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Opinion

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

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Endorsements

oledo Free Press endorses the following candidates: For state representative in District 47, we endorse incumbent Barbara Sears over Jeff Bunck. Sears has been dedicated to fiscal responsibility, supports business-friendly legislation and provides information to constituents on a regular basis. Sears is a conservative, but she is moderate and she deserves another term in office. Her endorsements include the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio National Federation of Independent Business.

For state representative in District 46, Republican Dave Kissinger’s emphasis on economic development catches our attention, but he has not made a strong enough case to unseat incumbent Matt Szollosi. Szollosi has reportedly started a quiet drive to run for mayor of Toledo in 2013, a factor voters might want to keep in mind as they choose who will serve the district.

Michael Ashford is running unopposed for state representative in District 44; more disappointingly, Teresa Fedor is running unopposed for state representative in District 45. This is one of the reasons people become apathetic about elections, when there are no opponents or opponents who stand no chance of winning. It is, however, one of the reasons why we have to vote.

Thomas F. Pounds The respective political machines want us to stay home so that their choices face no real challenge.

Like many people, we believe the region would benefit from a representative reboot in the newly configured Congressional District 9, but the lack of fervor in Samuel Wurzelbacher’s campaign against Rep. Marcy Kaptur disappointed us and did not convince us that he will be the one to replace the long-serving Kaptur.

In District 5, we endorse incumbent Republican Bob Latta, but offer respect to the strong Michael S. miller campaign run by Democrat Angela Zimmann.

The divisive race for U.S. Senator between Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Josh Mandel has not put either man in a good light. Brown is nothing resembling a centrist, and Mandel’s inaccessibility and his defense of what one of his ads describes as “normal” marriage do not speak well for him. We endorse the third choice, nonparty candidate Scott Rupert, who may not have a high profile but who offers intelligent and clear ideas. What a wonderful comment it would be for voters to eschew the nastiness of Brown and Mandel and give Rupert a chance.

We expect Lucas County Treasurer Wade Kapszukiewicz to prevail over Republican Norm Witzler, but an expectation is not an endorsement.

Another place needing change is the Lucas County Commissioners Office.

While we do not see a change coming this year, it certainly does not hurt incumbents Pete Gerken (facing John Marshall) and Tina Skeldon Wozniak (facing Brent McCormack and Kevin Haddad) to have opposition and be reminded that political offices are not meant to be permanent positions.

We also remind voters that in the Lucas County Recorder race, George Sarantou is the clear choice over Phil Copeland. Sarantou has the experience, vision and understanding to continue the solid work of Jeanine Perry.

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

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LIGHTING THE FUSE

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The Halo Effect

alking may be one of the more underrated and Third Field, scurrying up and down sidewalks and keeping least glamorized forms of exercise, but there are Downtown’s heartbeat steady.

On bad weather days, I hike a path at a local mall, many songs devoted to it.

Johnny Cash gave us “Walk the Line.” Dionne Warwick weaving around shoppers and trying to keep pace with the advised us to “Walk On By.” Nancy Sinatra said, “These walking seniors.

One phenomenon accompanying barBoots Are Made for Walkin’.” iatric surgery is “The Halo Effect.” This is a There are dozens more*, including songs ring of influence that sees people around the about walking that do not use the word in the patient becoming more aware of their own title. The one-hit wonders The Proclaimers, health and taking positive action. This has in “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” testified they been gratifyingly true in my heightened case; would walk 500 miles for their girl; the Bee as I have made this journey a public story, Gees bragged about their walking prowess I have heard from hundreds of people who in “Stayin’ Alive”; and Green Day, in “Bouhave had the surgery, are contemplating the levard of Broken Dreams,” wails, “I walk surgery or have someone in their lives who alone, I walk alone.” might need to explore the possibility. Reader That’s one song I don’t sing much these days, as while I am walking more than at any Michael S. miller support has been comforting and terrific, but I owe even more gratitude to the friends and time in my adult life, I am rarely by myself.

Since Sept. 1, as part of a major lifestyle change that in- family who have supported me in ways great and small, from cluded bariatric sleeve surgery on Sept. 18, I have walked checking in through texts and Facebook to actively walking every day, at least one mile but up to as many as four. I with me. I will make the effort with or without a walking started at 380 pounds; as of this writing, I am just under 298 partner, but it does make it easier and seem to go faster while pounds, so I have left a lot of excess weight on the sidewalks talking to someone, and my pace is usually more intense.

I knew when I started on this path that the journey and walking paths of my journey.

From the beginning, when I started talking about the would last forever. Knowing there are people walking bedecision with my primary care physician, or doctor, as I side me makes it more enjoyable and fun. At 82 pounds call him, I have been told and retold that exercise is the down, I am halfway to my goal. With my family, friends and key to weight loss, in conjunction of course with watching “The Halo Effect,” I have faith that goal is not only attainwhat you eat. Since I have been living for two months on able, it is sustainable.

As I hum to my diminishing belly as I circle the blocks, liquid medical protein with the slow reintroduction of food through such mushy treats as sugar-free applesauce, “Because you’re mine, I walk the line.” O low-fat cottage cheese and baby food, the eating side is under control. Post-surgery, I have about 15 percent of my Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com. original stomach left, so there is no real choice.

The baby food weeks were particularly challenging. I *The Walking Top 40 includes “Walking on Sunshine” by would stand in front of the shelves at Meijer, considering jars of brightly colored Gerber products like a sommelier studying Katrina and the Waves, “Walk on Water” by Eddie Money, a collection of fine wine. I would choose a jar, hold it up to the “Walk on the Wild Side” by Lou Reed, “Jesus Walks” by Kanye light and read the label, considering the color, consistency and West, “Walking on the Sun” by Smash Mouth, “Walk This Way” ingredients. I do not recommend the herb chicken, but the by Aerosmith (with Run-DMC if you went to high school in the ’80s), “Walking on a Thin Line” by Huey Lewis and The lasagna was palatable, as were most of the vegetable flavors.

When I first started walking, even a few blocks would News, “Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohn, “Walking on have me hobbling like an old dray horse trying to navigate Broken Glass” by Annie Lennox, “Walk the Dinosaur” by a road filled with nails, broken glass and land mines. But Was (Not Was), “Walk of Life” by Dire Straits and “Walk with the proper shoes and an attitude blending equal parts Like a Man” as suggested by The Four Seasons and Bruce Springsteen. You can be “Walking to New Orleans” with Fats determination and resignation, each day got better.

I bought an inexpensive pedometer and marked off Domino (who also offered “I’m Walkin’” and “I Want to Walk paths of one, two and three miles around my neighborhood you Home”), “Walking on the Moon” or “Walking in Your at home and around the Downtown offices of Toledo Free Footsteps” with The Police, “Walk Like an Egyptian” with Press. I have met more neighbors and seen more of my town The Bangles, “Walk Hard” with Dewey Cox and go “Walkin’ in eight weeks than I had in ten years. At home, my wife, After Midnight” with Patsy Cline. Roy Orbison, U2 and Neil two young sons and our little dog, too, all march along, en- Young all urged us to “Walk On.” Matt Monro, Kelly Clarkson joying the weather when it allows. Downtown, there is an and Five Finger Death Punch all suggested we “Walk Away.” endless stream of people to watch and traffic to dodge. I A number of sentimental fellows, from Elvis Presley to Jerry see people entering and leaving The Swamp Shop at Fifth Lewis, offer solace that “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”

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THE HOT CORNER: Dear VOter ...

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

DON LEE

The choice: Obama

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ere is my last appeal before stead of pulling the ads.

If you’re a woman, you should be the election, my appeal for sanity and for the best inter- really concerned. To get the backing ests of our country. Our country has of the more extreme elements of never faced a more divergent choice his party, Romney has adopted the policies of the most radical old white between two paths than it faces now. men who profess to On one hand, we know what’s better for have President Barack you than you do.

Obama, who I believe If Romney is so has done a credible wonderful, why did job under as extenuThe Boston Globe, the ating circumstances paper of record in Masas have faced a presisachusetts where he dent in our lifetime, was governor, and the and on the other, Salt Lake Tribune, the Mitt Romney, a man Mormon-owned paper backed by incredibly of record in Utah, both rich and powerful in- Don BURNARD endorse Obama? terests, who will do or Obama, on the other hand, say anything to become president.

The interests backing him are has accomplished more in four spending hundreds of millions of dol- years than Bush accomplished in lars to further their interests, not ours. eight years for the good of working Twenty years ago, any candidate of Americans and the middle class. Fieither party who said the things that nancial recessions take longer to reRomney has said, as well as refused to cover from than normal recessions, say, would have never been seriously and this one was a doozy. Despite considered to become the most pow- getting no help from the scorchedearth policies of the GOP legislators, erful man in the world.

Romney, his running mate Paul Obama has managed to create 5.2 Ryan and the shadowy groups hoping million new jobs, shrink the size of to hijack the government have shown the federal government, reduce the no hesitation to rewrite history, twist deficit by $2 trillion and get health or ignore facts and lie to reach their care reform enacted that will proends. Romney has changed positions vide health care for tens of millions so many times on so many subjects, more people, help small businesses it’s hard to believe he has any true provide affordable care to their embeliefs. He makes up things Obama ployees, get rid of bias against presupposedly said, like how Obama existing conditions, allow kids to promised to create 9 million jobs with stay on their parents’ insurance until his stimulus. Fact-checkers have never age 26 and will not take $716 million been able to find any such statement. from Medicare.

Obama got significant Wall The closest they could come was when Obama was a candidate and Street reforms passed. He saved the promised to create 2.5 million jobs by auto industry and got the loans paid back with interest. He got the Lilly 2011, which in fact, he exceeded.

Romney claims Obama has dou- Ledbetter reforms instituted for bled the deficit with four straight equal pay for women, got Osama bin years of $1 trillion deficits. But the Laden, ended the war in Iraq, has 2009 deficit of $1.2 trillion dollars instituted an end to the war in Afwas George W. Bush’s last budget, ghanistan, got Moammar Gadhafi not Obama’s first budget. In fact, out with no troops, repealed “don’t spending growth under Obama is at ask, don’t tell,” got the BP oil spill cleaned up with no taxpayer money, the lowest rate in 60 years.

One lie that is on every other unified the world against Iran with commercial on every channel is crippling sanctions and saved the that Jeep is moving its production global economy from collapse.

