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Olentangy expects to gain 2,500 in decade GARY BUDZAK

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Already one of the largest school districts in Ohio, Olentangy Local Schools is projected to add about 2,500 students in the next decade. Olentangy currently has 18,308 students, and by the 2023-24 school year, that number will be 20,805. Out of an estimated 78,880 people who currently live in the district, 26,225 of them

are ages birth-18, the district’s “Annual Facility Capacity Assessment” stated. The data was presented at last month’s Board of Education meeting by Ralph Au in collaboration with the district’s development committee and Tracy Healy of FutureThink Inc. It was said the district’s middle schools and high schools are projected to exceed capacity within the decade. Despite the

additional students, it is unlikely there will be a need to construct an additional school, officials said. “Clearly, we’re looking at new instructional technologies, including the expansion of the current dual enrollment program,” district spokesman Devon Immelt said. The district currently offers a dual enrollment program where qualifying juniors and seniors receive college credit

by attending classes at Columbus State Community College’s Delaware Branch. “We carefully monitor our enrollment trends and needs to make sure we can continue to serve Olentangy students well into the future,” Superintendent Wade Lucas said in a video message posted on the district’s website. “Since 2006, student See SCHOOL | 2

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The Olentangy School District offers dual enrollment courses for college credit through Columbus State Community College’s Delaware branch shown here.

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No day off at OWU

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While many elementary, middle school and high school students enjoyed a day off from school Friday as the snow brought a calamity day, Ohio Wesleyan University students bundled up and braved the elements. Freezing rain and sleet turned to snow around 10 a.m. and continued on through the afternoon and evening.

Delaware County’s bed tax revenue is on pace to match its 2012 haul. Through the first three quarters of the year, the county has collected about $152,000 from the 495 hotel rooms the county has taxing authority over. Through the first nine months of 2012, the county brought in nearly $155,000. “It seems to be really on track with this last year,” said Debbie Shatzer, executive director of the Delaware County Convention and Visitors Bureau (DCCVB). Bed tax revenue is the DCCVB’s main source of funding, which it uses to promote tourism in the county. In the past year, the organization has received several awards for its marketing efforts. Because studies on county-based tourism spending is conducted biannually, it is not clear if the marketing efforts have paid off. But if previous years are any indication, it is likely that tourist visiting Delaware County will again spend more than $1 billion on transportation, lodging, food, See TAX | 2

Three groups partner with grant to help pets STACY KESS

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It’s not just seniors that need help with meals; it’s their pets too. It’s a message that is shared by the Council for Older Adults Meals On Wheels program, the

Banfield Charitable Trust and the Friends of Alum Creek Dog Park. Together, the three groups are making sure that Delaware County seniors and their pets are receiving the nutrition they need. “(Seniors) may be home-

bound and may not see a lot of people throughout the day, but they’ve got their pets and they’ve got their companionship,” said Toni Dodge, manager of the council’s Nutrition Program that runs Meals On Wheels for Delaware County. The program just received

a $1,900 grant from the Banfield Charitable Trust, a national non-profit group out of Portland, Ore., that focuses on keeping pets in their homes. The grant will be used to assist Meals On Wheels to purchase pet food, water bowls, pet supplies and mileage paid to Meals

On Wheels drivers for delivery. There are two grant cycles each year, with a $2,500 maximum grant amount per cycle based on the number of pets and seniors served by the Meals On Wheels applicant program. See PETS | 2

Kaitsa to lead statewide auditors’ association DUSTIN ENSINGER densinger@delgazette.com

Delaware County Auditor George Kaitsa has been selected to lead the County Auditors’ Association of Ohio. “I’m very honored and humbled by the confidence that the county auditors have placed in me by electing me to this position,” he said. As the top elected Delaware County Auditor George Kaitsa, left, is sworn in as president of the official in the organiCounty Auditors’ Association of Ohio by Ohio Auditor Dave Yost.

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zation, Kaitsa said his role will be to work with the state legislature on issues important to Ohio’s county aditors. One of the organization’s top issues is the reduction in local government funds, which has put a squeeze on counties and municipalities across the state. “As an association we are looking for a middle ground with respect to local government funding,” he said.

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The organization also hopes to convince lawmakers to support legislation mandating that the top fiscal officer in the county is an elected officials. Two of Ohio’s 88 counties - Cuyahoga and Summit - have charter forms of government. Cuyahoga County’s fiscal officer is appointed, while Summit County’s is elected. “We think that the Cuyahoga County model is not the correct

model,” Kaitsa said. Kaitsa also plans to work on issues surrounding “fracking,” including allowing auditor’s to capture well production information for property valuations. “The eastern counties particularly, they are dealing with both the positives and the negatives of the shale oil boom,” he said. Kaitsa was sworn in by Ohio Auditor Dave Yost.

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Dog show to raise funds for HSDC the Best of Show contest. The dog show will begin at 2 p.m., with registration from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Owners can register their dogs online at www.hsdcohio.org/heinz57classics or at the event for $15 for one dog and $5 for each additional dog. The show is part of the Open House and Pooch Party which runs from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at 435 Dunlap St. Kathyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Westside Klippers, located next to Delaware Pet Stuff, will also hold an open house from 11 a.m to 4 p.m., with a bake sale of human and dog treats by the Culinary Arts

TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ARTIST Diamonte Jeffries, a student at Carlisle Elementary, drew this self portrait and todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weather picture.

