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OPINION

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PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT/LIGHTING THE FUSE

NOTE TO READERS

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efore the Sept. 13 primary, To- email, were requested under public ledo Free Press urged the Ohio records laws by Toledo Free Press.

Marty Limmer, Lucas County Secretary of State’s office to “treat the Lucas County elections process as a Board of Elections information services manager, concrisis situation and protacted Toledo Free vide every possible elePress on Nov. 1 and ment of oversight and denied the request, guidance to ensure the citing a recommendaelection is not comprotion from the prosecumised. The Secretary of tor’s office and Ohio State’s current adminRevised Code 149.43 istrative oversight does Section (A)(1)(H), not provide confidence which states confidenthat enough is being tial law enforcement done to prevent untold damage to the already Thomas F. POUNDS investigative records are not public records. wobbling integrity of Lucas County elections.”

The primary was not marred any Restating the obvious notable breakdowns, though with As we have noted before, it is no roughly 5 percent turnout, the margin secret that the Lucas County BOE has for error did not lend itself to many been under siege since Jon Stainbrook opportunities for mischief. was elected chairman of the Lucas After the primary, Secretary of County Republican Party. For more State Jon Husted chose an opposite than two years, Stainbrook and his approach and released the BOE from associates threatened to sue the BOE, SOS oversight. sued the BOE and reportedly made The result? Just days before professional life difficult for a number an important Nov. 8 election, the of people who committed no greater BOE is embroiled in wrongful ter- sin than somehow not behaving in the mination lawsuits, continued in- way Stainbrook wanted. fighting, a dramatic seizure of BOE His long quest for and landing computers and swirling rumors of of the appointment to the BOE, serious document-handling and where such respected people as Jill procedural transgressions.

Kelly, Michael Beazley and Dee TalIt is not a good time for the SOS to mage once served, compromises and have its attention elsewhere. makes suspect its ability to operate legitimate elections. Stainbrook is acEmail raises questions companied on the board by his longOn Oct. 28, law enforcement agen- time attorney, Anthony DeGidio, cies including the FBI reportedly con- who is there to vote as Stainbrook fiscated two computers from the BOE guides him and has shown zero inclination to bring an iota of indepenoffice over an alleged email breach.

The email reportedly raises ques- dent thought or consideration to this tions about BOE documents being most important of duties.

There was some good news with improperly handled.

Toledo Free Press learned Nov. the early September return of Jim Ru1 that the investigation focused at volo, a former chairman of the Lucas least in part on an email allegedly County Democratic Party with six sent from an account operated by years of BOE experience.

A longtime political consultant, Gina Marie Kaczala, who is described as a BOE seasonal worker. Ruvolo worked for the Clinton and Emails from the account, and emails Gore campaigns and co-chaired the to and from the recipient of the Rules Committee at the 1992 Demo-

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cratic National Convention. He has room to make an inevitable, epic misled the county and state Democratic take, resulting in his exit well before parties and will bring a great degree the all-important 2012 presidential of political savvy to the BOE morass. election. If that is the case, that longRuvolo has steadterm approach could fastly refused to allow result in a miserable his Republican counshort-term episode in terparts to hide behind local elections. executive sessions, We recognize that forcing the BOE’s busidealing with Lucas ness to remain in the County’s extracurlight where it belongs. ricular drama is a disAs we said before, traction and a messy the BOE was not persituation, but a “give fect at its best, but there ‘em enough rope” was progress being Michael S. MILLER approach risks the made as former adminintegrity of our local istrators Linda Howe and Jeremy elections process.

Demagall struggled to devote enBOE Director Ben Roberts is ergy and time to their jobs while singing an optimistic tune in public, under constant public attack from offering what we describe as “Nope, Stainbrook, who has yet to offer any nothing wrong here” platitudes about constructive plans for the BOE, just the process being in what he calls “fana continuing headhunting mission tastic shape.” against his perceived opponents.

Given the chaos under his purview, The warpath tactics to remove it is fair to question just how smudged several BOE employees, just weeks Roberts’ rose-colored glasses are. before the primary election, showed no moderation or willingness to co- No confidence operatively improve the situation. It To repeat: If the Secretary of is a scorched-earth approach that State’s office does not increase its has the BOE existing in a state of oversight and guarantee the BOE fear and uncertainty. can run an efficient and honest election, the resulting lack of confidence Waiting for Husted and potential legal issues will rest We noted previously that Husted squarely on its shoulders.

There will be scandal on a scale had not distinguished himself in serving Northwest Ohio, and that that makes the usual local political has not changed. Has his inclination games look like preschool frolics, and to avoid dealing with the Stainbrook- Husted will carry direct responsibility.

If the chaos is allowed to continue, created chaos granted de facto permission for the turmoil to thrive? His the only vote that will be believed is office first told the BOE to solve its a resounding vote of no confidence in own issues, then caved and allowed the process. ✯ the Aug. 8 firing of two employees, one of whom, Kelly Mettler, had Thomas F. Pounds is president and served since 1994. The employees publisher of Toledo Free Press and were fired, not for job performance Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at issues, but for dubious “irreconcil- tpounds@toledofreepress.com. able differences” with Stainbrook Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of and DeGidio.

There has been speculation that Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free the powers that be at the state level Press Star. Contact him at mmiller@ decided to give Stainbrook enough toledofreepress.com.

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OPINION: ISSUE 2

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THE HOT CORNER

Issue 2 threatens unions’ ability to protect workers’ rights

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he hottest issue in the upcoming election is without a doubt Issue 2. Gov. John Kasich and his Republican henchmen in Columbus, aided by their outof-state, big-money backers, have pulled out all the stops in an attempt to try to sell this load of political chicanery to Ohioans as necessary policy. They have used all sorts of obfuscation, outright lies and even theft from an old woman to advance their agenda at all costs. Their arrogance and pure lack of conscience appears to know no bounds.

From the day he took office, Kasich, in his now familiar arrogance, announced that he was driving the bus and anyone who didn’t get on board would be run over. Nice way to win over the masses, eh? The man, who ran on a jobs agenda for Ohioans, quickly jettisoned that pretense. In fact, he has reigned over a net loss of jobs, while trying to put the blame for Ohio’s economic woes on its supposedly overpaid public employees.

This remarkable sleight of hand was expected to take the heat off his Wall Street cronies, the ones who really created this mess. In some part, it did. As Honest Abe pointed out, it is after all possible to fool some of the people some or all of the time. If the polls are any indication, he was also correct that you can’t fool all the

people all the time. King John seems state huge amounts of money, too. Do to have somewhat worn out his you recall hearing anywhere, in ads or welcome, becoming if not the least pro-Issue 2 websites, just how much money this would save? popular governor in That’s because there are the country, the second no savings, nada. least popular governor.

The ads would have He acts like he has a you believe that public mandate to rule when employees are paid he was elected with less 43 percent more than than a majority of the their private sector popular vote. Buyer’s counterparts. remorse has set in with This is based on a larger and larger seg“study� done by two ments of the citizenry. guys from The HeriThis has not Don BURNARD tage Foundation and stopped the GOP machine from running its scams, how- the American Enterprise Institute, ever. With misleading ads and the two conservative “think tanks� who Guv himself lying outright on TV, can always be counted on to pull they are going full steam ahead; figures out of their hindquarters to damn the public wishes. Let’s take justify any policy the GOP is pushing a closer look at what’s at stake with at any given moment. The study was Issue 2. GOP ads would have you paid for by the Ohio Business Roundbelieve that the whole purpose of table, a group of the largest corporate Issue 2 is to get these grossly over- players in the state. The researchers paid public employees to pick up 10 came to the conclusion that things or 15 percent of their pension and like job security were worth about 10 health care, because they pay little percent more than the similar private or nothing toward them. In actu- sector workers made.

They did later qualify that you ality, 94 percent of public employees really couldn’t put an accurate already pay that or more.

Add to that the fact that if that was number on something like that, but all Issue 2 would do, why would it take the Kasich people took it and a lot more than 300 pages to accomplish of other questionable assumptions that simple task? They would have and ran with it. Jeffrey Keefe, of the you believe that this bill will save the Economic Policy Institute (CPI) re-

One Meal A Day.

Not many of us are content to eat just one meal per day. Yet, that is the reality for many of the children in Lucas County. Due to circumstances in their household, the only meal they receive may be in the school lunchroom or at Feed Lucas County Children sponsored sites. And, due to the huge need in our area, even that one meal a day could be in jeopardy. Feed Lucas County Children is home to the largest hot meal summer program in the entire state of Ohio.

We need your assistance to continue to help those children who need it most.

More than a quarter of our children live below the poverty line. We welcome any and all to visit our website to learn more about the work we are doing. Your contribution, large or small can help us to continue this critical work. Just how important would a school lunch be to you, if it’s the only meal you could count on?

www.feedlucaschildren.org This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

butted the findings in an Oct. 5 article titled, “Ohio public employees are not overcompensated: rebutting a diversion from Senate Bill 5.� Using actual statistics from reliable sources vs. making things up, he came to the conclusion that public employees actually make in total compensation (wages and nonwage benefits) 6 percent less than their comparable private sector counterparts, and 3.5 percent less in just wages.