With the GOP support he got, this to China. This ad was specifically made for the Toledo area, to try was like having one hand tied behind to scare voters into thinking that his back. If you want to see the differRomney will prevent that from ence, watch the news. New Jersey Gov. happening. The head of Chrys- Chris Christie is extolling the virtues of ler’s American operations issued a the president’s response to Hurricane statement that completely refuted Sandy. Romney is collecting canned that notion. Instead of “My bad” goods on the campaign trail while preor some such statement, Romney viously promising to gut FEMA. Who’s did what he’s done throughout the in it for the right reasons?

The choice is Barack Obama. O campaign; he doubled down in-

The Libertarian perspective: Dear voter ...

By Kenneth Sharp

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Before you vote

uring the past four weeks I have demonstrated how, on major issues, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are the same. The response has been frenzied ridicule. Yet, critics cannot refute the facts, based on their own candidates’ statements. For example, in the wars on terrorism and drugs, which have killed and maimed tens of thousands of innocents and devastated communities both abroad and at home, the candidates are identical, varying slightly in degree, not policy. In both wars we have had more casualties among civilians and the innocent than among the intended targets. Both have brought this nation to the edge of economic collapse. It does not mean raising a white flag to rethink our practices. It is not weak to admit failure and fault. But, there is no point in covering well-established ground.

I have been told that it is unreasonable to vote Libertarian (or anything other than the big two). Depending on who is speaking, it is called a vote for Romney or Obama.

Mine is in fact a vote for Gary Johnson. It is far more unreasonable to vote for Romney and expect him to repeal Obamacare and not replace it with something equally oppressive and tentacled. Likewise, it is highly unreasonable to vote for Obama and expect that he will not have a kill list and include Americans under the National Defense Authorization Act. It is reasonable to vote for a candidate who has proven to uphold one’s morals and values, even when the odds of winning the election are unlikely. Last week I showed that a 5 percent vote for Johnson would end the monopoly of the two party system. There is a lot of reason and rationality in voting for that.

During the past 150 years, the Republicans and Democrats have jockeyed for power and control. During that period some good has come — the abolition of slavery, the right for women to vote, civil rights applied to minorities in a meaningful fashion — but it has come at a great cost to the major parties and thus Americans as a whole. Both parties have moved further from their core values and more toward centralized power at the top. They have moved ever closer to each other in that regard. They still speak of differences as if they still hold their original philosophies. They do not. They are concerned with power and force, the seduction of government. It is why Romney will replace and not repeal and why Obama has expanded, not ended, the Bush-era Patriot act.

Is this inevitable? Are the seduction of power and the use of force so great that good people succumb? Will all Parties eventually fall victim? I can’t answer that, but I know that the Founders were aware of this problem.

John Adams said: “There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.”

But also under our system we have the power to check them, if we let go of our fear. It is generally our fear of the freedoms of others that makes serfs of us all.

Governments, in all forms, are an evil. That does not mean they are populated by evil people; on the contrary, almost all truly feel they are doing a service. So why is government an evil? n LIBERTARIAN CONTINUES ON A5

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NOVEMBER 4, 2012 n LIBERTARIAN CONTINUED FROM A4 Whether you are a believer in a supreme being or just in natural law, you recognize that each individual is endowed with certain inalienable rights.

These rights are at times on loan to governments and then used collectively. If you are a true believer this loan of your God given power to an entity for whom God did not intend it is the first step. When those rights are retained by these outsiders it increases the evil. If you are a believer in natural law it is the same. When you loan some part of your sovereign power to others, without real power to get it back,

it goes against natural law. In both cases, when we yield sovereign power we become more childlike to their adult status in our power relations. Under the Constitution, we still retain the ability under both scenarios to take back our power, but we don’t. We fall victim to the fear each major party spreads to keep us from doing so. We avoid the stern parent.

It is up to us to keep our public servants from gorging on our collective rights under the guise of paternal care. All incumbents need to be returned to private life eventually. I think the time is now.

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CHILDREN OF LIBERTY: Dear voter ...

Time for change

By Anna and Scott Allegrini CHildren of Liberty

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e often hear about the “mess� that President Barack Obama inherited when he was elected four years ago.

Many blame George W. Bush, saying that his policies and those of Republicans caused the worst of everything, inflicting this awful state on the backs of the American citizen. Obama cannot be expected to fix the problems in four years, because of course the mess was much worse than could have been predicted. In addition, awful Republicans in Congress have done nothing to help, and have halted any conversation with the administration, especially a president who is so willing to “listen to ideas.� Obama is the victim of someone else’s mess, and his efforts should not be judged on their own merit, but rather the mess he inherited.

The victim mentality is the feather in the cap of most Democrats. They capitalize on the distress of the American who fears that his or her only grasp of the American dream, that which the government affords, will be lost if the wrong people are elected.

And, ironically, the threat on which those fears are based is that Republicans will take away those things to which they are entitled. It works in every instance, not just with economic issues, but social issues as well.

According to Vice President Joe Biden, Republicans will put black people “back in chains.� Republicans are only happy if women are denied access to mammograms, birth control, abortion and equal pay for equal work.

Certainly, Republicans don’t want kids to go to college and make themselves marketable. Besides, there aren’t any jobs anyway and the Republicans did that, too. There is a war on seniors, gay Americans, veterans, green energy, labor unions ‌ these are only a few examples, but the list of the victimized goes on and on.

Back in the 1920s, my grandfather and his family came to America from Italy and my wife’s family came from Lebanon. Their parents left those countries for a better life, not a better government. Our great-grandparents begged our grandparents to learn English, to be American. They lived through the Great Depression, after having been here only a few years, and found that even an America in depression was still America; it was about working hard to overcome. They looked to their families, their neighbors, their communities and their churches to help them through the

worst. They were the best of what the Golden Rule is all about. They never, even in the worst of economic circumstances, gave up on the American dream, knowing that with freedom they would not only overcome, but be better because of the struggle. Our families, like so many other melting-pot Americans, came to this country knowing it was exceptional! They were not victims, they were patriots invigorated by the spirit of freedom and liberty!

Our fear is that as we depend more on the government to solve our problems, we lose that American spirit.

When we delegate responsibility to take care of those in need to government bureaucrats, we lose what made us great. Once we lose that spirit, we lose our freedom.

It is our duty to fight for freedom and liberty, to fight against a government that wants to provide everything from cradle to grave. Dependency leads to slavery, and once we depend on others for our daily needs, it leads to control. This is what this election is about: starting the process of rolling back this out-of-control government, which preys on the victim mentality for its reason to intrude.

Mitt Romney said, “What makes America the greatest nation in the world is the heart of the American people: hardworking, innovative, risktaking, God-loving, family-oriented American people.� That is why we will be voting for Romney. I believe that he understands we need a course shift, and I believe his leadership can bring real hope to the people, to grasp an American dream that comes from within and not from the government.

The fact is, the “mess� that Obama inherited was not Bush’s mess. The mess was created by all of us who sat back and let the government step in without question. I, for one, will not make that mistake again, and promise, if Romney is elected, to hold him to account. This is our country, and we must fight to preserve it no matter who sits in the Oval Office. We have a choice on Nov. 6 between an America based on the dependency of the victimized and government entitlement or an America of potential and, to quote Romney, “individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution.� Now, after four years, it’s not time for moving “forward� on the current path. It is time for “change� in the direction of freedom. That same freedom sought by our Founders and our grandparents, and the very same freedom that should be guaranteed for the future of our children. O

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President Barack Obama, challenger Mitt Romney and both vice presidential candidates have made multiple appearances in Northwest Ohio.

— Toledo Free Press photos by Joseph Herr

Don’t squander Ohio’s role in the presidential election

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ere’s a prediction: Ohio might not always be a presidential swing state.

We might not always be the state to win.

One day the Buckeye State might not be worth the gazillions spent on television ads, mailings, phone calls and every-other-day visits from the candidates. Our population is declining; we are down to 18 electoral votes and the next census could take away more.

Brandi As populations shift to the Southwest and the Latino population becomes a more sought-after demographic, Ohio could lose some of its electoral prominence, according to Sam Nelson, a political science professor at the University of Toledo.

But for at least one more presidential election, maybe two, Ohio matters.

We matter a lot. And we should enjoy it.

“Every vote does count. That is for sure,” said U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio. “I know people are tired of seeing TV ads. I am, too, but we do have a great opportunity.”

It is a proud fact that Ohio has accurately picked the president for the past 12 elections; the last candidate to lose Ohio and still become president was John F. Kennedy in 1960. Also, no Republican has ever won without carrying the state. Current polls show President Barack Obama, a Democrat, with a slight edge on Republican Mitt Romney.

Before I spoke to Portman on Oct. 31, he had been campaigning in Ohio with Romney. After I spoke to him, he had plans to keep campaigning for the former Massachusetts governor.

Portman said Ohio is a classic swing state with no clear majority. Adding to Ohio’s com-

plexity is that voters are willing to change their minds, making the state’s 18 electoral votes anyone’s to win — or lose.

“We are not blue or red, which makes us a prime target in every presidential election year,” the Republican said. “It puts us in the spotlight. If you lived in Texas or New York, you would be looking at Ohio and saying, ‘I wish I could impact the election like that.’”

But many Ohioans are tired BARHITE of the onslaught. They want the ads to stop. They want the visits to end. They want the calls to cease.

So what’s the alternative?

Nelson said some states haven’t seen the candidates this entire campaign season. He has friends in other states who plan to vote, but know their votes won’t truly matter.

The professor used to be in that club. Then he moved to Ohio before the 2000 election.

“I had been living in Illinois where things weren’t close, and I got here and I was like, ‘Oh, my vote matters.’”

In 2000 and 2004, Republican George W. Bush won Ohio — and the election. Before that, Democrat Bill Clinton won two terms in the White House, taking Ohio both times.

Ohio’s importance probably doesn’t go back to its founding in 1803, but certainly in modern politics Ohio has played a pivotal role, according to Nelson.

He attributes it in part to the state’s location. Ohio borders Michigan to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the east, Indiana to the west, Kentucky to the south and West Virginia to the southeast. Each border comes with a variety of educational levels and occupations.

PORTMAN “The state is really diverse and is somehow a microcosm of the U.S., which means it will be in the middle of the divide,” Nelson said. “Even though the state is Republican leaning, it is close enough that it is a swing state.”

