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Publisher’s statement

Reality heights

usinesses, economic development agencies and governments can plan and strategize with all their might to bring positive news to Northwest Ohio, but no one could foresee an interesting trend that is shining a good light on our region — television reality shows. The past year has seen no fewer than five such programs feature people who are garnering attention for the right reasons. The queen of this trend is Crystal Bowersox, whose runner-up journey on FOX’s “American Idol” captivated fans and brought cameras and fame to her native Elliston and her song “Holy Toledo.” Bowersox continues to bring good headlines, with her recent Washington, D.C. appearance to discuss juvenile diabetes. Toledo Free Press has folThomas F. Pounds lowed the story of Kaylee Halko, who lives with progeria, a rare condition that accelerates aging. The indomitable Kaylee has been featured on shows with Dr. Oz and Barbara Walters, and was the focus of the TLC documentary “6 Going on 60.” The Frisch family was featured on the ABC show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” which brought host Ty Pennington and his crew to Northwest Ohio to build a new home. More recently, Joni Meyer-Crothers was the subject of an episode of TLC’s “Extreme Couponing.” On the show, she purchased more than $3,000 in groceries for less than $50 cash, with the entire haul donated to local charities. Meyer-Crothers expects to make a return appearance on the show; Toledo Free Press will keep you updated on her philanthropic efforts. On July 5, Dana Iliev and Lori Jacobs won the competition on a Tim Burton-themed episode of Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.” As we reported in September, Toledo natives Iliev and Jacobs worked together at Grumpy’s in Downtown Toledo, becoming good friends. Jacobs briefly moved to New York City, and when Iliev would visit, the pair would explore cool food ideas to bring back to Toledo. The cumulative effect of all these positive appearances is to introduce the nation to Northwest Ohioans who have good stories to tell and who bring good attention to our region. You can’t buy that kind of publicity, but hopefully we can cash in on it by showing the world what a great place Northwest Ohio is to live. O Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at (419) 2411700 or via email at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

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LIGHTING THE FUSE

Dan’s July 4 mix tape

In an email conversation, McClintock said the 22-minute mix or two years in the mid-1990s, I watched July 4 fireworks from the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The took about 15 hours to assemble. “94-5 ‘XKR is a Rock station but the soundtrack also really needs epic bursts of color and light soar over the Washington Monua wide appeal as you have an audience from eight to ment and the reflecting pool on the National Mall, 88 and then some, and a lot of songs are must-haves,” while 1 million people “ooh!” and “ah!” It’s a definitive McClintock wrote. experience, like spending Christmas at the North Pole He said while he had input from sponsors and or Halloween in Salem’s Lot. Zambelli’s Fireworks, “There really was no approval Fireworks are fun, but crowds, bugs, heat and necessary. It was more like an exchange of ideas to traffic are problematic for my increasingly cranky and get the right dynamics and flow.” fussy demeanor (and for 3- and 5-year-old boys who The mix featured a run-through of songs about take potty breaks every 45.8 seconds, a frequency that America (including the Lynyrd Skynyrd staple “Sweet exponentially increases the further from a potty they Home Alabama,” a song whose ambiguous racial polare). My family was fortunate this year; a friend of ours itics have been dulled by time and repetition). booked a room and hosted a viewing party at the Park Michael S. miller It included some great choices — “America the Inn for the July 3 Downtown Toledo fireworks. Beautiful” by Ray Charles, Creedence Clearwater Eleven stories above Summit Street, the view to the horizon provided an amazing warm-up show. Fireworks displays in Revival’s “Fortunate Son,” (another song that sounds patriotic but is Oregon, Rossford and throughout Toledo (official and otherwise) a biting indictment of the American system — maybe McClintock provided a constant tableau of color and distant booms. We were was being subversive) and a slick Jimi Hendrix-to-Whitney Houston at the wrong angle to see the Mud Hens’ fireworks over Fifth Third blend of “Star-Spangled Banner” versions. Two odd moments slowed the mix to a stop. One was a segField, but we could see the reflections and hear the cracks, roars and rumbles from that display, which we knew signaled the imminent ment from SSgt. Barry Sadler’s No. 1 record from 1966, “The Ballad of the Green Berets,” which related the death of the green beret. I blast of Toledo’s show. We tuned the hotel clock radio to 94.5 ’XKR to hear the simulcast understand the deference to sacrifice and respect the sentiment, but music for the fireworks. The fireworks display was a tremendous playing the song during a fireworks display is like playing Terry Jacks’ and exciting big-league effort, and the music simulcast provided an “Seasons in the Sun” during a wedding reception or Verve Pipe’s “The Freshmen” at a high school reunion — it’s piling on emotionally. eclectic soundtrack and tribute to America’s birthday. The mix stopped to pay respects to the upcoming 10th anniverBlade staff writer Zoe Gorman described the music as “an AllAmerican classic rock soundtrack,” which it kinda sorta was, ex- sary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. A series of news clips and speech cluding appearances by England’s Beatles (twice), Rolling Stones, The snippets told the story as the fireworks splashed across the sky. That was followed, not by a fight-back song by Toby Keith or a ruminaWho, Jeff Beck, Yes and Pink Floyd and Australia’s AC/DC (twice). The soundtrack was produced by ’XKR’s program director, Dan tion such as Alan Jackson’s “Do You Remember,” but by an instruMcClintock. McClintock, a former Toledo Free Press contributor, is a mental version of … “Over the Rainbow”? “That’s Jeff Beck from his last studio CD,” McClintock wrote. veteran radio executive whose rocker credentials are beyond reproach. McClintock had an unenviable task; he had to produce a July 4 mix “That was a suggestion from John Greer at Zambelli ... I popped it tape for a citywide audience that stayed true to his station’s tone. De- in after the 9-11 tribute.” Again, all of this is incredibly subjective, but the dour and dragfining the success or failure of such a project is as subjective as choosing a favorite color; 1,000 people could take the challenge and none of ging version of “Rainbow” just didn’t work to my ears. There was a too-short clip from Katy Perry’s “Firework” and a them would produce something that would please every musical taste. Having said that, among its many triumphs, there were — to my nicely edited run through the armed services themes before an effective false ending and the finale. The armed services music was diears — some odd moments in the mix. The Sunday event started with Chicago’s “Saturday in the Park” rectly followed by Pink Floyd’s “Run Like Hell,” and the production and segued to a loop repeating the title from Bruce Springsteen’s ended with a tribute to fireworks sponsor The Blade, Ted Nugent’s “Born in the USA.” By now, it must be common knowledge that “Stranglehold”; both choices make it hard to discount that subverthis song does not celebrate America; it is harshly critical of its poli- sive thread that wove through the music. Kudos and thanks to McClintock for taking on the project and tics and failures. Either McClintock took the license to separate the words from their context, or he perpetrated a subversive and radical making his “July 4 Mix tape.” It offered highs, lows, smart moves, move by opening the fireworks with sarcastic irony. My guess is Mc- silly moves, corny moments, emotional moments and a mixed bag Clintock would stress the former action, but the latter theory is actu- of just about everything. A lot like America herself. O ally more faithful to the visions of the American Revolution. The mix spiraled through a series of Attention Deficit Disorder Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo edits, pulling snippets of songs that used words such as “freedom” to Free Press Star. Email him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com. form a chain of staccato beats that set the aural framework.

