasing hunger? school closings.

Yes. Because despite all the arguments against it, to do othIt has been interesting to watch the community’s re- erwise is to not just give up on Superman; to do otherwise is action to Issue 5. The 7.8-mill levy inspired some wishy- to sink Toledo in a molten pit of permanent Kryptonite. washy prose from The Blade, offered an Oct. 18 unsigned editorial endorsing the levy, which it summarized with a Michael S. Miller4 is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and hold-your-nose-and-vote “gulp.”

Toledo Free Press Star. Call him at (419) 241-1700 or e-mail The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce did not him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com. endorse TPS Issue 3 in May, stating it “will not address the systemic financial issues that are currently plaguing the 1. Toledo Free Press Publisher Tom Pounds is a member of district and which will continue to affect the district’s bud- the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. gets in the future.” The chamber said the levy “will harm 2. Mike Bell does not have any children attending TPS, althe job climate by increasing the overall tax burden” and though he does live in Toledo and will be subject to the tax. that while “the chamber is concerned for the difficulties 3. Bill Kitson does not have any children attending TPS, nor that face the district, it believes the necessary decisions does he live in Toledo, so he will not be subject to the tax. need to be made by TPS to address the growing deficits 4. I do not have any children attending TPS, nor do I live in projected over the next four to five years. The chamber be- Toledo, so I will not be subject to the tax.

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SHREDDING THE CURTAIN

October 31, 2010

GUEST OPINION

How high is highest? TARTA Issue 7 benefits development

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t the “Art of Politics” debate during the debate, “I am the one that on Oct. 26 it was stated that stood up to Toledo Edison, I am the local residents pay some of one who stood up to Columbia Gas the highest property taxes and highest and said our high utility rates must stop. I am the one that went to Coutility rates in the state. Is that true?

Republican Lucas County Au- lumbus to testify before the House of ditor candidate Gina Marie Kaczala Representatives Energy Committee said, “Today the State of Ohio issued to talk about why Northwest Ohio has some of the highest a report that shows, as utility rates.” of today, Lucas County The Public Utility property owners are Commission publishes a paying some of the monthly report that comhighest property taxes pares the residential rates in the State of Ohio.” for Ohio’s 16 major cities.

There was nothing If we use the month of issued Oct. 26 from the October as an example, Ohio Department of from 2005 to 2010, ToTaxation or anything released in the month of Oc- Lisa Renee WARD ledo has never had the highest electric rates for tober that indicates this.

John Kohlstrand is a media re- the state of Ohio.

In 2005, the average monthly eleclations representative for the Ohio Department of Taxation. When con- trical bill reported for October for Totacted and asked about the statement ledo was $83.42. Akron, Youngstown, Kaczala made, Kohlstrand said, “that Lorain, Marion and Mansfield were higher with an average of $85.78. claim is not familiar to me.”

In the most recent report for OcKohlstrand said there was a report released in September, “The tober 2010, the average residential Impact of the Great Recession on the electrical bill in Toledo was $90.89.

Ohio Residential Housing Market,” Ashtabula and Cleveland reported an average of $94.85; Columbus, Maribut it focused on property values.

Kohlstrand suggested looking at a etta and Chillicothe were $96.52; and report released on Jan. 6 that they call Cincinnati was $105.28.

When it comes to natural gas a “PR6,” that would be the best data bills, the average residential gas set to use for comparison.

The Jan. 6 report stated as part of bill for Toledo in October 2005 was its introduction, “Cuyahoga County $163.02. Zanesville, Columbus, had the highest property tax rates Chillicothe, Lorain, Marion and throughout the state. Lawrence Mansfield had the same monthly County had the lowest gross real average bill. From 2006 to 2008, the property tax rates and the lowest tan- amount of the average October resigible personal property tax rate, while dential bill for Toledo was again the Wyandot County had the lowest net same as those cities.

October 2010’s average residential real property tax rates in the state.”

Tom Morgan of the Kaczala cam- gas bill for Toledo was $90.95. Canton, paign told Toledo Free Press it was Akron, Youngstown, Lima, Ashtabula citing numbers from the September and Marietta’s averages were $96.82, “The Impact of the Great Recession.” and Cincinnati was $106.75.

In looking at the average residenIn using “Median to Market Price ratio (MMPR),” he stated in an e- tial utility bills from 2005 to 2008 for mail, “No other county had over 100 September, August and July, the dollar amounts fluctuated but there was no for more than 1 year.”

Lucas County had the highest time when the Toledo area had the MMPR for sales made in the first highest average residential electric bill and second half of 2008, but did not nor was there a time when Northwest for the first or second half residential Ohio held the solo ranking for the sales for 2009. Cuyahoga County also highest average gas bill.

While the myth of our area having had an MMPR of more than 100 perthe highest utility rates may be hard to cent for more than a year.

Kohlstrand said the MMPR was eliminate, information on the propnot designed to measure property erty tax rates and the utility rates is taxes; it is a measurement of the accu- available. It’s up to us to take the time to be informed and not believe everyracy of the tax values.

We’ve heard for years that North- thing we are told, no matter how many west Ohio has the highest utility rates times politicians repeat it. in the state. Toledo City Councilman and Lucas County Commissioner Lisa Renee Ward operates the political candidate George Sarantou said blog GlassCityJungle.com.

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For most of us, being able to drive is a privilege we take n Election Day, voters are being asked to vote for Issue 7, the renewal of the Toledo Area Regional for granted, but imagine not being able to drive or afford a Transit Authority’s (TARTA) existing 1-mill prop- vehicle. Having TARTA available can help a student get to erty tax levy. This is not a new tax and will not cost tax- school, a young person to his or her first job, your neighbor payers any additional money. Issue 7 provides 20 percent of to the store or doctor’s office, etc.

Quite simply, having TARTA and TARPS available makes TARTA’s operating budget. our community a much better place to live.

Passage of Issue 7 means TARTA will We have made many improvements be able to maintain service at current levels in TARTA’s service and have plans to deand continue to build upon the success of liver more unique services. Our fixed-line our fixed-line service, Toledo Area Regional TARTA ridership has remained steady, and Paratransit Service (TARPS) for the disabled our innovative Call-A-Ride service brings and the Call-A-Ride program. great value to suburban areas.

There are many positive benefits to having Use of TARPS service improved in public transit within our community, inquality, and its ridership grew 35 percent last cluding economic development and quality year, its 15th consecutive year of growth. of life aspects.

Having quality public transit services For example, more people use public helps our community. I urge you to support transit statewide to get to work than for any James GEE our mission of advancing the quality of life other reason. Locally, this statistic is also true for TARPS, as work trips are the No. 1 reason people use in our service area. Look around, you will be surprised how many people you know and depend on, depend on TARTA. this service for the disabled.

You can help them and yourself by voting for Issue 7 There are other ways in which TARTA benefits economic development. Users of public transit save an average on Nov. 2.

Remember, Issue 7 is a renewal. It is not a new tax and of $9,500 a year, which, in turn, can become extra dollars will not cost taxpayers additional money. spent in the local economy.

Your vote for Issue 7 is much needed and greatly apIn Dayton, Ohio, a city similar in size to Toledo, it was demonstrated that for every $1 invested in its transit au- preciated. Thank you. thority, there was an economic return conservatively estiJames K. Gee is general manager of the Toledo Area Transit mated at $4.32.

Most importantly, for some of TARTA’s passengers, it is Authority. often a choice between public transit or public assistance.

For those passengers, having a quality transit system allows them to access jobs, services, health care and other oppor- On the web tunities within the Toledo region. visit www.tarta.com for more information.

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Haynam: Education has life-improving impact Dear Toledo Free Press readers,

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I am asking for your vote for Pam Haynam for the Ohio State Board of Education.

The Ohio State Board of Educa tion has 19 members, 11 elected and     eight appointed by the governor. The      district we live in currently includes   Lucas, Wood, Lorain, Huron, Erie,    Seneca and Ottawa counties. The     board decides policy, which should   translate into budget and legislation,   not vice versa. During the 12 years    that I served on the Sylvania School   Board, the students, teachers and district employees worked to improve   the district from a state rating of con    tinuous improvement, to effective, to   excellent, to excellent with distinc  tion. Also, while I was on the board,    the voters in our community ap   proved two bond issues and two op  erating levies, all on the first attempt.

I am running for the Ohio State  Board of Education because I under    stand the life-improving impact that       a quality education has on an individual and the economic impact that quality education policy has on our    community, our region and our state.     I am a second generation American;    my father was a union cement mason,

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my mother a sales clerk. I am the first person on either side of my family to graduate from college. I hold a Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Toledo and a bachelor’s in Applied Science from Miami University in systems analysis. I own a small technologyconsulting firm and have worked more than 30 years in Toledo-area Fortune 500 companies.

My systems analysis education taught me to solve problems by first defining them and identifying alternative solutions; my education in finance taught me to implement the most cost-effective solution.

My business experience has given me practical, real-world experience doing that. My experience in politics has taught me that this rational approach is not necessarily the most politically favorable, but that’s OK, it gets things done.

I have been married almost 33 years. Our three children received excellent educations in Sylvania Schools.

Thank you for being interested enough in our great country to take the time to be an informed voter.

PAM HAYNAM, Sylvania

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2144 Monroe Street Toledo, Ohio 43604 Phone: (419)213-6527 Fax: (419)213-6520 - www.lucascountyoh.gov   LEPC Meetings are held in the EMS Building at 2144 Monroe St. in the third floor conference room. Free parking is available adjacent to the building. Next meeting - 11/18/10; 12:15pm to 2:15pm.

Household Waste Disposal - Prescription Medication, Oil, Paint and More!

Current LEPC Officers Chairman - Ryan Grant Vice-Chairman - Tony Sloma Secretary - Patekka Bannister Information Coordinator - Matt Heyrman Emergency Coordinator Michelle Hughes-Tucker

American Medicine Chest Challenge

Lucas County offers a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) recycling program to Lucas County Residents!

