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OPINION

DECEMBER 27, 2009

Crystal balling 2010’s newsmakers

Fedor’s folly

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ou can lead a politician to a cause, but you can’t make her think.

State Sen. Teresa Fedor’s (D., Toledo) puzzling and irresponsible support for a boycott of all local YMCA & JCC locations is a grandstanding and reckless manipulation of a difficult and sad situation.

There is no question the YMCA made mistakes in handling the closing of the South Y, and we have never called into question the sincerity of the coalition of neighbors that fought to keep the Y open. But the call for a boycott reeks of sour grapes and it is embarrassing for a state senator to attach her name to it by appearing at a rally at which it is initiated.

I am not suggesting the coalition walk away from its cause. But the foot-stamping theatrics of a boycott that could potentially hurt the scholarships and services of what is at the end of the day a private business, albeit a nonprofit one, Thomas F. POUNDS risk turning communication into drama, with Fedor eager to play the role of drama queen.

Fedor should be working on communication and finding common solutions, not seeking headlines for a nonsensical and counterproductive call for a boycott. Fedor did not actively contribute to any public rallying for the membership drive that could have saved the Y, and reportedly only bought her own membership on the very last day of the drive, a pathetic and transparent attempt at political CYA as it was known by then that the Y was going to close.

But Fedor is willing to jeopardize the more than 2,000 local Y employees who have nothing to do with the decision to close the South Y. With the many challenges facing her district, one would think Fedor could find far better ways to invest her time. Pay attention, voters, to your representative’s priorities.

Fedor accused the Y of delivering a “lump of coal” to the neighborhood; that is her opinion. But just because she received a lump of coal does not mean she has to let it do her thinking.

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

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omputer scientist Alan Kay’s showing in the mayoral election, Konop observation that “the best way seems vulnerable, but he has a penchant to predict the future is to invent for keeping himself public with causes both honorable (Chilit” provides strong condren’s Wonderland) and nective tissue for the suspect (piling on Dog people most likely to Warden Tom Skeldon make and shape Toledo even after he announced news in 2010. his retirement).

Toledo has long been On Toledo City victim to a “hotbed of Council, buzz has presmediocrity” mindset ident Joe McNamara in which people go potentially losing his with the flow and allow seat to Mike Craig, but events to happen instead of taking control Michael S. MILLER if so, that’s not based on performance; Mcand driving. It is easier to sit back and let the wheels roll, to Namara has done his job well and deallow life’s many distractions to keep serves to maintain the reins if he wants one’s mind preoccupied. But it is far them. Councilman Steve Steel is promore honorable to step up and con- filed in this issue as 2010 Newsmaker, tribute; not everyone can lead, but not as someone who seems to inspire kicks and kudos in equal measure. Neweveryone has to blindly follow.

Our 2010 Newsmakers are people comer Adam Martinez will attempt to who are taking control and doing what make his mark in a climate of budget they can to move the city forward, to crisis and economic challenge.

In TPS school board news, the break out of the stagnant and complacent herd mentality far too many most prominent name you hear may be Dan Burns, who is at the center of people allow to rule their lives.

The Newsmaker description cer- investigations involving fund misaptainly fits incoming mayor Mike Bell. propriation. When Superintendent Bell has made some savvy and bold John Foley steps down, his replacechoices in his transition team and ment will have plenty of financial and administration; there is particular public relations issues to sort through.

Our cover story on Jeff Simpson’s admiration for his choice of Dean Monske as deputy mayor for external attempt to assume command of the affairs, an economic development Lucas County GOP guarantees his position. Monske, leaving his post at status as a newsmaker, but that doesn’t the Regional Growth Partnership, is mean his predecessor will vanish. In a direct, fiercely intelligent man who addition to the undoubted legal battles understands context and big-picture Jon Stainbrook will initiate, he could thinking. Bell has also scored with find himself in the headlines as Lucas the appointment of Tom Crothers as and Cuyahoga County prosecutors director of public utilities; Crothers’ investigate alleged signature fraud work with the Downtown Toledo and other campaign finance issues Improvement District shows he is a that took place on his watch.

In economic development, Tocoalition builder and strong manager ledo-Lucas County Port Authority of resources.

In coming up with a broad stroke President Paul Toth will be busy manlist of potential newsmakers, there aging the port, airport and other holdis an obvious list of elected leaders. ings. Xunlight: CEO Xunming Deng You can be sure you will hear from and Norm Johnston of First Solar will Lucas County Commissioners Pete continue to draw international attenGerken, Tina Skeldon Wozniak and tion to our region for their work in Ben Konop, who faces re-election this alternative energy. Destination Toledo year. After a less-than-world-beating President David Nolan will work on Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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branding and tourism issues.

In health care, as the nation moves toward who knows what legislative reforms, ProMedica CEO Randy Oostra and Mercy CEO Steve Mickus will be the leaders in interpretation and implementation.

In the art scene, Lucas County Arena GM Steve Miller will impact Downtown by booking concerts and shows. Nice get with Carrie Underwood, by the way. Paula Fullilove, the new director of the Truth Gallery, will contribute to the exhibit scene.

Matt Fehr will make some noise this summer when his title track to the new “A Team” movie debuts. We do not yet know the name, but there will be a new director of the Toledo Museum of Art before the year is over. Robert Russ may yet get his proposed reality show off the ground and on the air.

As Toledo faces one of its toughest economic eras, the local philanthropic leaders will be asked to step up. This puts such men as Bill Kitson from United Way, Tim Yenrick from the Red Cross and Bill Sanford from Catholic Charities in the spotlight.

In sports, Mike O’Brien will run UT athletics with a new contract and promotion. Football coach Tim Beckman and basketball coaches Gene Cross and Tricia Cullop will lead the Rockets to victorious headlines.

In media, it will be an interesting year. Clear Channel GM Andy Stuart is flexing his stations’ muscles on the political scene. The Blade is facing labor negotiations and continued challenges to its dominance, not the least of which is from Stuart.

A year from now, we will be talking about these people and many others; undoubtedly, people living in blissful obscurity today will find themselves YouTubed into stardom as the year marches on.

And who knows; Toledo Free Press may even have some headline-making news of its own in 2010.

Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press. Contact him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

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JUST BLOWING SMOKE

EYE ON TOLEDO

The end of an error

Yes, there is a Santa Claus

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recently watched a compilation ep- and the most honest of them admit isode of the public television series that there is a history of bipartisan “Antiques Roadshow” in which the generosity by our legislators that aporiginal letter that Virginia O’Hanlon pears to know no bounds, including wrote to the editor of the New York that of our ability to pay for it.

We need not admire the apparent Sun in 1897 was displayed, along with a faded copy of the famous printed re- greed with which our Senators beg sponse penned by Francis Pharcellus (and even demand) such presents.

Church. I couldn’t help but think of it There is little praise merited by the when watching the recent antics in the squalling done by these spoiled children to gain their support, whether Senate over health care. you want the health For it was obvious care bill to pass or that Santa Claus was not. Neither is there alive and well, and commendation due as handing out presents these supposedly grand to good little Senapoliticians take a “printors in order to secure cipled stand” before their votes. their fellows (and any The senators from available microphone) Montana, North Dato “vote their conkota, South Dakota, science,” only to later and Wyoming got insell it rather quickly to creases in their Medi- Tim HIGGINS the highest bidder. We care payments for their states. Iowa got some increases are told that such behavior is simply a in payments to low-volume hospi- senator fighting for his state and contals, much to the delight of Senate stituents, but it appears that this noble chairman of the health committee battle can only be ended by blackening Tom Harkin. Vermont and Mas- the eye of every other state.

I won’t attempt to argue the case sachusetts instead got a “healthy” increase in Medicaid presents from for or against the health care legislathe federal government as their tion on the table here, as by the time present. Vermont also got another that this is published this stage of the nice present in the form of a pro- debate will be over one way or anvision to use $10 billion to expand other. I will continue to argue against community health centers across the the process going on these days; howcountry, with at least two of these ever, as partisan politics embraces an inherent greed in politicians in a mad going into Vermont.

Sen. Dodd of Connecticut seems dance on the backs of the taxpayers.

I would like to say that we can’t to have found $100 million under his tree for construction of a university help but admire the Christmas spirit hospital in his home state. New York, of our legislators, for like the reformed Pennsylvania and Florida found a character of Ebenezer Scrooge in “A nicely wrapped package of Medicare Christmas Carol” they appear to be Advantage beneficiary protection, at able to keep the spirit of Christmas a time when other states across the every day of the year in their distribucountry are facing cuts. Michigan got tion of gifts. Like the jolly old man with an exemption for nonprofit health the white beard (Santa Claus, not Uncle care insurers in their states (at this Sam), they seem incapable of doing rate, won’t all of them be nonprofit?) little other than handing out brightly from the $7 billion tax that becomes wrapped legislation to the anxious chillaw with the passage of this health care dren on both sides of the aisle.

So yes, there is a Santa Claus. He legislation. And, of course, we’ve all heard about the package of more than is not, however, the joyous gift giver $100 million Nebraska can put under of legend that we have come to know, its tree if this legislation passes come but apparently a cynical, self-serving Christmas Eve, a sum bettered only fat cat who extracts a Faustian barby the $300 million under the tree of gain for each package delivered. The gifts under this tree may be brightly Louisiana on the House side.

Handing out presents in the wrapped, but there may yet be a terSenate and House has been going on rible price to be paid for them.

But have no fear this Christmas, for some time in this country, and such gift giving is seldom restricted for yes, Virginia (and Vermont, New to Christmas. And much as many York, Michigan and Nebraska), there Republicans would hate to admit it, is a Santa Claus. neither is it restricted to the Democratic Party. Few if any Republicans Tim Higgins blogs at http://justblow can say that their hands are clean, ingsmoke.blogspot.com/.

DECEMBER 27, 2009

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y the time you’re reading this, it will be almost over: Four long, hard, grueling years of national embarrassment, local incompetence and stunted economic growth, all the result of what history may accurately record as Toledo’s Greatest Mistake, the election of Carl Finkbeiner.

What else could explain the (re-) election of a certifiable failure and nationally known joke-of-a-mayor whose sole accomplishment was as a “Trivial Pursuit” answer?

The grand exodus of jobs, businesses and people will be the indelibly tragic legacy of the man I humorously but derisively dubbed “Mayor Pantload.” Deservedly so, considering the stench of mistruths, half-truths and outright Brian lies only a hard-wired narcissist could not only ignore, but transmogrify into “Toledo Pride” and then publicly desecrate anyone “who doesn’t believe as I do.” Even with the intense scrubbing of new ideas initiated by Mr. Clean’s long-lost twin, Mayor-elect Mike Bell, it will take considerable time for the fecal stench of the Finkbeiner Criminal Administration to fade from local, regional and national memory.

How long before “Trivial Pursuit” becomes extinct?

Concurrent with the orgasmic thrill of this blessed political conclusion, post-Jan. 4 (at 5 p.m.) also marks the end of a four-year concerted effort to raise community awareness by educating voting age citizens with the 2-by-4 content of local talk radio programming at NewsTalk 1370 WSPD.1 The determination to effect fundamental positive change in “The Toledo Way” was carved in stone after a lengthy conversation at Clear Channel/Toledo headquarters about the same time Carl reassumed his “throne” (complete with fabled Golden Shower) on the 22nd Floor.2 The unpleasant but necessary cure involved a double-shot of hard-core, unabashed, relentless-but-accurate daily news and commentary, along with a reenergized, reengaged business community that had long since taken shelter in the more prosperous, pristine suburbs, erroneously thinking a few miles and a county line would shield them from the malodorous winds blowing in the results of political flatulence from One Government Center.

And so it began.

Naturally, resistance was stiff. Even terminal patients are known to refuse life-sustaining medication. Such was being administered — none too gently — from the 2-by-4 within the WSPD studios. The efficacy and accuracy of the information was apparent in the soaring ratings WSPD enjoyed as the audience learned via WSPD News and talk shows, the sordid realities they were funding with their every-increasing (and unnecessary) tax burden. As they watched, friends and children left for actually greener pastures, long established businesses sported plywood windows and their beloved Toledo lapsed from vibrant to moribund — all thanks to the potent potion of aggressive ignorance, contagious apathy and a miscreant mayor summed up in denigration “Carty Gets Results.” Indeed, political subdivisions get “the government they deserve” but even the terminally clueless did not want a megalomaniac “cheerleader” shaming their home on stages big and small. And the people began to roil. They started to “get it.”