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SHREDDING THE CURTAIN

Dead wood

here were seven pieces of leg- within a year — tree planting is islation before Toledo City twice a year, it’s in the spring and in Council at the July 5 agenda the autumn,” he said. “We are behind review for the yearly levying of spe- in our tree replacement, our greater cial assessments. One concerning priority, frankly, is getting all these shade trees within public rights of dead trees down.” “There’s parts of the city in the Old way created the most discussion. “The $3 million for tree assess- West End, the Old South End, parts ment entails specifically what?” of West Toledo and the Central City in particular and the North End that Councilman Tom Waniewski said. still have blocks and “What are we as taxblocks of just standing payers getting for our dead ash trees.” dollars?” said Dennis Toledo has received Garvin, commissioner $400,000 through the of Parks and Forestry. Ohio Department of “Emergency service Natural Resources for in the event of storms, ash tree removal and a clearing the right of way, $30,000 grant to replant if a tree or large branch ash trees that were relands on a house, we’ll Lisa Renee WARD moved in the Old West take care of it.” Removing trees, performing End. Garvin said he’d recently subsafety trims, tree replacement and mitted a grant to seek funding for restump removal were also part of moving ash trees in parks. During a July 6 phone call, Garvin the services that were performed in 2010 that total $3.1 million in assess- said there are a lot of other Ohio ments. Toledo has 90,000 trees that cities the emerald ash borer is just getting into. “They are using Toledo line the streets of Toledo. Waniewski requested more de- as a model as to how to respond.” “Is there any coordination betails on services performed, how many trees were trimmed, removed tween you and Toledo Edison for their private vendor, Penn Line, as and replaced in 2010 by forestry. “Help me understand also the they go through the neighborhoods process of trees, when one is re- and adjust the conditions of trees as moved, we’ll be back in a year to take it relates to the lines?” Toledo Councilman D. Michael Collins asked the stump out?” Waniewski said. “Essentially, if a citizen calls, for- during agenda review. “No, Edison works completely estry has the entire inventory of trees computerized by address. Every independent in the interest of maincitizen call, every call by a coun- taining their line clearance,” Garvin cilman, is chronicled on it,” Garvin said. “Trees get topped, one sided, a said. “So if a citizen calls to have a great big “V” goes right through the tree trimmed or removed, a certified middle of it, in the interest of maintaining power.” arborist looks at it within a week.” “I know exactly where they are, There is a rating system on the health of the tree and the services per- because our citizens call us immediately screaming, ‘What are you doing formed are done on a priority basis. “Many times a citizen will want to our trees’?” Collins said it doesn’t do much an action on a tree that its health does not merit — they just want the for the eye appeal. Garvin agreed. tree cut down. We won’t cut down “Whenever new trees are planted, a healthy tree because someone we look up — and the new trees do not go anywhere near the height of a doesn’t want it,” Garvin said. “If it’s in poor health it’s going to primary line,” he said. The primary lines are 20 feet tall, get a higher priority. Unfortunately, I can’t get someone out right away as the flowering trees used to replace often as I would like to — for example shade trees only grow to 15 feet tall. What happens to the cut trees and — we had 7,700 ash trees. We’re just now getting the last 1,000 down,” he branches? They make two different said. “We’ve got two contractors out kinds of mulch that Toledo uses for there now, those that are being re- landscaping and sells to other local moved are completely standing dead.” governments and the public. If a tree falls in Toledo’s urban Garvin said the division of forestry has six crews that cover the entire city. forest — forestry will mulch it. O When a tree is removed, stump removal does not take place until closer Toledo Free Press Web Editor Lisa Renee Ward operates the political blog to the time a replant will take place. “We try to get a tree replaced GlassCityJungle.com.

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JULY 10, 2011

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Evans’ analysis not far off the mark

