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Opinion

OCTOBER 21, 2012

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Court sides

fter consulting with a number of local attorneys and people familiar with our courts, we have found some consistent and interesting arguments for candidates in the upcoming Nov. 6 elections. O Justice of the Supreme Court: Consensus is that Terrence O’Donnell is a good justice and should prevail over Mike Skindell, who is well thought of, but we are told he has no judicial experience. O Justice of the Supreme Court: We back William O’Neil and his perspective on not taking money from those litigants who might appear in front of him, and he has the necessary experience. However, we have been urged by some attorney acquaintances that “Justice Robert R. Cupp has done a good job and you don’t change horses without a reason.” O Justice of the Supreme Court: Yvette McGee Brown, a political appointment of former Gov. Ted Strickland (she was his 2010 running mate), has not served on the bench for roughly 10 years. We are told she never practiced law other than for the government, which some may consider a negative. Brown was the first African-American to become a Supreme Thomas F. Pounds Court Justice in Ohio, and many believe her life experience brings a needed perspective to Ohio’s highest court. She is running against Sharon Kennedy, who was endorsed by the Toledo Chamber of Commerce. Kennedy is a sitting judge who practiced privately, though it really is a shame that neither Brown nor Kennedy has court of appeals experience. Our sources urge a vote for Kennedy. O Lucas County Court of Common Pleas: Myron Duhart has performed well enough to retain his seat. We are told he apto have the ability and personality to be Michael S. miller apears good judge. A number of our business community friends, especially Republicans, are supporting Ken Phillips. Phillips also came highly recommended by our source, but they maintain the “don’t change horses without a reason” philosophy and recommend Duhart. Running unopposed for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas are James D. Jensen (who was opposed in the primary), Stacy Cook, David Lewandowski, James D. Bates, Connie F. Zemmelman, Linda J. Jennings and Gary G. Cook. As one of our sources said, “It is a sad day that none of the other common pleas court judges have any competition. Contested elections have a tendency to keep judges grounded in the real world (having to be nice to people). After running a couple of times unopposed, their robes tend to get so tight that it cuts off the circulation to their brain.” O Clerk of Court of Common Pleas: Veteran Democrat J. Bernie Quilter is a clear, experienced, competent choice over Republican challenger Constantine Stamos. In other related races, prosecutor Julia Bates and sheriff candidate John Tharp are running unopposed. O Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com. Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

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‘8’

LIGHTING THE FUSE

ennifer Rockwood is a force of nature. The director and and brought them to life with wit and empathy. “8” also features real commercials that were run to conactress, who serves as assistant dean for the University of Toledo’s College of Innovative Learning and director of vince California voters to overturn gay marriage rights. The the First Year Experience Program, possesses a personality commercials are stunning examples of lying propaganda, designed to mobilize other people into action. As a 20-plus- focusing on how marriage equality would supposedly deyear veteran of theater on and off campus, she has guided stroy families, children and education as we know them. As plaintiffs’ attorney Theodore B. Olson hundreds of people through the always com(played by John Adams) argued, “The overpelling and often introspective journey that whelming evidence proves that allowing perleads actors to the stage. sons to marry someone of the same-sex will I have known Rockwood since the early not, in the slightest, deter heterosexuals from 1990s, when I was a student journalist and she marrying or from having babies.” was directing plays at UT. She is as much a part Some of the most striking moments in of my definition of “Toledo” as a Mud Hens “8” focus on the frustration gay couples feel game, the High Level Bridge and a signed hot in not being able to participate in marriage dog bun at Tony Packo’s. Her husband, John, is and how that exclusion keeps them from one of the naturally coolest men on the planet, expressing the basics of their relationships a musician with Voodoo Libido who also takes insightful and often breathtaking photos of Michael S. miller and humanity. As spoken by plaintiffs Jeff Zarrillo (Rob other musicians. In July, when Rockwood asked if I would take part in a Salem) and Paul Katami (Larry Dean Harris), “A civil union? staged reading of the marriage equality play “8,” I jumped A domestic partnership would relegate me to a level of at the chance to work with her and be part of an important second-class citizenship, maybe even third-class citizenship. It doesn’t give due respect to the relationship that we have had social and political statement. “8,” written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin for almost nine years. Only a marriage could do that. … ‘HusLance Black, appealed to me because it is very much a work band’ is definitive. It’s something that everyone understands. of journalism. Black took the court transcripts of Perry v. There is no subtlety to it. It is absolute, and comes with an Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), a federal district understanding that your relationship is not temporal, it’s not court case filed to overturn California’s Proposition 8, which new, it’s not something that could fade easily.” Illuminating testimony about gay marriage was probanned gay and lesbian couples’ right to marry in that state. By presenting actual transcripts of testimony (from a trial vided by Gary Segura (played by Carter Wilson): “For that had been closed to television broadcast), Black was re- starters, and I would include in this undocumented aliens who are a distant second, there is no group who has been vealing the testimony and facts behind the arguments. I have long maintained that gay marriage in the United targeted by ballot initiatives more than gays and lesbians. States is as inevitable as interracial marriage and other The number of ballot initiative contests since the late 1970s once-contested civil rights. There is no cogent, empirical is probably at or above 200. Gays and lesbians lose 70 perargument that allowing gay people to marry has any detri- cent of the contests and 100 percent of the contests over mental effect on heterosexual marriage, that stalwart insti- same-sex marriage and adoption.” In his closing argument, Olson said, “The Supreme tution that barely 50 percent of Americans can successfully navigate. You don’t have to like it, but understand that your Court has said that marriage is the most important reladistaste is irrelevant to the legal and social standards that tion in life. It is the foundation of society. It is essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness. It’s a right of privacy older should guarantee this right for all Americans. The cast of “8” met for one table reading and two stage than the Bill of Rights and older than our political parties. run-throughs before the Oct. 7 performance. My role, mar- A right of intimacy to the degree of being sacred.” Denying anyone that right is un-American. And as riage equality advocate Evan Wolfson, was a brief but loud moment of conflict on a talking heads news show, arguing Blankenhorn testifies (to the chagrin of Proposition 8 bewith marriage equality opponent Maggie Gallagher, played lievers), “we would be more — emphasize more — Amerby Merlaine Angwall. The brief appearance called for us to ican on the day we permitted same-sex marriage than we step on each other’s lines in protest and escalate our rhetoric were on the day before.” More than 500 people attended Rockwood’s one-time to a flash of righteous anger. only reading of “8.” My guess is the vast majority of them al“Loud and indignant? I can do that,” I told Rockwood. It was a tremendous learning experience, watching the ready support marriage equality. It is up to them, and forces actors and nonactors gel and slip into character. I was par- of nature like Rockwood, to keep educating and working ticularly struck by the efforts of Ben Pryor as Proposition 8 to share the message that “8” dramatizes so effectively. O proponents’ attorney Charles J. Cooper and John Meadows as proponents’ witness David Blankenhorn. Both men took Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo difficult strings of often stuttering, insupportable dialogue Free Press Star. Contact him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com. Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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HOT CORNER: ARE WE BETTER OFF than in 2008?