Go to the EPI website and read the analysis. It also addresses the pension and health care fallacies. The reason that your communities are really going to have to run more school levies and fire and police levies is not because your teachers, firemen, police and station workers are grossly

overpaid. It’s because the same corporate interests that wrecked the economy are now getting the money that used to go to your communities.

The real reason for Issue 2 is to destroy the last bastion for the working people in this country: unions.

Whether you belong to a union or not, they are the only entity that can even begin to stand up to corporate interests to protect your rights, or what’s left of them.

Kasich and his ilk don’t want you to pay attention to the man behind the curtain.

You’ll do you and your family a great service by paying attention. âœŻ Email columnist Don Burnard at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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OPINION: ISSUE 2

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TOLEDO MAYOR MIKE BELL

Issue 2 will save jobs, help city avoid taxes T

oledo Free Press readers have likely seen the Issue 2 commercial and heard my story; as a new firefighter in a financially strapped City of Toledo in 1980, I was laid off. Back then, if I had been offered the alternative of paying a little more for health insurance or decreasing my salary a little in order to keep working and collecting a paycheck, I would have taken it. Instead, I was out of work for nine months until the city could afford to rehire me and other laid off firefighters.

Now as Mayor, I am again Michael faced with this challenging dilemma, nearly 30 years later. But again I’m left with few tools to correct the budget situation and keep city employees working to provide vital services. The state of the economy locally, in Ohio, and across the nation has put Toledo in the situation we, and other cities, are in. If Toledoans aren’t working and paying income taxes, then the city is going to have less revenue. This is the state of the economy and the current system in which we operate.

But the system is not working for Toledo or for other communities across Ohio. Akron

faces an $87 million deficit. Cleveland is still working to recall 100 police officers laid off earlier this year. Cincinnati is projecting a $33 million deficit in 2012. In Toledo, 80 percent of our general fund expenditures are for personnel costs. I’m asking our employees to pay their share of pension and health care costs so that we can continue to allocate appropriate funding to services for our residents.

In 2007, the City of Toledo collected $169 million in income tax P. BELL revenues. By 2009, due to the recession, collections were down to $141 million and Toledo faced a $48 million deficit in our 2010 operating budget. In light of this staggering financial shortfall, we asked our unions for assistance in cutting expenditures by offering contract concessions. After auditing our records, most unions agreed that we faced a significant financial hurdle, but they also told us they wouldn’t help us. As a result, we declared exigent circumstances on five of our collective bargaining agreements. Only then did they come back to the table to work with us to find an amicable solution.

By enacting exigent circumstances, we saved our city from financial ruin and avoided laying off our city workforce. It also cost us hundreds of man-hours in uncharted legal waters and at the State Employment Relations Board, demonstrating that we did not have the ability to afford contract obligations and had no other options than laying off a large and potentially unsafe number of employees. It was not a preferred course of action, but there was no other option for Toledo under state law at the time.

On Nov. 9, whether Issue 2 passes or fails, the city will have no more money than we did on Nov. 8. We expect that income tax for 2011 will reach $153 million, still $16 million less than we collected four years ago. Issue 2 will provide more tools to ensure that we can balance our budget, continue to provide the services our residents expect and deserve, and fairly compensate our employees for the hard work they do.

Issue 2 will save jobs and allow us to continue operating the city without raising taxes.

For those reasons, I support the reforms to collective bargaining. ✯

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On Nov. 9, whether Issue 2 passes or fails, the city will have no more money than we did on Nov. 8 ... Issue 2 will provide more tools to ensure that we can balance our budget, continue to provide the services our residents expect and deserve, and fairly compensate our employees for the hard work they do.”

Michael P. Bell is mayor of the City of Toledo. He may be contacted at mayor.toledo@toledo.oh.gov.

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OPINION: ISSUE 2

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GUEST COLUMN

Issue 2 and the real class warfare

By Sean Shannon SPECIAL TO TOLEDO FREE PRESS

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or all the rhetoric of “rich versus poor” and “corporations versus unions” surrounding Issue 2, the class warfare at the heart of these battles is really poor versus poor.

Sixty years ago, the American job market was markedly different from today’s. Thanks to the influence of unions, corporations and the public sector fought to recruit the best workers, offering them high salaries and generous benefits, and employees rewarded the companies who hired them with loyalty. They watched each other’s backs.

That changed with the 1981 inauguration of President Ronald Reagan.

Reagan and a new generation of farright conservatives strove to “relieve” corporations of the “burdens” of government regulation, particularly when it came to treating workers well. As corporations gained more power, employees and unions lost theirs. In addition, the number of quality, unionized public-sector jobs shrank as government programs were slashed to fund tax cuts for the corporations who were taking advantage of deregulation to work employees to the bone while slashing their benefits.

Issue 2, and Senate Bill 5 which

led to it, are just the latest attempts by conservatives and their corporate financiers to consolidate their privilege and disempower workers. Millions of workers have become so accustomed to being treated poorly by their employers that the only time they notice how bad off they are is when they’re confronted with the advantages that unionized workers have. Instead of fighting to receive the same benefits themselves, many of these workers have been convinced that they should fight so unionized workers will be treated as poorly as they are.

The whole situation is akin to a teacher watching a bully beat up a little girl and take her lunch money and then, instead of confronting the bully, telling the bullied girl that she should beat up another little girl and take some of her lunch money instead.

All the kids know the bully (corporate America) and the teacher (corporatefunded legislators) are in cahoots with one another, but they’ve been beaten up so frequently that many of them can’t fight back any longer or even offer support to the bully in hopes of not getting beaten up so much in the future. It’s the political equivalent of Stockholm Syndrome.

The wealthy proponents of Issue 2 and other attempts to cripple unions say that cuts in worker salaries and

benefits are necessary for America to “stay competitive” in the global marketplace. Recently, the Congressional Budget Office reported that after-tax income for the top 1 percent of Americans shot up 275 percent between 1979 and 2007, while the bottom 20 percent of Americans saw only an 18 percent increase. As a share of the nation’s wealth, the top 1 percent’s portion more than doubled while the share of the bottom 20 percent shrank. For all the sacrifices that the well-to-do are demanding from working-class and middleclass Americans, they are clearly not making any sacrifices themselves.

Right-wing talking heads also appeal to their followers by telling them that someday, if they work hard enough, they’ll be rich too. Therefore, they should support tax cuts for the rich so their hard-earned money won’t go to poor “freeloaders.” The same politicians who champion these tax cuts also pass deregulations that allow corporations and the rich to consolidate their power and wealth, making it harder for the working and middle classes to improve their lots in life, evidenced by the increasing wealth and power gap in America since the Reagan Revolution. The rare triumph of an enterprising American is held up as

an example for all, but the numbers and other evidence showing that it’s becoming harder for working-class and even middle-class Americans to get ahead in life are either ignored or denounced as liberal fabrications.

For all the “rich versus poor” rhetoric invoked by protestors and the media on Issue 2 and other similar battles nationwide, the reality is that these fights are largely poor versus poor. The rich are keeping their distance from the real fight and hiring others to wage their battles for them by doing things like financing the Tea Party movement. It’s evocative of this country’s last civil war, where the conscripted could pay $300 to have someone, often a poor person,

take place in the army. Would the Tea Party movement have taken off if Rupert Murdoch and the Koch brothers had been forced to protest for over a month in the cold and wind and rain before the news media began to take them seriously?

Issue 2 is not just about corporations versus unions, or the rich versus the poor. It’s about whether those of us who aren’t rich executives — liberal and conservative, Republican and Democrat, Occupy Wall Streeter and Tea Partier alike — deserve to be treated well or treated poorly. Which side are you on? ✯ Email columnist Sean Shannon at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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OPINION: ISSUE 2

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CHILDREN OF LIBERTY

Issues 2 and 3 threaten your freedom O

pponents of Issue 2 have claimed that the issue’s proponents will say anything in its defense. All right then, let’s go all the way crazy and say that Issues 2 and 3 are both about your freedom.

Let’s get one freedom-related matter out of the way. The claim that Seante Bill 5, which Issue 2’s failure would repeal, restricts rights to collective bargaining is wrong; on the contrary, it expressly provides for collective bargaining. Also, the claim that it restricts any right to negotiate staffing levels is moot, because emergency workers do not have that right under current law. The freedom that Issues 2 and 3 does affect is your freedom as a taxpayer and citizen.

Let’s start with Issue 3. While certainly not generating as much heat as Issue 2, Issue 3 is also important, as it will add to the state constitution three provisions: That within the state, no law or rule shall force participation in health care systems, prohibit the purchase or sale of health care and health insurance, or impose fines and penalties for such sales or purchases. Thomas The underlying theme of those three provisions is protection of your liberty. Issue 3 was crafted specifically as a defense

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against provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009, aka Obamacare, that would: Force you under law to participate in health care programs even if doing so is not in your best interest; prohibit you from purchasing health care that doesn’t fit its myriad proscriptions; and penalize you financially for failure to comply.