In 2008, Ohio went blue for Obama. Nelson said in this election there are plausible ways for Obama to win a second term without Ohio, but it would be much harder — almost impossible — for Romney to do the same.

Portman said Ohioans are concerned about jobs and their future. He thinks Romney’s plan for economic growth would benefit the state’s large automobile industry. Romney did not want the automobile industry to go bankrupt, Portman said. He had a plan, just not the same plan as Obama.

Ron Rothenbuhler, chairman of the Lucas County Democratic Party, said the election hinges on Ohio. Billboards, radio and television ads and volunteers at every polling location are part of the plan to secure Ohio for Obama — a president who designed the auto bailout that many Northwest Ohio workers lauded.

Rothenbuhler has been interviewed by jour-

nalists from across the globe. Everyone wants to know how Ohio will swing.

“If that doesn’t make us feel important, then I guess you don’t care,” Rothenbuhler said.

But even if you don’t care, it’s hard to ignore.

Ohio was mentioned during the first presidential debate in Denver on Oct. 3.

Portman said he tried to be as authentic as possible when he played Obama during prep for that debate. He didn’t take it easy on Romney. He wanted to prepare him for anything.

“If you are doing a good job, the candidate doesn’t like you,” he said.

Portman is proud to be a part of a moment that many pundits say turned the campaign into a “horse race,” but he gives the credit to Romney.

“He did that on his own, not because of his advisers,” Portman said. “He was being himself.

He is passionate about needing to get America on track.”

Democrat Angela Zimmann, who is running for Ohio’s 5th Congressional District, said if she beats Republican Bob Latta she will work with Obama or Romney.

“I have a group of supporters who are called ‘Republicans for Zimmann’ — they are voting for Mitt Romney and me,” she said. “People here in this district are really independent and cross party lines all the time.”

That independence is what both Romney and Obama camps are hoping for come Election Day. And it’s why everyone will be watching Ohio.

“I would encourage everyone to go online or otherwise get the information that you need and exercise your right to vote. This could be a close election in Ohio,” Portman said. O Email questions or comments to Toledo Free Press Community Ombudsman Brandi Barhite at bbarhite@toledofreepress.com.

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Kaptur, Joe the Plumber, Stipe run to represent District 9

By Brigitta Burks

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U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the most senior woman in the U.S. House of Representatives, is facing Samuel Wur-

zelbacher in the race to represent District 9, a sprawling area that includes Toledo and parts of Cleveland. Libertarian Sean Stipe is also running.

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King, Jr. Plaza, as one of her major accomplishments.

The Veterans Affairs Clinic on Detroit Avenue is another accomplishment, Kaptur said.

“We have the brand-new veterans facility in KAPTUR Toledo, that is something we had to fight to build for many, many years and that will serve the veterans of today and tomorrow,” she said.

“We have been very, very involved in the modernizing of all military facilities in our region,” Kaptur added.

The congresswoman also introduced legislation for the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Kaptur said she has also helped veterans in other ways, like supporting projects that help soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder, helping veterans finding work and being part of a Congress that doubled assistance for veterans.

Wurzelbacher criticized this doubling, saying that there is not the correct support system in place.

Although Kaptur has been in Congress for 30 years, this is the first time her district will include parts of Cleveland. In March, Kaptur defeated U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich in the primaries for the recently redrawn district.

Kaptur said she has enjoyed getting to know new potential constituents.

“I have great loyalty to my home community, but I also know I have a responsibility to the new parts of the district,” she said. “It’s exciting to go into a new community and meet new people and learn what their concerns are.”

“We live in one of the most beautiful places in the world that is the most sustainable,” Kaptur said, adding that there are 10,000 artists between Toledo and Cleveland.

The district includes many industries, a now connected coast and an opportunity to unite tourism businesses.

“I’m really thinking hard about how to link these assets,” Kaptur said.

Samuel Wurzelbacher

Wurzelbacher rose to fame after asking then-candidate Barack Obama about his plans for small business taxes in 2008. He then became an integral part of the Republican campaign and was dubbed “Joe the Plumber.”

He said he decided to run because he is “disgusted” by the political state, adding that it’s not just Kaptur who should take blame, but Congress as a whole.

“[Congress is] a bunch of little high school kids blaming each other,” he said.

Kaptur said of her opponent, “He is not a familiar figure in many of these communities. He will have a very high learning WURZELBACHER curve.”

She added, “My opponent does not live in the district. He’s running in the wrong district.”

Wurzelbacher, whose residence is listed in Holland with the Lucas County Board of Elections, said candidates don’t need to live where they are running. “[Kaptur’s] playing politics and trying to throw mud. There’s no mud there. She’s just counting on people not understanding the rule,” he said.

Wurzelbacher served in the U.S. Air Force as a plumber from 1992-96.

He was a skill-level five plumber in the Air Force, but was told he’d need to start training from the ground up to be a civilian plumber. Because of his experience, he supports HR 4115, which requires states to take military training into consideration for certain jobs.

Sean Stipe

Tax reform is another major tenet of Wurzelbacher’s platform — and also one of Stipe’s.

Stipe, a Lorain resident, owns Stipe Painting and Contracting.

“I get to see firsthand how all the taxes that are supposedly geared STIPE to getting more money out of the rich affect someone like me,” he said.

Stipe advocated eliminating the Internal Revenue Service and imposing the Fair Tax, a national sales tax that is based on consumption. He said he was inspired to run because of Kaptur’s stances.

“The reason I’m running is I disagree with about 70 percent of her votes,” he said. “She’s been in there for 30 years. She has a lot to account for.”

Wurzelbacher said he does not have a specific plan like the Fair Tax in mind, but that it should be left up to the citizens. He said he wants to encourage citizens to get involved.

“It really is going to be a great effort because Congress doesn’t want to do it,” Wurzelbacher said. “It’s going to be the American people that are going to have to push that issue and I want to be one of the people that helps make that happen.” n DISTRICT 9 CONTINUES ON A8

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A8 n Toledo Free Press n DISTRICT 9 CONTINUED FROM A7 Regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency should also be lessened, Wurzelbacher said, adding that he supports fracking, drilling and using more coal.

“It seems like the (EPA) make a lot of decisions and they never understand the consequences of the rules they pass,” he said.

He added that states should take responsibility when it comes to ensuring the environment isn’t harmed.

“We have a lot of Erin Brockovichs, if you will, that would make sure that companies aren’t just pumping sludge in the rivers,” Wurzelbacher said.

Immigration

Both Kaptur and Stipe called Wurzelbacher out on a comment he made in Arizona regarding immigration: “Put troops on the border and start shooting.”

When asked about the statement, he said, “Absolutely, you put up a fence and shoot those narco-drug terrorists.”

Wurzelbacher added, however, “To suggest that I want to kill women and children coming in our country is disgusting.”

He said building a fence and putting armed guards on the other side would cut back on “drug lords” entering the United States, adding that administrations all the way back to Ronald Reagan’s have failed to accomplish this.

Kaptur called Wurzelbacher’s Arizona comment “flabbergasting.”

“I think we have too much shooting at the border. I think we have to protect our border, but the answer is not to become uncivil. It’s to make sure we have adequate surveillance and adequate force at that border,” she said.

Much of the problem comes from quality of life issues, Kaptur said.

“All along that region, the border becomes the obstacle, but the real problem is the lack of an ability for people to eke out a living on the Mexican border,” she said.

Both Stipe and Kaptur also criticized Wurzelbacher for not attending certain debates and events.

“He’s kind of on his neoconservative tour, helping to raise money for other people, but he’s not doing anything to help the 9th District,” Stipe said.

“I have never in my career gone to an appearance when my opponent wasn’t there,” Kaptur said.

Wurzelbacher did not attend a debate in Cleveland earlier in October, but said he was not invited.

Instead of attending these events, Wurzelbacher said he has been knocking on doors and talking to different people.

“I’m happy where we’re at right now. I’m getting out and talking to the people, which is one of the biggest things I’ve accomplished,” he said. O

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Zimmann running to unseat Latta

By Brigitta Burks

Toledo Free Press News Editor bburks@toledofreepress.com

The Rev. Angela Zimmann is challenging U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, now in his third term, for his seat in the 5th District.

The district includes parts of Toledo, Bowling Green, Fremont, Perrysburg and Rossford.

Eric Eberly, who works for A.A. Green Real Estate, is running for the Libertarian party.

Zimmann said she decided to run partially because of the redistricting that resulted in U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur no longer representing her area.

“I took a look at Bob Latta, who would be my representative, and I so disagreed with his voting records and his stance on the issues that I felt compelled to run against him,” she said.

Eberly had his own reason for running — his party.

“The Libertarian Party of Wood County was formed two years ago and one of our mission statements was to facilitate candidates on the ballot. No one had stepped up to the plate, so I took the cue and decided to run,” he said.

Bob Latta

Latta, who used to practice law in Toledo, served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001-07, the Ohio Senate from 1997-2001 and as Wood County Commissioner from 1991-96. His father Del served in Congress for 30 years.

Latta said working on different government levels has helped him in his congressional career.

LATTA “You know when you’re passing legislation how it’s going to affect someone else,” Latta said, adding that he prides himself on constituent service.

Latta, who serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee, counts revamping the drug repackaging language as

one of his major accomplishments as congressman.

The new language, signed into law in July, helps cut down on drug shortages by allowing hospitals to repackage drugs into smaller doses. The previous language did not permit a hospital to repackage a drug to use in another hospital within its system.

Latta said introducing HR 270, signed into law in October 2009, was another achievement. The law allows for reserve veterans, who were in the “gray area,” to purchase TRICARE Standard Health Care. Previously, retired reservists who were younger than 60, but had served 20 years, did not qualify for TRICARE. “I’ve worked very hard for veterans. There’s not a group of individuals we owe more to,” Latta said. “The thing we want to make sure to take care of is veterans.”

Not being able to get a constitutional amendment passed to balance the budget has been his biggest disappointment while in Congress, Latta said.

“I look back to [that] as a point when Democrats said, ‘We don’t need a constitutional amendment. We can take care of ourselves.’ How do you explain that $16 trillion debt?” Latta said.

Latta has also voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He called tax-reporting provision 1099 “the most onerous thing ever imposed on small business.”

