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A Glass City developing fable

nce upon a time, there was a Glass City. It was a fair kingdom, one friendly to families and well known for its art collection and its menagerie (not everything was perfect at the menagerie, but that’s another fable for another time). The center of the kingdom was a busy and bustling place during the day, but at night, it was quiet and slow, at least when compared to other kingdom centers of its size. The Glass City’s many empty buildings were like a collection of sleeping beauties, waiting for the right prince to offer a kiss of money to bring them back to life. One of the larger empty buildings used to be a cloud factory, but it had been silent for a very long time. One day, the band of foxes who governed the Glass City noticed on their calendar that a magical day of reckoning, known as “Election Day,” was rapidly approaching. The sleepy-eyed leader of the foxes decided he did not have enough good deeds to his credit, and began pushing for the cloud factory to be renovated into something more useful, like a place to

Michael S. Miller live, shop and spend leisure time. So the fox’s team sent out a proclamation that let it be known the Glass City was ready to recast the cloud factory. At ﬁrst, no one came forward. So the leader of the foxes contacted a friend of his, a very athletic fox who made piles of money he often invested into developing projects. But before the foxes could make a deal, a proud rooster from a nearby kingdom of Tifﬁn stuck his beak in the negotiations. Mistaking the rooster for a pigeon, the foxes continued their own deal. But a very clever fox whispered in the lead fox’s ear that it might be best to present two proposals to the Council of Sheep, for appearance’s sake.

So the rooster was encouraged to submit a proposal for developing the cloud factory. The details get a bit fuzzy here, but some of the more talkative foxes said the leader fox was so intent on making a deal with his athletic friend, he ignored the rooster’s proposal. The mockingbirds who hosted radio shows in the Glass City began asking questions about the deal. Questions such as “Why does the fox’s deal cost the Glass City 300,000 gold coins, while the rooster’s deal pays the Glass City 500,000 gold coins, with more gold coins to follow? And, is the fox’s proposal of rental units better for the cloud factory than the rooster’s proposal for condos, a health club and retail? And, is it true the worker bee who will help develop the cloud factory works from his own hive in the kingdom of Akron?” But the foxes were silent. The louder the mockingbirds protested, the quieter the foxes remained. A meeting was held to give all the other animals an opportunity to voice their concerns to the Council of Sheep, but after three

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Steam Plant facts TO THE EDITOR; I write today in response to your interview with Rod Kagy as published in the Toledo Free Press on April 20. It is inexcusable that you would write such a one-sided article regarding the Steam Plant and the city’s choice of the Jackson/Ball/Sandvick development team. You state in your article from unnamed sources that the city of Toledo sought to “kill the deal” prior to the KG&R proposal being submitted. That is absolutely false. As director of the department, I conducted an exhaustive review of the facts pertaining to the Steam Plant project and the development team selection. Here they are: In February 2004, we issued an RFP for this development. Over 100 development contacts were made, but we received just two letters of interest, one from Carter Burgess and the other from Sandvick Architects. As these were not full proposals, the Department of Economic and Community Development began contacting developers to personally explain the project in order to attract interest. We also began conducting building tours with potential developers. Letters of interest were received from the Moses /Schlacter Group, KAD properties, Dynaprop, Sam Moawad, the U.S. Construction Corporation, and the Jim Jackson and Dave Ball team. In the meantime, Jim Jackson, Dave Ball and Johnathon Sandvick came together, along with Rudolph Libbe, and formed a development team. On July 16, 2004, that team submitted the only full submission of a full proposal to the Division of Purchasing as required by the RFP. On or around the second week in July a former member of Toledo City Council contacted the administration stating that another developer, KG&R was interested in the project. The selection date was extended to allow that new developer to submit a proposal by August 16, 2004.

hours of “baaa, baaa, baaa,” most of the animals resigned themselves to the fate of the cloud factory and went home. And the Council of Sheep, who sometimes resembled donkeys, marched in lockstep with the foxes, who sometimes resembled weasels, and approved the expenditure of gold coins to the sleepyeyed fox’s pal. Now, the entire kingdom (well, except the powerful herd of stallions moving to Perrysburg, but that’s another fable for another time) holds its breath and hopes for the best. Everyone wants to see the cloud factory succeed, but no one’s banking on the fox’s track record. Well, the athletic fox is banking on it, so at least he’ll have a happy ending. And the moral of the story is: What do you get if you let foxes and donkeys run the kingdom? Bitten on the ass. Michael S. Miller is Editor in Chief of Toledo Free Press. He may be contacted at (419) 241-1700, or by e-mail at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

BLOG TALK It’s of interest to note that none of the companies who had previously expressed interest in the Steam Plant project had sent in a formal proposal, other than Jim Jackson and Dave Ball. On August 16, 2004, a response to the RFP in the form of a PowerPoint presentation was made to city development officials. The response did not meet the requirements of the RFP in many areas, of which the most glaring omission was the fact that KG&R included no financial information. After further analysis from the two proposals, on August 17 the selection of the Jackson/Ball/Sandvick group was made. A letter reflecting their selection was delivered to them on August 18. On August 19, two days after officially notifying the Jackson/Ball/Sandvick team of their selection, KG&R’s financial information and other stipulations were provided to the Department of Economic and Community Development. This information came in piecemeal through various e-mails to a former member of Council. The bidding process must have a disciplined approach. Once deadlines are agreed upon we must adhere to those deadlines. We must maintain the integrity of the city in any bidding process. Without that, this city will not attract quality developers to bid on any future projects. The city’s formal selection of the Jackson/Ball/ Sandvick team was unanimously approved by Toledo City Council on Tuesday, April 19, 2005. The project promises to transform Toledo’s west side waterfront. I believe that a follow up article on the positive aspects of the Jackson/Ball/Sandvick team is in order. WILLIAM J. CARROLL Director, Department of Community and Economic Development, City of Toledo Letters to the Editor are accepted through e-mail at letters@toledofreepress.com. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, with exceptions at the discretion of the Editor.

Selected quotes from Toledo-area blogs: On the new Pope As a Catholic I care (about the naming of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope); I wasn’t thrilled with the selection of Ratzinger initially. There were several other candidates from Latin America that were more reform-oriented that I preferred. That said, the new Pope was selected clearly as a transitional Pope rather than another younger man. If you know our Catholic papal history (or you look it up), by his selecting the name Benedict he plans to be more of a “house cleaner,” especially focusing on priests. Which might not be a bad thing. So just as his former namesake Pope Benedict XV was selected during a time felt to be of “great evil” back in the 1915s, this Pope was selected to be a short-term ﬁll-in who would carry out the beliefs of John Paul II. So while I still have reservations, the more I’ve read the better I feel about it at this point. – Psyche 777, www.toledotalk.com On school uniforms I have kids in both environments (uniforms and non-uniforms), and the kids in the uniform environment are much more focused on schoolwork. The kids in the non-uniform schools are obsessed with clothing, appearance, and so forth. They spend 45 minutes or more getting ready, while the 2 in a uniform school spend about 10. Most of that is showering! They just grab their uniforms and go. Clothes … can be a cruel way to divide children along class lines. These days, if you don’t have the expensive brand names, you are set up for being ostracized. Uniforms help level the playing ﬁeld. — Historymike, www.toledotalk.com

OPINION

THE RIGHT TO KNOW

BUSINESS

April 27, 2005

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‘Survivor’ Toledo: There’s simply no such sticks and stones thing as feminist science Editor’s note: Bernadette Noe will contribute a twicemonthly column to Toledo Free Press. On alternate weeks, Keith Wilkowski will contribute a column, “One Democrat’s View.”

nless you’ve already been voted off the island or granted immunity, you’re probably aware of Toledo’s tribal council daily newspaper attack my family has been subjected to. Toledo Free Press’ April 13 article, “Noe Strikes Back,” addressed the facts omitted from the media barrage and I am certainly not interested in rehashing all that. However, I do wish to answer the hundreds of calls and letters received from friends like you who asked: “Are you and your husband OK?” “How are you guys handling all this?” Let me assure you that we are more than OK. Everyone should realize that there are far more devastating events in life than a few days of malicious press and any potential litigation that could follow. We have our faith, our health, our family and friends; everything else is secondary. As the dust settled from the most recent stories — and by no means do we think that was the end of it — I began to reﬂect on how we survived those awful weeks. There were many sleepless nights waiting for the online version of the paper to pop up; we cancelled our subscription after the November 2004 election. I have no doubt that the media barrage is much more difﬁcult on our family. Interestingly enough, we are all coping with it in different ways. Our 20-year-old college sophomore is taking a class in which he is required to critique a journalistic medium and design a Web site for the analysis. Guess what he is critiquing? A member of my family called to cancel her newspaper subscription after decades of daily home delivery. When asked by the customer service representative why she was discontinuing service, she simply stated, “I don’t like what you’re doing to my family.” Enough said. In fact, countless family members, friends, even people I never met before, have relayed their stories of canceling their subscriptions and buying satellite dishes. There seems to be a general consensus that the Noe stories were out of line, over the top. In all truthfulness, I didn’t even read them

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Bernadette Noe all. I was bored by the rehashing, insulted by the half-truths and innuendos. I figure if I find it stale, I can only imagine how you must feel. Tom and I are amazed at the outpouring of support we have received from family, friends and even adversaries during the past few weeks. Random acts of kindness flood our mailbox, voice mail and e-mail. Such gestures mean everything to us. I want to tell Mrs. D. that her letter overwhelmed me. Mrs. D. lived across the street from my late grandma over 20 years ago. The fact that she took the time to write me a personal note exemplifies the kindness that exists in this community. The pats on the back at church, the thumbs up in the car and the “attaboys” that stream into our home are what make surviving a media attack in Toledo possible. And that’s the main point: it is possible. In fact, in many circles, the whole darn ordeal has turned into a cocktail party joke. Jokes like, “The Toledo Zoo says thanks for getting them off the front page” have folks belly-laughing. A “better you than me” quip leaves fellow community leaders breathing a sigh of relief. And the “been there, done that” sympathy gets extended from those “Survivor” veterans who were also attacked by the tribal council. The most overwhelming sentiment can be summed up by the “no wonder no one wants to run for office in this town” statement. Those of us who assume any type of leadership role in this community know we are vulnerable to this type of attack. To some extent, it comes with the territory. To a greater extent, it is very sad. Viewers: Tune in to “Your Right to Know with Bernadette Noe” on Sunday, May 1 at 10 a.m. on Fox Toledo 36. Special guest will be Paula Ross, former chairman of the Lucas County Democratic Party and former member of the Lucas County Board of Elections. Contact Bernadette Noe at WriteToNoe@aol.com.