Program at the Delaware Area Career Center North Campus to benefit HSDC. Donations to HSDC will also be accepted there. Proceeds from the dog show will directly benefit the Humane Services Fund to help HSDC conduct cruelty investigations and provide supplies and outreach services to animals in need. For more information on Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open house, visit www.delawarepetstuff.com or call 7403698-1999. For more information on the Heinz 57 Classics dog show, visit www.hsdcohio.org or call 740-369-7387.

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Snow adds to hazards on already-icy Ohio roads LISA CORNWELL Associated Press CINCINNATIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; More wintry weather hit parts of southwest and central Ohio on Friday as snow accumulated on roads left icy from an earlier mix of rain and sleet. The storm blowing through Ohio stretched from South Texas up into northern New England and the Canadian Maritimes, and winter storm and ice warnings were issued through much of Friday for parts of south and central regions of the U.S. Snow began falling in the afternoon in Cincinnati, which issued a Level 1 snow emergency indicating hazardous roads with blowing and drifting snow. The notice restricted street parking along designated snow emergency routes, and city crews began working on primary roads to pre-

vent potential problems for evening commuters. Amy Gilliland, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., was a little concerned about the trip home from Cincinnati, although she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any problems with her morning commute. She said she did have to scrape ice off downtown parking meters Friday morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the meters were frozen over,â&#x20AC;? Gilliland, 39, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had to bang on them to get them to work.â&#x20AC;? The National Weather Service said some areas of central and southwest Ohio might get 4 to 7 inches of snow before the end of the storm late Friday, a slight downgrade from earlier forecasts of 5 to 9 inches. A band of heavy snowfall moved into the state by late afternoon, and accumulations of 2 to 4 inches were reported north and west of Interstate 71, said

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Mike Kurz, a weather service meteorologist in Wilmington. Central and southwestern counties were under a winter storm warning until 1 a.m. Saturday, and a winter storm advisory was declared for counties farther north and west, Kurz said. Brian Davis, manager of an Auto Zone store in the Cincinnati suburb of Anderson Township, said he had a steady flow of customers Friday buying deicers, scapers, salt and windshield wiper blades and fluid. He said snowfall increased throughout the afternoon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sticking everywhere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; streets, grass, trees,â&#x20AC;? he said. The Ohio AAA auto club braced for thousands of calls from stranded drivers, and the city of Cincinnati said it expected to keep 65 to 70 trucks on the road with crews working 12-hour shifts.

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Piglet is an 8-year-old neutered male Chihuahua who came to the Delaware County Dog Shelter as a stray. He has displayed a very loveable and cuddly personality and should make a good lap dog. He can be adopted for $6, plus a $10 dog license fee. The Shelter is located at 4781 County Home Road, Delaware 43015. Contact the Shelter at (740) 368-1915 and refer to pet #643.

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Dodge estimated that roughly onethird to half of the 350 to 375 seniors in Delaware County served by Meals On Wheels on a daily basis have pets in the home. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a need the Banfield Charitable Trust saw immediately. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started the program in 2007 when we discovered that many Meals On Wheels program customers are sharing their meals with their pets,â&#x20AC;? said Banfield Charitable Trust executive director and CEO Dianne McGill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We aim to do something about it.â&#x20AC;? Likewise, Friends of Alum Creek Dog Park, a fundraising group for the dog park located at Alum Creek State Park, partnered with the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meals On Wheels program in 2007 to collect everything from dog and cat food to toys and kitty litter. Ann Wennberg, president of the Friends of Alum Creek Dog Park and a dietitian said the all-volunteer group adopted the county Meals On Wheels program because of the need to keep pets in the home with their owners, and by collecting donations, as the group will do again this today and Sunday, they help make that possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that their pets are really really important to them,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They provide support â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for some people itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a reason to get out of bed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and they provide love for some people who need extra love.â&#x20AC;? Wennberg said as a dietitian, she sees another aspect to donating to the pets of Meals On Wheels patrons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The other thing we know is for people who receive Meals On Wheels is these people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough for their pets and they will share their meals with their pets,â&#x20AC;? she

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said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lose-lose. The pets are getting food they shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eat and the person is not getting enough nutrition.â&#x20AC;? When Friends of Alum Creek Dog Park held their holiday pet food drive last year, the group took in enough donations to fill two vans, Wennberg said. The group splits the donations between Meals On Wheels and a group call Hospets in Marysville that works to provide pet care to those on hospice services or other seniors who need pet care help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our community is just so generous and giving and support, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overwhelming,â&#x20AC;? Wennberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just brings out the best in everybody.â&#x20AC;? She said despite the snowy weather, Friends of Alum Creek Dog Park intend on holding the food drive this weekend at the dog park, 3993 Hollenback Rd., Lewis Center. Donations will be accepted 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Dodge said the help given to the seniors and the pets is not just nutritional but also helps the seniors socially. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They may be home bound and may not see a lot of people throughout the day, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got their pets and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got their companionship,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Through donations) weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to expand the program and keep a continuing supply of dog and cat food as well.â&#x20AC;? For more information on the Council for Older Adults Meals On Wheels, contact Dodge at 740363-6677. Information on Friends of Alum Creek Dog Park can be found at www.alumcreekdogpark. com, and information on the Banfield Charitable Trust can be found www. banfieldcharitabletrust.org.