Angela Zimmann

Zimmann said that the Affordable Care Act does need to be made more accessible to small businesses, but, “I believe we should take a nuanced approach to revising it, not repealing it.”

She praised Obamacare for its provision allowing those younger than 26 to stay on their parents’ insurance. Some young people move out of the state to get health care and the provision may keep them in the area, she said.

Zimmann is the pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Riga, Mich. She is also a faculty member at Bowling Green State University, but is on leave for the campaign. n DISTRICT 5 CONTINUES ON A10

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A10 n Toledo Free Press n DISTRICT 5 CONTINUED FROM A8 She has a three-point plan to bring jobs to the area. “There’s no reason why Northwest Ohio shouldn’t just be the golden area of manufacZIMMANN turing,” she said.

One step would be improving the district’s infrastructure. An example would be resolving flood plain issues in areas like Findlay.

“Businesses don’t locate somewhere where they run the risk of being flooded out, and if the flood plain issues are resolved, they’re much more likely to locate there,” Zimmann said.

The second step would be looking at tax loopholes that incentivize moving jobs overseas and the third would be preparing a workforce for available jobs.

Some jobs in trades like welding go unfilled because there aren’t people trained to do the work, she said. Zimmann said partnering with community colleges and vocational education providers is one way to solve this issue.

Latta also advocated eliminating certain tax loopholes in addition to taking a look at Environmental Protection Agency regulations.

“Nobody’s against clear air and clean water but you have to have common sense regulations that businesses can comply with,” he said, giving an example of a rule that did not allow children to work on their family’s farms.

Zimmann said, “There are good regulations and there are bad regulations. It’s a nuanced topic. And [Latta] just generally speaks about [how] regulations are bad.”

“It’s not mutually exclusive. We can grow the economy and protect the environment,” she added.

Women’s issues

Zimmann also said she disagreed with Latta’s votes on women’s issues like equal pay and anti-domestic violence legislation.

“I’m a mom. I’m a foster mom. I’m a pastor. I believe that abortion is a tragic option of last resort. It should be safe and legal. I can’t make that decision for another woman.

“I pray every day that abortion will end, but I know that making it illegal is not the way to end abortion; it’s making a stronger economy where women don’t have to make that choice,” Zimmann said.

“The war on women is very real.

And Rep. Latta has been at the forefront of that.”

In response, Latta said in a statement, “I am pro-life and will continue to work to protect the sanctity of life.”

Eric Eberly

Eberly, who trained as a chef, grew up in Maryland before moving to Bowling Green in junior high.

He said he believes that EBERLY abortion is a “personal, private matter” that should be left to the woman, her doctor, her religious views and her family.

“I support equal pay for equal work. I believe that a person’s ability to make a salary should depend on their ability to do the job,” he said.

Eberly, who is a first-time candidate, is also a proponent of eliminating the Internal Revenue Service and establishing a consumption-based tax known as the Fair Tax. Small business owners who he’s spoken with have been supportive of the idea, Eberly said.

The candidate also said he was for legalizing online gambling and poker and industrial hemp.

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Eberly also had his qualms about the Affordable Care Act. He advocated opening up the state’s border for health insurance to open up the market.

“When you look at Obamacare, it’s one of those good intentions, but poorly executed,” he said. “Unfortunately, I don’t think the Affordable Care Act is the best law in that it has 20 new taxes.” O

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Szollosi and Kissinger tout education, health care

By Brigitta Burks

Toledo Free Press News Editor bburks@toledofreepress.com

The two men running to represent the 46th District, state Rep. Matt Szollosi and Dave Kissinger, said the economy and education are intertwined.

“I consider them to be very closely interrelated because the public education system in this state is what produces the workers for tomorrow and if we don’t have a proper education system and respectable workforce then all of our efforts to create jobs SZOLLOSI will fail,” said Szollosi, a Democrat running for his fourth term in the Ohio House.

“When we talk about jobs and the economy, we have to talk about education,” said Republican Kissinger, a first-time candidate and regional vice president at maxIT Healthcare.

District 46 includes parts of Jerusalem Township, Springfield Town-

ship, Oregon, Toledo and Maumee.

Both men said their experience — political in Szollosi’s case and in the health care field in Kissinger’s — qualifies them.

Matt Szollosi

Szollosi’s family members have been longtime players in the Northwest Ohio political scene. His grandfather was a county commissioner, his parents were Oregon city council members and his brother Frank was a Toledo city councilman.

“I was the one who swore I’d never get involved in politics,” Szollosi said and chuckled. “It was recommended to me that I should and I was intrigued by it; I’ll admit that I was.”

Szollosi received his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Toledo. He specializes in construction litigation at D’Angelo & Szollosi Co. in Downtown Toledo.

After the political bug bit him, Szollosi served on Oregon City Council from 1999-2006. In 2006, he was elected as state representative for District 49 (which was redistricted in 2012).

The assistant house minority leader said if he were re-elected, he

would like to restore some of the more than $2 billion cut from education as a result of House Bill 153, adding that he opposed the bill.

The projected budget surplus could be used to restore those funds and toward worker training and job creation efforts, Szollosi said.

“I can assure you, there are going to be a lot of differences of opinion on what to do with that budget surplus,” he noted.

Szollosi also counted working with the budget as one of his greatest accomplishments in office.

“The operating budget is always one of, if not the most monumental task, in the two-year period,” he said.

“I also spent a good deal of time on rewriting jury service law, not the most exciting topic but one that is obviously very important to the legal system.”

The new law modernizes the language and removes certain provisions.

“The legal system and our court system are of a fair amount of importance to the state,” Szollosi said. “A lot of the heavy lifting is done on things that don’t catch a lot of headlines.”

Szollosi said he is also interested in the Natural Gas Vehicle Initiative,

which seeks to expand Ohio’s use of natural-gas vehicles.

“I’m trying to learn as much as I can about that,” Szollosi said, adding that the initiative is still in its early stages.

Dave Kissinger

This campaign marks Kissinger’s first foray into politics. Kissinger, a registered nurse, served in the U.S. Navy from 1990-96.

Kissinger’s health care experience will help him if elected, he said.

“My background is in the health care field and health care is a huge part of our state budget and I’ve seen the challenges that our parties face,” he said.

“There’s a high level of cost that is coming into our state and we need to make sure we are doing the right things by patients.”

Kissinger recommended making the health care compensation model an outcome-based one.

“When we talk about health care, we have to make sure that the compensation model is one that’s sustainable. Instead of just asking health care providers to deliver services, we should expect to improve the outcome,” he said.

“I’m a strong proponent of the competitive marketplace. I really believe that competition is a very good thing,” he said. “When you’re competing with other businesses for someone’s dollars, you work harder; you strive to provide the services.”

That philosophy extends to education. Kissinger said he believes parents should have more choice in where their children attend school.

“I believe the more choices and options the parents have to decide where students go to school, the better the education will be,” he said.

KISSINGER Kissinger also advocated for more themed schools, where students could study particular interests.

Kissinger also said he would finish out his term if elected.

“I’m completely and totally committed to serving my full term. I won’t be running for other offices in this two-year period,” he said. “I believe that’s very important.” O

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Retired teacher Bunck challenges Rep. Sears

By Brigitta Burks

Toledo Free Press News Editor bburks@toledofreepress.com

State Rep. Barbara Sears, serving her second term, and Democrat Jeff Bunck, a retired teacher, crossed paths when she hosted his Anthony Wayne High School class on a House tour.

Now the two are running against each other to represent the 47th District comprising western Lucas County and most of Fulton County.

Republican Sears currently represents the 46th District (redistricted in 2012) and previously served on Sylvania City Council for 10 years, along with her father. During her last four years on Council, she was president and chair of the finance committee.

Bunck, who has 35 years of experience teaching government and world studies, is a first-time candidate who says he’s been active in politics since 1972. He has also taught at Bowling Green State University.

Bunck said he was inspired to run after becoming involved in the campaign against Senate Bill 5, limiting collective-bargaining rights for unions.

“SB5 came about and it was sort of disturbing to me because the Republican party was attacking my opinion, the middle class,” he said.

After the bill was struck down with Issue 2, Bunck said, “I was still inspired to get involved politically and this opportunity sort of came across my desk because of the redistricting.”

Sears said, “He is focusing the majority of his campaign around a single issue and that’s the Senate Bill 5 issue. And that’s an issue where the voters came back, and said, ‘We think it’s an overreach.’”

Sears said she respected the voters’ decision in that case.

Barbara Sears

If re-elected, Sears said she would continue to look at how regulations affect employment.

“Instead of adding new rules and taking away ones that are no longer really necessary, we just keep stacking them up so you truly end up with competing rules SEARS that businesses have to deal with,” she said.

Evaluating workforce training is also important because trade employers are having a tough time finding workers with the right skills. This is due to the push toward bachelor’s and master’s degrees instead of trades, Sears added.

“Now we’ve lost this whole gen-

eration of our skilled trade folks and it’s starting to show as the average age for skilled trades gets well into the 50s,” she said.

She is also sponsoring workers’ compensation-related legislation.

“At a time when you’ve got an injury or an illness, you’re not always focused on doing the research necessary to find out really who you should be going to.

So what this one bill says is if you are going 45 days and we’re not seeing improvement and you [aren’t] getting back to work, then we’re going to want you to have a guiding physician,” Sears said.

Jeff Bunck

Her opponent disagreed.

“Her bill basically, it calls for an employer-chosen doctor,” he said.

If elected, Bunck said he would work to restore the $2.9 billion cut from education.

“We have to refund education; that’s the most passionate thing in my

life,” he said.

He added that the projected billion surplus could be used to re-fund education in addition to local government funds.

BUNCK “The governor keeps talking about a rainy day fund. Well, it’s raining,” he said. Although Bunck said he is opposed to fracking, if it does go through, he said he believes it should be taxed at a higher rate to further benefit schools and local government.

Bunck said he is a proponent of alternative energy and that wind farms are another way to bring revenue to the area. Each farm has the potential to create 1,000 permanent jobs, he added.

The educator criticized Sears for her take on House Bill 136, which would expand Ohio’s voucher pro-

gram for schools.

“I believe that people have the right to send their child to some other form of education besides public schools, but I believe the parent should be responsible for paying for that,” he said. “[Vouchers] would devastate hundreds of districts across the state because there’s no way to budget for that.”

Sears said the bill is not going anywhere this year.

