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LIGHTING THE FUSE

Transition team A Toledo Christmas Carol T H

oledo Mayor-elect Mike Bell named a three-person Transition Advisory Group Nov. 12 to “advise him in structuring an orderly transition into the Mayor’s Office and recommend a process to select choices for leadership and staff positions in his new administration,” according to a news release. The team is Don Harbaugh, president of Toledo Molding & Die, Inc. and member of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees; Joyce Chappel, former director of human resources for the City of Toledo and former director of the Ohio Department of Aging; and Joe Walter, director of the Lucas County Emergency Management Agency and former director of safety for the City of Toledo. The news Thomas F. POUNDS release said, “the advisory group will work with Bell to assemble a larger transition team which will interview and assess existing City directors and commissioners and identify candidates for the Mayor’s chief of staff, business advocate, and other 22nd Floor positions.” Jerry Jakes, the originator of the “Lake Erie West” concept for marketing our region, wrote in this week with an interesting idea regarding transition and economic development. “There is too much to do for any one individual,” Jakes wrote. “So, why not let ‘Captain’ Mike Bell handle the day-to-day running of the ship, and appoint ‘First Mate’ Keith Wilkowski to handle economic development on a full time basis?” The two recent rivals have a long history and certainly know enough about each other to know where the boundaries lie. Jakes continues, “Consider the following: There has been little, if any, economic development undertaken by Toledo for many years. Meanwhile, the world has transformed into a global economic mode, based on regional economies (Asia’s “cities” represent regions). Toledo as a city has much baggage associated with its name, and in Europe, confusion with Toledo, Spain. Therefore, we need a new regional image to present to the world. “Our region, with Toledo at its center, would do well to emulate Dubai, which sells itself as a region. We have an ‘inside man’ in former UT president Dan Johnson, who would be happy to feed Bell and Wilkowski much pertinent data.” As Jakes points out, “Consider our sustainable competitive advantages: Geography with an abundance of fresh water, at the crossroads of the North American continent, within one day’s drive of more than 50 percent of the population of the USA and Canada. We are an ideal intermodal site, and in terms of biotechnology and medical potential, Ann Arbor, Wayne State and the University of Toledo are positioned to compete effectively with any and all similar complexes. In green energy, our advantages are too numerous to list.” There would be a lot of detail work to such an arrangement, of course, and a lot of conversation about philosophy and cooperation. But Bell has at least twice reached out to Wilkowski in his public comments, and such an invitation would be a serious gesture to unity and quick action. I do not know if Jakes’ idea would hold water, but it’s a great conversation starter and could lead to some productive development scenarios, and Bell’s team should be open to any and all options. Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

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arley was dead: to begin with. There was no doubt he had never believed it until now. “What do you want with me?” Bell asked, unafraid. whatsoever about that. “For you to avoid my fate, avoid my legacy,” Carty inMike Bell stepped off the motorcycle and shook the light December rain from his boots and jacket. toned, dragging his chains across the floor. “But you were always a good man of The bike’s engine ticked as it cooled, ofpolitics, Carty,” faltered Bell. fering the outside drizzle feeble sonic “Politics!” cried Carty, looking around competition in the dark purple twilight. the office for the absent Scout. “ManBell was at least grateful to have made kind should have been my politics. The it to his office at One Government Center common welfare should have been my before the Harley died; he would have a full politics; charity, mercy, forbearance and day to have it fixed before the ride home. benevolence should have been my poliAnd it would be a full day; the city’s tics. The dealings of my time in office were business required his full attention nearly but a drop of water in the comprehensive every waking hour, at the office, at home, on long rides. Bell was not a superstitious Michael S. MILLER ocean of my politics!” Bell sat back down in his chair, not man and did not take the Harley’s death knowing what to say to the horrible vision. as an omen, just an inconvenience. “You will be visited tonight by three spirits,” Carty Bell rode the elevator to the 22nd floor and entered his office. His chief of staff, Tom Crothers, worked in a said. “They can guide you to hope and change.” Carty turned and flew through the closed window. little cell beyond, copying letters. Bell followed to the window, desperate in his curiosity. “Merry Christmas, Mayor!” cried Crothers in a He looked out. The Downtown air was filled with phancheerful voice. “Bah!” Bell said, distracted by the death of his Harley. toms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went. Every one of them wore chains “Humbug.” “You don’t mean that, Mike,” Crothers said. “Don’t like Carty; some few (they might be guilty governments) were linked together; none were free. be cross.” “What else can I be?” returned Bell, “What is Christmas but another time for City Council to spend The first of three spirits without money; a time for finding the Marina District Bell shook off the vision as a product of overworking and the Steam Plant a year older, but not an hour richer; a and headed out of his office. He stopped at the Lucas time for balancing the city’s books and having every item County Commissioners office to drop off a document. in them through a round dozen of months presented Light flashed upon the hall, and there stood a spirit, dead against us? If I could work my will, every idiot who bathed in golden light. goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should be “Are you the first spirit?” Bell asked. boiled in a pot of Tony Packo’s chili and buried with a “I am,” the spirit breathed. “I am Samuel. Samuel stake made from a Mud Hens bat through his heart!” Jones, the Ghost of Toledo Mayors Past.” Crothers countered the mayor’s sour mood with an “Golden Rule Jones?” Bell asked. invitation to holiday dinner, then watched silently as “The same,” the spirit answered. Bell retreated to his office. The new mayor worked sevBefore Bell could react, the light in the hall enveloped eral hours without stop; the sun traversed the sky and him in a twisting cyclone and he found himself in a Downset without intruding on Bell’s thoughts. Just before town Toledo alive with hotels, churches, homes and commidnight, long after the staff exited the building, Bell merce. He saw the Oliver House, the Boody House Hotel, pushed back in his chair, rubbed his eyes and dwelled in the Nasby building. Bell absorbed the conversation of the the shadowlands between consciousness and sleep. people in the bustling streets, those who praised Mayor He looked at the screensaver on his computer and Jones for his kindness to the poor and his efforts to get saw, not the rotating images of Harley bikes, but a face. them food, shelter and work. Bell heard policemen and Carty Finkbeiner’s face. It was not in impenetrable firemen, content with the attention Jones gave them. He shadow as the other objects in the office were, but had a heard businessmen and union men remarking on Jones’ dismal light about it, like a bad lobster in a dark cellar. independence from political parties and media entities. He Bell blinked and it was a computer screen again. He saw a city bursting with promise and life, a city on the edge stood up to leave and risked a glance back at the screen. of technology and at the forefront of development. It was Carty’s face again. From the computer, a spectral “Remember as you rule,” Jones told Bell, as they cyCarty rose full form, hovering above Bell’s desk. His body cloned into the golden light, “Do unto others as you would was transparent so that Bell, observing him from behind do unto yourself and practice principle before party.” and looking through the chains draped on his suit coat, In a burst of light, Jones was gone, leaving Bell alone could see the “Toledo Pride” button on his coat in front. again in One Government Center. Bell had often heard it said that Carty had no bowels, but ■ CAROL CONTINUES ON A4 Thomas F. 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THE COMMUNITARIAN SOUL

Tuesday morning in BG

t all began quite innocently morning is like this. The muses enough. I was in the lobby of were obviously working overtime. the Bowling Green Post Office, What a range of opinion, expression and daring. I stamping my wife’s wonder how do we newsletters. A man, do it? How do we crusty in both appearkeep this diverse and ance and spirit, leaned pluralistic nation of next to me to comours from coming plain about the postal apart at the seams? service. From there I once heard a hishe moved onto other torian suggest that topics, weaving them America was a natogether in such a way tion born with two as to suggest the imminent demise of our Eric MCGLADE distinct visions. The Hamiltonian vision great nation. I kept (Alexander Hamilton) was foquiet, stamping the newsletters. He suggested that justice de- cused on the market place, the manded hanging and shooting individual, and an established terrorists on sight, shipping un- leadership class. The other, the documented aliens back to Mexico Jeffersonian vision (Thomas Jefin cattle cars and ridding America ferson), was centered on the comof all undesirable elements. When munity and an informed and eduI suggested that we are a nation of cated citizenry that becomes the laws and that justice requires due seedbed for leadership. Over time the Hamiltonians morphed into process, he pounced. “You sound like a liberal!” As the libertarians and the GOP, the a woman walks by, he says to her, Jeffersonians into the progressives “Look, we have a liberal here.” and the DEMS. Perhaps it is the ongoing neShe turns to me and tells me that people like me are ruining her gotiating and living in the tension business because we elected “that between these two visions is how man” president. With that she left. we as a nation have been able to The crusty old guy went on sharing keep it together. This negotiation a list of individuals and causes that has allowed us to become secure he hates. I suggested that there enough with ourselves as a people seems to be a place for hatred in his we can find a place for an asvision of justice. He told me that piring young writer to write about he really didn’t hate people, that it uncomfortable things, a gentle was just a figure of speech. When protester to take his cause to the I suggested that words matter, he streets, and to even elect “that told me that people like me were man” our president. Then, there is that crusty soul ruining his country. When I told him it was my who wants to invalidate my citizencountry too, he left, telling me as ship because I am “a liberal” whathe walked away, “no it isn’t, you do ever that means. Even though his opinions were so extreme they were not belong here.” I walked into Panera Bread for easily dismissible, I must confess my daily dose of caffeine. An as- it was unsettling to hear that I did piring writer and I began to talk. not belong in the land of my birth. The discussion went all over the For the first time I had a taste, just place, from drug addiction to tat- a small one, of what those who have tooing to existentialism to writing. been and are marginalized in our Though she made some observa- society must know on a daily basis. What do we do with those tions that were a bit unsettling to a person in my line of work, I was who seem incapable of holding struck by her enthusiasm and in- these two foundational visions in tellect; it was my second adventure a creative and healthy tension with each other? What do we do with in 30 minutes. About an half an hour later a the intolerant? I guess as long as they don’t man stopped by my office. He called himself “the Peacewalker.” He has hurt anyone, nothing. The beauty walked 5,000 miles in non-violent of living in a country that is secure protest to the wars in Afghanistan in its own identity is there is a place and Iraq. We sat in my office and for that crusty soul too. And so it goes,… talked. He shared some stories and then he wished me God’s blessing Eric McGlade is a United Methodist as he left; it was adventure No. 3. I can’t say every Tuesday Minister living in Bowling Green.

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The second of three spirits Bell, calm and grateful for the lesson, worked his way to City Council chambers. In that great and open room, he heard the whistling of the air as if he were outside, a noise that blossomed into a roar and a thunderous clap that shook the room. Standing before Bell was a blinding spectre. “I am the prophetess and bringer of light,” the spirit warbled, hovering unsteadily. Bell shielded his eyes and looked at the spirit. “Opal? Is that you?” he asked. “Yes, it is ... and, oh, sorry, wrong vision,” she said. “I have my weekly guidance appointment with the Block brothers.” With a clap of her hands, she was gone. Bell felt the next thunderbolt before he heard it, and as the smoke drifted, he could see the second spirit. Bell knew the face, knew the profile even before the mist cleared. “Jamie Farr?” Bell started. “Of course,” the friendly voice soothed. “It’s a state law that any artistic representation of Toledo has to incorporate me. I’m the Ghost of Toledo Present. Let’s go!” Farr took Bell’s hand and they zoomed up through the walls and into the night air. They flew through the empty Owens Corning building, through the abandoned Berdan building, through the closed Nicholas building, through the dozens of other sad, empty properties. They swirled through neighborhoods with shuttered houses, businesses with plywood on the windows. They flew over closed movie theaters, closed retail stores, closed restaurants. “Have you nothing positive to show me?” Bell demanded. “Have you no good news?” Farr shook his head sadly. “I’m not allowed to leave the city to cross into Perrysburg, Maumee, Sylvania, Rossford, Monclova ...” “But that’s not realistic,” Bell protested. “We can’t be cut off from our suburbs. We rise and fall together.” “Do you mean cooperate, collaborate?” Farr said. “Yes!” Bell shouted as he saw the people moving to the suburbs. “That’s the only way!” he called to them. “They can’t hear you,” Farr said. “They have been ignored and downplayed for far too long.” “That has to change,” Bell said. “Yes,” Farr said. “It does.” The night swirled and blurred, and when Bell could see clearly, he saw himself looking down at inactive Jeep assembly lines; legions of machines sat in silence, with no hope for quick action. “There are still a lot of people working here, still a lot we can contribute to the industry,” Bell said. Farr shrugged, saying nothing. The world swam in front of Bell’s eyes, and then he found himself looking at the St. Clair Street headquarters of his mayoral opponent, Keith Wilkowski. Signs in the office were stacked along a wall. Phones that once rang and hummed sat silent witness in the night. At a desk, Wilkowski himself sat working, wrapping up details and loose ends from the campaign. “There is much to be learned here,” Farr said. Bell nodded. “I know,” he said. “I promised unity and inclusion, and I will keep that promise.” The night sky twisted and whirled, and below his feet, Bell could now see the closed United Way building. “Here’s another promise you made,” Farr said. “This is a fight that will test your ability to withstand pressure over logic, politics over common sense.” Bell nodded, and saw the grey stone Blade building across the street, where a great many ghosts struggled under the weight of a great many chains. At that moment, Bell looked at the hem of Farr’s robe and saw two young children materialize, gnashing teeth and glaring at him with hatred. “Wh-who are they?” Bell asked, shaken. “This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want,” Farr said.