Yes, we are better off

Opinion

OCTOBER 21, 2012

DON LEE

re we better off now than we do that. If Mitt Romney should be were four years ago? In my elected, and he can even read the list opinion, the answer is ab- aloud of everything he’s promised to solutely yes. Four years ago in Sep- do on day one on day one, he’ll be doing well. But puttember 2008, Federal ting that aside, we Reserve Chairman have to look at the Ben Bernanke met politics in Congress. with Congressional Virtually from the leaders to demand a start, the Republicans $700 billion emergency in Congress threw aside bailout, saying “If we all concern for all but don’t do this, we may their wealthy friends, not have an economy and did everything on Monday.” The Bush they could to make economy had comDon BURNARD sure that the president pletely imploded and nearly took down the world economy could not effectively try to solve these with it. By January 2009, our economy problems. Their overwhelming zeal to “make Obama a one-term president” was shedding 800,000 jobs a month. This was the hand Barack Obama was the overwhelming factor in their was dealt. Due to economic policies legislative agenda. They made sure similar to those in place just before that any plans that would help the the Great Depression, we had the middle class and/or poor, or help bring Great Recession. The worst times in unemployment down, or help keep our lifetimes were upon the middle people in their homes were defeated. class. Main Street was called on, once They didn’t offer a single plan of their again, to bail out Wall Street, after its own to address any of these problems. greed and avarice caused the middle Not one. Their abusive use of legislaclass to lose 40 percent of its net tive chicanery was unprecedented. What did the president manage to worth. In addition, we were fighting two unpaid-for wars, and saddled do with this hand and no help whatwith the Bush tax cuts that grossly soever from the GOP? We’ve created favored the top 1 percent. A smart 5.2 million new jobs and have had poker player would have folded that 31 straight months of job growth. hand in most cases. But Obama Think of where we could have been if the Republicans had shown even a played the hand that was dealt him. One of the problems we have in smidgen of bipartisanship, instead of this country is an expectation that trying to ensure that middle America a politician can wave his hand or a didn’t succeed. The only people who magic wand or something, and undo fared well throughout this whole ecoeight years of unfettered free-for-all nomic malaise were the same characRepublican rule. Much of this is due ters that created it. Most of us have at least regained to the electronic age we live in, where we have access to vast amounts of our losses to our pension funds, etc. information and opinion at our fin- and gotten back to where we were gertips 24/7. I believe that this leads when we tanked. Wall Streeters have to an expectation that problems, no made out like the bandits that they matter how great, can be solved as are, and if there is one shortcoming I can point to, it’s that many of these quickly as we can look things up. Most people don’t have the atten- characters aren’t in prison. We did tion span anymore to read more than have some much needed reregulaa paragraph or two on any given sub- tion of the financial industry. We are ject, and if it has hard-to-understand no longer in the Iraq war, which we facts and figures, forget it and move never should have been in in the first on. Bumper sticker slogans are much place, and at least have planned a cermore the soup du jour for most of tain date to end the Afghanistan war. During the Bush administration, the public these days. The real world doesn’t work that way. The largest the War on Terror was the overriding problems we face today can’t be ad- point politicians pushed on us, and dressed overnight and magically rec- Obama did what the Bush administratified at the speed the public would tion could not: He dispatched Osama like. No person on earth, including bin Laden. Tens of millions of people Mitt Romney, is capable of these feats. now have access to health care who It is true that Obama made a lot were not able to obtain it previously. So of prognostications on how many are we better off now? I think we are. and how soon many of these prob- Could we do better? Give us a Conlems could be addressed in his cam- gress willing to do the people’s work, paign. Politicians have a tendency to and I think we can. O

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Children of liberty: ARE WE BETTER OFF than in 2008?

I didn’t appreciate what I had until it was threatened By Scott Allegrini CHildren of Liberty

m I better off now than I was four years ago? I am a typical middle-class American: married, with two dogs, a mortgage and too much debt. I am blessed to make a modest living, but still live check to check. My house has lost value — $20,000 since 2008 and I am upside down — but I can still make payments. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for others on my street. We’ve seen many foreclosures and lost our neighbors just last year. We experienced unemployment when, in 2010, my wife lost her job. Only with prayer, my family and my wife’s diligence in finding a job were we able to struggle through. I understand the depths of despair many face when unemployment hits and jobs are scarce. It’s times like these when people, just like me, look to solutions like garage sales or loans from caring parents. Today, it costs more to fill a grocery cart as food prices have skyrocketed. A basket full of groceries for a family of two is upward of $150

a trip. The rising price of beef makes it quite a treat as opposed to a necessity. Even my Chips Ahoy! have become the victim of inflation — the cookies and the packaging are smaller, yet the price is the same. My Diet Coke now comes in 20 packs instead of 24 at the same cost. And don’t even get me started on ice cream. My leased Ford 500 has turned into a 1996 Ford Escort, so we don’t have a car payment. Yet it still costs $30 to fill my tank and with a 70-mile-a-day commute, it takes a toll on my wallet. We even got rid of cable because it’s an expense we cannot afford. Why I am sharing all this personal stuff? Because many believe that conservatives are out-of-touch, heartless rich folks. The reality is I am just the “average Scott,” living day to day and trying to taking care of my family. Financially, I am not better off than I was four years ago, but when George W. Bush was president things were not all that great either. With all the takeovers, bailouts and spending, government was out of control. The problem is not who is in office, but too much government. In 2008, as Bush was pushing TARP, I realized

that in order to change my government, I needed to become a good citizen, an involved citizen. I needed to put up or shut up. I needed to stand up for the principles that made this country great and the envy of the world for so long. It was time for action, not words. So now my wife and I work two jobs. Why? Because it’s our responsibility to take care of ourselves, not the government’s. We eat out less, and brown-bag it for lunch. Why? Because it’s our responsibility to provide for our family, not the government’s. We volunteer at church, donate to charity, support the Cherry Street Mission and other causes in which we believe. We do this because we should and because it’s our responsibility. As a Christian, I know that it’s my responsibility to take care of my fellow man, not the government’s. When we are confronted with a piece of legislation like health care, or mandates or more regulation, we read and research before we have an opinion. Then we ask questions to clarify and make sure that our opinions are based in fact and truth. Why? Because it’s our responsibility to de-

cide what’s best for us, not the government’s. Some may be looking for a lot of statistics proving why I am not better off than I was four years ago, but frankly, I am sick of sound bites and the blame game that pit us against one another. I want a president who understands I am an adult, not a child — who will tell me the truth no matter how bad it is. I want a president who has morals and principles. The truth is, I am a better man today than I was four years ago. I am a better citizen than I was four years ago, and I have a much greater appreciation for this great country than I did four years ago. The only way to change the course we’re on is to vote for a man who shares our values and principles, a man who understands that it’s the people and not the government that make this country great. To be better off four years from now, vote for someone who will get the government out of the way. In the end though, it’s up to all of us to ensure that our own lives are better in four years than they are right now. O Email Scott Allegrini at letters@toledofreepress.com.

the libertarian perspective: ARE WE BETTER OFF than in 2008?

We are not safer or sounder than we were in 2008 By Kenneth Sharp

ach presidential election we are supposed to reflect upon the past term and decide if we are better off than we were in order to decide our future course. Without debating how much power a president is supposed to have in the course of our lives, there are really just two issues to look at — financial well-being and security from external threats. The actions of Congress, Democrats

and Republicans, and many executive branch agencies had put our nation’s economy at risk by the time Obama was elected. The first of the bailouts (crony capitalism) and quantitative easing (QE) were already under way. It was and is bipartisan. They didn’t work. So they went for a second helping, this time under President Obama’s sole leadership. It didn’t work; now we are at QE3. Essentially, we are printing money in an effort to add liquidity to the market and stimulate lending and spending.

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When each dollar printed is not supported by a good or service provided by the marketplace, it dilutes the dollars that are. In other words, our dollars are worth less. Prices then rise on the uncertainty of what the actual value of each dollar is. If you or I attempted to add value without backing it by a good or service, it would be criminal (think counterfeiting). Government is allowed to do this very thing. How it affects the market is the same whether it is legal or illegal. Over the four years we have all had to pay more for our food and energy, the things we can’t avoid. With Obama we have more czars, unelected bureaucratic heads under the sole direction of the president. These powerful and largely unaccountable persons have added reams of regulations and costs to businesses. These people are one of the largest reasons for lobbyists. Congress could be a check, except congresspersons generally benefit from the lobbyists. These regulators do not affect just large corporations. For example, they have raided small farms for selling raw milk and other products. We are all hurt at all levels of commerce. Our options and liberties have shrunk. I can’t explain the insanity behind excitement at 7.8 percent unemployment numbers better than Gary Rathbun did last week in this paper (“7.8% — Really?” Oct. 14),

so I won’t. Please read it. Under the current administration we have reaped the results of the expansion of an operation, begun under Bush, at our southern border. It is known as “Fast and Furious,” where we supplied guns to drug cartels. It has left numerous dead, including at least one American. Attorney General Eric Holder, the man in charge, has not been forthcoming, nor has it made us safer. The president claimed no direct knowledge. In Libya, we had four Americans slain in a coordinated attack. Requests for additional security amid escalating violence and threats were denied by the State Department. Again it is claimed the president had no direct knowledge. Even if it is reasonable that he had no direct knowledge, his choices as to who is in charge are certainly suspect. Our president is not responsible just for the actions he is directly involved in but also for those where he has delegated the responsibility. The Transportation Security Administration has repeatedly made news for alleged mistreatment of passengers at airports and its highly questionable hiring practices. In the name of security we are to put up with egregious violations of our bodies and liberties. This will likely infuriate many, but we need to look at this correctly.

