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DECEMBER 9, 2012

OPINION

DECEMBER 9, 2012

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LIGHTING THE FUSE

PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT

Holiday with Heart

Questionable bid-ness

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he economy is on the minds of more than just business owners. It seems everyone is hyper-aware of the economic uncertainty that has investment retracting and governments finding new ways of conducting business to save taxpayer money.

In October 2011, Gov. John Kasich signed into law Ohio House Bill 153, which broke the monopoly daily publications held on legal notices purchased with public money.

The bill eliminated the limitation that links charging for newspapers with being permitted to publish legal notices. It opened the legal publication business to any newspaper of general circulation that publishes at least once a week and meets other criteria, all of which Toledo Free Press satisfies. The bill also requires a participating newspaper to offer its best classified rate for such publications. The planned participation of newspapers such as Toledo Free Press is intended to ensure that the best rate offered by any participant in this market will be competitive. The result should be substantial savings for all who are required to publish legal notices.

Toledo Free Press has, predictably, had to fight to get local government to learn and respect the new law. A number of agencies have begun taking advantage of our lower rates to reach Lucas County taxpayers. Recently, Thomas F.POUNDS we began the process with Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez to compete for delinquent property ads. The county’s last purchase of these ads in The Blade cost taxpayers $369,145.98.

Eventually, Lopez sought an opinion from the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office, which, on Oct. 16, ruled, “[Toledo] Free Press would now qualify as a paper of general circulation.”

Shortly after that, Lopez opened bids for the delinquent property ads.

The numbers would seem to make the choice easy. Toledo Free Press publishes 86,600 copies (2012 CVC audit). During a weekday when The Blade would presumably carry the delinquent property ads, the daily newspaper prints 81,473 copies with 59,249 of those copies distributed in Lucas County (September 2011 ABC audit; the September 2012 audit is not available yet).

There are three other factors in Toledo Free Press’ favor. While a daily newspaper comes and goes in one day, our paper is on racks in 432 locations for seven days in addition to our 70,000 home-delivered copies. It is worth noting that taxpayers who wish to see the information they have paid to publish would get that information at no cost in Toledo Free Press;they would have to pay for it (again) to read it in a daily newspaper.

But here is the most striking difference: The Blade’s Nov. 26 bid was $330,617.70. Our bid was $86,100. Seems like an easy choice, but Lopez (and the Lucas County Commissioners) went with the bid that ran almost four times higher.

Too many Lucas County officials are stuck in old models and counterproductive ways of thinking. There is a new reality, and while many fear and resent the changes, those changes are active in many counties and will continue to chip away at reckless spending of taxpayer money.

Toledo Free Press will continue to compete for county legal ads, in what will undoubtedly be a long educational process.

You may absolutely accuse us of sour grapes. In fact, as a Lucas County taxpayer, you may accuse us of harboring 244,517 sour grapes, one for each of your dollars Lopez needlessly spent. ✯ Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

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oledo Free Press has, from the beginning, supported hosted the largest crowd in its 35-year history, was a LGBT-friendly issues like domestic partner ben- typically lavish and fun affair. The evening began with efits and equal marriage rights. In addition to basic music by the Kelly Broadway Duo, which set a classy human respect and dignity arguments, there are sound atmosphere as guests entered and made their way to the third floor, where the program began. business reasons for operating with It is a testament to the Holiday with Heart an inclusive mindset. It is a recruitdirectors — David Bingham, Cornett, Ed ment tool and an inevitable element Hoffman, Andrew Larson, Wayne North and of retaining quality employees.

Kenyetta White — that a 35-year-old event is When a domestic partner benefits still cresting in attendance and quality. The proposal went before Toledo City music, decorations and mood are top-shelf.

Council in May, it was reported that This year’s event benefi ted The Toledo Pride “21 states and over 200 local governFoundation, The Toledo Region Office of ments, at least 98 Fortune 100 comthe AIDS Resource Center Ohio, The Gay panies, 442 Fortune 500 companies, and Lesbian Student Endowment Fund at and approximately 9,000 other private companies, non-profit organi- Michael S. MILLER the University of Toledo and The Holiday with Heart Fund at the Toledo Community zations and unions provide health insurance and other benefits to their employees’ domestic Foundation. A representative from each group spoke partners. In Toledo, these employers include the Univer- as people mingled and started the party.

There was a performance by dancers from the Toledo sity of Toledo, Lucas County, Owens Corning and the Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce. Furthermore, the Ballet, before dinner was served on the first floor, which cities of Cleveland, Columbus and Franklin County offer featured tables filling all three areas of the main floor. their employees domestic partner benefits and at least 14 During dinner, male models from Cityboyz circled the Ohio public and private universities and colleges offer tables, selling raffl e tickets (in lengths determined by inseam or bust measurements). Toledo Club members these benefits.”

But it took a meeting with local LGBT advocate may normally be expected to wear jackets when dining, Rick Cornett almost four years ago to open my eyes but the Cityboyz models were dressed in just the latest to some specific issues. Cornett challenged Toledo Free underwear fashions. I’m not sure who was more worked Press to offer a voice to specific individuals and to cover up over the Cityboyz models, the gay men or the straight LGBT events and fundraisers as part of its regular cov- women, but it looked like a lot of raffle tickets were sold. erage. That conversation led to our involvement with Tom Brooks Studio was on hand to take photos and after two annual events, the Toledo Pride Festival and Pa- dinner people migrated back to the third floor for dessert and dancing, with DJ Martha Rappoport. rade and Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla.

One of the guests, seeing the many notable busiThrough these eff orts, Toledo Free Press has been proud to work with the LGBT community and I have ness and community leaders in attendance, wondered met some amazing people and made some wonderful why there were so few elected officials on hand. This is friends. In addition to my admiration for Cornett and clearly a huge opportunity to court a political alliance his tireless work for the Toledo community, getting to going to waste, he noted, and he is absolutely right.

During the program before dinner, Cornett presented know Toledo Pride’s Lexi Staples and Emily Hickey has been one of the best rewards of my eight years with Toledo Free Presswith the event’s Founder’s Award, which Toledo Free Press. Hickey, who is as lovely and loving is given annually to a supporter of the LGBT community. a person as you are going to meet, and Cornett con- It is a humbling and overwhelming honor. As I said at tribute regular columns to Toledo Free Press Star. In ad- the event, while I determine our editorial direction, the dition to her take-no-prisoners approach to taking care paper’s sponsorships and advertising dollars are the disof business, Staples works for such artistic causes as cretion of our publisher, Tom Pounds. I closed my brief the Toledo Opera and allowed us to use the recording remarks by saying that I understand the Holiday with of her late father, Dennis Staples, reading “How the Heart recognition is not about Toledo Free Presssomehow Grinch Stole Christmas!” for this year’s “Holiday accepting the gay community; it is about the gay community somehow accepting Toledo Free Press.

Wishes 2” CD benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation.

For that, we are appreciative and grateful.✯ For three years, Toledo Free Press has sponsored Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla, which raises funds Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free for local LGBT organizations. The event takes place at the Toledo Club, which is holiday ready with its pa- Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Email him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com. rade of decorated trees. This year’s Dec. 1 event, which

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OPINION

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CHILDREN OF LIBERTY

Freedom vs. license

DECEMBER 9, 2012

DON LEE

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ecently, I survived my 11th means doing what one is meant to do, Black Friday, the busiest shop- but freedom has to have boundaries ping day of the year. Working and responsibilities. The challenge of in retail this time of year is amazing freedom is accepting the responsibecause I never know what I will wit- bility of to act in a way that can supness. There were hundreds of people port and nurture a society that allows waiting to get “the deals.” The biggest freedom to flourish.

If people want freedom, they Black Friday 2012 sensation was $25 video games, normally $59, so it was have to accept the responsibility that comes along with it. There is a reason a great deal for avid gamers.

With the sale beginning at 8 that freedom has been such a rarity p.m., people lined up as early as 5 throughout human history, because p.m., and as sale time approached, it is hard. License is much easier bethe lines grew and the demeanor of cause one just does whatever one feels those standing in line became tense. like doing, without worrying about anyone else.