TO THE EDITOR, Michael S. Miller’s July 3 column, “The liberal establishment,” is commendable in many ways. I wish, however, to register one nit-pick with his conclusion. Miller contends that current political discourse is worse than that of the past, due to a “decline into anger and contempt.” As a “progenitor” of “our modern vitriol,” he names M. Stanton Evans. The evidence? Evans’ “strikingly extreme” conclusion (in 1965) that “an excellent case can be made for the position that Liberalism is a genteel American version, not of socialism, but of fascism.” Was political discourse really milder in the ’60s? Evans’ suggestion was published the year after Lyndon Johnson’s infamous “Daisy” ad, coupled with bumper stickers reading “Goldwater: In your guts, you know he’s nuts.” Some people took such calumny literally: One magazine claimed that Goldwater was mentally ill — a libel for which Goldwater was awarded $75,000 (the equivalent of more than half a million dollars today) in damages. Was Evans’ comparison of liberalism to fascism really a break from prior rhetoric? In fact such comparisons were more common in the past. Observers from Milton Friedman to Ayn Rand had discerned fascism in JFK’s “New Frontier,” while “the New Deal was often compared with Fascism,” according to cultural historian Wolfgang Schivelbusch. “There was hardly a commentator who failed to see elements of Italian corporatism in Roosevelt’s managed economy ...” Are such comparisons necessarily expressions of vitriol? FDR himself admitted to sociologist Lewis Feuer, “what we were doing in this country were some of the things that were being done in Russia and even some of the things that were being done under Hitler in Germany. But we were doing them in an orderly way.” Was this an expression of contempt — or a calm statement of fact? Evans traced the development of modern liberalism from modest beginnings to its metastasis in the Great Society. Today we see what is billed as a “21st Century New Deal” involving massive government bail-outs, nationalizations and “partnerships” in industries from banking to housing to autos.

Evans may not be a prophet, but such developments — in light of Mussolini’s demand for “State intervention in economic production” in “the form of control, assistance or direct management” — suggest that his analysis may not have been as far off the mark as one might think. O Mark LaRochelle Researcher for M. Stanton Evans Washington, D.C.

Careless characterization

TO THE EDITOR, I would like to commend Toledo Free Press for the series that focuses on the great work done by Feed Lucas County Children (FLCC). Through his volunteer experience at a meal site, Patrick Timmis (“A day feeding children,” July 3) was able to give the public some insight into the lack of food security in the community. Although he provided great descriptions of the children at the meal site, I believe that Timmis’ characterization of some of the families is unfair and biased. I don’t doubt that Timmis observed individuals and families that did not appear appreciative of the purpose and service of FLCC. But, I think it is careless to say that some of the participants “are taking advantage of the program.” Without more information and authentic respect for the struggles of these families, Timmis’ statements are judgmental and reinforce stereotypes of the poor as unable and/ or unwilling to make good decisions. Blaming the victim makes it easy to explain away behavior that we do not understand or accept as our own. Too often, we avoid the conversation about tough subjects like lack of food, lack of housing, lack of health care, lack of justice, and lack of hope in our community. I trust that Timmis and Toledo Free Press will continue to focus on the strengths and challenges of the community in a way that does not limit a deeper analysis of these complex issues. O Joyce P. Litten, Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Social Work Lourdes College, Sylvania

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CITY OF TOLEDO

By Patrick Timmis

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer ptimmis@toledofreepress.com

New Toledo Fire Chief Luis Santiago views his job as much more than putting out fires. The chief ’s responsibilities are not limited to running the fire department and directing the firefighters — the role also embraces politics, Homeland Security and response to non-fire-related disasters. “2001 broadened our scope a little bit, and we’ve become really an allhazards department,” Santiago said. “If there’s a problem ... we’re going to be expected to deal with it.” Santiago replaced former chief Michael Wolever on July 2, becoming the first Latino to hold that position in Toledo. Wolever served four years as fire chief, with Santiago as his assistant chief. The pair worked closely together to direct field operations and to shape the department’s practices and policy. Santiago said Wolever was a mentor to him, involving him in the chief ’s work and grooming him to be the next chief. “We’ve pretty much been managing the department together for the last four years,” Wolever said. “If we didn’t both agree on something, we didn’t go forward with it.” Santiago said he respected Wolever’s attitude that any decision they made would affect Santiago longer than himself. In fact, Wolever was more intent on Santiago becoming the new chief than Santiago was. “I had much earlier in the relationship thought that Lou would be a good fire chief, and Chief Santiago was a bit

reluctant to take it on, so we had some arm wrestling,” Wolever said. “Fortunately for all involved he acquiesced.”

Looking back and ahead

Wolever grew up in the Old West End and graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1966. After a couple of years in the Navy, a stint at the University of Toledo and an electrical apprenticeship, he joined the Whitehouse Fire Department in 1977 as a paramedic, drawn by the job’s excitement. He moved to the Toledo Fire Department (TFD) the next year, where he began moving up through the ranks and met Santiago when he joined as a recruit in 1984. He viewed his occupation as a way to impact the lives of suffering people. “You are what the people see at their lowest,” Wolever said. “Either you’re going to see someone who’s professional, compassionate and concerned with how they’re doing, or you’re going to see someone who’s not like that, and I chose the former.” Wolever said major accomplishments have been developing a technical rescue team and his work with Homeland Security — he was the vicechair for the Ohio Homeland Security Advisory Committee. He also updated the process to become a battalion commander at TFD to reflect changing demands on the position. When Wolever and Santiago prepared to qualify for that rank, they had to memorize textbooks on fighting fires. Now, the chief administers a formal curriculum — designed in partnership with Bowling Green State University

— tailored for battalion commanders. “I think we both realized that the fire department was going to rely heavily on battalion chiefs being able to operate in this environment.” Wolever said. “So now they’re going to have a greater understanding of government and how it works and the political system and how it works.” “We were preparing them to be street chiefs and not administrative chiefs,” Santiago added. Wolever’s 33-year career at TFD ended July 1. The time felt right to retire, he said, and he does not have huge plans for the future. “Chief Wolever, if you would consider what a fire chief was, he was truly a fire chief,” said Toledo Mayor Mike Bell, who as the former fire chief worked with Wolever and Santiago. “He was very strategic-oriented and he had a very good command presence at emergency scenes. That’s what he did, and he was very good at it.” Santiago, who joined the department when he was 20, faces the challenge of upholding its performance in the face of tightened budgets, Bell said. He also has to deal with low staff levels and plans to bring on 25 to 30 recruits in the next year. But both his old chiefs believe he is up to it the challenge. “He’s come through the ranks, so he has a pretty good knowledge of each position,” Bell said. “He’s very wellbalanced, very stable [and] doesn’t panic in emergency situations.” Wolever matches that confidence. “The department becomes a huge part of you,” Wolever said. “I don’t think it would be easy to leave if the person who was your successor was less than what Chief Santiago is.” O

Toledo Free Press photo and cover photo by JosEPH Herr

Santiago succeeds mentor as fire chief

Former Toledo Fire CHief Mike Wolever, left and new chief Luis Santiago.

