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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5,2009 (AP): President BarackObama sees expansion ofgovernment health insur-ance to millions of lower-income children as a first stepof several to come in provid-ing coverage for all U.S.-Americans.
Ending a two-year effortby Democrats, Obamasigned legislation Wednes-day that will allow about 7million children to continuecoverage through the StateChildren’s Health InsuranceProgram and allow an addi-tional 4 million to sign up.
“The way I see it, provid-ing coverage to 11 millionchildren through CHIP is adown payment on my com-mitment to cover everysingle American,” Obamasaid at a White House bill-signing ceremony.
The measure was similarto two bills vetoed by formerPresident George W. Bush.It was pushed through boththe House and Senate byDemocrats eager to giveObama an early victory onhealth care.
Most lawmakers and ad-vocacy groups in the healthreform debate acknowledgethat the next steps towardreform will be harder thanexpanding SCHIP, given theincreasing federal deficit.
More ambitious changesenvisioned by Obama willface entrenched interests in
the health care communityand Republicans who opposeexpanding government-funded insurance.
“Republicans are com-mitted to making health caremore affordable, more acces-sible and offer more optionsto American families,” saidRep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. “Un-fortunately, the only optionswe’ve seen so far this Con-gress would push us to a one-size-fits all government-runsystem.”
And not all Democrats areon the same page withObama. Montana Sen. MaxBaucus, who chairs the Sen-ate Finance Committee, plansto put together a bill that hasthe same goal as the presi-dent but takes a different ap-proach to universal cover-age.
Obama acknowledged thedifficulties of reforminghealth care at Wednesday’sbill-signing ceremony “Itwon’t be easy; it won’t hap-pen all at once,” the presi-dent said. “But this bill thatI’m about to sign, that wasn’teasy either.”
Since August 2007, theHouse voted seven times toexpand the children’s healthinsurance program. Opposi-tion from Bush helped stiffenRepublican resolve andhelped block passage of themeasures.
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passed the House, 290-135,Republicans criticized thecost of the measure. Theyalso criticized allowing intothe program an estimated 2.4million children who other-wise might have access toprivate insurance.
“This debate is about, dowe want a children’s healthinsurance program that cov-ers every child in Americawith state and federal dollarsregardless of their ability topay?” said Rep. Joe Barton,R-Texas. “Do we want tofreeze out the private sectorfor health insurance?”
But supporters said thatensuring children had accessto adequate health care was amatter of priorities. Rep.Frank Pallone, D-N.J., saidan estimated 4 million peoplehave lost employer-spon-sored insurance in the pastyear.
“Do they keep their fami-lies’ health insurance or dothey put food on the table atnight? During this economicrecession, these kinds of de-cisions are unfortunatelybecoming more common,”Pallone said.
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Feb. 14, 2009: The north-ward and inland movementof North American birds,confirmed by thousands ofcitizen-observations, pro-vides new and powerful evi-dence that global warmingis having a serious impacton natural systems, accord-ing to new analyses byAudubon scientists.
The findings signal theneed for dramatic policychanges to combat perva-sive ecological disruption.
“Audubon’s findings re-leased today make clear thatOhio is witnessing ecologi-cal disruption as a result ofglobal warming. Thisamounts to running an un-planned and uncontrolledexperiment of massive pro-portions whose severity wecannot fully predict,” statesAudubon Ohio spokesper-son Marnie Urso.
According to Urso, “Ohiois poised to take action thatwill stop global warming andprotect birds and our envi-ronment. With new leader-ship in Washington, this is acritical moment for our con-gressional delegation to takethe lead. If we delay it will beeven harder for our countryto address our collective en-ergy, economic and globalwarming challenges and toprevent the worst impactsfrom global warming.”
Species wintering farthernorth show need for policychange
A report released on Feb.10, 2009, by the NationalAudubon Society docu-ments a trend of northwardand inland movement ofNorth American birds overthe past 40 years. The reportprovides powerful evidencethat global warming is hav-ing a serious impact on natu-ral systems.
The impacts, based on
analyses of citizen-gathereddata from the past 40 years ofAudubon’s Christmas BirdCount (CBC) reveal that sev-eral bird species in Ohio aremoving in a manner consis-tent with this trend.
For example, the winteringpopulations of the EasternTowhee have shifted north bymore than 200 miles and theNorthern Pintail has shiftednorthward by more than 90miles. U.S.-American Robinnumbers wintering in Ohiohave increased five-fold overthe last 40 years, as part of ageneral increase and north-ward shift by the species overthe whole continent.
According to noted birdexpert, Kenn Kaufman, “Rob-ins are extremely adaptablebirds, and the fact that they’reshifting their range suggeststhat something big is goingon. Birds that are less adapt-able, and unable to shift tonew habitats so quickly, arelikely to be squeezed out byclimate change.”
The national findings showthat, among 305 bird speciesthat winter widely on the con-tinent, 58 percent shifted sig-nificantly north since 1968,some by hundreds ofmiles. Movement was de-tected among species of ev-ery type, including more than70 percent of highly adapt-able forest and feeder birds.
Only 38 percent of grass-land species mirrored thetrend, reflecting the con-straints of their severely-de-pleted habitat and suggestingthat they now face a doublethreat from the combinedstresses of habitat loss and cli-mate adaptation.
Population shifts amongindividual species are com-mon, fluctuate, and can havemany causes. However,Audubon scientists said theongoing trend of movement
by some 177 species—closely correlated to long-term winter temperature in-creases—revealed an unde-niable link to the changingclimate.
Audubon scientists sayhabitats already under siegefrom development, energyproduction and agriculturalexpansion and other humanuses will require enhancedprotection and restoration tosustain bird populations andprovide ecological benefitsessential to human health,economic prosperity andquality of life—the double-layered Wall being built toseparate the United Statesfrom Mexico doesn’t help.
National Wildlife Fed-eration spokesperson, JimWentz adds “Waterfowlmanagers are facing the lossof migration predictability.This affects hunting seasons,and habitat management.
The report comes as Presi-dent Obama and U.S. Con-gressional leaders are call-ing for swift action to movethe U.S. toward a clean en-ergy economy. After yearsof relative inaction at thenational level in the U.S, Con-gress and the Obama admin-istration are poised to moveforward with comprehen-sive global warming andenergy legislation in 2009.
The full report, state-spe-cific information, bird pho-tos and multimedia can befound at www.Audubon.org.Audubon is also urging citi-zens to take action by sign-ing a national petition de-manding aggressive federalpolicy action atbirdsandclimate.org
Birds’ movements reveal globalwarming threat, says report
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DALLAS, el 4 de febrerodel 2009 (AP): Lascondiciones han mejoradopara los niños inmigrantesretenidos tras ingresar aEstados Unidos sin sus pa-dres o sin adultos que loscuiden, pero algunos se topantodavía con serviciosinadecuados y medidasdisciplinarias demasiadoseveras, según un estudiodifundido el miércoles.
La investigaciónefectuada por la organizaciónWomen’s Refugee Commis-
sion y el despacho deabogados Herrington &Sutcliffe LLP, con sede enOrrick, Texas, encontrótambién que los niñosenfrentaron rezagos en sutraslado tras ser puestos bajocustodia de las autoridades.
El estudio se basó enbuena medida en visitas ainstalaciones en Texas y enel resto del país, dondepermanecen los niños.
“Estos chicos estánv e r d a d e r a m e n t etraumatizados”, advirtióMichelle Brane, directora delprograma de detención y asilode Women’s Refugee Com-mission. “Representa undesafío el proporcionarlesservicios”.
El Departamento Federalde Salud y ServiciosHumanos se negó a emitircomentarios. Los mensajesdejados al Departamento deSeguridad Interna, tambiénfederal, para solicitardeclaraciones al respecto, nofueron respondidos deinmediato. Divisiones de lasdos agencias supervisan ya
sea la detención o la custo-dia de menores que llegansin compañía a EstadosUnidos.
Más de 90.000 de esosniños fueron aprehendidosen el 2007 a lo largo de lafrontera con México, y unos8.000 quedaron bajo custo-dia federal, de acuerdo conel reporte. Una vezcapturados en los puntos deingreso, los menores debenser transferidos a la custo-dia de la División deServicios para Niños sinCompañía, dependiente delDepartamento de Salud.
Durante los seis añostranscurridos desde que ladivisión se encargó delcuidado de los menoresinmigrantes, ésta hacolocado a algunos chicosbajo la atención de padressustitutos, ha enviado aotros a albergues másadecuados para niños o losha retenido en instalacionesgrupales. Otros más se hanreunido con sus padres ofamiliares mientras esperanel resultado en sus casos de
SAN CRISTOBAL DELAS CASAS, Mexico, Feb.5, 2009 (AP): A Mexicanimmigration official saysfarmers in the southernMexican state of Chiapastied two immigration offic-ers to trees for more than 14hours to protest a mistakenarrest.
Immigration officialGerardo Sanchez says theofficers arrested two farm-ers who were on a bus nearthe town of Comitan on
Estudio: Mejoran condiciones para niños inmigrantes en EEUUPor ANABELLE GARAY
Wednesday after mistakingthem for Central Americanmigrants.