People tried to cut in So there is a choice. line while countless Do people accept reothers tried to sneak sponsibility for the efaround the back, fects that their actions hoping to just grab a have on others and sogame and run. ciety in general, or do The potential to they just do what they lose control of the feel like doing? anxious crowd grew, Choosing freedom and two police ofis the only way that the ficers began to internation can continue vene. With their best Scott ALLEGRINI authoritative voices, they told the to grow. My grandfather’s family did customers how things were going to not come here so that they could do proceed as 8 p.m. approached. The whatever they felt like, they came here amazing thing was that once the sale because they recognized that in the started, the crowd followed the po- United States, if they worked hard and lice officers’ directions, and the sale followed the rules, they could achieve went off without any rushing, fights the American Dream and become or punches thrown. That was good the best version of themselves. That is news — this would not be the Black the attraction to freedom — the opFriday that would land our retail lo- portunity to work hard and reap the rewards that come from becoming the cation in the headlines.

As I reflected on the “good news” best version of oneself.

If society continues to digress into of the day, I realized that this news was in reality, not so good at all. The a culture of license, history shows demeanor of the crowd that I experi- this will lead to an authority dictating enced, along with the necessary inter- people’s actions, because they can’t. vention of the law, was quite indicative License leads to hundreds of people willing to do anything in order to of the state of the culture.

The experience proved that if citi- get a cheap video game. What hapzens are unable to regulate themselves pens to others is not of concern, as and act in a civilized way, it is neces- long as they get the video game. This sary to have an outside agency control approach always leads to the same their actions. Americans are fond of ending, an authority controlling actalking about wanting freedom and tions. When people cannot control how “rights” are deserved, but those their own actions, authority steps same people forget that with those in, whether it’s parents, teachers, freedoms and rights comes the accep- neighbors or, eventually, the state. If society continues down this path, it tance of responsibilities.

In today’s society, Americans mis- ends with the police controlling the actions of the people. take “license” for freedom.

So I ask you to think about how When people “take license,” they believe they can do whatever they want much you value freedom. Because if with no limits. License is the throwing citizens want to keep freedom, they off of all responsibility. It is carte need to act in a way worthy of it, blanche to do as one feels, because one and accept that there are times when wants to. It is a very selfish and childish people must act selflessly and in ways way to live life. In this manner, right that will create a better society, even if and wrong is derived from self-interest, that means we don’t get our way or the with no regard for the effects of actions cheap video game. ✯ on others or on society.

Freedom is having the choice to Email columnist Scott Allegrini at do what ought to be done. Freedom news@toledofreepress.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Preventing heating-related fires

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uring the past five years, on average, Red Cross volunteers have responded to one home fire each night of the year. That’s one family, every night, displaced. One family, each night of the year, that loses their home, possessions and, most tragically, a sense of comfort and stability.

One family per night, and we haven’t even begun to talk about the impact on their neighbors or community.

As winter settles in across Northwest Ohio, we enter the prime season for home fires, especially those due to alternative sources of heating. In December, January and February the bulk of fires we respond to are due to unsafe and, in many circumstances, unnecessary means of keeping a home warm. The American Red Cross urges families to be cautious when using space heaters and other heating sources, and to make a plan in case of a home fire or other disaster.

To prevent heating-related fires, the American Red Cross offers the following prevention tips to stop heating fires before they start: ✯ Keep all potential fuel sources (newspapers, matches, bedding, clothing, carpets and rugs) at least three feet away from heat sources, such as space heaters, fireplaces and stoves. ✯ Turn off portable space heaters every time you leave the

room or go to sleep. ✯ Have wood and coal stoves, fireplaces and chimneys inspected annually by a professional and cleaned if necessary. ✯ If you must use a space heater, place it on a level, hard and nonflammable surface (such as ceramic tile floor), not on rugs or carpets or near bedding or drapes.

As anyone who has spent time working with us can tell you, responding to these types of disasters and alleviating the suffering that comes as a consequence are a major part of who we are and what we do. The nature of our work is often reactive. Response is at the core of our mission.

We understand disasters happen, and we are working hard to stress the importance of preparation and prevention. As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Preparing for a home fire doesn’t require a lot of expensive equipment or training, and doesn’t take much time.

In addition to following the manufacturer’s instructions on how to safely use heating equipment, one of the easiest ways to prepare for a fire is to check that all of your home’s smoke alarms are in good condition. Smoke alarms should be installed outside of each sleeping area and on each level of your home.

Prevention and preparedness in the

winter months also means taking proactive steps to ensure more traditional utilities are uninterrupted. If natural gas or electricity is shutoff, substituting ovens, charcoal grills, stoves or candles to heat a home is extremely dangerous and can lead to severe emergency situations. In most cases, these situations are unnecessary to begin with, as help securing home heating is available.

There are several programs to share. However the first suggestion for every situation is to contact your local utility company at the first sign you may have trouble paying your bill. The sooner it is informed about an issue or problem, the more options there will be for assistance.

Currently, the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) offers assistance to families with a household income of up to 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines, or $46,100 for a family of four. For more information, or to find the agency in your county that administers HEAP funding, please contact the Ohio Development Services Agency at 1-800-282-0880.

It is our hope that every household stays warm and safe this winter. ✯ TIM YENRICK, Regional CEO, American Red Cross Greater Toledo Chapter

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Confusion

SPECIAL TO TOLEDO FREE PRESS

Ford looked angrily at him.

“Will you listen?” he snapped.

“I’ve been listening,” said Arthur, “but I am not sure it’s helping.”

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es, I have been rereading Douglas Adams’ treatise, “The More Than Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe.”

More than 30 years ago, this tome made its way into the world and while it is only slightly less difficult to follow than the Book of Revelation, it is a great deal funnier. I bring this up because modern circumstances make me feel a little like Arthur Dent, the protagonist of Adams’ works.

Shooting across the galaxy in an incredibly large spacecraft with a twoheaded friend and a depressed robot, then having to put up with an even larger spacecraft filled with comatose telephone sanitizers and hairdressers, coupled with watching his planet (that is to say our planet) blown up, Arthur is a bit puzzled. So am I these days.

Some of the puzzling things are good, but still inexplicable. For example, when John Kennedy ran for president, there was a near-constant attack to the effect that if he were elected, the pope would run the United States. That was because of his religion — he was a Catholic. Mitt Romney is an active and sincere Mormon, a Christian religion of fairly recent vintage that is far less mainstream than Catholicism. Yet his religion in no way became even a side issue in the recent election. Now perhaps there were closets full of people voting for Obama and against Romney because of Mitt’s Mormonism, but that seems pretty unlikely. So why this complete shift in attitude in just 50 years? Why an outbreak of tolerance in regard to religion? Is it because Democrats are more tolerant? Or maybe the Broadway play about the Mormons humanized them and Mitt?

Then I read about a group of Texans that wants to have their home state secede from the union. What is ironic is that the odds-on favorite movie to win the Best Picture Oscar

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this year is “Lincoln,” a film about how a president becomes a giant historical figure by defeating the South’s effort to secede! Perhaps they do not show the film in Texas, but if I were heading down the avenue some of them apparently are, it is a film worth watching.

Dallas might wind up looking like Atlanta after Gen. Sherman’s saunter through Georgia.

Then there is the “fiscal cliff.” Apparently the United States Congress and the president are going to join hands and run over a cliff like lemmings because of inaction. Criticism could be leveled that the cliff is not high enough and certainly not soon enough to have avoided the insanity of the last election, but we talk about its consequences as being the economic equivalent of the Bubonic plague!

From my reading, it is more like a fiscal speed bump than a cliff.

All of this has combined to create a miasma that leaves me as confused as Arthur Dent — I am listening but it is not helping.

Where is Zaphod Beeblebrox when we need him? ✯

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DECEMBER 9, 2012

PRESERVATION

By Brigitta Burks TOLEDO FREE PRESS NEWS EDITOR bburks@toledofreepress.com

The bells that rest in the tower of Trinity Episcopal Church have not rung out in song in about 20 years — but if one Toledo resident is successful, they will ring again this spring.

Wayne North, a local veterinarian, and The Old Trinity Foundation recently kicked off a donation campaign to raise the $50,000 needed to get the chimes repaired.

The bells fell silent because of age, weather and rust, North said. The campaign is seeking contributions from individuals, organizations and businesses.

In 1941, Ellen Gardner, a member of a well-known local family, purchased the bells for the Downtown church in memory of her parents and siblings. Gardner’s home was at the corner of Madison Avenue and Superior Street, now the location of the Gardner Building.

That building was designed by Ellen’s brother, an architect. It was considered the first fire-proof building in Toledo, North said.

Ellen died in the 1960s after moving to the East Coast.

The Meneely Bell Foundry, started in 1826 in Troy, N.Y., produced the Gardner Memorial Bells. It closed in 1952, making the bells irreplaceable, North said.

There are 12 stationary bells and one swinging bell in Trinity’s tower.