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TRANSPORTATION

By Zach Davis

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer zdavis@toledofreepress.com

The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) received a $3.49 million grant from the U.S. government on July 5, one week after a potentially damaging amendment was passed. The “State of Good Repair Award” from the U.S. Department of Transportation — Federal Transit Administration will provide TARTA with 38 new paratransit vehicles and five CallA-Ride vehicles for the future. It was the largest amount of funding in Ohio by the program, according to TARTA. The new vehicles will replace the majority of the fleet of buses that are as much as 20 years old, according to James Gee, general manager of TARTA. “For transit to be a real option, it has to be reliable. In today’s economy, reliable bus services is essential for many people getting to work on time,” Gee said. “It fills a critical need for transportation in our community and provides a real shot in the arm for the neighborhood.” The Paratransit Operations Facility will become home to about 100 TARTA employees when it opens in October or November, Gee said. Construction began on the $9.6 million facility in 2010 on the site of the former Page Dairy that has been vacant wooded land for several years. “We got rid of the old Page Dairy to make room for the new Paratransit Operations Facility. It is an investment in jobs and people who rely on TARPS for transportation,” U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur said. TARPS has experienced 15 consecutive years of ridership growth which has doubled during the past three years becoming the fastest growing program in Ohio. The CallA-Ride program has grown by 20 percent due to an increase of employment trips taking people to work, Gee said. “This is not only an investment in the jobs of today in this region but it is also an investment in the people that rely on TARPS for independent lives as productive members of our community,” Kaptur said. Toledo was one of roughly 150 cities around the nation to receive federal funding out of the nearly 400 cities that sent in project applications. “Toledo has come out a big winner in our national competition,” Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff said. “It was their vision in recognizing that they need to step up and bring the tax dollars of Northern Ohio citizens back to the taxpayers of Northern

Ohio by applying for funds to replace their paratransit vehicles. “To succeed transit has to be desirable and it has to be reliable. The vehicles we are replacing here were more than 20 years old and frankly they were being driven into the ground given the growth in ridership and service that they’ve had to churn out. When you do that you undermine reliability.”

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Not everyone was in favor of the move, however, including Perrysburg Mayor Nelson Evans and Waterville Mayor Derek Merrin. “The government can do that if they want but I just don’t know if buses are what they need,” Evans said. “You have to have drivers to drive them and I see a bunch of empty buses as it is now. I don’t know if that’s going to save the system or not.” “It’s a prime example of government waste and why we have a $14 trillion deficit,” Merrin said. An amendment authored by State Rep. Randy Gardner was passed into the state budget bill on June 29 and the communities involved in TARTA will now have the chance to vote on whether or not to be involved with the regional transit authority as early as 2012. The current TARTA system states that when one of the nine subdivisions wishes to withdraw from TARTA, the move would have to be approved by the rest of the members. However, the financial share of the community leaving would have to be covered by the rest of the participants. Perrysburg has attempted to leave the system in previous years but has been blocked by the other members. “We asked to get out and the way the thing is set up there is no way anybody is going to let you go,” Evans said. “You are basically permanently taxed and you have no say in it.” “The current situation does not provide individual communities with autonomy,” Merrin said. “It allows one community to tell another community what it cannot do and what their taxes are going to be in regards to TARTA and that’s a problem.” TARTA President Jim Gee has described the potential amendment as “disastrous” to its future. “The rules and policies of TARTA’s ‘Hotel California’ have been changed,” Gardner said. “Now elected officials and citizens in Perrysburg and the eight other communities don’t have to forever accept the words ‘you can never leave.’” Back in May, Gardner said Rossford would also be interested in possibly opting out of TARTA. Rossford Mayor Bill Verbosky, Jr. was not avail-

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Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff, left, and TARTA general manager James Gee on July 5.

able for comment. Although some have expressed interest in leaving TARTA, Toledo Mayor Mike Bell expressed that Toledo has no plans in opting out. “I don’t have any control over [the others],” Bell said. “I can just say that we will be extremely supportive of TARTA. The largest impact is probably on our citizens so we will do whatever we can to make sure TARTA is successful.” If some of the communities decide to opt out from TARTA, it will not necessarily lead to the community being without public transportation. Both Evans and Merrin didn’t rule out using TARTA or its paratransit service TARPS in the future. Evans has a committee working on ways to make TARTA work better for Perrysburg and will propose those options if the residents vote to opt out in upcoming elections. “Even if we vote ourselves out of TARTA, it doesn’t mean we can’t enter into a contractual relationship with TARTA for a specified service and an amount of money that people are willing to spend,” Evans said. Evans also stressed the importance of TARPS, calling the paratransit service “vital.” Merrin is looking at three options if Waterville leaves TARTA. The first is to continue to use the TARPS service, as is allowed in the recently passed amendment. The second option would be to contract with a private company while the final option is for the government to “not get involved with the transportation.” TARTA is also dealing with a de-

cision by Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost, who released a news release May 5 that said TARTA illegally lent $66,885 to “Citizens for TARTA.” Merrin had filed a complaint with

the Lucas County Board of Elections on Jan. 12. O Toledo Free Press Senior Business Writer Duane Ramsey contributed to this report.