Finally, exactly 18 months ago, the business community had enough. The ever-growing Finkbeiner dung heap encompassed public interference and humiliation of Costco (which had the audacity to actually want their business to be here) to an unending litany of embarrassments: unwanted bike paths, Irongate, expulsion of the Marines, selfindulgent prize seeking, animal cruelty, verbal harassment,

misogyny, racist insults, (still unresolved) lawsuits, the flagrant desecration of the First Amendment even a 10-yearold knew was wrong coupled with fiscal irresponsibly only someone with a BS in Jockstrap could achieve, moved eight men to meet and enact the plan marinating for four years in a small office on South Superior Street.

After some organizational fits and starts, the “Take Back Toledo” campaign was launched with “Recall Carty” petition signings in minus24-degree weather in January 2009. While scandals continued and taxpayer dollars squandered, more than 45,000 signatures were gathered and submitted. Naturally, all the stops WILSON were pulled to torpedo the results. No matter.

The “Take Back Toledo” campaign succeeded in banishing the scourge of Mayor Pantload from November’s mayoral election. With a patently transparent announcement, made with the giggling silliness and radiant embarrassment reminiscent of his attempt to fraudulently claim a Chamber of Commerce “Young Man of the Year” award, the self-anointed Big Cheerleader revealed his latest delusion: “I was only gonna run for one term anyway.” Carleton “S. for Brains” Finkbeiner, the Monocratic Gift that keeps on giving; Toledo’s Human Wrecking Ball of Economic Progress who, after four years, pointed (with pride) at 3rd Place Loving Cups signifying nothing, a severely shrunken population, a $40 million dollar deficit and questionable, costly, incomplete projects made possible through sinfully squandered taxpayer resources. Gratefully, in a near-Messianic transfiguration, Finkbeiner became a Limp Duck.

Huzzah. Huzzah.

Thanks to the resolute “Take Back Toledo” committee — Tom Schlachter, Brian McMahon, James Hartung, Sanford Lubin, Ed Nagle and Andy Stuart — seven men who cared so much about Toledo and its future, they invested their time, risked their reputations, friendships, business — and lost, in some cases — in order to shake up and wake up the citizenry to the missed opportunities that, if realized, would have Toledo flourishing as it should, if not for the corruption and ineptitude of the Finkbeiner Gang of Criminal Idiots. I am proud to have been numbered among them.

Thanks to Toledo Free Press and its immediate, unrelenting support for the First Amendment and recognition of our ongoing efforts to change and stay the new course.

Most of all, thanks to you citizens and voters, the TBT Volunteers, readers, listeners, the new activists who made 2009 the year Toledo turned around and, with the election of Mike Bell, now faces a future commensurate with its bodacious potential. It’s over. And it’s just beginning.

Brian Wilson is program director and news director of WSPD 1370 AM. E-mail him at Brian@WSPD.com.

1. In the analogy, lazy, reluctant mule only returns to his plowing chores when the local veterinarian smacks it in the head with a 2-by-4, initially shocking the farmer who was expecting a more genteel solution. The vet explained he first had to get the mule’s attention. In our story, WSPD is the 2-by-4; I played the role of the Vet. Guess which part you played. (Hint: not the farmer).

2 On holidays, The Great He would invite local riff-raff to actually visit the Inner Sanctum of the Most Holy to glimpse His Domain from his superior vantage point, as he daily cast his demented gaze down upon the fools who had re-elected him, despite his infamous record of violence, misogyny and projectile coffee cups.

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By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER krapin@toledofreepress.com

On Dec. 21, the Lucas County Republican Party had a central committee meeting. When it was over, two men were claiming to be the Lucas County GOP chairman.

“I’m still the chairman of the Lucas County Republican Party,” Jon Stainbrook said following the meeting.

But attorney Jeff Simpson said he is the duly elected leader of the party.

Stainbrook said “the only meeting that took place” Dec. 21 was the one concerning a vote on collecting petitions and that vote passed unanimously.

According to Simpson supporters, the meeting did not adjourn properly and a vote to replace Stainbrook took place.

The evening was an “intra-party battle” for new leadership in the party, Simpson said.

“People were concerned with what they saw, and they were not happy.

The leadership, the central committee believed, didn’t have the best interest of the candidates in mind, or the party in general in mind. A lot of people felt attacked, as if they weren’t welcome.

They felt intimidated,” Simpson said.

“This is a big picture, a big idea type of thing ... It was not out of vengeance or any vindictive nature, it’s about can we do these things better.”

According to Chris Myers, a central committee and executive committee member, motions were made to add a vote to remove Stainbrook and Meghan Gallagher, party Central Committee Chairwoman, to the agenda.

“Jon has some real genuine legal and ethical issues over his head,” Myers said. [See related story on Page A6] “The looming issues can hurt the Republicans next year, so we had to

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do something. It was better to get this done now so we can move forward with a clean slate.”

Both sides claim to have audio and/or video to support their claims.

Jeff Simpson Simpson said he was approached by a number of central committee members and asked if he were nominated to Lucas County GOP executive committee chair would he consider serving, he said. After taking some time to think about it, he concluded it was something he should do.

“After the ’07 election [in which he lost a bid for city council], I thought of myself as a volunteer rather than any type of candidate or front runner in the Republican Party. The more I thought about what I could give to the candidates and to the party it felt like something I could do and still keep my commitments,” Simpson said.

In the short term, Simpson is focused on making sure everything that happened Dec. 21 was proper, which he maintains it is, and making sure his faction adheres to the proper procedures as events progress.

The long term however, is Simpson’s main focus.

Simpson wants to unite the party, establish credibility in the county and get things in order so the Republicans can compete in next year’s state and local elections.

“We can’t lose focus on what’s important and why we do these things, and that’s to get Republicans elected,” he said.

The first step in getting Republicans elected is uniting the party and working together to deliver the message of the candidates, issues and party, Simpson said. In order to do this, Simpson said he needs Stainbrook’s supporters to continue to work for the party.

“This is about unity. This isn’t about us versus them. This isn’t to divide people. My focus is to bring people together. We can’t do what needs to be done with a handful of people,” Simpson said. “There are a lot of things that people can bring to the table that I’m going to need. So the people brought in by Mr. Stainbrook, I need them to stay. I need their talent.