he sleep of reason produces monsters.” — Francisco Goya Recent feminist claims about bias against women in science seem to have overlooked the obvious anti-science bias that is fundamental to postmodern feminist theory. Science and western culture are not above criticism, but for decades various (mostly liberal) purveyors of postmodern intellectual trends and fads have been preaching that all the world’s troubles can be attributed to “patriarchal” western science and rational thought. But in “Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals’ Abuse of Science” (1998), politically liberal physicists Alan Sokal and Jean Bricmont note that, “There is nothing truthful, wise, humane or strategic about confusing hostility to injustice and oppression, which is [at least in theory] leftist, with hostility to science and rationality, which is nonsense.” A vast academic industry in the humanities and social sciences is now nonetheless dedicated to the promotion of precisely this sort of nonsense. Irrationalist anti-science now thrives within the postmodern matrix of the academy — in variant combinations and permutations too numerous to name or qualify here, but often easily recognizable by the code word “studies”. Women in particular flock in droves to assorted academic “studies” where they and other like-minded initiates learn that the world must be saved from the perils of rational science and western culture as promulgated by those ubiquitous and malevolent DWEMs (Dead White European/Euro-centric Males) — like Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Galileo, Da Vinci, Newton, Descartes, Beethoven,

Reid Ahlbeck Shakespeare, Jefferson, Darwin, Einstein, etc. ... scurrilous reprobates one and all. Though their achievements are unquestionably extraordinary, such great men are not to be admired and emulated but rather despised, resented and rejected. Why? Because of their race, ethnicity, gender and rationality. The work of these evildoer rational white guys must instead be replaced with (among other things like a Marxist utopia) a matriarchal “feminist epistemology” or “women’s way of knowing” — whatever the heck that means. The bottom line is a radical feminist claim of fundamental female difference and, simply put, superiority. And yet feminist academics still have the audacity to accuse their male colleagues — “oppressive rulers of the patriarchal academy” that they are — of gender bias and discrimination. [See “MIT Tarnishes Its Reputation with Gender Junk Science” by Professor Judith S. Kleinfeld at: www.uaf.edu/northern/mitstudy/]. Any woman who actually believes rational scientiﬁc “male” thinking is the root of all evil (as many clearly do) will make every effort to be non-scientiﬁc, irrational, intuitive, mystical, psychic, New Agey ... in a word, relativist — i.e. the erroneous but very seductive idea that the truth is

whatever you want it to be. It is only “logical” that she will avoid those “linear,” “logo-centric,” “hierarchical” disciplines like math, physics or engineering — opting instead for any number of “holistic” and appropriately “contextualized” and politicized “studies.” So where did all these goofy irrationalist ideas come from in the first place? The eminent Harvard historian of science George Sarton notes that much of the world’s irrational and superstitious thinking can be traced, ironically enough, to one of the great DWEMs of all time: namely Plato — in particular the speculative cosmology of his Timaeus (doubtless penned after the great philosopher had been imbibing a tad too much of the Dionysian beverage ...). Postmodernism is on the wane and far more reasonable forms of feminism are now mercifully coming into the ascendant (see the Independent Women’s Forum at www.iwf.org). But no vast right wing, white male or foreign conspiracy hatched by Dr. Evil could possibly be more effective than postmodernism has been in ushering women and minorities (or for that matter Americans in general) onto the intellectual, cultural, economic and political sidelines. With ﬁnancially strapped universities, skyrocketing tuition and few disagreeing that America has fallen woefully and dangerously behind in quality science, math and engineering education — we can ill afford to have universities divided against themselves in such protracted and absurd internecine “culture wars” and “science wars.” Columnist Reid Ahlbeck may be contacted at letters@toledofreepress.com.

ON THE STREET: FEEDBACK, COMMENTS AND RANTS What if anything, are you doing differently because of the high gas prices?

“Although I’m more conscious of the higher prices, I haven’t really made major changes in my daily routine. Because I have two kids, I am constantly making extra trips that are hard to avoid. But ﬁlling up the tank in our mini-van is becoming quite costly! ”

Jim Donnelly discusses SeaGate Centre’s role in downtown development, page 7

Building family business champions

Jim Rooney, of the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty clan, will speak at UT on May 5, page 6

DEVELOPMENT

TOLEDO HISTORY

Book dissects 1931 bank crash By David J. Coehrs Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

It was the Great Depression, and shady real estate speculation from the previous decade brought Toledo banking institutions to their knees. The public demanded the heads of local bankers who undermined their own businesses by orchestrating the deals, then allegedly accepted new deposits even as their dirty work triggered financial collapse. The repercussions rocked Toledo. Dozens of smaller banks with indirect affiliations became unwitting victims. Subsequent criminal indictments floundered in the courts. The scandal echoed through the city’s financial and political districts for years. It was the Great Toledo Bank Crash of 1931. And thanks to Timothy Messer-Kruse, this mostly forgotten story of local fraud and financial ruin has been pulled from beneath the rug it was swept under more than half a century ago. Messer-Kruse, chair of the University of Toledo history department and associate professor of labor history, authored “Banksters, Bosses, and Smart Money: A Social History of the Great Toledo Bank Crash of 1931.” Published by The Ohio State University Press, the fiveyear project recounts in detail the banking fiasco, the economic and political climates preceding it, and the reluctance of Lucas County prosecutors to punish those indicted. Messer-Kruse said his book is “a micro-economic study of what made the banks fail so suddenly and so completely. In Toledo, most economic indications were on the upswing. In the ‘20s,

Toledo was one of the fastestgrowing cities in the country. When you look at the numbers, Toledo had one of the worst bank crashes of any city in the U.S. during the Great Depression. At the time it was an occasion of near revolution in this city. “In spite of the mass public outrage ... that mass outrage was unsuccessful in calling to justice those responsible. [The fraud] was successfully covered up; it was successfully buried. I would say it was stamped out of memory.” Six bankers from such institutions as Ohio Savings Bank, Commerce Guardian and Commercial Bank were indicted in January of 1932, accused mainly of accepting depositors’ money even as their banks were declared insolvent. According to Messer-Kruse, that charge was the most difﬁcult to prove, and local prosecutors and politicos with possible connections to the banks made only half-hearted efforts to convict. He said judicial tactics used to discourage prosecution in the cases were less than appropriate. “County prosecutors and judges were reluctant to charge the bankers with any crime or prosecute them fully,” MesserKruse said. “Financial, political, and legal power were one in this city. If you intended to torpedo the prosecution, this is how you would have done it.” Toledo’s most prominent media outlets at that time — which Messer-Kruse suspects may have had “an interlocking ﬁnancial interest with the bank” — showed little interest in breaking the story. Citizens were exposed to the scandal mostly through the city’s smaller publications, such as the East Side Sun, the American Echo, and newspapers within the Polish community.

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N.C. city growing quickly

Photo courtesy Timothy Messer-Kruse

In this photograph from the cover of “Banksters, Bosses, and Smart Money,” written by Timothy Messer-Kruse, crowds gather in front of the First National Bank in Toledo, one of many banks deluged with worried depositors in the summer of 1931. On record as the longest judicial criminal prosecution in Ohio history, the cases hobbled through the courts until they legally ended in 1943. One by one, the bankers managed to have the indictments vacated. At the request of defense attorneys, the judge ordered the bank records burned. “This event illuminated the structure of power in this city

for a brief moment,” MesserKruse said. Joseph Mason, associate professor of ﬁnance at Drexel University in Philadelphia, reviewed Messer-Kruse’s original manuscript. “It was a pretty authoritative account,” Mason said. “It was very well documented. That’s to be lauded. Those stories need to be told.”

CASHIERS, NORTH CAROLINA — Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple lived in a village all her life. She owed her success as a sleuth, she said, to the fact that the wider world simply reproduced on a larger scale all the people and all the problems she saw at her doorstep. I’m in the mountains of western North Carolina this week, visiting family. Cashiers has 1,747 registered voters. The Chamber of Commerce says the town has no crowds, no traffic, no neon, no mammoth malls or manmade attractions of any kind — except for the golf courses. The Cashiers Plastic Plant is the only industry. Agricultural activity is largely confined to Christmas tree farms. “You’ll see houses being built just about everywhere,” said my cousin as we drove along the Tuckaseigee River. According to the local multiple listing service, property sales were up 41 percent in 2004 versus 2003 in a five-county area that includes Cashiers’ Jackson County. Unprecedented growth in new residential construction plus rising values are bringing in so much money that last year the county Board of Commissioners lowered the millage rate from 48 cents to 36 cents. Please see MODEL, page 6

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It’s the second lowest in the state.