BERRY In other words, Obamacare takes away substantial portions of your freedom.

It restricts your ability to choose the health care that you want, and it restricts your right to do with your property as you choose by imposing three direct mandatory financial burdens on you: Higher costs for care; forced payment for coverage you don’t want or need; and harsh penalties for noncompliance. Issue 3 cannot address the higher costs of care that Obamacare is already causing, but it will protect your freedom from the other two direct burdens of premiums and penalties.

Issue 2 likewise pertains to your freedom. Unlike Issue 3, the circumstances addressed by Issue 2 do not immediately restrict your right to

make personal choices. But if Issue 2 fails, your property rights will be compromised in the same manner as under Obamacare. Consequently, as we will see, your overall liberty will also be reduced.

To continue the present system of public employee pension giveaways without the additional employee contributions provided for in SB5, you, the taxpayer, will be forced to pay more in taxes, thereby restricting your freedom to do as you please with your money, or protection of your property will be compromised. Conceivably, both could occur.

Perversely, Issue 2’s Big Labor, We Are (Not) Ohio opponents predict that cuts in emergency services are inevitable should it carry, because it would mean that management, the bane of Big Labor, would decide staffing levels.

But this outcome is much more likely if it fails, because local governments will either have to lay off personnel and reduce services or go bankrupt unless you forfeit more of your property rights to underwrite their unsustainable agreements.

If you think this argument, that Issues 2 and 3 are in the end about your liberty, is preposterous, then please contemplate this quote from John Adams, our second president: “The moment the idea is admitted into

society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. Property must be sacred or liberty cannot exist.”

Adams was not only describing the breakdown of social order should property not be protected from theft and destruction. With the passage of federal legislation that requires you to either purchase health care or to pay punitive taxes on the one hand, and continued handouts of exorbitant benefits to public employees on the other, the common theme is a crass disregard for his wisdom.

In the halls of government, it is not property that is sacred, but rather the accretion, protection and wielding of power; the result is legislation and deal-making that sacrifices the liberty and private property rights of the taxpayer while allowing the tyranny required to enforce those sacrifices to expand. If our liberty is to be preserved, so too must our property rights be preserved, and Issues 2 and 3 are steps toward that preservation.

I am Ohio, and so is every Ohioan who favors Issues 2 and 3. ✯ Contact Thomas Berry of the Children of Liberty at www.meetup.com/Thechildren-of-liberty.

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By Brigitta Burks TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

The Nov. 8 election will likely be remembered for a divisive debate over a state bill that limits unions’ collective-bargaining rights for public employees.

Voting “no” on Issue 2 would repeal Senate Bill 5, while a “yes” vote would uphold it. Opponents of Issue 2 say Gov. John Kasich’s bill puts citizens at risk and that public employees are not the reason for Ohio’s budget issues. Proponents of Issue 2 say the bill will benefit taxpayers and the school systems and prevent layoffs.

One of the oft-repeated arguments against Issue 2 is that it makes it more difficult for police and fire departments to negotiate for better equipment, therefore emergency response could suffer. If union leaders cannot talk about staffing levels in negotiations, the level of safety could suffer, said Dale Butland, spokesperson for Innovation Ohio, a think tank organization that promotes public policies.

“This is going to cut back on the safety, not just of the police officers and firefighters themselves, but the general public that depends on these folks to come,” he said.

Issue 2 proponents believe that budgetary constraints could cause emergency response to falter if Issue 2 were not to pass.

“It’s a far greater likelihood it would take police and fire longer to respond because they couldn’t afford their contracts,” countered Connie Wehrkamp, spokesperson for Building a Better Ohio, the pro-Issue 2 group.

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“Our biggest concern is minimum manning,” said Wayne Hartford, president of Toledo Firefighters Local 92.

Legally, the Toledo Fire Department is required to have a manning of 103 firefighters, but Hartford said more would be useful.

Issue 2, in addition to contract negotiations, has taken a toll on firefighters, he added.

“I truly think morale is low on our job,” Hartford said, adding that although workloads have increased, pay has not.

Former fire chief and Toledo Mayor Mike Bell made a controversial move when he endorsed Issue 2, a move that Hartford said “could very well” affect whether the union supports him in the future.

“Not that the fire department thought it’d be the golden child. We didn’t expect that, but coming from his background, we at least expected him to be sensitive to our causes,” Hartford said of Bell’s stance.

Bell stood by his decision.

“My personal opinion is, I believe Issue 2 is needed because government does not have a restart switch and we need a restart,” Bell said.

“If our financial position isn’t solid, we’re not going to have a solid police department, fire department or any other department.”

Despite the firefighters’ opposing stance, Bell said he does not believe the move will cost him his political future.

“For every one negative comment, I get about

20 who say they understand,” Bell said. “They may not agree, but they understand. Issue 2 allows for some concessions so that right now, if we were allowed to get health care and pension picked up, we probably wouldn’t have to lay anybody off.”

He added that the administration wouldn’t do anything to put citizens’ safety at risk.

Taxpayer fairness Issue 2 asks government employees to pay 15 percent of their health insurance and contribute 10 percent to their retirement pensions instead of using public funding for those expenses. According to Building a Better Ohio, the pro-Issue 2 group, a private-sector worker pays 31 percent on average for their health coverage.

“It goes back to taxpayer fairness. If the average taxpayer is paying 31 percent, it’s fair,” Wehrkamp said.

Innovation Ohio’s ButKAPTUR land said 94 percent of public employees already pay the amounts being proposed.

“If Senate Bill 5 were only about everyone paying 10 percent [of pension], 15 percent of [health care] ... you could have done that in a couple pages, but Senate Bill 5 is 304 pages.

What are the other pages about? They are about crushing unions and punishing workers,” he said.

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D, District

9) said the percentages public employees are expected to contribute are lower because their pay is often lower.

“They are certainly not overpaid and a lot of time people don’t understand how dangerous the work they do is; whether you work in a prison or are a highway patrolman, teachers don’t have an easy role today, either,” she said.

Another argument against Issue 2 is that union workers have already made sacrifices for the economy. Wehrkamp disagreed.

“The unions have shown many times, they are not willing to make concessions in hard times,” she said. “If concessions made already were enough to fix the problem, we wouldn’t be having that debate.”

Melissa Fazekas, spokesperson for We are Ohio, an anti-Issue 2 group, said union concessions have saved the public $1 billion DENSIC in concessions.

“It just shows the current collective-bargaining laws we have work,” she said. “When given the opportunity to come to the table, they (union leaders) are problem solvers.”

Robert Densic, founder of Back to Basics, a local Tea Party group, and a Toledo Free Press contributor, said he would rather have elected officials making decisions than union leaders.

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“I do not have a say in who the union bosses are,” he said. “That is the definition of taxation without representation.”

Organizer Chuck McCune of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 8 said he believes industry could go elsewhere if Issue 2 passes, adding it would bring damages to both private and public unions.

Performance in schools An argument in favor of Issue 2 is that if layoffs in schools were based on performance instead of seniority, an overall improvement in education would occur.

“This debate has been going on for a long time.

Obama’s education secretary, Arne Duncan, is supportive of performance pay,” Wehrkamp said, adding that teacher evaluations would be based on multiple measures, not just test scores. Schools would also be able to implement programs or adviser-training to help struggling teachers.

But Fazekas said there is a concern that a merit-based scale could lead to favoritism because of a lack of definition.

“There is reference to merit-based pay [in the bill], unfortunately there’s no real outline, no structure or process to how it will work,” she said.

Rep. Matt Szollosi (D, District 49) said a performance scale could have serious implications.

“I reject the argument that we should go back to the good ol’ boys’ network when promotions were given based on the color of your skin or gender,” he said. ✯

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Provisional ballots allow most to vote rity number — you must provide one of the following: ✯ Current and valid photo identification ✯ A military ID ✯ A copy of a current bill (not a voter registration acknowledgement) ✯ The last four digits of your So-

cial Security number This is one of many rules outlined on the Secretary of State’s website, all of which the Lucas County Board of Elections abides by.

Provisional ballots might not be the fi rst choice for voters, but when faced with no other choice, it is better

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To learn more about provisional voting, visit the website www.sos.state. oh.us/elections/voter Information/ provisional.aspx. ✯ Email Brandi Barhite at bbarhite@ toledofreepress.com.

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“If I recently changed my address or name and didn’t update my voter registration, can I still vote?”

Yes. “If my name does not appear on the official poll list, can I still vote?”

Yes. “If I don’t have the proper identification, can I still vote?”

Yes. “If my name appears on the poll list or signature book as having requested an absentee ballot, can I still vote?”

Yes. How is this possible?

According to the Ohio Secretary of State website, voters can use a provisional ballot. Provisional ballots are used “to record a vote if a person’s eligibility is in question and the voter would otherwise not be permitted to vote at his or her polling place.”