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enrollment and district size has increased by nearly 50 percent,â&#x20AC;? Lucas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yet Olentangy continues to meet and exceed numerous state, regional and national benchmarks of excellence. Management of this explosive growth while continuing to excel at graduating many of the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best and brightest minds, and exceeding many financial benchmarks for excellence does not happen by accident.â&#x20AC;? In 2011-12, American School & University magazine ranked Olentangy as the 8 th largest district in the state, with 17,125 students. The top 10 districts were: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Southwestern-City, Lakota, Olentangy, Hilliard and Westerville.

Tax From page A1 recreation, retail and other items in 2013. County tourism spending topped the $1 billion mark for the first time in 2011. Delaware Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tourism industry supports nearly 12,500 jobs that generate almost $280 million in wages. Local tourism also generated nearly $128 million in state and local taxes in 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot to offer visitors,â&#x20AC;? Shatzer said. Across the state, tourism spending was up 8.4 percent in 2012, rising to $29 billion. Tune Ups Tire Balancing & Rotation Oil Change & Lube Transmissions

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Monthly jobs report can cause big moves Associated Press

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Trader Timothy Nick works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday. The stock market is up sharply after the U.S. government reported a big increase in hiring last month.

Stock market up sharply after strong jobs report AP Markets Writer

NEW YORK — Good news was finally good news for the stock market on Friday. Stocks rose sharply after the government reported a fourth straight month of solid U.S. job gains, the latest encouraging sign for the economy. The strengthening job market focused investors on the nation’s improving economy instead of concerns about the Federal Reserve’s stimulus, snapping a five-day losing streak for stocks. Stocks had been falling this week after a string of positive economic reports made investors worry that the Fed would soon pull back on its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, which have kept long-term interest rates low and supported the stock market. Now that hiring is showing consistent strength, investors seem to be letting go of their worry that the economy isn’t ready for the Fed to start weaning the U.S. off that stimulus. “The jobs report was outstanding,” said Randy Frederick, a director of trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab. “It’s refreshing to see the markets react positively, because we’ve been in a mode for so long of ‘good news is bad news.’” Employers added 203,000 jobs last month after adding 200,000 in October, the Labor

Department announced before the U.S. stock market opened on Friday. November’s job gain helped lower the unemployment rate to 7 percent from 7.3 percent in October. Stocks jumped at the open and moved higher throughout the day. The Dow Jones industrial average rose by as much as 200 points in early afternoon trading before easing back slightly before the close. The Dow closed up 198.69 points, or 1.3 percent, to 16,020.20. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 20.06 points, or 1.1 percent, to 1,805.09, its biggest gain in a month. The Nasdaq composite climbed 29.36, or 0.7 percent, to 4,062.52. All 10 sectors in the S&P 500 index rose. Industrial stocks and others that tend to rise the most when the economy is growing posted some of the biggest gains. The jobs report showed that manufacturers added 27,000 jobs, the most since March 2012. General Electric rose 49 cents, or 2 percent, to $26.94. Plane maker Boeing increased $2.45, or 2 percent, to $135.18. “Now we’re getting investors trading more on fundamentals and longterm earnings for next year,” said Mike Serio, regional Chief Investment Officer for Wells Fargo Private Bank. “There may be some backbone to the economy.” Friday’s jobs news fol-

lows other upbeat signals this week on housing, manufacturing and economic growth. Signs that the recovery is becoming more entrenched may lure more buyers back into the stock market, supporting prices, said JJ Kinahan, chief derivatives strategist at TD Ameritrade. Despite steady gains for the market over the last five years, some investors have remained wary after the collapse of 2008. “We’re seeing good numbers,” Kinahan said. “Does this encourage people who have been underinvested all year to come in and spend some money on the market?” Friday’s gains ended a mini-slump for the market in December. Fears of the Fed pulling back on its stimulus had made traders nervous when they saw the slew of good economic reports. The good-news-isbad-news attitude has at times stalled the market’s impressive run-up this year. The S&P 500 index fell 1.5 percent in June when Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said that policy makers could start scaling back stimulus later in the year. In August, the market dipped again, falling 3.1 percent, as bond yields climbed in anticipation of the end of stimulus. But those were brief interruptions. The S&P 500 has surged 26.6 percent in 2013, putting it on track for its best year since 1998.

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WASHINGTON — The job market is showing signs of the consistent gains the nation has awaited in the 4½ years since the Great Recession. Employers added 203,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate fell to 7 percent, a five-year low, the Labor Department reported Friday. Four straight months of robust hiring have raised hopes that 2014 will be the year the economy returns to normal. The steady job growth could also hasten a move by the Federal Reserve to reduce its stimulus efforts. Stock investors were heartened by the report. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 198 points. A steadily improving job market could give consumers and business executives the confidence to keep spending and investing, even if a pullback by the Fed leads to higher interest rates. The Fed has been buying bonds each month to try to keep long-term borrowing rates low to spur spending and growth. The celebration on Wall Street suggested that investors think a healthier job market, if it fuels more spending, would outweigh higher borrowing rates caused by a Fed pullback. “It’s hinting very, very strongly that the economy is starting to ramp up, that growth is getting better, that businesses are hiring,” said Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors. The economy has added a four-month average of 204,000 jobs from August through November, up sharply from 159,000 a month