Saturday, November 13, 2010 10 am to 2 pm The Lucas County Solid Waste Management District provides Bring your expired and unused medicines to one of the the drop-off site for the waste materials. The District’s HHW convenient area locations listed below. By joining our program accepts many items FREE OF CHARGE such as paint, community and the American Medicine Chest Challenge, oil, batteries, solvents, antifreeze, fertilizer, pesticides, pool you will be safely disposing of medications that are chemicals, old smoke detectors, and much more! A complete commonly abused. list of acceptable items can be found on their website at: The collection sites will accept prescription, over-the-counter and pet medications; vitamins; inhalers; ointments/lotions; http://www.lucascountyoh.gov/index.aspx?nid=781 liquid medications; and narcotics.

This service is available to all Lucas County residents and is limited to individual households only! No Visit one of the following collections sites: materials from business or industrial sources are accepted.

City of Sylvania 6635 Maplewood Ave., Sylvania 419-885-8906 Ottawa Hills Police Department 2125 Richards Rd., Ottawa Hills 419-531-4211 St. Luke’s Hospital 5901 Monclova Road, Maumee 419-893-5911 Sylvania Township Police Department 4420 King Rd., Sylvania 419-882-2055 Waterville Township Police Department 8245 Farnsworth Rd., Waterville 419-878-9991

For more information about drug disposal please visit:

www.americanmedicinechest.com

Residents can schedule an appointment to drop-off their HHW by calling 419-213-2230, or they can register and schedule an appointment online.

An inventory of the items residents wish to recycle is needed in order to schedule an appointment.

Look for the LEPC article in November for information about businesses storing chemicals.

Ad design for the Lucas County LEPC by Robyn Sigler, Co-Chair of the Public Information Committee

DISPOSAL OF LATEX PAINT Do not put wet latex paint in the garbage. When liquid paint is put into a landfill it will eventually get into the ground water. You can prevent this by drying it out before you dispose of it. Drying it outside of the can is quicker. A good method is to line a cardboard box with a heavy plastic garbage bag. Then fill the bottom of the bag with a layer of cat litter, oil dry, or shredded newspaper and drizzle some of the paint on the absorbent layer. Give it some time to dry and repeat as needed until the paint is gone. After it is all dried, tie the bag closed and include it with your regular garbage.

Chemical Release Reporting Requirements 30 Minute Spill Reporting Requirements Within 30 minutes of discovery of a spill or release, you must notify: 1.

Jurisdictional Fire Department (9-1-1 if emergency) 2. Ohio EPA-ER (800) 282-9378 3. Lucas County LEPC (419) 936-3550 (24 Hour) [Option 8] (419) 213-6527 (Day)

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Issue 5 is too important to fail T

o learn is to live. To live life fully, we must commit ourselves to a quest for knowledge. And, that quest must be lifelong. Education is the cornerstone of America’s greatness. It is accessible. It is comprehensive. But it is not free.

When you think about it, Toledo Public Schools is one of the few institutions that make a significant impact on our entire community. Quality schools are necessary to attract businesses and provide them with a well-prepared workforce. The success of our schools also has a bearing on property values, resale value and quality of life for virtually all our citizens. Supporting education takes commitment, community leadership and financial stability.

Unfortunately, Toledo Public Schools (TPS) is facing a significant budget deficit due to a number of factors that are beyond our control. The state has cut funds earmarked for education, property valuations are down, and despite agJerome gressive efforts to reduce our expenses, the district still faces a $40 million shortfall.

This is why the passage of Issue 5, on Nov. 2, is crucial to the district’s future. The last time Toledoans voted for an increase in taxes for TPS was 10 years ago. After our request for an income tax levy was voted down in May, the district was forced to make deep budget cuts that have impacted every aspect of our operations. We were forced to reduce our transportation services, eliminate middle school and freshmen sports, along with a laundry list of other services. These changes have significantly impacted the infrastructure of TPS. If Issue 5 fails, the ramifications would include closing schools and eliminating 300 to 400 positions, on top of the cuts that were implemented for this school year.

We have heard the community say they are looking for transformational change from TPS, change that will show the district is serious about adopting a new way of doing business and ensuring that students are receiving a quality education. The Board of Education, along with the administration, has embraced this concept of change and transparency. Passage of Issue 5 means that TPS will have the

means to aggressively pursue its plan to rebuild, reform and revitalize our school district.

The Board of Education has committed to reinstate transportation for K-8 students and restore security officers in high schools if Issue 5 is successful. Passage will also protect the academic progress that is already being made in TPS. Failure of the levy will not only deepen the district’s financial crisis, it will hurt property values and resale opportunities for homeowners and further slow economic growth.

Toledo Public Schools remains committed to offering a comprehensive academic program that promotes student growth, with a concerted focus on our lower-performing schools. The desired outcome is for all students to experience academic excellence and for TPS to become the school district of choice in our region.

As you consider our request for a “yes” vote on Nov. 2, PECKO remember that the Board of Education has chosen not to renew the current permanent improvement levy, which is a savings to taxpayers. Thus, Issue 5 will cost the owner of a $65,000 home less than $3 per week.

At Toledo Public Schools, we remain committed to providing an academic experience for all students that exceeds the community’s expectations. We remain committed to reforming, rebuilding and revitalizing TPS and as a result expect that the district will continue to experience success in its efforts to become a high-performing school district. As superintendent, I am pleased with the support we have received for Issue 5 from Mayor Mike Bell, United Way of Greater Toledo and the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce.

In closing, I realize we are all making sacrifices during these challenging economic times. However, we must continue to provide our children with the same opportunities that were given to us as students by saying yes to a quality education and a bright future. Please support Toledo Public Schools by voting “yes” for Issue 5 on Nov. 2.

Dr. Jerome Pecko is superintendent of Toledo Public Schools.

OTHER VOICES

Bell: City will fail without Issue 5

“If our schools are failing, our city’s going to fail. So it’s very crucial that people step up. Don’t be hiding in corners and things like that. Step up and support Issue 5 because our destiny as a city, our destiny as a county, our destiny as Northwest Ohio is actually tied up in this levy here.”

— Toledo Mayor Mike Bell

“I’m not confident in the quality of leadership on the elected school board to turn the public education system in Toledo around.

Frankly, I don’t know how Issue 5, if passed, is going to do anything more than throw money at the problem. That said, we have schools in District 2 that are high-performing schools. I am

personally in favor of Issue 5, because I feel Toledo Public Schools in District 2 excel beyond all of the other districts across the board.”

— Toledo City Councilman D. Michael Collins

work together, we can’t continue to work solo.

The betterment of our future depends upon Issue 5 passing.”

— TPS Board VP Lisa Sobecki

“As a mom, a homeowner and a board member, I say that the passage of this levy is all our students’ future, it’s our city’s future and it’s just too important to fail. With the rapid change that education undergoes, we have to keep the continuous momentum. We have a ways to go but with the support of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Greater Toledo, local ministers, parent organizations — they get it — they know we have to

“Communities live or die on their school system. Not supporting this school levy would be a fatal blow to our community; without a viable and effective school system we can’t survive. School closures would decimate District 3. I think the board is really trying to hold the administration more to task. All of my children graduated from Toledo Public Schools, so I am more than vested in our public education.”

— Toledo City Councilman Mike Craig

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GUEST COLUMN

United Way endorses Issue 5

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arlier this week, United Way of Greater Toledo announced its endorsement of Issue 5 — the proposed Toledo Public Schools (TPS) levy. Because United Way rarely takes a stance on political matters and because of the controversial nature of this particular issue, this came as a surprise to some, so I would like to share our reasons.

We have chosen to endorse the levy because we can’t afford not to. Through our collaborations with TPS, we are making strides both in the district’s schools and with TPS students. AdditionBill KITSON ally, we have invested approximately $1.9 million in education-related programs, many of which directly affect TPS students. We are seeing a new openness from TPS for partnerships and this is giving us an unprecedented opportunity to sit down with TPS leadership to identify new ways United Way and others can leverage resources to help. These are not advances we can allow to disappear.

Last year, TPS had to make $39 million in cuts and lost 1,400 students. Faced with a similar deficit next year, losing — at minimum — another 1,400 kids is a very real danger. The reality is many of those kids are not finding alternative education options; they are simply dropping out, only to end up on the streets or in the prison system. This is not sustainable for a community like Toledo, where a stable school system is absolutely critical to economic development.

United Way strongly believes choosing to endorse this levy now will far outweigh what we will have to pay later when we are trying to help an even further devastated school system and local economy recover. TPS leadership is showing incredible progress in reaching out to the community for help in creating an authentic reform plan, and we look forward to continuing to work alongside them in these efforts.

We urge you to join us in supporting the levy.

I realize the type of emotions and opinions this topic can stir up, so I would be happy to further discuss our reasons for endorsement with anyone. Please feel free to reach out to me at any time at (419) 248-2424.

Bill Kitson is president and CEO of United Way of Greater Toledo.

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reform while slowly drawing out the inevitable pain. Both choices leave a bitter taste.

TPS has three new R’s these days: Reform, Rebuild, Revitalize. It is its bold slogan to promote Issue 5. But is it merely public relations or is it genuine commitment?

TPS Board President Bob Vasquez has set about establishing a “kitchen” cabinet of local individuals with FLAGG backgrounds in politics, education, business and labor. Since a plan has not been developed, the promise of this committee and TPS Board support of its creation are the only basis upon which we can evaluate reform efforts.

In September, the TPS Board passed a resolution seeking to reinstate transportation and security officers if the levy passes. The language adopted does not commit the board to any action except to think about it. With TPS forecasting a substantial deficit next school year, adding back transportation only increases an already large deficit. Which programs and services must be cut to restore these items?

In their campaign literature and advertisements, TPS has made several claims to encourage levy passage including promoting job growth and

protecting home values, as well as pronouncing the district’s academics to be in strong shape. All of these claims lack specific details.

Levy passage would preserve jobs at TPS, but claims that it would promote job growth beyond preserving TPS jobs seems far-fetched. Scores of TPS employees face layoff with or without passage of the levy — more if the levy fails. New tax dollars would leave Toledo through wages for employees living in the suburbs and payments for retirement benefits to Columbus.

The resulting exodus of buying dollars from our community is likely to result in job losses — not gains — in Toledo while raising costs for local businesses.