Another farmer who sawthe arrests alerted the others,who then went to the immi-gration station and allegedlygrabbed the officers.
Sanchez says the offic-ers were released earlyThursday. He says theydon’t plan to press anycharges against the 120farmers who took part intheir capture.
WASHINGTON, el 5 defebrero del 2009 (AP): Du-rante los últimos seis años,agentes federales deinmigración asignados alocalizar criminalesviolentos que están en elpaís ilegalmente hanatrapado miles dedelincuentes no violentos.
Un grupo de expertos deWashington señaló que losarrestos de delincuentes noviolentos es un usoindebido de fondos que dioel Congreso aldepartamento deInmigración y Aduanas paraencontrar a criminalespeligrosos condenados queviven ilegalmente enEstados Unidos.
El Instituto de PolíticaMigratoria dijo que desdeel 2003 sólo 27% de los
fugitivos arrestados poragentes de inmigración erancriminales convictos.
La agencia de Inmigracióny Aduanas defendió losarrestos de delincuentes noviolentos diciendo que susagentes no pueden pasar poralto a personas que han echocaso omiso de las órdenes desalir del país.
El objeto del debate es elPrograma Nacional deOperaciones de Fugitivos dela agencia, el cual creciósignificativamente en losúltimos seis años mientras loslegisladores omitían aprobaruna reforma de inmigraciónintegral.
Registro de la agenciasobre el programa muestranque a comienzos del 2004 seasignaron equipos deoperaciones sobre fugitivospara arrestar al menos a 125
inmigración.Los niños han recibido
una mejor atención médica ypsicológica y han recibidoservicios educativos demayor calidad, dijo Brane.
Pero los autores delestudio detectaron tambiénque, a medida que aumentóel número de niños bajo cus-todia, algunas instalacionesse han vuelto másrestrictivas, y hay pocosprogramas terapéuticos paralos menores que fueronvíctimas de violencia de laspandillas, abusos sexuales oabandono. Los menorescarecían además derepresentación legal, segúnel informe.
“Hay demasiadas de estasinstalaciones en Texas y a lolargo de la frontera. Hay talfalta de recursos y de víaslegales que esto termina porobstaculizar la prestación deservicios para estos chicos”,dijo Brane.
En la internet: Women’sRefugee Commission: http://w w w . w o m e n s r e f u g e e -commission.org/
Revisarán programa de búsqueda de delincuentesde InmigraciónPor EILEEN SULLIVAN
Farmers tie 2 migration officialsto arboles
fugitivos extranjeros, de loscuales al menos 94 de elloseran criminales condenados.En el 2006, la cuota de cadaequipo fue incrementada a1.000 arrestos de fugitivos.
En su primera semanacomo secretaria deSeguridad Interna, JanetNapolitano ordenó unarevisión de los equipos deoperaciones sobrefugitivos. El miércolesanunció un cargo nuevo deasesoría para que se enfoqueen asuntos de detencionesy prioridades de arresto porparte de Inmigración yAduanas, y nombró para elcargo a Dora Schriro, exdirectora del Departamentode Correccionales de Ari-zona.
En internet: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/NFOP_Feb09.pdf
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DETROIT, Feb. 5, 2009(AP): Many of the nation’sauto parts suppliers are edg-ing close to running out ofmoney, with trade associa-tions saying governmentloans are needed to keep theU.S. auto industry from fall-ing into chaos.
Two trade groups, theOriginal Equipment Suppli-ers Association and theMotor & Equipment Manu-facturers Association, aretalking with the TreasuryDepartment about gettingup to $25.5 billion in gov-ernment aid. The bailoutwould prevent a shortage ofcritical parts that could haltproduction of some keymodels, they claim.
The troubles, sparked byproduction cuts at nearly allNorth American automakerfactories, may be the nextcrisis the Obama adminis-tration will need to tackleamid deepening economicwoes.
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The supplier groups alsohave asked for $8 billion infederal loans to parts mak-ers.
Treasury spokesmanIsaac Baker had no immedi-ate comment on suppliersseeking government aid.
Many of the nation’sroughly 5,000 parts makershave been cash-strapped forseveral years as GeneralMotors Corp., Ford MotorCo. and Chrysler LLC scaledback production of cars andtrucks to match falling sales.
Later this month and inMarch, suppliers will startto see revenue from
LANSING, Feb. 3, 2009(AP): Gov. JenniferGranholm says Michigan’sstruggling economy isgrowing more diversified,with new jobs cropping upin movie studios, solarpanel plants and centerswhere electric car batteriesare being designed.
But she also warnedTuesday during her seventhannual State of the Stateaddress that Michigan willsee its economy falter evenmore and state governmentstruggle to make ends meetin the year ahead.
Jennifer Granholm
Gran-h o l ms a y ss h ew a n t sto cutthe budget by getting ridof a variety of state de-partments, closing twostate fairs and cuttingelected officials’ salariesby 10 percent.
She also wants to makethe state more “green” byencouraging utilities to in-vest in energy conserva-tion rather than new coal-fired electric plants.
automakers slow to atrickle due to plant clo-sures in much of Decem-ber and January.
Suppliers normally arepaid 45 days after deliv-ery, so the flow of cashfrom November and earlyDecember deliveries willsoon run out, said DaveAndrea, vice president ofanalysis and economicsfor the Original EquipmentSuppliers Association.And because automakersdidn’t need parts whiletheir plants were down,suppliers won’t receivepayments for late Decem-ber and January.
“If they don’t do some-thing, we’re going to havecatastrophic results in theauto industry,” said AnnWilson, senior vice presi-dent for government af-fairs for the Motor &Equipment ManufacturersAssociation, who addedthat many suppliers “don’tknow if they have enoughcash to operate in March.”
Some suppliers whomake key parts for top-selling models could stopproducing, forcingautomakers to stop mak-ing those vehicles, plac-ing them further in finan-cial peril, Andrea said.
“That’s where you canhave chaos and unin-tended production prob-lems,” he said. “This isn’tjust with Ford, GM andChrysler. This is through-out the entire North Ameri-can vehicle production.”
Parts makers, whichemploy about 600,000people nationwide, knowtheir ranks will have to bethinned as the U.S. automarket continues toshrink, but Andrea saidgovernment money wouldmake the process orderly.
Suppliers typically bor-row from banks to pay ex-penses until the cash startsflowing again, but banksaren’t lending, so manyparts makers could face fil-ing for Chapter 11 bank-ruptcy protection or even
liquidation, Andrea said.“We don’t have the tra-
ditional safety net of thecommercial banking sys-tem,” he said.
Wilson said supplier of-ficials are talking withTreasury “on what a pack-age might look like for thesupplier industry.”
They have been makingthe case to Treasury andthe Obama administrationthat suppliers are intercon-nected with domestic automakers. The collapse ofseveral auto parts suppli-ers could cause broad prob-lems for car makers and theeconomy.
“We’re not asking forblanket protection fromchange, but we have tohave certain componentmanufacturers out there ifwe’re going to have a do-mestic auto industry,” Wil-son said.
Wilson and Andrea saidthey haven’t made a formalsubmission to the Treasury.
Any loans to supplierswould further extend thegovernment’s bailout ofGM and Chrysler into therealm of suppliers. TheBush administration setaside the $17.4 billion inDecember to keep the twocompanies afloat after Con-gress failed to pass loanlegislation.
Many Republican law-makers opposed the bail-out, saying it would fail tobring necessary restructur-ing and would lead to re-quests from other dis-tressed industries.
Jim Gillette, director offinancial services at autoindustry consultant CSMWorldwide in Grand Rap-ids, said with U.S. auto salesdropping 37 percent inJanuary and 18 percent in2008, there’s not enoughproduction to support allthe suppliers out there.
“I believe at least 12percent of suppliers thatwere in business in 2008will be out of the businessin two years or merged intoother companies,” he said.“It could be as high as 25percent. There’s just notenough demand.”
Also Tuesday, fiveDemocratic senators led byDebbie Stabenow of Michi-gan sent a letter to Presi-dent Barack Obama urginghim to appoint a committeeto oversee restructuring ofGM and Chrysler.
The companies havetaken $13.4 billion in gov-ernment loans, but face aFeb. 17 deadline to submitviability plans to the gov-ernment to get the remain-ing $4 billion.
Automakers have beenwaiting for Obama to ap-point a “car czar,” whowould oversee restructur-ing and perhaps changeterms of the loans that re-quire concessions fromunions, debtholders andothers.
AP Economics WriterMartin Crutsinger in Wash-ington, D.C., and AutoWriter Kimberly S. Johnsonin Detroit contributed tothis report.
Auto parts makers see chaos without government aidBy TOM KRISHER and KEN THOMAS, Associated Press Writers
Granholm: Good news onMich. jobs but also cutsBy KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN,Associated Press Writer
The MichiganDemocratic Party’sH i s p a n i c / L a t i n oCaucus (MDPHLC)membership-meet-ing at the 2009 MDPState Conventionwill take place onSaturday, February21, 2009, from 10-12noon, in Room W2-62 of Cobo Hall (1 Wash-ington, Detroit).