from April through July. “The consistency (in hiring) is actually reassuring,” said Doug Handler, chief U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight. “Slow and steady is something you can plan and build on.” The Fed could start slowing its bond purchases as soon as its Dec. 17-18 meeting. Some economists think the Fed may only telegraph a move at that meeting and wait until early next year to cut back. Even if the Fed does start reining in its stimulus, most economists think growth will accelerate next year. Drew Matus, an economist at UBS, forecasts that growth will top 3 percent in 2014, from roughly 2 percent this year. That would be first time growth had topped 3 percent for a full calendar year since 2005. In addition to the solid job gains and the drop in unemployment, Friday’s report offered other encouraging signs: — Higher-paying industries are adding jobs. Manufacturers added 27,000, the most since March 2012. Construction companies added 17,000. The two industries have created a combined 113,000 jobs over the past four months. — Hourly wages are up. The average rose 4 cents in November to $24.15. It’s risen just 2 percent in the past year. But that’s ahead of inflation. Consumer prices are up only 0.9 percent in that time. — Employers are giving their workers more hours. The average workweek rose to 34.5 hours from 34.4. A rule of thumb among economists is that a one-tenth of an hour increase in the workweek is equivalent to adding 300,000 jobs.

— Hiring was broadbased. In addition to higher-paying industries, retailers added 22,300 jobs, and restaurants, bars and hotels 20,800. Education and health care added 40,000. And after years of cutbacks, state and local governments are hiring again. In November, governments at all levels combined added 7,000 jobs. The report did contain some sour notes: Many Americans are still avoiding the job market, neither working nor looking for work. That’s one reason the unemployment rate has fallen in recent months. The percentage of adults either working or searching for jobs remains near a 35-year low, at 63 percent. And America’s longterm unemployed are still struggling. More than 4 million people have been out of work for six months or longer. That figure was essentially unchanged in November. By contrast, the number of people who have been unemployed for less than six months fell. Low-wage industries also still account for a disproportionate share of jobs added. About 45 percent of jobs created in the past year have been in retail, hotels, restaurants and entertainment, temporary positions and home health care. Melinda Popel, 42, has worked at McDonald’s in Kansas City, Mo., for most of the past 10 years. She left on two occasions to return to school but hasn’t been able to find a job with the skills she gained. She makes $7.35 an hour, just enough to pay her rent, and relies on food stamps to feed her three children. Popel took part in strikes on Thursday by fast-food workers seeking $15 an hour.

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Obamacare continuing to hurt Ohioans U.S. SEN. ROB PORTMAN During my time in the Senate, I have used this space to speak to the people of Ohio about the issues that our state and our nation are facing, and how we are working to address those problems in Washington. But this week, I want to let the people of Ohio speak for themselves. Last month, I invited Ohioans to contact me and share their experiences with Obamacare and explain how this law is impacting their lives. These are their stories. Susan from Batavia I am a single mother. I pay for my own health insurance. I am active and fit. I have cycled over 4000 miles this year. I am seldom sick. In the three years that I’ve paid for my own insurance, I went to the doctor once for illness. My rate was $146 month. In September, I received a letter from Anthem saying my plan does not meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act and will be discontinued as of Jan. 1st, 2014. I was offered the same coverage for $350 per month. Mike from Westlake I own a small business. Our health insurance rates for single employees under 30 went from $198 per month last year to $560 per month this year. That’s a 260% increase thanks to Obamacare! This bill is going to put small businesses out of business. William from Columbus We were paying $540 per month but received a letter from Anthem stating that the rates would increase to $662 per month beginning in Sept 2013 and then $1014 in Sept 2014 as a result of requirements per Obamacare. If this wasn’t bad enough our family doctor of 25 years informed us that he will end his practice on Jan 1st, 2014. Reason being the government requirements of Obamacare just made it too difficult to continue. Rachel from Solon My husband and I own a small business. We were notified that our current health care plan is substandard at $860/month. To comply, we must pay $1880/month. This is beyond outrageous. Jon from Dublin We currently have a high deductible plan through Anthem and pay $331 per month. We are perfectly happy with our plan. It provides wellness visits for free, which is what we really need and then catastrophic coverage in case of something very unpleasant. When I recently renewed our coverage, I asked what an equivalent plan would cost under the exchange. The quote I received was for $833 per month! And the deductible even went up (from $11,000 to $12,700). My family simply cannot afford this. Sarah from Raymond I am literally crying right now because of our insurance! My families new monthly cost starting January 1st is $323.82 biweekly and $647.64 a month. A difference of $420 from what we cur-