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A July 2 groundbreaking ceremony commemorated the sale of 69 acres of land on the Marina District to a Chinese investment group. “The ceremony was excellent,” Toledo Mayor Mike Bell said. “Our delegation came in and was there to actually sign the deed to take over the land and give us ideas.” Dashing Pacific bought the property with plans of spending an estimated $200 million to $300 million to develop the area on the waterfront. Bell was joined by several members of Council and Dashing Pacific representatives. “We are proud and honored to become part of the family here,” said Jimmy Wu, son of Dashing Pacific co-investor Wu Kin Hung. “Together we can shape our future and we can shape the city’s future too in which we, our children and grandchildren will thrive for generations to come. Together we can do it.” Jimmy Wu and his new wife announced that they have grown

to enjoy Northwest Ohio so much that they will soon leave their home in New York City to move to Perrysburg. He denounced the need for his old New York residence’s keys in one hand while waving a Toledo Mud Hens foam finger in the other hand. “To have their delegation talk about moving to the Toledo area, I think that is commitment and that they want to be a part of our future,” Bell said. “I’m just happy that they are on board.” The ceremony also included the presentation of a large rock, presented by Dashing Pacific’s other co-investor Yuan Xiaohong. She stated through a translator that the large boulder was a Chinese tradition which symbolized their interest in planting roots in Toledo. The rock served as a replacement to the typical American groundbreaking tradition of breaking the earth with a shovel. In honor of Lucas, the baby elephant born at the Toledo Zoo on June 3, Yuan presented the rock to Dr. Anne Baker, CEO and executive director of the Toledo Zoo. In return, they received DVDs with footage of

the first month of Lucas’ life. “We wanted to dedicate this big rock to the Toledo Zoo, to their elephant Lucas, to symbolize our relationship,” Yuan said. “Just like an animal, we live together harmoniously loving the Earth.” Andi Norman, the Zoo’s director of marketing & public relations, said there is no official delivery time for the rock to be delivered. It will be placed in the elephant facility, which is currently being renovated. It is scheduled to open next year. “We are very honored that they chose to donate this to the Toledo Zoo,” Norman said. “For them it’s a symbol of their solid commitment to the community.” Rudolph|Libbe has been chosen by Dashing Pacific to be the contractor of the new Marina District properties. Rudolph|Libbe Chairman Bill Rudolph said, “We’re pleased to be working with our partners on this project. We look forward to helping them build a successful development in Toledo, and we welcome them to our community.” The timeline for development of the land has not been announced. O

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Congratulations on 60 years of marriage! John and Evelyn (Iwinski) Nowak celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on July 7, 2011. A picnic with family and friends at Maumee Bay State Park and Anniversary Mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bono, Ohio marked the event. John and Evelyn, both graduates of Woodward High School, were married at St. Adalbert’s church in Toledo’s Polish Village where they raised 8 children. Mike, Tom, Marlene, Sharon, Marty, Amy, Pam and Jeff. John and Evelyn have 20 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Tony Siebeneck needs a new kitchen. The summer he founded Feed Lucas County Children (FLCC) in 2002, the charity provided about 7,200 meals to impoverished, hungry local children. Last summer, FLCC provided 242,000 meals. That growth pales in comparison to the remaining need. In Lucas County, 29,962 c h i l d r e n younger than 18 SIEBENECK — 27.4 percent — live at or below the poverty line, according to the U.S. Census. During the school year, the National School Lunch Program ensures at least one meal a day for them. But that program halts during the long summer break. More and more children have turned to FLCC to fill the gap in the past 10 years, and Siebeneck said the operation has grown steadily in scale. Now, FLCC is rapidly approaching its physical capacity. Its clean stainless steel kitchen can comfortably turn out 8,000 meals per day, Siebeneck said. He is not interested in overloading, which could result in sloppiness, mistakes and poor food preparation. That means FLCC will soon have to turn away hungry mouths if demand for meals continues to grow at anywhere near the current rate. “We need a bigger kitchen to go after more kids,” Siebeneck said. FLCC rents about 3,200 square feet in the old Macomber High School, a massive three-story building that Siebeneck said needs a few million dollars in repairs to make any more of its space usable as a kitchen. The organization also uses a 6,500 -square-foot cafeteria adjoining the

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Seniors who have wondered which local businesses offer savings for Golden Buckeye cardholders may find a new online search feature helpful. The tool, debuted earlier this year by the Ohio Department of Aging, can be found at the site www.aging.ohio. gov/goldenbuckeye. To use the tool, first choose a search category. Options include: Cars and Transportation; Food and Restaurants; Health, Wellness and Medical; Home Improvement and Repair & Maintenance Services; Personal Care; Pet Services and Supplies; Professional Services; Recreation, Entertainment and Education; Senior Activities and Services; Shopping; Vacation and Travel; and Miscellaneous. Next, enter a city and state, ZIP code or local landmark, such as the Toledo Zoo, Fifth Third Field or Toledo Museum of Art. Finally, choose a radius ranging from 0.1 mile to 10 miles and click “Search” to display a map and list of businesses that meet your criteria. Hover your cursor over the merchant’s name to locate it on the map and then click the name or the map marker for more information. Dennis Evans, deputy director of communications for Ohio Department of Aging, said feedback on the tool has been positive. “People do find it helpful and do like the new feature,” Evans said. “Before, we had more of a directory approach, where you could go through by county and look at what vendors were there. But this search is a little more user-friendly as it allows people to find information about vendors closer to home and in a category of something they’re looking for as opposed to just a business name.” He said the department is always

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looking for ways to improve. “A lot of other sites use that type of search so people are used to looking for information in that manner and we just wanted to provide services in a way that is useful to people,” Evans said. More than two million Ohioans are eligible for the free Golden Buckeye card, which is honored at more than 20,000 businesses statewide, according to the Ohio Department of Aging website. All Ohioans

age 60 or older, as well as adults ages 18 to 59 who have disabilities as defined by Social Security, are eligible for the card. Lisa Myers, director of social services at the Wood County Committee on Aging, said she was unaware of the new search feature, but thought it would be useful for the agency. “We take the applications for the Golden Buckeye, but oftentimes people do ask where they can use it,” Myers said. “Our receptionist, who is

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cards. None were aware of the new online search tool but said they planned to try it. Listed offers and participating businesses are subject to change without notice, so cardholders are advised to call ahead to verify before visiting a business, Evans said. If an error is discovered, residents can alert the Ohio Department of Aging by calling (800) 266-4346 or filling out the “Contact Us” form on the website. O