National, state, and lo-cal elected officials willbe heard, and those candi-dates that are seeking of-fice within the StateDemocratic Party. Therewill be a presentation onthe Latino Vote in 2008and what that means inMichigan.
Latino Caucus meets Feb. 21at Cobo
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The University of To-ledo welcomes Toledo na-tive Mary Towse-Beck inconcert, as part of the Dor-othy MacKenzie Price Pi-ano Series, Sunday, Feb-ruary 15, 2009, at 3 p.m.She will also provide amaster class Saturday, Feb-ruary 14 from 10 a.m. to 12noon. The concert and mas-ter class are free and opento the public. They will beheld in the UT Center forPerforming Arts RecitalHall.
Towse-Beck’s class andrecital will focus on im-pressionist composers,Claude Debussy, ToruTakemitsu, Joseph-Maurice Ravel, Manuel deFalla, Isaac Albeniz, andCharles TomlinsonGriffes. Her recital will bea multi-media experienceabout these composers fea-turing a combination of livemusic and visual presenta-tion.
Originally from Toledo,Towse-Beck began studyof piano at the age of fif-teen with Jerome Rose atBowling Green State Uni-versity. She continued herstudies at Eastman Schoolof Music and later obtaineda Bachelors and Mastersof Music in piano perfor-mance (with distinction) atIndiana University, where
she was an Associate In-structor of piano.
Appearing as soloist,chamber player and ac-companist in the UnitedStates, Europe and Aus-tralia, she has been ac-claimed for her sensitiv-ity, artistry, and her surecommand of the key-board. She has been a fea-tured artist on Australiannational radio, and haswon several scholarshipsand awards at various mu-sic festivals in the UnitedStates. She has also beena successful participant ininternational competition.
In 2007, Mary relocatedwith her husband and threechildren to Stratham, NewHampshire. Soon after herarrival back in the States,she became a member ofthe Aliento Chamber Play-ers, and has been recentlyappointed a director.
Feb. 2, 2009 (AP):Seven GOP contributorshave agreed to pay civilfines for making illegalcontributions to PresidentBush’s re-election cam-paign, the Federal ElectionCommission said Monday.
The fines are part of awider political scandal in-volving Ohio fundraiserTom Noe, who in 2006pleaded guilty to federalcharges that he illegallyfunneled about $45,000 tothe Bush campaign.
Noe gave $45,400 di-rectly or indirectly to 24friends and associateswho, in turn, donatedmoney to the Bush cam-paign using their ownnames. That allowed Noeto avoid the $2,000 fed-eral limit on individualcontributions.
All of the checks werewritten in the days leadingup to a 2003 fundraiser ata downtown Columbus,Ohio, hotel.
Noe served nearly two
Feb. 4, 2009: U.S. Rep-resentative Marcy Kaptur(OH-9) supported a one-time delay in the transitionto digital television untilJune 12 so that people havemore time to get ready forthe conversion. The U.S.House of Representativesapproved the delay, whichhas already passed the Sen-ate, at the request of Presi-dent Obama.
“America is simply notready for the conversion,”said Kaptur. “In my dis-trict alone, more than fivethousand households arestill waiting for the couponsto buy converters so theirTV screens don’t go dark. Nationally, an estimatedtwo million households re-main on a waiting list re-quests for these coupons. An estimated 6.5 millionhouseholds would lose re-ception without an exten-sion of the deadline.”
Kaptur said the couponsare important, particularlyfor senior citizens who relyon television as their pri-mary source for informa-
years in federal prison onthe fundraising charge. Heis now serving an 18-yearsentence for a separateconviction for stealingfrom an Ohio investmentfund.
The FEC assessed civilpenalties against seven ofthe donors, and took noaction against 17 others:• Joseph F. Restivo $25,000• Donna Owens $9,000• Samuel S. Thurber $9,000•Margaret L. Thurber$9,000•Sally A. Perz $7,000 |• Howard D. Talbott $5,000•Betty K. Schultz $1,500
Restivo, who receivedthe largest fine, told au-thorities he participated inthe scheme at the requestof Noe, who is his brother-in-law, the FEC said.
Authorities said Bush’scampaign committee wasnot aware of the contribu-tion scheme and unknow-ingly submitted a falsecampaign report to FECofficials.
tion such asw e a t h e rand emer-gencies.
“A de-lay of 115days will al-low the government to fulfillits commitment to thepeople,” Kaptur said. Thelegislation allows customerswho never redeemed couponsfor the converter boxes toapply for replacement cou-pons. However, no house-hold will be able to redeemmore than two coupons.
Kaptur noted that the leg-islation builds in flexibilityfor the FCC to approve fulldigital conversion in marketswhere consumers are pre-pared for the transition be-fore the June 12 date.
“We have taken the rightstep to make sure millions ofAmericans don’t lose televi-sion reception,” said Con-gresswoman Kaptur.
Congresswoman Kaptursaid consumers who have re-quested coupons but not yetreceived them should call heroffice.
Marcy Kaptur
PERRYSBURG TOWN-SHIP, Jan 26, 2009: OwensCommunity College has an-nounced a record-breaking21,707 students choosing toattend the academic institu-tion for Spring Semesterclasses on theToledo-area and Findlay-area campuses.
Toledo native comes to UT forclass and recital
The College’s ethnicity/race student enrollment alsocontinues to increase. ForSpring Semester, Latino en-rollment has recorded an 18percent increase, with 969students attending classescompared to 819 duringspring term 2008.
“Owens Community Col-
7 GOP donors fined for illegalcontributionsBy SAM HANANEL, Associated Press Writer
lege is proud to play an im-portant role in helping stu-dents reach their career andacademic goals,” said Dr.Bill Ivoska, Owens VicePresident of Student Ser-vices. “Our mission is toensure that access to highereducation is a reality for allarea residents.
969 Latino students select Owens to pursue educational opportunities“ A
collegeeduca-tion can open many doors toa future full of endless possi-bilities. Owens CommunityCollege is committed to elimi-nating any potential barriersthat may exist and providingthe necessary tools and re-sources for individuals toachieve educational attain-ment and become tomorrow’ssocietal leaders.”
Rep. Kaptur backs successfuleffort to delay DigitalTransition to June 12
E N T R E A M I G O S (AMONG FRIENDS) Celebrity Wait Dinner
Greetings community partners, friends and family! Come join us for ourAnnual Entre Amigos Dinner at Mi Hacienda Mexican Restaurant for a
cause: – The Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center (SQACC)! All you can eat Buffet with Authentic Mexican cooking!
Monday February 23, 2009 5:30 pm – 9:00 pmMi Hacienda Mexican Restaurant
(located near Heatherdowns Blvd & South Bryne Rd.)3302 Glanzman Road, Toledo, Oh 43614
Since 1996, The Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center (SQACC) has beenadvancing the important roles that art and education play in everyday lives. Wesupport and give voice to artistic and educational expressions which advancecommunity development, cultural diversity, global awareness, responsibility, andsocial equity, as well as empowerment of the Latina/Latino identities.
Some of SQACC’s 2008 highlights include: our Annual Día de losMuertos Fundraiser; a partnership with the Lucas County Juvenile Court Systemin The Boat Building Project for first time juvenile offenders; the great collaborationwith the Toledo Museum of Art with the After-School Art Reach Program forneighborhood youth; and our beautiful Community Garden in partnership withToledo Grows where we offer fruits and vegetables free to the community. Ourfacility is also used by the Latino Community for “Quinceañera practice” tosafe-keep our Mexican heritage traditions. SQACC has become a place toperform, to create, to grow, and to meet regarding Latino initiatives.
Since August of 2006, SQACC has developed a wonderful partnershipwith the YMCA of Greater Toledo, receiving administrative support and in-kindservice to help SQACC’s continued programming and growth. Currently SQACCand the South YMCA are collaborating on a Bicycle Restoration Workshop,designed to teach kids how to repair and maintain their bikes as well as learnsafe riding habits and health benefits.
A Soccer Program for Preschoolers is also in the works with the SouthYMCA. This year, a portion of our proceeds from this event will help support the2009 YMCA Annual Scholarship Campaign as SQACC’s way of thanking theYMCA for their generous support and commitment to the Latino Community. Thank you in advance for your contribution.
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Where is your path lead-ing you?
Being a young person try-ing to find your way has plentyof challenges on its own, andwhen you factor in the envi-ronment that you are trying tonavigate, the world can seemlike a maze where the wrongturn can have great conse-quences.
Nevertheless, I have cho-sen my life calling to be rightin the middle of that maze. Asa high school teacher, I amwitness to the non-stop mini-dramas that make up the lifeof teenagers.
As an adult and an educa-tor, I try to get involved whenI see an opportunity and whenI feel the responsibility, whichis most of the time. AlthoughI am sure that you have won-derful teachers and adults inyour life to offer advice andserve as a guiding light whennecessary, in this article I willoffer my two cents on how toavoid some of the most com-mon downfalls a teen will face.
TemptationThe teenage years can be
some of the most exciting inyour life—you have new free-doms and opportunities tomake decisions for yourself.Although you may not feellike you have a lot of free-dom, you have enough to makea choice that could end upcosting you a great deal.