Home values are already badly depressed with most of the buying attention focused on foreclosures. Raising property taxes won’t help in attract more buyers for Toledo homes. Good schools are important in the homebuying decision, but simply passing a levy, unless it results in substantial academic improvement, will not stabilize or increase the value of our homes.

TPS claims that academics are strong. Yet over the last several years, the best TPS could score on state report cards was a C- with incremental year-to-year increases, while a third or more of TPS schools continue to fail.

Levy passage will generate just shy of $22 million annually. TPS says the deficit is $44 million without levy passage and only $11 million if it passes.

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So where is the other $11 million? Because tax collections start six months earlier than the budget year, TPS will collect 1.5 years’ worth of taxes that can be applied against next year’s deficit. But in the following year the extra 6 months revenue is gone. Regardless of the outcome, TPS will need to cut at least $22 million over a two year period to balance its budget.

This levy appears at best a “stop gap” measure that will require new levies in the near future, significant employee wage and benefit concessions or both.

TPS has offered little substance to support its claims so it comes down to whether you trust and believe the promises TPS officials are making. What makes it more difficult is that past news accounts have documented a miserable track record by the board in keeping its promises and managing tax dollars.

Besides evaluating the believability of TPS claims, TPS is asking us to trust them with our money to solve a problem where they have not proposed any solutions except a new levy.

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Candidates spar at ‘Art of Politics’ debate

By Sarah Ottney

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Gentle and not-so-gentle barbs were traded Oct. 26 at “Art of Politics,” where three sets of candidates debated at the Toledo Museum of Art. More than 150 people attended the debate, hosted by Toledo Free Press and the Toledo chapter of the League of Women Voters. The program, moderated by FOX Toledo news anchor Laura Emerson, consisted of exchanges between candidates in the Lucas County Auditor race, the District 11 Ohio Senate race and the Lucas County Commissioner race.

The candidates answered questions from panelists Brandi Barhite, Toledo Free Press associate editor, and Cumulus Radio News Director London Mitchell.

Kaczala/Lopez

First up were Democrat Anita Lopez, incumbent Lucas County auditor, and her challenger, Republican Gina Marie Kaczala.

Kaczala said the auditor’s office requires LOPEZ experience and her 21 years working in the auditor’s office gives her knowledge that Lopez lacks.

“Lucas County property owners are paying some KACZALA of the highest property taxes in the state of Ohio — why? Because my opponent does not possess the experience this job requires,” said Kaczala, who said Lopez could have started the process to lower property values when she took office in 2007, but didn’t until 2009 because “she simply didn’t know how to lower the values.”

Lopez said those property values were locked in after being submitted in 2006, but Kaczala said end-of-year tax bills could have been lowered as a refund of sorts.

Another ongoing argument revolved around the qualifications of Lopez’s staff, while Lopez accused Kaczala of not maintaining consistent attendence during her tenure in the auditor’s office. Both candidates ac-

cused the other of nepotism.

Kaczala said Lopez lives in the past, “blaming the previous administration,” but Lopez said that administration, run by Kaczala’s late husband, Larry Kaczala, did make a number of errors.

“Whatever qualifications they may have had, they still didn’t deliver the right results for Lucas County citizens and that’s why I was elected,” Lopez said. “I stand 100 percent behind my staff and the quality work we deliver.”

Lopez said that, since taking office in 2007, she has focused on decreasing spending and increasing transparency.

Both candidates said they would consider combining the offices of auditor, recorder and/or treasurer into one position. Kaczala said the position could be appointed, while Lopez said more study and public input is needed and that the position should be elected.

Brown/Waniewski

Next, Democrat Edna Brown, an Ohio House Representative for District 48, and Republican Tom Waniewski, a Toledo City Councilman, squared off in the District 11 Ohio Senate debate.

Waniewski called Brown, who is term-limiting out of the House of Representatives after nine years, a “career politician,” but she objected to the title.

She said she is a “public servant” and the relationships she has built in Columbus and her knowledge of how the legislature works are invaluable to Northwest Ohio.

Referencing Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati as the “3 C’s,” Brown said Toledo is often shortchanged in the legislature because those cities are larger, with more representation and a stronger voice.

“But the one thing I have learned ... seniority goes a long ways,” Brown said. “Seniority means a lot ... having seniority enables one to sit at the table and have a strong voice when it comes to who gets what.”

But Waniewski said “relationships are not made in Columbus, but made in the community you serve. If you can’t do your job in eight years, something is wrong.”

Waniewski, whose background is in journalism, where he said he was aggravated by never getting straight answers from politicians, said he never considered a career in politics.

“I went into politics because I

thought the public wasn’t getting their money’s worth from elected officials,” Waniewski said. “Not a day goes by that I don’t think ‘Am I giving the public their money’s worth?’”

But Brown questioned Wa n i e w s k i wanting to leave the Toledo City Council before finishing his term.

“I kind of wonder, with BROWN all he has to say about the state of Ohio, Toledo has a budget deficit and Mr. Waniewski has served less than three years of his initial term on City Council, so WANIEWSKI I kind of wonder ... why not try to solve problems first in the city of Toledo rather than think you can solve the state of Ohio’s problems singlehandedly?” Brown said.

Waniewski said he’s not abandoning his constituents — rather he wants to represent more of them. He said he hopes his “fiscal sense” will be more

influential when working as an Ohio senator as opposed to one of 12 Council members, in which he was sometimes overruled as the lone dissenter.

Contrada/Sarantou

The last set of debaters was Democrat Carol Contrada, a Sylvania Township trustee, and Republican George Sarantou, a Toledo city councilman, who CONTRADA are facing off for a Lucas County Commissioner seat.

Both candidates stressed the need to reach out more to suburban Lucas County commuSARANTOU nities to combat the historically Toledo-centric focus of the county commissioners.

Sarantou pledged to attend meetings in each jurisdiction — 11 townships and six villages — once per quarter in order to learn what is important to each.

“I know I’ve committed myself

to a lot of meetings, but ... I will do everything I can do to bring us to this next level of success,” Sarantou said. “I will roll up my sleeves and put my ego in my back pocket and go to work for the citizens of Lucas County.”

Contrada said Sarantou is promising to visit the townships, but she already knows how they work.

“Each one is unique, but I could bring that representation from day one,” Contrada said.

Although he lives in Toledo, Sarantou said his record proves he has a history of addressing county and regional issues as well as Toledo issues. He said it’s not the address you live at, but the leadership you exhibit for the region that should qualify you to serve on county commission.

Sarantou, a businessman for 28 years, said he would bring maturity as well as business sense to the office. He said retaining and creating jobs would be his No. 1 priority.

“I think my business skills are vastly needed at the commission office,” Sarantou said. “If we do not retain the jobs we have and create more jobs we will not win in this economic war of survival. Other areas of Ohio will benefit.”

Full audio clips of each debate can be heard at www.toledofreepress.com.

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STORMING BACK

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.

By Brandi Barhite Toledo Free Press Associate Editor bbarhite@toledofreepress.com

Julie Blank won’t let a little thing like a front porch stop her from distributing candy in her neighborhood.

Julie and her husband, Ed, will return to their Main Street property from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 for Halloween trick-ortreating. They intend to set up in the driveway, even though it is cracked and has to be re-poured.

If that doesn’t work, they will sit in the dirt or on a BLANK side street.

“It means a lot,” Julie said. “I want to go. Sometimes we get a lot of kids and sometimes we don’t; it all just depends. I just want to go back and be there.”

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Julie and her family have not let losing their house to the June 5 tornado stop them from going about their lives.

Usually, Halloween for the Blanks means a blazing fire pit and good friends. The women stay and give out candy, while the men take the children trick-or-treating. The next year, the moms and dads switch jobs.

Last year, the Blanks took their fire pit to a neighboring house and distributed candy from a central location so the trick-or-treaters didn’t have to walk down the busy road.

This year, there will be no fire pit because it was lost in the tornado.

“We have to replace it yet,” Julie said.

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Structurally the Blanks’ house is done with the roof, windows, door and garage all set. The rough plumbing and heating is also done. The shed is built in the backyard.

Julie is looking forward to being home — even if it is just for one day.

She and her family have been living in a condo in Oregon.

She doesn’t expect children to show up for treats at the condo, which is one reason she wants to go home to the familiar.

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As winter approaches, outdoor activities may become difficult, so it’s important that you find creative ways to keep your child active indoors! Here are a few activities you and your child can do indoors to keep active and healthy: 1) Run in place or do exercises such as pushups or jumping jacks while watching television.

2) Limit TV, computer and video game usage to less than two hours per day.

3) If you have stairs in your home or apartment building, have your children walk up and down them numerous times.

4) Turn on some groovy music and dance the night away!

5) As a family, go to the mall, the art museum or to the Zoo to walk and stay warm.

To request additional information about keeping your child healthy, including specific suggestions on how to integrate healthy behaviors into the daily activities of your child, please call Mercy HealthLink at 419-251-4000 or visit us online at kohlskidsinaction.org.

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Knight Academy presents Nov. 4 program on character development

By Sarah Ottney Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

“Good old-fashioned character development” is the message Hal Urban will bring to Toledo during a free program hosted by The Knight Academy charter school on Nov. 4.

The school, for boys and girls in fifth through eighth grades, invited the renowned speaker and educator to speak to students, parents, teachers and URBAN interested community members at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd.

Tom Baker, executive director of The Knight Academy, said Urban is well-known in academic circles as “the guru of character development” and the school wanted to offer this program to the public because the development of strong character in young people is one of the biggest challenges facing parents and educators.

“He really has a special gift for bringing out the best in our youth, and I just think it’s a great opportunity for us to capitalize on what he has been able to build over the years,” Baker said. “My concern is that we are getting generation after generation that are losing our core values in terms of how we behave and how we should have some good work ethics ... He’s wonderful, humorous, he’s been around for several years so he has a lot of stories, and he really knows what works.”

Baker said Urban will also speak to Knight Academy students during the school day and to teachers from across Toledo in an afternoon session Nov. 4 before the program opens to the public that evening.