The bells are bronze, meaning they are 80 percent copper and 20 percent tin, and weigh 9.6 tons together.

The largest bell is 4,600 pounds; bells today aren’t made to weigh more than 1,000 pounds, North said.

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WAYNE NORTH AND THE OLD TRINITY FOUNDATION RECENTLY KICKED OFF A DONATION CAMPAIGN TO RAISE THE $50,000 NEEDED TO GET THE BELLS REPAIRED.

■ BELLS CONTINUED FROM A6 North, formerly a member of the now closed St. Mark’s church, became interested in the bells when his congregation joined Trinity at the beginning of 2012.

“One of the things that fascinated me was the bells. But when I went in and talked to people and said, ‘What about the bells?’ you’d get sort of these blank looks, like, ‘Bells, what are you talking about, bells?’” North said.

North was able to go into the tower after he contacted a representative from a bell company to accompany him. He was shocked to see the bells along his dusty and steep ascent into the tower.

“When I got up in the tower, I was absolutely stunned by what was up there, just sitting there,” he said.

Smith’s Bell and Clock Company, a Mooresville, Ind., firm, will oversee the restoration. JJ Smith, the firm’s owner, said the project should take 8 to 12 weeks once started.

“They’ve got enough bells here to make a musical scale and we can take advantage of that through our bell controller and preprogram songs to play throughout the day,” Smith said.

Originally, the bells were played

with a manual keyboard. In the ’70s, an electronic keyboard that stimulated direct current solenoids to ring the bells, was brought in. However, the solenoids are no longer made so the new system will need striking hammers and a digital electronic controller.

North said because the new system will be digitized, a musician could record a song ahead of time on a flash drive and schedule it to play later.

There is also an option for someone to play a song live.

The revitalized bells will not just be for the religious community, but the whole Downtown, he said.

“We would start it off striking the hour, so people get acclimated to it. We would do noon and midnight rather than every hour until we see how everybody acclimates to that happening. Then we will do a scheduled concert,” North said.

“Let’s say when they have the fireworks on the Fourth of July, we play patriotic music,” he added. “It’s what we call restoring Toledo’s soundscape.”

The Rev. Elizabeth Hoster of Trinity said, “Part of our mission (at Trinity) is to be engaged in the life of the city. This is a new way, or rather a renewal of an old way to do that.”

One recording exists of the bells,

North said. The recording, complete with street sounds of the period, was made from the corner of Adams and St. Clair streets in 1945. A 16-year-old girl was playing the bells at the time.

North also hopes to involve children of today with the bells. He said he could see them helping young, local musicians learn about playing bells.

He hopes to get the restoration funds raised by the end of January so the bells are playing by spring.

“It’s really, really great to know we have this historic set of bells here in Toledo. I think getting them back into playable condition is really important and I think it’ll be a really wonderful addition to the Downtown area,” North said.

Smith said the finish on the bells is good and will be left alone.

He did say the swinging bell will take more effort to repair and a small crane will be needed to remove some of the materials around that bell for restoration.

The project can offer something to the whole community, Smith said.

“Music is the key to the spice of life.

I think this is a project that not only the church can benefit from, but the whole community can get something from. What we’re doing is we’re cre-

ating [or] embarking on another area of history with these bells,” he said.

Hoster agreed.

“There’s something about bells in the soundscape of the community that just says that you’re not alone; that says that you’re a part of something very big and you know at that moment that everyone’s hearing the same thing that you’re hearing.

“They’re for everyone. The rich, the poor, the person in the cubicle … the person who is living across the street.”

She also praised North’s commitment to the project.

“This is a classic example of people using their passions for a really good cause. Between his love for music, his love of things as a preservationist, his love of history — he’s carried the flag on this,” she said.

“Any time a member of the community has a passion like that and leads the way, it’s wonderful.”

Contributions can be sent to The Old Trinity Foundation, Gardner Bell Fund, 316 Adams St., Toledo, 43604. Those who donate more than $500 qualify for a tower visit if they are physically able to make the climb.

For more information, visit www. trinitytoledo.org/bells.html. ✯

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DECEMBER 9, 2012

Nonprofit uses little libraries to unite community

By Brigitta Burks TOLEDO FREE PRESS NEWS EDITOR bburks@toledofreepress.com

Libraries are clearly important to Chad Stanton of Stanton Fine Furniture. He taught himself his profession out of library books — and he recently built a “Little Free Library” on his street.

Little Free Library is an organization that helps create mini libraries where users can take and leave books at no cost — all without a library card.

Co-founder Todd Bol started the project in Hudson, Wis., in 2009 to honor his deceased mother.

“We’ve had people who say it absolutely has redefined their neighborhood,” Bol said. The project, co-founded

by Rick Brooks, has grown immensely since they built the first few.

“What happened is we started to plant these seeds to build interest.

This time last year, we had about 100

of these libraries and this time a year later, we have 4,000, pushing 5,000.”

Stanton started the first Little Free Library in Toledo because he likes to use his profession to help the community. He has made instructional videos for Habitat for Humanity and also made one on constructing the library that can be viewed at youtube.com/ watch?V=EMApN1EHEQU. Those interested in building a library can purchase construction materials at www.littlefreelibrary.org and can register their library on the site so it appears on a map. Libraries can be constructed and designed using other outlets like Home Depot and still be registered with Little Free Library for a fee.

Usually about 10-20 books are in the library on Oak Grove Place, Stanton said.

“Everyone on the street loves it,” he said. “It kind of brings a sense of unity to the neighborhood that we’re

all looking out for the kids.”

Bol said Little Free Libraries tend to unite neighborhoods. He’s gotten comments like “It’s like having a front porch that extends to the sidewalk,” or “The only way the Little Free Library could be better is if there was a fairy that lived in it.”

“You know how a puppy enters the room, the biggest, burliest guy will bend over in delight and squeal over the puppy?” Bol said. “People would walk by the Little Free Library and they’d make a, ‘Cute! Oh, wow!’”

Many of the libraries are themed, and Bol said he’s seen ones with cat, dog, health, environmental and music motifs, to name a few. Some people also view the libraries as a sort of art project.

“We’ve been told we are a folk art revival, where multigenerational families get together to build a library,” Bol said.

Bol’s group also aims to get Little Free Libraries in small towns where

there aren’t public libraries. Structures have also been built in developing countries. Additionally, the organization has an outreach program, funded by an AARP grant, for isolated senior citizens. Those interested in sponsoring a Little Free Library can do so at www.littlefreelibrary.org.

Bol said he would like to see the number of Little Free Libraries increase in Ohio as it has in other states.

There are 17 in Ohio, according to the map.

“We like to think it’s more stable than a trend or something that’s flashing because it’s got that ongoing community engagement,” he said.

“I’m hoping others in the Toledo area will catch on and try to do it as well,” Stanton said. “To me, libraries are essential.”

Bol added, “Where they work best is with somebody that’s absolutely dedicated to making it work.”

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By David Yonke

EDITOR, TOLEDOFAVS.COM David.Yonke@ReligionNews.com

After 25 years of preaching about God, hell and salvation, Jerry DeWitt just couldn’t take it anymore. For too long, he said, he’d been preaching messages he didn’t believe.

Last year, he reached a point where he had had enough of living a lie.

He quit his job as a Pentecostal pastor, dropped out of church completely and declared to the world that he was a nonbeliever.

“I committed identity suicide,” DeWitt said in a talk Dec. 3 in Toledo.

The 43-year-old Louisiana native is traveling the country to promote his book, “Hope After Faith,” scheduled to be published next spring by Da Capo Press.

Walking away from his job as a pastor was a gut-wrenching decision, one that DeWitt wrestled with for years.

He knew he wasn’t just leaving the ministry, he was leaving the only world he had ever known.

Virtually all of his friends and his church community abandoned him, he said. He claims he was fired from his city job by his best friend because of the controversy caused by publicly doubting God’s existence.

DeWitt, well-spoken with a strong Southern accent, spoke informally to 10 people from the Great Lakes Atheists and the local branch of Recovering From Religion, seated around conference tables in a room at the Washington Branch Library.

“When word got out, I wasn’t surprised about how many people suddenly thought I was going to hell. But I was surprised at how well they were taking it,” DeWitt joked.

He was “humiliated” to go to bankruptcy court to save his house.

His wife left him — not for dropping out of church but because of the pressures of being married to “the most hated man in town.”

“I can tell you the rejection of the community, because I was such a people pleaser, has been grueling.

It has had me more than once on the verge of suicide. If it wasn’t for my son,

my 20-year-old son, then there’s no doubt I wouldn’t be here,” DeWitt said.