NOVEMBER 15, 2009 “Beware them both, but most of all beware this boy, for he is your daily print media, and I see that written upon him is Doom, unless the writing be erased.” With that, Bell felt himself dropping back into his body in City Council chambers.

The last of the spirits Bell gathered himself and slipped into his riding jacket, intending to walk to where his Harley was parked, the erstwhile machine having been fully repaired. But as he opened the door and stepped outside, he found himself staring, not at One Government Center, but at 420 E. Manhattan Blvd. “Ghost of Mayors Future!” Bell exclaimed, “As I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I hope to help make Toledo another city from what it was, I am prepared to bear you company and do it with a thankful heart. Will you not speak to me?’ The hovering spectre gave him no reply. Its skeletal hand was pointed straight before him. In that instant, its hood fell aside, and Bell saw a series of faces under the hood, faces that melted and changed and reformed as if the future could not make up its mind. It was Joe McNamara, then Tom Waniewski, then Bell himself, then Adam Martinez, then a woman whose face Bell could not quite identify (but who for certain was not Opal). Silently they rose above the city, the years dropping away as quickly as the feet and yards from the ground. The city melted into a dark expanse of wasteland. No cars rode its streets, no feet walked its sidewalks. Its buildings lay in disrepair and the dark clouds hovered close to its horizon. As they flew over an interstate choked with weeds and wild brush, Bell looked up and saw a sign posted at the city limits. The Spirit stood at the sign, and pointed down to it. Bell asked, “Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or shadows of things that May be, only?” Still the Ghost pointed downward to the sign by which it stood. Bell crept toward it, trembling as he went; and following the spirit’s finger, read upon the sign of the neglected city: “Welcome to Little Detroit.” “No, Spirit! Oh, no, no!” cried Bell. At that moment, lightning flashed and the spirit’s shroud fell off its head, revealing its face, rapidly shuffling from its previously hopeful rotation to finally stop, like a hellish wheel of fortune. It was, again, Carty’s face. “Spirit!” said Bell, shuddering from head to foot. “I see, I see. The case of this unhappy city might be our own. This is a fearful place. In leaving it, I shall not leave its lesson, trust me. Let us go!”

The end of it Bell awoke with a start and sat up, his chair wheeling away from his desk on the 22nd floor. “I will live in Toledo’s Past, its Present and its Future!’ Bell repeated, as he bounded out of his office. “The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me and I shall remember and practice its lessons.” Bell was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more. He became as good a friend, as good a mayor, and as good a man, as the good old city knew, or any other good old city, town, in the good old world. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Katie Holmes observed, “God bless us, everyone!” Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press. Contact him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com. Editor’s Note: Several lines repeated from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” the original nightmare before Christmas. Some of those lines were filtered through the stunning new Robert Zemeckis film. Thanks to Clint Mauk’s book “Historical Tales of Toledo” for the background on Samuel Jones.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

GUEST COLUMN

Grading the election he election of Mike Bell as mayor was perhaps the TPS Board of Education one leap of faith by voters in the Nov. 3 election. Expect the new Toledo Board of Education to keep Bell, a longtime public employee without any real absolutely everything from the voting public until after private sector experience, won over Keith decisions are made. Wilkowski, who ran as an agent of change. One fact is certain. Francine LawOne might think that the election of Bell is rence of the Toledo Federation of a step into the future. However, the “A” and Teachers (TFT) will be well represented. “B” teams of the Democratic Party were She backed Brenda Hill and Bob Vasquez deeply involved with “B” teamers in the Bell and along with holdovers Lisa Sobecki camp and the “A” teamers worked hard for and Jack Ford will assure a voting bloc Wilkowski. Who will be in a Bell administhat will not challenge the hegemony of tration? That curtain will open soon. the TFT, nor will they address the many There is no question that Bell has his anti-student provisions found in Toledo work cut out for him. Eye-popping future Public Schools’ (TPS) collective barSteven FLAGG gaining agreements. deficits, public sector unions that have used political leverage to gain economiI believe Vasquez did add stable, cally unsustainable contracts, high chronic unemploy- productive labor management relations to his platment, a declining tax base as residents flee the city, form which appears to be code for giving Lawrence large numbers of foreclosed properties, a crumbling what she wants. Vasquez never gave the board a infrastructure and residents who have become disil- second thought until after his failed council races lusioned and apathetic. of 2005 and 2007. Taxes and fees will be discussed ad infinitum in 2010. Expect Vasquez to attempt to pack up his cardboard There will be some calling for an increased income tax, cutout and move to city council in 2011. reduction or elimination of the income tax credit for Hill, a 35-year TPS teacher and union representative, Toledoans working outside Toledo, was backed heavily by Lawrence. fees of every kind aimed at busiExpect Hill to be at the end of the nesses and residents and a few other Expect this [TPS] strings pulled by Lawrence. Nary “creative” ideas to get more dollars will a question be asked about any out of a drained citizenry. board to put a new levy collective bargaining agreements Regardless of the circumstances, from Hill. Bell should not let the campaign between 5.5 and 11 mills The current TPS board elecrhetoric of “Tax Hike Mike” come tion identifies the deficiencies true. In the short run, increased on the ballot in 2010. of “pay to play” laws in Ohio as taxes will bring increased revenue. I believe Lawrence again spent But every action has unintended They will ask for new large sums to produce and air consequences and those capable commercials for Vasquez and of moving will eventually move to money, even though Hill. Lawrence did the same in greener pastures exacerbating an the 2007 election, as well as funalready difficult problem. neling contributions through they still have not other campaigns. You don’t retain and attract resiThis board is easily the best dents by raising taxes. Long term matched that TFT money and influence growth is the only sustainable solution. can buy. Election grade: C; could move up. their physical Then there is Larry Sykes, rising City council like a phoenix and winning a new infrastructure and term by promising to be a commuAs for city council, Rob Ludeman, nity champion. George Sarantou, Phil Copeland staffing to current This is the same Sykes who, and Joe McNamara are aligned with the same political philosophies and student enrollment.” along with a black superintendent, promised minority participation in leadership styles that have led us to the TPS building program. this economic precipice. The addiThe results have been extremely dismal. It is remarktion of Steve Steel and Adam Martinez could be viewed as adding new energy and ideas to council, but that may able how the past can be so unknown to, or cavalierly disregarded by, Toledo voters. not be true. Expect this board to put a new levy between 5.5 Steel seems to have memory problems, in my opinion consistently takes credit for others’ work, turns a deaf ear and 11 mills on the ballot in 2010. They will ask for to community members and has a history of finding the new money, even though they still have not matched “convenient truth.” Martinez is inexperienced but does their physical infrastructure and staffing to current add an Hispanic voice to council. He has not been on the student enrollment. You can’t help but wonder when fiscal responsibility political stage for long and it is difficult to gauge what will be a priority for the Toledo Board of Education. can be expected. Election grade: F; is there hope? With Ludeman and Martinez replacing Betty Shultz and Frank Szollosi, party affiliation on council remains the same as before the election with eight Democrats, Steven Flagg has been an education activist for 15 years and serves as the communications chair for the three Republicans and an independent. Don’t expect “hungry for change” to be the city Urban Coalition. He was a campaign volunteer on Darlene Fisher’s campaign. More information can be council mantra over the next two years. found at tpsinfo.com. Election grade: D; we have to hope for the best.

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GUEST COLUMN

Time to step forward

ust two weeks ago, Toledo elected a new mayor and six members of city council. I was on the ballot as an at-large candidate for council; I finished eighth, two spots shy of the six who won a seat. Not bad for a first-time candidate, let alone a no-name broke kid from the South End. I would be remiss if I didn’t thank the Terry more than 18,000 voters who cast a ballot for me. I am absolutely honored to have had such a warm reception on my first run for office. Running for office was a fantastic experience. Though I had worked on campaigns for school board, city council, county commissioner and United States Congress before deciding to put forth my own candidacy, nothing could truly prepare me for it. As a candidate, you feel the impact of every turn of luck, good or bad, and you’re never more painfully aware of your own limitations. I imagine it’s a bit like being a parent: you have the highest hopes and greatest fears simultaneously for what you’ve brought into being. You experience every stumble and achievement as if it were happening to your person, despite your physical separation from it, like watching a child scrape a knee or successfully ride a bike without training wheels. I don’t have much to complain about. The voters I met along the campaign trail were almost unanimously supportive. Toledoans know our city is in a tough spot and people tended to remark that they were glad to see young people fighting for their city. Of all the things Toledoans might cautiously expect when an 18-35 year old in a suit knocks on their door, a conversation about his or her campaign for public office is not at the top of the list. For decades, the story for our community has been “brain drain,” with a steady exodus of our best and brightest. However, Nov. 3 marked a turning point in that sad tale. The top vote-getter in Toledo was 32 year-old Joe McNamara, a New York University School of Law grad who chose to return to serve his hometown rather than rake in the big bucks at some cold Wall Street law firm. And while incum-

bency and prior service helped with name recognition for most of the other top-six finishers in the citywide council race, 31-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran Adam Martinez managed to squeeze into the top six in an upset victory over seventh-place finisher Polly TaylorGerken. That Tuesday was a testament to the influence young people BIEL can and do have on events in the Glass City. If there is any single lesson that stands out above the rest from my participation in this election, it is that our generation can and must get more involved if we’re going to turn Toledo — and America — around. A new chapter is being written in Toledo, Ohio and young people must decide what new story that chapter will tell. What do we have to lose? These days, there really aren’t many greener pastures to turn to. For the first time in a century, an entire generation has stepped into the professional world with much, much less opportunity than the generation before us. Job security is a farce when any major company can be torpedoed by a panicked stock market or overly risky lender. Personal financial stability exists only in the mind, and even then only up until the point that a pink slip appears on your desk due to outsourcing, offshoring or downsizing. We can no longer depend on the success and momentum of the past to carry us forward. Our generation must create its own opportunities instead of living out our lives as victims of circumstance. Now is the time for young people in Toledo to step up and make bold moves, whether in politics, entrepreneurship, community service or any other daring and worthwhile endeavor. So how about it, 18-35 yearolds? Maybe we’re on a sinking ship. If we’re going down, let’s not go down without a fight. And if we’re going to make it through, I can guarantee the fight is still a prerequisite. Nov. 3 was just the start of what our generation can accomplish if we’re willing to take on the obstacles facing our community. Your city needs you. It’s time to make a stand — or better yet, take a step forward. E-mail Terry Biel at letters@toledo freepress.com.

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OPINION

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

JUST BLOWING SMOKE

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hile perhaps not being an expert in trash collection and the trash tax situation that others are, I couldn’t help notice a recurring theme with regards to the current solid waste program of the City of Toledo. This department continues to find a need to spend more. Not that it’s unusual for a government project to require more spending. I would be hard pressed, in fact, to find any government project that required less spending. The trash situation in Toledo is quickly developing a stench that can only come from ... well, trash. We begin, of course, with the fact that citizens in Toledo pay an extra tax for trash collection and the privilege of recycling some of the waste produced. This additional fee goes to pay for the costs of not just that particular program, but any additional costs for solid waste management. (Note here I use the terms tax and fee, for like the city I choose to use the terms that suit my mood of the moment.) In fact, this tax/fee is being adjudicated by the courts to determine whether it’s even legal for the city to be collecting it. Seldom deterred by legality, the city chooses not only to continue collection of these monies, but to increase the amount collected to make up for a growing shortfall in the budget. Add to this that those employed in the

collection of waste in Toledo appear to have a to save money through spending on the new rather unique contract. Not only are the jobs trash truck technology required to use the these workers hold apparently guaranteed; automated cans that it has already purchased. but rather than working on a strict hourly Now, it appears that additional money will be basis, these employees work on saved by spending $200,000 a daily route basis and are able with a firm in Ann Arbor to to go home with a full day’s pay redesign the routes traveled to regardless of the hours worked, use these new trucks and cans as long at the day’s route has efficiently. been completed. Far be it from me to point Not content with the madout the obvious, but perhaps ness already created, the city is all of this saved money might in the process of saving even have been better spent putting more money in trash pick up by the entire process out for bid attempting to go to a more autoto a private firm. Privatizing mated system. Once again, using Tim HIGGINS trash collection, unfortunately, the concept of spending money to save it, the would not have permitted the city to save city has already invested considerably in a pilot money through spending. program for automation that included both Privatizing would instead have turned over equipment and trash cans. the costs of trucks, trash cans and route effiHaving convinced itself of the money to be ciencies to the company contracted to do the saved, the city decided to move forward with work. Privatizing would likewise have turned the spending required for completion of the the scheduling issues of trash pickup, the comautomated pick up process. pliance issues for elderly and handicapped Already in debt in many other areas, the citizens and the trash can size and number city decided once again to save money by issues over to said company, with any related spending more money, this time to repair costs as their problem. (Rumor has it, such the pilot program trash cans that it recently service could even have been provided less expurchased (which shouldn’t have required pensively in this way rather than by the city.) repair quite so soon). The city is also trying Dare I even say that the potential efficiencies

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Already in debt in many other areas, the city decided once again to save money by spending more money, this time to repair the pilot program trash cans.” of privatizing trash collection might even have allowed the city to do without the legally questionable tax/fee system used before the courts have to rule on the subject? I fear that the city is too far into its pickup route to turn back now. Regardless of the ludicrous contract with its employees, the questionable performance of the trash cans already chosen and the regular discovery of additional spending required to move this project forward (money that the city is in rather short supply of these days and which might be better spent locally than with out-of-state firms), Toledo will continue forward with its odorous plan to save money on trash by spending. Tim Higgins blogs at http://justblowingsmoke. blogspot.com/.