Jessica Connor, editor of the weekly Cashiers Chronicle, said that people are really upset about the soaring valuations. A local organization called Please Save Our Jackson County Homes tried unsuccessfully to get the commissioners to institute a tax cap. Now they’re lobbying the North

Carolina general assembly. Connor estimates that the population of Cashiers and neighboring Glenville ranges from 3,000 off-season to upwards of 10,000 or more during the summer. I wondered if any issues divided the population. Apparently there’s the classic disconnect between locals and newcomers. The locals want a Wal-Mart, they want to be able to go out and get a fast food hamburger. “They want what a regular big city

would have,” she said. But the new arrivals “want to keep it a quaint, cute town.” On April 13, Western Carolina University’s Center for Regional Development hosted a forum for 1,000 thought leaders to shape the direction of the university’s Millennial Initiative, a comprehensive regional economic development strategy designed to help keep the area’s bright young people from leaving to ﬁnd high paying work elsewhere. Dubbed

April 27, 2005 the i7 Futures Forum, the event brought together professors, poets, government ofﬁcials and business owners to brainstorm topics that ranged from architecture to biotech to broadband to healthcare to tourism. Findings from the forum will be posted at www.wcu.edu/crd. The April 20 issue of the Chronicle reported that the County Commissioners were trying to remove the chairman of the county airport authority following

an investigation into the county’s economic development commission, which the airport authority chairman chairs as well. The motto of the Chronicle’s sister paper, The Highlander, is “Newspapers get things done.” In 1885 The Highlander’s premiere edition said the paper planned a southern brand of journalism — more civil, more respectable, and for the most part void of bad language. Compared to Yankee journalism, that is.

UT CONFERENCE

Steelers scion to talk about family business By David J. Coehrs Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

His grandfather founded the Pittsburgh Steelers in an era when a handshake could seal a deal. Decades later, as corporations rule and gaggles of lawyers make multi-million-dollar decisions, James ROONEY Rooney still finds his family’s touch vital to the award-winning team. He will discuss positive and negative aspects of building a family business as the keynote speaker of “Excellence in Family Business ... Tools for Success,” a conference to be hosted by the University of Toledo Center for Family Business May 5 at the Radisson Hotel/SeaGate Centre. “There’s a genuine family environment that you wouldn’t find in a corporate, publicly held firm,” Rooney said. “With that many people it’s hard to keep the same personal contact. The philosophies are entrenched.” As director of the Institute of Entrepreneural Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh, Rooney followed his heart into an unrelated career. But his experiences growing up around the Steelers franchise, and assisting corporate sponsors on game days, has given Rooney an insider’s perspective. He said Steelers mythology built from team success in the 1970s has been difficult to live up to. Rooney cited Franco Harris’s “immaculate reception” during the 1972 playoff game with the Oakland Raiders, “which becomes the symbol for this team that goes through a history of losing to winning four Super Bowls. In Pittsburgh, it’s almost like they expect that it’s providential that the Steelers should win every game they play. It’s nice to have that reputation, but unrealistic to have that expectation.”

The eighth of nine children, Rooney, 37, said several of his siblings sought other careers to avoid the family spotlight. He said people may be surprised to learn they had the blessing of their father, former Steelers President Dan Rooney, now the team chairman. “My father, especially, always was really reluctant to talk about football,” Rooney said. “He wanted all of us children to focus on academics. He really encouraged us to develop professionally, but he never wanted us to be solely focused on football. In fact, he discouraged it. He believed a wellrounded approach would actually service whatever we followed.” A graduate of Boston College with degrees in political science and communication, Rooney said he shares his father’s views. “It’s nice to have a respite from (football),” he said. “It’s critical to have other attributes or capabilities to occupy your mind to have peace of mind. (The family name) is going to have an impact on you. You better have other areas of interest. I’d much rather establish something that I can take a leadership role in. I’d rather determine my own success.” Rooney said elements such as television contracts and security issues have made football much more complex since his grandfather, Art Rooney, started the Steelers in 1932. While Rooney’s father studied economics and was already negotiating team contracts in 1955, his grandfather was an old-fashioned sportsman whose strength was promotion. “My grandfather would say to my dad, ‘You studied business. Feel free to make whatever decision you can, but you’d better be right,’ ” Rooney said with a laugh. Debbie Skutch, of the UT Family Business Center, said the center wanted a keynote speaker with experience in family business. “We wanted someone that most of the people could relate to,” she said. “He talks about how your name and brand becomes a legacy when your family business is a treasured brand name. He’s just a charismatic ‘one of you’ type.”

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COMMENTARY

SeaGate Centre plays downtown role I recently met with James Donnelly, president and CEO of the Greater Toledo Convention and Visitors Bureau and Toledo’s SeaGate Convention Centre. We talked about the things visitors seek out while attending conventions in 2004. What follows is a summation of our conversation. Edward Slack: What do you perceive is the public’s perception of the GTCVB and SeaGate? James Donnelly: The public generally views the GTCVB and the SeaGate Centre as an entertainment complex rather than serious businesses. ES: What do visitors seek out during their stay? JD: They are primarily looking for specialty retailing. ES: To what extent did convention delegates contribute to the local economy in 2004? JD: Using the SeaGate

Edward Slack Convention Centre as the focal point, the generator of economic worth, SeaGate hosted 52 events that utilized overnight hotel rooms downtown. The number of attendees to these overnight events was approximately 112,400. The average length of delegate stay was 2.6 nights with an average expenditure per delegate stay of $165. Using the formula of 112,400 x $165, the economic impact of SeaGateinduced events was $18,546,000.

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The approximate percentage break-down by visitor expenditure was: Hotel 11 percent; restaurants (including hotel restaurants) 35 percent; retail shopping 27 percent; local transportation 17 percent; and entertainment 10 percent. This represents the direct economic expenditure. The indirect expenditure ﬁgure would be higher, based upon the expenditures of service providers for salaries, purchase of goods and services, etc. The third expenditures would be induced, that is, expenditures of the employees of the providers who spend in the community for mortgages, and retail purchases in the community for goods and services. ES: What is required in order for major downtown retail to once again be a reality? JD: We need leadership with vision and citizens who contribute. I pose these questions to all

residents in concert with Mr. Donnelly’s perspective: “What do we want; where are we going; what will DONNELLY it take to get there; and are we willing to count the cost?” It is my opinion that major downtown retail should become a serious campaign issue during the upcoming mayoral election. Getting involved at this early stage by contacting city government ofﬁcials with concerns about major retail is but one way to voice the will of the people. Columnist Edward Slack may be contacted at

Rudolph/Libbe announces assignments From Staff Reports

WALBRIDGE — Rudolph/ Libbe Companies appointed ﬁve managers to new leadership positions in the construction ﬁrm.

Dave Robichaux of Perrysburg has been named Vice President of Business Development, focusing on new business.

letters@toledofreepress.com.

Jeff Schaller of Perrysburg has been named Vice President of Preconstruction Operations. Schaller will manage business development efforts and preconstruction services.

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aybe it’s what is known as the “generation gap,” but I believe seniors use more first class stamps than anyone. We seniors still send birthday cards and thank you notes and are less inclined to pay bills on a computer, even if we have one. The proposed two-cent increase, bringing the price of first class stamps to 39 cents early next year, is part of an overall increase of 5.4 percent in all postal costs. This newest increase could be avoided if Congress would rescind a ruling made in 2003, requiring the postal service to put $3.l billion in escrow. The postal service says a rate increase is not necessary, if the escrow rule is changed. Congress acknowledges that the postal service needs streamlining. Last year’s efforts were “thwarted by insufficient cooperation from the White House” according to Sen. Tom Carper (D., Del.). It usually takes about 10 months to institute a postal rate change. How fast a rate change will be made “will depend on issues raised by the public,” said a spokesman for the rate commission. The public must act now. Because Congress controls the situation, my friends and I are ready to start a letter-writing campaign to each of our representatives and senators. Will you join us? You can write directly to your representative and senators, or you can send a letter to STAMPS, c/o Toledo Free Press, 300 Madison Avenue, Suite 1300, Toledo, OH 43604. We will deliver the letters. Letters can be from individuals or from a group with multiple signatures. Toledo Free Press will tally the totals before submission to our congressmen.

Senior citizens on ﬁxed incomes can ﬁnd relief from skyrocketing prescription drug costs through a $40,000 grant awarded to a local service agency.

national campaign to make drugs affordable to seniors. The prescription savings programs are part of the transitional phase of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2004. ABC solicited money from Please see GRANT, page 9

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

Clown brings laughter to seniors By Barbara John Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

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Yuk Yuk (Cynthia Meyers) dressed and ready to perform for the Childrensʼ Hour at the Point Place Public Library in mid-April.

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“In the fourth grade, I made someone laugh!” That’s how Cynthia Meyers describes her decision to work with people in an atmosphere where she can add some fun and smiles to their lives. “ I believe in the healing power of laughter,” she said. As an activities assistant at the Eleanor Kahle Senior Center, Meyers plans the “fun” things that take place in and out of the center. In addition to planning and hosting daily activities, she schedules speakers, outside entertainment, calls bingo and coordinates volunteer activities. She is also a clown! Following graduation from Whitmer High School, Meyers’ ﬁrst job was at Camp Courageous, a residential summer camp for mentally retarded children and adults. “It was my ﬁrst experience being with ‘special needs’ people and I left there with the determination to learn to be a clown,” she said. “But I soon learned that most clowns have to have a ‘day job,’ so I got my degree at UT and have been ‘clowning around’ on the side for 30 years. My clown name is Yuk Yuk ... that’s what it says on my license plate.” Since Meyers was introduced to the members at the Kahle Senior Center in December, she has instituted new programs including a literary society for aspiring writers; a group that

“We tried to offer testing each day and we had young people going out into the community to urge citizens to get tested.” This year’s focus includes a silent walk and informational booths at various Toledo colleges. The AIDS facilities at the Lucas County Department of Health are funded by the Ohio Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. LaGesse said the Lucas County Department of Health tests on average about 30 people each month. There are two forms of testing that can be administered. All testing is strictly conﬁdential.