The program is free, but reservations are required. Contact The Knight Academy at (419) 720-4444 by Nov. 4 for reservations.

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Come see “Flemming”

2010 Halloween Trick-or-Treat times Toledo:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 28.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Fostoria:

Adrian:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Fremont:

Bedford Twp.:

4:30-6 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Genoa:

Bowling Green:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

Downtown shops, 4-6 p.m. Oct. 28; residences, 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Grand Rapids:

Defiance:

5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 28.

5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 30

Hamler:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 28.

Holgate:

Delta:

5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 30.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 30.

Holland:

Deshler:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

5:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 30.

Malinta:

Elmore:

5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 30.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Maumee:

Findlay:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 28.

McClure:

Florida:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 28.

Monroe, Mich.:

Springfield Twp.:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Napoleon:

Swanton:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 28.

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30.

Northwood:

Sylvania:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

Oak Harbor:

Sylvania Twp.:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

Oregon:

Tiffin:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 28.

Ottawa Hills:

Walbridge:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Pemberville:

Waterville:

6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 30.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Perrysburg:

Wauseon:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30.

Ridgeville Corners:

Whitehouse:

6:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Rossford:

Woodville:

Parade, 2 p.m. Oct. 31; 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

80-20

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Vote on or before Nov. 2, 2010 Ted Strickland for his re-election.

Richard Cordray for his re-election.

80-20 Ohio Chapters endorsed these two candidates, and we were informed that 80-20 Initiative National Organization (http://www.80-20initiative.net/) endorsed

Lee Fisher for the United States Senator

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When you need care for your child, where do you turn?

Turn to trusted members of the Mercy family.

At Mercy, our large selection of local doctors and nurse practitioners makes it easy to find one who fits the unique needs of you and your family.

Dr. Colleen J. Olson

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Board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, Colleen J. Olson, MD, offers the entire spectrum of general pediatric services including sports physicals, allergy, asthma, ADHD behavior care and illness visits.

With a Neonatal Intensive Care background, Kellie Miller has the experience to provide follow-up care to premature babies and young adults.

Call 419.794.2180 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Olson or Kellie Miller. Please visit mercyweb.org to find other Mercy physicians in your area.

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All three of them have been committed to supporting Asian American communities by providing affirmative answers to the questions from 80-20, which are available here (http://www.80-20initiative.net/news/congelect2010.asp). Also, please pass (via email and phone) this message to your Asian American friends or relatives whom you know. Thank you!

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Vietnam is vibrant travel destination

hen I said that I was going to Vietnam, most people asked me why. No one that I knew very well had served there

during the war, so that had nothing to do with it. However, many Americans who did serve do travel there today.

Some people who had been there

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said it was a fascinating trip. I wanted were overwhelmed by the electric to see Halong Bay, often called the wires everywhere. We felt like we most beautiful bay in the world. The were in a heaping plate of spaghetti last reason was that I had credits to (wires) being buzzed by thousands use from a previous trip with Grand of flies (motorbikes). It made us Circle — OAT (Overseas Adventure think that we would never venture to cross a city street Travel, a division of Grand by ourselves, but Circle Travel 1-800-873we learned. Traffic 5628). Since nobody that lights are somewhat I knew wanted to go to scarce. Just start Vietnam, including my walking and don’t husband, I wanted to take stop or hesitate. advantage of their promoThis was not a tion of no single suppletrip of spectacular ment which can save sevscenery (except for eral hundred dollars. It also Halong Bay which happened to be one of their Judy didn’t disappoint), cheaper trips.

In the end I didn’t exPFAFFENBERGER but the country was beautiful in places actly go alone. When my cousin, who had just retired as an and the people were wonderful. Life educator, heard about my trip, he has drastically improved for most said that if he could also travel as a Vietnamese in the past 20 years. single, he would go along. So off we Officially communist, they are now enjoying a free market economy. went last October.

We spent a few nights in Hanoi Unfortunately, it does take a long flight to get there. No U.S. airlines where we attended the water flew into Vietnam then, so we flew puppet theater and visited the infato Bangkok via Chicago and Tokyo mous Hanoi Hilton. We also made for an overnight and then a two-hour an optional trip to a village on an island where we all got to try our flight on to Hanoi after breakfast.

As we rode into Hanoi from hand at making rice paper spring the airport, our first impression roll wrappers. I did not do well was of the masses of motorbikes and was “voted off the island.” We whizzing in and out of traffic. As were entertained in the home of a we arrived in the city proper, we former North Vietnamese soldier

who treated us to tapioca wine.

He played some native musical instruments for us and a man in our group joined with him on the harmonica to make some beautiful music. People everywhere were welcoming and friendly.

Then came the highlight of the trip — Halong Bay. We were fortunate to spend the night on the bay in a “Chinese junk.” The bay is about 30 miles long with numerous karst sandstone formations rising majestically from the water. We stopped to visit a floating fish farm and also a massive cave. Our “junk” was rustic but cozy and we certainly enjoyed excellent seafood for lunch and dinner. An opportunity to swim in the bay in the moonlight was a treat for me.

A short flight took us to Hue, the ancient capital, complete with a citadel much like The Forbidden City in Beijing. We also visited an orphanage operated by Buddhist nuns and supported by the Grand Circle Foundation.

An interesting vegetarian lunch at a pagoda was followed by free time when I indulged in a one-hour $12 massage with hot rocks and oil.

To be continued ...

E-mail travel columnist Judy Pfaffenberger at news@toledofreepress.com.

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PEOPLE

By Sarah Ottney

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Ten years ago, Kandy Takas of Millbury got the best birthday present she could have asked for — a call saying she was a match for a new kidney.

At the time — more than a year into dialysis, her own kidneys nonfunctional, and with six previous disappointments when available organs had not been matches — Takas had started to wonder if she’d be around to watch her toddler son grow up.

Today, John is a thriving teenager and Takas has a clean bill of health, recently celebrating her 10-year transplant anniversary the day before her 44th birthday on 10-10-10.

“It doesn’t seem like 10 years, but then I look at (John) and he’s much taller now, so I guess I judge it by his height,” Takas said with a laugh. “I lead a very, very full life I would say. Having a 13-year-old keeps you active, and I think that’s the biggest thing, being thankful for the gift of life, thankful to the family who said yes to organ do-

nation, who has allowed me to watch him grow up.”

Takas spent most of her milestone weekend at Boy Scouts camp with John.

“I think that’s the greatest gift, to get to hang out with my son,” Takas said.

“To me, I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s what I would rather be doing.”

When she was diagnosed in 1999 with end-stage IgA nephropathy, a rare disease that attacks the kidneys, Takas was shocked. She was an avid bicyclist, in good health.

“I had no warning,” Takas said. “(John) was 2 at the time. We had just moved back here from Lima and I was still commuting to Lima for work. I couldn’t figure out why I was tired all the time.”

She attributed the fatigue to the long commute and being mother to a toddler.

“When you have a 2-year-old, you figure it’s just life, you’re just tired,” Takas said.

The breaking point came one hot July day when Takas was shivering under a blanket, unable to get warm.

Her mom took her to the hospital.

“I can remember the doctor looking at me and telling me, ‘Your kidneys have totally shut down. There is no function whatsoever,’” Takas said. “I remember thinking ‘What are you talking about? I’m 32 years old, how can my kidneys shut down?’”

Healthy kidneys are the size of fists, but Takas’s had shriveled to the size of grapes. The doctor told her it was a testament to how good of shape she was in that she had lasted so long with few ill effects.

She started dialysis the next day — spending up to four hours a day, four days a week hooked to the machine — but after about two weeks, it became apparent a transplant was her only option.

“The doctor said ‘There’s nothing we can do, your kidneys are shot, you’ll need a transplant,’” Takas said. “So then my life started revolving around a pager; no one had cell phones back then. I carried it everywhere and waited for it to go off.

When it went off, I went to the hospital to be tested and then came home to wait.

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toledo free press photo by sarah ottney

Transplant recipient marks 10th year with donated kidney

n Kandy TAKAS and her son JOhn. Kandy HAd a kidney transplant in 2000.

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october 31, 2010 n TRANSPLANT CONTINUED FROM A14 Unlike hearts or lungs, which go to the sickest person or the one farthest up the list, kidneys go to the person who is the best match. At least six times Takas got a call for a possible match and went in for blood work and testing, but each time someone else was a better match.

Finally — one year, three months and six days after starting dialysis – it was her turn.

On Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, Takas was at the Woodville Mall with John when her pager went off. She called from the nearest pay phone — only to have John reach up and hang up the phone. When she called back, her coordinator said “Kandy, I think this one’s yours.”

That night, she was admitted for surgery. Her non-functioning kidneys were left in her body and the new kidney added, so Takas actually has three kidneys.

“The next morning, I remember the doctor saying, ‘The kidney is pink and you’re making urine,’” Takas said. “Urine is the prized element to a kidney patient ... I got out of the hospital that Friday, and I’ve never looked back since.”

About a year after her transplant, Takas started volunteering with Life Connection of Ohio (LCO), a nonprofit that serves as a link between organ donors and transplant recipients. She shares

Visit www.toledofreepress.com her story at various events as a way to raise awareness about the need for organ donors. A single donor can save or enhance up to 58 lives.

According to Kara Steele of LCO, there are 108,580 people in the U.S. waiting for transplants, including 3,264 in Ohio. Of those, 86,254 are waiting for a kidney, including 2,456 in Ohio. A new person is added to the national waiting list every 11 minutes.

There are about 210 people waiting for a kidney at the University of Toledo Medical Center.

“With that many people waiting, it’s just really sad,” Steele said. “People do die because the organ they need doesn’t come in time.”

In the last 10 years, more than 2,000 Ohioans died waiting for an organ transplant, according to LCO. Takas knows how lucky she is.

“I will take anti-rejection meds for the rest of my life, but I’ve had no other problems,” Takas said. “I’m very fortunate ... Knock on wood.”

Of her donor, Takas knows only that

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it was a male from the Maryland area.

“I did write a letter to the family, but never heard back,” Takas said. “I’m OK with that. It’s probably the hardest letter you have to write ... You’re ecstatic, but they are devastated. How do you temper your joy with their sorrow?