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Dale Chihuly turns it up — way up — in the studio. Whether he’s drawing or directing a team of glassblowers, the artist takes it to 11. “In the morning, it might be classical music; and in the middle of the day, it might be more hip music; in the afternoon, it could be more jazz. We play a big variety of music — Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen — anything that I like,” Chihuly said and laughed. “If I’m not there, they can play whatever they want,” he said of his crew and laughed again. The international art superstar cranks up the volume, color, creativity — and visibility of studio glass. Of course, it’s hard to miss some of his ginormous multipiece works. There was “Chihuly Over Venice,” which featured 14 dazzling chandeliers suspended over the city’s canals and piazzas in 1996. Three years later, his magic appeared to be a mirage: Huge blocks of ice from Alaska made a 60foot wall outside of the Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem. Throngs celebrated the millennium by viewing “Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem 2000,” a project that cost more than $1 million and included a crystal mountain. “Ideas come to me sometimes, they just feel sort of like they come right out from the gut. Nothing that I’ve thought about necessarily for a long time — somehow it just appears,” he said during a phone interview from his Ballard studio in Seattle. Chihuly’s gritty obsession began in 1965 when he melted stained glass and picked up a metal pipe. “It was just the process of blowing human breath down a blowpipe and it came out at the other end like a bubble. It’s a pretty amazing technique,” he said. In 1968, the glassblower traveled to Murano, Italy, to learn more about the ancient art. He was the first American to work at the Venini glass factory. ■ CHIHULY CONTINUES ON A8

Swirling shapes, eye-popping colors and pulsating music greet visitors who enter the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion Gallery Four to see “Chihuly Toledo!” “Everything [Chihuly] we own, literally, is on view. There’s about 36 objects ranging in date from 1975 to 2006,” said Jutta Page, glass curator at the museum. “[The exhibit] provides a very good overview, I think, of the whole entire span of Dale Chihuly’s career.” On display are some of the artist’s Blanket Cylinders from the mid-1970s; Seaforms, Macchia and Persians from the 1980s; and Venetians and Niijima Floats from the 1990s. Sketches and drawings that inspired the work also are included. “He has been very influential on the entire field of studio glass,” Page said. “And I have to say that Chihuly has always been very true to his affinity to Venetian glassmaking. He largely relies on Venetian glassmaking techniques that have been in use hundreds of years.” The curator said she is a fan of the diversity of Chihuly’s work. “I like the variety of it and there are certain parts, certain series, that I particularly like,” she said. “I’ve always thought the Niijima Floats that he’s created — which are the largest pieces his team has been able to blow — are just mesmerizing.” Check out “Green and Gold Sparkle Float.” The magnificent orb shimmers with gold leaf and crushed glass from every angle. And be sure to use the pavilion’s Monroe Street entrance, where “Campiello del Remer #2” hangs. The chandelier was one of 14 featured in “Chihuly Over Venice.” The original piece was split in half; the artist’s team rearranged 243 pieces when installing the 9-foot light in Toledo. By popular demand, the free exhibit has been extended and will be on display through Feb. 7. For more information, visit www.toledomuseum.org. — Vicki L. Kroll

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â&#x2013; CHIHULY CONTINUED FROM A7 â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I learned that was the most important was how to work in a team, because all the Italians work in a team. And when I came back, I worked with a team of my own students,â&#x20AC;? Chihuly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bigger the team, the more it allows you to work larger.â&#x20AC;? He and his grand concepts are globally renowned for explosive, electrifying color. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I first started using glass, my first use of it was really with stained glass and stained glass comes in hundreds of colors,â&#x20AC;? the 68-year-old said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, right from the beginning, I had the option of using whatever color I wanted, and I ended up using most all of them.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t difficult,â&#x20AC;? he said of the transition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I prefer to direct the team instead of be the gaffer on the team because we do a lot of big work and that means having a lot of people around; we have as many as 16 people on the pad at one time all working on the same piece. If Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not the gaffer, I can kind of, you know, walk around and watch all aspects of it, whereas if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the gaffer, you have to concentrate just on that.â&#x20AC;? He began to focus more on drawing to convey his designs to

his team. Some of those ideas involved placing glass floats, flowers, ferns and tumbleweeds outdoors. His 23 red glass reeds, some as high as 8 feet tall, can be seen at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library in the Wintergarden. They were installed there in 2001. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just seems to look just right,â&#x20AC;? Chihuly said of the environmental installations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing that for probably 40 years, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing them more in the last 10 years. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done about 10 shows in botanical gardens, usually in a greenhouse

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The Glass City got its first look at Chihulyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vibrant work in 1970 when he was one of 11 artists invited to submit work for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Toledo Glass National Exhibition IIIâ&#x20AC;? at the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA). He and

college friend and collaborator Jamie Carpenter created â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monotropa Uniflora,â&#x20AC;? a stunning vision of neon, argon and blown glass. In 1972, the Toledo Museum of Art and the American Craft Museum in New York teamed up for an exhibit, â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Glass Now.â&#x20AC;? Chihuly and Carpenter convinced TMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director, then Otto Wittmann, to support their work in the glass studio to create large-scale pieces for the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember setting up the door that we showed. We showed another piece with bent plate glass with dry ice in it. I remember setting up those two pieces,â&#x20AC;? Chihuly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were very thankful to be invited.â&#x20AC;? Chihuly was grateful to be alive following a 1976 car accident in England that took the sight in his left eye and permanently injured his right ankle and foot. He started working with an assistant glassblower and gave up the gaffer, glassblower, position after dislocating his shoulder while bodysurfing in 1979.

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Whitmer teacher combines English with sports By Lori Golaszewski TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Seniors in Mark Rabbitt’s English classes at Whitmer High School had an opportunity to unleash their creativity thanks to an unusual assignment. They were asked to write a descriptive essay on a new sport of their own creation. As part of their assignment — which was modeled after a skit performed on “The Jay Leno Show” in which two comedians described a made-up competitive sport called ‘ghosting’ — students vied for the opportunity to have their essay appear in Toledo Free Press with this article. The essays, which had to outline game rules and scoring, needed equipment and other aspects of play, were judged according to their creativity and feasibility of playing the game, Rabbitt said. “The objective was to be able to describe the sport well enough, so that people could play it if they wanted to,” he said. Of the 50 essays that were written, Rabbitt said two were chosen as the top essays. A group of seven teachers then selected the essay that would appear in print, which is Justin Nagy’s description of “blitzball,” a “fastpaced hand and ball team sport” that combines elements of handball, basketball, football and hockey. Rabbitt said the students were enthused about the writing assignment because it differed from the persuasive essays they typically write. An added bonus was the potential for one of the essays to be published in the newspaper, Rabbitt said. “It’s been something good for them to shoot for besides just myself reading it,” he said. Plans are in the works to videotape some of the made-up sports in action. The videos would be uploaded to YouTube, Rabbitt said, as well as posted on a blog site. The sports assignment is just one of many planned for the year because Rabbitt’s English class is tailored to the study of sports, athletes and their impact on society. “I have an interest in and affinity for sports,” he said, “and when I started teaching, I always had this class in mind. I use sports as the medium to learn and look at it as a subject matter that’s relatable to kids. If you take something that is relatable to them or that they have an interest in, the students are able to write, discuss and read at a better level because they have an interest in the subject.”

The winning essay: ‘Blitzball’ by Whitmer senior Justin Nagy Imagine the sports of team handball, basketball, football and hockey combined into one ultimate game. You would have to be physically imposing like Shaquille O’Neal, have the precise handeye coordination of Alexander Ovechkin NAGY and have the lightning quickness of Adrian Peterson. Players would have to be skilled in all aspects of athleticism to succeed in this sport. With enough exposure, Blitzball could become the next great sport in America. Blitzball is a physical, fast-paced, hand and ball team sport played on a basketball court. It combines all the elements of the previously mentioned sports into one competitive charged competition between two opposing teams. The objective of Blitzball is to throw the ball into the opposing team goal (7-feet-high-by-10-feet-wide) using screening, driving and flanking techniques. The ball can be advanced by a player who can take up to four steps then has the option to dribble, pass or shoot. If the player picks up the dribble, he or she must pass or shoot the ball. After reach change in possession, a 30-second shot clock begins. Blitzball is officiated by one head referee and two field referees. Competitors wear uniformed shirts and shorts with extra padding being optional. Blitzball is played on a basketball court with goals at the end of each baseline. The goals are lined up to be in the exact middle of each baseline. A goal from inside the 3-point arc is worth one point and a goal from outside the 3-point arc is worth two points. The area outside the 3-point arc is considered the “Buffer Zone.” While in the Buffer Zone the defense is allowed to make partial contact, but cannot takedown, tackle or use excessive physicality. The area inside the 3-point arc is considered the “Contact Zone.” While in the Contact Zone, the defense is allowed to takedown, tackle and stop forward progress of the opposing players. The “Goal Zone” is a half oval that starts from one end of the goal to the other. The half oval extends five feet from the front of the goal at the most. No players besides the goalie are allowed into the Goal Zone. A Blitzball team consists of five field players and one goalie. Either

goalie from each team can leave the Goal Zone and participate in the offensive attack. The goalie is not, however, permitted to enter the Contact Zone for more than three seconds. Each team is also allowed to have four nonplayer personnel on the bench. One game is broken down into two,

30-minute halves with one extra 15minute overtime period if the game cannot be decided in regulation time and five minute sudden death periods if the game cannot be decided in the overtime period. In the sudden death period, the first team to score is declared the winner. At anytime a team

can substitute as many players as they have in the Neutral Zone. Each player can take up to five personal fouls per half before fouling out permanently. Two flagrant fouls result in an ejection and a vacant position spot for the rest of the game. Flagrant fouls do not clear at halftime whereas personal fouls do.

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And the Emmy for sports one-time special goes to: “Undefeated: The Chuck Ealey Story.” Toledo engineers Andy Langenderfer and Matt Choma had an idea in 2004 to create a documentary around the life and legend of Chuck Ealey, a quarterback who never lost a game in high school or college at UT. Choma and Langenderfer formed a production company, C2Land Production LLC, and called Ealey, who lives in Toronto, and asked permission to do a movie on his life. He agreed. The movie premiered in November 2008. Langenderfer said Ealey saw the movie for the first time at its premiere at UT’s Dana center. After pulling all-nighters to get the editing completed, Langenderfer said he and Choma were “literally sick to our stomachs because Chuck had not seen the production.” The Emmy, awarded in Cleveland in September, is the first win for WGTE, which submitted the film for consideration. To purchase a copy of the film, call WGTE at (419) 380-4608. — Alissa Romstadt

United Way co-sponsors summit to combat high school dropout rates By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER krapin@toledofreepress.com

United Way of Greater Toledo and America’s Promise Alliance will hold a Toledo dropout prevention summit, “Graduation Now. Not just a dream; an expectation,” on Nov. 19 at the UT’s Dana Center. America’s Promise Alliance is hosting 105 summits across the United States as part of its dropout prevention campaign. According to America’s Promise Alliance more

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than 1 million high school students drop out of school each year. “Toledo was chosen as a city to host a summit because it faces some of the greater challenges with young people and dropouts,” said Colleen Wilber, a spokeswoman for America’s Promise Alliance. The daylong summit will bring together individuals from across the community to address the high school dropout rate in Toledo. “It is important for combating dropout rates to be a community effort. Everyone owns a part of the problem and is a part of its solution,” Wilber said. One statewide summit will take place in every state and 55 city summits will take place at various cities across the United States. America’s Promise Alliance’s dropout prevention campaign kicked off in April with the first summit

hosted in Detroit that same month. At the summit, the city identified 36 schools where dropout rates were the highest and they raised a $10 million venture fund to focus on helping those schools, Wilber said. Since then, 11 of the 36 schools targeted at the Detroit summit have been restructured, shuttered or combined, she said. After hosting a summit, Mississippi required every school district to have a dropout prevention plan. Colorado adopted the goal of cutting dropout rates in half by 2017 after their summit. “Solutions will be different in every community, but there are common threads,” Wilber said.

