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Support the Port and a walk with D. Michael Collins Tom Pounds on the Port Authority levy and Michael S. Miller on two miles with the mayoral candidate. page 3

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n our era of high-speed communication and instant gratification, it may seem anachronistic to talk about railroads and ports as an alluring factor in economic development. But the Oct. 10 Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority’s second annual update to the community highlighted rail as an important part of the region’s ever-lauded potential. The meeting highlighted the Port Authority’s role and emphasizes the importance of its upcoming levy request. As reported by Toledo Free Press Senior Business Writer Duane Ramsey, Tim Feemster, a national site selector, said Northwest Ohio has many positive factors for attracting new business to the region. He said site selectors consider financial, strategic, operational and intangible factors when reviewing potential sites. Transportation is the largest cost (63 percent) of doing business for supply chain operators, he said, noting that our Thomas F. Pounds region has all four major forms of transportation: air, sea, rail and roads. The Port Authority controls two of those transportation modes, operating both local airports, the Port of Toledo on the Maumee River and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza, the city’s train station. Paul Toth, president and CEO of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, said the Port Authority wants to add $350,000 to the Community Economic Development Initiative in Northwest Ohio, which has already provided $2.1 million in grants and low-interest loans. The office will continue to pursue New Markets Tax Credits to support community development projects, such as the Ironville site. The Port Authority and Midwest Terminals have invested $118 million of public and private funds in the development of the water side of the 180-acre Ironville Terminal. In 2014, they plan to invest another $15 million in the development of the 110 acres on the dry side at Ironville. Toth said the Port Authority wants to build on the 2013 success at Toledo Express Airport that has included six straight months of passenger increases and two new cargo operators there. It invested $11 million to resurface the longest runway while making upgrades to the airport terminal and parking lots. The Port Authority is seeking a renewal of the property tax levy that expires next year with Issue 1 on the November ballot. The 0.4-mill renewal, collected at 1994 property values, would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $6.60 per year and generate approximately $2.1 million annually. Levy funds are used primarily to leverage state and federal funds to support job creation, according to the Port Authority. It reports that for every $1 of levy funds, it brings $8 in outside money into Lucas County. There are a number of important levies on the November ballot; in terms of economic development and strong stewardship of public funds, the Port Authority levy is the most critical and fully deserves your “yes” vote. O Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

LIGHTING THE FUSE

D. Michael COllins at One Government Center on Oct. 15.

D. Michael Collins holds the ‘F--- You Card’ (for now)

fter a particularly grueling afternoon of cleaning he would rather display. At 69, Collins (named Dennis Michael after family twins horse stables, young Mick Collins was greeted by his father, Michael. The older man, an Irish immi- who died during the voyage from Ireland to America), is grant who braved the Atlantic Ocean to bring his family to challenging Mayor Mike Bell in what will likely be his last America, praised the boy’s work and handed him a pop. Fa- shot at the mayor’s office. Collins finished fourth in 2009 ther and son sat down, the elder Irishman nursing a beer. but bested Democrats Anita Lopez and Joe McNamara in Following a brief silence, the man turned to his son and of- the September primary. Invited to take a two-mile, one-hour walk through fered him some blunt advice. Downtown Toledo on Oct. 15, Collins “Life is like a card game,” Michael told wore black-and-white Nike sneakers, khaki his son. “And you have one consistent card Dockers and a well-worn blue sweater over to play your whole life — the F--- You Card. a white collared shirt. Walking east along Your successes in life are defined by when Adams Street to International Park, south you don’t play that card.” along the river, west on Jefferson Avenue Fifty years later, Toledo City Councilman and north on Huron Street back to One and mayoral candidate D. Michael Collins Government Center, Collins was relaxed as laughed after telling the story. he deftly navigated the uneven sidewalks “I’ve never forgotten that,” he said, as the along the journey. On every block, someone plaza fountain at One Government Center called out to him to wish him good luck — a provided cascading white noise behind him. Those who oppose Collins might point Michael S. miller police officer patrolling the riverfront; a cab driver leaning across the seat to yell out the to a number of confrontational moments on City Council when he played that F--- You Card like passenger window; TARTA employees walking to a bus a zealous adolescent slamming the winning Uno card on stop. Collins smiled at the greetings. the table, but for now, it waits behind many other cards n MILLER CONTINUES ON 4 Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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n MILLER CONTINUED FROM 3 “Working people know I am not lofty,” Collins said. “They know I am one of them.” From his time in the U.S. Marine Corps to his nearly 30 years as a Toledo policeman and subsequent career as a politician, Collins has devoted his life to public service. He said he is holding up well under the pressures of the campaign, but admits to feeling like “the sole and singular tennis ball at Wimbledon. And I am not letting my constituency work slide. It’s normally a 16, 17 hour day.” Collins said this run shares an element with his 2009 campaign for mayor. “2009 was a great learning experience,” he said. “One of the things I learned is the same thing that is going on now. In debates or forums, some candidates want to go by scripts or spin. I have a problem with that; I won’t spin. I just say it the way it is.” Collins said he has not worked with any political strategist to polish his message or delivery. “No. 1, we don’t have the money for that, and No. 2, I would not be comfortable doing that,” he said. “I’m not looking to use the campaign as a finishing school.”

Public service

Collins said his public service, which in addition to military and political efforts now extends to teaching at the University of Toledo and Lourdes University, germinated from lessons learned in his Toledo youth. “My first home was 711 Fernwood Ave. I was the only white kid at Roosevelt,” he said. “I learned at an early age that a ‘cracker’ wasn’t made by saltine. We moved to the South Side, where I attended St. James and eventually Libbey. I wanted to be a veterinarian. But my father was killed in an accident training horses my senior year. “It was instilled by my family that I was going to get an education, so I joined the Marines, then after being discharged went to school to learn to be a vet. But then I was reactivated in the Marines, and had to drop out of school. When that was over, I took the test to be a police officer. As soon as I got involved, I knew I found my calling. I learned from some great mentors and I absolutely had a blast. I made some good arrests and helped a lot of people. “The ability to know people, help people and work with people, to gain the respect of people, that’s what it was about. We’ve lost some of that law enforcement mission when we took on things like community policing and data-driven controls; nothing replaces human interaction.”

River of dreams

Near International Park, between

A Toledo tradition since 2005 ToledoFreePress.com the battered docks and long-useless Steam Plant, I asked Collins to stop and survey the surroundings. “What incentive is there for a casual boater to dock here and come ashore?” I asked. “Why can’t Toledo capitalize on its amazing riverfront?” “We haven’t marketed it,” he said, “and the river itself is overly policed. The Coast Guard, the sheriff ’s office, the Department of Natural Resources, they consistently stop boats here, all because they want the numbers; it’s a game to see who has the most inspections. That is the greatest impediment but the city has no control over it.” “If that obstacle were magically removed, how could the city make the riverfront a destination?” I asked. “We put ourselves in this situation,” Collins said. “When Jack Ford was mayor, he sold, really gave away, that Steam Plant to Dave Ball and Jim Jackson. We have $70 million in taxpayer money in that building. When Carty Finkbeiner came into office, he sued them to recover that property. Bell comes in office and drops the suit. That was the cycle that killed Portside and took away the riverfront’s destination status. We isolated this area and chased away all the events so Ball and Jackson could build, and they never have. And probably never will. “And because the city dropped the lawsuit with prejudice, we only had one year to refile and we did not, so now we have no legal position.” Collins said if elected mayor, he would not put any taxpayer money into the Steam Plant, but would meet with Ball and Jackson and discuss getting the property back so he could find a developer. He said there are other examples of Bell not handling local businesses well. Collins said developer John Carney had plans to renovate the Berdan Building but became so frustrated with the Bell administration that “he won’t have anything to do with the city, and I don’t blame him.”

