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LIGHTING THE FUSE

Saluting Austin I H8 UR TXTNG @ MUVES T A n upcoming Toledo Free Press project dovetails with one of my proudest moments as a father. I don’t usually use this space to gloat about my family, but I just came back from a most outstanding weekend at Fort Benning, in Columbus, Ga. My son Austin graduated from Army Basic Training or One Station Unit Training. This was a nine-week basic training course followed by a five-week Advanced Individualized Training segment.

Those of you with children may know how emotional it is to see your child grow up. Austin is a fun and carefree guy. What I saw this weekend made me the most proud person on the planet! Not only did Austin graduate but he excelled. He has found his calling and is making the most of it. Austin was a graduate of the 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 54th Infantry Regiment. His certificate reads, “Due to his high standards of conduct and excellent performance, Pvt. Pounds achieved outstanding results in areas of physical training, basic rifle marksmanship, common skills and infantry skills testing. His Thomas F. Pounds performance reflects great credit upon him, Charlie Company, the 2nd battalion, 54th infantry Regiment, the 198th Brigade and the United States Army.”

Austin also was awarded the “High Marksman” award for all of Charlie Company, consisting of 204 solders. That certificate reads: “For superior performance during Charlie Company’s basic rifle marksman training, Pvt. Pounds distinguished himself as the ‘High Marksman’ because of his attention to detail, tactical competence and dedication to training, which reflects great credit upon him, Charlie Company, the 2nd Battalion, 54th infantry Regiment, the 198th Brigade and the United States Army.”

Wow! This was along with a promotion and selection to Airborne school and a shot at Special Forces.

I was the proudest I have ever been of Austin. His attitude, work ethic and general demeanor have never been better.

This experience comes as Toledo Free Press announces its first-ever Military Yearbook. To be published July 1, the Military Yearbook will collect photos and brief information of every serviceman and service woman in our region, free of charge to participating families, along with a veterans’ resource guide and many special stories. A special email address and web site tab to help families contribute to the Military Yearbook issue will be available soon. We thank our partners in this project — Honor Flight Northwest Ohio, the Greater Toledo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, Toledo Veterans Center, Columbia Gas of Ohio and Toledo Clear Channel radio stations. We are also working with the offices of Rep. Bob Latta and Rep. Marcy Kaptur on a special veterans history project.

More on both of these projects soon.

So good luck, Austin and God bless you, the United States Army and every serviceman, servicewoman and their families. We are 110 percent behind every one of you.

And Austin — thanks for picking up the dinner tab! O Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

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here are a lot of reasons to avoid going to see a film. were discussed. As reported on Nikki Finke’s Deadline.

It can be a pricey and dicey proposition, laying com, “Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles says that down $10 or more for a film that may not provide her chain currently discourages cell phone use ‘but if we a quality experience. There are usually people in the the- had a movie that appealed to a younger demographic, we could test some of these concepts.’ For ater who think they are in their living room, example, she says the chain talked about feeling free to talk and behave as if they are being more flexible about cell phone use at the only people affected by their poor mansome screens that showed ‘21 Jump Street.’ ners. With large screens, high-definition ‘You’re trying to figure out if there’s somepictures and surround sound, many films thing you can offer in the theater that I can be enjoyed at home to their full impact. would not find appealing but my 18-yearSo, yes, there are plenty of deterrents old son’ might. to going to the movies. I go anyway. A “IMAX’s Greg Foster seemed to like dark theater is a doorway to creativity that the idea of relaxing the absolute ban on opens up amazing opportunities for the phone use in theaters. His 17-year-old imagination. The 24 frames spooling by each second offer alternative realities and Michael S. miller son ‘constantly has his phone with him,’ he says. ‘We want them to pay $12 to artistic possibilities that television rarely matches. Books and music offer specific platforms for $14 to come into an auditorium and watch a movie. unique artistry, but the movies take elements from both But they’ve become accustomed to controlling their of those expressions and transform them into psyche- own existence. Banning cell phone use may make them feel a little handcuffed.’” shaking experiences.

There are already people who set off little squares and MJR, the only first-run theater in our part of Lenawee County, and Rave Motion Pictures, which operates the To- rectangles of glowing lights by checking their phones ledo-area theaters, are both to be commended for staying during the movie. That’s tolerable in small amounts but ahead of the technology curve and for offering family in- a nuisance as a repeat offense. I am guilty of being overcentives and special showings (Rave is showing The Beatles’ attached to my phone, but since the president has never “Yellow Submarine” on the big screen this weekend). Rave called me to ask for anything, I am confident he won’t call has also brought a level of community cooperation and during the two hours it takes to see a movie. I can shut the willingness to try new ideas that had been missing from phone off or leave it in the car for two hours without getting the shakes. the local cinema scene.

Deadline.com reported that at least one theater owner The obnoxious chatterboxes can be shushed or tuned out; even at kids’ movies, which make up the majority of agrees with me. “Tim League is CEO of Alamo Draftour choices, the right movie can transport viewers far away house — a small chain that makes a point of throwing from the “peas-and-carrots-peas-and-carrots-peas-and-car- out customers who talk or text during a film. ‘Over my dead body will I introduce texting into the movie therots” white noise.

It pleases me a great deal that our sons Evan (almost ater,’ he says. ‘I love the idea of playing around with a 6) and Sean (almost 4) have learned how to behave at the new concept. But that is the scourge of our industry. It’s movies. There may be an occasional potty break, but they our job to understand that this is a sacred space and we know to respect the silence and they are the perfect au- have to teach manners.’ He says it should be ‘magical’ to dience to suspend disbelief and become lost in the story. come to the cinema. But Miles shot back that ‘one perIt is true, there are more underachievers like “Yogi Bear” son’s opinion of magical isn’t the other’s.’”

Perhaps Miles should find a field of work in which she and “G-Force” than winners like “Toy Story 3,” but I love the idea that the boys are growing to love movies as much can exercise her derision of other people’s opinion of magic, as their parents. Because their television time is limited, such as divorce lawyer or puppy kicker.

Rudeness is a big enough obstacle to keep some movies are even more special to them.

But a dark cloud is gathering that may upset even my people away from the movies.

Encouraging rudeness by opening the floodgates love for the movies (and I once sat through a full screening of “Casablanca” in a Washington, D.C., theater while some for texting and using the phone is a quick way to sour jerk sat smoking a few rows up. Theater management did an art form that should be about communal experinot seem willing to take any action, so those in the rows be- ence, not individual boorishness. O hind him were forced to incorporate the smoke as a sensory Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and addition to the scenes in Rick’s Café).

During a recent CinemaCon convention in Las Toledo Free Press Star. Email him at mmiller@toledofree Vegas, the possibility of allowing cellphone and texting press.com.

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Romney seeks VP

MAY 13, 2012

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f you’ve ever seen HBO’s “Game House Budget Committee chairman.

Change” or read the book, you Ryan also has become an influential know that choosing a vice presi- figure on the economy, frequently dential candidate can make or break criticizing the Obama administraa presidential campaign. The movie, tion’s lack of commitment to the issue. with questionable accuracy, depicts Ryan’s budget plan, which would rethe trials and tribulations of Sarah duce taxes at all income levels, cut Palin during the 2008 presidential discretionary spending to 3.75 percampaign. Although Palin may have cent of the gross domestic product “fired up” the Republican Party’s con- by 2050 and reform Medicare into a servative base, the campaign failed voucher based program, was hailed by fiscal conservatives to stop the Democratic of the party. Wisconsin tide in 2008. is a swing state and Ryan Perhaps that is is a social conservative, why Sen. John Mctwo reasons Romney Cain recently said on might want to select ABC’s “This Week him. However, Ryan’s with George Stephapolarizing stance on nopoulos” that when health care and budget picking a VP, presumpissues may not sit well tive nominee Mitt with independents.

Romney should pick a Ben OSBURN Rubio’s name has person he “knows and trusts” and who is “well-qualified” to been thrown into the ring as well.

Rubio is the son of Cuban immigrants take his place.

It must first be noted that and is also a leading Tea Party activist.

Romney will most likely not make Rubio, a former attorney, has spent a pick for at least two months, pos- most of his life in politics, quashing sibly longer. Research by the Uni- beliefs many critics have about him versity of Virginia Center for Poli- not being experienced enough to tics shows that presidential candi- hold the vice presidential position. dates historically have chosen their Rubio served in the Florida House of running mates several days before Representatives for ten years, before their party’s conventions. In 2008, being elected to the Senate in 2010. In McCain made the Palin announce- the Senate he has been a leading voice ment on Aug. 29, three days before behind tax reform and recently was in the convention. Trending along the the news for sponsoring a Republican same lines was President Barack version of the DREAM Act, which Obama, who chose Joe Biden two would grant temporary residency to days before the Democratic Con- illegal aliens in college or in the servention. If history repeats itself, it vice. Picking Rubio may appeal to Lais safe to bet that Romney will make tino voters and the more conservative his announcement sometime after members of the GOP. Ohio Sen. Rob Portman.