“I know that Mr. Bunck continues to say that this bill is out there. Well, it is out there because legislatively the bill stays alive until it’s voted down or Dec. 31 at the end of the general assembly. You can’t kill a bill any other way,” she said. Sears added however, that parts of the bill, specifically those allowing low-income families who go to failing schools to use vouchers, would likely be “reborn” next year.

“If we’re ever going to break that cycle, we’ve got to have kids have a chance at a better opportunity,” she said. O

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Brown faces Mandel and Rupert in Senate race

By Brigitta Burks

Toledo Free Press News Editor bburks@toledofreepress.com

To keep his seat, Sen. Sherrod Brown must defeat Treasurer Josh Mandel, a Republican, and Scott Rupert, an independent.

Brown, a Mansfield native, has been a senator since 2006 and represented the 13th District in the U.S. House from 1993-2007. He also served as a state representative from 1974-82 and as Ohio Secretary of State from 1983–91.

Rupert, a Sheffield Lake native, is a truck driver. He left trucking to study electronic engineering but he returned to the industry to drive his father’s truck after his father got sick with pancreatic cancer. His father died and although Rupert paid off the med-

ical bills, his student loan bills came due so he continues to drive.

Mandel is an Iraq veteran and served as a state representative from 2007-10 before becoming treasurer in 2011. Mandel did not return repeated requests for comment.

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Brown counts the auto industry rescue as a success during his term.

“All the Toledo-area manufacturers were in trouble and people thought their whole way of life was going to collapse,” he said. “We went to bat for them.”

Brown said his bipartisan jobs bill is another success.

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Rupert said of his own campaign, “It’s good; everyone is very receptive to my message. The problem is I’m talking to very small audiences.”

The independent tried to run for elected office in 2010, but didn’t get enough signatures.

Of his opponents, Rupert said, “I’m not paying much attention to what either one of them is saying. I’m

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busy with my own campaign.”

“What I see in common is the same thing we always see, ‘Vote for me because I’m not the other guy.’ They define the other guy’s message instead of defining their own.”

“The most important thing is restoring the sovereignty of states,” he said of his own message. “If our states are not free of the abuse of our federal government, then the people aren’t free.”

Rupert also said Democrats and Republicans need to work together to resolve the national debt problem.

“We’re $16 trillion in debt and we’ll be $17 trillion in debt before Congress addresses it again,” he said, adding that

the solutions are “too big for either box” of Republicans or Democrats.

The United States also needs to be more energy independent and can achieve that by drilling domestically, Rupert said. Still, he said he thinks it’s OK to get some oil from other countries, especially those with similar interests.

Like many candidates on the ballot this year, Rupert advocated for a consumption-based tax instead of an income tax.

“It’s not fair to any anyone, rich or poor, to incur a debt to the government simply by the act of working and the income tax does that,” he said. O

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Brown said he suspects that about $20 million donated from anonymous groups to Mandel’s campaign come from oil companies.

“We figure a lot of that’s oil money because the oil companies don’t like that I want to take away their tax breaks,” he said.

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Witzler challenges Treasurer Kapszukiewicz

By Erik Gable

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Lucas County voters will decide Nov. 6 whether Democrat Wade Kapszukiewicz will return to the treasurer’s office for a third term or if Norm Witzler, a Republican who previously served on Waterville City Council, will replace him.

Kapszukiewicz said he’s proud of his record as a treasurer who looks beyond balancing the books and tries to use the resources of the office to move Lucas County forward.

Witzler said he’d like to change a few things about the way the office operates and also described himself as a responsive leader who, while on City Council, made a point of answering every letter and phone call he received.

Wade Kapszukiewicz

Kapszukiewicz won his first election at 23, when he was elected to the board of the Lucas County Educational Service Center, now called the Educational Service Center of Lake

Erie West. He was elected to Toledo City Council in 1999, then re-elected in 2001 and 2003.

He attributes his desire to seek public office to the Rev. Tim O’Brien, a professor he met while pursuing his bachelor’s degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee.

“He came from the social justice wing of the Catholic church,” Kapszukiewicz said of O’Brien, whom he called the most important influence on his professional life.

Kapszukiewicz has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from Marquette and a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Michigan.

When he decided to run for treasurer in 2004, Kapszukiewicz said, “I was attracted to the ability to use the treasurer’s office to help move the county forward.

Kapszukiewicz said he tries to be more than just a “bean counter.”

“Don’t worry, rest assured, all the beans are counted,” he said, “But at the end of the day, if that’s all I did I’d be doing the community a disservice.”

He cited his office’s decision to purchase $18 million in bonds to help finance the Huntington Center and the creation of a $5 million loan program for small businesses that he said has allowed 38 employers to create or retain 375 jobs. Any income that may have been lost by lending that money to businesses at low interest, instead of keeping it in the county’s stock portfolio, is more than made up by the positive economic benefit from those businesses’ operations, he said, Kapszukiewicz said he sees those decisions as sound financial investments, but, “more than that, I see them as investments in the quality of life for Lucas County citizens.”

The incumbent said he’s most proud of his work with a coalition of other county treasurers to pass legislation establishing a funding stream for the Lucas County Land Bank and speeding up the process by which the Land Bank acquires vacant taxforeclosed properties. Close to 700 properties have been acquired by the Land Bank with the goal of either rehabilitating or demolishing them to

stop the erosion of property values in Toledo, he said.

Norm Witzler

A lifetime resident of Lucas County, Witzler said that although he’s not the incumbent, he still brings plenty of financial acumen to the race, gathered through formal education and through his experience over the years.

Witzler went to Bowling Green State University for two years to study accounting, then spent another semester at the University of Toledo before deciding to begin a building trades apprenticeship instead.

He was employed as a plumber from 1968-84 and later worked for Chrysler. For the past five years, he has worked at a Home Depot store in Toledo.

Witzler served three four-year terms on the Waterville City Council, being elected in 1992, 1996 and 2000.

He said he wanted to be a voice for people in Waterville, and made a point of responding when people contacted him with concerns.

“I returned every phone call and

every letter that I ever received,” he said. “I can’t say that for the rest of the Council when I was involved, or the mayor.”

His financial experience includes serving as the treasurer for Family House, a families-only homeless shelter in Toledo.

Witzler said he would like to be more aggressive about delinquent tax collections.

Kapszukiewicz contested the idea that he’s not aggressive enough, saying he’s been “extraordinarily tough on people who are trying to game the system and avoid paying taxes.” He cited his introduction of tax lien sales in 2006.

Witzler also said he would like to revisit some of the structures the Land Bank plans to tear down with an eye toward rehabilitating them instead. Although rehabilitation would cost more, he said, it could also get properties back on the tax rolls sooner and with higher values.

He said his decision to run also came from not wanting the treasurer’s office to be “another unchallenged seat in Lucas County.” O

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Clerk candidates Quilter, Stamos emphasize technology

By Nate Pentecost

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Incumbent Bernie Quilter and contractor Constantine Stamos are vying to serve as clerk of the court of common pleas in Lucas County.

The clerk is responsible for appellate, civil, felony criminal and domestic relation court filings.

Bernie Quilter

Quilter, a Democrat, cited the pilot program the clerk’s office began with the Ohio Attorney General in 2009 as an accomplishment. The program permits Lucas County to use the attorney general’s resources to collect delinquent fines and court costs.

Over the past QUILTER three years, the office collected more than $700,000 in debts through the partnership.

“We’re willing to team up with other parts of government to move forward,” Quilter said. “We’re one of the leading clerk of courts offices in the State of Ohio, and others turn to us for advice and get ideas from what we’re doing.”

Quilter received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Toledo. Before taking office, Quilter was employed by Toledo Edison.

Prior to becoming clerk of court of common pleas, he served two terms as an Oregon city councilman. He was

elected in 1995 and re-elected in 1997.

Quilter was appointed clerk of courts in April 1999. He was elected to a full term in 2000 and has served three full terms.

Quilter said he is particularly proud of a development that occurred during his second term. In 2006, the clerk of courts’ office opened the Lucas County Imaging Lab, the first of its kind in Ohio and one of the first nationwide.

Partnering with Lott Industries, an employer of individuals with developmental disabilities, Quilter’s office back-filed document images for county agencies while giving work experience to people with disabilities.

“We put people behind computers who were normally considered unable to,” Quilter said. “We showed that they can and we saved the county millions of dollars.”

The clerk’s office is currently working on developing a bid for a new case management system, which would merge the individual systems currently serving the divisions of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas. A successful bid would make the court largely paperless, Quilter said.

Constantine Stamos

Stamos, a Republican, said he has become well-acquainted with Lucas County’s political sphere in recent years.

He was a candidate for an at-large Toledo City Council seat in 2009, finishing out of the top six elected from a field of 12 candidates.

While the Toledo native originally intended to challenge incumbent Democratic County Commissioner Pete Gerken in the upcoming elec-

tion, Stamos was not certified to ballot because his petition lacked a page bearing his original signature. He said he believes the document with his signature was misplaced by a board of elections employee.

When Republican Hans Schnapp pulled out of the Lucas County Clerk of Court of Common Pleas race, Stamos said he saw a new opportunity to represent his party and serve the community.

“Lucas County has been stagnant for some time and I think part of it is the leadership we have,” Stamos said. “I want to be one of the faces of change that will bring improvement

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Two Toledo city councilmen run for recorder seat

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Two at-large councilmen, George Sarantou and Phil Copeland, are running for Lucas County Recorder in

one of the more dramatic races on the ballot. Both are near the end of their term limits on Council.

Sarantou has been a financial adviser for New England Financial for 30 years while Copeland has held an office with Laborers Local 500 for

about 30 years. Both say their professional experience qualifies them for the position.

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“I deal with forms every day and the forms, applications, have to be filled out precisely. You can’t make a mistake,” said Sarantou, who was first elected to Council in 2001.

Copeland, who has been on Council since 2005, said, “I’ve been taking care of office business and paying bills for almost 30 years and keeping records. I have to make sure that those bills are on time; I have to make sure we’ve COPELAND got the money to pay for these bills. … We’ve never been late.”

Both men praised Recorder Jeanine Perry, who is retiring, and her staff for running an “excellent” office.

Despite these similarities, the two men have different plans if elected.

Sarantou said he would consult other counties who had instituted electronic recording with an emphasis on security. He would also continue the move toward scanning documents to save on storage.