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Free Thanksgiving dinners oﬀered by local charities A number of local charities are offering free Thanksgiving dinners. ■ Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Nov. 26, Toledo Gospel Rescue Mission, 1917 Jefferson Ave. ■ Noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 26, St. Pius X Parish Family Life Center, 3011 Carskaddon Ave. Information: (419) 535-7672. ■ 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 26, Trinity United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, Adams and Second streets, Port Clinton. Volunteers, call (419) 967-0185 by Nov. 20. For delivery, call Marion at (419) 7323582 by Nov. 24. ■ 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 26, Woodmore High School cafeteria, 633 Fremont St., Elmore. Residents of Allen, Benton, Carroll, Clay, Harris and Salem townships can call for transportation: (419) 862-9924. Reservations: (419) 866-9924. ■ 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 26, Toledo Gospel Rescue Mission Outreach Center, 670 Phillips Ave. ■ 5 p.m. Nov. 28, Toledo Gospel Rescue Mission, 1917 Jefferson Ave. To publicize a dinner, e-mail news@toledofreepress.com. — Whitney Meschke

Zoo lights Toledo Zoo kicks off its annual “The Lights Before Christmas” with the ceremonial lighting of its 85foot Norway spruce tree Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. This year’s opening night is sponsored by KeyBank and the first 1,200 visitors that evening will receive a “KeyBank Community Stimulus Package.” Envelopes containing one, two, three or four $2 bills will be passed out to visitors. A total of $5,000 will be passed out to patrons and recipients are encouraged to spend their $2 bills that night or at other local businesses as a step toward helping the local economy. The Lights Before Christmas will run from Nov. 20 to Dec. 31. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for children. This year marks the debut of the zoo’s Giving Tree. The tree will be located in the great hall of the Museum of Science and is decorated with ornaments that help provide enrichment items for the zoo animals. — Kristen Rapin

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Zen in the District is hosting “Yoga Food Raiser” to benefit Toledo Seagate Foodbank on Nov. 15.

“For a couple of cans of food people can have fun trying yoga and meanwhile, help out the community,” said Anne Boyle, co-owner of Zen in the District. “If someone wants to try yoga, but hasn’t tried it yet, this is the perfect chance. It’s reasonably priced

and all the proceeds are going to Toledo Seagate Foodbank.” “Yoga Food Raiser” is from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Park Lane Luxury Apartments, 142 23rd St. in Downtown Toledo across from the Toledo Museum of Art.

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The event will feature two separate yoga classes, one from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and the other from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The sessions are suitable for every experience level and each class will be taught by a different registered yoga instructor. The fundraiser will also have a raffle featuring prize baskets. Every participant, with his or her donation, will be entered to win a weekend getaway to a Mackinaw City, Mich., cabin. The cost for the sessions is $10 at the door or a bag of groceries worth the same amount. Toledo Seagate Foodbank accepts nonperishable food, so Zen in the District asks for no fresh produce. Registration can be made in advance or at 9 a.m. Nov. 15. “The economy is poor, and it’s

going to get worse before it gets better. So, the need for help is great. It’s easy to do. You can feed your brother and all the little children that come with them,” said Boyle. “No one should ever go hungry.” Each year, Zen in the District chooses a different organization to raise money for, Boyle said. Previously Zen in the District has collected food for the Northwest Ohio Foodbank. Fundraisers were also held for the American Diabetes Association and the National Kidney Foundation. Zen in the District has been open for six years and is located 1700 Canton Ave. above Wittenberg Bail Bonds. For more information, visit www.zeninthedistrict.com or call 419-244-4ZEN (4936).

Shopping raises money for local charities Levis Commons is hosting “Give a little. Get a lot,” Nov. 15 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Give a little. Get a lot,” is an exclusive after-hours shopping event that raises money for local charities. Some deals include 40 percent off everything at Justice and 15 percent off one regular priced item or 10 percent off any sale item at The Shoe Dept. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from participating charities. Each charity receives 100 percent of the profits from tickets sold by its organization. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ShopLevisCommons.com/give and the day of the event at Starbuck’s coffee. Eight charities are participating in “Give a little. Get a lot”: Alzheimer’s Association of Northwest Ohio, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Ohio, Hannah’s Socks, Junior League, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northwest Ohio, Adopt America Network and the National Alliance of Mental Illness Wood County Affiliate. For more information, visit www.ShopLevisCommons.com/give.

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In its second year, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Give Thanks. Walk.â&#x20AC;? event in Toledo is already ahead of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total of 60 walkers. On Nov. 21, Toledo will be one of 40 cities across the United States to host a 3.1-mile walk designed to raise money for the St. Jude Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Registration for the walk begins at 7:30 a.m. and participants will start at 8:15 a.m. at the Westfield Franklin Park Shopping Mall, 5001 Monroe St. Last year, Toledo was just one of 13 cities to host a walk and had 60 people participate. More than $3,000 was raised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very excited to already have more walkers than last year. This is great,â&#x20AC;? said Stacy Ziarko, senior event marketing representative with St. Jude. During the opening ceremonies for the walk, participants will hear the story of the Powell family of Fayette, Ohio, about 55 miles west of Toledo. Mattie Powell, 4, spent eight months during 2008 being treated at the St. Jude Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Research Hospital. In late 2007, Mattie, then 2Â˝,

was diagnosed with a tumor in the middle of her brain caused by a rare form of cancer called medulloblastoma. According Mattieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad, Duane Powell, only about 300 to 400 kids in the United Sates get this type of cancer a year. He said his family spent the eight months in the Target House at St. Jude while Mattie was being treated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to put into words just how wonderful St. Jude is,â&#x20AC;? Powell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They gave us everything and asked for nothing in return.â&#x20AC;? Following treatment at St. Jude, Mattie was sent to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, N.Y., to be part of a clinical trial for treatment of her cancer. In January, Mattie was declared cancer-free â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 14 months to the day after being diagnosed, Powell said. However, Mattie and her family still have to go back to St. Jude every three months for checkups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If not for them, it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have happened,â&#x20AC;? Powell said. This year, the entire Powell family is participating in the walk, with their team name of Mattieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Love. In 2008, their oldest daughter, Hanna, now 13, participated in the walk with aunt, Beth Black and her family. Powell said he and his wife,

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You may be surprised to know Mercy College of Northwest Ohio isn’t just “that nursing school Downtown,” said Anne Loochtan, vice president of academic affairs/dean of faculty. “We’ve been more than a nursing school for many years,” she said. “But people don’t know that.” As companies continue to lay workers off, more people are turning to Mercy College to enter into the health care field said Denise Hudgins, director of communications. “There is a time where people have some income left, but not enough for a two-year or four-year commitment,” she said. In addition to nursing, the school offers degrees in health care administration, health information science and radiologic technology. Shortterm programs in phlebotomy, basic life support, advanced cardiac life support and palliative care for endstage patients can run a few times a

year, Loochtan said. The school is waiting for approval from the Ohio Board of Regents for short-term programs in polysomnography, sleep study and ophthalmic technology. Students can take some classes through distance learning like podcasts, video casts, lecture downloads and software that set up interactive learning experiences for students. “We’re trying to expand our offerings via distance to offer a wider range,” Loochtan said. “New studies are showing the persistence of learning is better with a well-done online course than with some inclass courses.” Mercy College doesn’t have a formal job placement program because most of its students don’t have any trouble finding jobs, she said. Most are employed before finishing their final semesters; they just have to get proper licenses or credentials. Loochtan said some entry-level programs requiring certificates are harder to fill than degree jobs because they require a very specific skill set. ■ MERCY CONTINUES ON A17

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loving siblings. As the other Yoder children grew up and into their own lives, Tyler was left behind. Enter his new best friend, Duke. “Tim and Tyler met a representative of Assistance Dogs of America (ADAI) while out at the mall one day. Getting Duke at that point in Tyler’s life was so important. Tyler’s speech and annunciation improved, as did his enthusiasm and his social skills. That dog gave him something that nobody else could, because people talked to him because he had a dog,” Jenni said. Duke was with Tyler for seven years before he died. Enter the chick magnet, Tucker,

compliments again of the ADAI, an organization that serves as the only local agency that cares for, trains and places assistance and therapy dogs with those in the community that need their special care and assistance. More than 150 clients have been served and the only cost for the dogs is a nominal application fee. Jenni and Tim have been actively involved with Assistance Dogs of America since benefiting from their services. Jenni initially helped raise funds for the organization, and served as on the board for eight years, the past four as president. ■ TUCKER CONTINUES ON A17

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■ TUCKER CONTINUED FROM A16 She will eventually return to her true passions, fundraising and creating awareness of the organization. The nonprofit has grown leaps and bounds, adding new programs, including the successful Prison Puppy Training, in conjunction with the Toledo Correctional Institute. The program not only increases the number of puppies in training, but is also beneficial to the inmates. The organization has a new executive director and its mission “to help children and adults with disabilities achieve greater independence by training and placing service and therapy dogs to assist with the individual’s daily needs” hopes to be accomplished by moving their facilities to the Ability Center campus, which will be mutually beneficial. “I am grateful to be able to give back to an agency that is so important to the clients that they serve. We help just a few people, but in a huge way,” Jenni said. The Yoders will continue to work on behalf of the organization that has given all of them so much. Duke and Tucker have given Tyler a lot more than assistance. They’ve given him unconditional love. It is the Yoders’ hope that they can help in any way they can to make this experience a reality for the more than 60 people waiting for their new best friend. If you ever see Tyler and Tucker out in their efforts to support the cause, make sure to pat Tucker, but greet Tyler as well. He’s the real magnet here. For more, visit www.adai.org.

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Penny Collins’ Downtown Toledo studio is an eclectic mix of her art and her life. Eyes and a mustache decorate the studio door. Soft blues music and the subtle smell of incense permeate the air. An assortment of books lines one wall. Her art, ranging from posters to framed, intricate charcoal drawings, decorates the remainder of the space. Her art has won her recognition. Collins was named honorable mention winner in the commercial illustration category for the 39th Creativity Annual Awards. “The first thing I do when I walk into my studio is turn on my music and computer and light incense,” Collins said. “My medium of choice is graphite pencil. [The award-winning artwork] was done with Adobe Illustrator.” Collins said a friend posted her winning illustration on Creativity’s Web site. She said she was stunned to be named an award recipient. “An honorable mention is really quite something,” said Kathleen Ritchie, marketing director of the Kentucky-based Creativity Annual Awards. “This is an international competition with 162 categories.” Collins said she also works with Toledo-based company Adventures in Advertising Inc. “[Collins] has been with us for over 10 years,” said Carol Wilkerson Steward of Adventures in Advertising. “She does everything from basic, creative art for our customers to design work with high-profile chains. And then she does her art on the side.” Ritchie said Creativity award winners should be extremely proud of this honor. “All of our winners are published,” Ritchie said. She said that each year the winning art is compiled into a book and sold all over the world. Collins said in addition to pursuing her second degree, she is working on a self-portrait. “Some of my graphite drawings are on my Web site,” Collins said. “Also, I am on Facebook all the time. I commiserate with other artists there.” To view Penny Collins’ winning illustration, visit ohioart2.com or email her at studio566@bex.net. To find out more about Creativity Annual awards, visit www. creativityawards.com.

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More than 24 million children and adults in the United States live with diabetes, and 57 million Americans are at risk for Type 2 diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. ProMedica Health System and Mercy Medical Center offer diabetes education classes to assist individuals who are diagnosed with diabetes. Both programs received recognition from the American Diabetes Association that they meet the standards of diabetes education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Diabetes has a lot of heavyduty, long-term problems, such as heart disease, stroke and loss of limbs. Issues that often come down the road,â&#x20AC;? said Jan Hollenbeck, ProMedicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regional supervisor for the diabetes education and nutrition center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling well, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the time to learn about your diabetes, understand how to make better decisions with food and exercise to avoid complications later.â&#x20AC;?

ProMedicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program, Diabetes Education, is available to patients through a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s referral. Patients are brought in for an initial assessment to figure out what they know and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about diabetes to see what classes they should attend, Hollenbeck said. Patients will also meet with a dietitian for a base meal-plan instruction session. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Portion is a big issue,â&#x20AC;? Hollenbeck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People tend to eat pretty healthy, just too much.â&#x20AC;? After initial assessments, the program has five classes patients may attend. Classes are available one-on-one or in a group setting. The first class is an overview explaining what diabetes is, what labs mean, understanding monitoring guides and treatments regimens. The organization also has a problem prevention class covering what sugar damages, foot care, vision loss, heart disease and stroke. Another class examines exercising and the benefits of exercise and how to exercise safely. Additionally, there is a stress management class that explains how

stress affects blood sugar and management techniques. The final class is a follow-up to see how the patient is doing. The class is a confirmation that the patient is on the right track doing the right things, Hollenbeck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not looking for perfection, no one is perfect. Often patients fall off the wagon and we want them to know they can get back on the wagon,â&#x20AC;? Hollenbeck said. Medicare will cover 80 percent of the costs, up to 13 hours total, three hours with a dietitian and 10 hours in education classes, Hollenbeck said. ProMedicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diabetes Education is located at 3909 Woodley Rd. suite 200. Branches are also located at Bay Park Community Hospital, Fostoria Community Hospital and Herrick Medical Center. The Diabetes Education in Pregnancy is located at the Toledo Hospital.