Aug. 20, but before Aug. 27, when Portman is the possibly the most this year’s GOP convention starts.

The question on everyone’s mind qualified person for the job. Also a is whom he will pick. Many questions former attorney, Portman served in surround the issue. Will Romney try the House for 12 years representing to balance the ticket by choosing Ohio’s 2nd District, which consists someone from outside the Northeast, mostly of suburban Cincinnati. perhaps from a swing state? Will he Portman also held two cabinet-level go with someone who is part of the positions under the George W. Bush Washington “establishment,” or administration. From 2005-06 he someone who represents a change? served as the U.S, Trade RepresenWill he try to choose someone with a tative. From 2006-07, he served as more conservative reputation? Each the director of the Office of Managepotential prospect addresses these is- ment and Budget, which assists the sues in one way or another. Although president in budgetary preparation the list is long, perhaps the three and supervision.

While not the greatest cammost salient candidates are Rep. Paul Ryan, Sen. Marco Rubio and Ohio’s paigner and a Washington insider, Portman’s credentials will be difficult own Sen. Rob Portman.

Representing the southeast Wis- for Romney to pass up. O consin area, Ryan has served in the House since 1999. He has become Ben Osburn is a graduate student in one of the leading activists for the Tea political science at the University of Party movement and has risen within Toledo. Email him at letters@toledo the ranks of the party to become the freepress.com.

ON THE SIDE OF PRIDE

Putting a face on same-sex marriage

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ame-sex marriage. We all have feelings about it; who will stand with me in asking Ohio to allow me the whether we are for it or against it. Politics aside, freedom to obtain my American Dream.

An American Dream that does not include a relimy American Dream is still to live a life complete with a wife, children, a home and a successful career. A gious marriage. Yes, religion is most commonly associated with marriage but that is not the compilation of all the things I can be proud reason I want to be married someday. So of when my life is over. I want to be married take religion out of the fight and what do one day, yet my community, my state and my you have? You have a fight for love. You country are telling me that I am not worthy have a fight for what defines a family and of being married.

I firmly believe that a family should not So I want you to be able to put a face to be defined, it should be felt. same-sex marriage. I want the Toledo ComAllowing the ban that the State of Ohio munity to understand this is not just a fight has on same-sex marriage stand denies my for a law, this is a fight for me. very right to recognize that feeling. ConI come from a strong and supportive trary to popular belief, I do not want to be family that has taught me the true meaning of Emily HICKEY married to ruin society. what a family is meant to be. It is meant to be I want to be married because I want to share the rest an escape from the troubles of life, a place to run to when the times get tough. It is meant to be a source of uncon- of my life with one person like my parents.

I want to be married because I want my future childitional love that never wavers. It is meant to be a model for society and show just what greatness the feeling of dren to have two parents who can equally protect them.

I want to be married so that the children I do have love can create. My parents have taught me that a family with my future wife are not taken away from her just becannot be defined, it has to be felt.

With recent coverage of President Barack Obama’s cause she is not legally recognized as their parent.

I want to be married so that my future wife can be announcement of support and North Carolina denying its gay community their human rights, my heart swells provided the same benefits as me to ensure whatever life up with hope and confusion and disappointment and joy. brings our way I can be confident she will be taken care If you choose to fight against equal rights, please of just as well as I am.

I want an equal whom I can love and from whom I can know that you are directly fighting me. Since 2004, the great State of Ohio has enforced a law banning same- gain support.

I want to be married for me. sex marriage.

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n MARRIAGE CONTINUED FROM A4 It was not my choice to be a lesbian; therefore, I do not see it as fair that someone is able to choose to take away a right that every heterosexual American has the luxury of registering for Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

In the argument of choice, ask yourself this. Who would choose to be something that other countries would kill you for? Who would choose to be something that entire religions condemn? Who would choose to be something that people automatically hate you for?

So remove the headlines and take out religion from the fight for same-sex marriage and what do you have?

You have a girl named Emily who was born and raised in Ohio and is fighting for a right that every heterosexual person has whether or not they have a desire to be married, whether or not they are religious and whether or not they have ever been in love.

You have a girl who is a hopeless romantic and just hopes that one day she can find someone to love and be with for the rest of her life, just like her parents who have been married for nearly 30 years.

You have a girl who wants her wife to be provided the same benefits, to ensure whatever life brings our way I can be confident she will be taken care of just as well I am.

You have a girl who just wants her wife and children next to her in her hospital bed while she is passing away.

You have a girl who is sick and tired of being told every single day that she is unworthy of the American Dream she grew up believing she could attain.

To those who oppose,: While I believe everyone is entitled to an opinion, when you have an opinion over my future I most certainly take every decision you make and voice very personally. To those that support, I encourage

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you to speak up even if your voice shakes.

It is through our united fight that I am confident the State of Ohio will see the future of society, a future that will allow me to have the same rights as my older brother and my younger sisters.

Be brave, stand strong and help me fight for my future wife and the family we will have together. Fight for my future children, so they will not feel unworthy as I have been made feel unworthy for the past 25 years.

Many people I speak to are shocked by the laws that this state and this country enforce directly against me and how I hope to live the rest of my life, I ask those people to help me spread the word of our oppression and encourage those around them to stand up and fight.

For those that feel this social “issue” is worthy of being overlooked, I ask you to think again because it is the exception that you make and your choice to look past this social issue that cause me to feel unworthy of attaining my American Dream.

We can’t all go directly to Congress and request a change but we can help to open the minds around us through conversation. Speak up in your college classes even if you become the minority. Speak up at your family parties even if you’re the only one.

Speak up to the strangers behind you in line talking about why they deny me my right to live my American Dream.

I will continue to fight until I am no longer a second -class citizen in my own country. Whether it takes five or 50 years, my desire for an equal life will not subside.

Please help me fight for the right to proudly be married to a woman, legally. O Emily Hickey is a columnist for Toledo Free Press Star. Email her at letters@toledofreepress.com.

Profile of Excellence: Loral Browning Owens Community College Alumnus

Loral Browning graduated with an associate’s degree in marketing and sales technology with a financial service option on May 4. He was selected as the Owens Community College class representative and addressed the graduates during the spring Commencement Ceremony.

In his speech, he discussed the choices the graduates made in order to succeed in at Owens.

“It takes grit and courage to be here and graduate tonight; you made that choice,” said Browning.

Browning learned a lot about choices in recent years. He began at Owens after losing his job in 2010. He had been working in business for 38 years and never missed a paycheck until he was laid off.

“That’s when I realized, I could become one of those holding a sign asking for help to feed my family or I could choose to go to school for a chance at a better life,” said Browning.

Browning chose Owens because after some research, he realized it was the perfect place for him. Despite quickly becoming successful as a non-traditional student, he had some misgivings.

“The faculty at Owens pushed me, brought my writing to a new level and dispelled any doubts I had as a nontraditional student,” said Browning.

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Browning earned a 3.8 GPA and was a member of Kappa Beta Delta and Chi Alpha Epsilon honor societies. He was a student representative of Owens on an international study tour to China.

According to his instructors, his passion for education and enthusiasm in learning served as an inspiration to other students.

He credits his success to the support and encouragement of the faculty and staff at Owens, including Holly Burnside, Jeffrey Hardesty and Ramadevi Kannan. The support of his family was also a critical part of his success, including his wife, Donna, who pushed him to make sure his homework was finished and his sons, Michael, Brian, Chad and Chris.

When Browning first started at Owens, he thought he was just here for the degree. He soon found that every day he is excited to attend Owens and that college is so much more than a degree.

“After working in business for so long, I thought I had nothing left to learn. I soon realized that I would be learning new things every day,” said Browning.

In fact, now he even plans on transferring to a four-year institution to continue working toward his bachelor’s degree in addition to obtaining a job in the field.

“The faculty at Owens pushed me, brought my writing to a new level and dispelled any doubts I had.”

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CITY OF TOLEDO

Council postpones ‘Joe Wicks Way’ decision; activist Scott threatens June 1 protest march Mayor Mike Bell ‘Does not hold a position on same-sex marriage one way or another.’

By John P. McCartney Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

On the same day Barack Obama became the first United States president to endorse same-sex marriage, an activist accused the City of Toledo of being unresponsive to the gay community.

Gay rights activist Lair Scott warned City Council members that if they don’t approve the naming of a Downtown intersection in honor of the late SCOTT Joe Wicks, “the people of Toledo will hear the voices of the gay community screaming at the top of their lungs.”

Scott’s warning comes in response to City Council’s May 8 decision to postpone a vote to name the intersection at the 100 block of Erie Street, which lies between Monroe Street and Jefferson Avenue, as “Joe Wicks Way.” Wicks owned Caesar’s Show Bar, located at 725 Jefferson Ave. Caesar’s was known nationally as a gay bar and lounge with nightly performances by female impersonators.

Scott said he is “forewarning” City Council that a protest in which he has “invited thousands of gay and lesbian

people from around the country” to participate is planned for noon, June 1 at One Government Center [located at 640 Jackson St.].