The content of the ballot is exactly the same, but it is cast provisionally until election officials can verify eligibility.

When I worked as a poll worker, voters would sometimes get angry if I told them they needed to vote provisionally. They thought their votes wouldn’t count.

Voters need to make sure their votes count. If you cast a provisional ballot and provided proof of identity (current and valid photo ID, military ID, copy of a current bank statement or utility bill with your name and current address, among others), you typically don’t need to provide any additional info to the board of elections, according to the Ohio Secretary of State.

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911 system still ‘premier’ despite loss of revenue

By Emily Tucker TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Lucas County Emergency Services expects a drop in revenue of more than $600,000 because of the decrease in county property values.

The 911 levy, which expires Dec. 31, is up for renewal at .7 mills for five more years. Dennis Cole, director of Lucas County Emergency Services, said the current levy raises about $6 million per year. If the levy renewal passes, it should raise more than $5 million per year.

“There’s always a concern in these economic times, and everyone is looking to minimize expense at their own costs,” Cole said. “That’s why we try to be good stewards of the money.

We try to give the best service. “ No significant changes have been made to the levy; it is a renewal to continue funding operation costs. The levy pays to keep the equipment operating, purchase new equipment when necessary and support any improvements to the system. Cole said the levy is typically well supported.

“It gets public safety services to people who need them as soon as possible,” Cole said. “Any changes are to help us reduce the cost of providing some of those public safety services.”

Cole said there’s no standard in Ohio of how 911 is funded, but at least four other counties in the state fund emergency services with a similar levy.

In 1995, public safety officials and voters decentralized the call-taking method. Cole said there are now seven call points that answer emergency phone calls. For example, emergency services in Toledo respond to a Toledo call, and emergency services in Maumee respond to a Maumee call.

Mike Koontz, director of countywide communications at the Lucas County Sheriff ’s Office, said all the EMS departments are on the same system so they can talk to each other.

“It’s the premier system in the state,” he said. “There are about 3,600 radios on the system now. It used to be that each fire, police department, etc., had separate radio systems. Money was spent all over the place on systems where people couldn’t talk to each other. We have a far better system than anybody could have now.”

The levy pays to keep the system operating. Koontz said some of this money, plus grants, goes toward purchasing radios and keeping the system up-to-date. Each jurisdiction maintains its radios, and there are 216 base radios in the whole system.

Koontz said one of the major concerns in the past was making sure

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“We are light-years ahead of where we were five years ago,” he said. “We have not lost one second of airtime.”

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Toledo Zoo levy provides maintenance, care for animals

By Emily Tucker TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

The Citizens Committee for the Zoo and volunteers have been going door-to-door making sure residents

of Lucas County are informed about Issue 17.

Anne Baker, executive director of the Toledo Zoo, said a network of volunteers has been distributing signs, making phone calls and handing out information across Toledo to make

sure everyone is aware of the levy renewal that will be on the Nov. 8 ballot.

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yard,” she said. “People in the county love their zoo. They use the zoo.”

The four co-chairs of the Citizens Committee for the Zoo are Mayor Mike Bell, former educator Sam Burnett, President of UAW Local 12 Bruce Baumhower and Betsy Brady, the vice president and treasurer of Plastic Technologies, Inc. Baker said the co-chairs solicit funds to support the campaign by making sure residents are aware of what the levy renewal entails.

The Toledo Zoo levy renewal is for .85 mills. The levy will continue to help pay for the animals’ food and medical care, plus utilities and any necessary repairs. The funding comes from property taxes, and Baker said owners of a home that’s valued at $100,000 would pay about $2.16 per month.

Baker said the expenses rise every year, especially when the cost of gas rises. The cost of food has been stable, but purchasing medicine for the animals has become more expensive.

Even if the levy passes, a small increase in zoo admission prices and membership fees will go into effect.

Lucas County residents will still pay less than non-Lucas County residents.

Baker said when considering zoo attendance per capita, Wood County has the next highest rate of people who use the Toledo Zoo. However, in June the Wood County commissioners voted against adding the levy to the Wood County ballot.

“The zoo is a regional facility that surrounding counties benefit from,” Baker said. “However, we’re anticipating a little bit of a drop [in visitors], but we think we offer an incredible product. The new elephant exhibit

opens next year.”

Baker said she is optimistic about the levy being renewed.

“Lucas County residents love their zoo,” Baker said. “Even though we’ve lost about $1 million in levy funding because of property tax values, we aren’t asking for a bigger levy.”

The Toledo Zoo has lost $1.2 million since 20072012 because of the decrease in property values.

BAKER Baker said the Toledo Zoo has tried to gain funds through donations and sponsorships, and the challenge is “doing more with less.”

“We’ve been managing, and it’s very difficult,” she said. “However, we will come in with a balanced budget.”

Although residents have shown their support, Baker said every now and then people come out and say they don’t use the zoo.

Joe Pfeiffer, chair of the Lucas County Libertarian Party, said the party doesn’t support the levy renewal because it “isn’t something that’s in pursuance of public good.”

“It’s not necessarily fair to charge everyone in the county for a service they might not use,” Pfeiffer said.

Pfeiffer said the Toledo Zoo could find other ways of obtaining funding, such as through private charities, donors and other sources.

“If people would consider it a commodity that they had the option to go out and buy, maybe they wouldn’t feel so inclined to vote for the levy,” he said. ✯

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The following is the third and final installment in a series about Lucas County Children Services in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 8 election.

By Joel Sensenig TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

When birth parents are either not around or not able to teach their children how to live independently and self-sufficiently, Lucas County Children Services (LCCS) is there.

The agency, through its Independent Living Program, foster parenting and educational services outreach, tries to fill in the gap when parents are missing.

The Independent Living Program is meant to help youth ages 15 and a half to 18 years old emancipate themselves from LCCS care.

“We provide them with a caseworker, who works with them in different areas: education, housing, budgeting, cooking, housekeeping, and legal issues,” said Amy Galvan, supervisor of the Independent Living Program. “We help prepare them to live independently, as our parents taught us, if you were under the custody of your parents. We want them to be able to be self-sufficient when they leave our care.”

While Galvan works with youth in the few years before they legally become adults, Patricia Harrelson coordinates efforts to give younger children the tools they need to be successful in their teen years. Harrelson, manager of policies and improvement initiatives at LCCS, is in charge of all the agency’s educational policies and procedures, managing the staff of education specialists and monitoring the schooling needs of children in foster homes.

Because many of the youth under custody of LCCS are facing socialization challenges in the form of emotional disturbances and behavioral difficulties, specialized attention is needed, Harrelson said.

Currently, 23 children receive tutoring contracted through an outside agency because they do not qualify for free tutoring, which is always sought first, Harrelson said.

Those students able to achieve a 2.7 GPA or better get incentives (such

as $10 gift cards to Meijer), which are made possible through donations from the community.

“We try to take those donations and do those things to help our kids, because they are often academically behind,” Harrelson said. “Not always, and I don’t want to give that impression, because we do have honor kids in foster care, we have kids that do very well.”

Galvan said financial incentives are also a big component of the Independent Living mission, as the teens are able to put away money they can use after being emancipated from children services. These cash incentives for the 85-100 teens typically in the program at any one time are funded through the children services levy.

“Our kids can walk away with a significant amount of money to help them live independently,” Galvan said. “It can help with housing, books if they go to college, car or transportation — whatever they need to live independently.”

Leaving LCCS with $2,000 is not unheard of for youth who have been with the program several years, Galvan said.

While LCCS is taking a pseudoparenting role in preparing youth for life outside “the nest,” officials realize there are limitations to what they can accomplish.

“We’re not like a parent in that they can’t come back home,” Harrelson said. “So we have to do everything we can before that launch date or postemancipation date of age 21. A lot of times those kids don’t have anywhere to go once they leave us.”

“We really work on building a strong support system for when they leave our care. We focus on four areas: education, housing, support system and employment. These are four areas we really want to have a plan for them when they leave,” Galvan said.

Harrelson said public schools in the county have been instrumental in helping the children get the services they need, from making sure immunizations are given to helping keep youth from getting suspended, which has been a problem in the past. LCCS caseworkers routinely go visit schools to check with counselors and teachers to monitor how the students are acclimating to their educational settings.

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While the barriers can seem rather large, Harrelson is quick to mention that she is consistently amazed at what children in LCCS custody can do. “While the public needs to see that we deal with barriers, we also see kids, when given the right opportunities, when given the right support, are amazingly resilient kids who respond well to the supports that we can offer them, the schools can offer them and this community can offer them,� she said.

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Harrelson, who has worked in the child welfare field since 1992, said LCCS and other agencies are changing the way they address the educational needs of children under court-ordered custody. “People are paying a lot more attention to the impact of chronic neglect of children,� she said. “When I first started in caseworking, a lot of times we knew about sexual and physical abuse and a little bit about neglect. What we know now is that a lot of the children that we have are not just victims of sexual and physical abuse but of chronic neglect. Part of combatting that is keeping kids in their home school district.�

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A local company is helping Walgreens install solar power systems on the rooftops of several stores in Northwest Ohio.