No global plans

Collins has criticized Bell for his emphasis on courting foreign investment; Collins has not asked to meet with members of Dashing Pacific, the private company that purchased the Marina District. “I want to meet with them, discuss their plans and take away their veil of secrecy,” he said. “Mayor Bell says they are a private business and they have their own time frame. But it’s an inescapable fact that we have $43 million in taxpayer money invested there and we have expectations. That’s why I demanded the agreement include a reverter clause. I wanted that to be three years but it ended up being five. When that time expires, I want to meet with them and see how the city fits in with their plans. We don’t just sit idly by

and wait for them to be ready. We have a responsibility and a legitimate right to say to them, ‘You bought the property and you promised it would move forward. It has not. What are your time frames, and how can we help you with that plan?’” Collins said he is not going to emphasize a foreign agenda. “We have to work with our existing businesses to help them grow,” he said. “We have to emphasize what we have here. If we do that, we will become a magnet for others.” “How would you make sure the global marketplace would know about Toledo’s progress?” I asked. “They’ll know it,” he said. “This is too small of a world. They’ll know it.” It is a defiance veering precariously close to playing the F--- You Card, an attitude one senses will require no translation from English to Mandarin.

Cracks in the façade

As the walk progresses, the scenery includes a number of shuttered, locked, abandoned buildings. From the upper floors of One Government Center, Downtown Toledo looks fresh with its surrounding waters and patches of early fall green. At street level, the eye often falls on less ideal sights. Closed buildings rise from the street like tilted tombstones, casting shadows on canyons of modest activity. Chains lock the doors of closed businesses. Façades crumble and landslide toward cracked sidewalks. Viewing the city from on high can create a false sense of complacency; viewing it from down low can exaggerate the feelings of lost opportunity and despair. Can Toledo lead the renovation of Northwest Ohio if it can’t rev the engines of its Downtown hub? “The city has codes for these buildings,” Collins said, examining a closed building in disrepair. “These codes aren’t suggestions, they are requirements. The city needs to enforce the codes on these property holders and get these buildings fixed or get them torn down. We have the authority. “But the challenges are not just in the Downtown area. We have the same issues with the Southwyck property. You can’t build a city just Downtown. You have to build uniquely defined neighborhoods.” Passing under a police camera perched on a light pole, Collins shrugs. “The cameras serve a purpose. They’re here and we have to live with it,” he said. “I will not advocate taking them down.”  Collins said he is also concerned about the closing Spitzer Building. “That’s a huge problem,” he said. “What happens to the practices in that building? Are they going to stay Downtown? The next mayor has some real challenges. We can’t lose our Downtown and we can’t lose the sur-

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natural thing under the sky for a rounding neighborhoods.” How would Collins organize the nearly septuagenarian Irish Toledoan area’s legion of development agencies? to speak Arabic. “That is not an unusual story,” Col“I look at the City of Toledo kind of like a symphony,” he said. “You lins said as the Spitzer Building faded have strings, woodwinds, percus- behind us. “This is how we cosmetically sions, all the elements. When they are apply economic development in Toall playing together well, you have a ledo. The LCIC should be in there; they beautiful sound. When they are not, should notice this building was closing you just have noise. We cannot live and they should be helping these busiwith noise. We will have a city where nesses. They should be helping people ‘it’s not my job’ doesn’t exist in their with incentives to keep them Downtown. They should say, ‘How can we lexicon; it is all our jobs.” On a whim, I took Collins into help you?‚ but that’s not being done.” the Shop Shop, a convenience store in the Spitzer Building. I spoke to a Cutting government woman behind the counter, who told Collins said Toledo government us the market has been open for four has not properly dealt with its downyears but now must relocate; she is not sized population. sure where. She said no one from the “The square mileage hasn’t city or county has stopped in to offer changed, but everything else has,” he any information or guidance. Collins said, promising his administration stood silent throughout the interview, would oversee major cuts to departbut as we walked toward the door, he ments and personnel, particularly looked at the woman and exchanged managers and commissioners in the greetings in Arabic. He then resumed Department of Neighborhoods. 4267 LCBDD_Levy2_QtrPg_TFP_Layout 1 10/10/13 1:40 PM Page 1 our conversation as if it were the most n MILLER CONTINUES ON 5

• Programs for infants born with developmental disabilities • Job training and employment opportunities • Transportation services • Residential support services This levy would replace 2 levies: • A .3 mill levy originally approved in 1958 and last renewed in 1983. • A .5 mill levy originally passed in 1973 and last renewed in 1984. And we are asking for one additional mill. Specifically, the Board is requesting a replacement levy of 1.8 mills continuing. The owner of a home valued at $100,000 would contribute an additional $56.33 per year or about $1.08 a week. The updated effective rate of this replacement levy will provide funds to allow for continued delivery of basic quality services to the children and adults of our community who have developmental disabilities such as mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome.

Paid for by the Lucas County Developmental Disabilities Levy Committee, 1154 Larc Lane, Toledo, OH 43614. Richard Curley, Treasurer

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he race for Toledo’s mayor has lapped, and Opal Covey spent most of Councilman D. Michael Collins her time in the pits. I watched Bell and Collins in all of versus Mayor Mike Bell — expoliceman versus ex-fireman, Inde- the primary forums, the Ottawa Tavern pendent versus Independent. What is discussions and the first debate between interesting about this is that neither is them. I have also looked at their websites and talked to them an attorney — they both briefly during the priworked a full career bemary. Both of them seem fore entering politics — to be nice guys who want and they are not Demoto do what’s right for Tocrats. In politics, particuledo, and neither one will larly Toledo politics, this embarrass Toledo. is unusual. The one thing that Bell is running a lowdid please me about Colkey campaign, which lins’ win was that he did it basically concentrates without spending a huge on three major points: Michael amount of money. It was solving the 2010 deficit KONWINSKI nice to see that you can win “crisis,” bringing new ina primary without spending vestment into Toledo and reducing crime. Bell cruised to a first- $100,000. It gives hope to future canplace finish in the primary without didates. I am also amused to see Carty too much effort. Whether that was an Finkbeiner, Jack Ford and other Demoendorsement of his stewardship or due crats scrambling to reach out to Collins to the other candidates knocking each in an effort to keep themselves relevant. other off remains to be seen. Collins, on the other hand, was Huge advantage expected to finish in the back of Bell has the advantage of incumthe pack. Indeed, he was listed as a bency, and in Toledo, that is a huge “second tier” candidate (I was desig- advantage. Toledo has always seemed nated a “third tier” candidate) behind to have a fatalistic approach to city govBell and Anita Lopez. Collins finished ernment. While I was collecting my second through a combination of signatures, many people wished me hard work and a decent message, and luck, but would then say “You know, benefited from the Lopez/Joe McNa- they are not gonna let you do those mara crash. My NASCAR analogy is things,” referring to the cuts I planned that Bell had a comfortable lead as to make. Nobody could really tell me McNamara kept banging on Lopez’s who “they” were, but the inference was bumper attempting to pass her and the other politicians, their supporters she lost control, wrecking both herself and the mysterious “others” who lurk and McNamara. This enabled Collins around One Government Center. That to miss the accident and speed ahead got me to thinking that not only did into second. Alan Cox and I were I have to show voters that I could do n MILLER CONTINUED FROM 4

“We will do it civilly, offering people early retirement incentives,” he said. “And we’re not going to be able to replace them.” Collins intends to take some of those savings and use them to bolster Toledo Public Schools. He said he has met with TPS Interim Superintendent Romules Durant about a program to recognize academic leaders. “I want him to go to five schools and identify through the teachers in K, first and second grades, students who are likely to be challenged. Students who are likely to drop out. Students who don’t have a passion for education,” he said. “Then I want him to go to 6, 7 and 8 grades and find the reverse; find the highest-performing academic stars. Not athletic stars, academic stars. Get

them to engage in a mentoring program five hours a week, to take those younger kids and move those students so that the next semester, they will see a dramatic improvement. “What they will receive is $15 an hour — $75 a week. That says to the older student that we recognize their hard work and can inspire them to in turn inspire the younger students, who will see them making money that doesn’t come from selling dope. The money will come from the Neighborhoods Department and our HUD grant.”