Scott said he chose the “Joe Wicks Way” proposal as a vehicle through which he could advocate for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender [LGBT] Toledoans.

Councilman Steve Steel, who introduced the resolution at the City Council meeting, said he doesn’t “personally believe Lair Scott came to me to get his march started. I believe it’s more coincidental than that.”

Other Council members said they are neither disturbed nor threatened

by Scott’s warning.

“I’m not concerned that this may have been a nefarious act,” Councilman Tom Waniewski said. “I’m more concerned about how we run the government. This never should have seen the light of day. The naming of a street should be a fun, positive thing, and this situation just brings embarrassment to the City of Toledo.”

Councilman George Sarantou said opposition to the naming of the intersection has primarily come from Downtown business owners who tell him that recognizing Wicks “in this way is a slap in the face” for Downtown business owners.

Waniewski said business owners accuse Wicks of not maintaining his property, thereby lowering the property value of their businesses.

“The uproar from the business people has been overwhelming,” Waniewski said. “They say he was rude to people, that he didn’t keep up his property, and that he wouldn’t get involved in the association of Downtown business people.”

Email uproar

The uproar Waniewski references are 23 emails Sarantou had received as of 2:30 p.m. May 9.

In response to an open records request from Toledo Free Press, Sarantou provided copies of 23 emails he received from business owners in the 15 hours following council’s decision to not vote on renaming the intersection (see sidebar, Page A7).

The correspondence was directed to Sarantou after Bill Thomas contacted the councilman with concerns over the reaction he was hearing.

Thomas, chief operating officer of the Downtown Toledo Development Corporation and executive director of the Downtown Toledo Improvement District, said that after his discussion with Sarantou, he sent an email to business owners encouraging them to voice their opinions, either pro or con, in emails to Sarantou.

Sarantou said emails have been universally opposed to the renaming of the intersection.

“I’m not surprised at all,” Sarantou said. “They are all responsible people.

They maintain first-class facilities and are offended that someone who did not maintain his property would be honored in this way.”

Waniewski agrees that the business owners’ response deserves City Council’s attention.

“I have never seen comments so eloquently articulated in such an elegant way about something so negative,” he said. “I’ve never seen such a groundswell of opposition.”

Scott said the responses Sarantou and Waniewski are receiving are not representative of Toledo, and that thousands of people would write to City Council in support of Joe Wicks Way if they only knew the intensity of Downtown business owners’ negative reactions.

Sarantou also cites business owners’ issue with the fact SARANTOU that Wicks did not pay property taxes on time. At the time of his death, April 19, 2010, both the Lucas County Treasurer and the Auditor reported that Wicks owed $30,954.83 in back taxes, and that those taxes have never been paid by Wicks’ estate.

In a May 4 email to Sarantou, City of Toledo Commissioner of Building Inspection and Acting Director of

the Department of Inspection Chris Zervos wrote, “The misuse and abuse of its last owner, Joe Wick [sic] has rendered the building unusable in its present state.”

Waniewski also said the response to City Council’s decision to not act is a clear indication that Council must adopt an official policy regarding the naming of streets and intersections.

“This is a big deal,” Waniewski said.

“We need a process in place by which we’re sure we’re doing the right thing.

Just relying on a councilman’s judgment isn’t good enough anymore.”

Scott said opposition to the proposal has nothing to do with Wicks’ upkeep of a building.

Scott is adamant that “this is an issue of social justice. When streets were named for honorary people in the past, did City Council have a need for a policy back then?

Why now? It’s because of the homophobic attitude of certain City Council members.”

Scott also said that he does not believe Waniewski’s claim that Council President Joe McNamara and Waniewski have discussed establishing a policy in the past, and are now recommitted to establishing that policy in light of the past days’ events.

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MAY 13, 2012 n WICKS CONTINUED FROM A6 “I did my research,� he said. “I read the Blade obituary, talked to local people. I was aware of the building problems with his business, but I thought Joe’s work with, and his legacy and contribution to the gay community with AIDS awareness, AIDS prevention and AIDS treatment back in the early ’90s far outweighed everything else. “I was stunned by the flurry of emails in opposition as to why this would even be proposed in the first place. This is a level of scruSTEEL tiny I’ve never seen before.�

Scott said Steel’s observations are a clear indication that the current scrutiny is discriminatory. “Why are they concerned with the policies in naming streets for people?� he asked. “Why, all of a sudden, does a gay icon in Toledo have to be under changing policies or procedures? This has nothing at all to do with Caesar’s Show Bar. It deals with Joe’s legacy and the millions of dollars he brought into Toledo over the past decades.�

Sarantou said Steel and Scott do not recognize what he calls “Wicks’ true legacy.�

Sarantou cited former presidents Richard Nixon and Lyndon Baines Johnson as examples to illustrate his position. “Richard Nixon, despite all the good he did in his career, will be remembered

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for the stupidity of Watergate,� Sarantou said. “And LBJ, despite the civil rights legislation he passed, will be remembered for Vietnam, an albatross that will always hang around his neck. “It’s the same case with Joe Wicks.

Like it or not, God rest his soul, Joe Wicks has left a reputation as someone who did not maintain his property.

That’s a fact.�

‘Lack of leadership’

Scott also cited what he calls Mayor Mike Bell’s “lack of leadership� as a mitigating factor in City Council’s lack of action. “I appreciate that he just passed the city employees domestic partnership [ordinance], giving benefits to gay and lesbian partners,� Scott said. “But that’s not enough. Mayor Bell should follow the footsteps of our president, Barack Obama, and back him for his May 9 statement for equality. Mayor Bell has had an opportunity to be on a board with other mayors of cities in Ohio to assist in passing Ohio’s right to samesex marriage.

He was offered and declined.�

Bell responded to Scott’s accusations through Jen Sorgenfrei, public information officer for BELL the City of Toledo. Sorgenfrei said Scott does not understand the complexities of the legal process. “In fact, Mayor Bell did not pass

anything,� Sorgenfrei said. “Domestic partnership is just an ordinance.

Mayor Bell just introduced the ordinance. It must be passed. It requires Council approval.�

Sorgenfrei also dismissed any claims that Bell does not support all Toledoans. She said Bell is committed to working with the local community. “The mayor says he was not asked to join a committee of other mayors to assist in the passing of a same-sex marriage act,� she said. “He said he was presented a petition of mayors, and he did not sign it. He does not hold a position on samesex marriage, one way or another.

What he does do is continue to engage in conversation with members of our local community.�

Sorgenfrei questioned Scott’s motives, pointing out that he lives in Chicago, not Toledo, and no longer has roots in the local community.

Scott said he is deeply offended that anyone suggests he may be an outside agitator. “I left Toledo because of the oppression of Toledo back in 1980,� Scott said. “I owe Joe Wicks with my time and my passion for the gay community. Whether I live in Toledo or not doesn’t make any difference. A lot of people come into Toledo to do their business. And the gay community is my business.�

In August, Scott made national news with a petition, “Let Bert & Ernie Get Married On Sesame Street� on Change.org. It collected 9,000 signatures in two weeks. The Facebook page “Bert and Ernie Get Married� has more than 6,700 fans. O

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Emails protest Joe Wicks Way Emails sent to Toledo City Council: O “I’m unclear why we would be honoring this individual? What specifically did he do during the course of his lifetime that is triggering this action? If it is simply that he was the proprietor of Caesars then I humbly ask how that validates such an honor? If there is more that is behind this initiative, please advise.� — Rich Schurfeld, CEO, REDSSON (May 6) O “This is not appropriate. This individual did not maintain his property in downtown Toledo. How can the city single out this individual? There are so many other people who have been responsible, contributing citizens.� — Dennis Johnson, president, Brooks Insurance (May 4) O “With all of the honorable citizens that have done so much for Toledo I think we could honor them prior to someone who has left buildings in decay creating hazards on our sidewalks. If this is approved I will be joining the ranks to have this repealed.� — Glen Blohm, facility manager, SSOE Group (May 4) O “I am a partner in a property on Ontario St., less than 1.2 block from Jefferson and Ontario — I received the complaints from my tenants because his clientele, lack of concern by him for other businesses and property owners around the neighborhood. ... Think we can find better qualified individuals to name streets after.� — Ken Marciniak, principal, Signature Associates (May 4) O “The designation of any public street, park, bridge or other structures is a coveted honor. To preserve the value of such recognitions, this honor should be reserved for a person who advanced the city or specific community through their extensive volunteer efforts or philanthropic work. An entrepreneur whose ingenuity and willingness to take a risk by investing personal assets created a product or service that enhanced the lives of others. This may be an ideal time to establish a ‘Criteria of Worthiness’ for such honorable designations.� — Vickie Rapp, Registry Bistro (May 4) O “I’m not sure why anyone would want to spend time on this Joe Wicks issue. What did this guy do for the city to warrant attention such as this? We have more important topics to be discussing on behalf of our taxpayers and I believe you will find many who believe this way if they would even give it the time to respond and share their feelings. — Tony Plath, vice president, CBRE | Reichle Klein (May 4)

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Conference to address conservative issues Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Citizens interested in learning about and discussing issues important to the conservative political movement are invited to attend the NW Ohio Conservative Conference, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 19.