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viving spouse (called the “community spouse” versus the “institutionalized spouse”) is living in the home at the time of application. The government does not want a person to become homeless if their spouse needs longterm care. “The government will make me spend all my money.” In the 1980s, the government enacted the “Spousal Impoverishment Act,” which provides for the “community spouse” to retain assets enough to care for themselves, while still receiving assistance to pay for the institutionalized spouse or the spouse needing PASSPORT assistance. The formula for asset retention is complex and there are many pitfalls consumers can fall into when they attempt the application process without expert guidance. The government does not “force you to spend all of your money” to be approved for Medicaid. In Ohio a spouse may retain one-half of the couple’s assets at application time, or

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Toledo feminist bookstore People Called Women has managed to stay open for 18 years, even as more than 100 similar shops across North America have closed. Now Ohio’s last feminist bookstore is struggling and asking for the community’s support. “It’s always been hanging on by a thread; that’s always been true of feminist bookstores and many independent bookstores,” said owner Gina Mercurio, who moved back to her native Toledo to open the store in 1993. “I’m fine being poor; I can deal with that to a point, but I’ve hit that point now.” On July 5, Mercurio posted a note to the business’s Facebook page: “Dear friends of PCW, These are difficult times for independent bookstores, particularly feminist bookstores. People Called Women is no exception. We are writing to let you know that PCW is at a critical juncture. We are in the process of determining if we have enough support to keep PCW open. Do people in our community want a feminist bookstore and can we sustain it? If your answer to that is yes, there are several ways you can show your support.” Through July 16, Mercurio is hosting a Staying in Business Sale, offering 20 percent off all new books and a free used book with every purchase. People can also support the shop’s monthly book drive by giving a taxdeductible donation toward a gift certificate for a local nonprofit. July donations are being collected for the Cocoon Shelter in Bowling Green, a shelter for battered women and their children. When Mercurio opened People Called Women, there were 132 feminist bookstores in the U.S. and Canada, including in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati; today there are fewer than 20 and no others in Ohio. “PCW has survived in Toledo for a variety of reasons — most of them relating to you,” Mercurio wrote in the Facebook note. “Some of you shop at PCW because you want to support

feminist space. Others because you like small, locally-owned businesses. Some because you live by the adage, If you want to know what you value, look at where you spend your money. Together, you have sustained a bookstore, a meeting space, a gathering place, and for some, a lifeline.” Rebecca Facey is among those who would be upset if the bookstore closed. The co-founder and co-director of Independent Advocates, a local nonprofit that advocates in court for domestic violence victims, has been going to the shop since she was 15. “As a young feminist in Toledo, it was a crucial spot that I knew existed in my community and to be able to go there and feel like there are a lot of other people in this community and in the world that share my feelings, that was really important for me,” Facey said. Among the groups that regularly meet at People Called Women are Take Back the Night, a group dedicated to ending violence against women; Lavender Triangle Toledo, a social group for lesbians; and the local chapter of National Organization for Women, or NOW. The shop also regularly hosts live music, book signings, poetry readings, book groups and other events. Facey recalled coming to the shop in 2005 on a weekend in which three women were murdered in domestic violence-related incidents. “I remember just showing up at the bookstore because I didn’t know where else to go,” Facey said. “I was just so upset, and all these other people were there, including one of the young women’s mothers.” Out of that gathering came strong support for Shynerra’s Law, legislation later passed allowing juvenile courts to issue protection orders for minors in dating relationships. The bill was named after 17-year-old Shynerra Grant, who was shot and killed by a former boyfriend weeks after graduating from Start High School. “It was so wonderful just to have a place to show up immediately following the death,” Facey said. “We were able to get support and to show

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support to her family and have something come out of it and make sure she didn’t die in vain. It was a very powerful experience. [The bookstore] has been part of some amazing progress in this community.” About a year ago, People Called Women moved from its original location at Cricket West to 6060 Renaissance Place, near the intersection of North Holland-Sylvania Road and West Sylvania Avenue. “Some but not all customers have followed,” Mercurio said. “We’ve gotten some new people, but a lot of people are still figuring out that I moved.” It’s not only women who frequent the store. “Our feminist book group has a couple of men in it that come every

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The International Boxing Club of Toledo (IBC) is about more than boxing. The free program, which offers 30 youths in Toledo a chance to learn to box, strives to educate children and provide a fallback for when boxing ends. “We have a very, very unique organization,” said Harry Cummins, the executive director of IBC. “We’re one of a kind. We use boxing as a hook for bringing kids in.” Children arrive at the IBC building, 1717 Adams St., at 4:15 p.m. and participate in a 15-minute team meeting where they are reminded that they are champions, Cummins said. From 4:30-5:30 p.m., the kids participate in a mandatory homework session with tutors, who are often volunteers from the University of Toledo’s honors college. Afterward, students who have passing grades in their classes are allowed to box. Students who failed have to return to the classroom for additional tutoring. Cummins said most of the parents do not participate in the children’s lives, although there are “a few good ones.” About 75 percent of the parents who bring kids into the IBC building are interested in the program but say their child does not need the education, he said. He said most parents do not realize there is no money in professional boxing for most professionals. Cummins said Bronco McKart, a professional boxer from Monroe who goes by the alias “Superman,” spoke to the kids at IBC and told the children he wished he had gone to college. “It’s sad. Unfortunately, that’s how it is in boxing. We’ve got a lot of bad role models,” he said. “The best role models are the kids already with us.”