‘This is our city’

As the walk ended back at One Government Center, Collins noted the litter on the steps and stopped to pick it up and throw it in the trash can, then walked to the statue of former Ohio

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Update to Oct. 13 column “Government workers keyed up over piano removal”: Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken spoke with Pete Gunnel, DAS facilities supervisor for One Government Center, on Oct. 10. DAS agreed that the piano in the lobby played by Don Diller will not be moved as planned. Gunnel said “he has gotten less reaction hitting a hornets nest with a bat.” He also stated that he was unaware of the strong relationship between the piano and the building’s tenants and workers and that he will work with the tenants to resolve this issue. O the job, I had to convince them that I wouldn’t “screw up” if elected. It seemed that people were so frustrated with the mayors prior to Bell that as long as Bell didn’t drive the city motorcycle over a fiscal cliff, the voters would be happy. The mission that Collins has is to not only show that he is different from Bell — he has to be specific in how

he will improve the city, prove to the voters that he will not let the mysterious “they” control him and assure them that he won’t screw it up. It won’t be easy; the history of Toledo politics is that we would rather avoid failure than risk success. We would rather keep handing the ball off than risk the interception. Just look at who we keep

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Gov. James Rhodes to remove a stack of wet newspapers jammed between the figure’s feet. “In Ireland, you wouldn’t see that. People who litter, that’s not socially tolerated,” he said. “We need to reinforce that this is our city, this is where we live. Keeping our city litter-free is a responsibility.” Collins pointed to the crumbling stone barricades that stand sentinel on the stolid building’s steps. “We set the poorest example by allowing this to exist,” he said. “This is blight, right here at One Government Center. You don’t see that from the 22nd floor. The mayor — and I intend to do this — needs to get out and move among the people. If elected, I will go door to door and talk to people. I will ask them, ‘What am I doing wrong and what am I doing right? How can

we help you?’” Collins said he only seeks four years in office, after which he intends to “turn the city over to the youth.” Youth and progress are constant themes in his conversation, yet he has been tied to veteran politicians and former mayors Ford and Finkbeiner, two men as identified with the past as the stone columns at the Toledo Museum of Art or the near-centuryold aroma of hot dog sauce embedded in the East Side Tony Packo’s. Finkbeiner, played the F--- You Card as reflexively as he drew breath. Ford, if he possessed the F--- You Card, drew it so slowly it never hit the table. When that link is questioned, Collins acts slightly defensive. “Everybody in the public sphere has positives and negatives,” he said, avoiding a direct question about his

relationship with the two men. “The last perfect person on this planet was crucified. You need to build from the strengths. It would be ignorant to not communicate with them and try to capture what worked. Jack Ford built CareNet. That has provided a safety net for those in our community who can’t afford health care. This city was cleaner when Carty was mayor. Those are the positives.” Collins stood defiant, invigorated by the walk. He shook hands and opened the door to One Government Center, confident in his steps. The F--You Card was secure in his hand, unplayed but ever ready. O

Michael Konwinski is a lifelong Toledoan. He graduated from the University of Toledo in 1978. He worked for the City of Toledo, retiring in December of 2012 after almost 31 years. He was the Libertarian candidate for mayor in the recent primary election.

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

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Is your student drinking? By Brandi Barhite Toledo Free Press Community Ombudsman bbarhite@toledofreepress.com

Tyler Grandsko, a recent graduate of Toledo Christian Schools, knows what high school kids do on weekends. “They are drinking a lot,” said the blunt 18-year-old. It isn’t hard to get alcohol. “It’s all about connections,” he said. “It always leads up to people they know. If someone has a big party, there is always that one person there who has an older brother. You can get it anywhere.” Some teens even buy an ID from someone who kind of looks like them because getting a fake one costs about $70, he said. Tyler said teens are drinking at their houses with their parents knowing; they are drinking at their houses without their parents knowing; they are drinking at a friend’s house because their parents told them not to drink; and they are even drinking at school sometimes. “I have a buddy of mine who would have people over and have bonfires. His parents were upstairs; they were home, but they didn’t know.” And the so-called “good” kids are doing it, too. It isn’t just one group of students. It is more than the skaters or the party kids or the “lower half ” of the school, Tyler said. It is the athletes, the homecoming queens, the presidents of the class. It is everyone. Some ways to get drunk fast include vodka shots through the eyes and alcohol-soaked tampons, according to experts. Tyler said getting alcohol directly into the bloodstream is gaining popularity so he has heard of teens injecting vodka into their veins. “I know kids will just put vodka in water bottles to drink in school and on buses to and from school or sporting events. This one is a little different, putting alcohol in cologne spray bottles and spraying it in their mouths during school.” Drinking usually starts in high school with partying becoming more prominent in the junior and senior years. Some students drink to be cool; some do it just to get drunk. Usually

it’s a combination of both, Tyler said. Beer and liquor are equally popular. The first — and only time — that Tyler got falling-down drunk he did it as a way to just kick back and relax with his buddies. He drank 12 Bud Lights and a full grape Four Loko. “I wanted to forget about everything that was going on and just have a good time,” he said. “Because the alcohol was there, I drank it.”

Who is drinking?

54%

of Lucas County youth in grades seven through 12 had drank at least one drink in their life.

37%

of those who drank took their first drink at 12 years old or younger. Source: 2011 Lucas County Health Assessment Project

At the time, Tyler was a sophomore at Toledo Christian, a school that has minimal underage drinking, he said. “I moved away from Anthony Wayne in fifth grade. I came back in eighth grade and then by freshman year, there were people drinking and smoking weed.” While some people might think underage drinking is an urban problem, Tyler said it is sometimes worse “in the boonies.” “I walked upstairs and I was so out of it. I thought this one girl was upstairs, but it was [my friend’s] mom,” he said. “I tripped and fell down the stairs. She knew I was drunk and she told my parents about it.” Tyler got in trouble. His family was moving, so as a punishment he was grounded and couldn’t visit any of his friends to say goodbye. From that day, he made a decision that he would not drink for the rest of his high school years. He continues to honor that pledge as a freshman at Bowling Green State University.

“It isn’t worth it to get in trouble. The feeling is terrible. I don’t want to throw up every night or not be able to open my eyes until noon,” he said. “Be your own person; set your ground rules for how you want to live and don’t let anyone influence you. That is how I have been living my life since that day, ever since I got into trouble.” What is even more amazing is he made this socially unpopular decision before his friend Brian Hoeflinger died in a drunken driving accident.