One of the reasons he stayed in the church and the pastorate so long was that he didn’t want to destroy his family’s lives.

“Life’s not just good for me, life is also good for my wife, my soulmate.

Life is also good for my son, the young life I want to shape and mold into a real man and send off to college,” DeWitt said. “And I’m going to screw all of that up because it bothers my conscience [to preach]?”

DeWitt grew up in church. His paternal grandfather was an Assembly of God preacher and his maternal grandparents were leaders in the United Pentecostal Church.

Some of his earliest memories were of being prayed for by church members in the sanctuary, and resting his head in his grandmother’s lap as she prayed in tongues.

“I really grew up thinking I would be a preacher,” he said.

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“And lo and behold, it does its thing and I get saved at Jimmy Swaggart’s church,” DeWitt said, triggering

moans and groans from the Toledo atheists. “I mean a really true blue, 100 percent experience. It was truly life changing,” he said.

He started preaching at age 17,

became an evangelist at 19, and later served as a pastor of two Pentecostal churches. His first doubts came early, he said, finding it hard to believe that a loving God would condemn most of humanity to hell.

And it was a struggle trying to understand why God didn’t heal some of the most devout Christians, he said.

“I will never know that there isn’t a God,” DeWitt said. “Based on the evidence, I gladly say atheism is my opinion,

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and that may change. Humanism has always been my motivation.”

He has found a new calling, so to speak, telling people about his personal journey from Pentecostal pastor to nonbeliever. He is motivated to help the “thousands and thousands of people across the United States” going through the same struggles.

“I pastor. I know atheists don’t like that word, but I pastor every day.

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I pastor via email, Facebook, phone calls, in person. … I pastor through Recovering From Religion. I pastor, and that’s the joy of my life. That’s what I live for.” O David Yonke is the editor and community manager of Toledo Faith & Values (ToledoFAVS.com), a website that provides in-depth, nonsectarian news coverage of religion, faith and spirituality in the Toledo area.

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Holiday Wishes 2

By Sarah Ottney

TOLEDO FREE PRESS MANAGING EDITOR sottney@toledofreepress.com

Joe Choate, plant manager of GM Powertrain Toledo, knows the pain of losing a child, while Art McCormick, president of A&D Glass & Mirror in Perrysburg, is thankful for his family’s continued health.

Both men’s companies provided financial support to “Holiday Wishes 2,” a Make-A-Wish benefit CD organized for the second year

by Toledo Free Press Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller.

Also supporting the CD were UAW Local 14, WNWO, 101.5 The River, Levis Commons and Panera Bread.

GM Powertrain Toledo, UAW Local 14 and Panera Bread also sponsored last year’s inaugural benefit CD, a 25-track compilation that raised more than $25,000 for MakeA-Wish.

This year’s two-disc package features 44 tracks contributed by local artists. CDs are available for $15 at area Panera Bread stores and select Levis Commons locations. Digital

downloads are also available.

Because of the local sponsorship, all proceeds will go directly to MakeA-Wish Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana to help grant wishes for Northwest Ohio children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Make-A-Wish does not receive federal, state or local government funding. Wishes are paid for by donations and donations-in-kind. The average cost of a wish is $8,000.

The mission of Make-A-Wish is especially meaningful to Choate, whose 12-year-old son, Matthew, died of a congenital heart defect in 1989.

Although his son was not involved with Make-A-Wish, Choate later served on the organization’s regional board for several years.

“I know what it’s like to have a very sick child,” Choate said. “I found out about Make-A-Wish way back when.

[Matthew] never received a wish, but I was always really curious about what they did and how they did it. When I was transferred to Toledo, I was asked to serve on the board.”

Choate heard about the 2011 “Holiday Wishes” CD project from Eric

Slough, former executive director of Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, Northwest Ohio Regional Office.

“Eric was telling me about this idea [for the CD] and expressed the need to find someone to fund some of the costs and we jumped on it from year one,” Choate said. “We wanted to help give people an awareness of what Make-A-Wish is all about and what they do for families and to promote the mission itself. That’s why we’re involved in it. We’re looking for MakeA-Wish to be successful at granting wishes. We’re not looking for it to sell an extra car. We did it to help out Make-A-Wish.”

GM Powertrain Toledo has a community relations board that regularly allocates funds to help support local charities and community organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, the American Red Cross of Northwest Ohio, the NAACP and more.

“We’ve been active in the community in a lot of different ways. We stick pretty well to the needs of the community,” Choate said. n HOLIDAY CD CONTINUES ON A14

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It’s just a unique idea and it’s nice to be able to be associated with that.”

McCormick, whose daughter Ally McCormick is vice president of A&D Glass & Mirror, recently attended a Make-A-Wish fundraiser, where he learned more about the organization and wanted to support it.

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“I feel very lucky from the standpoint of having succeeded during the tough times of this economy and am still able to give back. We’re very fortunate.”

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Zepf Center needs donations for its holiday store

Josie Allen cannot afford to buy much for her family at Christmas. Everyone is limited to one gift each.

But last year her family was selected to participate in the Zepf Center’s Adopta-Family program, so her children received multiple gifts.

They opened sweat suits, games and even received a PlayStation 2.

“I would not have been able to provide that,” Allen said.

Brandi These gifts were possible because two of her teenage daughters (one is a relative whom she considers a daughter) receive services at the Zepf Center, which provides behavioral health and vocational help to youth and adults with mental illness.

The nonprofit also hosts a holiday store as part of its December outreach. Donations are still needed for the store, as well as a volunteer to play Santa on Dec. 19.

I learned more about the Zepf when my sister began to work there.

Last year, I helped adopt one of the 40 families. This year, I am having my BGSU students collect hygiene prod-

ucts like toilet paper, toothbrushes and shampoo for the holiday store.

Families who are selected to participate can shop for new and used clothes and toys, as well as the hygiene products I am gathering. Video games, DVDs, crafts and Hello Kitty merchandise are some of the mostrequested items. Everything is free.

Zepf employee Kim Middleton said for some and their families BARHITE clients this is the only resource for celebrating the holidays.

“Last year, with the help of Toys for Tots, we were able to provide over 200 children with two new toys for each client and their siblings in the household,” Middleton said in an email.

Zepf was able to provide families with new and gently used household items, as well as cleaning supplies.

Things that most people consider everyday necessities are luxuries to some Zepf families, Middleton said.

“One mother was overjoyed because we were able to give each family a new laundry basket filled with laundry detergent, food and

paper products. She was so excited over a four-pack of toilet tissue, I thought she was going to cry,” Mid-

dleton said.

To donate, drop off items at the Zepf Center, 6605 W. Central Ave.,

or at its 905 Nebraska Ave. location.

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Local divorce attorney pens book on marriage advice

By Morgan Delp TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Years ago, Thomas G. Papps read about a naval maneuver the ancient Greeks used on the Persians in 480 B.C. No one knew what exactly the maneuver was, but by reading about the defensive tactics the Persians employed, Papps was able to identify the offensive exercise and publish his findings in a naval magazine.

Papps used this same technique of discovering one thing by studying its opposite in his first published book, “The Ei8ht Reasons for Divorce: Why Marriages Fail and How to Ensure That Yours Doesn’t.”

The 81-year-old Papps has handled more than 1,000 divorce cases in his career as an attorney in the Toledo area. But it took an offhand remark from one of Papps’ clients to make him realize that, while

he knew enough about divorce to make one dizzy, marriage was a bit of an enigma.

“A girl had just gotten a divorce, and she had a couple kids. When I handed her the papers I told her, ‘Listen, you’ve divorced your husband, but your kids have not divorced their father,’” Papps said.

“She said, ‘Thank you, Mr. Papps.

PAPPS You’ve done so many divorces, you must know so much about marriage’.”

It was then that Papps realized he “knew nothing about marriage.” To solve this problem, he turned to the same techniques he used on the naval maneuver puzzle and began to study what he did know.

“I started studying [divorce]. I went back through my files to find out

what were the real reasons for the divorce. … I asked myself, ‘What is the real reason?’ and not just what I put down,” Papps said.

Papps found most of the divorce cases fell into eight categories. He shares this information in his book in the hope of preventing more failed marriages and fostering healthy and successful ones.

“Ei8ht Reasons” was published by Kallisti Publishing in Pennsylvania on June 1. The company specializes in personal development and self-help books, owner and publisher Anthony Michalski said.