A subsidiary of Romanoff Electric in Toledo is installing solar systems on the rooftops of 53 Walgreens stores, according to Jerry Heminger, vice president of Chapel-Romanoff Energy Solutions.

Locally, the local firm is installing solar power systems on Walgreens stores on Secor Road at Alexis Road and South Reynolds Road in Toledo, one in Defiance, and two stores each in Lima and Mansfield.

Walgreens has exceeded its plans for more than 130 installations on its stores and distribution centers in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio and Oregon by the end of this year. Its 133 solar installations since 2007 are more than any other retailer in the U.S., according to the company.

Walgreens’ 53 installations in 20 counties across Ohio make it the largest solar rollout in one state.

Heminger said that 50 employees are involved in the installation projects, including members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union.

They began with the stores in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas and then moved north to Toledo.

Walgreens celebrated its 100th installation at a store in Mason, Ohio, on Sept. 23.

“This is an important milestone for us as we continue to explore ways to expand our use of environmentally friendly technology to reduce our energy consumption,” Mark Wagner, president of community management

and operations at Walgreens, said at the dedication in Mason. “Our use of solar power across Ohio is a great example of how businesses, state officials and developers of green technologies can work together to help make a difference in our communities and for the planet.”

Walgreens is working with SoCore Energy of Chicago, which will own, maintain and monitor the rooftop systems. SoCore and Walgreens have teamed up with First Energy Solutions to manage the Renewable Energy Certificate process.

“Solar energy solutions cut costs and promote emerging clean energy jobs and markets in communities across America with leadership from private sector companies like Walgreens,” said Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, at the Mason dedication ceremonies.

The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority provided a $5.2 million loan in May to SoCore for development of the rooftop solar systems.

The remainder of the project’s $9.9 million cost in Ohio is being funded by SoCore and a federal tax credit. Akron-based First Energy Solutions is a partner in the Ohio projects.

“Walgreens’ impressive sustainability efforts include this substantial commitment to solar power and on-site renewable energy. These projects are not only producing solar power, they are generating solar renewable energy credits and reducing energy costs for Walgreens, which saves money for its customers while benefiting the broader community,” said Pete Kadens, president of SoCore Energy, during the dedication.

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Clarifying remarks: Bank provides value to investors, customers TO THE EDITOR, Let me begin by thanking Toledo Free Press and Zach Davis for their time and interest in interviewing me regarding the efforts of Winding Creek Holdings, LLC to purchase the majority share of the Bank of Maumee (“The Investor,” Oct. 30).

After reading the published article, I do feel the need to clarify my opinions relative to Capitol Bancorp and to correct or prevent any possible misinterpretation of some of my remarks.

As stated in the article, I have been an investor in the Bank of Maumee since its beginning.

During these years I have had the opportunity to meet and work personally with executives of Capitol Bancorp. During the recent process of negotiating the current transac-

tion, I have spent considerable amounts of time in a direct working relationship with Capitol Bancorp’s highest level officers. I have found them to be straightforward individuals of the highest integrity.

Capitol Bancorp has demonstrated their commitment to the constituencies they serve, which includes the community of Northwest Ohio. I have witnessed their personal concern for the employees of Bank of Maumee and for its shareholders.

They have shown an elevated interest in the Northwest Ohio economy and have supported our local businesses through purchases and the establishment of lending relationships. Capitol Bancorp, directly and through the Bank of Maumee, has consistently supported our local nonprofit and support agencies through exten-

sive donations of both time and money. Even in these extremely difficult financial times they have been dedicated in finding ways to provide value to the investors and customers of the Bank of Maumee.

I want to be extremely clear that I am unaware of any decision that Capitol Bancorp has made where it operated in a selfserving manner without consideration for the shareholders or our community at large. They have been a committed corporate citizen in Northwest Ohio and I am hopeful that Winding Creek can continue to serve this community in equal fashion.

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ProMedica and the University of Toledo are teaming up to develop a new $36 million Inter-professional Immersive Simulation Center (IISC) at the College of Medicine that will enable students and clinicians to use technology to learn, enhance outcomes and improve patient safety in a simulated, low-risk environment.

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The IISC will be housed in a new 3-story facility slated to open in 2012 next to the Center for Creative Education Building on the Health Science campus. Construction will begin on the project in 2012.

“The IISC is a giant leap forward in our effort to set the national bar for clinical education and research,” said Jeffrey Gold, UT chancellor and executive vice president for biosciences and health affairs.

“This center will enable learners to use the most advanced technology available to practice working in teams at the same time they are advancing their clinical skills,” said Gold, who also serves as dean of UT’s College of Medicine and Life Sciences.

Randy Oostra, president and CEO of ProMedica, said the partnership would help ensure better patient outcomes as doctors, nurses, therapists and all health care providers will be better prepared as they enter the work force.

Gold and Oostra said the IISC will serve as a venue where health care professionals will establish collaborative relationships to foster innovation in research and develop new and existing products and services that help improve the human condition, prevent diseases and enhance healing.

Pamela Boyers, senior adviser to the chancellor and executive director for simulation, has spent the past 18 months building UT’s simulation technology. She now has a fully operational pilot version of the IISC where clinicians, faculty and students from all disciplines in health care will train until the joint venture facility is opened in 2014.

“This virtual immersive reality technology enables students, practitioners and researchers to gain a better understanding of organs, diseases and treatment processes by seeing real patient information such as CAT scans and MRIs in 3-D space,” Boyers said.

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As an example, let’s say that Tom ecently, many readers who follow our writings or listen to Pounds and Michael Miller go to the Dock on WSPD have heard us horse track and bet $5 on Seabiscuit. comment on the highly unpopular and Tom bets Michael that Seabiscuit will potentially illegal move made by Bank win the race, but I overhear this bet of America/Merrill Lynch in the past and in turn bet Dock David $10 that week. For those who have not caught Tom will win his bet, which is conwind of this story yet, Bank of America tingent on Seabiscuit winning. Dock took a staggering number of deriva- David agrees, then goes to Dock Sr. tives contracts off of its subsidiary and buys insurance on his bet for $4, Merrill Lynch’s books and put them saying that if he loses Dock Sr. will pay on its own, ensuring that its bad bets the full $10, but if Dock David wins the bet he just pays Dock would be federally guarSr. the original $4. An anteed by FDIC protecoriginal $5 bet now has tion. The actions taken $29 on the table.

by Bank of America and It is with that in mind its subsidiary are not that I have the perfect soonly immoral, they violution to the derivatives late the Federal Reserve markets. First, we need to Act — yet nobody has separate commercial and done anything about it. investment banking pracMerrill Lynch has tices again. When the two trillions (with a T) of Ben TREECE work in tandem an obvious dollars in derivatives liabilities which come in the form of conflict of interest arises, which ultioptions, futures or other hedging ve- mately hurts the consumer. We created hicles. According to Bloomberg, Mer- a separation between the two in the ’30s rill has somewhere in the ballpark of after a banking crisis by passing Glass$53 trillion in outstanding derivatives Steagall, then repealed it in 1999 which contracts (http://www.bloomberg. opened the door for this relationship to com/news/2011-10-18/bofa-said-to- once again thrive.

Sure enough, within 10 years of split-regulators-over-moving-merrillthe repeal we had another banking derivatives-to-bank-unit.html).

To make sure it doesn’t lose its crisis. We can thank Phil Gramm, Jim backside if a majority of these deriva- Leach and Thomas Bliley for drafting tives don’t pay out (which after the re- the repeal legislation and President Bill cent developments in the Greek debt Clinton for signing it into law.

Second, make it illegal for any inbailout, it would appear that many won’t), Bank of America has shifted vestment bank to engage in the crethese liabilities onto its books and ation and sale of derivatives. As I displayed in my earlier example, derivaaway from Merrill’s.

Bank of America honestly expects tives have become nothing more than the FDIC and the American taxpayer a big gambling pit ... so we should treat to fund its speculative investments ... it them as such.

I propose that the creation and sale is 2008 all over again.

Obviously, the FDIC cannot pay out of derivatives be moved to Las Vegas on 5.5 times the size of the U.S. GDP if and regulated by state gaming commisall of the contracts were to go bad, but sions. This allows companies to hedge even paying one thin dime would be a their investments (the way that derivadime too much. Furthermore, the shift tives were meant to be used in the first from Merrill Lynch to B of A was re- place) but keeps them from profiting off portedly urged by the Federal Reserve. of the sales and commissions of these This is all very interesting considering products. By shifting these products to under Section 23a of the Federal Re- casinos we would see a boost in local serve Act, this action is clearly defined economies. Las Vegas to date has 14.2 as illegal. The question remains: Who percent unemployment, more than 50 will try to stop the giant? At this point, percent higher than the national average of 9.1 percent, according to the it appears nobody will.