Help me do what you came here to do.

You came here to build a party; I want to build a party.”

Simpson understands it will take time to build trust within the county but will work for that trust as the party moves forward.

“We’re working to build an efficient organization. Something that you can build on. We’ll find candidates that adhere to Republican principles of small government and give the voters a chance to be represented and be heard,” Simpson said.

Simpson graduated from UT’s College of Law and is a practicing defense attorney in Toledo.

Simpson serves as president of the Toledo Young Republicans and Northwest Ohio Young Republicans regional vice-chair. As things progress Simpson may have to resign from those positions, but he will remain an active member, he said.

Pointing fingers Stainbrook has been reported saying Lynn Olman of the Lucas County Board of Elections is responsible for the “coup” that voted him out as chair.

“What happened tonight was Lynn Olman from the Board of Elections tried to bring a bunch of people to the meeting who were not registered Republicans so he could get a vote and try to not pass the fact that we need petitions to get on the ballot,” Stain-

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brook said.

Olman thinks the accusation is “laughable.”

“Never have I gotten so much credit for doing so little,” he said. “I wasn’t the person who planned the event and I didn’t make any motions, I just happened to be there.”

Olman confirmed that he did make five phone calls, all to central committee members from Maumee, to have them come out to the meeting.

Olman said he wanted to make sure the party had support for the process by which a central committee member gets placed on the ballot.

“It’s important for someone who is going to run for office have to put forth a little effort,” Olman said.

What’s next?

To be recognized in their positions, State Central Committeman Paul Hoag and Simpson need to fill out a certification of new officers with the Lucas County Board of Elections.

A certification of new officers has been filed with the board on Dec. 23,

according to Olga Vallejo at the Lucas County Board of Elections. The Lucas County Board of Elections will host a special meeting of the board on Dec. 26 at 8:30 a.m. discussing the certification of the GOP central committee and executive committee members to the State Republican Party.

“Right now we’re doing our best to get organized, we’re fighting against the season a little bit,” Simpson said.

The Ohio Revised Code, section 3517.06, has steps laid out for instances where two organized groups claim to be the rightful county or executive committee. The Ohio Republican Party explains that law.

“Leadership decisions are made at the local level by the county party’s central committee and certified by the board of elections,” said Ohio Republican Party Chairman Kevin DeWine.

“If there’s a disagreement over who represents the official county Republican Party organization, the Republican state committee is required by law to meet within 30 days of board certification to resolve the conflict.”

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Lucas County GOP failed to report 2008 in-kind donation

By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Prosecutors have been informed that an in-kind donation given to the Lucas County Republican Party was not reported in accordance with state campaign finance laws.

In November 2008, members of the Ohio Republican Party were in Toledo assisting with the John McCain presidential campaign. The rooms they stayed in were supposed to be charged to the Ohio Republican Party, but were mistakenly charged to a Lucas County Republican Party member instead.

Lucas County GOP executives told the member they would deal with the hotel, a source inside the party said.

After mix-ups with room charges for Ohio Republican Party members, the Lucas County Republican Party was compensated for the cost of the

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2008 election victory party, which was unrelated to the room incident.

Mike Sapara, general manager of the Park Inn, confirmed that the party was not charged for its victory party, a cost of $1,081.67.

According to the Ohio Revised Code, section 3517.01, “In-kind contribution means anything of value other than money that is used to influSTAINBROOK ence the results of an election or is transferred to or used in support of or in opposition to a candidate, campaign committee, legislative campaign fund, political party, political action committee, or political contributing entity and that is made with the consent of, in coordination, cooperation, or consultation

with, or at the request or suggestion of the benefited candidate, committee, fund, party, or entity.”

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Jon Stainbrook, whose chairmanship of the Lucas County GOP is being disputed by Jeff Simpson, did not return phone calls seeking comment.

Stainbrook was a failed candidate for county auditor and twice lost bids for election to city council.

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Toledo Free Press Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller sent a letter to the Lucas County Board of Elections and Ohio Secretary of State on July 30, alerting them to potential inconsistencies among signatures on Lucas County GOP campaign finance reports and other official documents.

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The Board of Elections voted to send a second 21-day notice letter to amend the outstanding semi-annual report before reporting the incident to the Ohio Elections Commission on Dec. 8.

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Since his appointment to Toledo City Council in July, former Toledo Public School Board of Education president Steven Steel has proposed several initiatives to improve Toledo’s struggling economy.

Steel said his experience balancing the Toledo Public Schools (TPS) budget has helped him with his budget planning on council and with working with his constituents and other entities.

Working on council also has given the Democrat an opportunity to deal more directly with Toledo’s citizens than he did on the school board. Emotions also do not run as high at city council, he said. “People take their trash collection seriously, but not as seriously as they take their children,� he said.

One of his main projects as an atlarge council member is developing a joint economic district where Toledo and outside cities and townships work together. Recently, council agreed to make a joint economic development district near Metcalf Field, an airport owned by Toledo, but located in Wood County, Steel said.

The new district provides opportunities for warehouse facilities and transportation with nearby roads, trains and the airport.

Steel said he is trying to move other initiatives that he worked on with the school board to council, including cost-saving collaborative agreements between schools and other city prop-

erties. For example, if a school is next to a park, instead of having a Toledo Public School employee and a city employee maintain each entity, one employee would take care of both properties.

At-Large Councilman George Sarantou, a Republican and chairman of council’s finance committee, said Steel’s experience with personnel costs from TPS has been helpful for the city’s budget.

Steel is working to make the city greener with an initiative that he worked on at the school board, said Councilman Mike Craig, D- 3rd District. “I think in the future, we’re going to look at having city council go paperless, which would mean less paper, not no paper,� Craig said, adding that Steel was on the school board when it went “paperless.�

Steel said he decided to take the appointed position on council in July instead of waiting to run in November because he wanted to gain experience. “I decided that if I’m the right person in July then I’m the right person in January,� he said.

Despite leaving the board before the end of his term, Steel said he enjoyed the challenges that the board presented him. “As my leadership as president, I can take some credit for making the school board a leading body,� Steel said of his time on the school board, adding that he hopes to improve council as well.