The enemy, and yes there is one, does not act erratically. They see themselves as rational and moral under their tenets. Their targets are intentional and strategic. Their means are calculated. It is sad and horrific that, to them, a strategic target could be a 14-year-old girl in Pakistan. Their means cannot be condoned or tolerated. But, if they wanted to simply inflict casualties they could do that easily in a number of open-access areas in the U.S. They used planes as missiles. That won’t happen again. They will not gain access to the cockpit. Enhanced searches of children and leukemia patients and hiring sexual predators to do pat-downs will not make us safer. The expansion of the National Defense Authorization Act that allows for the indefinite detention and assassination of American citizens, and the use of drones that have killed civilians abroad while targeting terrorists, will not make us safer. It is a small minority in the Muslim world that threatens us; we must not enlarge their power while weakening the very values we seek to protect. Our borders, our money and our values are not safer or sounder. Obama and Romney agree on all the above topics. Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson does not. O Email Kenneth Sharp at letters@ toledofreepress.com.

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OCTOBER 21, 2012

ECONOMY

By Brigitta Burks

Toledo Free Press News Editor bburks@toledofreepress.com

Ken Leslie started Tent City, an annual event for the unhoused, after reading a startling statistic in 1990: 60 percent of the homeless were families with children. “I thought it was unconscionable that kids were on the street,” said Leslie, founder of homeless advocacy group 1Matters and its veterans counterpart, Veterans Matter. Leslie also used to be among the unhoused. The all-volunteer event, which returned in 2006 after a six-year hiatus, gives the unhoused opportunities to partake in several different activities and services. Haircuts and doctor and dentist appointments are just some of the services offered in addition to food, clothing and birth certificates/ legal documents being provided. The unhoused, along with volunteers and anyone who wishes to attend, will camp out at the Civic Center Mall, next to the Toledo Police Department on North Erie Street, from Oct. 26-28. Findlay is having a similar event the same weekend. “Tent City is about bringing the community’s compassion together and delivering it in one weekend to people in need. It is incredible the amount of results that we get when we bring people together,” Leslie said. For $7,000, Tent City was able to offer $140,000 worth of services to the unhoused last year because of community collaboration. Volunteers are what drive Tent City, Leslie said. “The reason all this comes together is the insane, wonderful, hardworking, dedicated compassionate volunteers,” he said. There are slots for 462 volunteers this year. Michele Ross will be one of the volunteers at Tent City and was ap-

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pointed honorary “mayor” of Tent City in 2008. But before that, in 2007, she was a homeless crack addict who wanted to score loot at the event. Today, she credits Tent City with helping get her life on track. “I went down looking for free stuff and I met some fabulous people,” she said. Now, Ross is a proud grandma and a cook at Bowling Green State University — and a renter of a “beautiful one-bedroom apartment.” Ross said it was the casual questions the volunteers asked her in 2007 that inspired her to get clean. “They wanted to know where I was from. When you answer that question you start thinking about your family,” Ross said. “Someone asked me if I had any children. “Those are kind of questions people don’t ask each other when you’re living on the streets [because] you go there to die because you ruined everything. You ruined your relationship with your family; you ruined your relationship with jobs.” One volunteer asked Ross what her hobby was. Ross told her that she liked to crochet. The volunteer brought her yarn and hooks the next time she saw her. “I met people and those relationships developed into friendships,” Ross said. “The first thing that’s offered is the unconditional friendship by the people that volunteer there.” A volunteer will walk each homeless person through Tent City to make sure he or she gets access to whatever’s needed, said Shawn Dowling, local coordinator for the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans program at the Ann Arbor VA Health System. But before the “Project Connect” part of Tent City comes a walk from Promenade Park to the Civic Center Mall. Registration for the walk be-

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Tent City offers many services to Toledo’s unhoused

Volunteer Michele Ross was formerly unhoused and served as ‘mayor’ of tent city in 2008.

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gins at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 16 and the opening ceremony is 6:15 p.m. A sock drive will also occur during the walk. Walk participants who pay the $25 registration fee will receive a Tshirt and an entry into the door prize raffle. The top 10 fundraisers also get one entry into the grand prize raffle. Raffle prizes include show tickets and the chance to meet musical artists like Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood, The Who and ZZ Top. ZZ Top recently became spokespeople for a Veterans Matter campaign and John Mellencamp has worked with Leslie in the past.

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n 1MATTERS CONTINUED FROM A6 Tent City provides a way for agencies to get in touch with the unhoused, often veterans, who may not be going to shelters that normally serve as access points for services, Dowling said. “There are some people who aren’t able to access homeless shelters for a variety of reasons,” she said. These reasons could be PTSD or not being comfortable sleeping in a building. This is why Tent City is a great way to connect homeless veterans with services, both Dowling and Miller said. “What happens at Tent City is the veterans will come in and get some good food and connect with some positive people who aren’t going to judge them,” Dowling said. Getting the unhoused legal documents like birth certificates is also crucial because these items are required for housing programs, she said. The City of Toledo Department of Neighborhoods and Lucas County Health Department are covering the cost of 50 birth certificates, but more funds are needed. Tent City also offers something to citizens who have a cozy bed at night — it gives them a chance to experience life as an unhoused person and sleep outside. “I just know that if people are really curious about what it’s like to be homeless, coming down there is an experience they will never forget,” Ross said. Leslie said he was recently reminded of his goal of helping the young and unhoused at Tent City. After speaking at a high school, “This beautiful 16-year-old girl came up to me in tears and said, ‘Thank you for telling my story, I’m homeless.’ Her dad is a drug addict and drug dealer. She grew up never knowing if today was going be the day they got evicted or the utilities got turned off.” The girl, who was kicked out by her father after he got a girlfriend, was inspired to speak at another high school. “After she gave the talk to these kids, one of them came up afterward and said, ‘Thank you for telling your story. I’m homeless, too,” Leslie said. The second young woman is a longtime Tent City volunteer who Leslie did not know was homeless. “People say all the homeless are drunks on the street. It’s bullshit. Look at those two girls who are in varsity sports in their schools, who are leaders in their schools and you tell me that the homeless want to be there, that they’re all bums, that they’re all lazy,” he said. For more information, to volunteer or donate, visit http:// www.1matters.org. To donate new or gently used winter clothing to Tent City’s clothing tent, drop off items at Cherry Street’s LifeBridge Center, 3342 Monroe St. O

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It’s a familiar scene: Customized hot rods rolling over cracked, dusty terrain. The vehicles stop, doors open, and three sultry women emerge. The sizzling images are accompanied by searing guitar riffs — and that oh-so recognizable voice. Splice in shots of two bearded men sporting hats and sunglasses playing guitar and bass and a mustachioed drummer. Leave the ladies with a silver double Z keychain and fade out. ZZ Top’s video for “I Gotsta Get Paid” from the new disc “La Futura” pays tribute to the past while the trio races on. The disc opener is based on the rap song “25 Lighters” by DJ DMD with Lil’ Keke and Fat Pat. “[‘25 Lighters’] was recorded at a Digital Services Recording in Houston, where we were working on the ‘Rhythmeen’ disc at the time, and we got to know the guys and that song remained with us since then,” lead singer and guitarist Billy F Gibbons wrote in an email interview. “It really stayed in our head as we figured out how to deconstruct it and transform it into a guitar-based, bluesinfused rocker as you hear it on ‘La Futura.’ That guitar breakdown is something of a tribute to the great Lightnin’ Hopkins, another of our ‘heroes of the Houston ghetto.’ ” Since 1970, the Texas hombres have sold 25 million discs, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, thanks to classics “La Grange,” “Tush,” “Cheap Sunglasses,” “Legs,” “Got Me Under Pressure,” “Gimme All Your Lovin’” and “Sharp Dressed Man.” Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. ZZ Top will play an 8 p.m. show Nov. 1 at Stranahan Theater. Tickets are $48-$68. Gibbons answered some questions for Toledo Free Press via email from a tour stop in Kansas City, Mo. Toledo Free Press: ZZ Top has been playing for more than four decades. What gives your music that longevity? Gibbons: We enjoy what we do and realize that there’s nobody we’d rather do it with. This is because each of us has