On the other hand, you canmake some decisions that willbenefit you for the rest of yourlife. I am well aware that thereare a number of things thatmany, not all, young peopleare beginning to do duringthe teenage years; but knowthis—it can be one mistakethat translates into a situationyou are not ready to handle,so be smart.
Research indicates thatyoung people who are al-lowed to make certain impor-tant decisions in their livesare better equipped to makedecisions in their adult lives.
On the contrary, youngpeople who are not given thefreedom to make decisions intheir lives and have everydecision made for them byparents or guardians are illequipped to make importantdecisions in their adult life.
When I was growing up,my pop’s use to tell me “mijo,all I can do is teach you whatI know and share my mis-takes with you…the rest is upto you.” That approach toparenting allowed me to growinto a man, knowing that ifany mistake made was totallyon me and I had no one else toblame.
The bottom line is this,parents you have to allowyour child to make some deci-sions on their own, which ishow they will grow and be-come aware of the worldaround them just as they didwhen they were young. Thinkabout it, babies grab some-thing and the first thing theydo is put it in their mouth—this is how they explore.
Now obviously, as a par-ent you will react differentlyto a baby grabbing a piece afood that has fallen on thefloor differently to a bottle ofhousehold cleaner.
So apply that same prin-ciple to your teen’s life. Forthe young people, you haveto trust your parents; if theysay ‘no’ it is usually for agood reason; you may not likeor understand it right now butyou will one day. It’s calledpaternal/maternal instinct and
until you are a par-ent you will prob-ably not under-stand.
Motivation…youhave it or youdon’t
Do you want toknow the difference betweenan A and a D student? Thedifference between okay andgreat? The difference between1st and 3rd place? In one word,the difference is motivation.
The reality is some peopleare born with a tremendousamount of talent, but I haveseen a lot of wasted talent inmy life, so it is not talent alonethat will take you to the top ofyour game.
One thing that I hear regu-larly in the classroom from mystudents is “student ‘X” is sosmart” as if that student who is“so smart” was born that way.But you are not born knowingcalculus, chemistry, or mul-tiple languages—all of thosethings are learned. They arelearned through hard work andsacrifice; the hard work andsacrifice that not everyone hasthe motivation to commit.
Where and how you findyour own personal motivationis something that you have todiscover on your own, but be-ware that if you have motiva-tion to do nothing, you willgain nothing, and sadly maybecome nothing and that iswasted talent.
Whether it is school, theathletic field, the community,or family, motivation is outthere and the most productivepeople in the world are oftenthe most highly motivated.Once you have found your mo-tivation in one area, if youhaven’t already, apply it to
other areas of yourlife. Again the mostproductive peoplein the world are of-ten very wellrounded.
PreparationThe world can
be a very intimidat-ing place, espe-cially if you are not
prepared.I hope that this article pro-
vided you with some goodammunition to not only avoid
OBERLIN, Feb. 2, 2009:Oberlin College has movedup five spots this year toearn a top 10 ranking on theannual “ list. With 21 alumnicurrently serving as PeaceCorps Volunteers, Oberlinranks sixth nationally in itscategory.
“On behalf of the PeaceCorps, please accept my pro-found gratitude for your sup-port of the agency and itsvolunteers,” wrote PeaceCorps Director RonTschetter in the letter toOberlin College PresidentMarvin Krislov announcingOberlin’s 2009 ranking.
The College’s “supporthas been instrumental to thesuccess of the Peace Corps,and we look forward to con-tinuing a successful col-laboration in the decades tocome,” said the director.“With the knowledge andtraining acquired at Oberlin,they are making a positivecontribution to the lives ofpeople in 76 countries.”
Oberlin College has hada strong relationship withthe Peace Corps since the
earliest days of theorganization’s existence.Between 1963 and 1967 thePeace Corps located one ofits first regional recruitingand training centers onOberlin’s campus, often hir-ing faculty members andstudents to assist in admin-istrative and educationaltasks.
Year in and year out, itsgraduates volunteer for ser-vice in the Corps at a rateunmatched by few schoolits size. Throughout the last47 years, 502 Oberlingraduates have used theireducation and skills andapplied them in the realworld as Peace Corps vol-unteers.
For its list, the PeaceCorps ranks schools ac-cording to the size of thestudent body; small schoolsand universities are thosewith less than 5,000 under-graduates. In this group, theUniversity of Chicagocomes out on top with 35undergraduate alumni vol-unteers, followed by St. OlafCollege with 26.
some the hazards out there,but to rise up and achievegreat things. Remember avoidtemptation and find your mo-tivation and you are well onyour way. ¡Hasta la próximavez!
I would love to hear fromyou about my column pleasesend me feedback or let meknow if there is somethingyou would like me to writeabout. You can e-mail me [email protected].¡Gracias por tu apoyo!
Josh Flores
De Parte del MaestroBy Josh Flores
Oberlin College jumps fivespots in Peace Corps rankings
Aries:¿Viajarás en avión hoy, Aries, o quizás irás a alguna parte en
tren? Si es así, conocerás a alguien fascinante en el viaje. No seastímida y no dejes que el orgullo o el decoro se interpongan paraentablar una conversación con alguien. El tiempo pasará, debessaberlo, y siempre está la posibilidad de que puedan convertirseen grandes amigos. Relájate, sonríe con tu sonrisa más encantadora,y disfruta del viaje.
Tauro:Progresos recientes en tu carrera pueden hacerte dudar con
respecto a qué hacer a continuación. Podrías considerar tomartealgún tiempo de licencia para viajar, o quizás continuar con tusestudios. No eres de los que les gusta dormirse en los laureles,Tauro. Para ti es importante intentar alcanzar nuevos horizontes,y hoy es el día perfecto para considerar qué horizontes son los másimportantes para ti. Sin embargo, es importante que estés seguro.Por eso, no te apresures.
Géminis:El amor aflora hoy, ya que la comunicación con tu amado
mejora a través de una mayor comprensión de ambas partes,Géminis. Se sienten más cómodos en presencia del otro, yproyectan un frente unido en la compañía de los demás. En algúnmomento ambos saldrán con un grupo de amigos. Tendrásdiscusiones excitantes y fascinantes con ellos, las cualesprobablemente continúen cuando te quedes sola con él. ¡Diviértete!
Cáncer:Tienes las emociones a flor de piel hoy, Cáncer, ya que tu
pareja p algún familiar o amigo, te llama para discutir algunosproblemas. No te concierna directamente, pero igual deseas ver elconflicto resueltos, ya que tiendes a sentirte mal cuando alguienque amas o que quieres mucho está molesto. En momentos comoeste, es mejor escuchar que dar consejos. Probablemente todo loque esa persona necesita sea contarte las cosas. Se paciente, y todosaldrá bien.
Leo:Hazte cargo de tu salud general hoy, Leo. Probablemente te
levantes sintiéndote energética y bien. Aprovecha esta oportunidadpara ponerte activa al hacer cosas que te ayudarán a seguirsintiéndote bien. Considera todos los aspectos de tu salud,incluyendo la parte emocional y espiritual. Si puedes, siéntate alsol y aire fresco a considerar las áreas de tu vida que podríasejercitar. Sal a caminar, trabaja en el jardín - involúcrate en algoque sea creativo y físico.
Virgo:Es muy posible que sientas un poco de inestabilidad en el
ambiente, y quizás tengas miedo por tu trabajo, Virgo.Afortunadamente, tus miedos son infundados. Hay muchaagitación alrededor de ti, y el mejor consejo es que te mantengasfirme, si puedes. Si continúas haciendo tu trabajo bien, te gratificaránpor tus esfuerzos. Te lo habrás ganado.
Libra:Hoy, Libra, podrías sentirte levemente deprimida (si bien es
pasajero). Podrías analizar tu vida y, si bien no te está yendo mal,podrías sentir que aún no estás donde deseas. Desde el punto devista espiritual, dudarás de enfoques tradicionales que hascuestionado y a la vez te preguntarás por conceptos nuevos quehas adoptado. Trata de distraerte: lee un buen libro o mira algunapelícula. Mañana este sentimiento habrá desaparecido.
Escorpio:Los contactos perdidos y los malentendidos desafortunados
disminuirán si te relajas y te concentras. Recuerda que puedeshacer las cosas tu misma, Escorpio. No sientas la necesidad deobtener la total aprobación de los demás para abordar los proyectosque deseas abordar. Hoy tu mente está impulsándote a tomar lainiciativa, por eso, siéntete libre de hacerlo. Asegúrate de no ser tanapresurada en tus acciones, ya que será más productivo si piensasantes de actuar.
Sagitario:Mira las cosas desde una perspectiva más filosófica, Sagitario,
en vez de ver todo desde una perspectiva tan emocional. Quizástengas ese temor constante de que todos están tras de ti. Lo másprobable es que estés agrandando las cosas. Mira a tus amigos yobserva cómo piensan ellos. Es muy probable que alcances unnivel superior de comprensión de la situación si consideras estanueva perspectiva.