Wake-up call

Kelsi Berry was in charge of setting up for a dance at Ottawa Hills High School on the morning of Feb. 2. “Everyone was talking about how we can’t have the dance anymore. I said, ‘What happened?’” Someone said, “Brian Hoeflinger has passed away.” “I didn’t know what to do; none of us knew what to do,” Kelsi said. “I walked into my mom and dad’s room and told my mom. She was in shock. She used to take him to the dentist.” The close-knit community of Ottawa Hills would soon learn that the 18-year-old senior had been drinking at a party the night before. He was southbound on Edgehill Road and his vehicle went off the side of the street, struck a tree and caught on fire. His blood alcohol level was .15. Kelsi, a sophomore, said she did not associate drinking with Brian. She can usually tell who is a drinker, she said, and she didn’t think Brian hung with that crowd. “You would never think of him drinking or anything. It was strange and hard to grasp,” she said. But more teens drink than those who don’t, experts say. If you think your child drinks, he or she does. If you think your child doesn’t drink, he or she probably does. The statistics are compelling. Nearly 30 percent of adolescents report drinking by eighth grade, and 54 percent report being drunk at least once by 12th grade, according to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Amy Barrett, director of AWAKE Community Coalition, an Anthony Wayne-based coalition dedicated to preventing substance abuse, said if

photo courtesy brian and cindy hoeflinger

Probably, according to local teens who knew Brian Hoeflinger.

student Brian Hoeflinger died in a drunken driving accident in february.

parents think underage drinking is only a Toledo problem, they are taking a “head-in-the-sand approach.” “We have found that it is everyone,” Barrett said. In 2011, the results from a local health assessment mirrored national trends. The survey indicated that 54 percent of Lucas County youth in grades seven through 12 had consumed at least one drink in their life. Thirty-seven percent of those seventh- through 12th-graders who drank took their first drink at 12 years old or younger.

The survey also revealed that more than half of the seventh- through 12thgraders who reported drinking in the past 30 days participated in binge drinking, while 6 percent of all youth drivers had driven in the past month after they had been drinking. Tyler was at a basketball game when his dad called to tell him about Brian’s car accident. “Dude, your buddy just died,” his dad said. “Who are you talking about?” Tyler asked. n DRINKING CONTINUES ON 8

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n DRINKING CONTINUED FROM 6 “Brian.” “I was like, ‘No way.’ I had just played golf with him two weeks ago. There is no way that just happened. It was kind of a shocking-type of feeling. I was just sitting with my girlfriend and buddies. You aren’t aware of anything. I just flashed back to memories.” Tyler knew Brian through their golf rivalry. Tyler played for Toledo Christian; Brian played for Ottawa Hills. Before his senior year at Ottawa Hills, Brian had attended St. John’s Jesuit High School. “Once he came to Ottawa Hills, there was a big rivalry between us,” Tyler said. “Me and him had the same drive when it came to athletics. We always loved to win and do our best, and our best was never good enough.” Tyler said he didn’t know Brian was a drinker. While most students seem to get alcohol through an older sibling, Brian’s alcohol came from a liquor store the night he died. The clerk who sold it to him has been charged. “When alcohol was involved and in the headlines and stuff, I thought he had gotten hit by a drunken driver,” Tyler said.

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Does Brian matter?

After Brian’s death, his parents, Brian and Cindy Hoeflinger, began a crusade. They want to ignite a frank discussion about underage drinking. “We wanted to get it out in the open and not be ashamed of it,” his dad said. Brian was a good boy — but even good boys like to experiment. “Parents need to talk about it; they need to start a line of conversation,” Brian’s dad said. “Millions of parents don’t think of talking about it because they don’t think their kids are doing it.” Bottom line: Err on the side that assumes they are drinking. The Hoeflingers founded “Brian Matters” as a way to continue the conversation at local schools and offer students an opportunity to take a pledge against underage drinking. Tyler supports the Hoeflingers’ mission. Initially, “Brian dying was a huge eye-opener,” he said. But it didn’t last long. Within two weeks, some teens

STUDENTS KELSI and Kristen BERRY said drinking eased after Brian Hoeflinger’s death but has since picked up.

had gone back to their old ways. Some students even removed their pledges from the wall, according to a sophomore at Ottawa Hills who didn’t want his name used. The 16-year-old said many of his friends drink, which puts him in a tough spot because he doesn’t want to lose all of his friends. Although it is mostly a weekend thing, people will even leave for lunch to drink. Tyler said it is frustrating. “Because it didn’t happen to them, they can keep doing it. They think it is fun to get trashed. I don’t understand how you can do all that stuff and then have a friend from your school, who you said you were so close to, die.” Kelsi said when the Hoeflingers talked to their school about taking the pledge, some seniors got up and left. Some took it — and broke it. “Why take it and not follow it?

Brian’s Pledge I pledge not to drink alcohol or use other drugs. I commit myself to celebrating in a safe and healthy way. I pledge not to get in a car with someone who has been drinking alcohol or is under the influence of drugs. If I find myself in a situation in which I feel unsafe or uncomfortable, I promise to call a parent or trusted friend for a ride home. I commit to this pledge and recognize there are consequences for every decision I make.

That is making a bad promise to Brian and his parents,” Kelsi said. Her sister, Kristen Berry, a junior, said the drinking decreased for a week after Brian died. Then, everyone went back to partying. Her observation is that they care about Brian and his family, but they continue to drink because of the pain of his death. “I just hang out with kids who don’t like to do that stuff. I know a couple of people who do. I know that isn’t something I want to do because of my morals and values. I don’t want to drink; I don’t see any reason to.” The elder Hoeflinger said he knows some teens only take the pledge because everyone else is doing it. “I don’t expect everyone to change. We are just out to change who we can. We are trying to give them a different way of thinking,” he said. “If you don’t have any intention of following the pledge, don’t sign it. If you don’t think you can — don’t do it.”

Why still do it?

The reasons for drinking are individual. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, youth often view drinking as a rite of passage and want to see who can be the bigger rebel. They like the feeling of getting drunk and they like that it makes them feel as

if they can talk to anyone even though they are normally socially awkward. Sometimes drinking leads to drugs, but drinking is the first risk that many students take — that or marijuana. Andrea Loch, a ProMedica St. Luke’s substance abuse counselor for Anthony Wayne and Maumee schools, said underage drinking isn’t a new problem, but parents are sometimes oblivious. They operate under the “Don’t Ask” system and “kids are obviously not going to tell them,” said Loch, a mother of four. The first sip usually comes in junior high school or freshman year. The excess drinking becomes popular as upperclassmen. Wine coolers are attractive to younger drinkers who eventually discover beer and liquor. Brian’s sister, Christie Hoeflinger, said kids in seventh grade joke about drinking, but she knows it will eventually be a reality. “They are going to drink and be like, ‘Oh, come on, it is just one.’” But she knows it won’t just be one. She believes her brother only drank a couple of times — and he died. “I miss his silliness and goofiness. It annoyed me at the time, but he always used to playfully slap the dog and then he would sometimes slap me and say, ‘I thought you were Nautica.’” Until recently, the dog would still wait for Brian to come home, she said. Loch said teens drink to feel grown-

Why drink? n A chance to rebel n Rite of passage n Experimentation n Their friends are doing it n To forget about life n Like how it feels n Makes them feel less self-conscious n To relax Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

up, to be bold and to rebel. Drinking is especially dangerous for teens because their brains aren’t fully developed and it could further impair their alreadyweaker judgment, she said. Ronald Birchfield III, who attended St. John’s with Brian, said his classmates didn’t care about the risks. Some began drinking as early as freshman year. By the time he was a sophomore, teens had parties when their parents were out of town. “I am not sure why they drink. I think they feel the need to have something in their system to not have as much self-control,” said the premed student at The Ohio State University. n DRINKING CONTINUES ON 9

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n DRINKING CONTINUED FROM 8 Ron said he knew that Brian drank, but he didn’t know to what extent. Ron attended parties, but he didn’t feel pressured to drink. “Losing one of my best friends, practically my brother, I don’t even find it appealing,” Ron said. “I am definitely not average. I don’t drink and I am not just saying that.” Kelsi said the sophomores at Ottawa Hills drink to fit in with the upperclassmen. “Someone in my grade had a birthday party and some of my friends went to it. There were some girls I know who didn’t drink anything, but they pretended to be drunk so upperclassmen would talk to them.” Kristen said some students will drink a little and others will binge. “Last year, a lot of the upperclassmen would get pretty drunk. They would show up to functions like dances. It sometimes gets to the point where you can’t even tell if they are drunk because they do it so often they have gotten good at hiding it.” She fears asking the wrong person for a ride. Most teens don’t drink and drive, though, she said. They spend the night; they walk. They try to be responsible when it comes to that. But not always … Brian left. “You could not only hurt yourself, you could hurt your friends. If Brian had someone in the car with him that would have been terrible,” Kristen said. One reason some Ottawa Hills teens keep drinking is because Brian died. “They don’t think it will happen to them. It has already happened; it won’t happen again,” Kristen said.