“It’s our first marriage/relationship book. Compared to others I’ve read, what stands out is his directness and bluntness and reasoning for seeing through the B.S. in relationships. We’ve all read a relationship book or article and there’s often a certain amount of psychobabble that goes on; it’s almost silly,” Michalski said. “Here you have a serious study

of the matter. … If I had my wishes after looking at it, I hope it’s a lasting addition to the library.”

Papps’ book is available at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.

Kristie Lanzotti, collection development manager for the library system, said four copies of the book are available at the area branches.

“It looked really helpful and like something people would like to check out. We thought, ‘Why not?’ He lives in Ohio and we want to support local authors,” Lanzotti said.

The book is full of real-life divorce case scenarios Papps has witnessed and the reader is able to move quickly through short chapters. Papps’ “tell it like it is” attitude throughout the book is straightforward and gives interesting and valuable insight into the legal process of divorce cases.

Included in the book are two tests that couples are encouraged to take before and during marriage, as tools

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John Curtis, author of “The Business of Love,” said he appreciates Papps’ strategic and tactical approach to the subject of marriage.

“It really focuses on what I find is so absent in self-help literature.

Models out there say you need romantic attraction and emotional maturity. My book is pretty unromantic, because you can’t read to fall in love. My book is about how not to destroy that attraction, and Papps’ book is similar. It talks about how divorce happens and how to not let it happen,” Curtis said.

One of the concepts Curtis especially agrees with is Papps’ conviction that a marriage needs to be supported by the family, friends and community that surround the marriage.

“Because marriage is part of the community, the stronger the marriage, the stronger the community,” Papps said.

“It’s important to be picky and choose people that reflect the same values,” Curtis said.

Papps is critical of marriage counselors in his book. A whole chapter is dedicated to the topic.

“Marriage counselors are not very effective,” Papps said. “They get information, but then they don’t do anything with that information.”

Curtis said there is some wisdom in questioning the effectiveness of counselors, especially preventative counseling.

“Even though we’re investing so much in prevention and education, … the rate of marriages declines every year and the divorce rate has been at about 50 percent for a while,” Curtis said.

Kevin J. Grover, co-owner of the Rhode Island Divorce Mediation Center, liked the angle from which Papps approached the topic.

“It’s not just ‘Here’s another divorce lawyer book,’” Grover said. “The majority of what I’ve seen of divorce attorney books are on how to win, dealing with strategy. … I thought it was pretty cool that an attorney tipped it on its ear.”

Papps is in the process of publishing a book about judges, slated to come out in 2013. Also in the works is a short book called “God Wears Glasses,” which will be available as an e-Book this winter. Michalski describes it as “one man’s perspective on God, life and the universe.”

For information on “Ei8ht Reasons” or Papps’s other books, visit the web site www.the8reasonsfordivorce. kallistipublishing.com. ✯

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Mapping out a financial inventory

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ometimes one of the hardest parts of financial planning is getting started. The average investor has saved and accumulated a variety of financial and insurance accounts over the years.

Putting it all together can seem like a daunting task. But it is important to take time to create a financial inventory to eliminate inefficiencies and keep everything up to date.

The way to get started is to map out the financial plan in a few easy steps by creating an inventory and action plan.

Organize all of the financial accounts and documents and take an inventory of everything. The inventory should include all of the personal information for the individual and his or her spouse, such as name, date of birth and Social Security number. It is also helpful to gather all of the personal information on the children as well as their addresses, as this will often be used for updating the beneficiary forms if needed. Then organize the documents into file folders in the following categories, investment statements: company benefits, taxes, estate plans, insurances, and miscellaneous.

Make a note in each folder as to the last time a comprehensive review was done on each category. If there is a specific purpose or a concern about any financial account, make note of that as well.

The next step is to take all of the information gathered in the inventory and put together a one-page summary. The goal of the summary is to have a quick, handy reference guide that gives the average investor a good overview.

The sections to include on the summary are current investments; current and future income sources and needs; tax distribution of the accounts between taxable, tax deferred and tax free; and current insurances. Next to each investment and insurance account, put the account numbers and where the account is held.

Also include whether the account is safe or risky.

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Holiday activities abound at Levis Commons From Staff Reports Visiting Santa, taking a horsedrawn carriage ride and admiring twinkling trees and light displays are among the magical rituals of the holiday season for many people.

The Town Center at Levis Commons offers all these family-friendly experiences and more.

Visits with Santa

Visiting Santa Claus is always a popular activity for families, said Casey Pogan, marketing director with The Town Center at Levis Commons.

“Our Santa is a real bearded Santa,” Pogan said. “We get lots of compliments on him. He’s very gentle and wears an old-fashioned costume, more of a burgundy than a bright red. The best part about our Santa House is people can bring their own cameras. We don’t charge.

We don’t have a photographer set up, so we actually encourage that. People use them for holiday cards and holiday memories.”

The Santa House, located down the main boulevard near the fountain near Starbucks, was built by Whitmer High School construction students.

Children can also mail letters to Santa at a mailbox outside the house.

Letters with a return address will receive a personal response from Santa and every week a selection of letters will be published online at www.

ShopLevisCommons.com.

Santa’s visiting hours are 4-8 p.m. Fridays, 3-7 p.m. Saturdays and 1-5 p.m.

Sundays through Dec. 16 and 3-7 p.m. daily Dec. 17-23.

Breakfast with Santa

Another annual favorite for families is Breakfast with Santa.

“We try to add a little different flavor to that event each year,” Pogan said. “This year we’re doing Christmas Karaoke.”

Breakfast times are 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Dec. 15 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 6165 Levis Commons Blvd. Each slot can seat 500 guests and features a breakfast buffet, mingling with Santa, holiday crafts and Christmas-themed karaoke.

Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling Levis Commons at (419) 931-8888. Cost is $7 for children and $10 for adults. The 10:30 a.m. slot is full.

Carriage rides

Horse-drawn carriage rides have been offered at Levis Commons for about eight years, Pogan said.

“It’s been very busy, especially with the nice weather,” she said. “They take a ride around the tree and pretty, lighted Levis Commons and take in the boulevard in all its Christmas beauty. A lot of people get engaged on the carriage ride, so that’s always fun.”

Rides are offered 5-8 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 29 and are first come, first serve, starting at Chappel Drive near Schakolad Chocolate Factory.

Cost is $5 per person or $10 per family. About six people can fit comfortably in the carriage, Pogan said.

‘Holiday Wishes 2’

Several shops at Levis Commons will be selling “Holiday Wishes 2,” a two-disc CD package featuring 44 tracks contributed by local artists.

Cost is $15. All proceeds will benefit the Northwest Ohio chapter of MakeA-Wish to help the organization grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions. CDs will be sold at Lily’s at Levis, Second Sole and The Flying Joe as well as the Levis Commons management office.

Levis Commons is one of the sponsors of the CD, which was produced

by Toledo Free Press Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller.

Holiday hours

O Through Dec. 31: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Monday-Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

O Christmas Eve: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

O Christmas Day: Closed O New Year’s Eve: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

O New Year’s Day: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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O Through Dec. 16: O 4-8 p.m. Fridays, 3-7 p.m. Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays.

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Play It Forward toy drive

Area residents can drop off gently used, working toys to the fourth annual Play it Forward toy drive, set for noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 5 at Rave Cinema.

“Last year we collected three 27-foot trucks of toys. It’s awesome,” Pogan said.

Which organization will receive the toys is still being decided, but the donations will stay local, Pogan said.

The drive is especially looking for plastic and electronic toys that people

want to keep out of landfills. Highchairs and other home items are also accepted because local organizations are in need of such items, Pogan said.

All donations are appreciated, but books and stuffed animals are not needed as much as plastic toys.

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Through December 29 Saturdays 5:00-8:00pm For a truly magical holiday experience, hop on a horse-drawn carriage ride. Cost is $5 per person or $10 per family. Pick-up is located on Chappel Dr. near Schakolad Chocolate Factory.

Visit with Santa

November 23-December 16 Fridays 4:00-8:00pm Saturdays 3:00-7:00pm Sundays 1:00-5:00pm December 17-December 23 Daily 3:00-7:00pm Bring your wish list and your camera for a visit with Santa in his house on the boulevard.

Breakfast with Santa

Saturday, December 15 8:30am and 10:30am An annual favorite, Breakfast with Santa will once again offer two seating times at the Hilton Garden Inn. Tickets must be purchased in advance, cost is $7 for children and $10 for adults.

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Friday, December 21 7:00am-7:00pm Hilton Garden Inn Give the gift of life by donating blood this holiday season. Raffles and door prizes for donors. VIsit www.redcross.org to make an appointment today.