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Since he became president of Destination Toledo Inc. about a year ago, David Nolan has worked to revitalize Northwest Ohio.

In his first few months at work, Nolan decided to change the name from Greater Toledo Convention and Visitors Bureau to Destination Toledo to better describe the corporation’s mission, he said.

“It connotes much more of what we do and what we’re about than the longer version and it gets us away from a consumer kind of implicit view that we’re a government agency filled with bureaucracy,” he said, adding that the name also allies Destination Toledo with other businesses.

The new name provides more opportunities because a destination can be for meetings, conventions, tourism and much more, said Cathy Miller, the director of tourism at Destination Toledo. Nolan has changed Destination Toledo greatly since he arrived in January 2009, said Miller who has worked there for almost 10 years.

“He is a visionary. I think that he has taken us just in one year where I haven’t seen us go in 10 years,” she said, adding that Nolan sees the “big picture.”

Issue 3 Destination Toledo’s position on Issue 3, the amendment to Ohio’s constitution to allow casinos into the state, was significant for Toledo’s economy, Nolan said. The office supported Issue 3, but only if casino owner Penn National Gaming Inc. would not build a hotel on the site, unless Toledo-area hotels reach 70 percent occupancy.

The hotels currently have 45 percent occupancy, he said.

Destination Toledo did not want the casino to become an “island” with its own hotel and attractions.

Nolan also worked with Penn National to provide a shuttle from hotels in Downtown Toledo to the casino for three years, he said.

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nation Toledo launched a marketing campaign worth about $357,000 this month to encourage meeting planners to bring their events here, Nolan said.

The campaign will feature ads in national magazines for meeting planners such as Meetings and Conventions Magazine. The campaign also includes agreements by hotels and other meeting spaces to attract meetings and conventions, he said.

Upscale hotels with meeting spaces agreed to eliminate cancellation fees in 2010 and offer up to 50 percent off rooms among other benefits to meeting planners Hotel manager Brenda Fey said she usually provides benefits, such as eliminating cancellation fees on a case-bycase basis so making that a set rule was not a problem. Fey manages the Hol-

iday Inn French Quarter in Perrysburg, which has meeting space for 700 people and has 299 rooms, she said.

“We’ve got a lot of space to fill and ... we hope this initiative does just that,” she said.

The ad campaign should reach about 1.3 million people, Nolan said.

Along with providing incentives the campaign will highlight Toledo’s tourist attractions, art community and strengths over other cities.

Arts and entertainment Destination Toledo has worked with the Toledo Symphony to have it play during the fireworks Downtown.

The corporation also works with the jazz society, the Valentine Theater and the Toledo Museum of Art along with other entities, Nolan said.

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The Lucas County Arena and the Mud Hens Stadium already are helping Downtown, he said.

Experience Nolan also served as the president of the convention and visitors bureaus in Milwaukee, and Cleveland, he said.

“I think that it’s a vibrant industry; it’s a fun industry,” Nolan said.

He has high hopes for Toledo.

I think that Toledo has the opportunity and it can be and will be a preferred destination and I think it has the ingredients for success,” he said.

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A new public and private partnership, Toledo Brand Initiative, is starting a campaign to “brand” Toledo.

“We need to be able create one brand, one city. A consistent message we know the community agrees with,” said David Nolan, president and CEO of Destination Toledo.

The campaign will engage local businesses and residents to share what is good and bad about Toledo.

Through public summits the group hopes to define how the region sees itself and in turn develop a campaign to market Toledo.

The Toledo Brand Initiative has an online survey for those who cannot make it to one of the community forums. Surveys are available at www.toledoregionstory.com.

The campaign begins in January with a business information session Jan.6 at the Toledo Club and community forums will follow later in the month. Applied Storytelling, a brand development firm based out of Berkeley, Calif., will work with Toledo to facilitate the business meetings and public forums. Forums will take place: ■ Jan. 25 at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library McMaster Center, 325 N. Michigan St., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; ■ Jan. 26 at Oregon Council Chamber, 5330 Seaman Road, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; ■ Jan. 27 at Olander Park Nederhouser Community Hall, 6930 Sylvania Ave., from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; ■ Jan. 28 at BGSU BowenThompson Student Union, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; ■ Feb. 2 at Maumee City Hall Chamber, 400 Conant St. from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Paula Fullilove has a fresh vision for the future of Toledo’s local arts scene, and now she has a venue to make things happen. An accomplished artist, she was recently chosen as the new director of the Truth Gallery.

A native of Gary, Ind., Fullilove has called Toledo home for the past 15 years. She first gained national recognition as a doll maker, when her work was showcased HGTV’s popular “Carol Duvall Show.”

Fullilove, who works with various materials in a number of artistic mediums, is working with tree branches. It was through her artwork, that she first came to the attention of former Gallery Director Ramon Tiggs. Fullilove had a joint exhibit at the gallery with Mack Walton earlier this year.

“Like many of us, I have always felt like I was born to be an artist, though I spent many years as a homemaker just going from home to work to church; it was only after a friend suggested that I become more involved in the arts community here that I went back to my passion,” Fullilove said. “The Truth was the first place I had ever exhibited my work in a gallery setting. When Ramon first approached me about the possibility of taking over as gallery director, I have to say that I didn’t see it coming. I feel like they were really taking note of my creativity and enthusiasm. I feel like I was put in the eye of the storm.”

Since becoming actively involved in Toledo’s arts community, Fullilove has wasted no time in seeking out other experienced local artists, such as Wil Clay, Robert Shorter, Alice Grace and a host of others.

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Clear Channel General Manager Andy Stuart takes Toledo’s economic and government deficiencies so seriously, he uses his full resources to create solutions.

In the past year, Stuart and others in the political action committee Take Back Toledo began a recall effort of Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner. Take Back Toledo also launched a campaign broadcasting editorials endorsing Michael Bell about 900 times on Clear Channel stations for the November election.

Bell won the election with about 52 percent of the vote.

Take Back Toledo’s results have been mixed.

Although the group collected more than 45,000 signatures to put a recall of Finkbeiner on the ballot for September, the issue was thrown out by the Ohio Supreme Court on a technicality, Stuart said. Still, Finkbeiner decided not to run for another term.