Don’t be naive

Talking about underage drinking is the first step to curbing it, according to Hoeflinger. Parents and school administrators need to work together. Jeff Gagle, superintendent of Toledo Christian, said he would be a fool to think none of his students drink. The reason the problem is less pervasive at Toledo Christian is because the school, parents and students are a team. “We do a lot with student leadership,” he said. “They police our own culture. There is positive peer pressure.” Gagle said when upperclassmen plan the homecoming dances and participate in activities without drinking it impresses upon the younger students. “Use the students, give them opportunities so they have to stand up to conflict; they have to stand up against the norm,” Gagle said. “Our parents in our school, we refer to them as partners. Sometimes we have had parenting seminars. You have to make the parents aware of what is going on.” Gagle said public awareness of underage drinking, and drinking in

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What can parents do? n Talk. They hear you. n Be involved in your children’s lives. n Encourage your children’s growing independence, but set appropriate limits. n Make it easy for your children to share information about their lives. n Know where your children are, what they are doing, whom they are with and whom they are friends with. n Make an effort to get to know the parents of your children’s friends. Share your rules about not allowing alcohol use. n Find ways for your children to be involved in family life such as doing chores or caring for a younger sibling. n Set clear rules, including rules about alcohol use. Enforce the rules you set. n Help your children find ways to have fun without alcohol. n Do not let your children attend parties where alcohol is served. Do not allow alcohol at parties in your own home. n Help your children avoid dangerous situations, such as riding in a car driven by someone who has been drinking. n Help your children get professional help if you are worried about their involvement with alcohol. n Create a pledge between yourself and your children that promises they will not drink alcohol.

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general, is helping. Law enforcement takes drunken driving more seriously than ever. He believes Brian’s death has made an impact. “Young people at that age think they are indestructible. It was a message,” Gagle said. Kevin Miller, Ottawa Hills superintendent, said losing a student like Brian affects everyone. “There is an empty desk where a wonderful, vibrant student had been sitting,” he said. Miller said he is sure that Brian’s death made some students stop drinking or, hopefully, never start. However, that is hard to prove. “We will never know, though, because those kids aren’t lying in a ditch.” Statistically, the longtime educator can’t say more students are drinking, but it seems like teens are more bold and brazen than they were 20 years ago. Even before Brian’s death, Ottawa Hills addressed underage drinking and drug use, beginning with D.A.R.E. in sixth grade. The high school is home to a Challenge Crew, which promotes positives changes in the community. After Brian’s death, though, the discussion in Ottawa Hills has moved to a “village solution,” not a “school solution,” Miller said. “We do our best to influence kids, but no one has a greater influence than parents. Brian’s death has made parents acutely aware of their role.” Loch said parents need to set

clear rules, follow through on consequences and talk to their kids about alcohol. Too many parents think because the student might have heard about the dangers of drinking in school they don’t need to talk about it again, she said. That is dead wrong. “Hands-down, parents are the single biggest influence, while schools provide additional support,” Barrett said. “Teens and kids in general rely on the adults in their lives to help them make those tough decisions and provide them with good advice.” But kids won’t ask for this advice, she said. “Initiate it. It is never too early to start talking about it.” For example, cigarettes are now considered “bad, bad, bad,” she said. It is time to frame underage drinking in the same manner. “Check on them. Be vigilant. Ask the questions. Don’t be afraid to check up on things and make that phone call,” Barrett said. “Have kids leave things at the door. Years and years ago, it was beer. Now it is vodka in Gatorade, vodka in the water bottle. Chances are it is happening right under your nose.” Miller said to remember it could be a kid who otherwise seems like a model teenager. “I have seen great, great kids make a bad choice. When they make a bad choice, you hope they get caught and learn and move on,” Miller said. “Brian didn’t get that opportunity. It cost him his life.” O

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Tent City to feature walk for veterans, free medical services By Kevin Moore

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Oct. 26 is a big day for Quentin Thomas. He’s getting married and his wedding will take place during this year’s Tent City. Thomas’ story is a testament to the kind of life change that Tent City and the group that organizes it every year, 1Matters, has come to represent since the first Tent City took place in 1990. “You look at a guy like Quentin: he was unhoused, but then he got turned onto our street papers. Now he has keys to an LESLIE apartment and he’s getting married,” said Ken Leslie, founder of 1Matters. The organization uses the term “unhoused” as a broader means to describe those without a place to live. According to Leslie, when most people hear the word “homeless,” they picture the “chronically homeless” people who live on the streets longterm, but they only make up about 15 percent of the homeless population. “Most unhoused people are only without a home for the short term,” said Leslie. “They lost their home in a fire or they lost their job. In Toledo, there are about 1,000 unhoused in the shelters and on the streets, but when you multiply that by the turnover, that’s 3,000-4,000 unhoused people.” Leslie, a traveling professional comedian during the 1980s, formed Tent City with fellow media personalities and several volunteers in 1990 as an annual event to serve the homeless. In his travels, Leslie became more exposed to the situation of America’s homeless, and he organized the first Tent City after looking at such artists as John Mellencamp as examples for social activism. Tent City got a boost in 2007 when Mellencamp visited the event, prompting Leslie to also start 1Matters. 1Matters is an organization dedicated to helping the unhoused find

homes and improve their situation. 1Matters funds a series of street newspapers in Toledo, Ann Arbor and Detroit for unhoused people to sell and build a business around. The Toledo street paper is called Toledo Streets. Additionally, Veterans Matter is an outgrowth of 1Matters that focuses exclusively on finding homes for homeless veterans, who Leslie said make up about 15 percent of the unhoused population. Currently, Veterans Matter, which has been supported by musicians ZZ Top and Kix Brooks as well as Mellencamp, has successfully housed 140 veterans across four states, 57 of whom now have homes in the Toledo area. “Tent City is all about coming together in unity to show compassion to the unhoused. It’s about putting aside competition and rivalries to unite behind these people,” Leslie said. Tent City traditionally kicks off with a 1Mile Matters walk from Promenade Park to Civic Center Mall, where Tent City takes place. In 2010, media personalities from WNWO, WTOL11, 13abc, 1370 WSPD, Toledo Free Press and The Blade walked together in solidarity. Freddie and Frieda Falcon of Bowling Green State University even linked arms with the University of Toledo’s Rocky and Rocksy, calling a brief truce to the Battle of I-75. This year’s event will feature free medical services courtesy of Mercy, ProMedica, UTMC and the Mildred Bayer Clinic for the Homeless. This year’s event during the weekend of Oct. 25-27 will feature entertainment, food and multiple opportunities to serve. Music will be provided by Pat Lewandowski. Volunteers and guests of Tent City will be invited to share in a community dinner on Friday and Saturday night and a pancake breakfast on Sunday. New to this year’s Tent City will be a voter registration and education campaign called 1Votes. “We want to get as many of the unhoused living in the shelters and on the streets, as well as our volunteers, registered to vote as possible. Their voices need to be heard,” said Leslie, who personally took 226 individuals to vote in 2012.