The biggest thing you’re saying is thank you, but how do you thank someone for giving your life back?”

Since her transplant, Takas has taken John biking, ziplining, rappelling, white-water rafting and paintballing.

“Now I try to live life to its fullest because you don’t know how short it really is,” Takas said.

John, an eighth-grader at Genoa, runs track, plays drums and is working toward his Eagle Scout award. He volunteers at LCO and the National Kidney Foundation alongside his mom.

“We’re so, so grateful that someone whose loved one died made that decision so we could go on with our lives,” Takas said.

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transitions in HIGHER EDUCATION

october 31, 2010

By Duane Ramsey

TOLEDO FREE PRESS SENIOR BUSINESS WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Mercy College of Northwest Ohio will offer two new bachelor’s and one new professional certificate program beginning in the fall semester of 2011.

A Bachelor of Science in medical imaging will be offered as a degree completion program with a concentration in computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Applicants must be certified in radiological science fields or have an associate degree in radiography to qualify for this program.

“We will provide students with broad experience in technical, managerial and advanced imaging career areas that should appeal to associate degree graduates of Mercy and other institutions looking for a baccalaureate degree,” said Kimberly Watson, associate dean and professor of Allied Health and Distance Education.

Since this program includes online coursework, it would be available to candidates outside the geographic area and be appropriate as continuing education for people working in the field of radiography or as pre-profes-

sional study in master’s coursework in related fields.

“It’s the only degree completion program of its kind in Northwest Ohio,” Watson said.

A Bachelor of Science in human biology is scheduled to be available in the fall of 2011 for preprofessional, pre-med, dental, veterinarian and physical therapy students. This degree program should be available to high school graduates in the class of 2011.

Mercy is awaiting approval of this program from the Ohio Board of Regents and the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, according to Anne Loochtan, vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty at Mercy College.

Graduates with a bachelor’s in human biology can go directly to work as a research scientist or assistant or for biotech firms, Loochtan said.

All science faculty members at Mercy College are Ph.D.s and have done research in their fields. This degree program was the idea of one such faculty member, Barbara Stoos, associate dean of the science division and professor of physiology at Mercy College.

“This degree will prepare students for graduate or medical school to continue their education and help meet the anticipated shortage of doctors and medical professionals,” Stoos said. “Seniors will have the opportunity to get work experience in community health situations or research labs to prepare them for advanced or medical degrees.”

Mercy also plans to offer a credit certificate program for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) for entry-level students and professionals in the fall of 2011, pending official accreditation.

The program will follow a new nationally adopted curriculum for paramedic training, according to Cheryl Nutter, director of short-term education at Mercy College.

Ohio recently adopted a new law requiring all paramedic programs to be affiliated with a college, so the program at Mercy would qualify under that law, Nutter said.

Mercy also offers credit certificate programs in ophthalmic and polysomnographic technologies with non-credit certificate programs in healthcare aide, medical coding, pharmacy tech and phlebotomy.

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From left, Cheryl Nutter, Anne Loochtan and Kimberly Watson.

Mercy has a total of 1,206 students with 1,100 in Toledo and 106 at its campus in Youngstown for fall 2010.

Of those students, 444 are enrolled in the associate of science degree in nursing and 399 in the bachelor of Science degree in nursing.

Mercy also offers associate of science degrees in general studies, cardiovascular technology, radiologic technology and health information

technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in health care administration.

The nursing program at Mercy dates back to 1973 and Mercy College of Northwest Ohio was established as a college in 1992. The Toledo campus is located in the former Mercy Hospital building on Madison Avenue.

For more information, visit www. mercycollege.edu.

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Business District Solutions has ‘right partner’ It’s just another day for Tim Paradiso in the wholesale insurance brokerage industry.

An aggressive entrepreneurial spirit has launched his Fremontbased company, Business Distributions Solutions (BDS), into the upper echelon of insurance brokerage agencies at the regional and national level.

The company has been awarded with a Business Excellence honor.

BDS is an insurance brokerage agency specializing in the distribution of a variety of individual, group

and ancillary health insurance products. It boasts a workforce of 35 employees in Georgia, Indiana and Ohio, five of whom are located in Fremont.

BDS is the sales and marketing arm for Medical Mutual of Ohio products outside the Buckeye State.

After making a name for himself as the top retail insurance agent in the state for Blue Cross of Ohio (later named Medical Mutual of Ohio), Paradiso contracted with that company to start handling sales outside of the state.

In the fall of 2000, BDS sold its first policy outside of Ohio, to a small group in Indiana. It is now in six states, representing more than 2,000 insurance agents, primarily in Georgia, Indiana and Michigan.

Paradiso is the president of BDS. Paradiso said he is humbled by the award.

“Over the years I find myself being my worst or biggest critic,” he said. “I’m always trying to improve, looking at places I think we need to improve. Winning the award is a

real opportunity for me to celebrate our success.

“The success I had on the retail side lets me understand when I walk into a broker’s office what they do and how they do it, and what we can do to help them,” he said.

Being partners with Medical Mutual, the oldest and largest commercial insurer in the state, doesn’t hurt either.

“We’re partners with the right partner,” Paradiso said.

— Joel Sensenig

Branam Oral Health honored as start-up innovator

Branam Oral Health Technologies won the Excellence in Start-up Innovation Award in the 2010 Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame.

The firm, founded by local pediatric dentist Steve Branam, will be honored at the awards Nov. 4.

“We’re excited to be in the company of such excellence and to be chosen for such an award after only 18 months in business,” said Mick Janness, president and CEO of

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Branam Oral Health.

The company is filling orders for its pediatric dental care products designed to reduce tooth decay in children from pharmacies, drug and food stores around the world. It is affiliated with three top medical supply companies that are distributing its products, Janness said.

Branam just signed an agreement with one of those three,

Benco Dental. The company previously secured contracts with two of the largest distribution companies in North America, Henry Schein and Patterson Companies Inc. Henry Schein, a publicly traded Fortune 500 company, is the largest distributor of health care products and services to more than 136,000 office-based dental and medical practices in Canada and the U.S.

Branam also secured a distribution agreement with Patterson Companies, Inc., another publicly traded specialty distributor serving dental practitioners in North America.

“The agreements prove the depth of the product line and the void in the marketplace for naturally-formulated dental care products specifically designed for children,” said Janness.

— Duane Ramsey

FROM LEFT, Kerry Mitchell, Dan Reineke, Tom Reineke, Bill Reineke Sr. and Bill Reineke Jr.

Reineke Family Dealerships celebrates big year Reineke Family Dealerships celebrated a big victory this year with its 50th anniversary. Being inducted into the Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame was icing on the cake.

Reineke Family Dealerships is this year’s winner of the Excellence in Family Business award.

Bill Reineke Jr., president of Tiffin Ford Lincoln Mercury, said the family is “very flattered and humbled “The best part of celebrating 50 years is we feel very strongly about the next 50 years,” Bill Jr. said. “It’s

not always easy and rewards are significant so we thought that was an even higher honor.”

While operating the family business has its ups and downs, Bill Jr. said, the family’s togetherness pulls them through.

“We all learned a lot of the loyalty from my dad as far as giving back and working together,” Bill Jr. said.

Bill Reineke Sr., 82, purchased his first dealership, Reineke Buick Oldsmobile, in Fostoria in 1960.

Today, there are five Reineke dealership locations in Northwest

Ohio. Bill Jr. works at the Tiffin location, his brother Dan Reineke is the president of Reineke Motors in Upper Sandusky and Tom Reineke is the president of Reineke Ford in Findlay. Their brother-inlaw, Robert Nusser, works in the parts department at Reineke Ford in Fostoria. Jackie Mitchell is the human resources director for all the dealerships, and her husband Kerry Mitchell works in sales at the Findlay store.

And the family plans to hand the company down to the next genera-

tion of Reinekes, Bill Jr. said. Sons, daughters, nieces and nephews work at the dealerships part time during the summers, just as Bill Jr. and his nine siblings did when they were growing up.

Reineke Family Dealerships was nominated this year by Mike Reser, a devoted Tiffin customer.

“We attribute the longevity of the dealership to our loyal customer base and we’re happy a customer recommended us,” Bill Jr. said. “We plan to be around for a long time.”

— Hannah Nusser

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n Nov. 4 six of Northwest Ohio’s most outstanding businesses will be honored at the induction ceremony for the Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame. The program recognizes area business leaders who inspire their customers and employees through company growth and creating jobs in Northwest Ohio, said Adam Davenport, president of the EBE HOF. “It’s really just to recognize and honor local entrepreneurs and business owners around the region because a lot of the time they don’t get credit for what they’ve done for this region and for their employees and their companies,” Davenport said. “It shows a positive aspect of what’s going on in the region.”

There are four honorees for the Business Excellence Award this year: Business District Solutions, Bolt Express, Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, Inc. and North Design. Branam Oral Health Technologies Inc. won the Startup Innovation Award this year and the Reineke Family Dealerships will receive the Excellence in Family Business Award. The 2010 winner of the Davenport Lifetime Achievement Award will also be announced at the ceremony.

“Every year we do this I get surprised … It’s good to show that, ‘Hey guys there are great things going on,’” Davenport said. “There are companies around here doing world-renowned things that everyone might not know about.”

Nominations start pouring in every summer, Davenport said. Nominators are required to fill out a simple form on the EBE HOF website stating how they know the business owners and why they are nominating the company. EBEHOF executive board members dig deeper than financial reports and statistics to get to know the facts and faces be-

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hind the success stories.

“Our main focus is on the person and the story behind everything, behind what they’ve done,” Davenport said. “What we really like to do is get the story of the company and the story of the entrepreneur versus having a heavily financial program.”

EBEHOF members conduct on-site interviews with all nominees to get to know the owners on both a personal and professional level.

“We try to capture the magic of the person and the company and their story so we can give them the best representation to the judge’s panel,” Davenport said.

After on-site interviews are completed, each nominee’s profile is given to the third-party judge’s panel, made up of five influential area business owners and past award winners, for deliberation and decision-making.