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ered to manage their own diabetes and keep themselves living a healthy lifestyle,â&#x20AC;? said Laurie Lyell, Mercy Diabetes Education Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clinical coordinator. Patients begin with a session with a registered nurse and then with a dietitian. The sessions assess what patients know, help build on strengths and understand what needs to be improved on, Lyell said. After initial assessments with a registered nurse and dietitian, the Diabetes Education Center offers a series of four classes held every Wednesday in a group setting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As they are learning to control their own diabetes, patients can learn and problem solve from each other as a group,â&#x20AC;? Lyell said. The first class is an overview. The second class is nutrition management, followed by a class on blood glucose monitoring. The final class covers medication, physical activities and complications. After patients have finished the four weeks of classes they have graduated and are seen yearly for followups, Lyell said. Classes are located at Mercy

St. Vincent hospital and are offered twice a year at Mercy St. Anne Hospital and Mercy St. Charles Hospital. As part of American Diabetes Month ProMedica will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;Step into Good Healthâ&#x20AC;? Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Westfield Franklin Park Mall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope the event makes a difference making people aware or more aware about diabetes,â&#x20AC;? Hollenbeck said. Screenings of blood sugar, blood pressure and body mass index will be available in the food court from 10 a.m. to noon and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature exercise demonstrations and physicians, pharmacists, nurses and dietitians will be on hand to answer questions. November is American Diabetes month. As part of American Diabetes month the American Diabetes Association is asking people to join â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stop Diabetes,â&#x20AC;? a program aimed at confronting, fighting and stopping diabetes. For more information about Stop Diabetes, visit the Web site www.stopdiabetes.com.

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Latta: Health care bill a ‘deficit buster’ By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER krapin@toledofreepress.com

The House of Representatives passed a health care bill, H.R.3962, on Nov. 7. Congressman Bob Latta (RBowling Green) voted no on the health care reform and told Toledo Free Press Nov. 9 that the bill is “a bunch of smoke and mirrors” and “bad medicine for the United States.” “This bill is a deficit buster. When you look at the cost and intended purpose, it’s not doing what it said it would do,” Latta said. “There is not one person out there who believes we shouldn’t do something to help fix the health care system in this country. As far as this bill is concerned, I don’t think you want to throw the baby out with the bath water.” Latta said the original intention of a health care bill was to cover everyone and reduce the cost of care. He said the bill will cost approximately $1.3 trillion and not everyone will be covered. “[The Democrats] just want a true government takeover of our health system,” Latta said. The bill is just a “free for all,” Latta said. “We need to get back to the fundamentals and fix what needs to be fixed.” Republicans were “shut out from the get-go on this project,” Latta said. He said the president claimed during campaigning any health care reform the American people would

get to see word for word because cameras would be in the room as decisions were being made. The congressman said none of this took place and all decisions were made behind closed doors. Representative Marcy Kaptur (D- Toledo) voted yes on the health care legislation. On her Web site, Kaptur said the bill will “enhance our nation’s health care system, placing American health care consumers where they belong; at the heart of it. “Affordable health insurance reform is necessary to cut the costs of doing business, reduce the share of government expenditures spent on health care, help our companies to be more competitive in the world market, unleash the entrepreneurial talents of the American people, and give peace of mind to the middle class and our seniors and others that everything they have worked for will not be taken away if they get sick,” she said. Kaptur stated several economic reasons for her support of the bill. Reasons included correlation between heath care costs and bankruptcy, as well as the rising cost of health care insurance from 7 percent of the median family income in 1987 to 17 percent of the income today. Kaptur also said as a result of reductions in uncompensated care there is estimated $120 million in savings is projected for hospitals and health care providers in the 9th District. ■ BILL CONTINUES ON A21

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009 ■ BILL CONTINUED FROM A20 Latta said the bill will significantly affect the elderly. The legislation will cut an estimated $5.5 billion from Medicare, he said. Prices will rise on hearing aids and wheel chairs as the government has to tax these. In addition, Latta said the bill will affect small businesses. “The bill is a true jobs killer. No one wants to talk about that,” Latta said. Five million jobs could be lost if the Senate passes the bill, the congressman said. The bill requires an 8 percent payroll tax, which could result in the loss of jobs. “If a company has 10 employees and they all of a sudden have this new tax to pay for. The cost for the company may have to come out of

that 10th person’s salary, resulting in a job loss,” Latta said. Latta said he is worried the elimination of competition in health care will lead to government rations, as well as fewer people entering the field of medicine. Another issue that needs to be changed KAPTUR or addressed is health care for individuals here illegally, the congressman said. He said the Democrat’s bill is so loose on this issue that you could “drive a truck through it.” “Right now, the bill doesn’t require proper identification

for coverage,” Latta said. “The person who can afford to pay is going to be paying more to make up for those individuals who are here illegally.” “Don’t raise taxes, don’t make it hard for people out there. What we want to do is make sure people have what they get right now and expand it,” Latta said. “We have to be out there and talking about this because it’s not in the best interest of the American people.” H.R. 3962 passed with 220 votes to 215 votes, barely reaching the 218 votes required for passage. The bill is almost 2,000 pages in length. Latta co-sponsored a Republican health care bill, H.R.3400. To read the entire bill, visit http:// docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ ahcaa.pdf.

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Of 34 H1N1 deaths in Mich., 4 had asthma LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan health officials urge people with asthma to get the seasonal and swine flu shots as soon as possible. Chief medical executive Greg Holzman of Michigan’s Community Health Department said a third of those hospitalized nationally this year with H1N1 symptoms have had asthma. He says four Michigan residents who had underlying asthma are among the 34 H1N1 patients who’ve died in the state since April. He says those with asthma should see a doctor promptly if they get flulike symptoms so they can receive Tamiflu. State health officials say since Sept. 1, 28 Michigan residents have died and 801 have been hospitalized. About 46,272 have shown signs of a flutype illness this week.

Another Mich. child dies of swine flu KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Kalamazoo County health officials say a boy has died from the swine flu. The death is the state’s second reported child death from H1N1 complications since Sept. 1. Michigan officials said 28 people, including a 6month-old child, had died from swine flu in that period. At the time, the state said there were no other child deaths reported. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports 10-year-old Kamren David Blakely of Kalamazoo died Wednesday, less than two weeks after falling ill. His mother, Donna Blakely, said Kamren had bipolar disorder, but no other health problems.

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Diabetes Youth Services hosts event Diabetes Youth Services (DYS) presented its fourth annual gala event, “Sweet Success,” and early indications are that it raised between $60,000 and $65,000, said Susan Harms DYS executive director. “We had an overwhelming level of support from local businesses as sponsors and donors of auction items,” Harms said. “This year’s event was unique in that we had a local celebrity who was able to highlight the importance of our cause. He also donated exclusive items that offered bidders a once-ina-lifetime experience.” Silent and live auction items had a golf theme supported by the honorary chairpeople, Rick and Tricia Smith, Rick is a world-renowned golf profes-

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Surgeon gives smiles to children By Alissa Romstadt TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Local plastic surgeon Frank Barone’s most recent visit to Vietnam is more than just a trip down memory lane. He is visiting the country Nov. 4Nov. 14 to join doctors from across the world helping children who suffer from cleft palates and other facial deformities as part of Operation Smile, a worldwide nonprofit organization that provides reconstructive surgery to children in countries where medical care is not readily

available, said Leah Catanese, marketing coordinator for Barone. Catanese said the trip, “20 Years of Smiles — A Journey of Miracles,” marks the 20th anniversary of the first trip Operation Smile took to Vietnam in 1989. Barone, of Frank Barone Plastic Surgery/evolv medical aesthetics, has taken nearly 30 trips and was a part of the original trip led by founder William Magee, who was his instructor in 1987. Doctors spend the first few days of the trip evaluating children and determining who qualify for surgery. They spend the final week at existing medical facilities fixing deformities.

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The solar installation at UT’s Scott Park Campus of Energy and Innovation will become the largest solar field in Ohio upon its completion by the end of this year, according to industry sources. “UT will have the largest solar field in Ohio and it was built cheaper, faster and quicker thanks to ADG and First Solar,” said Norm Johnston, chairman of Ohio Advanced Energy (OAE), a business trade association promoting advanced and renewable technology industries in the state. Advanced Distributed Generation (ADG) is installing the 1.1 megawatt solar field that could provide 5 percent of the electric power used by UT, according to Johnston. About 30 workers are involved in the installation of the 75-watt photovoltaic panels produced by First Solar of Perrysburg, according to John Witte, president of ADG. “I believe the Scott Park Campus of Energy and Innovation will play a significant role in moving the world away from its dependence on fossil fuels, as well as serve as an extremely valuable resource for our students,” said UT President Dr. Lloyd Jacobs in a statement. “The campus will become a laboratory for students and researchers to develop, test and advance alternative energy technologies,” he said. Johnston reported that 99 percent of components for the UT solar installation were made in Ohio. Only the solar inverters were not produced in the state, but will soon be made in Northwest Ohio, he said. Nextronex Energy Systems will begin producing solar inverters that convert the DC current from a solar array to AC current for electric utility grids, according Norm Rapino, president and CEO of the company. “We’re entering our production phase for the solar inverters and should be ready to announce major investments in our company next week,”

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“There’s a tremendous demand for solar that’s building and Northwest Ohio is uniquely positioned to fill that demand,” Kaptur said in a statement. “The pieces are all here.” The OAE has developed a proposed plan for an Ohio solar cluster. Johnston said that Northwest Ohio has all the resources to be the center of solar energy in the state. “Everything is in place and ready to go. All we need is someone in Columbus to help fund it,” said Johnston, president of Solar Fields LLC in Perrysburg. Johnston has more than 25 years of experience working in the local glass and insulation businesses with Owens-Corning and former LibbeyOwens-Ford, now Pilkington Glass, and as a business entrepreneur in automotive manufacturing.

“That project will help to lower the base’s electric costs and make it more energy independent,” Johnston said. “The one megawatt solar field even generates electricity on the shortest and darkest day of the year, while melting snow off the photovoltaic modules.” Funding for the $5 million solar project at the National Guard Base was secured by U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur through her work on the Defense Appropriations Committee. She also got $1.4 million to fund a smaller solar field at Camp Perry in Port Clinton. “We would not have been afforded this opportunity without the support of Marcy Kaptur. That’s why we call it Marcy’s Megawatt,” he said.

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The Toledo Bullfrogs canceled its 2010 season due to uncertainty in arena football leagues and increased travel costs. “We would have liked to move forward and been a part of the new Arena Football 1 League, however, after careful consideration and thorough analysis, we decided that the structure of the new league was not in the best interest of our community at this time,” said Joe Napoli, Bullfrogs president and general manager. Teams that the Bullfrogs would have competed against, such as Lexington, Ky., Peoria, Ill., suspended

operations making travel costs double for the Bullfrogs. In addition to increased travel cost, uncertainty with how the Arena Football League’s (AFL) bankruptcy trustee will recoup money for creditors from the AFL and the af2 also made the Bullfrogs hesitant to join the Arena Football 1 League, Napoli said. Napoli said that the team will continue to look at the Arena Football League 1 and the Indoor Football League (IFL) as future prospective leagues. Fans who have purchased ticket packages for the Toledo Bullfrogs 2010 season can visit the Web site www.toledobullfrogs.com for ticket refund options.