rently pay and the new plan offers less with more out of pocket expenses. The ACA has failed and it is hurting my family, not helping. Chuck from West Chester I tried to give this healthcare thing the benefit of the doubt. I went to the website and all the estimates are more expensive than my cancelled policy. My cancelled policy was not only cheaper; it was better. And I don’t qualify for any subsidies. Do I have any other choices besides paying more money? Cynthia from Canton I am a substitute teacher. Recently I noticed I was not getting jobs every day like I have for most of the past 13 years. I am a good, dependable sub and work for $70/day before taxes. I contacted the school system and was told that they are watching any sub to prevent 30+ hours because of the Affordable Care Act. Marc from Urbana My wife and I are farmers—we have our own private health insurance plan, which is not cheap. We just learned that our insurer is cancelling our plan, and that the Obamacare plan will double our premiums to more than $1,000 per month. My wife is 55 years old—we do not need maternity coverage or “free” birth control, or so much other coverage mandated by Obamacare. We are modest, middleincome people. What we need in this country is a policy to make health care more affordable. We can do this if we let Americans determine their own health care needs and shop for the best and most affordable care. Why not Medical Savings Accounts for everyone? They would be privately owned, so that no one is chained to their employer-sponsored plan. Why not require that health care providers post prices of their services? We can come up with much better alternatives to Obamacare. Please help us. Brian from Mentor My family’s Aetna plan is being cancelled due to Obamacare. My old plan was $454 per month with a $5000 per person deductible. The same deductible policy to buy a new plan is $1038 per month. Dean from Sandusky Ever since I lost my job in 2009 I have been purchasing my own health care insurance, last month I received a letter in the mail stating that my plan is being cancelled due to the ACA. I was told to look at plans on the exchange, which I did and found a comparable plan that is over twice the cost of what I now have. In addition, this is over half of my monthly pension. I simply cannot afford this. I have always been a responsible, hard-working, self-dependent person. Now, due to the actions of our government, for the first time in my life I will not have any health care coverage. I am 59 years old now and need this coverage. I am outraged to say the least. How can our government do this us? I will remember this come election time.

HealthCare.gov: How could they mess it up it so badly? There’s a difference between book smart and street smart,” a frustrated White House staffer told me last week. He didn’t have to say any more. His meaning was clear. The Obama White House is filled with book smart people. It’s the street smart ones that are in short supply. And that was nowhere more obvious or painful than in the disastrous launch of Healthcare.gov. First, to put things in perspective. All Tea Party jubilation to the contrary, troubles with the health care website do not mean Obamacare is not a good program. It’s no excuse for derailing, delaying or defunding it, nomatter how many times House Republicans may try. The primary goal of Obamacare, providing access to health insurance to 41 million Americans who could never before access it or afford it, remains just as critical as it was three years ago. In fact, even before launch of healthcare.gov on October 1, millions of Americans had already benefited from some aspects of the program, like parents being able to keep children on their own health plans until the age of 26. Problems with the launch only meant that a broken website had to be fixed so that people could sign up and the program could work as intended. Finally, that repair job seems to be nearly complete. One million people visited the website on its first new day of operation, 29,000 actually enrolled and bought a plan. That’s far from the pace of signups necessary to meet the administration’s goal of

7 million e n ro l l e e s by March 1, but far better than the total of six people who reportedly signed up on October 1. There are still challenges, especially on the allimportant “back end” of the website, which connects consumer information to insurance companies that actually issue the policies. But the good news is we have now turned the corner and can focus on the advantages of Obamacare and no longer just on problems encountered by consumers trying to sign up. Overnight, reporters are no longer equating difficulties on the healthcare website with the “end of the Obama presidency.” But still, you gotta admit: This mess should never have happened in the first place. Indeed, wasn’t it ironic that December 1, the day the administration crowed about finally being able to handle 50,000 people on the website at any given time, was also the day before Cyber Monday, when retailers prepared to handle millions of online shoppers at the same time? And, whether it was Walmart, Macy’s, ProFlowers, Best Buy or Amazon, you could bet those commercial websites were not going to crash. They’d been tested over and over again. Why? Because there was so much revenue at stake. Well, there was even

more at stake with the launch of healthcare. gov. Think about what was on the line: the firsttime availability of health insurance to some 41 million Americans; public opinion of President Obama’s signature legislative achievement; the president’s own credibility; plus, most importantly, the public’s willingness to believe that government could ever be counted on again to get anything right. There was one more thing at stake, of course: midterm elections in 2014, when Democrats in Congress, many of whom were not crazy about Obamacare in the first place because it forced people to buy private health insurance with no public plan option, faced the risk of having to go out and defend its botched-up delivery — which was not exactly the kind of help they were counting on from the White House. With all of that on the line, the big question remains: How could the administration possibly bungle it so badly? They had three years before launch to get it right. But those in charge obviously didn’t take it seriously enough. They put

no system-wide director in charge, they ignored multiple red flags raised about possible problems with the launch, they failed to test the system fully and then launched it anyway. No doubt, historians will someday cite the 2013 debut of Obamacare as one of America’s worst product launches, right up there with the 1958 Edsel and 1985’s “New Coke.” That full story’s yet to be written, but this much is already clear: We wouldn’t have had this problem if the administration’s health care team, from the president on down, had not fallen asleep at the switch. What’s amazing is that nobody’s yet been fired. Bill Press is host of a nationally-syndicated radio show, the host of “Full Court Press” on Current TV and the author of a new book, “The Obama Hate Machine,” which is available in bookstores now. You can hear “The Bill Press Show” at his website: billpressshow.com. His email address is: bill@billpress.com.

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A poster of Nelson Mandela on which mourners have written their messages of condolence and support, in the street outside his old house in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Friday. Flags were lowered to half-staff and people in black townships, in upscale mostly white suburbs and in South Africa’s vast rural grasslands commemorated Nelson Mandela with song, tears and prayers on Friday while pledging to adhere to the values of unity and democracy that he embodied.