In addition to working with other offices like the auditor’s and clerk of courts’, Sarantou said he would start a business advisory council.

“Being on Council the last 11 years, I’ve seen the value of citizens’ committees that help give new ideas to government and also come up with cost savings,” he said.

His 10 years of experience as chairman of the finance committee will also help him if elected as recorder, Sarantou said.

“Each of those 10 years, I’ve been selected as chairman of the finance committee by the majority Democratic members of City Council and I think that says a lot,” he said.

The Republican councilman also said he is not afraid to be a leader.

“There’s not a neighborhood in the City of Toledo that I haven’t personally been involved in,” he said.

Democrat Copeland said of his own record, “I’m not the one that’s going to be jumping up and down and raising all that hell, but if you check my voting record, I’ve voted with the people.”

Copeland decided to run after being encouraged to do so by community members. The business manager and secretary/treasurer for his union, Copeland said he plans to retire if elected. Sarantou said if he is elected, he would be at the recorder’s office daily but keep a practice.

Copeland said he wants to learn more about the office before making plans.

“The people down there can teach

me more about that office than I can teach them about that office,” he said.

“I can work with anybody,” Copeland added. “If I was lucky enough to win and go into office, I can work with the staff that’s there. I can become a part of the group that’s there. I’m not going down there to tear it apart. I haven’t heard one bad thing about that office.”

Sarantou criticized Copeland for missing about 20 committee meetings this year.

SARANTOU Copeland is out of town for work on the third Thursday of every month.

Copeland said that as chairman of the finance committee, “[Sarantou] could have set the dates where I wouldn’t be missing the meetings … he knows good and well I’m not going to be able to make it.”

Sarantou said he scheduled three meetings this year on a third Thursday to accommodate other people who needed to be there.

“On the fourth and fifth Thursdays of the month, [Copeland] still missed meetings,” he added.

Copeland said Sarantou has also called him out for not attending campaign and community events.

“Campaigning has never been something that’s hard for me. I know my opponent said that he doesn’t see me out there campaigning. Well, what is he doing? If he doesn’t see me out there, where are you at?” Copeland said.

The recorder race saw further conflict when an anonymous postcard, claiming that Copeland lied about receiving his GED, came out earlier this October.

“He doesn’t even have a GED. He hasn’t even graduated from high school but he still wants to be the Lucas County Recorder. Is he even qualified?” the card reads.

Copeland said he attended Scott High School in the early ’60s and received his GED certificate in 1976.

Sarantou graduated from Ohio State University in 1974. Sarantou organized a news conference Oct. 24 to separate himself from the postcard.

“I am appalled at what I believe to be an unfounded accusation against Phillip Copeland. This is obviously somebody’s idea of dirty politics,” Sarantou said.

Copeland said he disagreed with Sarantou having a news conference.

“That’s pretty low. If he didn’t do it, I can’t swear that he did it … but to even repeat it, if you didn’t have anything to do with it, then why did you repeat it?” Copeland said. O

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Judge candidates bring experience to contests

By John P. McCartney

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer jpmccartney@toledofreepress.com

Neither candidate for judge of Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, believes the politics of his party should have anything to do with the decision voters make.

Incumbent Myron C. Duhart and challenger Kenneth Phillips both said that experience, and nothing else, should dictate the voters’ choice.

Myron C. Duhart

Duhart, a Democrat, credits his grandmother, as well as his military and professional law resumes, with giving him the background and experience to make him the best choice for Common Pleas Court judge.

“This is the court of general jurisdiction in which there are serious civil cases as well as serious criminal cases,” Duhart said. “As such, you need a judge DUHART who has a broad base of experience, not only in law, but life experience.”

Duhart cited his experience practicing law in federal, state, municipal, juvenile and probate court. Additionally, he has worked in the legal department of a bank, as a law clerk, in the public defender’s office and in private practice for 16 years.

“In private practice, I did a lot of civil work, a lot of criminal work, and probate and down the line,” Duhart said. “That is what sets us apart.

“You need to understand, the folks that come in front of you generally want their day in court. They want to feel as though you’re fair and that you’re going to listen to their case and work hard at their case in understanding the issues. And I think they want to know that they’re going to get a fair shot and a fair decision. In order to do that, you need a broad-based range of life experience as well.”

Duhart was raised by his maternal grandmother, who sold Avon to put him through high school.

Growing up in Toledo’s central city gave Duhart the opportunity to interact with people of different backgrounds, he said.

“The military does the same thing.

They put you in high pressure situations with people from everywhere,” he said.

Duhart is also involved in the Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation of Northwest Ohio. He was also honored in 2009 as one of Toledo’s “20 Under 40” winners for his and his wife Nicole’s business successes, including 14 Jackson-Hewitt tax preparation franchises.

Kenneth Phillips

Phillips, a Republican, credits his upbringing as well as the depth of his professional resume with giving him the foundation to serve as judge of the Common Pleas Court.

Phillips worked as a certified legal intern, a public defender in Toledo Municipal Court, a fraud investigator of economic crimes as a PHILLIPS member the Toledo Police Department, a corporate security educator for Continental Insurance and a prosecuting attorney in Licking County. Phillips has also trained adjustors to identify and report fraud, worked 13 years in private practice and as a teacher at Craven College in New Bern, N.C. “Everything I’ve been doing leads up to this,” Phillips said. “I come from a blue-collar family. I’m the first one in my family to get a college degree.

I was raised, ‘If you want to do something, earn it.’ I’m more of a common guy. I’ve worked in factories. I was a dues-paying Teamster, a member of the [United Auto Workers], the Glass Bottle Blowers. n JUDGES CONTINUES ON A19

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In order to provide its services, TARTA obtains revenues from a variety of sources, including passenger fares, local property taxes, Federal and State governments and other income. TARTA distributes these funds among a range of categories relating to service, including labor and fringes, fuel, paratransit services, materials and supplies, insurance and utilities. Here is a breakdown of TARTA’s income and expenses for 2011.

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• Our suburban Call-A-Ride service is being changed, drastically, to be more responsive, effective and easier to use.

• Downtown Toledo also will see significant future changes as TARTA works toward eliminating our Downtown Loop and consolidating our operations in a single location to save money and improve service.

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“I said, ‘Yes,’” Phillips said. “And she said, ‘Well, your dad had a heart attack on my porch.’ I thought he just fell. We went to the hospital. He had gone already.

“Dad’s last breath was trying to make this happen, so we’re all into it.”

Phillips is on the board of directors of The Open Door Ministry, a VA-funded program in Toledo that houses homeless veterans and provides job training and drug and alcohol treatment. He is also the unpaid president of Toledo R House, a support facility for youth ages 13-25 who have drug and alcohol issues.

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Phillips said there are “grants and money sitting there at the federal level waiting for courts like this.

“Our Ohio Supreme Court has a whole section for specialty court training. I’ve been going every year to their trainings, and I have a good relationship with them.”

Duhart dismissed the idea of specialty courts, except for a veterans court. He said specialty courts are appropriate for people facing misdemeanor charges, but that people who appear in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas face felony charges.

Duhart also said the money that Phillips talked about is not available, and that the workload would require hiring more employees than the budget can support. O

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Gerken running against former co-worker Marshall Republican John Marshall is vying with former Jeep co-worker Gerken for his Lucas County Commissioner’s seat Nov. 6. Gerken, a Democrat, is president of the Board of Commissioners.

He has been on the board since 2005 and was on City Council for eight years, beginning in 1996.

“I’m not afraid to take on the big issues on City Council or on County Commissioners. Lucas County’s a great place, but it can only get better,” he said.

Gerken, a University of Toledo graduate, worked for Jeep/DaimlerChrysler for 30 years before retiring. He was Marshall’s union steward around 1985, when Marshall worked at the plant for a short stint.

Marshall said he is running because of the “cronyism, the unfairness, sometimes vindictiveness in the office.”

Pete Gerken

Regional cooperation is at an alltime high, Gerken said, claiming it as one of his major accomplishments and also citing the establishment of the Huntington Center.

If re-elected, Gerken said, “I hope to continue to help improve the job market,” adding that he speaks to employers “constantly” about their needs.

He said the biggest disapGERKEN pointment during his tenure has been, “The fact that we have been so trained on balancing our budget that we haven’t been able to give our workers a raise in six years now. I wish we could be a little more generous and help out our strong workforce.”

“We might see that change as we’re looking at some casino revenue come in finally,” he added.

The commissioner also said that the commissioners need to evaluate the levy system. This year, there are seven

started looking around and he carried those things to his political life,” Marshall said.

Gerken said he is proud of his record at Jeep and added that he, too, had been laid off by the car company before.

“Mr. Marshall is in some desperate attempt to recreate history,” he said.

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Marshall is a U.S. Air Force veteran who has owned several small businesses, including Marshall Windows & Door. The three-time cancer survivor said he was inspired to run after some personal run-ins with Gerken.

“This is not like I have a vendetta against Pete, I don’t,” Marshall said.

After being told he needed a sanitary sewer in his house during his second bout with cancer, Marshall asked the health department and other officials MARSHALL if he could put the $14,500 payment on his taxes. The group, which, according to Marshall included Gerken, said no.

Gerken said he wasn’t sure of the incident Marshall was referring to.

Marshall, who worked his way up to end-of-the-line supervisor at Jeep, said he was also turned off by Gerken’s attitude at the plant.

“All this time, my steward Pete Gerken is telling me, ‘You can’t work so hard. You’re making everybody else look bad,’” Marshall said.

Gerken said in response, “He can’t verify that and I certainly have no recollection of that.”

He added that during a round of layoffs Gerken was “saving his own butt” while Marshall had to let workers know they were being let go.

“When I saw what Pete did to me, what he did to those people at Jeep, I

Marshall said, “Just like Mitt Romney, my No. 1 goal is jobs.”

Area manufacturers stand to profit from Marcellus shale, located 90 minutes east, Marshall said.

“We are the center geographically of what could be the largest logistical center in the United States,” he said.

Marshall said he is also working

to bring a major airline to Toledo, but declined to reveal which one. He has been in contact with the airline, but not its CEO. “I don’t have a high enough pay grade to really be talking to those people yet. If I was commissioner, I’m sure I could fly out there and get an appointment,” he said. O

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“It’s time for the commissioners to have this conversation about if there isn’t a better way to do it,” he said. “This ballot is very levy-heavy and for the first time, there will be real winners and losers when there shouldn’t be.”