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he NCAA, in its boundless ju- ticing after hours, it seems practice diciousness to separate good makes imperfect in their case. If the NCAA had any compasfrom evil, right from wrong sion at all, it would and evenhandedness sympathetically realize from underhandedthat if any young major ness, has decided to college football team in pursue its investigation America needs extra into reports that Michpractice, it’s Michigan igan football coach with almost 70 percent Rich Rodriguez and of its ranks comprised his staff forced players of underclassmen. to train beyond NCAA imposed time limits UM, by not being able on and off the field. Dave WOOLFORD to win a sixth game and Rich Rod running a become bowl eligible with sweatshop? its accompanying extended season, has It would seem that UM has an to get some extra work in somehow. air-tight defense if for no other College football, in general, and the Big reason than its defense is anything Ten, in particular, has to protect the but air tight. If the Wolverines sneak Ohio State-Michigan rivalry that was in more practice hours than the 20 declared the No. 1 North American riper week allowed by the NCAA, valry in all of sports by ESPN in 2000. why is their defense so supple that The Game has deteriorated in it’s no better than seventh in the prominence in more recent years Big Ten in any defensive category? because of OSU’s dominance. And if they are working overtime, Last season, Michigan presented why have they gotten more defense- the worst team in school history less as recent games have progressed? record-wise, finishing 3-9 with the Michigan has been outscored by Buckeyes winning for the seventh a combined 75-12 in the second half time in the past eight games beof its past three games heading into tween the two rivals for the first time its contest at Wisconsin on Nov. 14. since the rivalry started in 1897. That stretch includes totally blowing Coaches have been hired in the past chances for a sixth win against Illinois to win The Game and fired when they and Purdue. didn’t. If Rodriguez is fired, it will be Why has OSU coach Jim Tressel because he can’t win just about any big more or less supported Rodriguez by game. Forget his 0-1 record against stating that it’s almost impossible to OSU, while Tressel is 7-1 versus keep athletes out of the workout areas Michigan. Talk about job security. when they want to toil a little extra to Tressel now has a higher calling, acenhance their performance? cording to the Buckeye Nation. He Could it be because just about is expected to contend for national every college football program championships on a yearly basis. bends the same rules? Or could it Michigan has become the regularbe that Tressel doesn’t want to create season final fodder as OSU packs for a a ruckus as the Buckeyes prepare to prominent bowl game. Meanwhile, the deep six Michigan for the sixth con- Wolverines are attempting to just vasecutive time on Nov. 21, the car- cate the second echelon of the Big Ten. nage starting at noon in Ann Arbor. The late Michigan coach Bo SchemPoor Wolverines. If they are prac- bechler said, when he got the head

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coaching position at UM in 1969, “Men, we were hired here for one reason and one reason only, to beat Ohio State.” But Michigan was upset by Michigan State that same season. That prompted Schembechler to confront his troops the following spring and state, “Well, actually men, we’re here to beat two teams.” That was when it was the “Big Ten And Little Eight.” When both teams dedicated a portion of their daily practice sessions to preparing for each other starting in the spring. That practice has run its course. The national focus on The Game has produced has lost some of its flavor. Gone, at least for now, are the colorful days when, for instance: The late Woody Hayes after beating Michigan 50-14 in 1968 was asked why he went for the two-point conversion following OSU’s final touchdown.

“Because I couldn’t go for three,” he heatedly stated. It has been the biggest margin of victory by either team, although the Buckeyes came close to surpassing that spread last season in their 42-7 triumph over UM. Schembechler, in referring to The Game, said, “Can you imagine waiting a whole year for one football game? To have your mood for the next 365 days depend on how you did that one cold Saturday afternoon in November?” Or former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce once emphatically describing The Game by stating, “If you win, it lets you walk the main streets of Columbus, Ohio. If you lose, you go to the alleys, buddy.” Former Ohio State coach John Cooper going 2-10-1 against, “That team up North,” costing him his job, even with OSU president E. Gordon Gee describing the tie as one

of Ohio State’s, “Greatest victories.” And former Buckeye quarterback Troy Smith being such a huge factor in OSU’s current winning streak against UM and capturing the Heisman Trophy his senior year, thanks in very large part to The Game. In three appearances against the Wolverines, Smith totaled 1,051 yards and nine touchdowns. Amazingly, the Wolverines’ total net yardage in those same three games was also 1,051 yards. If The Game is to continue being The Game maybe Michigan should be allowed a little more practice time. You have to empathize with Rich Rod. The poor guy was originally chastised for leaving West Virginia and now some Wolverine fans are chastising him for coming to Michigan. Talk about a sweatshop.

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Toledo area native tunes up for big game By Lori Golaszewski TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Andrew Screptock will be on the field when Ohio State squares off against Michigan on Nov. 21.

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leader in the band. Performing at the OSU-Michigan game is not only fun, he said, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also â&#x20AC;&#x153;a big honor, because not everyone in our band marches.â&#x20AC;? There are 225 members in the marching band, Screptock noted, SCREPTOCK but only 192 of them actually march in a game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have challenges for every game and that challenge for OSUMichigan is usually the biggest for the season because it determines who marches in the game,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we play at the U of M stadium, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing but booing, so you want to do your best in front of their crowd. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more of a pride thing than anything,â&#x20AC;? he said. One of Screptockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;best and most exciting gamesâ&#x20AC;? was the 2006 Ohio State-Michigan game.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the year [Ohio State quarterback] Troy Smith won the Heisman Trophy,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ohio State was ranked No. 1; Michigan was No. 2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next best game was when we went to Texas in 2006 and beat them at home. The primetime games are fun because of all the excitement.â&#x20AC;? Screptock didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always play the baritone. He started playing the trombone in fifth grade, then switched to the trumpet mid-year. He played that until his junior year in high school, then took up the baritone, which has been his instrument of choice ever since. He performed in the Springfield High School marching band and wanted to continue the experience in college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew I wanted to do marching band at the college level, and part of the reason I went to Ohio State is because I knew they had a good band,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew their reputation was good.â&#x20AC;? During the summer, Screptock

had an opportunity to teach sessions on the fundamentals of marching for incoming freshmen and high school students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was in charge of the marching half and there were three students under me to teach everyone our marching fundamentals. Our movements focus on precision and snap and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of attention to detail in our movements. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pretty in sync with each other and we pride ourselves on being a precise band because our roots are from the military. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re evolved from an ROTC band; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how we started at the university.â&#x20AC;? Screptock said he anticipates mixed emotions when he finishes his last season with the band, but knows the time has come to move on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be sad once itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all said and done,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But being a fifth-year member, my body is feeling older than it used to feel, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little more easily ached and pained. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m ready for this to be my last season.â&#x20AC;?

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ed-shirt freshman Elliott Mealer rolls out of bed Sunday morning. His body is beat up from a week’s worth of practices, the previous day’s war in the trenches and the mental anguish of a loss or the euphoria of a big win at the Big House. He makes the extra effort to attend services at Keystone Community Church every Sunday. After all, Elliott’s Ryan faith is what led him to the Michigan Wolverines. “I put it toward God and he was leading me to come up north.” His faith is also what helped him cope with a tragic, life-changing event two years ago. “If it was my choice, I wouldn’t have any story to share.” In October, ESPN shared Elliott’s story, a story many of you know well, on its investigative series “E:60.” “I’d rather not be on ESPN for that,” Elliott said. “But at the same time, I do have a story. God has presented me with plenty of opportunities to make the tragedy we went through into a positive.” Christmas Eve will mark the second anniversary of the tragedy. On Dec. 24, 2007, Elliott, his mom, dad, brother Brock and girlfriend Hollis were in their SUV when another car broadsided them on Route 2 in Fulton County. Elliott’s dad and Hollis were killed in the accident. His brother Brock was left paralyzed from the waist down. I stress was because Elliott tells me the rehab work Brock dedicates himself to since the accident could have him back on his feet soon. “He’s really making strides,” Elliott said. “I fully expect him to be walking within the next year or so.” Elliott walked away from the accident, but tore his rotator cuff trying to free Hollis. This selfless act forced him to miss his true freshman season with the Wolverines. But this behemoth of a man, standing 6 feet and 5 inches tall, tipping the scales at 300 pounds with long brown hair touching the back of his neck, has worked his butt off to return to the team. This imposing menace backs up Steve Schilling on the offensive line, but takes the field to block on every field goal. “It’s a different feeling running out of the tunnel and going up and touching the banner knowing that they might be able to use me in a game.” Elliott taking the field at the Big House was part of Lloyd Carr’s big

picture when the former coach recruited him in 2007. “I knew the day I committed, Michigan was the place for me,” Elliott said. This is ironic, considering Elliott has pictures growing up surrounded by OSU paraphernalia and a bedroom filled with scarlet and gray accents. “Everything I loved about Ohio State before as a fan FOWLER just changed when I was being recruited by Michigan,” Elliott said. Fast-forward to this season, and Elliott and his teammates have been through the spin cycle of media coverage. From the four straight wins at the start of the season, to the five out of six losses that followed,

critics of the Big 10 and Michigan football have been hovering over Ann Arbor like vultures. “I don’t really pay any attention to it,” Elliott said. “It’s not anything the coaches have done; it’s us.” For Elliott, his story comes full circle as the team he grew up watching and rooting for will be public enemy No. 1 come Nov. 21. “It’s going to be a crazy feeling,” Elliott said of facing the Buckeyes. “It’s going to be a special game for me and I can’t wait to get after them.” Elliott will have three more seasons of eligibility to amend his story up in Ann Arbor. If it works out the way he envisions, he welcomes ESPN back for another visit. “Hopefully, I’m on there again, but it’s for holding up a Big 10 trophy.” Ryan Fowler is the weekend sports anchor at NBC24 Sports.

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Central graduate relishes role in annual rivalry game By Chris Schmidbauer TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER sports@toledofreepress.com

It has been an unlikely journey for Dane Sanzenbacher. It was just a few years ago that playing at Ohio State seemed more of a fantasy than a reality. Back then, Sanzenbacher was

catching passes on Friday nights for the Central Catholic Fighting Irish. He had received only a few college football offers, until Sanzenbacher signed up for a bus trip. The trip was organized by Cleveland Glenville High School coach Ted Ginn Sr. and he invited Sanzenbacher and other players to come along and showcase their athletic

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talents at many different colleges across the Midwest. Once the Central Catholic standout showed the Buckeyes what he could do on the field, OSU offered Sanzenbacher a scholarship on the spot. Today, he is catching passes on Saturdays in SANZENBACHER Columbus as a member of the Buckeyes. In a short amount of time, the junior wide receiver has gone from relative unknown to a star with instant recognition among college football fans. On Nov. 21, Sanzenbacher will have an opportunity to once again impact the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry, something the Toledo native grew up revering. “It is just so unbelievable to me,” Sanzenbacher said. “It is surreal to me that I still get to play in the Ohio State-Michigan game.” Since he first set foot in Columbus for OSU, the Glass City’s native son has been making plays. Sanzenbacher caught a touchdown pass in his very first game

against Youngstown State in 2007 and he has not stopped turning heads since. Last season, Sanzenbacher played an even larger role in the OSU offense, becoming one of the teams’ top three receivers. He made 21 catches for 272 yards and one touchdown for the 2008 season. With OSU losing its top two receivers heading into this season, Sanzenbacher would be counted on to lead a young receiver corps. “It was a position I was not expecting at first,” he said. “I just try and lead by example more than anything. I do not have to be a vocal guy, and I just am where I am supposed to be and do what I am supposed to do.” At times, it has been trying for Sanzenbacher and the Buckeyes throughout this season. With a close loss against USC in the season’s second week and an upset loss at Purdue a few weeks ago, many criticized the team, especially the offense. Sanzenbacher feels the adversity has made him and the Buckeyes a stronger team. “Overcoming adversity has been the biggest thing for us this year,” Sanzenbacher said. “We have

had a couple of tough losses and it has brought us closer together as a team. Obviously, no one likes to lose games, but in the same sense, we have been able to pull together and believe in each other more.” The Buckeyes will face another test in Ann Arbor on Nov. 21 when the Buckeyes take on the Michigan Wolverines in the 106th meeting between the two schools, and Sanzenbacher knows how important this game is to the Buckeyes. “It is just so unbelievable with the atmosphere leading up to it,” he said. “It is hard not to get caught up in the all the festivities and hype that surrounds the game. We try and stay focused on the game, but it is just such an exciting time around here.” The wide receiver knows from experience that the rivalry game has a unique importance to his hometown. “Growing up in Toledo and being so close to the border, the Ohio State-Michigan game takes on a life of its own,” he said. “It is almost like its own little holiday with people throwing parties, and it is just so big. I do not think people realize how big the game is to people in Northwest Ohio.”