Capricornio:Hoy tanto tú como quienes te rodean tendrán como tema
central el control, Capricornio. Probablemente seas testigo de unadisputa tan brutal sobre quién tiene las riendas que cuandofinalmente alguien tome el control firme, deseará llevar la situaciónal extremo. Hay una carga agresiva en cosas que no son fáciles deignorar. Ten cuidado de con quién te asocias en un día así.
Acuario:Puede ser que necesites prestar una inmediata atención a
muchos papeles que tienen que ver con planes nuevos para tusintereses laborales. Para que lo hagas correctamente seguro quevas a requerir mucha inventiva de tu parte, Acuario, pero lograráshacerlo. Hoy estás particularmente rápida, inteligente yconcentrada, por lo que serás capaz de terminar cualquier cosaque trates hacer. Por la noche: asiste a un concierto, conferenciau otro evento en tu comunidad.
Piscis:Hoy tu corazón se sentirá más sensible y emotivo que de
costumbre, Piscis, por lo tanto dale el cuidado que necesita.Descubrirás que más sólida y práctica seas en tu enfoque, mejorte sentirás acerca de la situación. Parecerá contrario a la intuiciónadoptar un enfoque analítico para el amor y el romance, pero aveces es justamente lo que se necesita. Utiliza la herramientaapropiada para el trabajo.
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Lo mejor de la semana1.Se suponía que la
única ansiedad quesufriría el domingo ChrisBrown sería si ganaba unpremio GRAMMY. En sulugar, el cantante de R&Bes sospechoso en un casode violencia doméstica.Aunque la sargento de laPolicía de Los AngelesBridget Pickett dijo quelas autoridades continúaninvestigando lo ocurridol amadrugadad e ldomingoen ell u j o s ob a r r i oHancockP a r k ,g e n t ecercana aRihannase haencargadod ev e n t i l a rque Chrisgolpeó al acantante.
Una paciente delnosocomio Centro MédicoCedars Sinai en LosÁngeles, quien tambiénprefirió el anonimato,declaró al sitiox17online.com, queRihanna arribó al hospitala media noche y deinmediato fue conducidaa una habitación, mismaque cubrieron con cortinaspara evitar las miradasc u r i o s a s .”Estaba recostada en unacama. Se veía triste por loque había pasado y pudee s c u c h a r l agritando...sonaba como siestuviera llorando”,detalló la fuente.
De acuerdo con E!
Online, allegados aRihanna, de quienes sedesconoce sus nombres,declararon que la cantantemuestra huellas de losgolpes que le propició supareja.
Hasta el momento lapolicía encargada del casono ha confirmado nidesmentido si Rihanna fuela mujer que Chris agredió
2. Paulina Rubio sienteun amord o r a d op o rM é x i c o ,por ello,l ac a n t a n t epresentarápróximamenteun mate-r i a ldiscográficoen el quereal izaráun tributomuy espe-cial alpaís quela vion a c e r ,
según informó su hermanoEnrique.
Por otra parte lacantante mexicana seguirálos pasos de estrellaslatinas como JenniferLópez. David Bisbal y An-tonio Banderas y lanzarásu propia línea de per-fumes, llamada Oro,que estará disponiblepara el próximo otoño.
3 . G a n a d o r e slatinos al grammy
Latin Jazz Album:Song for Chico -Arturo O’Farrill andThe Afro-Latin JazzOrchestra
Latin Pop Album:La Vida . . . Es Un
Ratico - JuanesLatin Rock or Alterna-
tive Album: 45 - JaguaresLatin Urban Album: Los
Extraterrestres - Wisin yYandel
Tropical Latin Album:Senor Bachata - JoseFeliciano
Regional Mexican Al-bum: Amor, Dolor yLagrimas - MusicaRanchera
Tejano Album: Viva LaRevolucion - RubenRamos and The MexicanRevolution
Norteno Album: Raices- Los Tigres Del Norte
Banda Album: No Es DeMadera - Joan Sebastian
4. Con la persistenciaque lo caracteriza, LuisFonsi regresa al númerouno del Hot Latin Songsde Billboard con el temaNo me doy por vencido,reemplazando a losbachateros de Aventura.Pero además, el boricuaya sigue de cerca deShakira, quien con sudueto con Alejandro Sanzen La Tortura tiene elrécord de más semanas enel sitio de honor de tallistado con 25 semanas entotal. Por Un Segundo deAventura permaneció pordos semanas en el primerlugar, pero esta semanafue desplazado por No medoy por vencido, queregresó a reclamar elpuesto. Gracias a esta
hazaña el primer cortepromocional de Fonsisuma 19 semanas en elsitio de honor, siguiendolos pasos de La Tortura,que cuenta con 25, lo queconvierte al tema en elganador hasta elmomento.
5. Tres años deausencia en la escena mu-sical, pero respaldadospor 30 años de trayectoriay un reciente disco, Si Túte Vas, que haconquistado nuevamentea sus seguidores delpasado y sumado a otroscuantos, Los Temerariosno caben en su alegría yorgullo. Además,nominados este año comoMejor Artista Grupero enPremio Lo Nuestro y enplena gira promocionaldel álbum, Gustavo yAdolfo Ángel estándemostrando que siguensiendo “muy temerarious.
Estamos muy felices deestar nuevamente en losescenarios, muysatisfechos con elresultado de Si Tú te Vas,que ha tenido unaaceptación fenomenal porparte de las gente que yaescuchaba nuestra músicay se han adicionadonuevas personas con estapropuesta nuestra”, dijoGustavo Ángel.
La promoción de Si Túte Vas coincide con ellanzamiento de un mate-rial recopilatorio de éxitosti tulado Evolución deAmor que contienecanciones como TeQuiero, Te Hice Mal,Como Te Recuerdo y EresUn Sueño y que acaba desalir en Estados Unidos yllegará al mercadomexicano el 24 de febrero.
Los mejores chistes dela semana
•Llega un pac iente
donde e l dent is ta conmolestia de una muela,es revisado de la mismay entonces le pregunta elpaciente al dentista:
¿Voy a perder mimuela, doctor?
Y e l dent i s ta lecontesta:
Eso no lo sé señor, yose la voy a entregar enuna bolsita, y si la pierdees problema suyo.
•Un dentista, despuésde completar el trabajoen un paciente, vino a led ice a l paciente:¿Podrías por favorayudarme?
¿Podrías por favordar tu grito más fuerte ydoloroso?
El paciente responde:¿Por qué?, No me doliótanto esta vez.
El dentista agrega:Hay tanta gente en la
sala de espera en estemomento ahora y no mequiero perder el juego defútbol de la 4.
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COLUMBUS, Feb. 2,2009 (AP): Ohio would fundits public education systembased on the cost of educat-ing individual studentsrather than the current wayof determining how muchmoney it takes to make asuccessful school, under agroundbreaking educationplan Gov. Ted Strickland re-leased Monday.
Strickland’s plan investsan additional $275 millionin local school districts overthe two-year budget cycle,which includes a heavy in-fusion of as-yet-unsecuredfederal stimulus money. Theadministration has beentouting its bottom-line in-vestment as totaling $925million in new dollars, butthat figure also includesmoney the state is givingdistricts to make up for losttax revenue.
However, state budgetofficials said the increasesin education funding weremade possible due to toughchoices made in many otherareas of the budget.
The funding changesshift more of the financialburden to the state and awayfrom local property taxes,addressing Ohio SupremeCourt rulings that the state’sfunding system relied tooheavily on a district’swealth or poverty.
The new plan ties districtfunding to the number ofschools of “ideal” size a dis-trict should have. The planestablishes ideal schoolsizes for elementary, middleand high schools, as well asfor “small” school districtswith fewer than 800 stu-dents. Funding is deter-mined by the costs of edu-cating a student, includingthe teachers and buildingsneeded and required tech-nology—such as comput-ers.
Districts will receivefunding for teachers basedon the number of teachersneeded according to a spe-cific teacher-to-student ra-tio, for example, one per 25students from Grades 4through 12. Each school dis-trict will have a teacher sal-ary scale based on studentpoverty, community wealthand college attendancerates. Teachers in poorer,lower-achieving districtswill receive larger salaries,and thus greater fundingfrom the state.
“The governor’s generaldirection we’re very sup-
portive of,” said Bill Phillis,executive director of the OhioCoalition for Equity and Ad-equacy of School Funding.Phillis said Strickland’s ap-proach gets rid of the oldmodel, in which a politicallydetermined pot of money tobe spent on education isdivvied up among school dis-tricts.
Strickland’s budget in-creases state aid to localschool districts from $7.17billion to $7.18 billion, or 0.2percent, in the fiscal year thatbegins in July, and from$7.18 billion to $7.44 billion,or 3.6 percent, in the nextfiscal year.
It calls for reimbursingdistricts for tax revenues lostdue to the elimination of thetangible personal propertytax, which is being phasedout as part of a 2005 tax over-haul, and is expected to bereplaced by a new tax on busi-ness sales.
According to documentsreleased Monday,Strickland’s education bud-get also relies on $1.7 billionin one-time aid to local dis-tricts coming to the state froman expected federal stimuluspackage. Strickland has saidthe increased state fundingwill be sustainable in futureyears because of expectedrevenue growth.