The kids tell new participants the hardest part is opening the book, and once the children see improvement, they are hooked. “We treat them all the same,” he said. “The main thing is getting them off the street. We want champions in life.” During the summer when school is not in session, IBC offers students a reading club, a photography class and a project on how to start a business. IBC applied to be Chicks for Charity’s 2011-2012 charity recipient. When it was picked, Cummins said it was like a dream because it will help spread the word about education to the populace. “They hear boxing club and think we’re promoting violence,” he said. “But we’re the opposite.” IBC will be featured at Chicks for Charity’s Chicks Mix ’11 from 5:30-9 p.m. July 13 at the Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Drive. Cost of the event is $37 for adults and $20 for women younger than 21. All proceeds from Chicks Mix ’11 will benefit IBC. Shannon Minoske, the coordinator for Chicks Mix ’11, said the target fundraising goal — from tickets, raffles and the silent auctions — is about $40,000. Last year’s Chicks Mix brought in more than $40,000 from about 600 chicks who attended and more than $100,000 in total funds for The Victory Center, she said. The Victory Center was Chicks for Charity’s 2009-2010 charity recipient. Chicks Mix ’11 will be a casual event for women to mingle and donate, she said. “It’s an amazing event to see all these women there laughing and having fun,” Minoske said. She said Chicks for Charity picked IBC because of the academic and vocational programs that provided an alternative to drugs or violence. “It’s about so much more than boxing,” Minoske said. O

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The University of Toledo will add a female mascot to join “Rocky” next year. The new female mascot will debut with the announcement of its name on Aug. 31 at Music Fest 2011, a free music festival for students, alumni and community members before the home opening football game the following day against New Hampshire at the Glass Bowl. “Most people think of mascots as related to sports teams and games, they really are a brand identity for the institution,” UT Vice President for External Affairs Larry Burns said. “Following different professional teams and now some universities

more and more of them are having more than one mascot with one of them being a male version and one being a female version.” UT is asking the community to help name the new mascot with a poll on its website. Among the options are Rachel, Ricki, Rochel, Rochelle, Rockelle and Rocksy, as well as an option to write in a suggestion. A group made up of students and staff will be in charge of determining the name after analyzing the popular vote and write-in possibilities. Burns heard the idea from the student currently performing as Rocky and took it to Athletic Director Mike O’Brien and President Lloyd Jacobs, who both signed off on the idea. To vote for the new mascot’s name, visit www.UToledo.edu/Mascot. O

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thews to host a free event to give parents everything they need to help law enforcement agencies find their children if they ever were lost or abducted. The event takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 16. Among the items each parent will receive is an FBI-certified biometric 10-digit fingerprint profile, a high-resolution photograph of the child in full color, a ‘Child Safety Journal’ that provides law enforcement with the answers to 50 necessary questions after a child is missing and a home DNA identification kit. Parents keep every bit of information gathered and nothing is kept on file about participating children. DNA Lifeprint was founded by Matthews, a former supervisor in charge of homicide for the Miami Beach Police Department. The idea for the system came from the “Baby Lollipops” case he solved in 1990. “In the ‘Baby Lollipops’ case there was a baby that was found dead, abused and tortured in the bushes and we weren’t able to identify it,” Matthews said. The case was named ‘Baby Lollipops’ after the shirt the child, 3-yearold Lazaro Figueroa, was wearing. When he was later identified, Matthews helped prove that his mother, Ana Maria Cardona, as well as her girlfriend, Olivia Gonzalez, were responsible for his abuse and death. Cardona has spent the past 20 years on death row and was given a retrial last June, where she was again sentenced to death. Gonzalez pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was released on good behavior in 2008. Because of the original difficulties the police had in identifying Figueroa, Matthews said he wanted to find a way to help law enforcement agencies more easily identify children and their locations through DNA. Matthews’ first step was to try and get a bill passed that could help provide the DNA of children in social services. “I tried to formulate a federal bill that would mandate the DNA of social service children,” Matthews said. “We were unsuccessful but as a result of that I developed a home DNA information kit.” That kit started the beginning of DNA Lifeprint, in which Matthews

teamed up with “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh to promote the program. “We did the best we could,” Matthews said. “John Walsh told me ‘You couldn’t get the federal government to pass a bill, just do it on your own.’” With that in mind, Matthews created the DNA Lifeprint program in 1996 and has distributed thousands of kits since. Matthews first met Walsh in 1981 when Walsh’s son, Adam, had been kidnapped and murdered. After coming in to assist on the case numerous times over the MATTHEWS next few decades, Walsh later asked Matthews in 2006 while he was working cold cases for “America’s Most Wanted” if he would solve his son’s murder. “It was a very troubling case for so many years,” Matthews said. “It seemed like with each administration I would be called back in but never had the opportunity to work the case like we would on Miami Beach. “In 2006, John asked me if I would prove once and for all who killed their son. I worked the case for two years and nine months and beyond any doubt whatsoever I was able to prove, with actual evidence that was overlooked for 27 years, that Ottis Toole did murder Adam Walsh. The case is officially closed.” The new evidence included crime scene photos that Matthews said had never been developed, which proved Toole was the killer. Matthews has teamed up with author Les Standiford to release “Bringing Adam Home,” which details the case of Adam Walsh. It made No. 1 on the Wall Street Journal best seller list and No. 22 in the New York Times. The ‘Code Adam’ program, which was designed later on to help find lost children in department stores, was named in Adam Walsh’s memory. O

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ccording to the most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on June 15, the rate of inflation during the past 12 months has reached 3.6 percent. No matter where you look, the dollar just isn’t going as far as it used to. We’re feeling the pinch everywhere, but it’s been the most painful with energy. Energy is up by 21.5 percent, with gasoline up 36.9 percent in the past year, the highest figures Laura since the record-breaking prices in 2008. Gas has been teetering at $100 a barrel, which not only sharply increases the costs of gasoline for your car, but crude increases can spill over into the rest of the economy as well. Petroleum, which is used in nearly every plastic product we produce and use, is especially prevalent in food packaging. As a result, consumers are also seeing the same prices for smaller sizes of food products. Coupled with the fact that gas is used to transport food and other consumer goods, the rising price of petroleum is having, and will continue to have, an impact on consumer pocketbooks. The Obama administration announced at the end of June that it would release 30 million barrels of oil from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an effort to keep prices stable throughout the busy summer driving season. But is that enough? Inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising and, subsequently, purchasing power is falling. As inflation rises, every dollar will buy a smaller percentage of a good. The most recent CPI figures show that inflation has been on the rise for the seventh straight month. The rate of inflation has increased from 1.6 percent in February, to 2.7 percent in April to 3.6 percent in May. However, rising costs are just one of the reasons behind the dollar’s decline in value. As of May 16, the government hit the $14.294 trillion debt ceiling. Instead of curbing spending, Washington will now borrow from other surpluses (including federal pensions) to fund government operations until August 2, which is the extended deadline for Congress to decide how to move forward with the looming national debt. If they vote to raise the debt ceiling, it would allow the U.S. to borrow more money. However, by adding more borrowed dollars to the U.S. economy, the value of the dollar could be potentially driven down even further. If Congress