“I think that the fact that we had 45,000 people sign the petition demonstrates that there were a very high number of people that were very dissatisfied with his administration and he must have felt that he couldn’t possibly win re-election based on that,” Stuart said.

The first goal of Take Back Toledo was to oust Finkbeiner and the second was to elect “somebody who could actually fulfill the duties and obligations of the office the way that it needed to be,” Stuart said.

Stuart, a registered Republican, and his fellow members interviewed the mayoral candidates to determine whom they would endorse. They chose the former Toledo Fire Chief and Ohio Fire Marshal Bell, an independent, over attorney and former Toledo City Law Director Keith Wilkowski, a Democrat, because they felt Bell had better plans for the city. The decision was tough, Stuart said.

“We actually had a choice this time with good people instead of a lesser of two evils,” he said.

Stuart spoke in the editorials about how Bell will be bring jobs to Toledo and how Bell’s experience as the fire chief will keep Toledo’s streets safer.

The editorials ran on five of Clear Channel’s stations: 1370 WSPD News Talk, 101.5 The River, 92.5 KISS FM and 1230 WCWA Fox Sports Radio.

They ran about three times a day on each station, Stuart said.

“The campaign was so extensive that there’s no way that a voter could not have heard them and heard them a

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There is a well-set precedent for people who are in charge of the media to be able to express their opinion.”

— Andy Stuart, Clear Channel GM lot, so I do believe that they made a difference to the outcome,” Stuart said of the editorials.

Although Wilkowski was able to purchase ads on Clear Channel stations, Stuart did not give him equal time to run editorials, Stuart said, adding that it was not an ethical violation.

“There’s a well-set precedent for people who are in charge of the media to be able to express their opinion,” he said.

Andy Schotz, the chairman of the Society of Professional Journalists Ethics Committee, said that all editorials should be clearly introduced so listeners do not mistake them for ads or news. Editorials take the risk of losing the audience’s trust, but the amount of the Clear Channel editorials may not have been excessive.

“That’s not like five times an hour where it’s a constant drum beat,” Schotz said.

Wilkowski declined to comment on the mayoral race, but he confirmed that his campaign spent about $6,000 on radio advertisements.

Bell’s campaign spent $14,223 on radio ads with five stations, two of which were Clear Channel stations, said Jennifer Sorgenfrei, Bell’s spokeswoman.

Take Back Toledo met with Bell before the election and would like to meet with him again, Stuart said.

“I don’t know that there’s any solid plans. I think [Bell is] definitely reaching out to folks in the community and will continue to do that just to make sure he’s getting all perspectives,” said Sorgenfrei of possible meetings with Take Back Toledo.

Stuart said he has endorsed candidates in the past, but this is the first time he has supported a candidate to such a great extent.

Take Back Toledo is still working on its third goal to change the city’s charter to put more checks on the mayor’s power, he said.

Stuart lives in Sylvania, but said he plans to continue his involvement in Toledo politics, including giving endorsements because his business and listeners are in Toledo and he cares about the city’s welfare, he said.

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Adam Martinez said he learned how to serve Toledo at a very young age from mentors and peers. Now, after a lifelong experience of helping others in a variety of ways, Martinez will begin serving on Toledo City Council in January.

Martinez, a graduate of St. John’s Jesuit High

School and Lourdes College, said he will use his experience working with others during his time in the Air Force, owning a landscape business and working at the nonprofits Viva South Toledo and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to succeed on council.

Viva and LISC support neighborhood and community development. “(Working for nonprofits) taught me how to certainly budget and manage my time, how to

sell projects or a portion of projects to get them funded, find creative solutions for partnerships and kind of going out of the box and finding other people who are interested in the same thing, but may not necessarily have the same resources or know how,” Martinez, a Democrat, said.

At Viva, Martinez began working to establish the first Latino-based credit union in Ohio, said Celso Rodriguez, the executive director of Viva.

The future at-large councilman worked on

the project after he left Viva and the credit union called Nueva Esperanza (New Hope) recently was chartered after five years of work, Martinez said.

“This is like the best Christmas present ever,” he said.

At LISC, Martinez worked to build good relationships with his customers, said Hugh Grefe the Senior Executive Director for the Toledo branch of the national organization.

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DECEMBER 27, 2009 ■ MARTINEZ CONTINUED FROM A18 “Adam was very good at having people have confidence in him and having people talk to him,” Grefe said.

M a r t i n e z ’s master’s degree in organizational leadership and the master’s degree that he is currently earning in urban planning helped him at LISC and will help GREFE him on council, Grefe said.

“We’re all extremely excited that he’s a new member of city council; we know that means neighborhood development will have a special friend there,” he said.

Martinez has set two major goals for his first 100 days on council.

“My first priority is to help capitalize a revolving loan fund to help smaller mi-

nority contractors,” he said, explaining that with the loan the contractors can go after more municipal jobs.

The councilman-elect also has other plans for smaller businesses in Toledo.

He plans to host a business “right start” program that would bring together economic development agencies, municipalities, larger organizations and small businesses for a one day event. The small businesses would then be able to learn the process of working with larger organizations, Martinez said.

“As I was campaigning and being a small business owner myself, I understand a lot of the bottlenecks and the lack of capacity on the government’s side to be proactive with small businesses,” he said.

His optimism is going to help Martinez be a good councilman, said Councilman Michael Craig, D- 3rd District.

Craig worked with Martinez on the credit union and other development projects in South Toledo, he said.

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“As I was camCherry Street Mission is urging people to save their old clothing this holiday season. “Clothing Your Community” will be collecting clothes starting Dec. 28 paigning and being a through Jan. 23. The drive is promoting, “When you no longer wear it, share said Dan Rogers, president and CEO of Cherry Street Mission. Cherry small business owner it,” Street Mission will then distribute the clothing in the community in early “Clothing Your Community” is a partnership between Cherry Street myself, I understand a February.

Mission, LaSalle Cleaners, Pro-Pak Industries, The Andersons, Cumulus Broadcasting, Fifth Third Bank, Toledo Free Press, YMCA and JCC of Greater Toledo, lot of the bottlenecks WTOL and H.O.T. Printing and Graphics. Locations of collecting stations, and and the lack of capacity collection times will be released in the coming weeks. — Kristen Rapin Ring in the New Year with Johnny Knorr on the government’s The 25th Annual Big Band New Year’s Eve Party with The Johnny Knorr Orside to be proactive with chestra will take place in the Stranahan Theater Great Hall on Dec. 31. The orchestra has continued to ring in the new year the past 25 years because of public small businesses.” demand, Knorr said. The evening runs from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. and features music — Adam Martinez with a negative attitude towards anything. He’s always tried to look on the bright side and tried to look at the positive things that were happening,” Craig said. “He’s been very good at that.”