Republicans hadn’t seenthe details of Strickland’sproposals, but were con-cerned by the heavy relianceon the one-time federalmoney.
“There is a sense that theuse of this type of funding isdangerous to taxpayers as itcreates a structural imbal-ance that will only put offand exacerbate our budgetproblems into the future,”said House Minority LeaderBill Batchelder, a Republi-can from Medina. “Whatneeds to be examined is howthe state will maintain thisincreased spending after thefederal money is depleted.”
The state increases its shareof the funding by making upthe difference between theproperty tax revenue raisedby 20 mills and the cost ofeducating each student. Thestate currently assumes thateach district raises 23 mills,even when many do not.
Strickland’s plan enablesdistricts that are now abovethe 20 mill floor to change aportion of the taxation baseto a conversion levy, whichwould enable the amounthomeowners pay in taxes to
rise and fall with their prop-erty values. Voters wouldhave to approve the con-version levy.
Strickland said such lev-ies would enable districts toincrease revenue withouthaving to go to the ballotyear after year to keep upwith rising costs.
Strickland releases education planBy STEPHEN MAJORS, Associated Press Writer
COLUMBUS, Feb. 2,2009 (AP): Ohioans will paymore to farm, drive, enjoythe outdoors, keep the envi-ronment clean and do busi-ness under Gov. TedStrickland’s proposed bud-get released Monday.
Strickland plans to bal-ance his two-year $55 billionspending plan with help fromincreases in 120 state fees.
Money raised throughfee increases will help fundsome of Strickland’s prior-ity investments: $925 mil-lion in new dollars and taxloss reimbursements forpublic schools and the firststeps toward constructionof a high-speed railroad tra-versing the state.
He also calls for main-taining a freeze on collegetuition and an increase ingovernment health insur-ance for children in low-income families.
Some of the agencies af-fected by fee increases in-clude the Department ofNatural Resources, the Ag-riculture Department andthe Department of Trans-portation. The increases areexpected to raise $236 mil-lion. The Health Departmenthas proposed a number offee increases, including li-cense fees for marinas andcampgrounds.
Strickland’s budget alsorelies heavily on $3.4 bil-lion in anticipated fundingfrom the federal stimuluspackage being debated inCongress this week. StateBudget Director Pari Sabetysaid the budget’s ambitiousgoals will be impossiblewithout that cash.
She predicted cuts inclassroom instruction, so-cial services and health careif the money isn’t approved.She defended the state’s useof stimulus money to cover5.5 percent of generalspending, saying the ideaof the stimulus is to keepspiraling state budgets fromfurther contributing to thenational fiscal crisis.
“We are engines of therecovering economy,”Sabety said.
Strickland’s budget doesnot raise taxes, instead callingfor cutting the budgets of 33state agencies and flat-fund-ing six others, and reducingmany existing governmentprograms, some by as much as20 percent.
The budget is balanced inpart through proposed paycuts of up to 6 percent for allstate employees _ includingStrickland and other cabinetmembers _ and asks employ-ees to pay 10 percent of theirvision and dental coverageand life insurance. Negotia-tions with unionized stateworkers are under way.
The spending blueprintalso imposes a new fee onhospitals and cuts reimburse-ment rates to nursing homesthat treat patients insuredthrough the state-federal Med-icaid program.
The Skilled Nursing CareCoalition, representing themajority of Medicaid-fundedhomes, expressed concernover the plan, saying patientsrequire more care and atten-tion than in years past.
“In its current form, thisproposal is devastating andlikely to bankrupt some facili-ties and cause more facilitiesto further reduce skilled nurs-ing services,” spokesman AlanMelamed said in a statement.
Strickland, a Democrat,boosted funding to prisons inhis budget by $100 millionbut warned that he would haveto close a prison in 2011 un-less the state prison popula-tion is reduced. He said the
state must change its sentenc-ing laws and add money forhalfway houses to help slowinmate growth. The prisonsystem has about 50,000 in-mates.
The plan’s top transporta-tion priority is to begin workrestoring passenger rail ser-vice between Cincinnati, Co-lumbus and Cleveland, withthe eventual goal of makingthe service high speed.
To raise new transportationdollars, Strickland proposesallowing tolls on newly con-structed highways and lettingpolice stop drivers for notwearing their seat belts.
Ohio police now can ticketseat belt violators only if driv-ers are first pulled over foranother traffic violation. Thechange, which lawmakerswould have to approve, wouldgive Ohio $26 million in one-time federal funding.
The budget expands accessto health care for poor chil-dren and looks to provide cov-erage to as many as 110,000Ohioans currently without in-surance.
The budget proposal alsoimposes another tuition freezeat Ohio’s public universitiesnext year, with an increase in2011 not expected to exceed3.5 percent. Tuitions were fro-zen in the current two-yearbudget in order to make col-lege more affordable and en-courage more young Ohioansto pursue higher education.
The federal stimulus moneyincludes $42 million in wel-fare dollars and $821 million
Gov. Strickland asks Ohioans to pay more feesBy JULIE CARR SMYTH, AP Statehouse Correspondent
in education funding. Thebudget also empties thestate’s rainy day fund of$948 million in 2011.
The budget also reversesStrickland’s previous oppo-sition to expanding state taxcredits and adds credits tolure filmmakers to Ohio andto help cities boost theirdowntowns.
Republican lawmakershave already begun criticiz-ing Strickland for using thefederal money to balancethe budget instead of mak-ing further cuts. The budgetas proposed grows by anestimated 4.4 percent. Thatgrowth rate is consideredhistorically slow.
Lawmakers in the Re-publican-controlled Senateand Democratic-controlledHouse will reviewStrickland’s proposal andover the next several monthsput together a budget thatwill take effect in July.
Associated Press Writ-ers Andrew Welsh-Hugginsand Stephen Majors con-tributed to this report.On the Net: Ohio Office ofBudget and Management:h t t p : / / o b m . o h i o . g o v /default.aspx
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Inconjunction with MajorLeague Soccer, the MLSCup-champion ColumbusCrew today announced itsschedule for the 2009 Ma-jor League Soccer regularseason, which it opens onthe road at Houston March21, before hosting its homeopener on March 28 vs.Toronto FC.
The Crew’s home sched-ule features a total of 11Saturday games, three Sun-day matches and oneWednesday match. TheWednesday game, alongwith two more to be an-nounced, will be the popu-lar “Bob Evans Buck-A-Brat Nights” at Crew Sta-dium.
Details on when single-game tickets will go on salewill be released in the nearfuture. In the meantime,Crew Soccer Nation Goldand Black memberships,along with 10th Anniver-sary 10 Pack and OpeningDay 5 Pack ticket plans arecurrently available by call-ing 614-447-CREW (2739)and at TheCrew.com.
Each of the 15 teams inMLS will play 30 regular-season games, with eachfacing the other 14 twiceapiece for a base of 28games per team. The tworemaining games for eachteam will be against intra-conference opponents,with a priority on rivalrymatchups. The Crew’s ad-ditional intra-conferencegames will be againstToronto at home and atChicago.
This year, 90 percent ofMLS games will be playedon weekends (Friday, Sat-urday or Sunday), com-pared to about 84 percentin 2008 and 80 percent in2007. MLS reduced thevolume of games on oraround Aug. 12, Sept. 5 andOct. 10 – all World CupQualifying dates. Teamswill have occasional bye
weeks because of the oddnumber of teams in MLSthis season. An effort wasmade to schedule byes dur-ing international competi-tions for the teams compet-ing in CONCACAF Cham-pions League (Crew, D.C.United, New York andHouston) and SuperLiga(Chicago, New England,Kansas City and ChivasUSA).
MLS and its nationaltelevision partners, ABC/ESPN, Univision and FoxSoccer Channel/Fox Sportsen Español, also unveiledthe national TV scheduletoday. The Crew is cur-rently scheduled to appearon national television 12times, three times onESPN2/ESPN Deportes, sixtimes on FSC/FSE and threetimes on Univision’sTeleFutura. The Crew’s re-gional TV information willbe released at a later date.
The 2009 MLS All-StarGame is scheduled forWednesday, July 29, at RioTinto Stadium in Sandy,Utah, at 9:30 p.m., onESPN2, ESPN Deportes andTeleFutura, when the MLSstars will play host to aninternational opponent, tobe announced. Eight teamswill qualify for the MLSCup Playoffs, which beginOct. 29 and culminate inMLS Cup 2009 on theweekend of Nov. 21-22 at asite to be announced at alater date.
Most games on ESPN2will be offered in high defi-nition with the polishedplay-by-play of JPDellacamera and expert in-sight of U.S. national teamgreat John Harkes. All MLSgames on ESPN2 will besimulcast on ESPN360 andESPN Deportes. In this, thethird year of an eight-yearagreement, MLS and ESPNhave mutually agreed toschedule select matchesoutside the Thursday nightwindow. Thirteen of the 27
games on ESPN2 and ESPNDeportes will air on week-ends (Friday, Saturday orSunday).