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rience. It allows people to feel the pain of poverty. We live in so much comfort, we forget that there are those who live without such comfort.” Despite the serious nature of poverty and homelessness, Leslie said fun must be involved in all Tent City does. “Fun is important in all we do. It helps us connect with people and ad-

dress the unhoused respectfully as equals. No matter how bad things get, if you can get to the point where you can laugh, you’re on your way home.” Tent City kicks off with the 1Mile Matters walk to benefit Veterans Matter at 6 p.m. on Oct. 25. For more information or to volunteer, visit www.1matters.org. O

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Toledo Auto Care joins Brakes for Breasts By Logan Sander

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A Toledo business has joined with auto shops across the nation to support National Breast Cancer Awareness month this October through Brakes for Breasts. Toledo Auto Care, 4544 Monroe St., an independently owned auto repair shop, is offering customers free brake pads and/or shoes for the month of October. Customers pay for labor and other parts, and the shop will donate 10 percent of the cost of every brake service to the Cleveland Clinic Breast Cancer Vaccine Fund. The Brakes for Breasts campaign is unique in that its focus is a vaccine to prevent breast cancer and all of the money raised goes directly to this cause, said Gary Pontious Sr., owner of Toledo Auto Care. Pontious said he believes this cause is especially worthy because of the nature of the research. “In our opinion, the best cure is prevention, and that’s why we are on board with [Brakes for Breasts], because this vaccine could prevent breast cancer,” Pontious said. He is also happy to help a cause that is community-driven. Although shops all across the nation are

participating, Brakes for Breasts originated in Ohio and the funds go entirely to the Cleveland Clinic. “We are very involved in the community. We’ve been in this building since 1969. Our company was started in 1917 in this neighborhood, so we are in our 96th year of business and we’ve been civic-minded since the start. Anything that we can do to be involved in the community, we like to do,” Pontious said. Brakes for Breasts began in 2011 when Leigh Anne Best of Mighty Auto Pro in Medina, Ohio, and Laura Frank of Royal Car Care & Tire Center in Brunswick, Ohio, decided to support and fund breast cancer prevention. Best and the employees at Mighty Auto Pro have personal experience that motivates them to continue this cause, and Best said she hopes to spread awareness as well. “Myself, I am very fortunate that I’ve always lived in a cancer-free world,” Best said. “Most recently, however, a worker at Mighty Auto Pro who is an amazing employee and person just went through a year of breast cancer and had a double mastectomy. We operate very much as a team and a family, so especially when one of our own [is affected], it’s pretty near and dear to us. We started [Brakes for

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By Sura Khuder

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September may have passed, but the mission of spreading awareness is a full-time commitment for hundreds of local cancer survivors and their families and friends. Ashleigh Kussman, a third-year medical student at the University of Toledo, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) when she was 11 years old. Although she is cancer-free today, the 27-year-old Kettering, Ohio, native still suffers daily from the effects of the brain radiation she received as part of her cancer treatment, including painful migraines, dizziness and difficulties with comprehension and communication. She recently returned from a four-month medical leave after undergoing brain surgery due to bleeding in one of her benign brain tumors caused by the radiation. Even after the surgery she is still at risk for malignant brain tumors and may never be finished with brain surgery. Children diagnosed with ALL today no longer receive whole-brain radiation treatment because it was proven to cause more harm than good, she said. Kussman’s story is not peculiar to childhood cancer survivors. According to a study by St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital that followed such survivors, 98 percent had long-term side effects ranging from secondary cancers, heart conditions, lung problems and neurocognitive deficits. Among these, 80 percent will have a disabling or lifethreatening condition by age 45.

“Something no one tells you is the long-term side effects of childhood cancer,” Kussman said. “Even though there is an 80 percent survival rate for childhood cancer patients, you have to ask about the quality of life these patients endure after their cancer is cured.”

Lack of funding

Research in childhood cancer is also severely underfunded, Kussman said, pointing to the fact that less than 4 percent of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) budget goes toward childhood cancer. “While 60 percent of drug companies sponsor adult cancers, zero percent sponsor childhood cancer. There have only been two drugs specifically made for childhood cancers in the past 20 years, but there have been hundreds of drugs for adults,” she said. There is no pediatric oncologist on the NCI’s National Cancer Advisory Board. “If you don’t have [a member on the advisory board], you aren’t going to have your interests supported,” Kussman said. Dr. Crawford Strunk, a pediatric oncologist at ProMedica Toledo Hospital, said there are a number of factors that play into the lack of funding for childhood cancer, one being the relative volume of patients seen per year. “[When] you think about the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer in a year, it’s somewhere around 150,000 to 170,000 women. Contrast that to pediatrics, where we see 13,000 kids diagnosed with cancer in a year. So with one type of cancer, there is a tenfold difference in the number of people diagnosed with it,” Strunk said.

Close to home

On July 2009, Vonnie Bell’s 9-year-old son Connor was diagnosed with a cancerous bone tumor above his left knee. To stop the cancer from spreading, the tumor had to be removed along with part of his leg. “You hear that childhood cancer is rare, but when it hits your child and when you’re at the hospital and you see new kids coming in constantly, it’s not rare. Until you are sitting there and you literally have kids die around you, you don’t realize how bad it is,” said Bell, an employee at Dana Holding Corporation. “Our normal was gone. We were immediately thrown in this world of childhood cancer.” Bell and her husband, Dave, who live in Maumee, elected for Connor to undergo a rotationplasty. The procedure involved attaching Connor’s two long leg bones. “This is a way to turn above-theknee amputation to a below-the-knee amputation and have better functionality and not have problems such as phantom pains,” Bell said. The rotationplasty allowed Connor, who now has a prosthetic leg, to run and swim — his two favorite activities — in a way a full leg amputation wouldn’t have. Like Connor’s treatment, procedures for childhood cancer are often extreme. “These treatments that we have mutilate children,” Kussman said. “We should be working toward more targeted therapies that aren’t so mutilating and toxic toward children. We shouldn’t handicap children to treat their cancer. We have the technology, but developing these treatments only

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Connor Bell of Maumee exchanges a high-five with Ashleigh Kussman, a UT medical student. Both are childhood cancer survivors.

comes with more awareness.” The Bells said they wish childhood cancer wasn’t so overshadowed by fundraising efforts for other types of cancer. “Breast cancer is easily associated with pink, but not many people know gold is for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month,” Bell said. “During September, there were already advertisements for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” Last year, advocates collected more than 20,000 signatures on a White House petition to illuminate the White House in gold light. Despite reaching the required number for the president to reply, the request was “politely declined,” Kussman said. “They decorate the White House pink for breast cancer. If they can sup-

port breast cancer, which is the No. 3 disease killer of women, why can’t they support the No. 1 disease killer in children?” Kussman said. In 2008, the U.S. Congress unanimously passed the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, which vowed to bring more awareness to and increase funding for childhood cancer research; however, Kussman said five years later funding hasn’t increased. “These kids are our future. To cure 100 percent of them would be wonderful. We need to support it and the research to go along with it,” Strunk said. “Each child we save represents a lifetime of a productive member of society. With each child we save it’s another life that can be fulfilled in this country. That’s a huge deal.” O

By Sura Khuder

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Nine million Americans currently live with osteoporosis and another 48 million with low bone density. This puts 57 million Americans at risk for fractures and other complications, according to a recent report from the Surgeon General. One in two Americans older than 50 will be at risk for low bone mass and fractures by 2020, according to the report. “With the aging of the population and aging of the baby boomer group in particular, those numbers will only continue to increase,” said Dr. Andrea Singer, clinical director of the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Spinal fractures are the most common type of osteoporosis-related fracture with an estimated

700,000 occurring each year in the United States, Singer said. For someone with severe osteoporosis, a spinal fracture can be triggered from an action as small as a cough or a sneeze, said Dr. Milan Herceg, a spine surgeon in the Columbus area. The most pronounced symptom of a spinal fracture is pain, which is often written off as simply being due to old age, Herceg said. An estimated two-thirds of spinal fractures go undiagnosed, said Dr. Thomas Andreshak, an orthopedic surgeon at Consulting Orthopaedic Associates in Sylvania. “It tends to be an insidious fracture,” he said. “People blame a lot of the pain they have on arthritis, but their arthritis pain is consistently there and it doesn’t get better and they just live with it.” While most people are aware of the consequences of a hip fracture, Singer said not many

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Spinal fractures are the most common type of osteoporosis-related fracture.