developed a “sixth sense” about the other two. When we deliver a new riff, we can predict with almost metaphysical certitude how we will respond with it, of course. The point is it’s still a fine, fine time when we get to light the fuse. TFP: What was it like being part of MTV’s heyday, making those now iconic videos with your cool car? Gibbons: It was like the greatest! We had those pretty girls to work with, and our little ’33 Ford Three-Window Coupe got to be a star. The irony was getting to be bystanders in our own videos. TFP: Have you or Dusty shaved since you grew your beards in 1976? How do care for that famous facial hair? Gibbons: No, we haven’t, but I do scissor it every once in a while to keep things (somewhat) in line. We suds ’em up and apply conditioner and air dry when possible, but sometimes there’s a rush circumstance that necessitates the use of power tools, like a blow dryer. TFP: Your first band, The Moving Sidewalks, opened for The Jimi Hendrix Experience — what was that like? Gibbons: We found him to be as warm a guy as you could possibly imagine, instantly inventive on the spot, and always happy to share his ideas and act as a mentor. Jimi led us not only in guitar technique, but the importance of theatrics and asserting one’s self onstage as well. It’s one thing to play, it’s something else to entertain, and Jimi had both of those aspects down cold! TFP: In addition to your hot guitar playing, you’re also known for hot sauces and barbecue sauces — and work in the kitchen. Cooking up any special dishes of late? Gibbons: We’ve got our own BFG Brand line of sauces. The BBQ sauce is sweet, tangy, spicy and smoky, all in one. Great on ribs, chicken, beef, anything that needs a little zing. And, of course, the BFG Brand Sauce Piquant will perk up just about anything you might consume. It’s the real “hot stuff,” fo’ sho’! TFP: You’ve had an amazing career so far; what are you most proud of? Gibbons: The topper, so to speak, has got to be our induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by the one and only Keith Richards. That will always stand out as the pinnacle of what we’ve been able to accomplish over all this time. O

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Lake Twp. murders reinforce importance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month T

he purple that stands for Domestic Violence Awareness Month is often overshadowed by a sea of pink for breast cancer. This year, the presidential election — and the Detroit Tigers’ run for the World Series — serve as yet other distractions. On Oct. 16, when many people were watching the debate or the American League Championship Series game, three people, including a 3-year-old, were killed during a domestic violence dispute in Lake Township. In the middle of all this, I noticed a Facebook post asking for prayers as the tragedy unfolded in the apartment complex. I tried to get some additional news, but local media outlets were fo-

cused on the Obama/ Romney brouhaha. Later, I learned that three people had been killed. Before being shot by police, Jorge Duran shot and killed his ex-girlfriend Amber Jones and their son. I was the first to Brandi tell Nancy Neylon, executive director of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network, about these latest domestic violence victims. Based in Columbus, she hadn’t heard the news yet. Neylon said anyone who sees, hears or suspects domestic violence should call law enforcement, even

if it seems small or just yelling. “If you see something that is potentially dangerous, you could get killed,” Neylon said. “It is really important that you call law enforcement.” Don’t worry BARHITE about getting involved in someone else’s business or wasting a police officer’s time. People rarely hesitate to call when seeing other types of crimes, she said. “Your civic duty is to make a call to law enforcement. How bad do you feel if someone gets killed or badly injured?” she said.

“It is better to call than to do nothing.” Neylon said domestic violence awareness doesn’t always get the attention it deserves, but the presidential election should be a chance for additional dialogue. “Frankly, the election gives us an opportunity to highlight the needs of women,” Neylon said. “I would have loved one of [the candidates] to say domestic violence is an economic issue, as well as fair pay, as well as access to health care.” When a woman is in a relationship, her partner could be controlling the finances, which is a tactic of abusers, she said. Sometimes the batterers sabotage the women at work or don’t allow them to get a job — or even an education.

Neylon knew of one woman whose husband urinated on all of her professional clothes before a big business meeting, hence putting her job in jeopardy. If the woman does leave, the abuse doesn’t necessarily end. Many abusers will continue to visit and harass the woman, she said, which affects everyone in the family. This makes domestic violence awareness just as important as breast cancer research. Both need a cure. There is a lot of pink out there, which is good, but we would like to add some purple, Neylon said. O Email questions or comments to Toledo Free Press Community Ombudsman Brandi Barhite at bbarhite@toledofree press.com.

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Benefit planned for local man injured in explosion By Matt Liasse

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Galen Orner III has always been a fighter. His wife of almost 10 years, Josie, has a picture of him as a kid, showing his muscles and making a growling face like a bear. “It just reminds me of something from ‘Rocky’ or something,” Josie said. On Aug. 23, Orner’s fighting side was in full force. While working at ORNER Stoneco Inc., an asphalt production company in Maumee, he was using diesel to clean a drum, a piece of equipment that can reach 700 degrees, when an explosion left 63 percent of his body with thirddegree burns. “That’s what was said,” his mother Tina said. “We don’t know for sure.” Josie, who was home at the time, got a call immediately after the accident. When she arrived at his work,

Orner was already bandaged up and surrounded by paramedics. “I was literally sick to my stomach,” Josie said. “You don’t actually know what that saying means until you feel that. “It’s the strangest thing,” she said. “When I got on the expressway, I felt like everything was in slow motion. To the point where the lady next to me when I was merging on, she spilled her coffee and I watched it. … [I saw] every little drop fall in her lap.” Since that day, Orner has been at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center. He spent four weeks in a medically induced coma. Josie stayed beside his hospital bed every day. “Times before when I had anything happen I’ve always had Galen there, so it was OK to cry and break down and be a mess,” Josie said. “My thing is, I just want to stay in bed. And I knew I couldn’t do that. So, I guess it was just something that you say, ‘OK, you [have] to be the strong one now.’” Orner has already had five surgeries with one more scheduled. His right hand and arm, left leg, lower right leg and abdomen have been grafted, cadaver skin has been put on both legs and a tracheotomy performed to help

him breathe. There is still a chance he will lose his right hand. Despite the many surgeries, Orner is doing well, his family said. “He’s done a lot already and he’s progressed really fast,” Josie said. “We’ve been lucky with that. He heals really well and the doctors are just really surprised by how well he’s been healing.” The doctors’ goal is to have Orner home by Thanksgiving, but there are no guarantees. “He just seems to be very highspirited, very willful,” his father Galen “J.R.” Orner said. “He’s very positive. I look forward to when we can get a chance to get him home. I think he has a strong will and that’s probably why he’s weeks ahead in his healing time. [That attitude] is something he’s carried all his life.” This is not the first time J.R. has had a family member severely burned. “My father was burned [with] thirddegree burns on his legs when I was a kid and I got to see him work through that,” J.R. said. “Yes, it took a year, year and a half to get 100 percent on his feet. These things were going through my mind and I know Galen can do that.” Visits with Orner are limited only

to family members right now. Orner’s two children, Jonathan and McKayla, have gotten to see him twice. “It’s just so hard for me to even go in there and see him go through all this,” Tina said. “I’ve gotten a lot stronger. I have my moments.” A spaghetti dinner benefit for Orner will be from 1-6 p.m. Nov. 4, planned by extended family members. The event is open to the public and will be at Holland Gardens Banquet Hall, 6530 Angola Road, in Holland. It will include dinner, a silent auction, a bake sale, music and entertainment. The family will also be selling T-shirts and wristbands in support of Orner. “Galen draws a crowd,” J.R. said. “It’s a wonderful thing. It’s love for no matter what whether someone’s healthy or someone’s sick.” The idea for the benefit came from Orner’s sister, Heather Piasecki, and Josie’s sister, Nichole Delarosa. They came up with the spaghetti dinner without telling Josie. “I’ve had so much great support from his family, from my family, even strangers,” Josie said. The community has also come together in support of Orner. A few

donated items in the silent auction include tickets for the Toledo Zoo’s “Lights Before Christmas,” tickets to the Connxtions Comedy Club and a gift card to Expresso Car Wash. The spaghetti served at the event will be donated by Bob Evans. Springfield High School, from which Orner graduated in 1998, has also lent support. “I never expected so many people,” Josie said. “It makes you really appreciate that there are so many people out there that care still. Honestly, I was overwhelmed for a while when they were telling me everything that everyone was willing to donate. You don’t realize that there are still really good people out there. We’ve been really lucky with everything that everyone’s been doing.” Tickets for the event are $10 for adults and $5 for children. They can be purchased in advance by calling (877) 798-5996. Anyone who cannot make the event but still would like to donate can do so at any Fifth Third Bank. Checks can be made to “Support The Journey – Galen III.” “He’s the nicest, caring, most giving person that anybody will meet,” Josie said. “That’s why he has so many friends and family come out for support.” O