The seven-hour conference will take place at Hilton Garden Inn, at Levis Commons in Perrysburg.

There is a $25 registration fee for adults, $15 for students, which includes lunch. Attendance will be limited to 650 people. John McAvoy, conference chairman, said he believes it will be a sellout crowd. He encourages people to preregister at www.nwohio conservativeconference.com.

McAvoy, who defines “political” as “supporting a particular candidate,” is adamant that the May 19 conference is not political.

“This will present conservative views on subjects, but it’s an information resource for people that just don’t know that there are resources out there, for people who want to get more information on a particular subject.”

McAvoy said conference leaders are planning breakout sessions and forums that will present information about national, state and local issues.

National issues to be discussed include health care, the right to bear arms, state sovereignty, the National Defense Authorization Act, home schooling, the balanced budget amendment, and the role of the Federal Reserve.

State and local issues to be discussed include the Ohio Workplace Freedom Amendment, voter identification, the pending Senate bill on voter fraud and the Lucas County Charter Group.

McAvoy encourages people from all political persuasions to attend.

“If you’re an honest liberal, and there are a few of them out there, if you really want to do some research and get the other side of the story, come to this. I always believe in getting the other side of the story. Don’t shut yourself out to one side because you’re doing yourself a disservice. If you want to try to get the other side of the story, come to this.”

Some Northwest Ohioans who have already registered for the conference have said that they’re attending because they have concerns with the direction the United States appears to be taking.

Anita Hahn, a Fremont resident in her early 50s, said she is attending the conference to meet other people inter-

ested in the same causes she is. She said she would like to find out what she can get involved in because she doesn’t like the direction the country is taking, “and I want to help change it.”

Hahn encourages people to attend and “just come out to find out what’s happening. You don’t have to get involved or join a cause. Just come and see what’s going on.”

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Union’s role in the Political Arena

Where do I begin?

How did unions become such a political powerhouse?

When did unions begin determining who wins and who loses? What issues pass or fail? Where does their influence come from?

To know where we are, we must first understand where we have been.

In 1935 the United States Congress passed and President Roosevelt signed into law the National Labor Relations Act. Also commonly known as the “Wagner Act,” this law defined how labor organizations could be formed and how employers would have to deal with their formation and existence. The law ultimately gives private sector employees the right to organize and negotiate with their employers the terms and conditions of their employment.

Until recently that is exactly what unions did.

They got a majority of employees at a place of employment to sign authorization cards and then petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to conduct an election. If they won they went to the bargaining table and negotiated a contract which dictated future terms of employment.

Regardless of your personal beliefs, the average person seems to accept this process and as long as the union and its representative behaved reasonably, it was a peaceful co-existence.

Now imagine this law that was originally enacted for the sole of purpose of protecting the right of self organization, for every worker to have the freedom of choice and action, and to prohibit employers from interfering in workers attempts to form unions, becoming something different entirely. Suppose today I told you this law was originally passed to allow unions to flex their collective muscle outside the workplace and spill over into the political arena? Would you be opposed to unions having such influence? One might think Franklin Roosevelt would.

Over the past twenty years or so this is what seems to have happened. Unions gradually gained so much power that they began to influence politicians at the local and national level. One might say you don’t have to look any further for an example of this than our own backyard, Toledo, Ohio. One might say our very own Marcy Kaptur has fallen prey to our local unions’ political influence.

Most people don’t understand where this union influence originates. Like many things it comes from money. But unlike most elements of free enterprise unions don’t engage in commerce.

Their revenues come from dues paying members.

The first issue at the bargaining table on the union’s agenda is what is known as “check-off”.

If agreed to, the employer typically withholds two-to-three hours of wages per month from employees paychecks and direct these funds to the international union. The international union typically sends back approximately half of that amount to the local and keeps the rest. How are these funds used? Any number of ways, which could include buying politicians, paying individuals to occupy Wall Street, and produce misleading commercials about Issue 2 in Ohio, just to name a few.

The influence described in the paragraph above is the problem. Think about it this way.

Do you for one minute believe that every Jeep line worker that pays union dues believes in abortion on demand? Do you think that every teacher that pays union dues believes in elimination of “In God we Trust”? Do you believe that every fireman that pays union dues believe in Occupy Wall Street? No, yet each and every day their hard earned wages are directed to elected officials who champion these initiatives.

Some of us have decided it is time for change and are committed to reversing this trend.

What do we do next?

Sincerely, The hand that feeds

Charles E. Stanley 5/9/12 2:39 PM

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“I’m concerned that we are losing our freedoms set down by our Founding Fathers.

It’s to the point where people are treating this DENSIC country as if it’s a democracy. It’s not. We are a republic, which is a nation of laws.”

Robert Densic, 45, a Rossford resident, is the founder and president of Back to Basics, an organization he describes as “committed to promoting the conservative, libertarian, constitutionalist approach to government.”

Densic said attending the conference will give people the chance to answer the “why” to policies and laws

established by politicians.

“This is about the principle of America,” he said. “A principle which was framed when the founders asked the overriding question, ‘Can man govern himself?’

“We really are at a turning point in this nation. We have many options.

The key from this point forward is not in reinventing America, but rediscovering our principles, our history and our heritage.”

Tammy Leinbach, 52, the mother of three children, registered for the conference at the end of April.

Leinbach plans to attend because “ignorance is not bliss. It’s dangerous.

The best way I can combat my ignorance is to become more informed in my world in Maumee, my world in Ohio, my world in the United States and the world as a whole.

“I want to be a better citizen and a better person. It will increase my value of the role I play as a mom because I’m more informed. I need to be a watchdog at the gate. Maybe that comes from, especially comes from, being a mom.” O

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Census official to speak at Way Library From Staff Reports Way Library will host a talk on the recently released 1940 U.S. Census at 7 p.m. May 22 in the lower level auditorium of the library.

Timothy Sarko, data dissemination specialist from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Philadelphia Regional Office, will cover the background of the 1940 census, how to search for information about your family or area demographics, and general tips on conducting ancestry searches.

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Homeless shelters face budget cuts, changes in systems

By Caitlin McGlade

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By the end of the month the verdict will be in: Homeless shelters and transitional housing agencies shocked by cuts will learn whether they can make up at least some of the loss through a different funding source that would push them to rethink how they operate.

About a month ago, shelters including the Aurora House, Family House, Bethany House, the Harbor House and La Posada Family Shelter discovered they might have to do without money they have depended on for decades. The city released community development block grant (CDBG) recommendations and the shelters were not on the list.

Toledo City Council has yet to approve the recommendations.

“We’re basically a skeleton crew already,” said Kathy Griffin, executive director of Bethany House, a shelter for domestic violence victims. “We don’t have a lot of fluff.”

Ken Leslie, founder of 1Matters and former Toledo Lucas County Homeless-

ness Board member, said he is puzzled by the decision. The city’s citizen review panel and Department of Neighborhoods panel ranked Aurora House’s grant proposal the highest in quality and community need of all comparable homeless shelters.

The Bethany House also received a high ranking, along with La Posada.

Family Outreach Community United Services (FOCUS), which LESLIE ranked lower than these agencies, did not get cut from CDBG funding.

Lourdes Santiago, director of the Department of Neighborhoods, said the panel didn’t recommend those highlyranked shelters for CDBG money because they could apply for Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) funding. This is money sent from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that has grown while CDBG funding has shrunk.

Many of these shelters are con-

sidered transitional housing projects, meaning that their residents stay for long periods of time and complete rehabilitation processes before their release. The Aurora House, for example, can house a woman and her children for up to two years before that woman is ready to move into a dwelling on her own.

HUD spokesman Brian Sullivan said ESG funding is intended for basic emergency shelter operations, prevention, rapid rehousing and limited transitional housing needs.

Rapid Rehousing

The goal is to measure agency success in part by reducing the average length of stay among shelters that use ESG funds. Deborah Conklin, director of the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board, said the board aims to achieve a 30-day average system-wide.

The funding shift will change how a lot of shelters do business. For the Family House, the 30-day goal is attainable but not ideal, said Renee Palacios, director of the Family House.

“Essentially, we are turning our shelter inside out,” she said.

The change is tasking her shelter to “rapidly rehouse” homeless people who enter the Family House, she said.

This means that case managers must start planning an exit strategy the second someone walks in for help.

Then, they would work with these individuals in their homes, as opposed to on-site, Palacios said.

People stay at the Family House for 38 days on average but the maximum time allowed is 90 days. There are people behind those numbers, Palacios said, and many of them come in with a variety of problems or ailments that must be addressed before they can move out and be successful on their own.

“People don’t come in here and pour out their hearts and souls. They don’t come in saying, ‘Yes, I’m bipolar,’” she said. “It takes weeks to get to know them to see that they’re presenting these issues and they have to accept it and accept the treatment.”