By Emily S. Mays Special to Toledo Free Press

Grant allows seniors access to prescription savings Money provided to the Area Ofﬁce on Aging in Northwestern Ohio (AOA) allows seniors access to applications for local and national prescription savings programs. Justin Moor, director of the Aging Resource Center, said qualiﬁed applicants can receive

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April 27, 2005

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sews, knits and crochets items needed in nursing homes; and Share and Tell, where members bring and describe collections they have amassed. In May, Meyers plans to start teaching a class in sign language which she used in her 16- year career as a special education teacher at Start High School for multi-handicapped students between the ages of 16 and 22. She continued teaching until, in 2000, she really had to test her philosophy of laughter being a cure; she was diagnosed with inoperable stage-4 left-lung cancer. She spent mid-March to the end of August, 2000 in chemotherapy and radiation treatments. With two hair losses, she recuperated as Yuk Yuk, because she could wear her clown wig. She reverted to physically blowing up the balloons she uses to make hats, bunnies and puppy dogs. “It was a matter of pride, I guess, to use my own lung power to inﬂate the balloons to their extended 34 inches,” she said. Yuk Yuk performs at wedding receptions, adult birthday and company parties, but specializes in clowning for kids, especially at churches and libraries. She is so sensitive to responses; she paints her nose and dusts it with sparkles, because “the clown nose sometimes frightens little ones.” Meyers invites anyone over 50 to join the activities at the Kahle Senior Center. Reservations for Yuk Yuk can be made by calling (419) 478-8888.

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Lucas County ranks ﬁfth in the state of Ohio for the number of known HIV and AIDS cases. AIDS Awareness Week will be May 2-6 with a different event each day to educate the general public about AIDS. Amy LaGesse, AIDS program coordinator of Lucas County, said Toledo has recognized AIDS Awareness Week for at least 10 years. “Each year we focus on something specific. Last year we focused on testing,” she said.

BENEFIT

Sal’s Pals raise money for cystic ﬁbrosis research By David J. Coehrs Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Jenny and Rick Pinardo started their battle against cystic ﬁbrosis with a handful of coins and wrinkled dollar bills. Now they’re using heavy artillery in the form of food, trips and celebrities.

The Pinardos, their family members, and friends will launch the third annual Sal’s Pals Beneﬁt for Cystic Fibrosis, looking to surpass last year’s $50,000 net. Scheduled for April 30 from 6 p.m. to midnight at St. Clement’s Community Center on Tremainsville Road, the beneﬁt will

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In addition to the LCHD providing free HIV/ AIDS testing, they provide education on sexually transmitted diseases and offer free condoms. No appointment is necessary for a test and walk-ins are welcome. Testing is Monday through Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Testing is also available at Planned Parenthood of Northwest Ohio, The Medical College of Ohio and Substance Abuse Services Inc. For further information about becoming a volunteer or learning more about ways to participate in AIDS Awareness Week, contact Amy LaGesse at (419) 213-4131.

feature dinner, live and silent auctions, drawings, and door prizes. Less than 100 tickets remain. Participants can bid for jewelry, paintings, trips to Florida, Chicago, and Cincinnati, and signed memorabilia donated by John Travolta, Robin Williams, Muhammed Ali and others. This year’s guest of honor will be Ohio Assistant Attorney General Anthony Siciliano, a cystic ﬁbrosis patient and recipient in 2000 of a double lung transplant. Sofo Foods, Radisson Hotels, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland are among 150 local and national sponsors.

Proceeds benefit the annual Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Great Strides Walk, to be held locally at Ottawa Park May 14. Ninety-five cents of each dollar donated goes directly to research. The benefit is close to the Pinardos’ hearts: it’s named for Salvatore, their 3 1/2-year-old son who was born with cystic fibrosis. He was treated soon after birth for a related bowel obstruction; his parents were handed the diagnosis following his hospital discharge. Sal’s Pals benefit tickets are $25, advance only. For information, call (419) 843-7732 or visit www.sal’spals.com.

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Grant Continued from page 8 national foundations and organizations, including the National Urban League and the National Council on Aging. The grant, received in February, allows AOA to quickly match an applicant to prescription savings programs that suit the applicant’s needs and qualifications. The grant funds an associated Web site, www.benefitscheckup. org/link/nwohio; flyers to advertise the service; outreach efforts to train area health care employees to assist; and searches through patient assistance programs to locate and help lowincome individuals. AOA will also sponsor booths at Senior Day at the Lucas County Recreation Center in Maumee on May 17 to help seniors apply to a program. About 16,000 people age 65 and older in Northwest Ohio meet the criteria to enroll in a prescription savings program. Applicants must be within 135 percent of the poverty income level — an annual income of $12,500 for an individual and $16,800 for a couple. Moor said AOA has helped 350 seniors enroll in programs since March, saving them more than $100,000 in prescription costs. “We have calls coming in every day,” he said. “The need is just overwhelming for these enrollment efforts. As the cost of prescriptions has gone up, the need for these prescription savings programs has risen.” ABC staff member Frank Slobig said the purpose of the grant “is to cut through the mystery of (finding assistance), to help people figure out what it means to them in practical terms. It’s been a costeffective, successful venture.” Slobig said credits and discounts total $2,000 in savings for the average qualifying applicant. He said seniors enrolled in a program who previously spent $700 monthly on prescriptions now spend $50. Moor said success can also be counted in human terms. “The range of emotions we get after helping the people — some are in tears. They just didn’t know what to do.”

SENIORS BRIEFS From Staff Reports

Public retiree meeting set Public Employee Retiree Inc. Lucas County Chapter #4 will host its regular meeting at 1 p.m. on May 4 at Margaret Hunt Senior Center, 2121 Garden Lake Place (near S. Detroit and Arlington). Guest speaker is Chris McCullough of Anderson’s Nursery, discussing spring planting. For further information, call (419) 382-8809.

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April 27, 2005

COMMUNITY AWARDS

Local safety forces honored sion Investigation Bureau). They were nominated for showing professionalism, dedication and exceptional service in their roles as ﬁre investigators related to a rash of arson ﬁres. ■ Robert Burd of Forest (Trooper, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Findlay Post) was named the Outstanding Service to Community Award recipient. He was nominated for his demonstration of kindness, compassion and professionalism through various actions and deeds, at work and in the community. A graduate of the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy, Burd has 13 years of public service. The Outstanding Emergency Response Team Award was presented to several local safety forces for their efforts in saving 15-month-old Terrell Nickells, who fell into an in-ground pool. In a letter nominating the local safety forces for an Outstanding Service Award, Ashley Gaskill, Nickell’s mother, said, “If it wasn’t for everyone reacting so fast, Terrell would not spend another holiday, birthday or any special occasion with me or with his family.” Award recipients include: James Walker of Edgerton (Police Chief, Edgerton Police Department), Louis Herman of Edgerton (EMT, Williams County), Curtis Wright of Edgerton (EMT, Williams County), Connie Brigle of Edon (EMS 4 Paramedic, Williams County) and Michael Fox of Stryker (Life Squad 1 Paramedic, Williams County).

From Staff Reports

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2004 national MathCounts champion Greg Gauthier.

Program seeks TPS ‘mathlethes’ By David J. Coehrs Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Students from area school systems meet each year for MathCounts, a national competition that showcases mathematical prowess. Three schools in the Toledo Public Schools system accepted this year’s challenge to supply so-called “Mathletes.” Sponsored locally by the Toledo Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE), the MathCounts Foundation sends information packets to more than 40,000 elementary and middle schools nationwide. Through local coordinators in 50 states, the U.S. territories, and selected federal departments, more than 6,000 schools participate. Dan Stark, MathCounts coordinator for Northwest Ohio, distributes the packets to schools in nine Northwest Ohio counties. Created in 1983 to enrich math skills in grades 6-8, MathCounts has been lauded by several U.S. presidents and received an Award of Excellence from The American Society of Association Executives in 2001. Final rounds in 2003 and 2004 were broadcast by ESPN. Each school receives an entry form and study curriculum to prepare students. Public and private schools in Maumee, Perrysburg, Oregon, Holland and Sylvania have participated, in many cases annually, as have private schools in Toledo. Three schools responded this year: Whittier, Beverly and Elmhurst. Craig Cotner, TPS chief academic officer, said he encouraged the schools to sign up, as part of the district’s Horizons initiative for gifted students. The top four winners from each state contest will converge in Detroit for a final competition May 6. Cotner said the decision to enter MathCounts lies with each school. “I view MathCounts as extremely worthwhile. We encourage our schools and students to become actively involved,” he said. Stark said when he became local coordinator 14 years ago, several Toledo public schools were involved. He hopes renewed interest will lead to a yearly tradition. “My belief is that there’s always top-notch kids in every school, you just find the ones to compete,” he said.

Nine area police, fire and emergency medical professionals received the second annual Outstanding Service Awards by Owens Community College Alumni Association for contributions to Northwest Ohio. The recipients were honored April 22. Honorees were: Jeffrey Molnar, Keith Loreno, Dennis Cummings, Robert Burd, James Walker, Louis Herman, Curtis Wright, Connie Brigle and Michael Fox. “We’re proud to honor our brave police, fire and emergency medical professionals for their dedication to making our lives safer,” said Janet Meacham, president of the Alumni Association. Selection was based upon a nomination process with candidates “demonstrating exceptional service related to dedication, ingenuity, bravery, special skills and/or assistance during a unique situation.” ■ Jeffrey Molnar of Toledo (Police Sergeant, Pemberville Police Department) was named the Outstanding Police Officer Award recipient. He was nominated for actions in which he responded outside of his jurisdiction to help a family in despair. ■ The co-recipients of the Outstanding Firefighter Award were Keith Loreno of Gibsonburg (Assistant State Fire Marshal, Ohio State Fire Marshal Fire and Explosion Investigation Bureau) and Dennis Cummings of Van Wert (Assistant State Fire Marshal, Ohio State Fire Marshal Fire and Explo-