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isfy their sweet tooth. One soldier sang the praises of the sweet corn he ate raw, because there was no time to cook it. In the dead cold of January, one Ohio unit, coming to our area to build Fort Meigs stopped on the beach of Sandusky Bay to eat. With no utensils, salt, yeast or shortening whatsoever, they drew their portions of salted pork and flour. After building a fire from driftwood, they roasted the pork on pointed sticks. The flour they scooped into their dirty handkerchiefs or leaves, dipped them into the lake water, and buried them in the ashes of the fire to bake. Others cooked “johnny-cake” style on slabs of bark placed near the flames. Worse than the monotony of having to consume the same staple foods every day, was that they often ran out. Half, to quarter, to no rations at all, inevitably occurred too often. I appreciate the abundance of my local grocery. O Frank Kuron is author of the War of 1812 book, “Thus Fell Tecumseh.” Email him at kuronpubs@bex.net.

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the current state of our democracy? Sean Nestor: There are a number of discreet laws and policies in place which are intentionally designed to relegate third parties to a political ghetto. If you’re a third-party candidate who wishes to be on the ballot, you’ll be asked to gather tens of thousands of signatures in a very short time frame. In spite of these obstacles, third parties like the Greens and Libertarians are on the ballot in most states. However, both [Stein] and Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate, have been completely shut out of the presidential debates on flagrantly partisan grounds. This is because the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has put on the presidential debates since 1988, is openly just a collaboration between the Democratic and Republican parties. The end result of all this is that many voters write off third-party candidates. We effectively are provided with precisely one party more than a Soviet state. It’s remarkable that so many can see how having consumer options is a demonstration of our economic freedom, yet seem not to apply that same principle to our elections. Toledo Free Press: We hear many voters are dissatisfied with Obama’s presidency and have lost their “hope”for him, so to speak, yet won’t vote for a candidate they better align with because Obama will be “better” than Romney. What do you have to say to these “I’m choosing the lesser of two evils” voters? Nestor: As someone with an engineering background, I can’t help but reject the circular logic of not voting for a candidate simply because they “can’t win.” They can’t win because you won’t vote for them because they can’t win because you won’t vote for them because … ad nauseam. It’s a self-defeating argument that I think is proffered more to rationalize a hesitance to go down the relatively unbeaten path of third-party politics and continue along the tried, true and terrible. I know it’s not an easy decision for people to make, but more people are doing it all the time — and I do think it carries the greatest potential to effect real and positive change. Toledo Free Press: Does a candidate outside of the two-party system have a chance at winning a presidency? What’s the point of running a candidate with the Green Party if she’s not going to win? Nestor: Anything is possible. The Republicans were a third party until Lincoln was elected on a then-radical abolitionist platform. There are many

SEAN NESTOR practical reasons to put your vote behind a third-party candidate for the presidency. In Ohio, our recognition as a party is contingent upon our statewide candidates receiving 1 percent of the popular vote each election cycle. There is also the matter of opening access to federal funding, which the Democrats and Republicans have enjoyed for years. If we receive 5 percent of the popular vote nationwide, by law our party will be entitled to about $20 million in federal funds next election, which would be a game-changer since Greens have a policy of not accepting any kind of PAC or union money in campaigns — only individual contributions. I think it’s a matter of looking at the long run and wanting to win a real democracy rather than just a single election. Toledo Free Press: In 2011 you ran for Toledo City Council as a Green in District 6, and I know you have spent a lot of time getting to know the local Board of Elections (BOE). How are third parties received in Toledo? Nestor: From an individual perspective, I’ve been treated wonderfully. From a systemic perspective, I’m ancillary and a nuisance. If I want to sign up to be a poll worker or apply for a job at the BOE, I have to declare myself a Democrat or a Republican and work under an official who is committed to that party. Across Ohio, only 12.97 percent of voters are registered as Democrats, and 18.27 percent are registered as Republicans, and 68.62 percent have no declared party affiliation. The moment you want to participate in civic processes, you are forced to take sides in a two-party system that has no explicit overarching legal foundation. Coupled with our consistently dismal voter turnout, I see an America that desperately wants to hear more choices than what it’s being provided. As Jill Stein has said, “The politics of fear have given us everything we’re afraid of.” O

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thought out loud, “Please don’t send in Papa Grande. JV has got them to the ninth, please Jim, no Papa Grande.” Then Jimmy Leyland walked out to the mound with one out in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, to take the ball from his ace. As the skipper began his slow trek, he lifted his left arm, notifying Phil Coke that his services were needed. My prayers were immediately answered. My family room has become more of a church lately, except for the occasional excessive swearing, where my son and I pray to the baseball gods with simple requests like, “Please give Delmon Young the strength to not swing at the first pitch,” or “Please give the skipper the ability to hear my thoughts and the courage to follow my every direction.” My La-Z-Boy, soiled with beer stains following blown saves in the American League Division Series, acts like a very comfortable pew and nearby wood acts as an “antijinxing” knocking place. The rules of the church and my family room are very similar. Do not talk during the game unless directly asked a question. Yelling is allowed during appropriate moments. Cursing is allowed at any age level if done immediately and without proper thought. If you or your actions “jinx” the Tigers, you will be excommunicated from the Baum-

municate (we had just hower family forever or been given the diagnosis until your jinxing has of the “A” word for him) been reversed. and had his baby sister. In 1984, a 9-year-old Baseball seemed alversion of myself was most a waste of time, given the equivalent of as it distracted me from “baseball crack” as the fatherly duties. Having Tigers had the dream a 4-year-old son with season. PASS Sports obvious social issues filled our living room alcan give any father conmost every night, an ad- Jeremy BAUMHOWER cerns; my biggest fear ditional cable purchase that I still have no idea how my dad was that this sweet-souled boy would got approved by my mom. I remember be bullied when he went to school. Then it happened. I stumbled upon wanting to eat only Lay’s Potato Chips because they came with a circular, a Tigers game and it caught his eye. exclusive Tigers’ baseball card. Jack He was mesmerized. This excitement Morris, Kirk Gibson, Chet Lemon and snowballed into an immediate shopLance Parrish were a huge part of my ping spree at Dick’s, and our game of family that year and became a part of catch began. Then the greatest thing the fabric of my life. Then a magical occurred. Our game of catch turned thing happened and the Tigers beat into conversation and ultimately an obsession. The progress he made from the Padres to win the World Series. The next year came and I was con- memorizing baseball card stats, which vinced the Tigers would win it again he actually was reading, to imitating but somehow they came up short. This Mario Impemba’s play-by-play was trend has continued ever since, with the breakthrough we were praying for. some occasional moments of hope, The 2006 World Series was a turning point for him, almost a confirmation like 1987, 2006 and last year. The 2006 World Series appearance of his love. The game, in fact the very and loss to the St. Louis Cardinals was team, that was a huge part of my childa breakthrough in my life and family. hood was now a huge part of his. I had often explained to women After numerous disappointing seasons through the 1990s and of course that the Detroit Tigers were my misthe dismal 2003 season, I had sworn tress, but in actuality they have always off baseball. I was married, we had a been a part of my family. Some famiyoung son who was struggling to com- lies “summer” in Maine, the Carolinas

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evolved from my Catholic upbringing to a loose self-fitting set of thoughts. I choose to believe in karma, signs and that everything happens for a reason. There will be no greater test of my faith than if the Tigers are in a Game 7 scenario, because I know someone upstairs will be pulling strings for his grandson. I wanted to dedicate these words to the memory of those Tigers fans who couldn’t wait the 28 years to see this. I know they are helping from somewhere, where ever you believe them to be. God bless these boys! O To follow Jeremy Baumhower’s occasionally excessive swears, friend him on Facebook or Twitter.