One possibility is an umbrella levy or combining the “back of the house operations” like the human resources and administration of different agencies, Gerken said, adding that the board still needs to evaluate ideas.

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In a race for Lucas County Commissioner, incumbent Tina Skeldon Wozniak, a Democrat, will defend her seat against Republican Brent McCormack and Kevin Haddad, an independent.

Haddad is a Sylvania Township trustee. Political newcomer McCormack is a national account manager at The Kent Group, a Toledo-based executive recruiting and search firm.

Tina Skeldon Wozniak

Wozniak has been a Lucas County commissioner since 2003.

Wozniak said she and her fellow commissioners have demonstrated “steady leadership despite the tough economic times” and made difficult but necessary budgetary decisions in Lucas County.

“We’ve had to cut $25 millionplus since 2008 in order to rightsize county government and handle

losses in revenue,” Wozniak said.

“We made the tough decisions, but recognizing what our citizens need for services, we can continue making those changes in county government in a fair and compassionate way without cutting services to citizens.”

Wo z n i a k helped merge Job and Family Services and the Child Support E n f o r c e m e n t SKELDON WOZNIAK Agency as well as the Lucas County Mental Health Board and the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board of Lucas County.

One area Wozniak is passionate about is education and job readiness.

“Our college-educated citizenry is only about 17 percent in Lucas County,” Wozniak said. “With that, we’ve worked very hard to create opportunities for a trained and educated workforce.”

Wozniak supports “green” building projects as a “practical and proactive” way to help lower energy costs.

She recently organized a GreenTown conference in Toledo, a gathering that brought the public and private sectors together to discuss ways to build sustainable community.

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Haddad has been a Sylvania Township trustee since 2009 and said promises to complete his term, which ends in January 2014, win or lose.

Haddad said local government is “stuck in a rut” with no one willing to “think outside the box.”

He said he believes in making HADDAD existing government work more efficiently rather than “cutting it down to nothing.”

Haddad said, “When you keep cutting wages and cutting local workers, you just disenfranchise people from going out and owning a home, buying a car, living in the economy, going out getting their hair done and buying food. I just want to make sense out of government.”

Haddad has owned a Toledo hair salon for 32 years and said he brings his business sense to the government.

“I’m conservative about spending money, but I want to make sure people get their money spent on them for the services they need and demand because, as the Con-

stitution states, a government is of the people, by the people and for the people,” Haddad said.

Helping small businesses thrive is important and the county should be encouraging people who want to start them, Haddad said.

“If one guy wants to open up a restaurant that’s going to hire 15 people, that’s 15 people off welfare, off unemployment and you’re going to get people going in there trying his restaurant. That could be another Marco’s Pizza,” he said.

Haddad is a proponent of what he calls “regionalization,” including establishing a joint public employee health care plan.

“Since public employees all have health care, why doesn’t the county, the cities, townships, villages, schools, TARTA, the zoo, even the university, go under one health care program?”

Haddad said. “It would save everybody 30 percent off their health care costs. That money would be utilized in the townships, villages, cities, for everything else and schools.”

Brent McCormack

McCormack said decreasing Lucas County’s unemployment rate would be his main focus as commissioner and his work experience makes him a perfect fit for the job.

“I’m an executive recruiter.

Everybody says there’s no jobs, but I’m out there, I see McCOrmack what’s out there.

And there are jobs. There just needs to be someone who can put A and B together and connect the dots,” McCormack said. “I work in an industry where it’s my job to match the two and I feel like I can bring that to the table. I feel like that is what we so desperately need in this county.”

McCormack said it’s time for a Republican voice among the Lucas County commissioners.

“For government to work, there needs to be a mix. There needs to be some checks and balances in place and there are not,” McCormack said.

McCormack, 31, said he wants to make government more transparent and accessible, especially for younger residents.

“My age group, we are out there spending money, helping to support small and local businesses.

We’re first-time home buyers,” McCormack said. “I just feel like there needs to be a voice for that generation as well.” O

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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) announced the winners of its annual Torch Awards during a Nov. 1 luncheon in Perrysburg.

The Torch Awards honor area businesses that demonstrate the highest standards of business ethics and conduct.

A panel of judges, consisting of volunteer community leaders, chose winners in five categories: small business (1-9 employees), medium business (10-49 employees), large business (50-149 employees), extra-large business (150-plus employees) and nonprofit. More than 100 nominations were received.

Also awarded during the ceremony were two $500 Jim Smythe Memorial Student of Integrity Scholarships, presented to area high school seniors to further their education.

Small business: Gillette Roofing

Residential roofing contractor Gillette Roofing, 1774 Sudbury Drive, in Holland, has been in business for 32 years and operates under the mantra

“Make and keep customers happy.”

Whether it’s owner David Gillette personally inspecting the repair of a damaged driveway, advising potential customers during a consultation that their roof doesn’t yet need to be replaced or returning an overpayment for services, the company strives to maintain honesty, integrity and moral business practices in all interactions, whether with customers, employees or business associates. Gillette Roofing regularly donates many hours of labor to local families in need, as well as to nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity and Sunshine, formerly Sunshine Children’s Home.

For more information, visit www. gilletteroofingllc.com.

Medium business: Earl Bros.

Transmission & Auto Repair Family-owned and operated for four generations, Earl Bros. Transmission & Auto Repair has served Northwest Ohio customers since 1933. With seven locations in Toledo, Maumee, Fremont and Bowling Green, Earl Bros. handles everything from oil changes to emergency repairs and strives to go above and beyond to

meet each customer’s needs. “We are very modest and view our ethics as common practice, an everyday occurrence, something that has been part of our upbringing,” wrote Robert D. Earl as part of the BBB Torch Award entry form. The company is committed to supporting other local businesses, buying most of its parts locally and outsourcing services to local companies when needed. The company also regularly supports local events and organizations, such as the Lagrange Street Polish Festival, Make-A-Wish Foundation, the YMCA and more.

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Extra-large business: Huntington National Bank Founded in 1866, Huntington National Bank provides full-service commercial, small business and consumer banking services; mortgage banking services; treasury management and foreign exchange services; equipment leasing; wealth management services and more. Headquartered in Columbus, the bank has more than 690 branches in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky.

Huntington prides itself on its core value of continuous improvement, including regularly evaluating customer needs and introducing new programs and services that meet those needs. Huntington provides financial education to local school districts and nonprofit organizations and regularly partners with a variety of local charitable organizations. For more information, visit www.huntington.com.

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Additionally, the American Red Cross provides support to individuals serving in the armed forces and their families, including emergency communication services, counseling programs and family support groups.

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The Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio, 3100 W. Central Ave., Suite 250, in Toledo, is the area’s leading advocacy and support system for individuals living with chronic kidney disease.

Founded in 1966, the nonprofit strives to empower those living with kidney disease to fight the disease as well as enhance their quality of life by easing emotional and financial burdens.

The organization also aims to increase public awareness of the risks and consequences of kidney disease, with the hope of preventing disease development.

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W’dwright Kitchen Sewing Frontline “The Choice 2012” (CC) Summer Sun Winter Moyers & Company NOVA (CC) (DVS) Call the Midwife (N) Masterpiece Classic Broadway: The American Musical (CC) Parking Parking Billy Billy Beyond Scared Beyond Scared Beyond Scared Beyond Scared Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Shipping Shipping Atlanta Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. The Real Housewives of Atlanta Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Happens Atlanta Hot Chick ›› Year One (2009) Jack Black. (CC) ››› Mean Girls (2004) Lindsay Lohan. (CC) ›› Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay ››› Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) (CC) Tosh.0 Brickle.

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Restaurant: Im. Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners My. Din Health Diners $24 in 24 Halloween Wars Cupcake Wars (N) The Next Iron Chef (N) The Next Iron Chef House Hunters House Hunters Coast Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Hunters Hunt Intl Million Dollar Rooms Home Strange Home Property Brothers House Hunters Reno House Hunters Reno › Abandoned and Deceived (1995) (CC) Killer Among Us (2012) Tess Atkins. (CC) Fatal Honeymoon (2012) Harvey Keitel. (CC) The Eleventh Victim (2012) Jennie Garth.

Left to Die (2012) Rachael Leigh Cook. (CC) The Eleventh Victim Jersey Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Teen Mom 2: Catch Up True Life True Life (CC) Teen Mom 2 Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Teen Paul Blart: Mall Cop › Big Daddy (1999) Adam Sandler. (CC) ››› Fun With Dick and Jane (1977) (CC) ›› Yes Man (2008) Jim Carrey. (CC) ››› The Hangover (2009) Bradley Cooper. ›› Yes Man (2008) Jim Carrey. (CC) ›› Music for Millions ››› The Nun’s Story (1959) Audrey Hepburn. (CC) ›››› Fiddler on the Roof (1971, Musical) Topol, Norma Crane. (CC) ››› The Pink Panther (1964) Peter Sellers. ››› The Lion (1962) William Holden. (CC) Jonah Hx ›› Blade: Trinity (2004) Wesley Snipes. ›› Terminator Salvation (2009) (CC) ››› Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) (CC) ›› Clash of the Titans (2010) (CC) (DVS) ›› Clash of the Titans (2010) (CC) (DVS) ›› Quantum of Solace (2008) › G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) Channing Tatum.

Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU ››› Casino Royale ››› Training Day (2001) Made Cooking Now Eat! Chris Chris Friends Friends Two Men Two Men Big Bang Big Bang 1st Fam 1st Fam Box Offi Box Offi Browns Payne Scoop Made

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Pioneer Trisha’s Rachael Ray’s Sandra’s Guy’s Sand.

Be.- Made Paula Pioneer Hate Bath Elbow YardCrash Hse Crash Income Income Property Brothers (CC) Love It or List It (CC) R Schuller Turning J. Osteen Paid Prog. My Life, Movie My Life, Movie My Life, Movie Teen Mom 2 Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Ridic.