Saturday, January 5 Noon - 5:00pm Make room for all of your new holiday treasures by donating your outgrown toys to our Play it Forward Toy Drive. All toys will be donated to families in the Toledo area.

Make-A-Wish Holiday CDs

November 23- December 31 Share the magic of music by purchasing the “Holiday Wishes 2” album. All proceeeds benefit Make-A-Wish and help grant wishes of children with life threatening medical conditions in Northwest Ohio.

CDs can be purchased at Lily’s, Second Sole, and the Levis Commons Management Office for $15/each.

Gift cards to Levis Commons can be used at most of the stores, restaurants and the cinema.

Gift cards can be purchased in the Management Office, at Lily’s, or online.

November 25 - December 31 Monday - Saturday 10:00am-9:00pm Sunday 12:00-6:00pm Christmas Eve Christmas Day New Year’s Eve New Year’s Day

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A22 n Toledo Free Press n LEVIS COMMONS CONTINUED FROM A20 The drive is a great way for families to donate outgrown toys, Pogan said.

“It’s a perfect time to make room for all the new stuff you just got from Santa,” she said.

To complement the drive, packages of POGAN new batteries of all sizes are being collected at Lily’s at Levis and Second Sole through Jan. 5 to be used with the toys collected in the Play It Forward drive.

Daily giveaways

One new event this year is a daily gift card giveaway, Pogan said.

One Levis Commons gift card per day will be given away through Dec. 25. Each day Levis Commons posts a “mystery photo” on its website, www.shopleviscommons.com, and on Facebook.

“Everyone who answers correctly gets put into a drawing,” Pogan said.

“That’s been fun and a lot of people are playing.”

Blood drive

A holiday blood drive is set for 7

a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Hilton Garden Inn. The drive will include raffles, door prizes, an appearance

by Santa and on-site babysitting.

Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are preferred. Call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment.

Everyone who donates is entered into the drawing. The grand prize is two tickets to the New Year’s Eve party at Bar Louie and a night at the Hilton Garden Inn. No matter what people choose to do for the holidays, it’s a fun and beautiful time at Levis Commons, Pogan said.

“We really pride ourselves on creating an experience for customers, whether they are coming out to shop, eat, see a movie or grab a coffee,” Pogan said. “It reminds me of the inside of a shake-up snow globe. We take people away from the stress and chaos of what can become the holidays and hope they relax a little while they are here.”

Holiday shopping hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 31. Special hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. New Year’s Day. Cinema, restaurant and some store hours may vary.

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Getting into the jewelry business seemed predestined for Christian Sterling of C Sterling Jewelers in Perrysburg.

“My father was a diamond wholesaler for 26 years so it was a natural fit for me to be in the industry,” Sterling said.

He opened his store in 2004 and moved it to Levis Commons in 2007.

“My move to Levis Commons has been very positive. We have seen a traffic increase over the past two years, which is a very positive sign that the economy is improving,” he said.

Sterling said his most popular sellers are Pandora and Tacori. He also said his store has an on-site jeweler for repairs.

Sterling added that his own knowledge of loose diamonds helps customers save on their purchases.

“We strive to make the jewelry-buying process as stressfree as possible. Stepping into a jewelry store should never be intimidating. That is why we have created an inviting interior and welcome our customers to stop in any time to make a cup of coffee and get their jewelry cleaned,” he said.

“One of the many things that separates us is giving the customer the ability to speak to the owner on any given day. A jewelry purchase is very personal and I take pride in getting to know my customers’ needs and desires, no matter how small they may be.”

C Sterling is located at 4175 Chappel Drive, in Perrysburg at Levis Commons. Holiday hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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n THE FLYING JOE CONTINUED FROM A22 The couple’s interest in community life is reflected in their shop, which opened in January 2007.

Becky said The Flying Joe uses as much local sourcing as possible.

“We want to support the local community and I think it’s great for the local economy if you can find someone in the community that does a service or something you need,” she said. “We try to find those unique things that may not always be in a chain store that you go to.”

The baked goods at the shop are also largely locally sourced or baked on-site. The Flying Joe also offers single-origin pour-over coffee, made one cup at a time.

“It brings out the nuances of the coffee a little bit more,” Becky said. She said she hopes to expand the business’ single-origin coffees and its catering services in the future.

At The Flying Joe, everything is ground fresh for each customer, Becky said. Her personal favorite drinks include caramel lattes and cappuccinos.

Local artwork is also for sale on-site and musicians can play at the coffee shop. The Flying Joe is also a hot spot for regulars and group meetings, Becky said.

“We do have a lot of regulars. That’s what keeps us in business is the loyalty of our customers,” she said.

Lily’s unique home décor

Lily’s at Levis offers a wide assortment of unique gift items, including jewelry, home décor, clocks, artwork and ornaments. Among its most distinctive offerings are iron products for interior and exterior use, including benches, arbors and wall décor, said owner Judy Church.

“We offer unique and wonderful items, magical treasures,” Church said. “We’re always trying to think of what a mom would want to give her daughter or a husband give his wife.”

Candelabras continue to be a popular item, Church said. Wooden box signs featuring lettered sayings are also customer favorites.

Homemade holiday candles are big sellers, especially It Must Be Christmas and Sleigh Ride scents.

“We have wonderful candles,” Church said. “It Must Be Christmas is 100 percent pine and Sleigh Ride is like a walk in the woods, so it’s got a little more of the fir tree in it.”

Ornaments are also in demand

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“Mercury glass is very popular,” Church said. “I don’t even think you can find these kinds of ornaments anywhere. People just don’t do it anymore.”

Church said men looking for gifts for women shouldn’t worry about feeling overwhelmed.

“If you’re shopping for a woman, just ask for help,” Church said. “This is a great guy’s store for that. It’s not too girly-girly in here.”

Church, a Toledo native, said she strives to offer a wide range of options at reasonable prices, which start at $5.

“The feeling is what it’s always been about. It’s never been about the money, but about the experience.

We want to create a warm, inviting feeling, a good feeling,” Church said.

“Just a happiness.”

Lily’s at Levis is located at 2110 Levis Commons Blvd., in Perrysburg at Levis Commons. Holiday hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

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HEALTH CARE

By Duane Ramsey TOLEDO FREE PRESS SENIOR BUSINESS WRITER dramsey@toledofreepress.com

Two Toledo-based health care companies, HCR ManorCare and ProMedica, recently announced a collaborative agreement to develop a new skilled nursing and rehabilitation center to be built on the campus of Flower Hospital in Sylvania.

The 120-bed facility will replace the ProMedica Lake Park skilled nursing facility on that campus after it opens in 2015, said Randy Schimmoeller, senior vice president of operations for ProMedica.

The facility will provide “medically complex and intensive rehabilitation services for short-term patients transitioning from hospital to home in addition to 24-hour skilled nursing care,” according to a news release.

The agreement is an example of how collaboration among providers can have “a positive impact for our communities with the anticipated changes in the healthcare environment,” according to a joint statement sent to ProMedica board members from board chairman Stephen Staelin and President and CEO Randy Oostra.

“HCR ManorCare is an ideal partner both because it has local connections and is a nationally recognized expert in achieving successful outcomes for patients transitioning home,” said Oostra in the statement.

“We are excited about combining the excellence of two premier healthcare providers in northwest Ohio to provide the community with enhanced post-hospital services,” said Paul Ormond, HCR ManorCare chairman, in the release. “ProMedica and HCR ManorCare working together will offer a unique alternative to care in our community for those recovering from illness, injury or surgery.”

The goals of the collaborative agreement are to improve the quality of patient care and transitions among providers across the continuum of care; to help reduce preventable and unnecessary rehospitalizations; to

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enhance patient satisfaction in a posthospital setting; and to increase efficiencies and reduce costs, according to both organizations.

“It’s an evolution of our existing relationship. We have a relationship with them for acute-care patients, but it’s the first time we are coming together by bringing our expertise and resources to build a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility,” said Schimmoeller of HCR ManorCare.

“It was a natural development in our relationship with them. We’ve done it differently in other parts of the country, but this is the first for a skilled nursing facility with a collaborative agreement,” said GerryAnn Stolzenburg, regional director of operations for HCR ManorCare.

“With the two large organizations based in Toledo, it made sense for us to work together on this project.”

The next step in the process is to apply for Certificate of Need approval with the Ohio Department of Health, which is required for long-term care beds. That process could take six to 12 months once the document is filed, which is expected to happen in the next few months, according to officials from both organizations.

Schimmoeller said it is actually a replacement of beds from Lake Park to the new facility and not an addition of beds to the regional system.