While this is the fifth year Gorillas and Gazelles LLC is sponsoring the EBEHOF, the program was created in 1989. Ernst and Young started the Entrepreneur of the Year program in 1989 to recognize businesses in Southern Michigan and Northwest Ohio.

In 2006. Gorillas and Gazelles adapted the EBEHOF from the Ernst and Young program, Davenport said, to better represent companies in Northwest Ohio.

The EBEHOF considers businesses within a 100-mile radius of Toledo.

Eligible businesses range from the west Ohio border to Sandusky and from Southern Michigan to Defiance.

The EBEHOF has grown rapidly since 2006, Davenport said. More than 700 attendees are expected for the induction ceremony this year.

The ceremony, presented by the University of Toledo, will be held at The Pinnacle, 1772 Indian Wood Circle in Maumee and tickets are $85. To learn more or to get tickets, visit the website www.ebehof.com.

The head of Toledo-based Bolt Express, one of the fastest-growing companies in the transportation industry, will be honored with a Business Excellence Award from the Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame.

Each year, the hall honors a group of entrepreneurs and business leaders who “inspire through intense vision, have built and sustained a growing business, and have created jobs in our region,” according to its website.

Bolt Express founder, president and CEO Ben Bauman said he appreciates the recognition.

“It’s a great honor even to be nominated and then to win is a tre-

mendous thing,” Bauman said.

Bolt Express is an “around-theclock, dock-to-dock” transportation services company that handles rush-critical, time-sensitive shipments throughout the continental U.S., Canada and Mexico, according to its website.

Constantly seeking to improve and expand, the company was certified by the Federal Transportation Security Administration earlier this year and began offering air freight service, said Michelle Dunn, corporate sales and marketing manager.

Another of Bolt Express’ newest initiatives is taking steps to reduce fuel consumption and emissions in order to become a member of the

Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership, Dunn said.

Unlike many businesses, Bolt Express has managed to grow even through the economic downturn; the company has hired 15-20 people this year with plans to hire more, Dunn said.

Bolt Express is part of a nationwide alliance of expedite companies, which can partner when needed to increase their overall range of services.

Bolt Express has been recognized four of the past five years for the highest revenue growth in the alliance.

Dunn attributes the company’s success to experienced and innovative employees, flexible and ef-

fective technology and a focus on customer service.

“Our quality, people and technology has allowed us to be a onecall solution for all modes of service,” Dunn wrote in an e-mail to Toledo Free Press. Great leadership is another major factor, Dunn said.

“It’s the same business plan Ben has had since the inception – strong leadership and a culture of hardworking people,” Dunn said.

Formed in Toledo in 2001, Bolt Express built its current corporate headquarters, at 2000 Cassandra Road, in 2005. Quickly outgrowing the new facility, the company built an addition that more than doubled its size in 2008.

— Sarah Ottney

North Design is local ‘success-maker’ After starting his career at an advertising agency that helped Atlanta win the 1996 Olympic bid, David Woodward, president and creative director of North Design, decided to return to his hometown of Toledo.

This move and subsequent start-up of North Design earned him a nomination for the Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame.

“David’s agency is sought out globally for their work and is known as a success-maker. He is a young energetic creative that could choose anywhere to be an entrepreneur, but he chose Toledo. And as a Toledoan, I’m happy he did,” wrote Carla Firestone Nowak, director of communications at the ToledoLucas County Port Authority, in

her nomination of Woodward.

Woodward received the Business Excellence Award.

“It’s pretty exciting to win this award. I started North Design in 2006, and for me to see the success of our company and its growth in business, validates the job that we do,” Woodward said.

North Design is a branding and marketing firm that has two main sets of clients: traditional corporations and sports-related clientele.

With sports, the company has worked to help cities around the world win bids to host the Olympic Games, as well as the FIFA World Cup. The company recently worked on a campaign that helped Sochi, Russia, win the 2014 Winter Olympics. It worked

on Chicago’s attempt at hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics and is working on a 2018-2022 FIFA World Cup bid for Russia, Woodward said.

North Design is also a full-service agency that works with a company to help shape and brand it to what it wants to be, Woodward said. The company then works in different communication channels to get the company’s message out into the marketplace, he said.

Woodward attended Bowsher High School and graduated from Miami University of Ohio. He worked in a large firm in Atlanta until moving back to Toledo in 2002.

North Design has eight employees at its offices in Downtown Toledo.

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Ground Penetrating Radar Systems has ‘national footprint’ Matt Aston was the sole employee of Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS) when he founded the company in 2001 in Toledo.

Aston now commands a staff of 27 in 19 cities across the U.S. GPRS has worked on some of the biggest construction projects in the country, including the Trump Tower in Chicago, Yankee Stadium in New York City and several Washington, D.C., locations, including the Capitol building, the Pentagon and the FBI building.

GPRS will be added to the 2010 Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame and awarded the Business Excellence Award.

“I don’t view that as a ‘me’ thing, that’s a ‘we’ thing, the company. That’s a company award. There’s no way we’d receive an honor like that unless ev-

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eryone’s committed to doing the best we possibly can,” Aston said.

Equipment used by GPRS creates a surface-level diagram of what lies underground, allowing construc-

tion workers to safely work around structurally important areas and preserve rebar.

“What we really offer is a safety type service. So if they’re going to

drill holes, they know exactly where they can drill safely to preserve the integrity of the building,” Aston said. “Whatever the fee may be on the job, the benefit far outweighs the cost of the service.”

GPRS is assisting on a wind turbine project in Western Oklahoma in conjunction with Minnesota-based Blattner Energy.

The energy generated from each wind turbine has to be transferred to a building, which requires a trench 5 feet wide by 5 feet deep to hold the collection lines, Aston said. This 68mile trench spans valuable parts of the infrastructure.

“What I’m most proud of is the fact that we’ve been able to establish a national footprint,” Aston said.

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Owens offering state’s first commercial photo tech degree

By Hannah Nusser

Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

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Students at Owens Community College now have an opportunity to expand their creative horizons with Northwest Ohio’s first commercial photography technology degree program.

Beginning this fall, the two-year associate degree combines photography and business classes to give students the skills to succeed in the

commercial photography industry.

With a commercial photography technology degree, students will be qualified for positions as photographers, photographer’s assistants, photo technicians, wedding and event photographers and jobs in advertising. While students will be equipped to work for large corporations after graduation, the opportunity to own their own business draws many students to the idea of commercial photography, said Ruth Foote, photography pro-

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gree increased in recent years.

Enrollment in the first semester is about 150 students, Foote said, and is expected to steadily increase.

The facilities at Owens made for a seamless transition into the new program, said Doug Mead, Owens’ Chairman of fine and performing arts. There are labs dedicated solely to commercial photography purposes, including Mac computer labs for digital work, darkrooms for developing film and a large portrait studio laboratory.

Networking is an important part of a student’s initial success in the commercial photography industry, Foote said.

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Mead said Owens Community College’s wide student demographic makes it a great place for students to pursue degrees in the arts.

“It breathes a little bit more life into the class when you have that kind of diversity,” Mead said. “It’s more handson and there’s more of an opportunity for expression.”

Foote said the new Owens degree is sure to benefit any student with a creative spark and love for taking photos.

“It’s created for someone who has a passion for photography,” Foote said. “Whether it’s a new passion or whether it’s been a hobby they’ve pursued, it’s for someone who is also able to work independently and be self-motivated.”

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“With the independence that [the degree] has to offer, in this field at this time, many people have the opportunity to kind of hang their own shingle,” she said. “It’s kind of nice for some to be able to work independently and … set their own criteria, set their own hours and have that creative outlet.”

Foote said the program could also benefit adults and retirees who have dabbled in photography as a hobby but want to get more serious and earn a degree quickly.

“There’s so many different ways you can apply those skills,” Foote said.

“We’ve met the needs of several adult students who have wanted to pursue another career.”

The constantly changing photography field allows students to develop specialized skills to find their place in the industry. Foote said she recommends a commercial photography degree to “someone who’s interested in the excitement of the constant learning curve.”

“It’s opened up a lot of niche opportunities for folks and that’s one of the real interesting and exciting things about this field,” Foote said. “And in a creative industry it’s always about coming up with new ideas.”

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BGSU same-sex benefits are ‘welcome and needed’ has been largely positive, faculty and staff members say.

The Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its Oct. 1 meeting to extend the benefits starting Jan. 1. In addition, children and same-sex domestic partners will have access to the same educational fee waiver, sick leave and

By Sarah Ottney

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

The campus reaction to Bowling Green State University’s decision to extend health care benefits to samesex partners of university employees

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family medical leave as do employee spouses and dependent children.

Rebecca Ferguson, vice president for human resources, said the move brings BGSU in line with most other four-year public universities in Ohio, including the University of Toledo.

Board meetings are typically not

well-attended, but two full rows of people came to the Oct. 1 meeting to support the passage of the same-sex benefits measure, Ferguson said.

“People feel good about it,” Ferguson said. “We have a phenomenal new board chair who asked if there was anything the campus was asking for, and he said ‘OK, let’s figure out how to get it done’.”

Annie Russell, coordinator of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Programs and Services in BGSU’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, agreed the change was welcome and needed.

“BGSU has taken a huge step forward in valuing all faculty and staff and their talents,” Russell wrote in an e-mail to Toledo Free Press. “We are no longer restricting ourselves in terms of hiring quality employees and we are opening ourselves up as a welcoming and friendly institution. I applaud this monumental move toward

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Economist reviews progress of recovery

By Duane Ramsey

TOLEDO FREE PRESS SENIOR BUSINESS WRITER dramsey@toledofreepress.com

Ken Mayland, a leading economic forecaster, discussed the outlook for continued economic growth in his presentation, “The Outlook for 2011: Can a Recovery be Sustained,” at KeyBank’s economic update Oct. 26 at the Toledo Club.

“The economy wants to expand MAYLAND but something must be holding back the economy.

Here’s what helped slow down the recovery,” Mayland said.

Mayland said lackluster consumer spending growth, lack of a housing rebound, big declines in nonresidential construction, loss of potential to foreign producers and reductions of state and local government spending are all factors that

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held back recovery of the economy.