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JOHANNESBURG — What next for South Africa? This racially charged country that, on Nelson Mandela’s watch, inspired the world by embracing reconciliation in all-race elections in 1994 is again in the global spotlight after the loss of such a towering historical figure. It is a time not just for grief and gratitude, but also a clear-eyed assessment of national strengths and shortcomings in a future without a man who was a guide and comfort to so many. “It’s a new beginning,” said Kyle Redford, one of many outside the home of the anti-apartheid leader who became the nation’s first black president. “The loss of a legend is going to force us to come together once again.” He acknowledged that there is a “sense of what next: Where do we go? What do we do? And how do we do it?” Mandela’s resolve rubbed off on many of his compatriots, though such conviction is tempered by the reality that his vision of a “rainbow nation” failed, almost inevitably, to meet the heady expectations propelling the country two decades ago. Peaceful elections and relatively harmonious race relations define today’s South Africa; so do crime, corruption and economic inequality. Mandela remained a powerful symbol in the hopeful, uncharted period after apartheid, even when he left the presidency, retired from public life and shuttled in and out of hospitals as a protracted illness eroded his once-robust frame. He became a moral anchor, so entwined with the national identity that some jittery South Africans wondered whether the country would slide into chaos after his death. “Does it spell doomsday and disaster for us?” retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu asked rhetorically Friday before declaring that no, the country will not disintegrate. “The sun will rise tomorrow and the next day and the next,” said Tutu, who like Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting apartheid and promoting reconciliation. “It may not appear as bright as yes-

terday, but life will carry on.” A series of violent events since last year intensified worries over the state of the nation. The August 2012 shooting deaths of 34 striking miners by police at the Marikana platinum mine recalled, for some South Africans, state killings under apartheid. In February, a Mozambican taxi driver was dragged from a South African police vehicle and later died in a jail cell. At the same time, tourism surged. Despite labor strife and credit-rating downgrades, resourcerich South Africa hosted Brazil, Russia, India and China at the “BRICS” summit in March. It has the biggest economy in Africa and aspires to continental leadership. Mandela’s death will not destabilize race relations in the country, contrary to some fears, according to the South African Institute of Race Relations. “For many years now, South Africans have got along with one another largely peacefully without Mr. Mandela having been active in the political sphere,” Lerato Moloi, the institute’s head of research, said. “In fact, Mr. Mandela’s passing may be cause for many to reflect on the remarkably peaceful and swift racial integration of many parts of society, including schools, suburbs, universities, and workplaces.” Moloi said in a state-

ment: “Although some of this had started to occur before 1994, as a symbol of racial reconciliation and forgiveness Mr. Mandela will be viewed by many as having played a pivotal role in creating such a society.” Mandela’s life epitomized the fight for freedom and equality, said Human Rights Watch. It pointed out that South Africa’s education and health sectors are inadequate and the country remains divided by racial separation and deep economic inequality. “Almost two decades into its democracy, South Africa is not the country that Mandela had said he hoped it would become,” the group said. President Jacob Zuma evoked the idea of the 95-year-old Mandela as a beacon for the ages when he announced his death on Thursday night. South Africans, Zuma said, must be determined “to live as Madiba has lived, to strive as Madiba has strived and to not rest until we have realized his vision of a truly united South Africa, a peaceful and prosperous Africa, and a better world.” Mandela, also known by his clan name Madiba, admitted to weakness and failings, yet rose to greatness in a way that no contemporary or successor could match. Zuma, for example, has credentials as an anti-apartheid activist who was imprisoned with Mandela. But he

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and the ruling African National Congress, once led by Mandela, have been dogged by corruption allegations that have eroded support for the government. In the days before Mandela’s death, South African media were filled with reports on the alleged lavish use of state funds for construction at Zuma’s family compound. The scene outside Mandela’s house embodied the mixed picture in South Africa, where political sparring between the ruling party and the opposition has sharpened ahead of national elections next year, the 20th anniversary of the pivotal vote in which Mandela became president. Mourners outside the home mingled in an inclusive, celebratory atmosphere that prompted the Rev. Inigo Alvarez, a Catholic priest, to declare: “Now we experience what is South Africa, all kinds of people, all kinds of regions.” Yet ANC activists in yellow jumpsuits pasted posters on the perimeter walls of the Mandela compound and handed out leaflets presenting the party as the heir to his tradition. In death, Mandela was still drawn into politics.

Sandy (Bill) Adams of Mount Gilead, Robin (Paul Saunders) Little of Sunbury, Nori (Toby) Edgell of Marengo; 18 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren; brothers: Bill (Kay) Levering of Dublin, Dave (Jan) Levering of St Petersburg, Fla.; sister: Marilyn (Larry) Witherup of Pickerington; dear family friends: McCaughey and Epley families. She was preceded in death by her husband: Willard on May 10, 2005, and they were married June 14, 1969, in Columbus. Friends may call Monday from 1-3 p.m. at the DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, SR 3 at 61, Sunbury with services following at 3 p.m. with Pastor Steve Murphy officiating. Interment will follow in the Berkshire Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed at www.snyderfuneralhomes.com.