He said Lake Park will continue to operate until the new facility opens and through a transition period.

Construction would begin several months after the Certificate of Need is approved by the state to allow HCR ManorCare time to design the new facility and prepare for construction. It is expected to be completed in 2015.

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ration is forming a quality committee, comprised of clinical staff representing ProMedica and HCR ManorCare, to consider overall operations, best practices and what the two organizations can do jointly to improve patient care with the new facility, according to both organizations.

The new facility is expected to feature an innovative gym, spacious private and semiprivate rooms with flat-screen televisions, Wi-Fi service, attractive social areas and multipurpose rooms with personal care services, including a barbershop and beauty salon.

“The quality committee working to plan the facility and develop the project is quite unique,” Stolzenburg said.

“This type of partnership is good for the community and our patients,” Schimmoeller added.

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The committee will also review the six existing Heartland skilled nursing facilities operated by HCR ManorCare in Northwest Ohio, Stolzenburg said.

HCR ManorCare recently opened similar facilities in Michigan, New Jersey and Washington. Last month, it broke ground for a center in Twinsburg near Cleveland and has plans for another in the Columbus area, Stolzenburg said.

HCR ManorCare is a leading provider of post-hospital skilled nursing and rehabilitation services with more than 500 centers, including 45 in Ohio and six in Northwest Ohio operating under the Heartland name.

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A VIEW FROM THE GULCH

Much ado about nothing I am getting very tired of hearing about the severity of the tax increases and spending cuts that are supposed to take effect, but ultimately won’t, on Jan. 1.

Let’s take a quick look at the term fiscal cliff.

Once a person or an ob- Gary L. ject goes over a cliff, it is pretty much an irreversible action. No matter how God-like Congress thinks it is, it cannot reverse time or repeal the law of gravity. So going off a cliff is not a proper analogy. Maybe pothole would be more appropriate, especially in Toledo.

Let’s go with fiscal pothole, since it is less fatal but still something one wants to avoid if possible. Now that we have the proper analogy, let’s look at the numbers that are being thrown around and see if they add up. The fiscal pothole consists of $100 billion in mandatory spending cuts and $400 billion in increased taxes.

The $100 billion in spending cuts is not a cut but merely a decrease in the rate of increase of government spending. Four years ago when President Barack Obama took office the highest annual deficit to date was $500 million under President Bush.

Since then we have run annual deficits of more than $1 trillion for four years in a row. Will reducing that by $100 billion or 8 percent of the deficit or less than 4 percent of the annual budget, send us over an irreversible cliff ? Doubtful.

Next, the $400 billion in tax increases. While I agree that this is bad for the economy and for growth overall, the negative effect will not be felt on Jan. 1 but it will probably take more than 18 months to fully collect the amount of taxes indicated. That is assuming, of course, that those with high incomes don’t figure out how to avoid being assessed those taxes to begin with.

Every time that a government raises taxes on people they ultimately figure out how to avoid those taxes and consequently the government actually collects less in taxes than it did before the increase. Just ask England.

Furthermore, to illustrate the futility of this discussion of raising taxes on the rich, if President Obama gets his tax increases on the “rich� it will only take 500 years of that increase to pay off the 2011 budget deficit! Fivehundred years to pay off one year of deficit. “It’s about math!�

The bottom line is that this is not about revenue, spending cuts or math;

this is about power and ego. All of these politicians are only concerned about their own legacies and re-election prospects.

They could not care less about the financial condition of the American people, jobs, the value of RATHBUN our money or America’s place in the world.

The new taxes will affect the stock market in the sense that people will sell holdings before the end of the year and next year, if the law stays in place, dividends and capital gains will be penalized. Every dollar that is taken out of the system in taxes is one more dollar that is not available for capital reinvestment and therefore hurts the overall economy.

Jan. 1 may be an additional fiscal pothole for the taxpayers but we are not going off a cliff because of current tax laws and scheduled spending cuts.

One could, however, make the case that we are already over the cliff with a $16.3 trillion anvil tied around our neck. But that’s another topic for another day. âœŻ Gary L. Rathbun is the president and CEO of Private Wealth Consultants, LTD. He can be heard weekdays on 1370 WSPD at 4:06 p.m. on “After the Bellâ€? and every Wednesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. throughout Northern Ohio on “Eye on Your Money.â€? He can be reached at (419) 842-0334 or email him at garyrathbun@privatewealthconsultants.com.

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Looking past headlines

ust a week ago the Dow Jones Industrial average kicked off the month of December right around 13,050 points. After starting the year just shy of 12,400, the index of large American blue chip stocks has added just 650 points (about 5 percent) in the 11 months of 2012 already behind us.

This is where we find ourselves after all the hoopla and all the volatility, with the market going negative in late May and early June, then running all the way up over 13,600 points in October — which at the time represented about a 10 percent gain on the year.

In other words, the Dow can show

a modest gain of just 650 points after all the millions of dollars spent on political ads, not to mention all the dollars spent on lobbying efforts. All the rallies, parades, handshaking, headlines, TV time and news conferences that comprise a campaign have left the markets just marginally higher than

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the fiscal cliff, especially they were beforehand. since it’s a win-win-win If, on Jan. 1, someone for him? In the event we had told you that Presigo over this imaginary dent Barack Obama line in the sand, Obama would be reelected, vioaccomplishes three dislence would break out tinct objectives: in Benghazi and Syria, 1. He gets to raise taxes, and there would be so which he wants to do; much worry over Europe 2. He gets to cut without any actual default, and this is where the Dock David TREECE military spending, which he wants to do; market would be after all 3.

He gets to blame Republithe dust had settled — would you have cans in Congress, which he loves to do. believed them?

All the talk is nothing but worthAll the talk, the hype, the enthusiasm and excitement amounted to less worry. The economy is still going just that: posturing. None of it matters; to recover; the problem is the speed. it’s all designed to get people focused This recovery has been and will continue to be incredibly slow because on the trees instead of the forest.

After all is said and done, the market every single policy coming out of has done pretty much as we predicted: Washington is precisely the wrong recovered slowly and steadily as the policy to encourage the recovery.

The astounding thing is that economy has continued to gradually improve. This is all part of putting 2008 in spite of so much anti-business and anti-investment policy, things further and further behind us.

Now, with the election over, all at- continue to improve anyway. The tention has shifted and is now focused economy continues to see gradual imon the fiscal cliff. I’ve written before provement while the markets march and I maintain our position that all steadily higher. We could be doing so the debate is utterly meaningless. All it much better given the right policies, represents is another chance for some but even without them things will congressmen to get a little more time in continue improving anyway. ✯ front of TV cameras to show people in Dock David Treece is a partner with their districts they’re actually working.

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Shawn Colvin talks about new book, disc

By Vicki L. Kroll TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER vkroll@toledofreepress.com

Relationship drama, alcoholism, depression — Shawn Colvin has dealt with it all and survived, thanks to one friend. “To say [music is] something I’ve turned to in times of trouble is almost an understatement; it’s just been my constant companion,� Colvin said. “I grew up surrounded by [music], listening to it. I think a lot of people do and that doesn’t necessarily mean that they fell in love with it the way I did. I find so much solace; it was both comforting and inspiring. And then to top it all off, I could sing.�

Colvin tells her story in “Diamond in the Rough,� a memoir that shares the title of a song from her Grammy Award-winning disc, “Steady On.� Released in June, the 240-page book mirrors her music, which is honest and witty. “I’ve had to have humor; that was necessary,� she said with a laugh during a call from her home in Austin, Texas.

She talked about being upfront about her struggles. “Part of my salvation has been people who have been willing to be open and honest with me, people who have suffered from alcoholism and depression. “When you hear honesty from people who have actually gone through something that you’re going through, it’s about the most helpful thing there is, I would say.

So I like to give that back. “And I’m just so used to this feeling that comes with being honest about things that people don’t necessarily still like to acknowledge or talk about it,� Colvin said.

The singer also wrote about the stories behind her songs, including “Get Out of This House,� “Fill Me Up,� “Shotgun Down the Avalanche� and “Sunny Came Home,� which won Grammys for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1998. “All Fall Down,� Colvin’s eighth studio CD, also came out in June. Recorded in Nashville, the disc features several guests: Alison Krauss, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jakob Dylan and Emmylou Harris. “My producer, Buddy Miller, is well-loved, deeply respected, and records in his home, and there’s this kind of open-door policy,� she said of the added star power.