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Owens to open Arrowhead Center in Maumee

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Owens Community College is expanding access to higher education in Northwest Ohio by opening a new educational complex at Arrowhead Park in Maumee next month.

The Arrowhead Park Learning Center will provide academic courses for students and non-credit training and certificate programs for businesses and their employees as the new home of the college’s Workforce and ComBANKEY munity Services Division.

“Our research and analysis showed needs for this area with individuals interested in basic education and courses for students and business people to meet their career, degree or continuing education goals,” said Renay Scott, vice provost at Owens.

The grand opening and first classes at the Arrowhead Center will be Jan. 11 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The center is located at 1724 Indianwood Circle in the business park.

“We’ll have a better opportunity to work with companies located here by offering custom courses designed for businesses on-site or at the Arrowhead Center,” said Michael Bankey, vice president of Workforce and Community Services at Owens, whose office is located there.

“We invite businesses to contact us here for their meeting and training needs.”

Owens already conducted some internal auditor’s training last year on-site at Metal Forming and Coining Corporation in Maumee. The company makes engine and transmission components for Chrysler, Ford, GM, Dana, Cummins and Navistar with a total of 94 employees.

“The Arrowhead Center would be more convenient for our training needs in the future,” said Kathy Church, director of process engineering at Metal Forming who worked with Owens.

All of the non-credit courses and most of the work force training programs will be offered at the Arrowhead Center. The technical labs will remain at the Center for Development and Training on Tracy Road, according to Bankey.

“We will have non-credit courses

available at four locations,” Bankey said, referring to the training center on Tracy Road in Northwood, The Source in Downtown Toledo, Arrowhead Center in Maumee and the college’s campus in Findlay.

The Workforce and Community Services Division is dedicated to providing customer-driven workforce development, job training and continuing education for business, industry and residents throughout Northwest Ohio, according to Bankey.

“We’ve already had some people stop and ask when classes will begin at Arrowhead. We have families out here that wouldn’t drive to the main campus or development center in Northwood. I think people will feel comfortable coming here from communities on the west side even from Sylvania,” Bankey said.

Workforce and Community Services was honored for excellence in a brochure design by the Learning Resources Network, an international association in lifelong learning. The winning entry, the “Work — Play” brochure includes a cover design that looks like a magazine and course offerings from professional training to personal enrichment, Bankey said.

The brochure was selected from more than 140 entries and featured in a showcase of exemplary programs at the LERN annual conference Nov. 19 through Nov. 21 in Savannah, Ga. Credit classes will begin Jan. 21 at Arrowhead but the first non-credit class, “Intro to PC and Windows,” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on the evening of the grand opening.

The newly renovated 24,665 square-foot site at Arrowhead Park features 12 classrooms, four computer laboratories, 19 offices and one state tested nursing assistant laboratory, all with state-of-the-art technology and academic resources to provide expanded educational choices for meeting the current and future needs of students and businesses throughout the region.

Basic education courses in economics, psychology, sociology, improving spoken or written communications and business administration will be offered at Arrowhead Center, Scott said.

Children’s courses in LEGO Engineering for ages 5 to 12, video games, yoga and homeschooling classes for families are available there.

Owens renewed its partnership with Heidelberg University on Dec. 15 so course credits would transfer toward a bachelor’s degree at the university that has a branch campus

in Arrowhead Park. It is essentially a renewal of a similar agreement created 16 years ago when Owens became a community college.

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It’s a better opportunity for students with Owens opening the learning center in Arrowhead Park to finish their college education at

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2. Unscramble these words that come at the end, and tell where/when you can find them: exnid, tsenus, steerds 3. Why would your uncle in France call you on Dec. 31 and wish you a Happy New Year before 2009 ends?

4. What happens to a caterpillar, after it comes to the end of its time in a cocoon?

5. Name two offensive football positions that contain end.

ANSWERS: 1. “with liberty and justice for all” 2. index, at the end of a book; sunset, at the end of the day; dessert, at the end of a meal 3.

France is 6 hours ahead of us, so if he calls you after 6 p.m., it IS the New Year in France. 4. it emerges as a butterfly 5. tight end, split end

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Libra (September 23-October 22)

Stop the presses! Some people are with the program, but others dissent to protect their own interests. Loyalties can shift as the eclipse approaches. Absences delay decisions on Friday; avoid impatience and rethink proposals. Scoop up opportunities for unique weekend experiences.

Strange dreams. A woman influences your domestic situation as the week begins. Negotiate favorable terms for new conditions. Women’s concerns buzz around the eclipse. Interruptions and distractions scatter Friday efforts. Plan special activities for Saturday.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Paper cut. With both Mercury and Mars retrograde, delays and diversions discourage complicated plans. As the eclipse approaches, enjoy the calls and invitations that come your way. Drive cautiously on Friday. Weekend conversations sparkle with brilliant ideas.

Dance steps. Deep thinking brings profound ideas to the surface as the week begins. Mechanical items aren’t reliable. The eclipse brings a wave of communications and important news. Construct a game plan with a focus on big projects and goals for 2010 after Friday.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Loyal ally. People near you continue to change and transform. Personal obligations have high priority on Tuesday. The eclipse portends ups and downs with money; possessions come and go. Be spontaneous after Friday and enjoy unexpected meetings.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Wheel of Fortune. The eclipse in your sign brings changes in family and personal relationships. Midweek transitions can be emotionally charged. Flexibility and teamwork smooth over obstacles. Take your time before making major purchase decisions.

Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Drafty house. Tackle household tasks as the week begins; reduce hidden piles of clutter and streamline your possessions. People have crazy ideas around the eclipse.

Avoid blunt comments on sensitive issues. You make great strides on a weekend project.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19)

Prayers have wings. Your most powerful wishes will come to pass…eventually. Prepare the ground as the week begins. The eclipse suggests intense issues surrounding partnerships and close relationships.