POLICE REPORTS Delaware City Police Dec. 5 • Felony theft from a vehicle in the 300 block of London Rd. • Breaking and entering burglary to a business in the 300 block of Curtis St. • Identity theft of a resident of Dogwood Terrace, Lewis Center. • Gross sexual imposition of a minor at a business in the 600 block of Sunbury Rd. • Breaking and entering burglary at the construction site in the 500 block Braummiller Crossing Dr. • Petty theft at a financial institution in the first block of N. Sandusky St.

• Brenda P. McClurg, 51, of Delaware: petty theft from Kohl’s, 980 Sunbury Rd. • Petty theft from Kohl’s, 980 Sunbury Rd. • Dog bite from an animal running at large in the 100 block of Joy Ave. • Petty theft from a residence in the 700 block of Fern Dr. • Telecommunication harassment of a resident of the 200 block of Crystal Petal Dr. • Petty theft in the 400 block of London Rd. City of Powell Police Dec. 5 • Theft from a vehicle in the 8000 block of Millway Loop.

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SUNBURY - Patricia A. “Pat” Borror, 77, of Sunbury, died Thursday afternoon Dec. 5, 2013, at St Ann’s Hospital in Westerville. She was born on May 22, 1936, in Columbus to the late Emerson and Clara (Baker) Levering. She was a graduate of West High School and a member of the former Worthington Golden Moose. Pat loved her family and her time spent with them. She attended all events for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Pat enjoyed traveling, reading, social networking and playing slots at the casino. She made a special effort to remember birthdays with a card and dollar bills, one for each year of their age. She is survived by sons: Tom (Tina) Borror of Powell, Michael (Kendra) Borror of Westerville; daughters:

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Matt Gessner, a senior at Delaware Christian School, is today’s Delaware Gazette Teen of the Week. The son of Matt and Sally Gessner, he is interested in teaching and hopes to attend Cedarville University.

What is your favorite book, and why? I really don’t have a favorite book. More like a favorite author, Dick Francis. I’ve read virtually everything of his, and it is all fantastic. What is your favorite song, and why? “March to the Sea” by Twenty One Pilots. This song is such a perfect analogy of the life of the average human.

Here Matt describes herself by answering questions posed by The Gazette. Describe your school activities (Freshman through Senior year) and why you enjoy participating in them. I have attended the same school my whole life and known the same basic core of people my whole life. My peers know me, and I know them. This made the transition into freshman year very easy. As with every year, a few new students came, and I made new friends. The relationships with these people have defined my high school experience. Sure, sports and other sports activities are fun. The greatest school activity in the small school I attend is enjoying the bonds I have with others. The amazing thing about a small school is that everyone can participate in virtually anything that the school offers. During my freshman and sophomore years, our baseball team struggled. My friend and I, however, honed our skills and eventually became very important members of the team. We did it together, as a pair, and it strengthened our friendship. I can barely dribble a basketball; yet I played for two seasons at DCS. I met one of my greatest friends and a true encouragement to me through basketball. On a whim my junior year, I tried out for the play. Several of my friends tried out for the play as well, and they were excellent actors! We all had so much fun, intentionally messing up lines and joking around. And when opening night arrived, we did absolutely fantastic! I have grown infinitely closer to my classmates through conversation and participation, and I know that if I had attended a larger school, I would not have received the wonderful friends that I have been blessed with. Describe your involvement in the community (such as volunteer work and jobs) and how it has impacted your life. We, as Americans, are so blessed that we don't even realize it. Millions of ungrateful Americans over-

If you could invite three people as dinner guests, who would they be, and why? Definitely Jesus. I’ve got lots of questions for Him. I would also invite my friends Kennedy and Emily, because they live pretty far away, and I don’t get to see them nearly as much as I would like. What is your favorite movie, and why? Monty Python and the Holy Grail. A classic. I can practically quote half of the movie. A genie grants you three wishes. What do you wish for, and why? I wish for the abilities to fly and to play the piano, for the opportunity to travel the world, and for my brother’s salvation. All of those would be awesome. Who is your favorite teacher, and why? It’s a tossup. I really like and appreciate all of my teachers. But I’ve definitely learned the most from Mr. Hovda, my Bible teacher.

MATT GESSNER look the previous statement and say, “Of course, we are.” They move on with their lives and do not think a single thing of it. Last year, with the National Honor Society chapter at DCS, we went down into Columbus and served meals to several homeless people. I cannot stress how much I value my possessions, education, and family after that eye-opening experience. The men, women, and children that I gave coffee and juice to had, in many cases, literally nothing but the clothes on their backs. Some had a place to stay. Most did not. Almost all of them spoke very poor English; not because they were foreign, but because they never learned the proper way to speak. I had some conversations with a few people. In those conversations, I made sure to ask what these people missed and/or cherished the most. Nearly every single person that I spoke with said, “Family.” When a homeless person, with literally nothing, tells you to cherish your family, you cherish your family. We, as Americans, are so blessed that we don't even realize it. I now understand the significance of this power-

ful statement.