Fox Soccer Channel isagain scheduled to broad-cast its complete slate of 33regular-season games withon-site 30-minute pre- andpost-game shows for a livethree-hour programmingwindow called “MLS Satur-day on FSC,” featuring MaxBretos (play-by-play),Christopher Sullivan (coloranalyst) and Todd Grisham(host) along with sidelinereporters including MarkRogondino, ChristianMiles, Brian Dunseth andSteve Bell for thorough, fan-friendly coverage. Most FoxSoccer Channel MLS gamesare also scheduled to air livein Spanish in two-hour pro-gramming windows on sis-ter network Fox Sports enEspañol, with some airingon a tape-delayed basis.
TeleFutura’s MLSbroadcasts return to theirSunday afternoon time slot,usually between gamesfrom Mexico’s Primera Di-vision, the most successfulsports programming onUnivision’s family of net-works. TeleFutura’s knowl-edgeable tandem of JorgePerez Navarro and DiegoBalado will add informa-tion, analysis and excite-ment to the Spanish-lan-guage network’s 24 regularseason games.
MLS is in discussionswith HDNet to continuebroadcasting games on thefirst all-high definition na-tional television network.HDNet has partnered withMLS since 2003.
CREW UNVEILS 2009 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE,WHICH FEATURES 11 SATURDAY HOME GAMES
The complete 2009 Crew regular-season schedule follows, with all nationalbroadcasts noted:2009 Columbus Crew ScheduleDate Day Opponent Time (ET) TV3/21 Sat. at Houston Dynamo 8 p.m. FSC / FSE3/28 Sat. TORONTO FC* 4 p.m. 4/2 Thurs. at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m. ESPN2/Deportes4/5 Sun. at CD Chivas USA 8 p.m. 4/11 Sat. COLORADO RAPIDS 7:30 p.m. 4/25 Sat. CHICAGO FIRE* 7 p.m. FSC / FSE5/2 Sat. at Toronto FC* 4 p.m. 5/9 Sat. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS* 7 p.m. FSC / FSE5/17 Sun. at Los Angeles Galaxy 3 p.m. TeleFutura5/27 Wed. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 7:30 p.m. 5/30 Sat. at Seattle Sounders FC 10:30 p.m. FSC / FSE6/6 Sat. at Kansas City Wizards* 8:30 p.m. 6/14 Sun. CD CHIVAS USA 3 p.m. TeleFutura6/20 Sat. at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m. FSC / FSE6/27 Sat. NEW YORK RED BULLS* 7:30 p.m. FSC / FSE7/4 Sat. D.C. UNITED* 7 p.m.ESPN2 / Deportes7/11 Sat. at Chicago Fire* 8 p.m. ESPN2 / Deportes7/18 Sat. REAL SALT LAKE 8 p.m. 7/25 Sat. TORONTO FC* 7:30 p.m. 8/1 Sat. at Colorado Rapids 9:30 p.m. 8/8 Sat. at San Jose Earthquakes 10:30 p.m. 8/15 Sat. FC DALLAS 7 p.m. 8/30 Sun. at New York Red Bulls* 6 p.m. 9/13 Sun. HOUSTON DYNAMO 5 p.m. 9/20 Sun. at Chicago Fire* 3 p.m. TeleFutura9/26 Sat. LOS ANGELES GALAXY 7:30 p.m. 10/3 Sat. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 7:30 p.m. 10/10 Sat. at New England Revolution* 7:30 p.m. 10/17 Sat. at D.C. United* 8 p.m. 10/25 Sun. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION* 5 p.m.
HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS* Eastern Conference Opponent— Eastern Times listed, Schedule is Subject to Change —
Crew Schedule Breakdown: Home AwayMarch 1 1April 2 2May 2 3June 2 2July 3 1August 1 3September 2 1October 2 2 ESPN2 1 2FSC 3 3TeleFutura 1 2 Wednesday 1 0Thursday 0 1Saturday 11 10Sunday 3 4
Founded by American sports pioneer LamarHunt, the Columbus Crew is Ohio’s MajorLeague Soccer club, anchoring a diverse sportsand entertainment enterprise. One of theleague’s Charter Members, it is currently thereigning MLS Cup Champion and it has alsowon the 2002 U.S. Open Cup championshipand MLS Supporters’ Shield titles in 2004 and2008. It will open its 14th season and defenseof its MLS Cup championship on Saturday,March 21, at the Houston Dynamo and willopen its 11th season in first-of-its-kind Co-lumbus Crew Stadium on Saturday, March 28,against Toronto FC.
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Soccer fans fromacross North Americawill be converging onColumbus, Ohio, onWednesday, Feb. 11,2009, starting at7:00PM, for the most an-ticipated match on U.S.soil in four years whenthe U.S. Men’s NationalTeam faces Mexico atColumbus Crew Stadium.
The match will markthe 55th meeting be-tween the two long-timerivals, and kicks off thefinal round of FIFAWorld Cup qualifying.Fans from 43 states, andDC, Canada, and Mexicohave purchased ticketsto the match. More than2,400 tickets were alsosold to U.S. OrganizedSupporters, providingthe largest-ever U.S. sup-porters’ section for aMen’s National Teammatch.
The match, which soldout within 90 minutes ofgoing on public sale, willmark the third straighttime that Columbus CrewStadium has hosted thehome leg of the finalround World Cup quali-fying series between theUnited States andMexico.
The game will bebroadcast live on ESPN2,ESPN2HD, Univision, andairwavTes via Futbol dePrimera. Fans can followalong via ussoccer.com’sMatchTracker.
FIFA World Cup Qualifierbetween the U.S. and Mexicois Feb. 11
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ANN ARBOR, Feb. 3, 2009:While thousands of U.S.-American workers are losingjobs, many more are stressedout.
For those fortunate to stillhave jobs in this downeconomy, however, companiescan help alleviate workplacestress—and possible vio-lence—among workers by pro-viding complementary alter-native benefits, say Universityof Michigan business profes-sors.
“We encourage business toconsider offering employeebenefits packages that sustainthe health, reduce the stressand improve the camaraderieof its work force,” said CindySchipani, professor of businesslaw at Michigan’s Ross Schoolof Business. “It would seemthat a healthy, less-stressed andcollegial work force would beless prone to resolve conflictsby violence.
“Not only might stress re-duction contribute to a morepeaceful society, reduction ofemployee stress together withthe promotion of good healthmay positively affect the bot-tom line.”
Prior research has shownthat about 75 percent of U.S.-Americans list work as a sig-nificant source of stress andmore than half say their workproductivity suffers due tostress. Workplace stress is esti-mated to cost U.S. businessesabout $300 billion a yearthrough absenteeism, dimin-ished productivity, employeeturnover, and direct medical,legal and insurance fees.
In a new study, Schipaniand Ross School colleagueNorm Bishara examined com-panies on the Forbes magazinelist of the “best companies towork for” that offer comple-mentary alternative benefits—those benefits above and be-yond traditional benefits that“create value in the workplaceby implicating employee stressreduction and positively im-pacting health.”
Complementary alternativebenefits may include flexiblework hours and working fromhome; employer-paid healthcare premiums; subsidizedhealth care classes and healthclub memberships; onsite fit-ness centers and medical anddental clinics; paid leave timeand special services for newparent employees; laundry anddry-cleaning services, valetparking and grocery delivery;and discounted tickets to after-hours social activities, such asmovies, plays, museums, sport-ing events and amusementparks.
Schipani and Bishara ex-amined a number of compa-nies on Forbes’ “best compa-nies to work for” list from vari-ous industries. They found thatin 2007 these companies, all ofwhich offer generous comple-mentary alternative benefits,enjoyed a significant reduc-tion in employee turnover,compared to the industry aver-age. The average cost savingsfor the firms examined as agroup was about $275 million.
“From a pure business per-spective, complementary alter-native benefits are attractivebecause reducing stress and,therefore, reducing costs asso-ciated with things like absen-teeism, sick time and prema-ture turnover, can increaseprofits,” said Bishara, assistantprofessor of business law andbusiness ethics.
In addition to helping lower
employee turnover, increaseworker productivity, reduceemployee health care costs andpromote healthier and lessstressful lifestyles for employ-ees, complementary alternativebenefits nourish a sense of com-munity among workers, the re-searchers say.
“Such benefits may be usedto build camaraderie and un-derstanding among employees,help promote employee loy-alty to the firm by providingenviable treatment of employ-ees, and serve as an examplefor society and perhaps even asa model for future governmentaction,” Schipani said. “In all,companies can play a directrole by taking care of their workforce through employmentpractices designed to reducestress and promote camarade-rie in the workplace.
“In addition to improvingthe lives of their employeesand benefiting shareholders,providing employees ways toreduce stress and promotehealth may also have a positiveimpact on society.’
Beneficios especiales enel lugar de trabajo alivianestrés y mejoranproductividad
ANN ARBOR: Millones detrabajadores estadounidensespierden sus trabajos, peromuchos más viven estresadosen sus lugares de trabajo.
Para los afortunados que aúntienen un empleo en estaeconomía en bajada, lasempresas pueden ayudar aaliviar el estrés laboral – yposible violencia- de lostrabajadores ofreciendobeneficios alternativoscomplementarios, aseguranprofesores de economía de laUniversidad de Michigan.