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A local company has found a way to satisfy the football fanaticism of its employees, while benefiting a good cause. Allshred Services in Maumee is hosting its first ever “Ohio State vs. Michigan Shred-Off for Charity.” Throughout the week of Nov. 16, Allshred will offer confidential document destruction in exchange for nonperishable food items, which will be donated to the Cherry Street Mission. Those who participate may make their donation on behalf of either team and at the end of the week, the team with the most donations will win bragging rights for the next year. In the Allshred office, pursuit of those bragging rights is intense. OSU and Michigan paraphernalia adorns workspaces and employees wear the sweatshirts, hats and jerseys of their respective teams on casual Fridays. Susie Joyner, marketing manager and an OSU fan, was raised in a Buckeye family. “If you didn’t like OSU, Dad

didn’t let you live there,” she said. “It definitely gets festive around here. It will get pretty heated.” Owner Willie Geiser generated the idea for the event. In addition to randomly playing the OSU fight song throughout the office and sporting a Jim Tressel vested T-shirt, Geiser intends to further antagonize Michigan fans with an inflatable Brutus the Buckeye at the company’s tailgate party. Michigan fans like Staci Bailey, however, will not be silenced. Born and raised in Michigan, Bailey said her driver’s license is her only possession with “Ohio” on it. Bailey staunchly resists her co-workers’ conversion attempts. Proudly flying her Michigan flag on her garage day and night, “I’m no bandwagon fan,” she said. Bailey plans to bet OSU fans an extra can of food if Michigan wins. However, “If we lose, I probably won’t be in to work on Monday,” she said. Geiser refuses to even entertain the possibility of an OSU defeat. “It will be nice to have bragging rights for a year...then I can just wait for the next OSU victory.” But in all seriousness, the em-

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very good friend of mine problem. A 1968 Chevrolet truck is not the operates a medium-sized farm, among other enter- most complicated piece of equipprises, and owns several pieces of ment on the highway by any stretch of the imagination. heavy farm equipIn fact, is it is pretty ment. One of his farm simple mechanical operation pieces of stuff by today’s stanequipment is a 1968 dards. Regardless of Chevrolet 1.5-ton the complexity of the stake truck with a system, the best aphydraulic grain box proach to diagnosing on the back. The any problem is to truck, although it is start with the basics. 41 years old, has less So that’s where Matt than 20,000 miles on Nick SHULTZ and I started. it and looks like the If you recall, day it came off the showroom. Yes, he takes good care Matt’s complaint was a hesitation of his equipment. The only time my on acceleration. There are only a friend, Matt, uses the truck is to run couple systems most likely to cause his grain to market during harvest such a concern. They are the fuel deseason and to pick up seed or fertil- livery system and the spark delivery izer in the spring. Thus, it has not system (ignition system). We decided to check the spark accumulated many miles. In fact, if you do the math, he has averaged delivery system first. Remember, this is a 1968 piece of equipment. less than 500 miles per year. As I said, Matt is a good friend. Old school technology! We set the He rode his motorcycle with me last new points that Matt had installed year across the Arctic Circle and to to factory specifications and then the northern tip of Alaska and back. set the ignition timing. Or we atWe tent camped the entire trip and, tempted to. That’s when, and therefore, spent many nights around where, the interesting stuff began the campfire together. We came to to happen. I should note it was about this know each other well as a result of time that the normal “helpers” or that trip. Together, we rode across snowy “leaners” began showing up. These mountains and traveled thousands particular “leaners” are a couple of miles down dirt and gravel roads. of older retired fellows Matt and I Together, we battled the worst of know. Each has great intentions and what Mother Nature could offer and, each is willing to offer up advice at therefore, like two soldiers fighting the drop of a hat. Mind you, whether side by side in battle we came to trust or not you take that advice is a subone another implicitly. To say Matt jective matter deserving of a whole is a friend may be an understate- column unto itself. Now, each of these men is very ment. We are more like brothers. So when Matt called and said his truck knowledgeable in their respective was hesitating on acceleration, obvi- fields and I certainly do not wish ously I found the time to help him to take away from that fact. Nonetheless, while facing a diagnostic diagnose the problem. Matt showed up to my place dilemma, both Matt and I were disrecently at the scheduled time. He tracted, somewhat, by their input. wasn’t one minute late. I like that Both men were, however, very about Matt. We backed the big truck useful at fetching tools. Setting the ignition timing on into my shop and started the diagnostic process. Now, I should tell a vehicle of this generation is not you that Matt is an above average a complex process. With the right mechanic in his own right. The equipment, a technician should fact is he has a degree in automo- be able to set ignition timing on a tive technologies from a highly re- 1968 Chevrolet in a few minutes. spected Michigan college. I figured “Should” was the operative word if Matt was bringing the truck to in that last sentence and that was me for help, we might have to look not the case with this truck. Aca bit to put our finger on the actual cording to the timing indicators on

the truck ignition, timing wasn’t even close to being set accurately. Both Matt and I had a hard time believing the ignition timing was that far off because the truck idled and ran far too good. Nonetheless, the testing equipment indicated timing was indeed nearly 40 degrees off. Although I felt that the actual ignition timing was very close to being set accurately, and because of this discrepancy, I knew I had to actually verify what the timing really was. The process would require me to manually, not electronically, check timing. Matt and I took the necessary steps to verify mechanically what/ where the timing was actually set. Once we were certain we had the engine lined up at top dead center with the No. 1 cylinder on compression stroke we found that the timing indicator mark on the harmonic balancer still indicated we were more than 40 degrees off. For an experienced technician this is one of those things that makes you say, “poop!” We knew that there were only a couple things that could actually be wrong at this point and both re-

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009 ■ SENSE CONTINUED FROM A36 We removed the radiator and fan blades in order to get to the harmonic balancer. We found the water pump bearing was in pretty bad shape during that process. We both were happy we found the bad pump before it failed on the road. After sending the “leaners” into town to get the

correct bolts for the harmonic balancer pulley removal tool, we pulled the balancer. The balancer itself showed no signs that it had slipped on either the inner pulley of the balancer or upon the crankshaft to which it is mounted. We both felt, since we had come this far, we might as well pull the timing cover and see what, if anything, was amiss in-

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Nick Shultz is an instructor of Automotive Technologies at Owens Community College. He is an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau who specializes in cases involving the Ohio and Michigan Lemon laws. He is a certified master automotive technician by ASE, General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. Shultz, a Toledo native, will take questions from readers at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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ROGINSKI for a month, which is very unusual. We do a show every night, so we have the days to explore the city.” Tokyo may be a far cry from Toledo, but Roginski’s excitement on returning to the area, doing what she loves to do, is overwhelming. “I can’t even tell you! On the nonunion tour, the closest we got was, like, Akron,” she said. “It’s going to be so great to have so many of my family and friends— my whole family still lives in Ohio — be able to see what I’ve been doing for so long ... it’s going to be so fun! And the fact that I can actually stay at my house, it’ll be great!” Roginski’s goals are widereaching, including eventually getting into commercial and film work — “I kind of want it all,” she laughed — but the ultimate goal is still to be Roxie on the Great White Way. “It would be like coming full circle,” she said. “To grow up wanting something so bad, and to actually get it, I can’t even imagine what that would be like.” E-mail columnist Jeff McGinnis at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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Frank Vignola reminisced about the first time he heard guitar great Django Reinhardt. “It was ‘Limehouse Blues,’ the classic jazz composition, and I remember I was 6 years old,” Vignola said. “When my dad got me the record, I couldn’t take it off the record player; I was just very intrigued by that sound. “We usually play it every show even to this day; 37 years later, it’s still one of my favorite songs.” The guitarist is paying tribute to the man who popularized Gypsy jazz with a new disc due out in January. “[The disc] celebrates 100 years of Django Reinhardt,” Vignola said during a call from his New York City home. “He was a very prolific composer for his 20 years in the music business. He wrote close to 100 beautiful compositions, so I decided to honor him as a composer, as well

as a guitar player.” The Frank Vignola Band will play an 8 p.m. show Nov. 19 at The Ark in Ann Arbor. Tickets are $20. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The Hot Club of Detroit will open. “We usually do a couple of the more rare Django tunes like ‘Rhythm Futur.’ Of course, we play ‘Nuages,’ ” Vignola said. The guitar man covers anything from Mozart to The Police. “What I like to perform are great melodies and I think Mozart, Bach, some of the operas, Rimsky-Korsakov, Gershwin and Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, even Black Sabbath has a couple nice melodies, believe it or not, so we try to pick different kinds of material,” Vignola said. “It’s important, especially playing instrumental

music, to play some songs people know; to me, that’s half the battle of getting people to appreciate music, play something they know, that they can sing along with as opposed to just playing for yourself.” Vignola learned from the best. He played for five years with guitar pioneer Les Paul in the Big Apple. “Every week, I would see [Paul] make hundreds of people so comfortable in the audience; it was almost like they were in his living room. That’s so important, especially in jazz, to relate to the audience,” Vignola said.

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Justin Moore was in Nashville on Nov. 11 for the Country Music Association Awards. “It’ll be my first time to go to the show. I’m very, very excited,” he said. “As a kid, I grew up watching this thing every year, and now to be called a peer of these guys is just unbelievable.” The 25-year-old’s selftitled debut came out in August and he’s been on the charts with the hits “Small Town USA” and “Backwoods.” “Fans, radio and everybody in the industry want to MOORE know who folks are as artists, singers and songwriters,” Moore said during a phone interview. “I think it’s important for fans, too, before they pay 15 bucks for a ticket to the show or who own the album to know who you are as a person as well; I think that matters to them, and I think we did a pretty good job on the album as well, putting songs on there where people get to know me, good, bad or ugly. “‘Small Town USA’ is a prime example of that, and I think ‘Backwoods’ just drives that point home even more.” Moore grew up in Poyen, Ark., population about 300. “I moved to Nashville seven years ago and I believe ‘Small Town USA’ was the second song I wrote when I moved,” he recalled. “When the label wanted to put it out as a single, I thought ‘I don’t know if enough different types of people are going to be able to relate to this song;’ I thought the only people who would relate to it would be people who grew up in a town as tiny as mine. “Thank goodness I was wrong. It’s been a huge record for us. It’s just unreal to me to say we have a No. 1 record. That record’s changed my year, my career and it’s changed my life.” Moore will headline a Nov. 20 show at Toledo Civic Theater, 237 S. Erie St. Tickets are $18 and $15 for the 8 p.m. concert. Rodney Parker and Liberty Beach will open. The singer-songwriter’s breakthrough came in 2008 with the wisecracking “Back That Thing Up.” Thanks to a contest sponsored by the Valory Music Co., fans voted to include the single on the disc. “[The contest] came from me going into the label going, ‘This has got to make the record,’ and three days later going, ‘That’s going to make the record,’ bringing in song after song, and they went, ‘Dude, we’re not putting a box set out for your first album.’ So, they came up with this promotion, and what we did was put up two songs each week for the last 10 weeks last year, and had the fans vote on what they like best,” Moore said. “And I thought, what’s cooler than allowing the fans to have a hand in making a record, you know, they’re the ones out there spending their hard-earned money on it, may as well give them what they want, and I think they did a great job. I’m very, very proud of it.”

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hat does a travel scribe lowing — especially among the U.S. do when he turns 70? sports car set. On the day that my “Onkel” He thanks his lucky genes ... and his long-suffering wife ... for Wolfgang showed up in London, I was a year out getting him here. of boarding He looks forward school and to a few more trips working a that he can scribble seemingly about. And then he dead-end desk peers back 50 years job processing to the day when orders for an a genial German oil company. came to dinner at So when, his North London after a substanhome ... and changed Roger HOLLIDAY tial dinner, our his life forever! Claudia FISCHER guest suddenly The guest was said that he Wolfgang Raether, a cousin of my mother’s. might be able to use a British chap like He also happened to be the sales me in his Tourist Delivery Departmanager of Porsche, in town to ment, I jumped at the opportunity. attend the annual Earls Court Tourist deliveries, he explained, alMotor Show where the latest com- lowed Porsche’s overseas customers pany cars were being displayed. — Americans and Brits mostly — to Porsche in those days was 9 years pick up new cars at the Stuttgart facold with a work force of 1,300 that tory, use them on a driving vacation turned out just 30 cars a day. But and then ship them home as “used due to some highly original styling, vehicles,” with significant savings. Letters were exchanged. A job rear engine configuration, meticulous hand fabrication and a very was offered. And three months successful racing program, it had later — February 1960, actually— I quickly amassed a passionate fol- packed the pannier of my 125cc

Lambretta motor scooter with some precious possessions, kitted up in my warmest duffle coat and woolen scarf, strapped on crash helmet and goggles and followed my parents’ car to the edge of town. A quick tearful goodbye and I was off, headed for Southern Germany and a new life, some 600 tortuous miles away. Even through the foggy prism of five decades, a few highlights of that “scoot to Stuttgart” still remain. I remember, how crisp and cool it was as I rode south through the countryside. Sheep grazed in green fields. Birds twittered in the hedgerows. And villages with age-old church spires punctuated a bucolic landscape. I also clearly remember wondering what I was doing leaving friends, family and the comforts of home for life in a strange new land, and then fighting a strong desire to turn the bike around! I recall pushing my little scooter into the bowels of a Silver City Airways freight carrier, looking down on whitecaps as we crossed the English Channel and slip-sliding on notoriously slick Belgian cobble stones, to my first overnight at a Brussels youth hostel, where

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I slept fitfully with my passport under the pillow. I remember, too, incessant rain on the German autobahn, being blown sideways and drenched with spray by every passing 18-wheeler and riding, maxed out at 50 mph, throttle wound tight, while peering through a tiny hole in the rain-spattered windscreen. And how absolutely lost and alone I felt. Everything turned out well in the end, of course. But there was still one more small sting in the tale to come. Due to a customs snafu, a trunk containing my “dress-up”

clothes hadn’t arrived from London and I had nothing even remotely appropriate to wear for that allimportant first day on the job. Unfortunately, the bright green suit, the brown silk shirt and the pointy shoes that my obliging landlord managed to dig up were not exactly what sales manager Raether had in mind for the meeting and greeting of his important Porsche customers and I was summarily sent back to my dreary room to await the trunk’s arrival. Not exactly the way I had planned to start my new and glamorous career at the House of Porsche!

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BGSU students form arts group with revolutionary ideas aged, it’s required. The collective, which is comprised of both students and faculty from BGSU, just got its start at the beginning of the semester and has wasted no time in spreading its energy to arts

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communities across our region. While the majority of group members had known each other in the past, it was in professor Manuel Yang’s modern Japanese history class that things really got started.