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By Brigitta Burks

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The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) released preliminary “report card” data, rating individual schools and their districts on Oct. 17. Some local schools have reason to celebrate, while others may have reason to worry in the midst of election season. Toledo Public Schools was downgraded this year from a continuous improvement rating to academic watch. Its performance index rating was 81.8 out of 120, down just 1.3 points from 83.1 last school year. “A 1.3 (change) is very minor in the scheme of things. It represents about 300 students, not that they’re not important,” said TPS Superintendent Jerome Pecko, adding that he does hope to get the index score to the 90s. Pecko said that the breakdown of scoring is not that different from TPS’ continuous improvement rating last year. However, if a district fails to meet ODE’s “value-added” expectations three years in a row, the district is downgraded. Value-added criteria

measure how a student’s performance grows year to year and is based on certain reading/math tests for grades 4-8. This is the third year that TPS did not meet value-added criteria. An 81.8 would usually be in the continuous improvement category. “Our report card looks exactly the same as it did last year because nothing’s changed very much. A 1.3 decline is probably right around 1 percent,” Pecko said. PECKO Part of the reason for not meeting those criteria could be settling into the district’s transformation plan, which saw middle schools being eliminated to create K-8 schools. Research shows that K-8 schools benefit the students, Pecko said. In addition, 98 administrators were assigned to new positions, 122 new teachers were hired, 300 teachers changed grade levels or are new teachers and 3,500 students attended new schools because of redistricting.

“It is a clear demonstration of what happens when you rebuild your house and that’s exactly what TPS has done through the transformation,” said School Board President Lisa Sobecki. During talks with the community about the transformation plan, “We let them all know that there could be a dip in our grade card, but we were hoping there would not be, but there could be,” she said. “We have had a lot of shakeup.” This November, TPS is asking voters to approve a 4.9-mill, 10-year operating levy.

Scores to level out

Sobecki said that she was approached with concerns about the levy and report card data Oct. 17, but thinks that people understood the situation after she explained it. Pecko and Sobecki said they believe the scores will level out as students and teachers adjust to the new plan. “You implement anything new, it takes three solid years to be able to see those gains happen and I think we’re going to see great strides,” Sobecki said. The district also aims to have an

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effective rating by 2015. The district had a graduation rate of 62.4 percent and an attendance rate of 94.3. It met four of the 26 state indicators. Individual schools also received ratings. Of the TPS schools, five were excellent, seven were effective, 19 were at continuous i mprov e m e nt , eight were at acaSOBECKI demic watch and 10 were at academic emergency.

Perrysburg schools ‘excellent’

Perrysburg Local Schools has a 13.15-mill levy up and received an excellent with distinction rating with a performance index of 105.8, up from 105.6 last year. It has a graduation rate of 93.5 percent, an attendance rate of 96.9 percent and met all 26 indicators. “This is our 12th year of being excellent or better,” said Kadee Anstadt, executive director of teaching and learning. “Every year, we get a little better so that bar is set a little higher.”

Anstadt attributed some of that success to the district’s academic options program. Before school, junior high students spend 25 minutes with a teacher. What they learn is based on their strengths or weaknesses and falls into one of three categories: intervention, challenge or enrichment. Despite the district’s success, Anstadt said she would celebrate for about “10 seconds” before moving onto another goal — improving science test scores for the elementary schools.

Community schools

Community schools were also measured. The Maritime Academy of Toledo jumped from an academic watch rating of 78.3 in performance index to an excellent rating of 90.2. Graduation rates were 47.8 percent, attendance was at 96.1 percent and the school met nine out of 19 state indicators. Superintendent Renee Marazon said improvements were made across the board, including for special education students. The school also received a value-added bump for advancing students more than one grade level on tests. n REPORT CONTINUES ON A16

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We’re going to show that we’re going to continue on this path.” — Renee Marazon, Superintendent, Toledo Maritime Academy n REPORT CONTINUED FROM A15 The school decided that to “initiate a strategy to move our kids forward in a more intentional way,” Marazon said. This strategy included after-school programs and 30 minutes of test prep every day, using a practice test to allow students to see what areas they could improve on. “We’re going to show that we’re going to continue on this path. We’re going to move toward excellence with distinction,” Marazon said. Maritime also has longer school days and enforces a code of conduct. “You must be studious. You must have a passion to learn. The students themselves have to be intentional in what they’re doing,” said Marazon of succeeding at the school that refers to students as “cadets.” She said one area she would like to improve on is graduation rates, but that might be something community schools need to address together. “Community schools have a huge transient population. That’s going to be some skewed data,” she said.

Mobile population

Pecko also said that TPS has a mobile student population and graduation rates were calculated using a four-year standard for the first time this year. The ratings of Lucas County school districts for 2011-12 are as follows: Anthony Wayne Local at excellent with distinction, Maumee at excellent, Oregon at effective, Ottawa Hills Local at excellent, Springfield Local at excellent with distinction. Sylvania at excellent with distinction and Washington Local at excellent. Last year, ODE released official report cards in late August. The State Board of Education delayed their release this year because of an ongoing investigation by the state auditor into allegations of data manipulation by some school districts, according to a news release. All the data is considered preliminary. An official report will likely be released around the first of the year, according to an ODE spokesman. For more information, visit http:// education.ohio.gov. O

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UT professor’s book details history of disabilities By Matt Liasse Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

A week after Kim Nielsen signed the contract for her new book “A Disability History of the United States,” her teenage daughter became disabled. “My daughter has a rare neurology disease and so is now a part-time wheelchair user,” said Nielsen, a University of Toledo professor. “It’s been a good learning experience for my family.” The book, published by The Beacon Press, was released Oct. 2. The book offers insight on both U.S. history and Nielsen’s personal life. “I’ve realized NIELSEN that disability is part of my life in ways that I had not even realized, but I think that’s the case for all of us,” Nielsen said. “The book means a lot to me.” In the book, Nielsen, who holds a doctorate in history, explores the past of people with disabilities in America. She also digs into the changing definitions of said disabilities. It is the first book to cover the whole timespan from the European arrival to the present day, she said. Nielsen said she wrote her book for both a general and a scholarly audience. She said she hopes it’s approachable for anyone interested in history. “History is about telling stories and telling them well,” she said. “[It’s an] interesting topic with lots of rich stories and interesting people.” At first, Nielsen was worried the book’s topic was “too much to bite off.” “Probably all writers write in spurts,” Nielsen said. “You know there’s agonizing days where you work to write a paragraph and nothing will come at all.” Nielsen said there was a lot of research required for the book and a lot of working with primary sources. In the book, Nielsen wrote that disability is central to the history of the United States. She said that when we look at the history of disability, it forces us to examine our ideals of community and independence. “People with disabilities have been ignored in U.S. history and yet they’ve been really integral to U.S. history,” Nielsen said. Nielsen also uses storytelling methods in her book. In one of the book’s stories, Nielsen wrote about a Civil War veteran who lost his arm before returning home to his fiancée, who left him because of it.

Nielsen included a poem the veteran wrote about the situation in her book. “It’s written with so much humor that he became somebody that I really would’ve liked to have met,” Nielsen said. “He told the story with real grace and humor.” Not every story in the book has humor to it though. Nielsen said that a slave ship sailing to America from Africa was overridden with a disease that left a lot of passengers on the ship blind. When told this information, the captain gave orders to throw all the ill slaves overboard as “damaged cargo.” “That story just haunted me for months and months,” Nielsen said. Nielsen recently joined the University of Toledo as a professor in Disability Studies. Such departments are “new, but growing” on college campuses, said Jim Ferris, director of the School of Disability Studies. The UT Disability Studies program was created as a partnership with The Ability Center of Greater Toledo (ACT), which sets it apart from other universities in the nation. ACT is a nonprofit organization that aims to assist people with disabilities, according to abilitycenter.org. Ferris also serves as ACT’s endowed chair in Disability Studies. UT’s department has 90 students and will be hiring two more faculty members by the fall of 2014. Ferris called Nielsen’s book “groundbreaking,” and “another step

in creating a world-class program.” Nielsen is teaching two classes this semester and more in the spring. “I have marvelous students,” Nielsen said. “I’m enjoying them very much.” Nielsen has written four other books, but said “A Disability History” was the book she learned the most from. “It was the book that stretched me the most intellectually,” Nielsen said. “It’s nice at 46 to know that I can still learn new things and develop new skills and continue to better myself as a historian.” Nielsen said it is impossible to say what her favorite book she has written is.