For now, when a homeless person walks through the doors, the staff gives him or her a week to adjust to shelter life before discussing rehabilitative services. Some newcomers

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might spend two to three days in their rooms crying. This is not the time to be forcing them out into their own apartments, Palacios said.

Recovery Time

At the Aurora House, which would lose about $74,390 in the aftermath of CDBG cuts, time could be the difference between healing and relapsing, said Denise Fox, executive director of the house. Many of the women who come in are referred by the court system or by Lucas County Children Services (LCCS). Many are addicted to drugs or alcohol.

The loss has left the Aurora House scrambling to replace 12 percent of its budget with ESG money. The shift will press the Aurora House to reduce the average stay to six months, Fox said.

Fox said this is particularly difficult to do because of the collaboration with LCCS and the court, which are not only on their own schedule, but can mandate lengths of time a woman needs to partake in rehab at the shelter. n SHELTERS CONTINUES ON A13

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n SHELTERS CONTINUED FROM A12 “If we have a woman with chemical dependency, you aren’t going to get stabilized in six months; you don’t have the capabilities to start thinking clearly and making good decisions until at least six months,” Fox said. “The first year of recovery is very crucial — they are so readily susceptible to relapse.”

Karen Fowler, a 44-year-old mother, spent a short period of time in the Aurora House before leaving.

She came back later, taking about eight months to complete the program entirely. She said she needed every minute of that period to recover.

She recently graduated with a certificate in Web design from Owens Community College, wielding a portfolio of site designs for a number of local agencies. She has tutored her peers in writing papers, is well versed in English literature and she keeps in tune with her guitar. She and her 11-year-old son Joshua live in a bright apartment in the Vistula district and she’s ready to take off to wherever the job market carries her.

Just six years ago she was on the brink of homelessness. Addicted to alcohol and drifting from one waitressing job to the next, Fowler could hardly turn to her parents in Perrysburg for help. She went to

rehab. And then she found the Aurora House.

“I thought I’d be lucky to have a bed,” Fowler said. “But I recovered a sense of myself, a sense of what I can do. Finishing this place was probably the most important thing I’ve ever finished.”

That challenge took nearly a year of structure and authority — she had chores she was required to complete, classes she had to take and a curfew to follow. She had to designate a career goal, find ways to follow through and learn how to balance a checkbook again.

The Bethany House requires a lot of time to serve its residents, Griffin said.

The house is a safehaven for domestic violence victims. The residents stay about eight months on average, but the funding shift will push Bethany House to reduce that number to six, like the Aurora House, Griffin said.

Once a victim is moved out of the shelter, the idea is then to have services brought to them in their new homes. But Griffin said this plan does not take into consideration the fact that many of these victims need a safe hiding place from abusive partners.

Bethany House would lose about $27,412 of its $295,580 budget because of the CDBG cuts. In the past, the money has paid for a case manager. n SHELTERS CONTINUES ON A14

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“I’m just going to have to work harder for our fundraisers to make that up and reach out to corporate sponsors,” said Executive Director Donna Perras. “It’s going to be a burden on the business community absolutely because we’re going to be looking for sponsors and that’s going to trickle down to them.”

Embattled Money

The embattled pot of money comes from the federal government, but decisions about how to use it are made locally, Sullivan said.

In 2010, Toledo received $8.8 million in CDBG money. This year, the city got about $6.8 million. At the same time, the ESG money increased to $610,000, compared to $353,000 a couple of years ago, Sullivan said.

The intent of the ESG boost was not to replace CDBG funding for homeless shelters, he said.

When the housing crisis struck, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allotted $1.5 billion to a three-year program called the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program. This money was not for the chronically homeless, but was for those people who were at risk of becoming homeless. Assistance came in the form of short or mediumterm rent assistance, financial help with moving expenses or checks to cover security deposits. This helped at least 1.2 million people across the country, Sullivan said.

“The upfront cost of getting into an apartment can make all the difference of somebody falling into homelessness or not,” Sullivan said.

When Congress saw that this was working, members voted to allow traditional funding from HUD to be used for prevention and rapid rehousing. So the former Emergency Shelter Grant was changed to the Emergency Solu-

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tions Grant, with money added for rapid rehousing and prevention, Sullivan said.

The homelessness board is responsible for setting the parameters for ESG funding. The board will allocate 60 percent for essential services, after administrative fees, and the remainder for housing stabilization programs.

Conklin said an overlooked fact during the ESG funding discussion is that the county now has to operate with less money to prevent homelessness because that $1.5 billion stimulus program is ending.

The board could allocate less to essential services, but no more than

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The board had also applied for its own CDBG grant but the panel rejected it, citing a vague objective, undefined community need, no fund balance and incomplete financial information.

“Having residential facilities is very costly to the community,” Conklin said.

“These are expensive beds at the end of the day. The system will allow us to decipher those who need it the most.”

Fox isn’t convinced. Her program spends about $10,000 on each woman.

“I don’t know of anyone who can live on $10,000 a year; that’s pretty cost effective for those women,” she said.

City council will wait for ESG recommendations before voting on the CDBG recommendations. The council has the final say.

“I’m trying to do everything I can to make sure they have funding,” said Councilman George Sarantou. “I have no interest in turning people with needs out on the street.”

Leslie said the pressure to rapidly rehouse in Toledo is misguided.

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MOTHER’S DAY

By Joel Sensenig

TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Kate Fineske has become adept at juggling her roles as mother, wife, career woman and active volunteer in the community.

For her efforts, the Sylvania resident was selected to represent Ohio at the 2012 Mom Congress on Education and Learning in Washington, D.C. Fineske was one of 51 delegates representing their states (and the District of Columbia) at the third annual conference, held April 29-May 1. The conference, sponsored by Parenting magazine, pairs mothers with educational leaders to exchange ideas on how to enhance the educational process. This year’s theme was “Teach Me Something New,” dedicated to strengthening relationships between parents and their children’s teachers.

“The trip was really inspiring,” said Fineske, mother to Elizabeth, 9, Andrew, 5, and Nicholas, 2. “It was amazing to meet up with so many powerful education advocates and other mothers that share the same interests and passion in education. I learned a lot about all the ways out there to be an advocate for your child in education.”

In addition to being a mother of three, Fineske is an adjunct instructor at Owens Community College, where she teaches three classes in commer-

cial art and graphic design. She is also a staff member at the National Association of Mothers’ Centers, which serves as an advocate for mothers in the United States, and serves as vice president of Sylvania Schools’ Parent School Council. In that role, she has assisted in organizing community events to help educate parents on topics like political candidates, school policies and cyberbullying.

She was also the parent volunteer coordinator for Sylvania Schools’ 2011 levy committee, serves as parent room representative coordinator for her children’s elementary school parent organization, has provided leadership to the Mothers’ Center of Greater Toledo and blogs weekly about parenting at onthegomomma.net and mother scenter.org/blog.

Fineske grew up in the education world, as both her mother and father were teachers. She continues to be surrounded by educators, with her husband, Adam, serving as executive director of curriculum and assessment for Sylvania Schools and her sister and mother-in-law also in the field.

Fineske said it is vital to have open communication with your child’s teacher.

“The more you communicate with a teacher, the more you understand what’s happening with your child when they’re away from you,” Fineske said. “It allows you to see your child

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She knows it’s not easy and there are a lot of activities that pull parents away from their children’s educational process.

“A lot of parents are working. I’m a working parent,” she said.“Parental involvement is changing. I think I’m involved because I’m able to be involved in conversations in email, I’m able to check out websites and see the calendars for what’s going on, I’m involved communicating over the phone with my teacher. Everybody has a different idea of what’s being involved. Do what you can to help out, and just understand every parent has a different tolerance level and time commitment for involvement.”

When it comes to juggling demands, Fineske said it’s all about planning.

“As long as I’m able to get it in my calendar, it works really well,” she said.

“If you’re doing something you love, it’s much easier to balance things. It’s when you’re doing something that you really just don’t enjoy, it really starts to become stressful and it’s hard to balance.” n MOM CONTINUES ON A17

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MAY 13, 2012 n MOM CONTINUED FROM A16 Still, she admits finding the elusive “perfect balance” in life can be unrealistic, even for those who keep their calendars within arm’s reach.

“I don’t think we’re ever really going to find the perfect balance,” Fineske said. “It’s always going to be a struggle. You’re always going to be juggling things. And as soon as you do

feel balanced, something happens to throw it off balance. Taking a positive attitude and making sure you’re able to prioritize, it’s just huge.”

As any parent knows, a good support system can make the difference between feeling like things are manageable and pulling your hair out.

“My husband is a huge support,” Fineske said. “He really helps me out when I need it. I’ve been gone four or

five days in Washington D.C. and he was here to tuck the kids in, get them to birthday parties, get them to soccer practice and do everything else that needs to be done. He’s in education too and he gets how important it is for parents to be able to be involved and also to have their own passions they can go after outside of just parenting.”