some more, waited a little more, and on top of all that waiting, I waited some Describe your leadermore. My father called me ship abilities and achievemidway through the delay ments. (I had let him know of my As a junior, I had the issue around 12), and he unique opportunity to fly told me that he was so (all on my own) to our nation's capital for a six-day proud of me, that I had leadership conference. learned something so funThis conference, put on by damental to leadership. He George Mason University, told me that I could lead provided a look at careers myself. This was the founin our federal government dation, he said, for leading and also in the military. others. I have a bright The real growth that I expefuture ahead of me, people rienced, however, mostly tell me. But I will go took place in Terminal C of nowhere at all unless I have Chicago O'Hare confidence in myself. International Airport. My first flight ever went smoothly. In stark contrast, Describe your educathe second flight did not. I tional and career goals. landed around 8 in the These next few months morning, and I flew out at 8 will be the most crucial in at night due to a 13-hour snow delay. (I was originally my whole life. I will be conscheduled for a 3-hour lay- fronted with deciding what over.) These hours taught I will do for the rest of my life. Right now, I want to me an incredibly valuable lesson: have confidence in teach. The subject does not yourself. If you can lead really matter to me at this yourself, you can lead othpoint. I desire to teach peoers with just as much confiple and to form new bonds dence. While I am the oldwith them. I do know, howest of three siblings, I did ever, that I would like to not learn very much from teach middle and high leading them. But when school age kids. everything was in my This age range is under hands at O'Hare, I perfire. These children, espeformed well under pressure. I did not break down, cially in the public school cry, give up, or do anything system, come in with no remotely close to quitting. desire to learn whatsoever. I waited, waited, waited I have been accepted into

What is your favorite quotation, and why? ”Napoleon, don’t be jealous that I’ve been chatting online with babes all day.” If you could be any fictional character, who would you be and why? Finn, from Adventure Time. He’s got an awesome life. A Hollywood movie is made about your life. Which actor would play you, and why? I don’t really know. Maybe Will Ferrell. I have no clue why. If you could have any superpower, what would you choose, and why? The ability to fly! But I would only enjoy it if it were effortless. Quick transportation plus dive bombing my friends with stuff. You won the lottery. What would you do with the money, and why? Save what’s necessary to get through my college education and my kids’, and donate the rest. If you could trade places with any person for a week, with whom would you trade, and why? Any successful European soccer player. Those guys make money playing a sport they love with all their hearts. the university that I want to attend: Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. This Christian college will prepare me not only to teach with fluency, but also to defend my faith with fluency as well. Another reason that I wish to attend is the fact that Cedarville has an Air Force ROTC unit. If I cannot scrape together the funds for Cedarville,

I will probably join the Air Force. Nothing is definite, and that is why this is such a stressful time. It is entirely possible that I will be able to pay in full for Cedarville, or maybe I will join the Reserves while attending Cedarville. Only one thing definitely is certain: I am willing to let Jesus Christ fulfill His work. on earth through me, whatever that may be.

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Russian Rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin said Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot and shown here behind bars at a district court in Zubova Polyana, has been transferred to a prison in Siberia.

Punk band members will remain locked up in Russia NATALIYA VASILYEVA Associated Press

MOSCOW — Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev hinted Friday that members of the punk band Pussy Riot, former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and others widely referred to as political prisoners will not be freed in Russia’s upcoming amnesty. The bill granting longawaited amnesty for thousands of Russian prisoners is expected to be sent to parliament in the coming days. But the lawmakers and President Vladimir Putin have yet to fine-tune its details, determining who will be covered by the biggest amnesty in 20 years. Rights organizations describe Pussy Riot, Khodorkovsky and dozens of people charged with violent rioting at last year’s opposition protest in Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square as political prisoners. Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man, has already spent 10 years in prison on charges of tax evasion and embezzlement. Two of the three members of Pussy Riot convicted of hooliganism for an impromptu protest in Russia’s main cathedral are now serving two-year prison terms. Medvedev said in a television interview Friday that the government should take into account public opinion when deciding who will be covered by the amnesty. “Our people are not inclined to provide amnesty to those who committed violent crimes, those who committed crimes against society, including hooliganism,” Medvedev said. “People are not inclined to grant amnesty to people who committed state crimes, major embezzle-

ment.” Russian rights advocates have urged the Kremlin to free political prisoners, but Medvedev denied that Russia has any. He said those often called political prisoners are “lucky enough to get in the limelight,” but insisted that “they are not serving time for their political views.” ”They are in prison or in jail because they violated public order,” he declared. A senior prosecutor told the Interfax news agency in an interview published Friday that Khodorkovsky may face a third trial. Alexander Zvyagintsev, deputy prosecutor general, said there are “several criminal cases” being investigated which “have good chances for court proceedings.” Those also not expected to receive amnesty include 12 people now on trial on charges of rioting and assaulting police officers during an antigovernment protest in Moscow last year. They have been in jail for a year now and face eight years in prison, even though the evidence against them is scarce. One man is accused of throwing a lemon at a policeman. At least a dozen more people face similar charges as part of a separate inquiry. Late Friday afternoon, protesters gathered outside the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, to urge legislators to grant amnesty to the Bolotnaya Square defendants. Several of the demonstrators were detained, Russian news agencies reported. In 1994, the State Duma granted amnesty to dozens of then-President Boris Yeltsin’s opponents who had been jailed after the 1993 political standoff that ended in a military takeover of parliament.

Arts, culture add $500B to nation’s total value WASHINGTON (AP) — Creative industries led by Hollywood account for about $504 billion, or at least 3.2 percent of U.S. goods and services, the government said in its first official measure of how the arts and culture affect the economy. On Thursday, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the National Endowment for the Arts will release the first-ever estimates of the creative sector’s contributions to U.S. gross domestic product based on 2011 data, the most recent figures available. GDP measures

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