“Parents will never identify their favorite child,” Nielsen said. “I’m a little hesitant to do that.” Nielsen said people have contacted her praising the book and telling her their personal stories of living with disabilities as well. “That’s been really lovely, to see people connect themselves with the book and the stories that I’m telling,” Nielsen said. “All of us are part of this story.” “A Disability History of the United States” is available for about $18 at barnes andnoble.com and amazon.com. O

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Thirteen-year-old Mariam Fneiche has read more than 30 books this year alone and volunteers for the Holland branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s teen reading program. “She’s a readoholic,” said her mom, Yvonne Fneiche. “At any given time, she probably has four or five (books) going.” But Mariam has not always found reading so enjoyable. Mariam has dyslexia, which caused her to struggle in school before she received help from the Children’s Dyslexia Center in Maumee, a free tutoring center sponsored by the Scottish Rite Masons, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.

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“When she was 1, she knew all her colors. She was very, very bright,” Yvonne said. “My mom was dyslexic, I’m dyslexic and I started seeing some tendencies in kindergarten that she was dyslexic. So I talked to her kindergarten teacher. I said, ‘This is our history, this is what I’m seeing. Please

keep an eye on it because I know now there are things that can be done.’” At Central Elementary in Sylvania, Mariam’s teachers assured Yvonne her daughter was normal and it wasn’t uncommon to have word and letter reversals in first grade. But Yvonne said Mariam continued having trouble in school and her reading level dropped. “I started having her tested. Her IQ in first grade was 120, which is on the superior level. But for her not to be able to read and do sounds as a normal child would, I saw some of the flags. It took her four years to learn to tie her shoes. She was always very bright and learned everything very quickly so it was frustrating,” Yvonne said. “Her spelling was horrendous. We would study her words all week and she’d get barely enough to pass the test and the next week it was all forgotten, like it didn’t exist.” During her second-grade summer, Mariam was tested and found to be in the highest risk level for dyslexia. In third grade, she began tutoring with a reading intervention specialist who had previously worked at Children’s Dyslexia Center. n DYSLEXIA CONTINUES ON A20

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n DYSLEXIA CONTINUED FROM A19 When Mariam was accepted into Children’s Dyslexia Center in fourth grade, her tutor incorporated and expanded on the strategies Mariam had received from the intervention specialist. “Mariam went from being below state standard to [above],” Yvonne said. “Within the first three months, I saw a change, a blossoming. Before, doing homework was a nightmare; it was so horrible. The tears, the frustration. The ‘I can’t do it’ started to become the ‘All right I’ll try it.’ Now, she can do anything. She really can. And that’s not just me saying that, it’s her saying that.” Mariam an eighth-grader at Timberstone Junior High School, has had straight A’s in reading and other subjects since the end of the first year of her two-year program at the center. “(The program) changed the dynamic of our relationship a lot,” Yvonne said. “It was really hard, having to force her to do something that I knew was almost beyond her reach. Then when she went to the center, it transformed her and it’s transformed our relationship too. One of the things I’m most proud

about is she’ll go on the grade system and monitor her own grades and her own progress.” Yvonne believed in the program’s effectiveness so much that she sent her youngest child, 8-year-old Adam, to the center as well. He is now in his second year there. Already, Yvonne said Adam has caught up an entire year to the reading level at which he is supposed to be.

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attend one-hour sessions twice a week after school at the center, which recently moved to the former Union Elementary School building after months of uncertainty regarding the center’s future location. The center is in such demand there has been a waiting list to get in the program, which has a limit of 36 members, McCreery said.

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Becky Berry, a former learning tutor with Toledo Public Schools and parent of a child with dyslexia, said there isn’t sufficient help for dyslexic students in Ohio’s public school systems, including those in the Toledo area. Other disabilities can be mistaken for dyslexia, which makes it hard for students to receive the cor-

rect assistance, Berry and McCreery said. Another reason students are not helped is because special education teachers are not all trained in the Orton-Gillingham method, Berry said. “Teachers who are trained in special ed do not always know the signs to recognize [dyslexia],” Berry said. n DYSLEXIA CONTINUES ON A21

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Diane McCreery, director of the Children’s Dyslexia Center for the past 11 years, said the key to the center’s success is the OrtonGillingham methodology, which the specially trained tutors use to help dyslexic children from across the Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan area. “We use a multisensory approach to teaching, reading and spelling. We use all of the senses — visual, auditory, kinesthetic and tactile,” McCreery said. “We use repetition to help them retain the information. One of the things people don’t understand about dyslexia is that telling them once in class does not do it. They need repetition, repetition, repetition.” McCreery said children ages 7-12

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However, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) is hoping to change that this school year. In December, the Ohio Senate passed two bills that aim to improve the state’s response to dyslexia. House Bills 96 and 157 provide a concrete definition for dyslexia and dyslexia specialists and allow for the implementation of specialists to train teachers and administrators. The bills also provide for a three-year pilot pro-

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gram for early detection and remediation of dyslexic students in a handful of Ohio school districts. Eight school districts — none in Northwest Ohio — were selected for the pilot program after an email was sent to all school districts in the state that receive the ODE’s special education newsletter, asking interested districts to apply. A variety of rural, urban and suburban schools were chosen. Wendy Stoica, assistant director of the ODE Office for Exceptional Children, said Rossford Exempted Village

Visit www.toledofreepress.com Schools was the only local school district to apply. Dawn Fahsholtz, director of special services for Rossford, said the district already has procedures and interventions in place and applied for the pilot to improve upon its dyslexia prevention program. “Basically, we want to close the achievement gap so we don’t have to refer students to special ed,” Fahsholtz said. “We’re trying to take care of [the problem] with general education and interventions.”

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Stoica said the pilot program goes hand in hand with the state’s initiative to improve the literacy of elementary school students. The schools that were chosen have a variety of programs currently in place, so the ODE’s goal is to determine what works best and how best to implement the programs, Stoica said. “The goal is to reduce future special education costs. By early intervention with a system that addresses struggling readers, we are hoping to reduce their eligibility as children with disabilities,” Stoica said. Celina City Schools was one of the districts chosen. Special Education Director Nancy Hartings said the district already uses READ, a multisensory reading intervention program. Teachers for kindergarten through sixth grade are trained in the program. “We have been a district striving to get a multisensory reading program in place for the last three years,” Hartings said. “We thought, ‘Oh, what a way to put a feather in our cap and take us to that next step.’”

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Toledo Public Schools (TPS) Chief Academic Officer Jim Gault said the district was not contacted about the pilot program, but is willing and hoping to participate in future programs. TPS doesn’t screen specifically for dyslexia, but screens for reading disabilities whenever a teacher or parent asks for it or believes there’s a problem, Gault said. “I’m not necessarily worried about identifying students (as dyslexic) because I think our process identifies students, but what I’d like to do is label dyslexia as the cause and get more services and treatments for it, in terms of actual symptoms the children have,” Gault said. Gault said his biggest concern was for students with mild cases. “For students with severe cases, we’re easily able to identify those; they will be captured with testing. My concern is for the student with mild dyslexia — not to the extent that they qualify for services but still need additional support to be successful; the students with C’s and D’s that are capable of better grades that don’t qualify for services. I will be looking forward to seeing the pilot,” Gault said. Gault said TPS is looking into putting its own plan together. “Let’s look at the pilot [and] at the number of schools in the district and what is being done to … ensure dyslexia can be overcome,” Gault said. “We will look at our practices and what we can do to be on the forefront. … The goal is to provide the support to allow students to be in a regular curriculum and be successful.” Berry applauded the effort. “Let’s not be the last school in the area to jump on the bandwagon and help these children,” Berry said. O

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Megan Yasu Davis created The Kitchen Salon to help address common issues with African-American hair care, styling and maintenance and educate people about the care of natural hair. “The Kitchen Salon was birthed from my personal passion to share with others how beautiful, healthy and versatile natural hair can be,” Davis said. Started in 2007 as a blog, The Kitchen Salon is now an online natural hair care resource and events company. The website contains information about caring for and styling natural, chemical-free, curly hair. “The ‘Kitchen’ refers to the place where I spent my childhood getting my hair heat-pressed and styled. It also refers to the area of hair near the nape of the neck that curls up the most,” Davis said. “The ‘Salon’ refers to the gathering place where women would convene and discuss current events, life challenges, joys and concerns.” The Kitchen Salon organizes workshops and presentations. “I have always done some type of gathering for small groups or one-onone consultations, teaching others how to transition from chemically straightened hair to natural hair. My workshops went from one to five attendees to as many as 80 in one setting,” Davis said. “Each meet-up is different. Some are purely educational and some are social while learning is still a part of the event. I want the attendees to empower each other by sharing real experiences with one another.” The Kitchen Salon will be at the Mott Branch Library, 1085 Dorr St., at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 for a workshop called Mott Mane Mondays: Hair Health & Harvest Party. “Every fourth Monday we meet up and discuss natural hair care, style, common issues and learn new things about accessorizing,” Davis said. “We also explore product information and discover natural hair care through videos and others’ testaments of their own experiences.”