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Fort Meigs — If you want it built right …

ears ago I undertook the building of a wooden barn in my backyard, from a kit consisting of nothing but raw lumber and nails. (Man-grunt!) After careful consideration, the best location was determined. The blueprints were reviewed and a couple of construction-oriented friends were coerced to guide me through. They worked hard, even on rainy weekends, but if I ever left to run an errand, I’d often return to find them lounging rather than hammering. The construction of Fort Meigs proceeded in a somewhat similar fashion.

In late January, 1813, Gen. William Harrison was leading U.S. troops toward Monroe to aid in a battle with the British and Native Americans. While marching through the soon-to-be Toledo area, a retreating survivor of the conflict ahead announced the massacre of Americans along the River Raisin. Harrison turned and withdrew, realizing that a new defensive post needed to be established immeFrank diately, lest the enemy push south into Ohio.

The mouth of our Maumee River at this time was a pivot-point of transportation. It opened northward into Lake Erie for access to British-occupied Canada: and wove southward toward the frontier’s main artery, the Ohio River. Also, at least four major trails radiated out from the Maumee rapids area. So it was not on a whim that as Harrison stood on the high bluff over the south side of the Maumee River, he declared, “This is the best position that can be taken to cover the frontier.” The garrison was named in honor of then-governor of Ohio, Return J. Meigs Jr. Capt. Charles Gratiot, the Northwest Army’s chief engineer, agreed on this location and designed the fortress accordingly. Construction began Feb. 2, 1813. By the way, you’re right, that street you travel going to a ballgame in Detroit is named after him.

The 1,500-plus men were divided into units by Gratiot and assigned to build particular sections. After only a few days, however, Gratiot fell seriously ill so supervision was assigned to a young, fellow West Point engineering graduate named Eleazer Wood. For his heroic direction and patriotic service, the county in which the fort still stands was later named in his honor.

What became the largest wooden fort in North America had a circum-

ference of well over a mile. Wood said, “With the exception of short intervals for blockhouses and batteries, this extent was picketed with timber 15 feet long, from 10 to 12 inches in diameter, set three feet in the ground.” The blockhouses were made of double timbers to withstand oncoming artillery. Wells were dug. Storage and ammunition houses were raised. Gun batteries were built. Even extra pickets and planks were piled inside the fort to replace any that might be blown apart by enemy fire.

Progress continued into March in -spite of adverse weather conditions.

Snowfalls up to six inches were repeatedly cleared so the men could work, eat and sleep. The river was frozen — the ground was frozen, even one of the sentries was frozen — to death while at his post.

Really! Picks and shovels ricocheted off this tundra as they dug trenches along the perimeter. Can you hear the clatter of all those axes felling trees?

In early March, Wood was ordered to coordinate construcKURON tion of Fort Stephenson in Fremont. During the few weeks he was gone, Fort Meigs was left in the command of an aging general named Joel Leftwich — a Revolutionary War veteran who was only weeks away from fulfilling his current military commitment and retiring to his Virginia home.

Upon Wood’s return, Leftwich was blasted as “a stupid old granny who stopped the progress of the works entirely. [The men] were permitted to burn the timber, which had been brought into the camp with an immense deal of labor for pickets and blockhouses; not only did they burn this timber, but the men [were] actually employed in pulling the pickets out of the ground and conveying them off for fuel.”

It was hotter under Wood’s collar that day than in the flames of those burning pickets! He retook command and the fort was completed well before the first attack May 1, 1813.

Bugle Call: Upcoming Events

O Fort Meigs will host the next in their monthly Bentley Lecture Series presentations May 17. Historian and author Anthony Yanik will speak on “William Hull and the Fall of Detroit.”

The presentation is free and meets in the Fort Meigs Visitor Center, 29100 W. River Road in Perrysburg at 7:30 p.m.

O Visit Fort Meigs May 18-19 for “Drums at the Rapids,” a miniature war gaming conference. Tabletop battles include historical events and

fantasy and sci-fi games. Come fight the Civil War, World War II, the War of 1812 and more.

O Visit Fort Meigs on May 26-27 and see re-created battles, musket and artillery demonstrations, and camp

life demonstrations during its “1st Siege 1813: War of 1812 Re-enactment & Memorial Day Ceremony.” On Memorial Day, a special wreath laying ceremony takes place at 2 p.m. in front of the monument within the fort. Visit

www.fortmeigs.org or call (419) 8744121 for details. O Frank Kuron is author of the War of 1812 book, “Thus Fell Tecumseh.”

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From left, Dr. Yasmin Isler, biorepository research specialist; Dr. James Willey, professor and director of UT’s Cancer Research Center; Dr. Debra Gmerek, UT associate dean for research and director of the center for clinical research; Dr. Michael McPhee, ProMedica surgical oncologist; Randy Oostra, ProMedica president and CEO; and Dr. Jeffrey Gold, UT chancellor and executive vice president for biosciences and health affairs.

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ProMedica and the University of Toledo announced May 9 the opening of a biorepository that could help researchers find treatments for cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and more.

The Academic Health Center BioRepository (AHCBR) is the product of the Academic Health Center, the partnership between ProMedica and UT that began in 2010. The biorepository’s startup was funded through donations to the Toledo Hospital Foundation.

A biorepository serves as a bank for blood and tissue that can be used for research purposes. With patient approval, specimens can be collected from leftover tissue that resulted from medical procedures like biopsies. The biorepository is equipped with freezers to store the specimens, which would normally be discarded. The blood and tissue will be collected at the Toledo Hospital to start, but expansion to the University of Toledo Medical Center and other facilities is anticipated.

Dr. Debra Gmerek, associate dean for research at UT, said she heard about the need for a tissue-collection center when she began her job three years ago. “I kept hearing we need a biorepository and here we are,” she said at the opening reception.

“Once you start talking, you get ideas. You may not agree, but ideas lead to action,” said Randy Oostra, president and CEO of ProMedica. The Academic Health Center has mostly focused on education until now.

Oostra added that the biorepository could have a positive economic impact on the area, something Dr. Jeffrey Gold echoed.

Gold, the UT chancellor and executive vice president of biosciences and health affairs and dean of the College of Medicine, said the economic impact of academic health centers totals in at billions and that the centers are responsible for many jobs. Still, he added that changes do need to be made in health care overall.

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These solutions could mean more individualized treatment of patients, something the biorepository could help facilitate.

The AHCBR gives researchers a chance to learn more about biomarkers, which are substances or molecules found in the tissue that can be used as clues to develop individualized treatments for cancer, said Dr. James Willey, professor and director ofUT’s Cancer Research Center.

Dr. Michael McPhee, a ProMedica surgical oncologist, added that patients are also seeking out newer, progressive treatments.

“We’re in a new era now. It’s called participatory medicine,” McPhee said. He gave an example of two patients he had with mela-

Visit www.toledofreepress.com noma. The one who pursued standard treatment died while the other who researched the disease and participated in a clinical trial beat the cancer. Clinical trials could result from research done because of the AHCBR, McPhee said.

Dr. Yasmin Isler will serve as the AHCBR’S research specialist. Isler heard about the upcoming center while finishing up her doctorate in chemistry at Kent State University and moved to Toledo in January.

“My day-to-day job is to find out everything there is to know about biorepositories. What they need, how they function,” she said.

Isler said she expects the first blood/tissue sample to be taken sometime during the summer. The AHCBR, located in the department of pathology at ProMedica Toledo Hos-

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pital, is almost ready to open.

“We are ready to go. The only thing we have to do now is to resolve the standard procedures so that we know exactly what it is we’re going to do when it comes time to collect the tissue,” Isler said.

She does have plans in place.

When Isler learns a researcher needs a certain type of tissue and is able to connect with a patient meeting the criteria, she plans to meet with that patient to go through the informed consent process. Once a signature and authorization is obtained, a blood sample will be taken and a tissue sample can be collected after a medical procedure. Although some biorepositories use cadavers, Toledo’s will not, Isler said.

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Owens Community College partnered with Hollywood Casino for job training

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Shortly after voters approved Penn National Gaming Inc.’s move into Ohio, Owens Community College offered to help the casino company with job training. College representatives have multiple corporate partnerships that typically involve visiting a business and training on site.

The Hollywood Casino Toledo partnership differed because the business didn’t have a training site readily available, considering the months of construction.

“We knew it would be an opportunity for members of the local community to be employed there,” said Michael Bankey, vice president of the college’s workforce and community services.

A wing of one of the buildings on campus was vacant, so the college constructed walls, laid down carpeting, installed ventilation and brought in tables to create a space for dealer training, he said.

Bankey and his colleagues then set

out to find instructors to teach blackjack.

As casinos are new in Ohio, Bankey had to look out of state and research curriculum. But the casino made a deal to send its own instructors.

Each job seeker enrolled in blackjack training paid the college $200, which the casino will reimburse if that employee stays with the company for at least six months, said Chrystal Herndon, vice president of human resources.

Herndon said dealer schools typically cost $400-$500.