Derivatives as a whole aren’t all Bureau of Labor Statistics. This will bad, however, they serve as insurance undoubtedly spark the local economy against an investment, a hedge. The of Las Vegas, reinfuse capital back problem comes when we allow de- into that market and also lift a heavy rivatives to become their own separate regulatory burden off of an already inmarket, then they turn into a gambling competent and overworked regulatory pit. For example, buying home insur- body in the SEC. I don’t claim to have all of the anance is great ... for your house. Buying home insurance against your neighbor’s swers to our financial problems; howhouse gives you incentive to burn it to ever, now is the time to start thinking outside of the box for how to boost the the ground.

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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) “We the BBB have absolutely will honor fi ve area companies at its annual Torch Awards luncheon Nov. nothing to do with the selection,” 9, including a winner in a new cat- Levine said. “When the entries come in, we verify it’s an upstanding egory for extra-large company. company on a solid finanThis year’s event marks cial base — basically that the 10th anniversary of the it adheres to our standards awards, which recognize re— and then it’s turned over gional businesses and charito a panel of judges and ties for exemplary and eththey have instructions on ical business practices. how to review them.”

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18-county service area in Cost is $48 for a single Northwest Ohio and Southseat, $370 for a table of eight east Michigan. or $38 for a member of a More than 100 nominacharitable organization. tions were received this year, Th is year’s awards will Levine said. include a new extra-large Winners will receive a category, for companies with trophy handcrafted by local 150 employees or more.

SPEYER glass artist Mike Wallace, Awards will be given to Levine said. four companies — small In honor of the 10th anniversary, (1-9 employees), medium (10-49 employees), large (50-149 em- past Torch Award winners will be in ployees) and extra-large — and one attendance for a special recognition.

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Marianne Ballas, dealer/president of Ballas Buick GMC, will chair the event. Sharon Speyer, president of the Northwest Ohio Region for Huntington National Bank, will be guest speaker. Musician Nate Gurley will perform and Lee Conklin and Diane Larson of 13abc will serve as master and mistress of ceremonies.

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ight now, the leaves are changing colors and starting to fall. We know that we have a little bit more time left before the season will change and the snow will start to fall. Every year we take this time to get ready for winter and prepare for the snowstorms that will be coming.

Then, about the time we can’t handle any more winter, the snow begins to melt. The trees will begin to bud and we will once again come outside as spring will be right around the corner. For me, Nolan, my favorite time of the year is summer. I like warm weather, boating, relaxing in the water and spending time off in the summer with my wife and children enjoying the sunshine. Living in Northwest Ohio, it is easy to prepare for the changes we have in our seasons since they are very predictable.

The seasons change as well when it comes to investing. The market and the economy go through periods of time when everything is hot and times when it seems like the storms will never pass.

Knowing how and when to prepare for the changes isn’t as easy as predicting the weather here in Northwest Ohio. Because it can be difficult to predict stock market conditions, investors might want to consider building an all-weather portfolio.

A common investment approach today is called asset allocation. The problem with traditional asset allocation, or buy-and-hold-only strategy, is weathering the storms can leave the average investor battered and beaten down. Traditional asset allocation generally goes up with the market and down with the market.

It is like staying outside every day.

Some days are warm and beautiful while other days are cold and stormy.

Standing outside enduring the weather every day of the year can be a very difficult task for most people. This is why many people will choose to come inside when a storm hits and wait till the sun shines again before going back outside. When it comes to investing, this is what happens to many investors and why they sell low when the storm is raging, and buy high, when the sun is shining, which can be very costly for the average investor.

In asset allocation, investments are often measured using relative return. Relative return looks at the performance of accounts versus similar investments. Relative return is like

hearing someone tell an investor they are doing good because they are down only 20 percent, since the overall stock market is down 30 percent. Using relative returns, one might assume that an investment is poor when it is up 10 percent while the market is up 15 percent. Relative return is important when an investor is concerned about how everyone else Mark is doing.

Nolan Building an allweather portfolio means looking at the investments from a whole new standpoint. It means creating a plan that is based upon what the individual is comfortable with and not worrying too much about everyone else. In terms of weather, it is like staying inside your house and setting the temperature for what you are comfortable with so you are much less affected by what is happening outside. Spring, summer, fall or winter, the thermostat is kept at 70 degrees all year-round inside.

One of the primary goals of

building an all-weather portfolio is to avoid significant losses and prolonged periods of time with poor performance. Although this strategy can be an option for every investor, it becomes more and more important for those who are close to or in retirement.

All-weather investment portfolios can be built using a variety of investments such as traditional investments CLAIR like stocks, bonds, BAKER and mutual funds.

But what makes allweather portfolios unique is these accounts often add in alternatives such as long-short strategies, futures, options, derivatives, arbitrage, leverage and unconventional assets.

The goal is often to pick several different investments that are all designed to make money, but to then choose investments that all work a bit differently.

As with any investment approach, pros and cons exist. As we pointed out earlier, the primary goal of building an all-weather portfolio would be to avoid significant and prolonged losses.

A negative of an all-weather portfolio is, in a major market gain, many times this strategy will underperform broad stock market indexes.

To find out more about how this investment approach might fit in with your current investment plan, talk with a licensed investment professional. ✯

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“Well — best case scenario — we actually have to root for BG next week, which is kind of awkward,” Marrow said. “We need BG to win to help us out, but we can’t really depend on them. We should’ve taken care of business [Nov. 1].”

Despite several injuries and lineup changes this year, the Toledo defense ranked fourth in the MAC in total defense heading into its matchup with Northern Illinois. However, Marrow and co. had no answer for NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish and the Huskies’ offense, which racked up 532 yards of total offense and scored seven touchdowns. Harnish found Perez Ashford on a four-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds left to lift NIU to its second-straight victory over UT, who have now lost three of the last four meetings in the series.

“I don’t know what it was,” Marrow said of key mistakes that helped Northern Illinois put points on the board. “Maybe it was the moment; people not used to the moment. We also had different guys in different spots because of certain situations, but bottom line is we’ve still got to go out there and we’ve got to make plays.”

In a conference known for producing talented quarterbacks, Toledo will have to regroup quickly for its game against the Western Michigan Broncos, who are led by the offensive tandem of quarterback Alex Carder and wide receiver Jordan White.

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There’s no time to pout for sixthyear University of Toledo senior cornerback Desmond Marrow. After a disappointing setback in a 63-60 defeat Nov. 1 against Northern Illinois, he’ll suit up one last time in the Glass Bowl on Nov. 8, the first of his final three regular season games at UT. “We were just saying that we’ve got to forget about it,” Marrow said about the mood in the locker room after the Huskies won. “We’ve got to move on.

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“It’s my last game [at home], and then I’m pretty cool with Jordan,” Marrow said. “We talk back and forth, and he plays receiver and I play DB, so I’ll definitely be seeing him a lot throughout the night.”

The task will be tough given that the Rockets rank second to last in the MAC in pass defense (248.6 yards per game). However, UT is tied for second in the conference with 10 interceptions this season. Two of those have come from Marrow, who is tied for the team lead in that category with fellow senior cornerback Taikwon Paige. In a 37-24 win at Western Michigan last year, Marrow recorded the first two interceptions of his collegiate career, returning one for a touchdown.

“It will definitely be emotional, actually being my final game — like, 100 percent sure at UT in the home stadium,” Marrow said. “[I’ll] just try not to let the emotions get the best of me, just go out there and play well because we still need to win. Once all the festivities are done pregame, we’ve still got a game to play.” ✯

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DETROIT (AP) — Fans of SUVs and trucks shoved car buyers aside last month, helping the auto industry to its best October in four years.

The shift was a boon for Detroit’s automakers, who posted sizeable increases in sales of pickups like the Ram and Chevy Silverado, big SUVs like the Ford Explorer and compact models like the Ford Escape.

While car sales have lost momentum from earlier in the year, some companies, including Hyundai and Volkswagen, continue to post impressive numbers and steal away their share of small car sales. Toyota and Honda, for years the category leaders, continue to struggle with earthquakerelated shortages.

U.S. car and truck sales topped 1 million in October, making it the best October since 2007, before the recession hit. Sales are now tracking at a pace similar to the start of this year, before the March earthquake and tsunami cut off supplies, according to Autodata Corp. Analysts expect them to stay at that pace through the rest of this year and into 2012.

“The economy isn’t expected to pick up significantly, and I think that’s going to hold us in this pattern of slow growth, stability to slow growth,’’ said Jeff Schuster, senior vice president of forecasting for LMC Automotive.

Pent-up demand helped October sales. Inventories of Japanese cars are getting close to normal, so car shoppers who spent the summer waiting for them to reappear on dealer lots could finally buy them in October.

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compared to last October, while Toyota Motor Corp. sales fell 8 percent. That still beat the double-digit drops the companies saw over the summer. Sales of the Accord sedan, Honda’s best seller, were up 5 percent.

Toyota said sales of its subcompact Yaris more than doubled.

Bob Carter, Toyota’s U.S. sales chief, said the company still expects to post year-over-year sales gains before the end of this year. He said dealers lost sales in October because of low supplies of Corolla sedans, but more Corollas from Toyota’s new plant in Mississippi are now on their way to dealers.