Davis uses a variety of tools for presentations from slide shows to showing videos on the projector to demonstrating styles and techniques. “I allow attendees a chance to try the styles on their own hair, on each other or the mannequin as well, so they can feel for themselves,” Davis said. Davis decided to style her hair naturally in 1997. “I struggled with self-esteem for most of my life and going natural was one of the decisions I made that seemed authentic to the woman I was, buried underneath the pain and anguish of abuse and emotional distress,” Davis said. While some myths and stereotypes deem natural hair as unkempt, unclean and frightening, Davis’ goal is to educate others with visuals, hands-on learning and literature. “I want to show how untrue those ideas are of Afro-textured hair,” Davis said. Davis is not the only one following this trend. According to naturallycurly. com, in recent years African-American women have been trending toward natural styling rather than relaxing their hair. Reasons cited range from the cost of the products to the hazardous chemicals found in relaxers to simply a renewed appreciation for the style. When Davis decided to share her story, it inspired others to share theirs and “the community of ‘naturals’ grew and expanded in our area,” Davis said. “I see my business as a valuable resource to the local community because it enriches the lives of those who choose to wear their hair natural, offering greater options while coming to understand the nature of very curly hair.” Davis’ typical clients are AfricanAmerican females between the ages of 25 and 55. “They are mothers, students or professionals. Many of them have been natural for a long time and just want to learn more, some have been natural a short period of time, but are afraid to wear their own hair out so they wear a form of extensions. And then there are those who wish to transition from chemically straightened, relaxed hair to natural hair and need

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guidance on how to do so as smoothly as possible without disturbing their confidence,” Davis said. Davis also helps those who adopt children of African descent and need advice or assistance. “I provide information on how often to wash their hair and what styling options are available for them, for example,” Davis said. In 2011, The Kitchen Salon established The Northwest Ohio Natural Hair & Beauty Expo, which drew more than 400 guests and offered vendors, food, live performances of poetry, singers and traditional African drumming as well as workshops on various topics concerning natural hair care. TaLisa Frazier attended the inaugural expo and was impressed. “I had just done the big chop and was very eager to learn about my hair and how to properly manage

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Earlier this year, Davis developed her own natural hair and skin care product line that includes certified organic ingredients purchased from local small businesses and created in her home kitchen. “The line consists of a moisturizing cream made with shea butter, shea butter body lotion for eczema, herbal scalp balm made with tea tree and rosemary, shea butter lip balm, hydrating mist made with aloe vera and coconut oil blend that is great for dry scalp and hot oil treatments,” Davis said. “Be true to your hair or it will be false to you! I will have to trademark that, but it is just so true,” Davis said. “If you love it, it will be manifested in the way your hair looks and feels.” For more information, visit the websites www.thekitchensalon.com. and www.thenaturalexpo.com. O

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izes in these plans, who knows not only how to follow the rules but has worked directly with the regulators to solve problems and is willing to take on the responsibility of being a cofiduciary with the employer. The Department of Labor has hired more than 500 new enforcement agents to look at employer plans and conduct audits. Are you ready? Have you done an internal audit on your plan to prepare for the Dept. of Labor? Do you know what your fiduciary responsibility entails? Does your adviser share in the responsibility in writing? Have you created an ongoing process to stay in compliance? Interestingly, we have already been involved with several plans that have been audited and have worked with the Dept. of Labor and the employer to satisfy requirements. It won’t be fun if you are not prepared. All of these new rules are geared to benefit and protect your employees. I think the process is good because it

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When Martina McBride has a day off, she likes to stay home. “I catch up on stuff around the house. I like to cook, so I like to cook dinner for my family,” she said. “I love to read — just the normal stuff. I’m really pretty boring when it comes right down to it, honestly. There’s no awesome hobby that I have — like skydiving or anything.” But the Grammy Award winner has that awesomely powerful voice that soars and empowers on hits that include “I’m Gonna Love You Through It,” “Independence Day” and “A Broken Wing.” That soprano also is heard on romantic

songs, including “I Love You,” “One Night,” “Valentine” with pianist Jim Brickman and “Marry Me” with Train lead singer Pat Monahan. Her 2011 disc, “Eleven,” marked a renaissance for the music veteran. It’s McBride’s first release on a new record label, Republic Nashville, and she worked with a new co-producer, Byron Gallimore. And she signed with Morris Artists Management. “It just seemed time to make some changes in my career as far as management and record label, and it just was inspiring, you know, anytime you get surrounded by fresh energy and passion. It inspired me to make a record that pushed the boundaries a little bit,” she said during a call from her tour bus, which was leaving Rochester, N.Y. n McBRIDECONTINUES ON A26

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This week’s events take you down Memory Lane. If you’re involved in party-planning, spend less and let your creativity do the work. You’re surrounded by lots of people, and may attract new friends and admirers. Make the most of a fun-filled, memorable weekend.

Past troubles are finally ironed out. An authority figure is unusually helpful midweek. Knowledge from past endeavors benefits current tasks, and gives you an edge. Dive into the hectic social flow of the weekend. There’s great value in reviving past acquaintances.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

This is the week to step up your game. You can be more assertive about seeking opportunities, and people are open to what you have to offer. Creative ventures that have been percolating are ready to take form. The weekend centers on love, friendship and enjoyment.

You project an aura of mystery and magnetism this week; people are drawn to you. Wednesday and Thursday bring very special opportunities – lock in and don’t let go! Get phone numbers. You’re the belle of the ball over the weekend; social networks expand wildly.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Images in the media inspire you to give a stylish update to traditional décor or food. You’re enticed by things that are visually pleasing, including people who attract your notice through their charm and beauty. Romance and mystery infuse the weekend with excitement.

Inspirations bubble to the surface and facilitate long-term improvements. Your internal transformations attract people, resources, and opportunities. Fantastic coincidences create fortunate intersections with the people you need to know. Don your party hat and go!

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Capricorn (December 22-January 19)

This spectacular week brings a spectrum of people and projects. Activities show the range of your involvement in the world. Wednesday and Thursday bring special connections with others. It’s a delightful ramble through many places, faces, and personal updates.

You’re in detective mode, attracted to anything that expands your understanding of mysteries and secrets. That mindset complements diving into a full range of social activities. The weekend is an orgy of people, parties, deep discussions and amazing discoveries.

Leo (July 23-August 22)

Aquarius (January 20-February 18)

As the week begins, you benefit from connections. You discover amazing intersections between people past and present. Midweek brings a special opportunity, perhaps a speaking engagement. A special costume frees a hidden side of your nature over the weekend.

Changes in your life structure and responsibilities are in motion. Be open to things people suggest after Wednesday - a small remark can lead you to the next big thing. Weekend gatherings are a thrill; your creativity, humor, and inventiveness stir up gobs of admiration.

Virgo (August 23-September 22)

Pisces (February 19-March 20)

Personal acquaintances give exclusive access to newsworthy events and galas. If you’re single, a new romantic connection could form this week; new friendships are the source of fresh connections and networks. Mingling at parties leads to exciting tips and information.

Multi-tasking mania keeps you crazy-busy this week. Longterm plans are in the works, while current activities are a goldmine of old and new friends making happy personal exchanges. Fateful meetings Thursday trigger a chain of fortunate events and lead to new possibilities.

Elizabeth Hazel is a professional tarotist-astrologer and author. She gives readings every Wednesday at Attic on Adams above Manos Greek Restaurant. She may be contacted at ehazel@buckeye-express.com (c) 2012

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