Before enrolling, future blackjack dealers had to be approved by the casino team. The process began with a group interview among 20 to 25 people, which flowed like an informal conversation. If the hiring team liked an individual, it would set up a oneon-one interview.

Few applicants had any dealing experience, so the successful candidates were chosen based on personality, Herndon said.

“We can teach you the technical skills but we cannot teach you how to be nice,” she said.

From there, the college conducted

registration and casino instructors kicked off classes. Blackjack dealing instructor Amy Marinov said the students had a 98 percent success rate.

“The drive was there; they really wanted to learn — it’s a new career move and it’s a good living,” Marinov said. “I’ve done this for years and these were probably some of the best students I’ve ever had.”

Irick Shikwana applied for the job for just that reason — a new career. He was working at Fifth Third Bank when the casino posted job openings.

“I’m an energetic person and I like talking, and in the bank we just sat down and cashed checks and did the same process over and over and I didn’t mind it but I just needed something more refreshing,” Shikwana said.

He learned blackjack within three days. He was promoted to a supervisor position. Most people in training catch on by the third week, Marinov said.

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fter my column “Eat the rich and starve to death,” a reader challenged me to draw up a balanced budget for the United States federal government. As an added bonus, I was asked to outline the consequences of any cuts or reductions made. I quote the reader, “You have to explain the ripple effect of each program you cut.

If it means people die, then you have to say that. If it means all of our insurance rates will go up, you have to say that.” While it is impossible to predict the exact outcomes of each program cut, I can make general assumptions about what we could assume would happen.

I would like to point out that I used the numbers provided by the White House from their proposed 2013 budget. If there is any overlap in funds or discrepancies I apologize in advance, however I did my best to make sure that no funds were double-counted or exaggerated.

The fiscal 2013 budget looks to add $901 billion to the national debt according to the White House. As a fiscal conservative, most readers would assume that I would slash Medicare/Medicaid spending to nothing, cut Social Security, alter tax structure, etc. However, overhauling the system is a difficult task that I would use as an approach to lowering the deficit, since it is a long-term plan that takes time to implement and see real changes. I have taken the approach of

according to Business Insider, $11 billion has been “lost” in Iraq since ’07. If we were to cut down on wasteful spending such as that and cut the $851 billion broadly labeled “National Defense Budget” by 25 percent Congressional salaries we would save $223.75 billion, roughly 25 percent of the deficit Currently, members of Conso far. I should also point out that gress take home $174,000 a year, while House/Senate party leaders Ben TREECE if this cut meant a decrease in pay or treatment options for service take $193,400 and the Speaker takes $223,500. The president takes home a $400,000 members, I would reinstate these funds in a salary, a $50,000 annual expense account, a second (Veterans Affairs is separately funded). $100,000 nontaxable travel account and $19,000 for entertainment. The vice president then takes Unemployment insurance solvency home $230,700. I would pay all members of ConThis is the section for which I am sure to get gress, the president and vice president a modest an angry response or two; all I can say is do not salary the same as the median U.S. household blame the messenger. When the nation is in the income, $50,000. This would save us $67.9 mil- state that it is in, we cannot afford to pay for inlion a year. A small dent, but a necessary change. dividuals to sit around and not work. This is not a moral conflict or an ideological statement, it is Military spending a fact. In 2013 unemployment insurance is set to Defending our nation and promoting in- contribute nearly $4 billion to the deficit, but the terstate commerce are truly the two main White House states that by 2015 this spending purposes of a federal government. However, will result in a nearly $8 billion decrease of the having bases in foreign nations such as Ger- deficit. If it is going to net out anyway, why not many or Japan seems unnecessary given our just do away with it all now? That puts $4 billion current economic situation. Furthermore, back on the books. decreasing wasteful spending and eliminating programs that require less funding, receive alternative funding or have been unsuccessful at accomplishing the goals they set out to achieve.

Wastebook

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) created the 2011 Wastebook, which highlights useless government grants on ridiculous studies and projects. Once totaled the 100 items listed sum up to nearly $7 billion in waste. Let’s assume a 10 percent deviation in case anything has been double-counted so far, that is $6.2 billion in waste. If we spend frugally and stop using federal funds to buy iPads for kindergartners (one of the items outlined in the report), we could see some real savings.

Programs to severely cut

There are a few programs that I would drastically cut for one of three reasons — their job details do not require massive funding anymore, they receive alternative funding, or they have been unsuccessful in accomplishing their goals.

Those programs I would reduce funding for would be NASA ($17.7 billion to $2 billion), the Department of Defense ($525.4 billion to $325.4 billion), Treasury Department ($14 billion down to $2 billion), Department of Transportation ($74 billion halved to $37 billion), Health and Human Services ($76.4 billion down to $1.4 billion), State Department ($51.6 billion down to $600 million) and the Department of Justice ($27.1 billion down to $10 billion). n TREECE CONTINUES ON A24

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Programs to eliminate

The amount of money spent on ineffective programs in this country is truly nauseating. When the national debt is continuing to climb due to frivolous spending, it is time for some programs to go. I would eliminate Housing/Urban Development ($44.8 billion saved, they already receive funds from the sale/purchase of any home, which should adequately fund them), the National Science Foundation ($7.4 billion saved), Department of Energy ($27.2 billion saved), Department of Education ($69.8 billion saved), Corporation for National and Community Services ($1.1 billion saved, the government does not need to try and fund citizens who want to help make a difference and work with charities), Corps of Civil Engineers ($4.7 billion saved), Overseas Contingency Operations (separate than D.O.D. or defense budget, works to train foreign militaries and promote coalition partnerships, save $96.7 billion) and the Department of Labor ($12 billion saved).

Sum it all up and we have savings of more than $905 billion, all without raising taxes or touching Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security.

Some of these cuts would mean that federal employees will lose their jobs, federal funds for research will diminish, and some regulatory holes will open. My suggestion as an alternative would be to allow states to have the right to reg-

ulate industries and fund research (it is not in the constitution that the EPA must exist), and allow the private sector to thrive. Brokers and dealers are governed by FINRA, a self-regulating organization (SRO). While FINRA is a bad example due to their demonstrated incompetence, there are several SROs out there who effectively regulate their specific fields. As for the federal employees who will be out of work due to these cuts — it truly is for the best for our struggling economy. These employees do not contribute to GDP or economic growth; they draw pay from the tax pool but do not create any goods or services that result in positive economic growth. Hopefully, these employees would be forced to find a job with the private sector and contribute to strengthening the economy.

Remember, I am not suggesting that this is a long-term viable option. I am simply stating that if we want to eliminate the national debt we have to start with a balanced budget, and to do that cuts must be made. It is as simple as that. O

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The road to former University of Toledo cornerback Desmond Marrow’s dream of reaching the NFL has not been gone as he pictured it.

When he committed to UT in 2006, he had no idea that the Rockets would fall on hard times. The team failed to register a winning record until Marrow’s fifth year, after racking up two Mid-American Conference championships and two bowl victories in the five seasons prior to his arrival.

He had no idea he would suffer two serious injuries that would cost him two full seasons at Toledo and finish his collegiate career in 2011 at 24-yearsold and a sixth-year senior.

As a 24-year-old sixth-year senior during the NFL Draft last month, those themes of difficulty and perseverance continued for the Youngstown native.

He watched the draft round by round with family and friends back home and never saw his name flash across the bottom of the TV screen.

“I remember, like, two or three times I just went upstairs, man,” said Marrow, who received First Team AllMAC honors in 2011 after leading the Rockets with 83 tackles, intercepting three passes and ranking fourth in the country with 15 pass breakups. “Just laid in my room; just waited for my phone to ring.”

Though he went undrafted, Marrow’s chance to fulfill his dream still came. The Houston Texans, whom Marrow had visited in early April, were interested in him and kept in touch throughout the draft. Then Houston’s defensive backs coach, Vance Joseph, finally gave Marrow a ring.

“They called me,” Marrow said.

“They were like, ‘We want you.’ Then they told me that I was coming in with

a chance to play right now and they couldn’t wait to get me down there, so it was pretty much a done deal after that.”

Given all he’s been through in the past six years, the moment was emotional for Marrow.

“When they called me, it was just crazy, man,” Marrow said. “My mom started crying; my aunts were crying; my cousins were crying; then I started crying. I mean, you want to play in the NFL your whole life — then it happens — then it’s like, ‘Man, it’s here.’”

As one of 21 undrafted free agents Houston agreed to terms with, Marrow will have to prove his worth to the Texans, whom he reportedly chose over Dallas, Detroit, Jacksonville, San Francisco and Tampa Bay. The 49ers were his favorite team growing up. But with two former Toledo teammates on the Cowboys’ roster in safety Barry Church and center Kevin Kowalski — and recent teammates Mike VanDerMeulen and Danny Noble heading down to Tampa Bay for a chance to play for the Buccaneers — Houston was ultimately where Marrow wanted to be.

“I mean, I’ve always been a person who will try to do everything, like, different from anyone else and try to leave my own legacy, pretty much,” Marrow said on choosing to sign with the Texans. “I just wanted to go up to Houston by myself, make my own mark and make a name for myself and help the team as much as I could.”