Japanese carmakers still face issues in Thailand, where flooding shut down some of their suppliers. Honda has already cut North American production through Nov. 10 because of flooding-related parts shortages. The strong yen is also hurting profits, compounding their problems.

Also cutting into profits are the deals Japanese automakers are offering to get buyers back into showrooms.

Auto information site TrueCar.com said Honda raised its incentives by 18 percent to an average of $2,380 per vehicle, while Nissan Motor Co.’s incentives were up 15 percent to $2,917. The average incentive for the industry was $2,669 per vehicle.

“This is the time of the year when consumers are more dialed in to the deals,’’ said Jesse Toprak, TrueCar’s vice president of industry trends and insights.

Toyota said Nov. 1 it will kick off its annual year-end sales event early.

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Detroit automakers barely increased their incentive spending in October, but they did shift their marketing to trucks, a typical move during football season.

Truck buyers paid attention. Ford Motor Co. said sales of its Explorer SUV more than tripled from a year ago, while F-Series truck sales were up 7 percent. Ford’s overall sales were up 6 percent from a year ago, even though its car sales fell 8 percent.

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General Motors Co.’s sales were up 2 percent. Sales of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup rose 11 percent. And the compact Chevrolet Cruze continues to post big gains a year after its introduction, with October sales up 194 percent.

Still, GM’s tepid increase surprised analysts, and investors hammered the stock. GM shares fell 10 percent to close at $23.33. Ford shares fell 5

percent to $11.08, while Toyota’s U.S. shares fell 2 percent to $65.26.

Toprak said snowy weather on the East Coast may have pulled ahead truck and SUV sales from later in the year. Car sales typically fall this time of year, as buyers gear up for the winter.

But Ken Czubay, Ford’s vice president for U.S. sales, said car buyers also are increasingly shifting back to small SUVs and wagons, since gas prices are holding steady. Gas now averages $3.44 per gallon across the country, down from a peak near $4 in May, but still up 64 cents from a year earlier. ✯

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If you’re going to see Fitz & The Tantrums in Detroit this month, Noelle Scaggs has some advice: Be ready to sweat.

“I would highly recommend pulling your hair back if you’re a woman and wearing sneakers if you’re a guy,” the backup singer and tambourine player said. “Once you get there, if there’s chairs, you’re not going to be sitting in them; you’re going to clap along and you’re going to be able to sing, and you’re going to be able to really be free and just be yourself.

“That is the one thing that we really like to get from the crowd because it makes it that much more fun for us on stage to really feel that energy and know that people are there to have a good time.”

Singer Michael Fitzpatrick, saxophonist James King, keyboardist Jeremy Ruzumna, drummer John Wicks, bass player Joseph Karnes

and Scaggs are having a great time, thanks to their disc, “Pickin’ Up the Pieces,” which includes the ultracatchy single, “MoneyGrabber.”

“It’s definitely a modern take on an old sound, a modern take on the inspirations of your Motown period and your British invasion kind of vibe,” Scaggs said. “We don’t have any guitars in this band, so that really kind of changes the sound in general because everything’s really driven on the rhythm section and the keyboard and the horn section. So it really does have its own appeal to it.”

Lots are listening and taking note of the dapper gentlemen and the powerhouse chanteuse.

“I think we’re all falling into the fact that [‘Pickin’ Up the Pieces’ has] been a success. Every show is fun, and we’re having a really good time,” Scaggs said. “We’re featured in the new Rolling Stone ‘hot’ issue.

[Fitzpatrick’s] having a ball with it.”

The six musicians first played together in 2008.

“It was one of the easiest rehearsals I had ever been to,” Scaggs

said. “When you know something, you kind of just know it. It was just really easy to play together; the synergy was there.”

And the name was a natural.

“We had tossed a lot of names around, and we really wanted something that kind of drew from the inspirations and the music as well as just representing how we are on a live stage,” Scaggs said during a call before a sound check in Houston. “One of our friends threw out that idea of Fitz & The Tantrums because she had seen us play before and it just worked.”

The group known for high-energy concerts will play at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Saint Andrews Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit. Tickets are $18.50.

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s parents, we are constantly bombarded with guesses as to which escalating dire situation will prove to be the most destructive to our children’s future. Will it be rampant drug abuse? A killer virus or bacteria? Not enough employment?

Not enough natural resources? Too much violence? Or, perhaps, too much undue stress from constant doomand-gloom predictions?

My own best guess is that our children will, indeed, face any or all of the above. As far as I can tell, human beings have always had and likely will always have such challenge and adversity before them. Still, my biggest fear is not the emergence of a perfect storm or two. My biggest fear is that the next generation simply won’t have it in them to handle such extraordinary situations.

Last month’s preseason northeastern U.S. snowstorm produced one situation in particular that is still reverberating in my mind. The passengers and crew of JetBlue Flight 504 sat

in their plane for nearly eight hours on couldn’t help but keep coming back to a tarmac in Hartford, Conn., during the same nagging question: Why didn’t everyone just get off of the plane? the storm.

I am especially Although I know having trouble reconit wasn’t the first time ciling the more than such an event has oc100 adults aboard curred, the idea that Flight 504 with 5-yearsuch instances continue old Ohioan Ameleah to happen completely Kegley, who recently boggles my mind. attempted to drive her I have read the pifamily’s car on a searchlot’s transcript, the news and-rescue mission stories and even the when she arrived home agonizingly politicized, Shannon SZYPERSKI from school to find from-one-pole-to-theher mom MIA. I am other spectrum of comments left by my fellow readers. Never obviously not in favor of putting having been in that exact situation, 5-year-old drivers on the road, but at I am willing to consider that there least Ameleah took it upon herself to could be some logical reason why sit- problem solve and attempt a solution. ting on a plane without food, drink or What happens between 5 and 35 that bathroom facilities while within sight allows us to stop taking matters into of an airport terminal for a third of a our own hands and instead start beday somehow makes sense. Yet, while lieving that there is an imaginary rope wading through the pool of opinions tied around them?

The Flight 504 incident and others as to who is most at fault, from the airline to the airport to no one at all, I of its kind remind me of the opening

scene of Disney’s “A Bug’s Life.” A line of ants carrying food is suddenly stymied by a fallen leaf in its path and needs to wait for official redirection in order to move on. Are we those ants? Are we really incapable of forging a new path, even when it becomes obvious that those who are supposed to forge it for us are failing miserably? Are we teaching our children to be so helpless?

I am the kind of law-abiding citizen who makes a complete stop at all of the stop signs in my neighborhood, whether anyone is looking or not. Yet, I am also the kind of person who can’t stand the sight of humanity bound and gagged by red tape or any other self-imposed absurdities. Even those of us who make it our top priority to follow the rules need to also make it our utmost responsibility to bend the rules when those rules no longer make sense, changing them altogether if need be. There comes a time when you just have to get off of the plane (and that time isn’t eight hours later).

Still, I don’t want my children to

think that the only place to employ a can-do attitude is as a passenger, ant or underdog. It is as important, if not more important, to adopt a taking-care-ofbusiness stance when you are the airline, the airport, the air traffic controller or the pilot. We cannot continue to pretend that our designation as a company or organization somehow precludes us from being able to get a job done when the whole point of collective effort is to do a job more efficiently and more effectively. A hands-tied, not-my-job, I-wish-I-could-help-but-I-can’t nation simply cannot stand. ✯ Columnist Shannon Szyperski and her husband Michael are raising three children in Sylvania. Email her at letters@ toledofreepress.com.

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n Tuesday Nov. 1, my 11-year-old son lost his Bob would often take Brady and give us a couple of hours of much-needed reprieve. The boys would best friend in this world.

Brady met Bob within moments of being work in Bob’s workshop for hours, crafting and crealive. I am pretty sure it went doctor, nurse, Bob then ating inventions — only Brady understood what they were. When we went to pick him we, the parents. Bob was beaming from up, Brady would give us a full breakear to ear the day his first grandson ardown of what they had built. Even rived five weeks early. Brady was born though his words were not there, he on a Sunday morning weighing only explained as if they had been. Bob 5 pounds and some change. Papa Bob was one of few people who fully did what any other skilled carpenter spoke “Bradenese.” would do — he measured my son.

Having a career in radio means Bob had brought a small tape measure having to move your family to make and a small pocket-size notebook into ends meet, so we did — twice. We the delivery room and he thoroughly lived in Cincinnati and Philadelmeasured Brady from head to toe. phia but eventually quit our jobs and Although Brady was a little small he Jeremy BAUMHOWER returned to Toledo because Brady seemed to be perfect otherwise — needed Bob. Once home, we found out that Brady little did anyone know how different he was.

Brady is a different type of 1 percenter, one whose is like one out of 110 American children whose brain is brilliantly different than the rest. We started brain is beautifully gifted — which comes with to notice that Brady was delayed in speech and had some social consequences.