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UT neighbors concerned about master plan By David J. Coehrs Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Rick Black learned of two future phases of a University of Toledo master plan, which would change the face of his Old Orchard neighborhood, only after questioning another resident about her lawn signs protesting the projects. Now the block watch captain and some of his neighbors are questioning the extent of the plans and the university’s insistence that it held public forums on them. Approved in March by the University Board of Trustees, schematics of those phases of the 10-year-plus Long Range Facilities Master Plan show adjacent parking lots built on university property containing houses and Goddard Field, currently used by neighbors for recreation. The plans would result in about six houses being razed and one-third of the ﬁeld being developed. The phases involve property surrounding Bancroft, Drummond and Goddard streets, and at Bancroft and Meadowood streets. Although university ofﬁcials say the plans are preliminary, their Old Orchard neighbors don’t like the proposed changes. “People are concerned,” Black said. “I’m concerned it will decrease the quality of life in the neighborhood. I’m concerned that those homes could be harder to sell. They may be rented out, and then they won’t be taken care of

as well. So this could spread and the quality of the neighborhood could decline.” Black said he understands the university’s need to grow. “But the neighborhood has a need to preserve itself,” he said. “The homes are not technically on the historic register, but they could be getting close to that. It’s the type of neighborhood that’s been lost to the suburbs. Kids can play anywhere; it’s safe. I want to make sure that the neighborhood can work with the university to make sure everybody’s interests are met. “UT is a good neighbor, and I was surprised that we hadn’t heard anything about it. I don’t know if UT was trying to keep it from people or they were just working on it internally. If (meetings) occurred they weren’t communicated very well, because I would have known about it.” Black said after hearing about the plans, he e-mailed the news to about 200 people. None who responded mentioned knowledge of previous meetings. Harry Ward, a representative of Westgate Neighbors, also is skeptical. He said university ofﬁcials arrived at a May 2004 neighborhood meeting with architects and three different concept drawings of the master plan. “None of those three showed (development) north of Bancroft,” Ward said. “We asked, will there be more meetings before this goes to the Board of Trustees? UT said they were spreading to other neighborhood groups. If that ever happened,

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we were never informed.” “Had the subject been discussed previously in a public format, “we would have had this discussion already,” said Toledo City Council member Ellen Grachek, who represents Old Orchard in District 5. “To say that we’ve already had the discussion is not complete. There may very well have been discussions with

other neighbors but, based on my e-mails and phone calls, this was news to the public.”

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Tobin Klinger, director of university communications, said public meetings were held where the master plan was discussed. “This was a process that went on over the course of 18 months,”

he said. “We did have an extensive series of meetings with the neighborhood. What you’re addressing is rumor and innuendo.” Klinger cited 2004 meetings held by the university at the Student Union on Jan. 28; the Ottawa Coalition at Monroe Street United Methodist Church on April 1; Westgate Neighbors at Hanmi Please see PLAN, page 13

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LCIC dispute may be settled in mediation By Myndi Milliken Toledo Free Press Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com

Mediation may still be an option between Springfield Township and the Lucas County Improvement Corporation (LCIC), according to Township Board of Trustees President Andy Glenn. LCIC, the countywide agency for economic development, was named in a lawsuit filed last week as Springfield Township’s board called for a temporary restraining order to prevent the organization from voting on a new set of bylaws. Other details of the lawsuit involve the township’s request for a judge to decide if the township took proper steps to become a member of LCIC’s executive board. The restraining order was granted by Common Pleas Judge James D. Bates. It prevented LCIC from adopting or enacting a code of regulations until the township’s membership was confirmed or denied. Glenn asserted the lawsuit was filed as “a last resort” after LCIC authorities denied the township membership and moved to enact new bylaws without the township’s participation. While many supporting entities are on board, such as the Regional Growth Partnership, the University of Toledo, Oregon and Maumee, Glenn said Sylvania Township and a handful of other townships were not given a fair shake at membership. At the conclusion of a lunch meeting with Commissioner Pete

Gerken on Monday, Glenn told Toledo Free Press that discussion was underway which may result in mediation between the entities. “Overall, it was a good meeting,” said Glenn, who is in his second year as a Springfield Township trustee. “We should know soon whether there is a possibility of mediation.” Glenn said his township followed the Ohio Revised Code, which required adoption of a resolution naming LCIC as their economic development tool and adopting a development plan. “We researched the history of LCIC and the only plan we found was from 1972, so we accepted that plan,” Glenn said, noting LCIC notified them their membership wasn’t official until they adopted a new plan, a move which is weeks away. “They hadn’t prepared a new plan for Sylvania, Oregon, or Maumee, so why should we be different?” Glenn said. Gerken contends the current board changed the LCIC bylaws to structure a tighter board. “The downside of LCIC in the structure as it existed was that it was set up for an up to 30-member board,” he said, saying it would be difficult to get anything passed with so large an executive committee. “LCIC wasn’t invented this last year. It’s been around for 30 years or more; [the townships] never had an interest in it prior to this.” The disagreement caused Springfield Township to lose the opportunity to vote as a member on new bylaws governing the de-

velopment of LCIC. “Our only recourse was to ask a judge to rule whether we are members based on the resolutions we passed,” Glenn said. “They are proposing significant changes in how LCIC is used and how it will affect us in Springfield Township, which dictates that we become involved: it’s going to affect our citizens.” Glenn said no entity joining LCIC in the 35-year history of the organization has had an individual economic development plan forced on them, but “that’s what we have to do before we can become voting members.” Glenn said the townships and villages in Lucas County have a right to be concerned, since the new LCIC bylaws will give Toledo strong rein over annexation. “The way they structured these new bylaws, it basically turns over all the power to a county commissioner and the mayor of Toledo,” he said, noting that state law requires expedited annexation of any property contiguous to Toledo with a sole title holder. Gerken denied the townships were not notified of the resolution changes in time to effectively vote on a new code of regulations. “We went out February 16 and visited, sat down for two hours with Marilyn Yoder (president of the Lucas County Township Association) and laid everything on the table and said, ‘here’s what we are contemplating.’ I thought it was fair to assume at the time that she would distribute that information.” Gerken also said he asked

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townships for their suggestions at an April 1 meeting and only received feedback from two people, both from the private sector. “It rings a little bit hollow with me that they say they’ve never had a chance for input,” he said. Gerken also said he speciﬁcally asked a member of the township association for his input and “he said, ‘Pete, I have to tell you, I’ve had it for a couple of weeks and haven’t even looked at it yet.’ The thing that kills everything in this county is time. People want to debate everything to death and I’m not going to fall into that trap.” The fear of annexation is understood, but Gerken said the LCIC takes away none of the township powers, including zon-

ing and master planning. “We are offering them a resource. We are taking away nothing and what we are asking them to contribute is nothing,” he said. “This thing needs to get done. We have lost median income, lost population, and we are losing jobs. If we allow ourselves to get caught up in the trap of arguing among ourselves, we are not getting anything done.” Glenn said the lawsuit backs up a simple request to be allowed at the bargaining table. “We are not trying to stop this from happening,” he said. “All we are saying is, if LCIC has been around for 35 years, what is the harm in waiting a few more months to get everybody involved?”

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City, county overtime adds up and up and up A WTOL Call 11 for Action investigation revealed the City of Toledo paid nearly $8 million dollars in overtime last year. Last year, Toledo spent just over $7.9 million dollars on overtime pay. 388 city employees made $4,000 or more, just in OT. The biggest chunk is from the Toledo Police, who racked up more than $1.1 million dollars. “There’s a lot of situations where ofﬁcers are out on calls and they can’t leave in the middle of an investigation,” said Police Chief Mike Navarre. Navarre said he’s reviewing the overtime numbers himself every two weeks. But it’s not just police overtime that’s costing the city. Others, like the Streets Department, paid more than $600,000 to its employees. The Forestry Department made more than $200,000. “The mayor is simply not going to accept excuses,” said Chief of Staff Jay Black. Black said because of unpredictable events such as

Andy Glenn, Springﬁeld Township board of trustees president, said mediation may still be an option for solving a lawsuit against LCIC.

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Covenant Presbyterian Church on May 2; the United Neighborhood Residential Association at St. Jude School on June 29; and the Indian Hills Neighborhood Association at Toledo Campus Ministries on Aug. 10.

Ward said the only other meeting he attended where the plans were discussed was a neighborhood relations meeting at the university’s Driscoll Hall this year on April 20. It was attended by University President Daniel Johnson, who presented approved schematics which showed two parking lots.

crime or storms, some overtime is a necessary evil. Black said Mayor Jack Ford is trimming overtime spending. Here’s how much it has improved since the mayor started an OT crackdown. Those 2004 numbers are about a million dollars less than what was spent in 2003. The mayor’s office says this year, OT should be even lower. Another investigation revealed the situation in Lucas County is similar. One employee in the Lucas County Sheriff ’s Office nearly tripled his salary, thanks to OT. 340 county employees made $4,000 or more in OT last year. Almost 200 of those employees are from the Sheriff ’s Office, the single largest payer of overtime in Lucas County. The department logged $2,631,437 in overtime last year. “The sheriff ’s management of his overtime has been an issue for a long time,” said County Commissioner Maggie Thurber. She said the numbers frustrate her. We found a social worker with the Sheriff ’s Office who earned almost $81,794.81 in OT. That’s more than twice his

A Westgate Neighbors meeting is scheduled May 15 at 7 p.m. at Hanmi Covenant Presbyterian Church, 3225 Markway Rd. According to Klinger, the university understands residents’ concerns but said they are premature. “This is not a funded project with the university,” he said. “It’s literally off the radar screen. It’s not a ﬁnal draft, it’s not in a formal planning and development stage. The master plan is a ﬂexible document, intended to give (residents) what the concept might be.” Klinger denied two parking lots are planned and that one calls for razing houses at Bancroft and Meadowood streets. He said one parking lot has been considered

normal salary, which is just over $41,163. Commissioner Pete Gerken said he also wants answers: “This tells me we need to manage the system a little better.” Lucas County Jail Administrator Rick Keller said the overtime is legitimate. He told us all overtime must be approved and signed by a supervisor. A division head must okay the overtime hours before sending them to payroll. He said the problem is a result of being understaffed. “If all of the sudden we’re down to 35 and the minimum staffing level is 40, then I have to recall five people to meet the minimum staffing level,” he said. News 11 has learned Sheriff James Telb is in the process of hiring 25 new employees, a move that should help cut down on the overtime.