Consumer spending has grown since 2009, but went down in May and June. It is still on a recovery track with growth in the past three months. Consumers are re-leveraging by paying down installment credit and overall debt, Mayland said.

Capital spending on nonresidential structures was down 25 percent then 20 percent and now 15 percent, so things are getting better. Capital spending on equipment and software is up 15.8 percent, while inventory is rebuilding by a modest growth of 1.8 percent.

Mayland examined the 12-month sales and inventory growth in the manufacturing sector.

When business sales growth is greater than inventory growth, that’s when the economy improves. That transition occurred in September and should continue through the end of 2010, he said.

State and local government spending is down 1.5 percent, a noteworthy decline, but “the revenues are

starting to come back. Here in Ohio, we’re seeing increased revenues and they’re going to need to spend them,” Mayland said.

While exports grew by 14 percent, imports increased 17.2 percent in volume during the past year, which is lost potential of production for the economy here, he added.

“The resistance to economic growth has diminished with these factors. Some of the headwinds against the economy should diminish while others will turn into tailwinds,” Mayland said.

“We had GDP growth without job growth but it did not stop the economy from growing in the past year. If we continue to see incremental increases in the GDP, we’ll start to generate a significant number of jobs.

“Fiscal drag, especially the federal deficit and debt, will weigh heavily on economic growth. We’ll see a modest growth of 2.5 percent in 2011 with little progress in reducing the unemployment rate,” he said.

Potential federal tax increases loom with the sunset of the Bush tax

cuts Dec. 31. The U.S.. could see a marginal increase in the tax rate from 35 to 39.6 percent, he said.

“This is a powerful force on the economy. Congress may decide to mitigate this tax impact, but this problem is not going away. You can’t tax your way out of this problem,” Mayland said.

The November elections are another answer to the headwinds against the economy with a potential change in power. Political reports predict a 90 percent chance for change of power in the House with only a 20 percent chance in the Senate, based on the number of seats available in each.

“Things that hurt the economy are starting to turn. Banking and manufacturing are rebounding, while exports and farming are doing well. Ohio is starting to see some job growth. We’ll get our share of recovery in Ohio.”

Since July, reports have shown an easing of underwriting standards in commercial bank lending practices.

“I believe this is a sea change for the

economy,” Mayland said.

“The worst is way behind us. Capital and earnings have returned for banks,” said James Hoffman, district president of KeyBank in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.

Hoffman reported that KeyCorp returned to profitability in the second quarter of 2010 and reported a profit of $178 million, or 19 cents a share in the third quarter.

He predicts banks will get back to lending money. Business loans won’t see growth until the economy recovers more, but interest rates are expected to remain low so consumer lending will continue to grow.

KeyBank is one of the leading lenders of small business loans, ranking as the 12th largest SBA lender in the U.S., according to Hoffman.

Mayland is president of his firm, Clear View Economics, which specializes in economic research and forecasting. He has spent 35 years studying the business cycle and providing economic analysis for a variety of clients, including KeyBank.

Market to Dems: ‘You’re fired!’

ately, the market has continued its strong performance, closing in on highs not seen since spring. Many investors and commentators have claimed that this has resulted from the market’s growing consensus on the Nov. 2 election.

The truth is that the market has been doing well lately not in anticipation of recent earnings reports — which have been very positive — Election Day. Not that these different factors haven’t benefited the market. In fact, these are the reasons why the market put in several relative bottoms four to five months ago before rallying back to previous highs.

Many investors with formal training in finance will recognize this concept, as the stock market is said to be a leading indicator of economic activity.

That is to say that it anticipates developments as opposed to reacting to them. This is why we continually preach that investors can’t make money from what has already hap-

become more favorable. pened, only by anticipating how The fact remains that even if the future will unfold. gridlock results after the election, According to this well-docuthere is still uncertainty of exactly mented theory, it is safe to assume what that gridlock will look like. that the market was fairly certain of For example, though the creation the outcome of the Nov. 2 election of new spending bills may cease, several months ago, and how right should Democrats lose the House, it was. It is for this reason that the corporations still don’t know market resumed its upward trend whether health care reform will months ago, as it began to anticipate the gridlock that would result Dock David TREECE withstand judicial scrutiny, or if Republicans can find a way to kill in Washington from the likely outthe bill through lack of funding. come of Election Day. Now, several months after the stock market In a somewhat strange phenomenon, anticipation of gridlock has been limited to the market ended a short-term correction and turned as a whole; few cases can be found in the actions back up, the economy appears to be reof individual companies. For the most part cor- suming its recovery as corporate earnings porations are waiting for gridlock to be assured. surprise investors the world over. This isn’t This is why they haven’t been hiring or beginning to say that all is right with the economy. This any substantial expansion projects. Corporations is far from true. There remain, for example, have, however, built up large cash positions, be- numerous problems which banks need to coming poised to act should political conditions work through, illustrated plainly by recent

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What makes this truly interesting is the confluence of factors dictating the market’s behavior.

For example, recent earnings reports are interesting in and of themselves, but even more so when coming just shy of election season as certainty continues to grow that the Democrats will lose the House, if not the Senate as well.

The question now facing financial markets, one which is being constantly settled by consensus, is what course of action will be taken by the new Congress beginning in January.

Dock David Treece is a discretionary money manager with Treece Investment Advisory Corp. and a stockbroker licensed with FINRA. He works for Treece Financial Services Corp. and also serves as editor of the financial news site Green Faucet. The above information is the express opinion of Dock David Treece and should not be construed as investment advice or used without outside verification.

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Four scary retirement mistakes

he first wave of baby boomers will soon start turning 65.

For many baby boomers, the thought of retirement is here. Imagine all of the fun in store — turning off the alarm clock and sleeping in, getting up and being on your own schedule; getting to spend time with grandchildren and other family members can now be something there is time for.

Although many people look forward to these days, still the thought of retirement can be scary. Reduce your worries by avoiding these scary retirement mistakes.

Unexpected health care costs

We do a lot of public speaking locally and nationally, talking on the topics of how to manage money, protect assets and plan an estate. Of-

tentimes when we are speaking to a group of boomers or retirees, we ask people to raise their hands if thet have long-term care insurance. Usually it is less than 10 percent of the room.

Yet an unexpected Mark health care crisis can easily wipe a Nolan family out. Also, when we talk with many retirees we hear them say their health insurance is covered by their company for their lifetime. In reality, in most of these cases, health insurance in retirement time is a luxury, not an obligation. So be prepared to have plenty of money

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Too much debt

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Just this week, we met with a couple in CLAIR their late 50s. They came in to talk about BAKER being in a position to retire if the union contract deal didn’t go the way they wanted. It is not normal to see people in their late 50s retiring. The common theme among those who do is they are almost always debt-free. If all of those outgoing debt expenses are eliminated, there should be more

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Loaning money to family

At retirement, people are often in control of the biggest amount of money in their lifetime. This is because a retiree now has access to their 401(k), possibly a lump sum pension and many other investments. Children may sometimes ask their parents for a loan. That loan could be to start or support a business, it could be to cover a job loss or a variety of other reasons.

Loaning money can not only be dangerous to a retiree’s own financial future, it can create unhealthy relationships. If the loan doesn’t work out, it can quickly ruin a family. We believe in helping family when they need a hand to get back on their feet, but only if you can afford it. Instead of loaning money, if you have the financial resources give the money as a gift. If you can afford to give the money away, that’s great. If

not, a loan can be dangerous.

Forgetting Plan B

Shift the mindset and have a Plan B. For years and years the plan has been saving and growing the nest egg.

Retirees should consider shifting their mindset to a distribution mode. No longer will retirees be putting money each and every paycheck into their retirement savings.

Instead, they now will be relying on those retirement savings to fund their income needs. Plan B involves looking at retirement money differently and having a backup plan in place.

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Area teams on the cusp of state football playoffs

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t seems like just yesterday we were kicking off the 2010 high school football season. Believe it or not, the regular season comes to an end Oct. 29. As always, there are several teams that have already clinched a playoff spot, some who control their own destiny to get in and some that have to both win and get some help to qualify for the playoffs. If history is any indicator, the final week of the regular season of 2010 should provide a lot of good football and some surprising finishes. Here is how our local teams break down in the state playoff chase.

Clinched playoff spot:

Division I: Whitmer, Southview Division II: Central Catholic Division III: Tiffin Columbian, Clyde Division IV: Genoa Division V: Archbold, Patrick Henry Division VI: Defiance Tinora

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These teams were the best of the best in their regions this season. Whitmer is in position to be seeded first in the region with Southview close behind. Tiffin Columbian has rebounded nicely from a Week 1 loss to Whitmer to claim the top spot in their region.

Win and they’re in:

Division I: Fremont Ross, St. John’s Jesuit Division II: Maumee Division III: Oak Harbor Division V: Liberty-Benton Division VI: Toledo Christian, Mohawk Fremont Ross should qualify, SCHMIDBAUER but St. John’s needs a win versus Central Catholic on Oct. 29 to qualify for a playoff spot. Toledo Christian’s big win against Northwood on Oct. 22 catapulted the Eagles into an all but assured playoff spot. Liberty-Benton benefited from the win as well, because if it wins,

the team will leapfrog the Northwood Rangers for the final playoff spot in region 18.

Win and need some help:

Division V: Northwood, Milan Edison Division VI: Fremont St. Joseph’s Central Catholic, Edon The scenario Northwood players find themselves in is: beat Cardinal Stritch on Oct. 29, combined with a loss by Liberty-Benton, and they stay alive. The same goes for the other teams listed above. Fremont SJCC needs a win against Seneca East to hold on to the eighth seed in Region 22,while the Edon Bombers need a win against West Unity Hilltop and a loss by Fremont SJCC to sneak into the playoffs.