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Jersey Friends Friends Friends Friends › Cop Out (2010, Comedy) Bruce Willis. (CC) Paul Blart: Mall Cop ››› In Name Only (1939) Carole Lombard. ››› Stage Door (1937) Katharine Hepburn. ›› Music for Millions Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order “Avatar” › Jonah Hex (2010) Miracles J. Osteen ››› Casino Royale (2006, Action) Daniel Craig, Eva Green. (CC) ›› Quantum of Solace Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Missing Old House Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Cooking Now Eat! ››› Training Day

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Ent Insider Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars (N) (CC) Castle (N) (CC) News Nightline Wheel Jeopardy! How I Met Partners Broke Girl Mike Hawaii Five-0 (N) (CC) News Letterman The Office How I Met Bones (N) (CC) (DVS) The Mob Doctor (N) Fox Toledo News America Seinfeld Jdg Judy Jdg Judy The Voice The top 20 hopefuls perform. (N) Revolution (N) (CC) News Jay Leno NewsHour Business Antiques Roadshow Market Warriors (N) Independent Lens (N) Charlie Rose (N) (CC) Beyond Scared Beyond Scared Beyond Scared Beyond Scared Beyond Scared Real Housewives Housewives/Atl. Real Housewives Start-Ups Happens Real Colbert Daily Futurama Futurama South Pk South Pk Brickle.

South Pk Daily Colbert Wizards Jessie Good Dog Austin Shake It ANT Farm Phineas Good Austin Monday Night Countdown (N) (CC) NFL Football Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints. (Live) SportCtr ››› Remember the Titans (2000) › Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000, Action) Nicolas Cage.

The 700 Club (CC) Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners $24 in 24 My. Diners Dinner Love It or List It (CC) Love It or List It (CC) Love It or List It (N) Hunters Hunt Intl Love It or List It (CC) ›› Rumor Has It... ›› Two Weeks Notice (2002) Sandra Bullock. ›› Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Ridic.

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The Mentalist (CC) The Mentalist (CC) The Mentalist (CC) The Mentalist (CC) CSI: NY (CC) NCIS: Los Angeles WWE Monday Night RAW (N) (S Live) (CC) CSI: Crime Scene Big Bang Big Bang 90210 “Hate 2 Love” Gossip Girl (N) (CC) Rules Rules Amer. Dad Amer. Dad

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Loma-Linda’s

“BIEN VENIDOS AMIGOS”

Specializing in Mexican Food since 1955

419-865-5455

10400 Airport Hwy. (1.2 Mi. East of the Aiport) Lunch & Dinner, 11 a.m. to Midnight Closed Sundays & Holidays

FRITZ & ALFREDO’S

Original Recipes from Both Mexico and Germany

419-729-9775 3025 N. Summit Street (near Point Place) Mon. - Thurs. 11-10 p.m.

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Daily Colbert Wizards Jessie Good ›› Princess Protection Program Jessie Phineas Austin Gravity E:60 (N) SportsCenter Special Skills Chall.

SportsNation (N) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (CC) ›› Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005, Comedy) ›› The Pacifier (2005, Comedy) Vin Diesel.

The 700 Club (CC) Chopped Chopped Chopped Chopped (N) Chopped Hunt Intl Hunters Love It or List It (CC) Property Property Hunters Hunt Intl Million Dollar Rooms Wife Swap (CC) Abby’s Dance Abby’s Dance Prank Prank Prom Prom Clueless Pranked: Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Underemployed (N) Underemployed (CC) Seinfeld Seinfeld Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Conan (N) (CC) Tree Grows In ›› Lady With a Past (1932) ›› Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) ›› The Easiest Way The Mentalist (CC) Rizzoli & Isles (CC) Rizzoli & Isles (CC) Rizzoli & Isles (CC) Leverage (CC) Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Covert Affairs (N) Law & Order: SVU Big Bang Big Bang Arrow (CC) Emily Owens, M.D. Rules Rules Amer. Dad Amer. Dad

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419-825-3474 13625 Airport Hwy., Swanton (across from Valleywood Country Club) Mon. - Thurs. 11-11 p.m.

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Closed Sundays and Holidays

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The 700 Club (CC) Restaurant: Im. Restaurant: Im. Restaurant Stakeout Restaurant: Im. Property Brothers (CC) Buying and Selling Hunters Hunt Intl Property Brothers (CC) Houstons Houstons Houstons Houstons My Life, Movie To Be Announced Underemployed (CC) The Challenge: Battle The Challenge: Battle Jersey Shore (CC) Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Big Bang Big Bang Conan (N) (CC) ››› The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ››› Call of the Wild (1935) ›› She Castle (CC) Castle (CC) Castle (CC) Perception “Lovesick” NCIS “Eye Spy” (CC) NCIS (CC) NCIS (CC) Covert Affairs Arrow “Damaged” (N) Supernatural (N) (CC) Rules Rules Amer. Dad Amer. Dad

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Deadline Women Who Rock Great Performances Charlie Rose (N) (CC) Duck D. Duck D. Duck D. Duck D. Duck D. Duck D. Duck D. Duck D. Duck D. Duck D. Real Housewives Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Real Housewives Start-Ups Colbert Daily Tosh.0 Tosh.0 Key Tosh.0 South Pk Stand-Up › Grandma’s Boy (CC) Adventures of Sharkboy Jessie (N) Fish Gravity ANT Farm Good Shake It ANT Farm College Basketball College Basketball: Barclays Center Classic NBA Basketball: Jazz at Nuggets ›› The Princess Diaries (2001) ›› The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) The 700 Club (CC) Diners $24 in 24 Diners Diners Diners Diners My. Diners Health Diners Diners Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Extreme Homes (CC) Home Strange Home Hunters Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Hunt Intl To Be Announced To Be Announced Prank Prank Houstons Houstons My Life, Movie Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) MTV Special Seinfeld Seinfeld Worse Worse Worse Worse ››› The Hangover (2009) Bradley Cooper. ›› The Swordsman ››› A Fistful of Dollars (1964) ››› For a Few Dollars More (1965) Clint Eastwood. (CC) The Mentalist (CC) ››› Transformers (2007) Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson. (CC) (DVS) Forbidden King Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Burn Notice (CC) Big Bang Big Bang America’s Next Model Nikita (N) (CC) Rules Rules Amer. Dad Amer. Dad

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America Paula Pioneer Trisha’s Giada Chopped Buying and Selling Property Property BathCrash BathCrash YardCrash Kit. Crash Hse Crash Hse Crash Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Prank Prank On Christmas MTV Special Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Made I Made It 10 on Top There Browns Payne Jim Raymond Raymond Raymond › Fool’s Gold (2008, Action) (CC) The Maltese Falcon ››› Cornered (1945) Dick Powell. ›› Five Little Peppers at Home Saint Strikes Law & Order Law & Order “Smoke” Franklin & Bash (CC) Rizzoli & Isles (CC) Forbidden King Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Burn Notice (CC) ››› Ocean’s Thirteen (2007) George Clooney.

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Ent Insider Last Resort (N) (CC) Grey’s Anatomy (N) Scandal (N) (CC) News Nightline Wheel Jeopardy! Big Bang Two Men Person of Interest (N) Elementary (N) (CC) News Letterman The Office How I Met The X Factor (N) (CC) Glee (N) (CC) Fox Toledo News America Seinfeld Jdg Judy Jdg Judy The Voice (N) (CC) The Office Parks Rock Center News Jay Leno NewsHour Business Toledo Toledo Masterpiece Mystery! (CC) (DVS) Austin City Limits (N) Sun Stud The First 48 (CC) The First 48 (CC) The First 48 (N) (CC) Beyond Scared Beyond Scared Top Chef Housewives/Atl. Atlanta Real Housewives Real Housewives Happens Miami Colbert Daily Chappelle Stand-Up Gabriel Iglesias: Fluffy Stand-Up Tosh.0 Daily Colbert Wizards Jessie Austin Let It Shine (2012) Tyler James Williams.

Phineas ANT Farm Jessie Football College Football Florida State at Virginia Tech. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) ››› Beetlejuice (1988, Comedy) ›› The Goonies (1985, Adventure) Sean Astin, Josh Brolin. The 700 Club (CC) Cupcake Wars Cupcake Wars Sweet Genius Sweet Genius (N) The Next Iron Chef Hunt Intl Hunters Buying and Selling Extreme Homes (N) Hunters Hunt Intl You Live in What?

Trading Spouses Project Runway Project Runway Abby’s Dance Project Runway Clueless Pranked: Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (N) (CC) Jersey Jersey Seinfeld Seinfeld Fam. Guy Fam. Guy Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Conan (N) (CC) The Prisoner of Zenda ››› Breathless (1959) ›››› Top Hat (1935) Fred Astaire. (CC) (DVS) Network The Mentalist (CC) NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Chicago Bulls.

NBA Basketball NCIS “Dead Air” (CC) NCIS (CC) (DVS) Burn Notice (N) (CC) NCIS “About Face” Big Bang Big Bang The Vampire Diaries Beauty and the Beast Rules Rules Amer. Dad Amer. Dad

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The Scorpion King Futurama Futurama › Saving Silverman (2001) Jason Biggs. ›› Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) › Grandma’s Boy (2006) Doris Roberts.

Kevin Hart: Laugh Daniel Tosh: Serious Aziz Ansari Chris Hardwick: Ma. Adven Good Austin Shake It Wizards Wizards Jessie Jessie Good Austin Austin Shake It Gravity Gravity Dog Shake It Jessie Good Shake It Jessie Good Phineas College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Score NASCAR NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Great Clips 200.

Score College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Score College Football Teams TBA. ›› Ella Enchanted (2004) Anne Hathaway. ›› The Princess Diaries (2001) Julie Andrews. ›› The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) ›› Charlie St. Cloud (2010) Zac Efron. ›› The Last Song (2010) Miley Cyrus.

Challenge Restaurant: Im. Restaurant Stakeout Diners Iron Chef America The Next Iron Chef Restaurant Stakeout Restaurant Stakeout Restaurant Stakeout Restaurant Stakeout Iron Chef America Love It or List It (CC) Income Income Income Income Income Income Income Income High Low Hunt Intl House Hunters Reno Love It or List It (CC) Love It or List It (CC) Hunters Hunt Intl Hunters Hunt Intl On Christmas Crazy for Christmas (2005) Andrea Roth. › An Accidental Christmas (2007) (CC) Christmas Angel (2009) K.C. Clyde. (CC) The Christmas Consultant (2012) Premiere. Undercover Christmas (2003) Jami Gertz.

Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Linda Toledo, Ohio

“I live to exercise with my mom.”

We live to keep her doing it.

Linda is back at the gym thanks to her new knee from the region’s only dedicated orthopaedic hospital.

Watch Linda’s story at promedica.org/wildwoodstories.

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