Dan Bumpus is the consumer investigative reporter at WTOL News 11. He can be reached by e-mail at dbumpus@wtol.com.

on Goddard Field to accommodate guests attending Doermann Theater on campus. Klinger said the proposed parking lot would not be open for daily use. Black isn’t convinced. “If they build a lot, do you think they’re going to use it only for special occasions? I think that would be somewhat naïve,” he said. “It doesn’t make any sense that they wouldn’t use it daily.” He added, “People don’t want to live next to a parking lot. That’s a fundamental concern. A parking lot’s an eyesore.” Grachek delivered a letter to University administrators April 25 imploring them to reconsider developing Goddard Field and to work with her and neighborhood represen-

tatives in achieving their goal. She said even though plans to move forward are not imminent, “the residents are understandably concerned. I’m not setting up a battle here. The neighbors understand the university’s needs, there’s no dispute there. The university and the neighborhood have a good relationship. I hope the university will do the right thing ... and make it clear they’re going to listen.” Black said he is simply fact-ﬁnding. “I have heard that these were preliminary plans, just proposals,” he said. “Essentially, we’re just trying to collect information. I want to make sure that the neighborhood can work with the university to make sure everyone’s interests are met.”

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Fore years for America By Chris Kozak Toledo Free Press Staff Writer ckozak@toledofreepress.com

To his credit, and for our well being, the college experience is going to be different for Erich Schoen. As a freshman, or plebe, at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Schoen is working on more that his golf game, doing more than enacting scenes from “Animal House” — he is embarking on a life that protects us all. “Twenty years from now, I’m not going to miss the nights out or the parties,” Schoen said. “They’re going 4/26/05not 10:17:14 AM to be as important as my career.” In his ﬁrst year on the Navy Golf team, the Sylvania resident and Saint John’s Jesuit graduate is playing some of the best golf of his life, including a top-10 ﬁnish at the William & Mary Invitational. According to Schoen, approximately 30 percent of Navy’s student body is playing varsity sports; the other 70 percent have to play a club or intramural sport. They set aside time each day, 3:30 to 6 p.m., for the whole school to practice. Just getting into the academy is tougher than a 275-yard drive over water. The majority of students 4/22/05 AMin the SATs, or scored in the9:30:05 1300s in the high 20s on the ACTs. Each student must also have a letter of recommendation from their local congressman or senator. There’s also a daily schedule which would have most college kids calling for their mommies after a week. Still, Schoen said the golf team is an oasis, a place to unwind where life is more relaxed. “I’m not here just to play golf,” Schoen said. “We’ll see where my game is, but going pro is not likely.” Schoen doesn’t talk of Qualifying School, because for him, Qschool means at least four years of military service following grad4/25/05 8:45:45 AM uation. Schoen wants to be a pilot,

Eric Schoen hits the links and hits the books. and with the added investment in his training, the U.S. government asks for a nine-year post-college commitment. His golf bag sports the American ﬂag, something Schoen is proud of. During every round he also carries the knowledge that upon graduation, thanks to that little war against terrorism raging on, he’s likely to be dropped

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into the world’s largest bunker: the Iraqi desert. “I support the President. What he’s doing is right — we need to stop terrorism before it comes to our country,” Schoen said. “Three years is a long way off,” he said. “But I’m not afraid of it. I don’t think about the fear of war, but the opportunity to serve my country. And I’m proud to do it.”

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During the spring season, windy and breezy conditions are sure to be faced as we head out to play area courses. Too often golfers complain about playing in these types of conditions. Learning to deal with adverse weather (wind, cold, rain, etc.) is where good players separate themselves from the average players. I enjoy playing in the windy conditions because it 4/26/05 10:29:51 AM is more challenging than calm conditions and I feel I have an edge on my competition. My secret is, when it’s breezy, I swing easy. There are several factors that you must be aware of to become more conﬁdent when playing in windy weather. First, know your distances. It is vital to know how far you hit each club in your bag. Please see BREEZY, page 16

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Shock follows Miles’ departure By David Gatwood Special to Toledo Free Press prepsports@buckeye-express.com

Just over a week ago, the Toledo basketball community was shocked by the news that Libbey High School’s standout sophomore, Nate Miles, was transferring to Oak Hill Academy in tiny Mouth of Wilson, Va. The news was shocking because a Milesled Libbey team would likely be among the favorites for not only a Toledo City League championship, but also a potential state title. Most experts felt Miles’ relationship with Libbey head coach Leroy Bates was too close to allow Miles to consider such a move. Many will question why Miles and his family reportedly failed to include Coach Bates in the decision-making process. Some will be critical of the role that Miles’ former AAU coach, Sean Patterson, reportedly played in directing Miles and making the arrange-

Breezy Continued from page 15 For this example, let’s say we hit an 8 iron 150 yards. Once you know that number, you must calculate what type of shot you want to hit. High, normal, or knockdown. Into the wind, throw out the high shot. I’m amazed how most people think they can still hit a high shot into the wind. If you choose to hit a normal or knockdown shot, you need to know how far you have to the

ments with Oak Hill Academy. And others will ask how Miles can turn his back on his teammates. But the only true issue in Miles’ decision is what is best for him. Miles is an exceptionally talented basketball player with unlimited potential. Since he was a little boy, he has dreamed of playing in the NBA and in recent days he has felt this dream slipping away from him. To his credit, he recognizes that he has considerable work to do before he would be ready to seriously consider the possibility of playing in the NBA. This work includes not only improving his basketball game, but also his academic performance. For far too long, Miles has been expected to do one thing well: play basketball. This brought him acceptance and recognition but it did not get him good grades. Miles’ struggling in school is not a new development but with college recruiters beginning to demonstrate

interest, it suddenly became a more serious problem and one that needed to be addressed. Miles’ mother and father saw the problem; his aunt, Margaret Johnson saw the problem; and, his former AAU coach, Patterson, saw it. Fortunately for Miles, they all cared enough to decide to do something about it and the transfer to Oak Hill became a reality. It is now up to Miles to take advantage of this opportunity. Miles has been blessed with the talent necessary to afford him the chance to obtain an education that is merely a dream for others. Xavier waits in the wings but ﬁrst Miles must make himself academically eligible to take advantage of this further opportunity. If he fails now, it will not be because those who love him did not do everything they could to help him. What about the other issues

green, and whether the pin is front, middle or back. Secondly, how hard is the wind blowing? Here is how I gauge the wind speed when I play. If the flag is fluttering, the wind speed is 10 mph. If the flag is standing up, the wind speed is 20 mph. If the flagstick is bending, the wind speed is 30 mph or more. Finally, how much more/less club do I need? Here is the equation I use. If the wind is 10 mph, add/ drop 1 club. If the wind is 20 mph, add/drop 2 clubs. If the wind is 30

mph, add/drop 3 clubs and so on. When golfers try to hit the ball harder or further, several things happen. First, the player’s muscles will tense up and that makes it more difﬁcult to control their swing. Muscles that are tense do not move as freely as muscles that are loose and relaxed. Secondly, your swing will get fast. Nothing can be worse than that. When the swing gets fast it’s tough to control your body (hands, arms, shoulders) and the clubface. To ﬁx these faults, try to hit a

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Nate Miles is leaving Libbey for a Virginia academy. St. John’s Jesuit High School, act inappropriately in assisting Miles? That is for others to decide. What is important is that Patterson cared enough to get involved. What about the family’s decision to exclude Coach Bates? This again might have been inappropriate but the reality is that Miles is their son and they are in the best position to knockdown shot. The knockdown is a 1/2 to 3/4 swing. Place the ball back in your stance and take enough club. Make sure the transition from the backswing to the downswing is smooth and controlled. It would be great if we played golf in perfect conditions, but in Northwest Ohio, be prepared to deal with the elements. And remember, when it’s breezy, swing easy. Dan Sutton is head golf professional at Eagle’s Landing Golf Club. He may be contacted at dsutton@buckeye-express.com.

determine what is best for him. Miles’ departure leaves a major hole in the Libbey program but you can expect Coach Bates will ﬁnd a way to ﬁll the gap. What does need to be examined by those who care about Toledo high school athletes is how to avoid future Nate Miles from feeling they need to transfer somewhere to get their academic house in order.

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y the time you read this, Thackeray’s will be closed. Like other book lovers in town, I’m saddened by this passing. But, mea culpa, I’m part of the reason. Fifteen years ago I moved to Toledo from Evanston, Ill. I was not happy about this change. Evanston, just north of Chicago, is a thriving urban neighborhood, the type city planners dream about. Within a mile of my home I could find just about anything worth doing/seeing/buying. But my significant other was job-transferred to Monroe, Mich., and I was what human resource managers refer to as a “trailing 10:43:57 AM spouse.” Monroe, however, was out of the question. I could never live in a town that takes pride in 10:43:57 AM being the birthplace of General Custer. And besides, it didn’t have the top priorities on my location checklist: biking distance to a bagel shop and bookstore. We looked first in Ann Arbor. And it looked great. Lots of books and bagels. But the houses were expensive and our daughter would need to bus to school. Toledo, back then, sounded like a bad joke. But the houses around the University were beautiful and reasonably priced. And the real estate agent clinched the Please see BOOKS, page 20

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As Mark Winegardner grew up in Bryan, the home of Dum Dums and Etch-A-Sketch, authoring a sequel to “The Godfather” wasn’t on his list. “I wanted to be a journalist or a lawyer,” he said. Winegardner will swing by his hometown while in Toledo for a speaking tour for the Ohio Humanities Council on May 4. Winegardner is scheduled to speak at the Maumee branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, 501 River Road, at 7:30 p.m. The 1979 graduate of Bryan High School discovered a yearning for writing as a college student after meeting American short-story writer and poet Raymond Carver in person at Miami University. “I didn’t want to go, but it was an assignment and I needed the extra credit,” Winegardner said. “So I read the book and, there I was, this naïve rural kid, just blown away. It was like Shakespeare had materialized.” His first official book, a nonfiction account of his post-college trip, was “Elvis Presley Boulevard: From Sea to Shining Sea, Almost.” Winegardner went on to write several more successful fiction and nonfiction books, including “Crooked River Burning,” “That’s True of Everybody,” and “Prophet of the Sandlots: Journeys with a Major League Scout.” A resident of Tallahassee, Florida and director of Florida State University’s writing program, Winegardner’s career took an exciting turn in 2003 when he was selected to pen the sequel to Mario Puzo’s epic, “The Godfather.” The intense work required to put together “The Godfather Returns” cost Winegardner a trip to his alma mater last year. “The last four weeks I was working on the book I literally slept every other night,” he said. He was ready to go to his 25th high school reunion, but missed it. “I like going back,” he said, noting he still has family in Bryan. “It’s becoming increasingly exotic to have that experience growing up. I like going back as a measure of who I am and where I came from.” Winegardner said he realizes he now sets the example his inspiration Raymond Carver set for him. “Just as I had that experience as an undergrad, there might be that one kid in the audience with me,” he said.