In addition to Houston not selecting any defensive backs in this year’s draft, another big factor in Marrow choosing the Texans was his initial impression after getting to spend time with some of the team’s brass during his visit last month.

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“The goal of the show is to have three to four guests every night over the course of two hours.”

The radio show’s first guests were Mario Impemba, the play-by-play broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers, and Miami Heat television host and courtside reporter Jason Jackson.

Audie Cole, an NFL draft pick from Monroe, was also interviewed.

A majority of “Drive Time” will broadcast from inside the Monroe Superstore, but a portion will come from remote locations at sporting or highcharity events.

“We want to get our listeners involved,” Bellino said. “We want to get out there and see the event firsthand, but we also want to be seen by our audience.”

In addition to being on the scene, Bellino also hopes to capture a larger audience by utilizing social media.

“Drive Time” has its own Twitter account and works with 106.5 FM The Ticket’s Facebook page. By

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providing alternative methods of communication with the show, Bellino said he believes he can reach younger listeners.

“Since I am younger, I think I can stay on top of the social media and bring a younger demographic into the news sports show,” he said. “This will not be the typical sports radio with a group of 50-year-olds rambling about sports. We want to hear from everyone. If the phone lines get jammed, younger listeners can use social media as another avenue to contact us live on the show.”

Listeners who do not live in the Toledo area can still stream “Drive Time” live online or on their smartphones. The sports talk show will also be aired on 1470 AM in addition to The Ticket.

The Superstore is located at 15160 S. Dixie Highway in Monroe.

“People are always coming in and out of here,” Mahalak said. “We’re really excited for the show, because there’s going to be a lot of action and energy right here.” O

Job fair to educate expedited trucker hopefuls From Staff Reports If you’re looking for a job that will take you places, stop by the Quality Inn and Suites in Monroe on May 17.

ExpeditersOnline.com will host a career fair and educational session day starting at 5 p.m.

Fifteen of the expedited trucking industry’s top companies will be present and a few of them will be looking to fill some job openings.

FedEx Custom Critical and Panther Expedited Services are among the list of companies seeking drivers, owner-operators and married couples to haul freight in Sprinter vans, straight trucks and tractor-trailers.

Job fair attendees can arrive at 5 p.m. to meet the carriers and truck dealers.

People looking to enter the industry can attend an educational session called Expediting 101 from 5:45-6:15 p.m. A lecture about truck specification assessment will follow at 6:15 p.m. Appetizers, beverages and door prizes will be offered afterward, followed by a session on financial essentials and fundamentals of insurance.

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Ken Bredeson, executive pastry chef at Hollywood Casino Toledo, turned 38 on May 8 — but he did not make himself a cake.

“My birthday [present] is not making a cake, even though my favorite cake is probably German choco-

late because that’s what my mom used to make me every year,” Bredeson said.

Bredeson moved to Toledo from Kansas City, Mo., about four months ago after working as the pastry chef at the Ameristar Casino Hotel for about eight years. But, before he worked in casinos, he was attached to his mother’s apron strings.

His mother worked as a sommelier while Bredeson was growing up.

“She couldn’t afford a babysitter so the kitchen was the babysitter. I was sitting with chefs when I was 7, 8 years old, working in the kitchen, learning how to make mother sauces, cutting and using a knife; you know, child labor,” he joked.

The Denver native was also exposed to many different cultures growing up.

“I’ve lived all over the world because I was an Air Force brat. We lived everywhere from Asia to Europe to South

America, all over the place. I was traveling from as far as I could walk until my mid-teens,” he said.

The pastry chef spent those teen years working in various kitchens learning the ropes before pursuing college. Despite having other ambitions, he couldn’t shake the need to cook. When he got a job at a bakery while attending the University of Kansas, he was hooked.

“[Cooking] kind of stuck with me even though I went to college for three years and almost finished my law degree,” he said.

Bredeson eventually landed an internship baking in France and Italy through a colleague.

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n PASTRY CONTINUED FROM A28 After returning to the states in 2001, he started working at an artisan bakery and later became a partner at a Kansas City bakery called Morning Glory.

After two and a half years at Morning Glory, Bredeson was ready for a change and relocated to Las Vegas. It was there that he decided he wanted to run a kitchen some day.

“Every chef has a point where they make a decision of where they want to

Hollywood Casino Toledo.

When Hein approached Bredeson about working together again, he was thrilled.

“Where we were at before (Ameristar), we kind of reached our ability to grow and he was like, ‘If you want an opportunity to do more and become more, Penn [National Gaming] has opportunities to do that,’” Bredeson said.

Hein is also excited to have Bredeson on board. “He’s an asset for us on both sides of the playing field.

go. Whether they want to continue on in the kitchen working in the trenches every day or becoming more of a leader,” he said.

At the encouragement of his family, Bredeson returned to Kansas City and began work at Ameristar as the assistant pastry chef before becoming executive pastry chef a year and a half later.

At Ameristar, Bredeson became acquainted with Chef Brian Hein who now serves as executive chef at

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The new kitchen is already abuzz with Bredeson’s staff of 10 testing out things. When Hollywood Casino Toledo opens its doors, Bredeson estimated the kitchen will make 6,0008,000 bread products daily along with 500-700 hot dog buns. The bakery is responsible for 249 different products for all four casino restaurants.

“It takes a definite art to be able to get it all organized, basically [with] time management and crossover shifts. I have some really skilled bakers,” Bredeson said.

This includes his two lead bakers Brandi Smith and Marisa Edelstein, both of whom Bredeson praised with helping get the kitchen running.

Smith tapped into her connections as an instructor at Owens Community College to bring on other bakers. She praised Bredeson’s ability to work with the staff.

“Chef Ken is a very creative mind.

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and recipes so I think that’s an amazing thing,” she said.

Edelstein came to the area after working in Las Vegas and brings her love of the baking process. “I love when a project comes from start to finish.

You’re like, ‘I really accomplished that, my name is on that,’” she said.

For his part, Bredeson enjoys the basics: bread.

“Bread is one of those things where it’s the fundamentals of baking. It’s probably where baking started. Not to mention it’s the only product you really make in the bakery from when you start making it to when you finish, it’s a living product,” he said.

Still, the pastry chef also likes some unusual creations like the Irish Car Bomb dessert that will be served at Skybox Sports Bar. This dessert pairs a dark stout brownie and whiskey ganache with an Irish cream milkshake.

“I really enjoy molecular gastronomy, where you deconstruct the atoms, put it on a plate, and people think they know what it is and they eat it and they’re surprised because the flavor’s not really what they expected,” Bredeson said. O

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Those who play in alternative rock bands shouldn’t sit on glass tables.

Just ask Glen Phillips.

“I was at Sean Watkins’ house, the guitarist from Nickel Creek and also Works Progress Administration, and I was just sitting there. They have this glass coffee table, which immediately sounds — you know exactly where the story is going from there. It had a thick metal rim that I thought was supporting my weight.

“I had been sitting on it for like 20 minutes and suddenly it just went crack,” the guitarist said. “It sliced my ulnar nerve on my left hand, so my fretting hand. My pinky and the outer side of that hand is completely numb and kind of pins and needles like when you hit your funny bone really hard, and then one half of my ring finger is numb, and there’s a bunch of muscles that aren’t plugged in anymore.

“I had been asking for a challenge in my life — I’d been having this wandering around, I need something new, something to work at,” Phillips said and laughed about the 2008 incident.

Sprocket, best known for “All I Want,” “Fall Down,” “Something’s Always Wrong” and “Walk on the Ocean.”

“We have most of it written, and

we’re recording a couple songs at a time. We’re hoping for later this year; chances are, it’ll be next year,” he said.

“The music I make on my own is

somewhat recognizable as the guy from Toad, but it’s a really different thing. We only sound like Toad when we’re all doing it together.” O

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“I really wasn’t expecting it to come in that form.”

The frontman of Toad the Wet Sprocket usually jumps right into a new project, be it solo or with a band.

“With Plover and Remote Tree Children and Works Progress Administration and also with ‘The Secrets to a New Explorer’ EP, those were all — I had this huge burst of creativity a few years ago. I just decided to kind of leave any commercial aspiration behind and work with the people who made me the happiest and have the most fun I could,” Phillips said during a call from his home in Santa Barbara, Calif.

“I guess the problem with doing something that’s totally not commercially viable is that I did all of that and then I found that I was broke,” he said and laughed. “Back to trying to find a balance between passion and work, which is always the issue.”

Phillips will play songs from Toad the Wet Sprocket, Works Progress Administration and his solo career at 8 p.m. May 18 at the Ark in Ann Arbor.

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Loma-Linda’s

“BIEN VENIDOS AMIGOS”

Specializing in Mexican Food since 1955

419-865-5455

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

FRITZ & ALFREDO’S

Original Recipes from Both Mexico and Germany

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

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BARRON’S CAFE Everything Mexican From Tacos to Enchiladas to Delicious Burritos

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

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