Bob helped show us that love was the best way peculiar playing habits when he was about 2 years old. He loved to play with cords, anything with wires to communicate with Brady, that his difference was and the TV show “Bob the Builder.” Brady started a gift and not a hinderance. Bob made a living by to show obsessive traits, and he was becoming more supervising construction projects and by far his peculiar in how he communicated with us. This is greatest work lies in the life of an 11-year-old boy.

The night before Bob’s passing, I tried my best where his relationship with Bob helped change our to explain the likely outcome of the next couple of lives and gave him an unlikely best friend.

Any parent of a 2-year-old understands the frus- hours to Brady. Proving Bob’s final lesson, I wittration and ups and downs of the “terrible twos” — nessed tears of sadness flow down my son’s cheeks, imagine going through the phase with a child de- something he had never done before. It was another layed in his speech and incredibly particular. Papa breakthrough for Bob, even in death.

The most read page of any newspaper tends to be the obituaries, and it seems to have the least amount of information. Obits are often a resume of a person’s life with a beginning and end date, their education, career and the names of those left behind. They almost never show any color or true insight into the impact the deceased may or may not have made. The story of Bob and Brady is a microcosm of Bob’s life, a very small chapter of one who deserves more than the typical obituary.

I would like to encourage anyone who reads this piece to visit www.toledofreepress.com, find this story and instead of commenting, write the obituary that you wanted to write. Write words that truly described the life of a lost loved one; there will be no grammar police, no editors and few readers, but it feels therapeutic to express your feelings.

Having divorced, I did not get to witness the last two years of Bob’s life and fight. I have, however, seen my son mature and advance in ways we had only dreamed.

This piece took many tears to write and is intended as a way to express my love and appreciation for a man who helped give my son a voice.

Thank you, Bob. ✯ Jeremy Baumhower is a self-proclaimed media expert who writes and produces for morning radio shows across the country.

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Brian Felster (1963-2011): A friend to the arts

By John Dorsey

TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

How will you be remembered?

For any artist, for any person really, there is the question of legacy. It is a question that has been on my mind a lot during the past few days with the sudden passing of Collingwood Arts Center Interim Executive Director Brian K. Felster.

Brian collapsed Oct. 29 while preparing for a Collingwood Arts Center (CAC) event and was taken to Mercy St. Vincent, where he was pronounced dead at 6 p.m. He was 48 years old.

As I sat there in the hospital surrounded by Brian’s friends and family one of my first thoughts was, how would people remember him? Then I answered my own question — they would remember

him as a friend to the arts.

I knew Brian before he ever worked at the CAC; we first met at a party where he was surrounded by younger artists, offering humor and encouragement to the next generation.

A little while later, in the summer of 2005, Brian left the corporate job he had FELSTER been working for nearly 20 years to work with artists full time as the CAC program director.

It was in that position that he helped put together countless concerts, art exhibits and community events. It was a position he kept out of love for all arts — at about one-quarter of his former paycheck and at great

cost to his own artistic ambitions. In addition to his life as an arts administrator, Brian was a skilled photographer and graphic designer. He set much of that aside while volunteering the bulk of his free time to the CAC. So great was his love for the arts, that in August 2010 he stepped up to serve as interim executive director.

Almost immediately he helped to broaden the scope of what could be accomplished, leading to a number of great events such as the CAC Raceway Park fundraiser, multiple appearances

by Grammy Award-winning pianist George Winston, a pair of original plays by high school student Opal S.L. Dunlap, the Zygote in My Fez poetry festival, Thosefellas Teen Summit and a recent show by famed comedian Heywood Banks.

He also worked tirelessly to get the CAC involved with the larger

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community, promoting the S.T.A.R. Project, a student outreach program created by former executive director Audrey Johnson, which brought local artists into classrooms in many underserved communities.

The future looked bright. In the weeks before his death, Brian brought the CAC together with The One Story Project, a nonprofit student outreach group focused on education through filmmaking.

Less than an hour before his death, we were joking and talking about upcoming events as if it were any other Saturday, and it was — just another day for Brian doing what he loved.

Since his death, my phone hasn’t stopped ringing, but what gets me most is the outpouring of love for this man who touched everyone he met with a chuckle, a smile and a generosity of spirit that won’t soon

be forgotten.

I will always remember how he encouraged me and Michael Grover to help keep the CAC open mic going, not because it made money, which it certainly didn’t, but because it was something he felt the community couldn’t afford to lose.

Most of all I will remember my friend, always up for a late-night conversation, an off-color joke and for finding and nurturing the next generation of artistic talent.

Originally from Fair Haven, Mich., Brian was born March 4, 1963. He studied at Macomb Community College and Owens Community College.

He is survived by the world, as well as his family and friends. Our hearts are a better place because he was in them.

As the arts scene in Toledo mourns his passing, I’ll just say one thing: “Velvet” Felster, you will be missed. ✯

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Davies proud of Kinks covers CD

By John Benson TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

The notion of the tribute album is inherently odd. Started in the early ’90s, the idea was to pay homage to legendary artists and bands by rerecording their hits.

In essence this is to say, “We love your work so much, we’re going to not only record it the way we want to but hopefully steal away some of your thunder.”

Hyperbole aside, it seems as though Ray Davies got it right with his latest effort “See My Friends,” which features an all-star cast — Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Mumford & Sons, Lucinda Williams, Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Jackson Browne, Spoon, Black

Francis (The Pixies), Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol) and the late Alex Chilton (Big Star) — tackling The Kinks’ hits and gems. The secret appears to be the fact Davies produced the album himself.

“It’s a real collaboration,” said Davies, calling from Austin, Texas. “We were all in the studio together, from Mumford & Sons to Bruce Springsteen. So it has a unifi ed spirit to it.

Everybody gave 100 percent, which is very important.”

For Davies, the role of producer was multifaceted. Take for instance the track “Better Things” with Springsteen, who was given plenty of freedom but was also, surprisingly Davies said, open to suggestion. It was the same scenario with Jackson Browne on “Waterloo Sunset.” However, with new U.K. act Mumford & Sons, Davies said he had to “crack

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Even though “See My Friends” was released last year, Davies is just now getting around to touring stateside, including a Nov. 12 show at the House of Blues in Cleveland.

The 67-year-old classic rocker said playing Ohio has always been special, but specifically when he thinks back to The Kinks participating in the 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame benefit concert at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium.

Naturally, when interviewing Davies, the elephant in the room is always the obligatory Kinks reunion question.

On this particular day, it didn’t take too long to ask about the possibility of Davies and his brother Dave Davies — a relationship that defines sibling rivalry – one day sharing a stage.

“I don’t want to see him again, I hate him and everything, but if he walked through the door and picked up the guitar I’d always favor my brother,” Davies said. “It’s really as simple as that: If he walked through the door and said he wanted to do it, I’d do it with him.

Of course, he’s a great player.”

He quickly added, “We just need to find a door first. It’s a room with no doors at the moment.” ✯

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A home for Minnie Minnie is a 1-year-old blackand-white domestic shorthair.

She was brought into the Toledo Area Humane Society after she was found wandering loose on the streets.

Minnie is a slender little cat that loves attention. It is easy to see that at one time she was someone’s loved pet. Minnie loves to curl up on her fluffy pet bed and enjoys being groomed. She doesn’t seem to have much interest in toys but she does like to climb, and on occasion, she will sit in the window and watch the activity going on outside. Minnie

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INTERESTED BIDDERS: TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS – DEVEAUX MIDDLE SCHOOL, LEVERETTE JUNIOR HIGH AND WASHINGTON KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL DEMOLITION Sealed bids will be accepted by the Board of Education of the Toledo Public School District until 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday November 23rd 2011, at the Toledo Public Schools Treasurers’ Room 3, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd., Toledo, Ohio 43608, for all labor, material and supervision necessary for the Demolition of Deveaux Middle School, Leverette Junior High and Washington Kindergarten, as more fully described in the drawings and specifications for the project prepared by The Collaborative, Inc. and will be opened publicly and read immediately thereafter.

Bid Documents for the project may be examined at the F.W. Dodge plan room in Columbus, Builders Exchange in Toledo, University of Toledo – Capacity Building, E.O.P.A. – Hamilton Building, Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and The Plan Room in Ann Arbor, Construction Association of Michigan, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Construction News.

Bidders may obtain copies of the documents starting November 03, 2011 which can be purchased from Becker Impressions, 4646 Angola Road, Toledo, Ohio 43615, phone: (419) 385-5303. Drawings may be obtained on CD-ROM for no cost with the purchase of the specifications.

A PREBID CONFERENCE is scheduled for Friday November 11, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at the Toledo Public Schools Board Room, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd., Toledo, Ohio 43608. Site walk-throughs at the schools will commence after the pre-bid meeting according to the schedule provided at the meeting.

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Bid Package – Deveaux Middle School: Bid Item No. 1 Deveaux Middle School Building Demolition Bid Package – Leverette Junior High: Bid Item No. 1 East Toledo Junior High Building Demolition Bid Package – Washington Kindergarten: Bid Item No. 1 Washington Elementary School Building Demolition

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