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April 27, 2005

FILM COMMENTARY

Oh, the horror: Stop the bad remakes

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omebody has to say it: Enough with the remakes.

Remakes have always been part of the movies, and sometimes they do work (Jonathan Demme’s take on “The Manchurian Candidate,” for instance). Lately, however, the trend is out of control, especially in the horror genre. Is anyone else tired of a classic horror film being sacrileged beyond watchability with Teen Beat flavors of the month and Marilyn Manson on the soundtrack? Most of these remakes take a classic name and make a completely new and unnecessary film around it. Take “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” remake. You don’t take a legendary piece of filmmaking and remake it with Jessica Biel. Let’s put it this way: When R. Lee Ermey is in a movie and it’s still worthless, you have a problem. The recent “The Amityville Horror” was acceptable if wholly unnecessary, but the fad may have reached an appalling new low with the upcoming “House of Wax.”

POP QUIZ: “House of Wax” 1953, left, vs. “House of Wax” 2005: Which actor is working with the headless dummy? I haven’t seen this movie, and I don’t need to. Is it even possible to count the ways this ﬁlm insults its history as well as the audience? I love the moment in the trailer when the cast happens upon the House of Wax. One guy picks away at the exterior of the building and says “It is wax. Literally!” Are today’s horror audiences that stupid? Is the concept of a house of wax so archaic that the ﬁlmmakers had to make it literal so Hot Topic’s customer base could follow the plot? OK, then what happens to the house when the sun comes out? On the bonus documentary on the special edition DVD of the 1979 “Amityville Hor-

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ror,” star Margot Kidder states that horror fans are among the most sophisticated in all of cinema. I used to think that was true. But the quality of the output has decreased exponentially, and almost all of the horror films today are remakes (or sequels) and the ones that aren’t are total garbage (“Cursed”? “Darkness”? “Boogeyman”?). Even when something original comes along, a lot of horror fans just bitch about it. Take “Open Water.” It’s a terrifying film, but it only works the first time you see it. That prompts people like my friend Dave to complain that he could re-enact the movie in his sink with two bobbing Corn

Flakes. Horror fans may be sophisticated, but they’re also impossible to please. Maybe filmmakers have grown tired of trying. Still, if today’s filmmakers really loved these older films, they’d leave them alone. It’s this kind of uninspired laziness that’s molding a generation that will know “House of Wax” as “that Paris Hilton movie,” and not a groundbreaking 3-D horror film from 1953. No sense of history, no respect for the classics. Call me old-school, but I find this shameful. And it’ll be #1 at the box office. Perhaps director Jaume Collet-Serra could have saved a lot of time and money by simply digging up Vincent Price and defac-

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ing his remains. The trend is far from over. In the near future, I’m looking forward to ignoring remakes of “The Fog,” “The Wicker Man,” “The Hills Have Eyes,” “The Thing,” “The Evil Dead,” “When a Stranger Calls,” and a rumored “Exorcist” with Dakota Fanning as the possessed girl. As long as the public keeps going, they’ll keep making them. So this goes out to everyone, ﬁlmgoers and ﬁlmmakers alike. Please. Stop.

Columnist Mark Tinta may be contacted at letters@toledofreepress.com.

LOS ANGELES — He’s a family man, evil infant, talking dog and sarcastic alien. Meet Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Fox’s “Family Guy’’ and “American Dad,’’ as well as the voice of many of the characters on the two witty and ribald animated series. This day, at a table reading for an episode of “Family Guy,’’ MacFarlane as title character Peter Griffin sings a song about working, works his way through baby Stewie’s biting commentary, and invests Brian the mutt with lively comMACFARLANE mon sense. He also subs for so many other roles — later to be filled by guest actors — that eventually even he, in an exchange between Brian and Peter, gets the voices mixed up — to a chorus of laughter from some 60 people gathered in the conference room at MacFarlane’s office. Among them are network watchdogs scribbling notes, undoubtedly marking extremes of sexual and religious humor that may not make the final cut in this post-Janet era. “We give them a few red herrings that we figure they would take out,’’ MacFarlane said. Although he wonders why the standards and practices people get so upset sometimes, he credits them for generally being reasonable, “particularly with the pressures they are under right now with the FCC.’’ Fox originally canceled “Family Guy,’’ but has picked it up again, along with his new series, “American Dad.’’ MacFarlane says he recognizes the cancellation was a business decision the network was entitled to.

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Peter Grifﬁn and Death walk the clouds in an episode of “Family Guy.” But now, in response to the success of the “Family Guy’’ DVDs and reruns on the Cartoon Network’s late-night “Adult Swim’’ lineup, 35 new episodes, along with at least 13 episodes of “American Dad,’’ have been ordered by the network. The half-hour shows, which got a prominent kickoff following the Super Bowl telecast in February, begin airing regularly at 9 p.m. May 1 on WUPW Fox 36. “I’m too excited to gloat,’’ MacFarlane says, laughing. Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, co-creators and executive producers of “American Dad,’’ say it helps to be “twisted’’ if you work with MacFarlane. MacFarlane says the show’s concept “sprang from the climate during the (presidential) election ... a very politically charged time, with the whole country split in half.’’ He’s a big fan of “All in the Family,’’ which satirized the sharp cultural and political divisions in the 1970s, and feels “that’s what we are dealing with now.’’ A liberal on most issues,

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MacFarlane co-created in Smith a right-wing character who is “completely the other end of the spectrum.’’ But he says, “It’s interesting, because by its nature, it does keep us in check from getting on a soap box, because at the end of the day, you have to like your main character.’’ The visual style is the same on both the Grifﬁn- and Smith-family shows — which are hand-drawn in Korea — but Weitzman believes what most clearly marks the difference between the two is that “American Dad’’ has “much less non-sequitur humor than ‘Family Guy’ ... We are more narrative.’’ MacFarlane freely acknowledges his inﬂuences and inspirations. He’s a fan of “The Simpsons’’ and of Gary Larson’s “The Far Side’’ cartoons, in which the “animals were always drawn completely real. If you look at his cows, there’s nothing cartoony about them — other than that they are standing on their hind legs. But those leg joints are like real cows, only these have names like Warren, Paul and Steve.’’

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This week marks the birthday of one of the most popular characters in detective literature: Nancy Drew, a plucky girl who has solved more mysteries than Sherlock Holmes and has appeared in roughly 473 books. On April 28, she will turn 75 years old. Nancy Drew was the final, and most successful creation of Edward Stratemeyer, a giant in juvenile fiction. Before Nancy came along, Stratemeyer had already created numerous other successful book series starring the likes of The Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, Jr., Cherry Ames and Bomba the Jungle Boy among many others. In 1926, noting the public’s growing fascination with crime and the popularity of adult detective fiction, he decided to graft a juvenile version of the genre to the old fashioned adventure yarns he grew up with. The result was the Hardy Boys. Two years later, almost 116,000 Hardy Boys books had been sold, and Stratemeyer decided to create a girls’ detective series. He sent his plot summary for “The Secret of The Old Clock” starring a 16-year-old sleuth named Nancy Drew to Stratemeyer writer Mildred Wirt. When the 25-year-old Wirt , writing as Carolyn Keene, began fleshing out Stratemeyer’s outline for “The Secret of the Old Clock,” she took Stratemeyer’s traditional girl character and bare-bones outline and within three months created a character that any adolescent girl would wish to be. Nancy Drew became a character who is proactive, speaks her mind and is never anyone

else’s damsel in distress. Wirt remained the kind of woman that one envisions Nancy would have grown into. In 1928, Wirt, settled in the Old Orchard area of Toledo, where she would remain her whole life. Three years after her husband Asa’s death in 1947, she married newspaper editor George Benson (who died in 1959). When she wasn’t writing, Mildred Wirt Benson could be found canoeing the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala accompanied only by her native guides, or hiring bush pilots to fly her to remote archeological sites in Central America so she could indulge her interest in Mayan civilization. At the age of 59 she began taking flying lessons, eventually earning a pilot’s license. Mildred Wirt wrote 23 of the first 30 original Nancy Drew books. She went on to write a total of 135 books in her lifetime, including the Penny Parker mystery stories, which she also created. It was while writing this series about the sleuthing daughter of a newspaper publisher that Wirt decided to resume her career as a newspaper journalist. She joined the staff of The Blade in 1944, and worked as a journalist until her death, at age 96, on May 28, 2002. Nancy Drew still remains popular as parents who grew up with her introduce her to their own daughters. The Toledo-Lucas County Library has events planned this summer which will celebrate Nancy Drew and Mildred Wirt Benson. For more information, contact the library at (419) 2595207, or visit their Web site at www.toledolibrary.com.