Colvin will play a solo show at 8 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Ark in Ann Arbor. Tickets are $42.50. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. “When I go out and sing, it’s generally by myself, and it’s just a very pure experience that I appreciate more and more as time goes on because as natural as it feels to me to go and entertain by myself, as the years go by, I’m just more and more appreciative that people still come and the fact that it’s my responsibility to take care of them for that hour and a half by myself. “It’s almost more daunting than it used to be; in your youth, you take things for granted and you’re cockier,â€? she said and laughed. “So it’s an extremely rewarding experience all around for me because that expression for me is vital, and my communication with the audience and their trust in me to move them is also invaluable to me; I need it.â€? âœŻ

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WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL

Christmas 1812 – No shirt, no shoes, yet service “Hick’ry roots roasting on an open fire … Jack Frost snipping off your toes … Empty barrels being scraped for some flour … and folks in need of winter clothes …”

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orgive me Nat, but Christmas Day, 1812, in the Northwest Territory was far from an idyllic stroll through the park for our soldiers. In fact, it was a deadly trudge through the forest and swamp.

By Dec. 25, 1812, most of the residents of our area had already fled south or east. Fort Detroit had fallen the past August, and locals feared more conflict in their own backyards. They were right. As they left, U.S. troops flowed in from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and southern Ohio. No one could have imagined the series of historic battles that would occur throughout the next year.

Back east, over the Appalachians, the civilians marked Christmas Day on their calendars as the day to acknowledge the birth of Jesus Christ.

Period. It was not necessarily a fes-

tive event. Many, especially in the northern states, frowned on overt celebrations of the day and treated it as any other except for a church visit. The majority in the Southern states went to church as well; but they also celebrated with grand meals, plenty of drink, games, dancing and mincemeat pie.

Santa was only a vague concept known to a few as “Father Christmas” in 1812. It Frank would be another 11 years before Clement Moore would create the current “Santa” of our imaginations in his poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas, aka “Twas the night before Christmas.”

And Dickens, who made Christmas a family-oriented event through his novels, was all of ten months old this December 25th. In twenty-four more years, Alabama would be the first to make Christmas a legal holiday! Like I said, it was business as usual for

many on this day in 1812.

It’s safe to assume that if the troops were Christians in their heart, they placed a special stamp on this day; but no doubt their circumstances en-route to the mouth of the Maumee River may have tested their faith.

The militia in transit from Pennsylvania found themselves in Upper Sandusky at the end of December. Their number was 600 less KURON than when they started just a couple of months earlier. Most deserted because of the cold, disease and starvation; others died from it. The Great Black Swamp played no favorites.

On Christmas Eve, one diary records that these men were called into formation and gave three shouts in approval of some good news. It was a victory by their fellows against the Miami Indians along the Mississinewa River in the

Indiana Territory. The diary makes no mention of a Christmas celebration, only that they continued to build blockhouses, bridges and sleds in the bitter cold — some while shoeless and shirtless.

It was certainly a white Christmas throughout the region. Twelve to 20 inches of snow covered the ground.

And it was cold. Frostbite cold. Countless men returned home missing digits and limbs.

The troops at Mississinewa marched incessantly for seven days after their victory, with very little sleep or food, hoping to reach the comfort of Fort Greenville, in present-day Greenville, Ohio. Finally, they arrived on Christmas Eve to a blessing of warmth, food and drink and even a little frolic, but not before having to bury another of their battle-wounded boys.

A little state-to-state hospitality was offered to the men of Richmond, Va., when they arrived in the capital of Ohio — Chillicothe. The legislators provided the Virginians a

Christmas Eve dinner in the comfort of a local hotel. The town citizens duplicated the gesture on Christmas Day. These would be the last full meals the troops would enjoy for the next 10 months.

Gen. James Winchester led more troops north along the Maumee River, making camp throughout November and December just north of Defiance, Ohio. The men who were still alive after their twomonth ordeal of bitter cold and lack of food spent Christmas Day packing up the camp for a move to the Maumee River rapids. Threehundred of their fellow Kentuckians died for want of food during this encampment, thus the place became known as Fort Starvation.

Merrier Christmas holidays were ahead. On Christmas Eve 1814, the Treaty of Ghent would be signed, ending the War of 1812. ✯ Frank Kuron is author of the War of 1812 book, “Thus Fell Tecumseh.”

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Owens Community College concert honors legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Dais said. “I felt that we needed to honor their service and that it was something that had to happen as soon as possible. I want people who attend this show to come away feeling good and to just know how lucky we are to live in this country and that there are heroes out there yet, like Lt. Col.

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The free concert is set to begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre.

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During World War II, Brown served in the 332nd Fighter Group and completed 30 missions before being shot down and held as a prisoner of war in Germany. He returned home in 1945 and served more than 23 years in the U.S. Air Force.

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“For the last three years we have done tributes honoring vetBROWN erans. Our show marking the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attracted an audience of around 600 people, and we’re hoping to be able to at least match that this year,” said Fred Dais, Owens adjunct instructor in fine and performing arts and concert band conductor.

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Dog Dog ›› Disney’s A Christmas Carol Phineas Dog Good Shake It Austin SportCtr NBA NBA Basketball Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets. (N) NBA Basketball Year Without a Santa Santa Claus, Town ›››› Toy Story (1995) Voices of Tom Hanks. The 700 Club (CC) Restaurant: Im. Diners, Drive Diners Diners My. Diners My. Diners Diners Diners Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Famous House Celebrity Homes Hunters Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Under the Mistletoe Holly’s Holiday (2012) Claire Coffee. (CC) Undercover Christmas (2003) Jami Gertz. (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Jersey Shore (CC) Seinfeld Seinfeld Worse Worse Worse Worse ››› The Hangover (2009) Bradley Cooper.

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To Be Announced Wipeout (CC) ESPN Sports Saturday (N) News ABC Insider Lottery ››› Transformers (2007) Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson. (CC) News Castle Paid Paid College Basketball: Crossroads Classic Boxing News News Wheel Jeopardy! ››› Elf (2003) Will Ferrell, James Caan.

48 Hours (CC) News CSI Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid McCarver Leverage (CC) Bones (CC) Burn Notice (CC) Burn Notice (CC) Cops (N) Cops Kitchen Nightmares News Seinfeld MasterChef Insanity! Paid Action Sports From Breckenridge, Colo. (N) Golf PNC Father/Son Challenge, First Day. News News Jdg Judy Academic Chicago Fire (CC) Chicago Fire (CC) Chicago Fire (CC) News SNL This Old House Hr Cooking Quilting Muddy Waters Xmas-Nathan Globe Trekker Steves Rudy Lawrence Welk Tree Lighting Antiques Roadshow As Time... Wine Masterpiece Classic Be the Boss (CC) Be the Boss (CC) ››› The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Tim Robbins. (CC) Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Parking Parking Billy Billy Billy Billy Real Housewives Real Housewives Real Housewives Shahs of Sunset Shahs of Sunset Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. ››› Training Day (2001) Denzel Washington. ››› Training Day (2001) ›› Beerfest (2006) (CC) › Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) ››› Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Eddie Murphy. › Grandma’s Boy (2006) Doris Roberts. ›› Jackass 3.5 (2011) Johnny Knoxville.

Get Him-Greek Good Good Austin Shake It Dog Dog ANT Farm ANT Farm Good Austin Austin Jessie ›››› Beauty and the Beast ›››› Cinderella (1950) (CC) Star New Year ANT Farm Jessie College Football Gildan New Mexico Bowl -- Arizona vs. Nevada. (N) (Live) College Football Famous Idaho Potato Bowl -- Toledo vs. Utah State. (N) College Basketball: Winter Hoops Festival College Basketball Florida at Arizona. (N) Jack Frost ›› Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July ›› Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009) ›››› Toy Story (1995, Comedy), Tim Allen ›››› Toy Story 2 (1999), Tim Allen Santa Claus, Town Year Without Santa Challenge Restaurant: Im. All-Star Family Cook- Diners Diners Iron Chef America The Next Iron Chef Sugar Dome Chopped Chopped Chopped Iron Chef America Love It or List It (CC) Celebrity Holiday Celebrity Holiday Celebrity Homes Million Dollar Rooms High Low Hunt Intl House Hunters Reno Love It or List It (CC) Celebrity Homes Hunters Hunt Intl Hunters Hunt Intl ››› Deck the Halls ››› His and Her Christmas (2005) (CC) ›› A Very Married Christmas (2004) (CC) Holly’s Holiday (2012) Claire Coffee. (CC) The Merry In-Laws (2012) Shelley Long.

The Real St. Nick (2012) Torrey DeVitto.

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