decides not to borrow more, the U.S. may run out of surplus money to borrow from and eventually default on some of its outstanding debts. This would not only potentially harm foreign investor relations, but also potentially drive down the value of the dollar even further. So what can you do to make the most of your money now? First, you must consider paying down any outstanding debt. If you have substantial loans or STOVER debt with variable rates, it is important to consider paying them off or consolidating them, especially during times of rising inflation. Not only will you be paying even more for those things you purchased in the past due to the decrease in value of the dollar, but interest rates may begin to increase with inflation as well. Next, consider positioning your “safe” money in an asset that grows at least at the rate of inflation or higher. If you’re earning anything less than 3 percent per year, those assets may be costing you purchasing power! You may want to consider exploring other safer alternatives that can at least keep up with the Consumer Price Index. Lastly, consider taking stock of your investments. Investments can still do well during inflationary periods if you’re invested in the right types of

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After a few years away from the spotlight, multiplatinum Grammy Award-winning singer Josh Groban is coming directly to his fans with his “Straight To You Tour,” which comes through Michigan July 16 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Supporting his latest effort “Illuminations,” which found Groban working with famed uber producer Rick Rubin (Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica and Johnny Cash), the 30-yearold operatic singer has upped the high-tech ante for his latest tour. Not only will the tenor belt out songs like “Oceano” and “Alla Luce,” but he’ll also take audience questions via text messaging. Toledo Free Press talked to Groban about the layover between albums, working with Rubin and what not to do if by chance you get face time with the singer at one of his concerts. Toledo Free Press: Easily the biggest question fans have is what took you so long to release “Illuminations,” which is the follow-up to 2006’s “Awake.” Josh Groban: A couple of things. I think anytime you work with a new producer there’s a little bit of a getting-

to-know-you period as far as what you want to accomplish together. That said, Rick Rubin takes a notoriously long time anyway, even with people he’s worked with forever. A lot of it I can just chalk up to his process. That’s one that takes a much longer time than I would have liked, to be honest, but I think most artists want to finish things as quickly as possible. With Rick, it’s one of those things where it’s just not done until it’s done. TFP: Your press materials talk about how he actually gave you homework to write as many songs as possible. What was the feeling when you finally penned your single “Hidden Away?” JG: It was very much a dambursting kind of a feeling. We didn’t make noise for a really long time. So he’ll have you fester with your own melody ideas and these bare-bones demos without ever kind of putting the paint on the canvas. By the time you really sit down and really dive into your songs, it’s a great kind of creative explosion. I think he knows deep down if you’re trying to get someone to write, that silence and keeping someone from that immediate gratification can be a very good thing. TFP: Considering last year you appeared on “Glee,” who is your favorite character on the show?

JG: Well, one of my favorite characters I don’t think is really on the show anymore is Sandy Ryerson (portrayed by actor Stephen Tobolowsky). He was kind of the creepy guy who had to stay 500 feet away from kids at all times. I served him a restraining order in my episode. Also just being able to see a cast of amazing musical theater actors. I grew up loving theater, so to see so many triple threats are getting pop culture exposure is personally really cool to see. TFP: As far as the “Straight To You Tour,” what do you have in store? JG: This is the most open with the fans I’ve ever been on a tour. I really bust down that fourth wall from the first moment. This is about sharing an experience that will only happen for one night only. Every night it’s totally different and so I love the unexpected. There’s a Q&A, walking through the crowd and fan interaction. TFP: Finally, for those lucky few who you do interact with during the show, what are a few ground rules you want them to know about? JG: I’d say keep it above the waist (laughs). Also, stealing the mic would be a bad one or dousing me with water or any other liquid would be a really bad idea. (With a Hanz and Franz voice) But my burley security team will take swift action against anybody. O

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In fact, it is stuff that seems to ness had been veiled by a false sense of comfort that we are not alone; detract from our family’s happiness too little money and too much stuff more than anything else on a daily basis. My husband and seems to be the modern I have spent countless American way. As much hours fending off our as we attempt to justify children as we attempt it, a country where the to create some sort of poor are often obese semblance out of the and struggling families unreasonable amounts have more stuff than of toys, clothing, paper they know what to do and other items we with just doesn’t make have somehow accumuch sense. mulated over the years. The recommended Shannon SZYPERSKI As much as it is the American cure for our right thing to do, we “stuff ” problem seems to be making a move to a bigger house. have found it hard to involve our chilAside from the frightening real estate dren in the cleaning process. It’s hard market, the problem is that I really to tell someone where something goes don’t want a bigger house right now. when you’re so overwhelmed that Honestly, I was happy with the size of you’re not really sure yourself. There are no doubt periods of our 1,200-square-foot house and still miss it sometimes. I know it’s not the time in a family’s life when you have American way to say so, but I like that to allow something to slide in order our kids have to share a bedroom and to get through the days. For us, like I don’t mind all that much that the five may others, that thing was our house. of us currently take turns using one Once the material snowball is allowed stand-up shower. I also realize that to grow, however, it becomes harder 90 percent of the people on “House and harder to reduce it to a manageHunters” “need” a master bathroom able size. Having three children with with double sinks, granite kitchen individual, ever-changing needs and countertops, stainless steel appliances interests, it also becomes difficult to know what, or even how, to let go of and 4000 square feet, but we don’t. certain things. We just need less stuff.

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