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Sorry about the snow

Saturday, there’s not a lot going on at the main rock haunts. If you’re into the cover-band thing, Sid Siddell promises that his band, Mas Fina, delivers the goods with high energy and a lot of fun. They’re appearing over at the Bier Stube on Monroe. And when was the last time you were at a show at Toledo Speedway? There’s a beneﬁt

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Keith Bergman there for A.J., Nye, the 10-yearold Toledoan who recently underwent liver and intestine transplant surgery. E.J. Wells and the Bleeding Deacons, Buck 69, and Society’s Ugly Sons (making their live debut) are scheduled, and the cause is about as good as causes get. E-mail buck_69@prodigy.net for more information. Metalheads keep getting relegated to weekday shows, but it wasn’t that long ago there were no metal tours coming to town. On May 2, you can (and should) go see Shadows Fall, touring behind their breakout album “The War Within.” Zao, Terror, and the eccentric Cephalic Carnage open the show, at Headliners.

Garage rock

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library has announced a six-week summer concert series, Garage Rock II, to be held in the parking garage of the Main Library at 325 Michigan St. 2004’s inaugural season “approached uncharted decibels,” according to a library press release, and this year’s concerts will feature three bands per evening doing their best to go even louder. Original bands from all genres are encouraged to enter samples of their work for consideration. Simply drop off a submission, labeled “Garage Rock,” at any of the 19 Toledo-Lucas County Public Library branches. Deadline is this Saturday, April 30, and the roster of bands will be announced on Friday, May 13.

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deal when she took me to Westgate. The plaza had none of the architectural grace of Evanston or Ann Arbor, but side-byside it had Thackeray’s and Barry’s. We bought a house within a mile of it. I am not much of a consumer. This is partly because my 60s soul never moved on with the rest of my generation, but also because my 50s parents instilled in me a 30s (ie, Depression) mentality. Still, books, art and music are the impulse purchases I allow. And in those ﬁrst years here I spent a lot of time cruising Thackeray’s blond

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Reunited Metal vets Anthrax hit Detroit with classic lineup By Keith Bergman Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

More than two decades after their formation, seminal New York heavy metallers Anthrax have reunited with their “classic lineup” for a series of shows. And while most of their performances will be in front of thousands at European music festivals this summer, the reunion kicks off in Detroit, at venerable rock dive Harpo’s Concert Theatre. The band — vocalist Joey Belladonna, guitarists Dan Spitz and Scott Ian, bassist Frank Bello and drummer Charlie Benante — released some watershed metal albums in the late 80s and early 90s, including “Among the Living,” “State of Euphoria” and “Persistence of Time,” before splitting up. While Belladonna soldiered on with a solo career and Spitz went to Switzerland to become a master watchmaker, the band recruited former Armored Saint vocalist John Bush and a series of replacement studio and live lead axemen. This incarnation of Anthrax maintained a core following and critical acclaim, culminating in 2003’s lauded “We’ve Come For You All,” but the band never achieved the fame and record sales of their heyday. On April 1, Anthrax held a live press conference on Sirius satellite radio to announce the reunion

book stacks. I prided myself on the way my own plywood shelves were ﬁlling up. Be they heavy reference volumes or paperback novels, my books were my friends. It made me happy to see their neat spines lined up on my wall. But then I realized I had enough friends. Or rather I didn’t have enough room to entertain more in. Instead of hanging out at Thackeray’s, I started hanging out at Sanger. If a book really moved me I’d consider double-shelving, but by then I’d discovered the second-hand internet sites: My selective morality didn’t let me click on Amazon, but it had no problem with Half. com. In public life I stressed the importance of local booksellers, but in private I couldn’t resist a bargain.

of its most famous lineup. The band also came out in support of the Slave To the Metal Foundation, a group bringing awareness to the dangers of the real-life anthrax vaccine being given to US military personnel. The band denounced the BioShield Act, passed in August of 2004, which allows the Department of Health and Human Services, in the words of a band press release, “to inject American Citizens with Anthrax vaccines and other untested and unapproved substances without informed consent, using our military as ﬁrst line guinea pigs.” With the reunion grabbing headlines, band founders Ian and Benante have been quick to assure fans that Bush, and most recent lead guitarist Rob Caggiano, are “still part of the Anthrax family.” “We’re just doing this to have a little fun,” Ian told music Web site 411mania.com. “Right now ... we’re just looking at the tour and seeing what comes of it and taking it day by day.” Anthrax hits Harpo’s this Friday at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 plus service fees through Ticketmaster. A slate of local bands, not announced at press time, opens the show.

And then I moved abroad where online full-price was the only way to get English language books. My debauchery was complete. It was around this time, incidentally, that I also gave up bagels. This wasn’t by choice; they’re hard to find in Germany. But there were so many other interesting European breads I eventually forgot them. So I suppose if Barry’s files out of Westgate after Huntington Bank and the Museum Store, I might have something to do with that, too (I still stop there. But I split my yeast dollar with the artisanal breads now available at grocery chains). Not that I’m gonna take full blame for the demise. Vendors need to keep up with their public. Superstores — Borders among them — obviously fill a need or

ON THE WEB www.anthrax.com www.harposconcerttheatre.com they wouldn’t be sopping up the market share they do. And with all due respect, Westgate’s owners have let a prime piece of property go to pot. It was less than aesthetically pleasing 15 years ago; it’s a wasteland today. Still, I ﬁnd it impossible to believe retail acreage as close to choice Old Orchard and Ottawa Hills neighborhoods would be allowed to dry up altogether. If it does, that would be the real horror story of Thackeray’s departure. Right now we can still hope for a white knight fairy tale savior. But in any case, bye-bye Thackeray’s. I’ve flipped enough pages to know not all endings are happy. I wish this weren’t your final chapter, but thanks for the great reads.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Other people’s priorities unravel your agenda on the 28th; independent efforts are more fortunate. Media events provide plenty of stimulation over the weekend; avoid clashes with in-laws. Harried on the 2nd, but the 3rd-4th bring family and ﬁnancial kudos.

Libra (September 23-October 22) Others inﬂuence your feelings on the 28-29th - but only if you allow it. Set limits and move on to enjoyable pursuits; listen to unique viewpoints on the 30th. You are empowered and motivated from the 3rd to the 5th. Use your head to protect your heart.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Plumb the depths of your desires on the 28th-29th; be true to your heart. Gear up to attack critical projects on the 30th/1st; clever solutions emerge. Friends and kids are the focus of discussions on the 2nd-3rd; good luck spikes on the evening of the 3rd.

Scorpio (October 23-November 21) This is a favorable period, with love and passion ﬁery enough to sizzle your minizzle. Harness your tremendous capacity for transformation after the 30th. Tense emotional or family issues may be peacefully resolved on the 3rd-4th.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Ingenuity is required to unstick sticky situations on the 28th. Unexpected assistance arrives on the 29th. The weekend is superb for developing strategies and enlisting allies, though family ties are still shaky. Successful friends open doors for you on the 3rd-4th.

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Take time to loosen up hidden kinks in mind/body on the 28-29th. Embrace your freedom on the 30th1st; rearrange personal space or hit the road. Family news on the 3-4th brings invitations and rewards for efforts, pride ﬂows like champagne.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Dynamic plans may be stymied on the 28th/29th — be patient and reconsider your end game. Enjoy either traveling or visitors over the weekend. ESP is your internal navigation system on the 3rd — trust what your senses and guts are telling you.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Critical decisions facing you are unhinged with uncertainty or dangling with delays. Networking over the weekend may procure needed answers. You land on your sturdy goat feet by the 3rd. Now that your entire existence has been validated, take time to relax.

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You pick up speed and confidence as the weekend arrives. Don’t be fooled by a pretty face on Friday evening (29th). Men impact your finances and holdings from the 30th to the 3rd. Haggle with style and panache. Good first impressions secure opportunities on the 3rd-5th.

Aquarius (January 20-February 18) You may feel sleepy or lazy on the 28th-29th. Your vivacity reboots over the weekend, and good timing attracts friends and invitations. Avoid quibbles about domestic trivia (1st/2nd); frenzied imagination pushes you to the cutting edge on the 3rd.

Virgo (August 23-September 22) Friday morning (29th) brings tempting offers - check for strings attached. Your energy is at full force from the 30th-3rd; pursue adventures with inspiring individuals. Let irritations slide on the 2nd, as the 3rd just keeps getting better and better.

Pisces (February 19-March 20) Although family health concerns may cloud the horizon, your personal path is sunny side up and paved with opportunities. Everybody wants your attention on the 30th - bask in the admiration. Intimate discussions on the 3rd bring you closer to loved ones.

Elizabeth Hazel is a professional tarotist-astrologer and author. She has been giving tarot-astrology readings at Manos Greek Restaurant every Wednesday night since 1990. She may be contacted at ehazel@buckeye-express.com. (c) 2005

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hereby apologize for the weekend’s freak snowstorm. I ﬁgure I brought it down on the whole area by complaining about Daylight Savings Time last week. To avoid a plague of locusts disrupting our nightlife this weekend, I’ll simply say that sleet, high winds and snow, ﬁve days after it was 80 degrees out, sure are an interesting part of Mother Nature’s rich tapestry. Here’s hoping for a less interesting weekend, meteorologically speaking, so we can get to the business of rockin’ unfettered by parkas and runny noses. Friday night, I’ll be getting my mosh on in Detroit with Anthrax (see story, this page). You’re welcome to join me, of course, but if you don’t, there are some interesting bills to see in town. Would you entrust your entertainment dollar to a man named Goober? You would if, like some of us oldsters, you’d seen Dan Miller fronting Goober and the Peas in the early 90s. Well, Dan later jammed with one Jack White (of the White Stripes) in Two Star Tabernacle. And now he and wife Tracee have a band called Blanche, which is playing the Underground on Friday. Moody alt-country is their forte, which makes grizzled local punks Dragracer an odd choice of opener — but a little variety never killed anyone.

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