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Love is a powerful motivator. When Drs. Leslie Gordon and Scott Berns learned their 22-month-old son, Sam, had progeria in 1998 and that there was no research being conducted on the rare disease, they went to work. With help from friends and colleagues, the family created the Progeria Research Foundation, the only nonprofit dedicated to treating and finding a cure for the fatal genetic condition characterized by rapid aging. Their race to save their son is the subject of “Life According to Sam,” a documentary that will debut at 9 p.m. Oct. 21 on HBO. It will also air at 8 p.m. Oct. 23. “We’ve had a lot of media interest in telling the story of the founding of the Progeria Research Foundation and Leslie being the mom and the whole family getting involved,” said Audrey Gordon, president and executive director of the foundation as well as Sam’s aunt. “[HBO is] well-known for its quality programming and has a worldwide reach, so we felt that it was the best place for us to tell our story. And so we went to HBO and they said yes, they brought on board the best directors that we could ever imagine, and they filmed for about three years.” Oscar-winning directors Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine made the 94-minute movie that has been receiving rave reviews since it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. It was at that showcase that Audrey first saw “Life According to Sam.” “What I really loved about it is it’s not a sad story of a child who has this really difficult disease; it’s about hope and family and love and life and determination. It’s completely inspiring,” she said. “And it’s the kind of movie every parent can relate to, like Leslie says, one of her quotes is ‘Mothers can do anything.’ And she’s motivated by love for Sam and love for all the children.” Those children include Kaylee Halko, 10, of Monclova and Carly Kudzia, 3, of Whitehouse. They are two of the 22 kids in the country who have progeria; both are participating in the foundation’s triple drug trial. “I’m relatively certain that Leslie and Audrey work constantly to move us closer to a cure for Sam, and for

Carly and Kaylee,” said Heather Kudzia, Carly’s mom. “They are possibly the only people on the planet that I would trust to work as hard as, if not harder, than me. The Progeria Research Foundation mantra is ‘Together we will find the cure,’ and I believe it.” “We appreciate everything that Sam and his family have done; without them, there would be no hope for the children with progeria,” said Tim Halko, Kaylee’s dad. “It is because of them that the gene was found that causes progeria, and they are the ones leading the research.” Both families have met Sam, who will turn 17 this month. Heather said she was struck by the 15-year-old’s star quality. “He’s confident, articulate, funny and inspirational,” she said. “The idea that Sam pursues his passions — and is happy and successful doing so — is so reassuring to [my husband] Ryan and I. The road ahead for Carly is largely unknown, but it helps to know that Sam — and Kaylee — have been there first and are not letting progeria get in the way.” “We met Sam probably about seven years ago at the National Institutes of Health. Kaylee was only 3 at the time, but she and Sam had a lot of fun together,” Tim said. “Like all the kids, he was full of life and a lot of fun to be around.” These children seem to have incredible spirit. The world got a glimpse of that in TLC’s “6 Going on 60,” a 2009 documentary that featured two girls, including Kaylee. “The children are very courageous and inspirational. They drive me every day to do what I do,” Audrey said. Work at the foundation has been in overdrive. Since 1999, the LMNA gene that causes progeria has been discovered; a test to determine if children have the disease was established; a cell and tissue bank was started; and funds were raised for two drug trials. Last year, results from the first drug trial showed children receiving treatment improved in at least one of three areas: weight, bone structure and the cardiovascular system. “What started off as a really small core group has just mushroomed into thousands of people all around the globe,” Audrey said. “It’s just been a remarkable outpouring of support that has really caused us to go so far so fast. “And I just want to keep on; I’m here till we find a cure.” O

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Events raise funds for Progeria research Some 500 people attended Carly’s Party for the Cure last month, where more than $40,000 was raised, according to Heather Kudzia, Carly’s mom. More than $40,000 also was raised at the eighth annual Kaylee’s Course, according to Tim Halko, Kaylee’s dad. All funds will go to the Progeria Research Foundation.

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n FRACTURES CONTINUED FROM 12 Andreshak said he offers three options to patients who experience a spinal fracture: Do nothing and wait for the fracture to heal (the current standard treatment), wear a brace around the abdomen or undergo an invasive procedure called balloon kyphoplasty. Untreated, a spinal fracture should be able to heal on its own within three to four months with no invasive procedure

necessary. A small percentage of people, however, are not able to heal the fracture because of osteoporosis, so the fracture keeps collapsing, Andreshak said. Some spinal fractures may collapse immediately while others collapse over time, resulting in a condition called kyphosis, or rounded back, which can lead to medical issues such as lung compression, abdominal compression and development of an emphysema-like breathing problem, Andreshak said.

Balloon kyphoplasty is available for patients seeking to relieve significant pain from a spinal fracture. In this procedure, a balloon is used as a jack to set the fracture and create a cavity, and then thick cement is used to fill the crevice.

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A week featuring special menus developed by local restaurants with a portion of proceeds benefiting a local nonprofit is a recipe that gets local foodies and philanthropists alike looking forward to Restaurant Week Toledo each year. “In just three years we have built this into a to-do food event in Toledo,” said Cory Dippold, associate executive director of Leadership Toledo. “Whether you are a casual diner or a foodie, Restaurant Week Toledo allows the community to try new restaurants at affordable prices or possibly try a new menu item at a favorite dining spot.” The fourth annual Restaurant Week Toledo is set for Feb. 24 through March 2. A portion of proceeds will benefit two youth programs of Leadership Toledo: Youth Leadership Toledo and Students in Action. The event, presented by Medical Mutual, offers “a culinary taste of Toledo” and will feature new venues as well as returning favorites, said Restaurant Week Toledo co-chair Becca Gorman. Last year’s event featured 28 restaurants and drew in more than 10,000 diners. “There really was something for everyone last year and this year will be the same,” Gorman said. Participating restaurants include 5th Street Pub, Avenue Bistro, The Beirut, Burger Bar 419, The Café at The Oliver House, Caper’s Restaurant & Bar, Gradkowski’s, Element 112, ICE Restaurant & Bar, Korea Na, La Scola Italian Grill, Loma Linda, Mama La Scola, Mancy’s Bluewater Grille, Mancy’s Italian Grill, Mancy’s Steaks, Poco Piatti, Registry Bistro, Revolution Grille, Rockwell’s at The Oliver House, Rosie’s Italian Grille, Shorty’s True American Roadhouse, Social and Ventura’s. A few more restaurants will still be added before the start of the promotion, Gorman said.

Each of the restaurants, which include venues in Toledo, Maumee, Perrysburg, Swanton and Sylvania, will feature a special menu priced at $10, $20 or $30. (Drinks, taxes and gratuities are not included unless specified.) Each venue will also include at least one meal designated a healthy option. “Everyone wins — the restaurant owners for the increased traffic and marketing exposure, the customers who have a fun week of dining and trying new spots while getting a good value, and Leadership Toledo, which receives proceeds from the restaurants,” Gorman said.