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the university. “For me personally, it’s a way to express our creativity. It’s a very alternative initiative used to get people together and to get them thinking artistically,” said SOS president Oscar Connell. Group members want to see SOS become a springboard to spread creative energy anywhere and everywhere they can. There is currently a branch of the Brigade being put together on the Lima campus of The Ohio State University. “Some of us are really getting to know each other for the first time through this group. It’s like you’ll run into someone and just mention the group offhand and find out their involved as well,” said SOS member Catherine Kennedy. The SOS Brigade has no real rules or membership requirements, except the desire to express one’s self through the arts. Those interested in getting involved or simply finding out more about the group can join their online mailing list by e-mailing at bgsusos@gmail.com or visit http://bgsos.blogspot.com.

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here has been a recent na- last few decades, however, American tional media push to ex- girls have been publicly raised with amine the lives of women the idea that their primary role in in this modern, post-feminist era. life is anything but these things. There is no doubt From The Huffington a “have your cake and Post to Dr. Phil to the eat it too” component cover of Time Magato our new place in zine, everyone seems society. Girls are being to be spouting off told that they can have about where Amercareer and family, no ican women stand questions asked. We these days. Somewhat are told that we can surprisingly, the conget our education and sensus is that women have our career, and are more powerful, Shannon SZYPERSKI then we can throw a more influential, more financially secure and less happy. Yes, spouse and some children into the mix on down the road if we so deless happy. The first time I read that, despite sire. Every single human experience their advancement in many ways, can be wrapped up into one little American women have grown more individual by the end of a lifetime. unhappy during the last few de- Any guilt we once had about overcades, I had quite the Jerry Maguire filling our plate of responsibility has moment. I had a moment of clarity slowly faded into a sense of accomabout how my little piece of the plishment for breaking the mold universe really is and an epiphany and finding a way to have it all. So why all the unhappiness and about how it could be better. I am not surprised that women are not as the stress and the Lexapro? My happy as they once were and I think theory is that for all of the things women have attained in recent hisI know why. Women aren’t what they used to tory, such as money, power and be. Women used to be defined by equality, we have given up so much their role as a wife, a mother and a of who we were and so much of what homemaker. Whether your belief natural and spiritual law beg us to system is based on science, religion be, that we have ended up with a net or a little of both, most of us can loss instead of a net gain. The things agree that, at least on a biological that are truly important to us and level, human women were created the essence of our being have taken and/or evolved specifically to fulfill a back seat to getting even. In trying to right wrongs and gain the birthing and nurturing role of the male/female equation. Over the more control, we foolishly gave up

many of the things that were uniquely ours to begin with. In the name of equality, we have undermined our fertility, handed over influence of our children, subordinated our role as wives, diminished the sanctity of the home and removed family as an occupational option. By giving unrestricted permission to our fellow females in recent years when it comes to behavior, we have set many of them up for a long, rough road ahead. From STDs to singleparenthood to birth control-induced health concerns, sexual liberation was not so liberating for some of our sisters. Not all modern women are basking in a post-feminist afterglow. Yet, we hesitate to admit it. The strides women have made in recent history have no doubt improved many lives in many ways. We have certainly gained the confidence and the respect to do anything we so choose. At this point, it is a matter of asking ourselves if we should we be doing certain things just because we can. Are we really better off than we once were? Do we really have it all? Where, oh, where has our happiness gone? Shannon Szyperski will be exploring how the actions and issues of modern women are framing the lives of children and families in the United States in a new blog, “What’s with women?” The blog can be found at www.WhatsWithWomen.com. She and her husband Michael are raising three children in Sylvania. E-mail her at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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Name Earl Inside The Office Friends

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Twilight Chelsea E! News SportsCenter (Live) (CC)

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A Carol Christmas (2003) Tori Spelling. (CC)

The 700 Club (CC)

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Models

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Gone Too Far (N)

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UFC Unleashed (CC) The Ultimate Fighter Name Earl Name Earl Fam. Guy Fam. Guy

TNA Wrestling (N) (CC) Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

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10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30 News 48 Hours Mystery (N) News

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Law & Order: SVU TimeGoes Keep Up

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The Hills

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Larry the Cable Guy Bill Engvall Jeff Foxworthy Ron White: Beh Princess Protection Program Camp Rock (2008) Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas. Montana ››› The Wedding Singer (1998)

Soup

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The Christmas Wish

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Wanda Sykes News Sat. Night TimeGoes Our Ohio

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Paid Prog. ››› Seems Like Old Times (1980)

Criminal Minds (CC)

Law Order: CI

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News Paid Prog. Mercy (CC) Lawrence Welk Show Marina at West Point Fam. Guy

NBA Basketball: Bulls at Lakers

House (CC)

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INVITATION FOR BIDS The Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority is seeking bids from qualified contractors to furnish all labor, materials, and equipment for the following project(s): TenEyck Tower Emergency Generator. Job Number, 29101. Walk-Thru Date, November 16, 2009 @ 10:00am. Bid Opening Date, December 3, 2009 @ 11:00am. Parqwood Apts. Emergency Generator. Job Number, 29102. Walk-Thru Date, November 16, 2009 @ 11:00am. Bid Opening Date, December 3, 2009 @ 11:30am. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the 2nd Floor Conference Room on the dates shown above, in the Modernization Department, at 201 Belmont Street. Contract documents and technical specifications/drawings will be available from the Modernization Department, and will be provided upon request. Each bid shall be accompanied by cash, an approved surety company bid bond, or a certified check upon a solvent bank, made payable to the Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the bid, tendered as a bid guarantee (if required) that the bidder will, if the award is made to him, enter into a bona fide contract with Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority for this work and furnish proper guarantee bonding as required under the specifications within a period of ten (10) days after the awarding of the contract The prevailing wages for this locality, as established by the Department of Labor as Wage Determination OH20080028, as modified, must be paid all persons employed for this work. All bidders shall be required to meet the Affirmative Action requirements and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements as described in Executive Order #11246. Each bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, handicap, age, ancestry, creed, or military status. LUCAS METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY MODERNIZATION DEPARTMENT

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HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ROPER WASHER with 5 cycle, 2 speed, heavy duty extra large capacity. And Roper 4 cycle heavy duty extra large capacity gas dryer asking $150.00 for both or $100.00 each. Call 419-559-1814 or 419932-1549.

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Jack needs a loving home Jack is an energetic 2-year-old terrier who loves to play. He only weighs 15 pounds, which makes him easy to handle, but he’s a fast paced dog that will need plenty of room to move around. Jack is obsessed with tennis balls and will hoard them at every opportunity. If you’re a tennis player, Jack will gladly put his ball handling skills to use by retrieving

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SALES SALES ASSOCIATES NEEDED. Little Black Dress Romance and toy parties. Multi-billion dollar industry that continues to thrive despite of the recession. Determine your own hours. Average, $50/hour. We train. Free seminar. November 23, 1pm or 7pm. Ramada Inn, formally Clarion. 3536 Secor, Toledo. More info, 419-350-2726.

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any foul balls. Of course, once he has them, he may not be willing to give them back. Jack is extremely smart and needs to feel like he has a job to do. His athletic nature makes him a good match for Dave CARLSON joggers and fitness buffs. Jack has been neutered, given a health exam by a licensed vet, is current on his vaccinations, tested for heartworm and microchipped. Toledo Area Humane Society is located at 1920 Indian Wood Circle, Arrowhead Park, Maumee. Adoption hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Call (419) 8910705 or visit the Web site www. toledoareahumanesociety.org.

■ ANSWERS FROM A42 SALES MANAGERS NEEDED. Little Black Dress Romance and toy parties. Multi-billion dollar industry that continues to thrive despite of the recession. Determine your own hours. Average, $50/hour. We train. Free seminar. November 23, 1pm or 7pm. Ramada Inn, formally Clarion. 3536 Secor, Toledo. More info, 419-350-2726.

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BODETTE, EDWARD J. JR. age 88

Oregon, OH HETZNER, MARY K. age 83

Foth-Dorfmeyer Mortuary JONES, JANICE L. age 53

Sylvania Township, Ohio www.reebfuneralhome.com KARAM, MAZEN I. age 17 Toledo, OH www.newcomertoledo.com LAMBDIN, MYRTLE E. age 80 www.ansberg-west.com LITZENBERG, ISABELLE M. age 82 Toledo, OH ZINK, JAMES W. age 84 www.blanchardstrabler.com ZUMFELDE, HENERY F. age 91 Wauseon, OH

NOV. 9 CEDOZ, RAYMOND J. age 75

Curtice, OH www.egglestonmeinert.com LAY, SHIRLEY E. age 79 www.ansberg-west.com MCDONALD-PRICE, NAOMI ROZELLA

age 62, Toledo,OH www.newcomertoledo.com MERIDEW, PAUL age 53 www.barnesfuneralchapel.com SCHAMP, NANCY ANN (FISHER) age 71 Springfield Township, OH www.reebfuneralhome.com SCHROEDER, JOYCE age 73 www.bedfordfuneralchapel.com WAINWRIGHT, MINNIE M. age 83 Toledo, OH WENDT, KEVAN DOUGLAS age 46 Toledo, OH www.ansberg-west.com

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WHITMILL, MILTON L. “MILT” age 76

ARQUETTE, LESTER J. age 87

LAGGER, CHARLES H. “BUD” age 71

www.pawlakfuneralhome.com ZIEGLER, DORIS M. (REYNIER) age 81 Toledo, OH www.ansberg-west.com

Oregon, OH Hoeflinger-Bolander Funeral Home BORGESS, JAMES F. age 74 Waterville, OH www.walkerfuneralhomes.com DANIELS, TRESSY “TERESA” E. age 91 www.newcomertoledo.com DESTATTE, JOSEPH age 54 Rossford, OH www.sujkowskirossford.com HAMILTON, PATRICIA JEAN age 79 Toledo, OH Bersticker-Scott Funeral Home KOSAKOWSKI, CARL J. age 83 Toledo, OH www.walterfuneralhome.com LANE, MICKI age 97, Toledo, OH Robert H. Wick/Wisniewki Funeral Home

Oregon, OH www.egglestonmeinert.com MUTCHLER, EDWIN ALBERT age 91 Perrysburg, OH www.witzlershank.com O’KONSKI MARY JANE age 89 www.pawlakfuneralhome.com

NOV.8 DOYLE, JEAN M. (SERWICKI) age 59

Woodville, OH www.walkerfuneralhomes.com FREEMAN, BARBARA EISENBERG

age 79 Robert H. Wick/Wisniewski Funeral Home JONES, HELEN age 70 Tate Funeral Sercive KASPRZAK, VIRGINIA J. age 90 Toledo, OH www.sujkowski.com MILLER, NATHANIEL X.C.

Toledo,OH www.witzlershank.com NICHOLS, NILA “GALE” age 74 Point Place, OH www.jasinfuneralhome.com RADTKE, FRANK SR. “FAKINI” age 69 www.walterfuneralhome.com SENGSTOCK, JUNE JOAN “JUNE BUG”

age 79, Toledo, OH TASNADI, EDWARD M “ED” age 85

www.newcomertoledo.com VELANDRA, JAMES A. “JIM” age 52

MENGEL, SARA LOUISE DUTY (SCARBOROUGH) age 94

Toledo,OH SANFORD, GLORIA (SANDLIN) age 79

Toledo, OH Foth-Dorfmeyer Mortuary SMITH, RUTH C. age 74 Bowling Green, OH www.hannemanfh.com SPARER, ALEXANDER “AL” age 100 www.pawlakfuneralhome.com SWARTZ, KAREN (SCHALLER) age 69 Perrysburg, OH www.marshfuneralhomes.com

Toledo,OH www.newcomertoledo.com BOOTH, NANCY C. “CAROLE” age 74

Maumee, OH www.walkerfuneralhomes.com CRIBBS, GOLDIE GENEVIEVE age 88

RAZZOOG, SHIRLEY ANN (HADDAD)

Toledo, OH www.ansberg-west.com SILVERMAN, MARY JO age 86 www.ansberg-west.com ZAWACKI, ANTHONY age 94 Toledo,OH W.K. Sujkowski and Son Funeral Home

Toledo,OH www.jasinfuneralhome.com DELAMOTTE, RUTH M. age 94

Toledo,OH www.ansberg-west.com GOULDING, LOIS HOPE age 78

www.walkerfuneralhomes.com

NOV.5

KIMBLER, MANDY age 24

Toledo, OH www.reebfuneralhome.com

ARDNER, SYLVIA E. age 84

Sylvania, OH www.reebfuneralhome.com BIGELOW, BARRY W. age 75 Point Place, OH www.jasinfuneralhome.com

LANE, JOANNE E. age 67

Walbridge, OH www.marshfuneralhomes.com

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www.reebfuneralhome.com WEAVER, LUCY A. age 80

GREEN, JANET age 67

Toledo, OH www.egglestonmeinert.com WILLIAMS, LUCILLE A. (KAZMAIER)

age 99, Perrysburg, OH www.witzlershank.com

BLOOM, NANCY M. age 73

Toledo,OH www.egglestonmeinert.com GRIFFITH, WARREN age 91 www.newcomertoledo.com

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