Accommodate necessary or temporary changes.

Leo (July 23-August 22)

Aquarius (January 20-February 18)

Rest and relax. Address environmental conditions that affect health or well-being as the week begins. Shifting weather could provoke headaches or sleepiness; the eclipse incites vivid dreaming. Good news about men and/or work issues arrives over the weekend.

Sacred site. You are most productive in quiet, thoughtful settings like libraries; take time to mull over pressing questions. The eclipse indicates the need to work carefully through complicated problems. You’re a live wire as the weekend arrives, but get good directions.

Virgo (August 23-September 22)

Pisces (February 19-March 20)

A fair portion. Develop plans and protocols with others as the week begins. A friend or child is frustrated on Tuesday. The eclipse highlights goals for the coming year, as well as the obstacles you face trying to achieve them.

Attention shifts rapidly as the weekend arrives.

Road maps. Your outlook shifts in response to other peoples’ situations as the week begins. An important family decision has diverse options midweek. The eclipse shows you and people close to you seeking new life directions and making travel plans for 2010.

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Shortly, my parents two miles away, ’m not a huge science fiction fan, but I have just enough geek in me my sister in Michigan, my brother in to appreciate the more mainstream New York, my brother in Las Vegas and I were each staring at a sci-fi offerings like “The computer screen filled Jetsons,” “Back to the with all of our live, up-toFuture,” “Lost” and a the-minute selves. One good “Twilight Zone” would think that the realmarathon. I grew up ization of science fiction daydreaming right along come to life for the most with the rest of my kind basic consumer segment about the possibility of would be enough to pull futuristic concepts tranme out of my holidayscending the land of frenzy-induced stupor. make believe and finding Shannon SZYPERSKI However, as soon as I their way into reality. realized that my 31-yearHow incredible would flying cars, teleportation and video- old brother’s series of hallway somersaults phones be? Apparently, not as incred- and my dad’s somehow turning himself and my mom into a vomiting cat avatar ible as you would think.

I may or may not have dozed off just were the only new family developments prior to the phone ringing about 9:30 to come to light, I returned to bed.

Who would have thought it? Had one recent night. In the exhausting preChristmas crunch of school parties, gift someone shown up in 1984 with a wrapping and last-minute purchasing, screen that would have allowed me to it is sometimes hard to tell where the interface in real time with several other day ends and the sleep begins. The tran- members of my family, I probably never would have left the room again. sition just happens so fast.

Family communication has been It was my brother on the phone calling from Las Vegas. He wanted me modernized and the change is here to to get on my computer right away and stay. What started out as a sad withset up an account for something called drawal of family contact due to the ooVoo so that I could have a teleconfer- loss of interest in old-fashioned letter ence with my parents and all of my sib- writing, has turned into close family lings. After some reluctance to change contact the likes of which we never even gears in the midst of my day’s first at- imagined. Not only are Skype, ooVoo tempt at relaxation, I halfheartedly and similar services keeping us in closer, signed on. I figured something impor- real-time contact with those closest to us, but personal Web sites, blogs and tant must have been going down.

social networking sites are also keeping us closer to extended family.

Relatives I would usually only see once or twice a year, if that, now give me (along with 150 or so of their other closest friends) daily updates about who they are and what they’re doing with their lives. People I otherwise would have shared only great-grandparents with are discussing current events with me across the miles on a regular basis. The beautiful voices and faces of people I once shared a home with are now only a few clicks away no matter our physical distance.

One of the few drawbacks I have found is the elder generation’s loss of their role as information master.

Family news from my mom, once the keeper of all current family knowledge, is now followed by a half-annoyed “but I suppose you already know that from Facebook.” Um, yes.

Facebook I have down, but family meetings via teleconference will take some getting used to. Perhaps if the next one results in the announcement of a wedding or a baby on the horizon, I will be more apt to embrace the new technology. No matter how modern the form of communication, a sister wants to hear what a sister wants to hear.

Shannon and her husband Michael are raising three children in Sylvania.

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■ CROSSWORD ANSWERS FROM A23

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C K D O D O E N E R A A O WA G E R R C I N C I T E H E J O Y I A N N O L T L I T T O E O G E R A

O N N A O I E V L M O T O E I R B E D L N N A T I A Y N N L U C K C D I M U D R A L E M E R E O WN N D M E

W E N S D T R S A R R O C K V I R E D S R T L U B S E A H E N S I M A I D D E L O S S

Molly is a 1-year-old female do- lie in your lap kneading your pants mestic short hair. She has a gor- or shirt to show how happy she is geous snowy white coat that makes to claim you for herself. Molly has her look like she just a loud purr that increases stepped out of a winter in volume the happier wonderland. She is a she gets. Molly is an acvery sweet kitty who tive kitty and she doesn’t can never seem to get stay in one place for very enough attention. She long. She likes other cats will follow you everyand will rush over to greet where, meowing and them.

Sometimes her bumping into you peppy behavior will make along the way hoping Dave CARLSON other cats nervous, but if that you will stop to pet you give her time, she is her. If you’re sitting down, she will sure to win them over. Molly has hop up into you lap and spin around been spayed, is up to date on her it circles rubbing her head on your vaccines, has received a complete arms and face. Sometimes she will vet exam and is microchipped.

Mae needs a family Mae is a 6-year-old chocolate lab mix. Mae was transferred to the Toledo Area Humane Society from the Lucas County Dog Warden so we don’t know much about her previous home life. She is a happy, affectionate dog and very playful for her age. Her jovial mood is infectious and you can’t help feeling uplifted just by being in her presence. She likes to chase after tennis balls and will play fetch until she wears you out. She especially loves the really large balls that are as big as soccer balls. She’ll push them around the yard like she’s practicing for hockey tryouts. She also likes to dig holes, so if you do a lot of gardening, Mae could be a real asset. Just have her dig all of the holes and you can follow after her planting your seeds. Mae likes other dogs and is great with children. This little darling will make some lucky person a really nice companion. Her super sweet personality makes her a per-

fect match for any family. You can give this beautiful lab a home for the holidays for only $75. She has been spayed, given a health exam by a licensed vet, is current on her vaccinations, evaluated for temperament 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) 891-0705 or visit the Web site www. tole do are a h u m a n e s o c i e t y. org.

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