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New this year will be a kickoff party, set for Feb. 19 at Registry Bistro in Downtown Toledo. Restaurant Week Toledo co-chair Margot Estes said she plans to offer samples of menu items from various restaurants as well as beer and wine tastings. “They are still working on the details, but I think it will be great,” said Erika Rapp, chef and co-owner of Registry Bistro. “It will build a lot of buzz and build up momentum for the full week.” This will be Registry Bistro’s second year with Restaurant Week Toledo. “We had a wonderful experience [last year],” Rapp said. “It was our first year in business and Restaurant Week Toledo gave us a lot of great exposure to people who didn’t know about us or hadn’t been in yet. It’s a great opportunity for people to try a new restaurant. Especially being new and being included in a group of restaurants that were well-established, I think that was really helpful for us.” Korea Na manager Sam Kim said he’s looking forward to participating for the first time. The eatery moved to a new location on Bernath Parkway about six months ago. “It’s good publicity for the restaurant and part of the proceeds go toward Leadership Toledo’s youth

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service. Since 1998, more than 750 students have participated in the program, Dippold said. This year’s class is comprised of 51 students from 30 regional high schools. Students in Action, a component of the national Jefferson Awards organization, recognizes area students doing community volunteer work. Since starting in four local schools as a pilot program in 2008, the program has expanded into more than 30 schools, including St. Ursula Academy, which was named one of the top four programs in the country last year, Dippold said. Participating students logged more than 213,000 service hours last school year. Toledo Free Press is a media sponsor of Restaurant Week Toledo. Other sponsors include WTOL, 419 Design, Burkett Restaurant Equipment & Supplies, Directions Credit Union, 2-Scale and Homewood Press. For more information, visit restaurantweektoledo.com. O

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Rosie’s Italian Grille has introduced a food truck, The Rolling Chef, to make stops around Toledo for lunch. The truck is open from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. On Tuesday and Thursday, the truck stops at St. Clair Street across from Levis Square; in Downtown on Wednesday, it’s at Regency Court off of Talmadge Road; and on Friday it can be found at the office buildings at 3103 Executive Parkway near Westgate. Rosie’s owner Phil Barone said he had been thinking about expanding the restaurant to include a truck for a while, but did not take the idea seriously until family members returned from a trip to Seattle. “It was an idea from my brother and sister-in-law,” Barone said. “Both came to Rosie’s and said they were out in Seattle and had seen a lot of food trucks. They thought it would be a great fit for Rosie’s. I thought about it a couple of years ago and let it go, but that conversation rekindled the fire to actually do it.” Barone searched online to find a truck suitable for the “restaurant on wheels” and finally came across the perfect fit on eBay in April. “I found a 36-foot trailer that was all black, and I thought, ‘The Rosie’s logo would look really great on that,’” Barone said. The truck is stainless steel inside and had a grill and other cooking equipment already built in. This made it easy for Barone and his crew to begin selling classic Rosie’s food right from the truck. “We wanted to sell the most popular things from Rosie’s, so we are doing entrees like grilled lamb chops. Of course we are doing Hot Mama Bread, which is very, very popular in the restaurant and on the truck,” Barone said. The Rolling Chef also offers fresh salads, including a Caprese salad and several kinds of Caesar salads along with toppings such as salmon or chicken. Two hot soups are available from the truck, including lobster bisque and beef and barley. Just as much as Barone is concerned about the food choices, he is also intent on creating an atmosphere that is welcoming and fun for all the lunch patrons. The setup around the food truck is like a park, he said. People sit on picnic tables and benches, and Rosie’s sets up small white bistro tables to make eating more convenient. The

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— Phil Barone truck also plays music during lunch. The truck has encouraged other businesses to set up stands or trucks near Levis Square, and the area has become more popular, Barone said. “Food trucks have really stepped up their games,” he said. “It’s not just hot dogs and stuff anymore, but other food like what we are serving. Since we’ve been Downtown, we’ve had other trucks join us and it’s been quite exciting. It’s growing, and people are coming down to eat. It’s almost like a food court now.” Amid the excitement, even Rosie herself — Barone’s mother — found time to come visit and help out at The Rolling Chef. “My mom, the original Rosie, came down on Wednesday, so people got to talk to Rosie. It was great,” Barone said. “She’s an amazing woman. She wanted to come over and help out any way she could. It was great to have her there to talk to the people.” Barone said he is open to catering weddings, graduation parties and other events with the truck. “I think it’s got a very bright future and someday we hope to have more than one food truck. We want to go out at night and also do some catering and festivals. The door is opening for us,” he said. The response since the truck’s debut in early October has been overwhelmingly positive, Barone said. “It’s really exciting for me to watch people come up to the truck, and as they come up to the truck, they’re smiling. They’re just thinking, ‘Well, this is really cool,’” he said. “People have said that; it’s the first thing out of their mouths. It just makes you feel good.” For more information, visit www. rosiesitaliangrille.com or call the restaurant at (419) 866-5007. O

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ike many people across the U.S., I was inspired by the recent Jon Stewart interview of Malala Yousafzai. She is a Pakistani activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban for her outspoken stance on educational rights for women. More so, Yousafzai is a courageous, extremely well-spoken 16-year-old with a gift for verbalizing her desire for peace in a simple, poignant manner. As the young woman spoke about the denial of education for women in her corner of the world, I began to contemplate the value of my rights as an American. I quite suddenly comprehended just how much my 37 years

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without feeling slighted because of my gender is worth to me. In the face of another’s human rights deficit, I was able to fully recognize my own abundant wealth of privilege. I then started thinking about all of the complaining we do day in and day out in this country, and I became incredibly disappointed in us. What in the world are we grumbling about? A woman across the globe is shot for seeking out education while we experience a decades-long, female-slanted higher education gender gap, and we still find it in us to scream injustice for our own situation. Our screaming should be not for ourselves, but for those still

lacking such basic entitlements. Equal rights for women are but an example of our ongoing pursuit of privilege perfection. We will not rest until each individual is afforded every inalienable right we can think to claim. The problem is that one American’s idea of entitlement utopia seems to be another American’s entitlement dystopia. One person’s freedom of religion butts heads with another’s freedom from religion and we’re not sure who is in the right. The point we often miss is that we have the luxury of focusing on things like semantics and what ornamentation we care to look at as we drive by

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Dinner to feature two Medal of Honor speakers Two Medal of Honor recipients will speak Nov. 3 at an annual fundraising dinner in Toledo. The third annual event, which benefits Remembrance Inc., a local group that builds and refurbishes military memorials, will feature Vietnam veteran Army Sgt. Gary Beikirch and World War II veteran Corp. Hershel Woodrow Williams of the Marine Corps. Beikirch was a medic who moved through enemy fire to attend to wounded soldiers, both American and Vietnamese, and help evacuate the injured. Williams fought at Iwo Jima, helping clear the way for the advancing American infantry. Doors to The Hotel at the Univer-

sity of Toledo Medical Center, 3100 Glendale Ave., will open at 4:30 p.m. for the silent auction. Dinner is at 6 p.m. Tickets are $50. The registration deadline is Oct. 23. “We have the rare opportunity of having two Medal of Honor recipients,” said Nick Haupricht, chairman of Remembrance Inc. “Today there are about 24 that speak so that means we’ll have one-twelfth of those Medal of Honor recipients that speak here in Toledo that night.” The Medal of Honor is awarded by the military for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.” O — Sarah Ottney

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United North earns statewide honor United North was recently recognized as the Ohio Community Development Corporation (CDC) of the Year. CEO Terry Glazer received the award from the Ohio CDC Association during a ceremony at the group’s annual meeting in Cincinnati on Oct. 12. “Community development corporations are the best vehicles for revitalizing neighborhoods, but face new challenges due to decreased funding and capacity,” Glazer told the gathering, according to a

news release. “In Toledo, over a dozen community development corporations have been reduced to less than a handful.” United North formed out of the merger of the Lagrange and NorthRiver development corporations in 2007 and has invested about $33 million in ONE (Olde North End) Village. For more information, visit unitednorth.org. O — Staff Reports

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