Win and need a lot of help:

Division I: Perrysburg Division III: Rogers Division IV: Port Clinton All three of these teams’ playoff hopes are on life

support. The Yellow Jackets need to beat Maumee on Oct. 29 and pray that four teams in front of them lose to claim the final spot in Region 2. DerJuan “PeeWee” Gambrell has rejoined Rogers after a knee injury kept him out for most of the season, but it might be too little too late for the Rams. The Rams play Scott whose record is 1-8 and won’t provide many computer points. Plus, the Rams will need to jump past four teams to sneak into the playoffs. If you think Rogers’ situation is bleak, Port Clinton’s is bleaker. The Redskins need to beat Huron and then magically blow past six other teams to make it to the playoffs. I suppose miracles can always happen.

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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espite having already equaled its win total from last season, being tied for first place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference with rival Northern Illinois after a 4-0 start in conference play, off to its best start since 2005 and one win away from bowl eligibility, the Rockets were adamant Oct. 25 that there is still much more work that needs to be done.

“We haven’t proven anything yet,” said Toledo head coach Tim Beckman said. “It’s about winning championships. We haven’t done that yet. We’re undefeated [in conference play], and we’re in the process of trying to reach that ultimate goal of being a champ, but the great ones know how to do that and learn how to do that.”

Toledo (5-3, 4-0 MAC) will travel to Ypsilanti, Mich., on Oct. 30 to take on Eastern Michigan. While it’s true that the Eagles team (1-7, 1-3 MAC) is one

of the three worst teams in the MAC, it’s Arizona, and Toledo has certainly also true that the Eagles players are more shown that it is a resilient team, dedangerous than their record indicates. spite the young bunch.

Part of that resiliency has to do Eastern Michigan snapped an 18-game losing streak Oct. 16 in its 41-38 over- with the leadership and play that has come from the time win at Ball State, a few seniors featured game in which the Eagles in the Rockets’ roster, battled back from a 21-0 one of whom is corhole. On Oct. 23 at Virnerback Desmond ginia, Eastern Michigan Marrow. Marrow leads trailed just 17-14 at the the team with eight half before falling 48-21 passes deflected and to the Cavaliers. five pass breakups, The Rockets have is tied for first with a battled back from team-high three interfirst quarter deficits Mike BAUMAN ceptions and is fifth in at home the past two tackles with 44. The weeks to be victorious.

Couple that with the fact that the Youngstown native — whose interteam came out of the first six weeks ception on the final play at the Oct. of its schedule with a 3-3 record 23 contest sealed Toledo’s fourthwhen four of those six contests were straight MAC win — credits that reon the road and included games siliency to the closeness and chemagainst No. 2 Boise State and No. 15 istry of this year’s team.

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Unlike many of his teammates, Marrow is one of those Rockets who endured four-straight losing seasons, only tasting victory 18 times from 2006 to 2009, battling through several of his own injuries along the way just to get to this point. Even though Marrow is happy to finally experience what it’s like to have some success, the past is a constant reminder of how things could play out if Toledo loses its focus.

“Right now we’re 5-3, and I believe last year, we were 5-7,” Marrow

said. “I was just telling the younger guys that we’re so used to not winning that when we start to win, we kind of have to be even. We can’t get too high or get too low on it because we could easily end up 5-7 from this point right here.

“We really haven’t accomplished anything yet. We’ve got to beat Eastern [Michigan] and just keep it going.”

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The study of the data generated at the anakian, national sales manager for First Solar. The company also pro- site will be conducted by the computer vided solar panels for the largest science and electrical engineering desolar installation in North America, partments at UT, according to Richard located outside Sarnia, Ontario, and Martinko, director of the UT Transporfor the largest one in Ohio located tation Center. The study is scheduled for completion in March 2012. in Wyandot County.

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Toledo led the rail passenger increase in Ohio where the demand for passenger rail transportation grew with 14 percent more people riding Amtrak trains in fiscal year 2010.

The biggest ridership gain was in Toledo where 65,667 passengers got on or off Amtrak trains at the historic Union Station, which represented a 21 percent increase over the previous year.

The increase of more than 18,500 passengers in Ohio helped Amtrak set a new annual ridership record of 28.7 million passengers for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Amtrak reported national ridership increased by 37 percent in 2010.

Nearly 147,000 passengers boarded trains in Ohio during fiscal year 2010 compared to 128,174 passengers in 2009. Ridership increased 12 percent in Cleveland to 44,075 passengers in 2010.

Toledo is one of the busiest passenger stops in Ohio, according to a news release for Amtrak.

A significant number of the 65,667 passengers from Toledo traveled to Chicago, an important destination for Amtrak. It offers two trains daily each way between Toledo and Chicago with rates ranging from $35 to $68 for oneway adult coach tickets.

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When Paul O’Neill pitched TransSiberian Orchestra to Atlantic Records, he envisioned a prog-rock band that would create six rock operas and record a couple regular discs. And, oh yeah, he mentioned a Christmas trilogy.

“I’m very influenced by Charles Dickens, who wrote about subjects that were larger than life but in a way that everybody could identify with them,” the composer and producer said. “He wrote five books about Christmas.

And when a British reporter asked him why five books about Christmas, he said Christmas is too large a subject to take on in one book.”

Growing up in New York City, O’Neill became fascinated by the holiday.

“There’s something about this day that not only fixes how people treat each other on the most intimate and individual levels, but the way nations treat each other,” he said. “So I decided to do three rock operas, the first about how the holiday has the same effect on people all around the world, the second about how it’s been doing this for centuries and the third is how it allows you to undo mistakes that you never thought you could undo.”

Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s debut, “Christmas Eve and Other Stories,” came out in 1996. Once “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24” hit the airwaves, the orchestra became a holiday favorite.

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“A friend said to me, ‘Paul, you’ve lucked into a Tchaikovsky.’ I knew what he meant by that. Tchaikovsky always thought ‘The Nutcracker’ was another ballet like ‘Swan Lake’ or ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ but ‘The Nutcracker’ became so interwoven with the holiday,” O’Neill said during a call from his home in the Big Apple.

“When you’re writing something for Christmas, you’re competing

with the best of the last 2,000 years and you’re literally competing with Tchaikovsky, Dickens, Frank Capra,” he said. “Also, you’re competing with music that has to get past the ultimate critic, the only critic you can’t fool, which is time. Because each generation will only pass on the very best. …

[The Christmas trilogy] ended up just taking on a life of its own.”

That life includes jaw-dropping shows with lasers and pyrotechnics that have become a seasonal tradition.

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tour to meet demand; more than 200 band and crew members make the magic happen at each stop.

“It’s our job to make the albums great, make the shows great and make the shows affordable,” O’Neill said.

Prepare to be dazzled.

“I’m just finishing one song and it’s got like 3,200 lighting cues in 60 seconds,” he said.

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out, we’ll do a 90-degree turn at 150 miles per hour,” O’Neill said.

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In addition to the holiday fare, fans can expect to hear music from the group’s 2009 CD, “Night Castle,” and the forthcoming “Romanov — When Kings Must Whisper.”

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Thompson: ‘It’s all about the live show and the T-shirt’

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Named as one of the top 20 guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone, Richard Thompson has flown under the radar since his 1967 school band beginnings in London and U.S. debut in the early 1970s. After a brief recording career with his former wife Linda, Thompson went solo. His technical skills with acoustic and electric guitars have fueled his extensive songwriting. Many artists, including Bonnie Raitt, David Byrne and Elvis Costello, have recorded his work.

Thompson’s newest album, “Dream Attic,” is a compilation of songs he wrote in a three-month period and recorded from his live shows.

He will play at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor on Nov. 2.

During an interview with Toledo Free Press, Thompson reflected on his career, his new album and the changing music scene.

TFP: If music is a sign of the times, how has your music changed? What preoccupies your writing now?

Thompson: I think you get a more mature viewpoint as you get older. I

look back at stuff I wrote when I was a teenager and I think it was naïve.

I think there’s a certain imagery when you’re younger, that youthful output, a kind of charm or a quality that doesn’t come back. I think you have to try to find that place within yourself over and over again: That innocence, wonder of the world and the ability to see things in a new way.

I wouldn’t say I’ve succeeded in that but it’s a challenge. As you get older your viewpoint changes, but in terms of subject matter, I think you’re writing about the same stuff.

TFP: How would you categorize the inspiration for your new album, “Dream Attic?”

Thompson: I wrote those songs in a fairly short space of time. I seemed to be on a roll, but they’re all over the place. If you write something within a certain period because your mind’s in a certain place, there are certain threads that run together. I think it hangs very well together as a record.

TFP: If you could pick, would you rather have a small, intimate venue or a big concert?

Thompson: It’s nice to have a variety. It’s nice to play a little club sometimes, or a festival with 2,000 people

or a concert with 100,000 people. Variety is the spice of life as they say.

TFP: Has playing with a band pushed your music forward?

Thompson: Some of the guys are new this year. It’s nice to have a kind of mix, I think. It’s inspirational and challenging to work with new people.

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I produce the records and license them to smaller labels. I really do have control over my own output.

Before the year 2000, I owned zero of my own work.

TFP: Are you happy with your career as it is now?

Thompson: I’m not ever happy.

I’m nearly happy ... I think because you have tools like the Internet, it is possible to have a career. We’re using these different means of [getting] music to people. There are other possibilities for people to hear your music, reach your audience. If you’re an accomplished artist — I’m flattering myself to put me in that category — it’s good ... If you’re a young artist, it’s tougher to break into the music business.

TFP: Would you say you’re a session artist at heart or would you rather play shows?

Thompson: Live shows. I think that’s always been the focus of what I do, recording has always been secondary. Everyone’s having to move to that style of career. Playing live has to be the focus now. It’s all about the live show and the T-shirt, really.

TFP: What’s the most rewarding part to you?

Thompson: Playing live and writing as well. I’ve had a lot of time.

TFP: What does your future hold?

Thompson: As long as I’m physically able to tour, it’s my favorite thing to do, as long as I can. Absolutely. It’s not a job you retire from, really, but you have to.

TFP: What’s your favorite album or part of your career?

Thompson: Probably the one after this. In my dreams it’s the best one.

The Richard Thompson Band will play 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, presented by The Ark. Thompson is touring with Pete Zorn, Michael Jerome, Taras Prodaniuk and Joel Zifkin. Tickets are available at the Michigan Union Ticket Office and at all TicketMaster outlets.

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