“Aconsejamos a lasempresas que consideren elofrecimiento de paquetes debeneficios que mantengan lasalud, reduzcan el estrés ymejoren la camaradería en ellugar de trabajo” , dice CindySchipani, profesora de DerechoEmpresarial en la Escuela deNegocios Ross. “Una fuerza detrabajo menos estresada y conmás camaradería mostraríamenos tendencias a resolverlos conflictos con violencia”.
“No solamente que lareducción del estrés contribuyea una sociedad más pacífica,sino que la reducción del estrésde los empleados en general yel fomento de la buena saludpueden influir positivamenteen la productividad”.
Investigaciones anterioresmostraron que alrededor de 75por ciento de los trabajadoresestadounidenses listan suslugares de trabajo como unacausa importante de estrés ymás de la mitad de ellos diceque su productividad se veafectada por el estrés. Se calculaque el estrés en el trabajo custaa las empresas estadounidensesalrededor de 300 mil millonesde dólares al año porausentismo, dismininución dela productividad, cambios depersonal y tarifas directamenterelacionadas en las areasmédicas, legales y de seguros.
En una nueva investigación,Schipani y su colega NormBishara , de la escuela Ross,examinaron las compañíaslistadas en la revista Forbescomo “las mejores empresasdonde trabajar” que ofrecenbeneficios alternativoscomplementarios- beneficiosmás allá de los beneficiostradicionales que “crean valoren el lugar de trabajo con
medidas dereducción deestrés eimpactando demanera positiva la salud delos empleados”.
B e n e f i c i o scomplementarios alternativos,incluyen horas flexibles y laposibilidad de trabajar desdecasa; cuidados de salud deprimera categoría pagados porel empleador; clases decuidados de salud subsidiadasy participación en clubes desalud; gimnasios en el lugarde trabajo, clínicas médicas ydentales; Ausencias pagadasy servicios especiales aempleados que tienen bebés;servicios de lavandería ylimpiado al seco;aparcamiento con valet yenvío de la compra; y boletosrebajados para actividadessociales después de las horasde trabajo, como filmes, obrasde teatro, museos, eventosdeportivos y parques deentretención.
Schipani y Bisharaevaluaron varias compañías deForbes listadas como “lasmejores compañías paratrabajar” de varios sectores dela industria. Encontraron queen el año 2007, esascompañías, que teníanbeneficios complementariosalternativos generosos, gozaron de una reducción enel número de rotación deempleados, en relación a lamedia de la industria. Elporcentaje promedio deahorros en los costes de lascompañías evaluadas comogrupo, llegaron a los 275millones de dólares.
“Solamente visto desde laperspectiva de negocios, losbeneficios complementariosalternativcos son atractivos porque pueden aumentar losbeneficios al reducir el estrés,y por lo tanto reducen costesasociados con asuntos comoel ausentismo, duración deenfermedad y rotaciónrápida”, dice Bishara, profesorasistente de derechoempresarial y éticaempresarial.
Además de ayudar a reducirla rotación de empleados,aumentar la productividad delos trabajadores, reducir loscostes de salud de losempleados y fomentar un estilode vida más saludable y conmenos estrés para susempleados, los beneficioscomplementarios alternativos,nutren un sentido decomunidad entre lostrabajadores, según losinvestigadores.
”Este tipo de beneficiospueden ser usados paraconstruir camaradería yentendimiento entre losempleados, ayudar a fomentarla lealtad de los empleadoshacia la compañía dándolesun trato envidiable, y servircomo un ejemplo en lasociedad ye incluso quizáscomo un modelo para accionesfuturas del gobierno”, diceSchipani. “Con todo, lascompañías pueden jugar unpapel directo en el cuidado desu fuerza de trabajo a través deprácticas de empleo diseñadasa reducir el estrés y promoverla camaraderiea en el lugar detrabajo”.
“Además de beneficiar lasvidas de sus empleados ybeneficiar a los accionistasofreciendo a los trabajadoresformas para reducir el estrés ypromover la salud, puede tenerun impacto positivo en lasociedad”.
Special workplace benefits help relieve stress,improve bottom line
Puerto Rican Home ClubPuerto Rican Home ClubPuerto Rican Home ClubPuerto Rican Home ClubPuerto Rican Home Club is having a
Valentine’s Day DanceValentine’s Day DanceValentine’s Day DanceValentine’s Day DanceValentine’s Day DanceSaturday February 14, 2009,Saturday February 14, 2009,Saturday February 14, 2009,Saturday February 14, 2009,Saturday February 14, 2009,
from 9 pm - ?,at the Puerto Rican Home ClubPuerto Rican Home ClubPuerto Rican Home ClubPuerto Rican Home ClubPuerto Rican Home Club,
1608 East 28th Street, Lorain, Ohio 44055.For more information call: 440.258.5765
Tickets may be purchased by contacting 419-250-4516 or 567-249-4190.
When: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, 7:00PM to MidnightWhere: Ohio Army National Guard
925 Research Drive (off Arlington Ave.)Toledo, Ohio
Please come celebrate with family and friends in remembranceof Margie’s love for “Old School” music that made her the lifeof the party. There will be raffles, prizes, pop, snacks. BYOB.
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MEXICAN MUTUAL SOCIETY ISLOOKING FOR LITTLE GIRLS OF“MEXICAN DESCENT” FROM AGES OF 5 to9 yrs of age to vie for title of Little Queen of the Cincode Mayo Parade & Dance in Lorain OH. Thecelebration will be on May 2, 2009, takes place at theSacred Heart Church Hall where she will becrowned. The contest begins Feb 14, 2009. CallMarie Leibas @ 440-288-0144 for further details andto sign up. The Cinco de Mayo celebration begins w/a parade. All organizations, dance & ethnic groups,bands, drill teams, cars, politicians, InternationalPrincess’s, etc are welcome to be in the parade. CallDavid Flores @ 440-277-0078 to participate.
NOTICE, Social-justice grants:The Cleveland Catholic Diocese, which gives
out grants for social-justice projects, is seekingproposals from community groups. Organiza-tions working on behalf of poor people can eachreceive up to $5,000. Youth groups engaged incommunity work can each receive up to $1,000.The organizations have until March 31, 2009, toapply for the grants. For information on how toobtain or submit applications, call Deacon RockyOrt iz at 440-245-5043 or e-mai l him atjrortiz@clevelandcatholic charities.org
HISTORICAL INTERPRETER –SEASONAL
Metroparks of Toledo is looking for qualifiedindividuals to present historical programs at theManor House and/or operate canal boat at Provi-dence Metropark and/or programs at other loca-tions. Must be high school graduate or equivalent;some public speaking or programming preferred.Employment term may be extended through De-cember, up to 40 hours per week including week-ends, holidays, and some evenings. $8.85 perhour. Interviews will be conducted at WildwoodPreserve, 5100 W. Central Ave., Toledo, OH onFebruary 27 and February 28. Please call Shannonat 419-360-2599 by February 21, 2009 for anappointment. Visit www.metroparkstoledo.com toreview the position description. EOE/AA
TRANSPORTATION MANAGER
We are in search of a professional to coordinatethe overall activities of the Transportation Depart-ment. Our Transportation Department operates 35busses and over 70 trucks and vans daily. TheLucas County Board of MR/DD transports approxi-mately 800 individuals with mental retardation and/or developmental disabilities. The successful can-didate will possess a High School diploma or G.E.D.Bachelors degree in Transportation Management orrelated field preferred. Five years transportationsupervisory experience required. Salary range is$53,047 to $79,577. Salary negotiable based onexperience. Excellent health, dental and prescrip-tion benefits. If interested, please send résumé byFebruary 20th, 2009 to:
Lucas County Board of MR/DDHuman Resources Dept./DLV
1154 Larc LaneToledo, OH 43614
E.O.E.
AOD THERAPIST IOpportunity is available for experienced AOD
Therapist to work in Child and Adolescent Servicesproviding individual, family and group counseling,case management and prevention services. Can-didate must possess a Bachelor’s degree, a mini-mum of six months experience working with chil-dren and adolescents with chemical dependencyissues and be at minimum a CDCA. Dual licensureas either a PC or LSW and prevention certificationpreferred.
Send or fax résumé with cover letter to:
Human Resources - AODI1425 Starr AvenueToledo, OH 43605Fax 419.936.7574
Email: [email protected]
AOD THERAPIST IIOpportunity is available for experienced AOD
Therapist to work in Child and Adolescent Servicesproviding individual, family and group counseling,case management and prevention services. Candi-date must possess a Master’s degree, a minimumof two years experience working with children andadolescents with chemical dependency issues andone of the following Ohio licenses – LSW,LISW, PC,PCC, LCDC III or LICDC. Dual licensure and pre-vention certification preferred.
Send or fax résumé with cover letter to:
Human Resources - AODII1425 Starr AvenueToledo, OH 43605Fax 419.936.7574
Email: [email protected]
Project Manager- Science andMathematicsEducation in
ActionBowling GreenState University
The project man-ager will assist in thedaily operations of theScience and Math-ematics Education inAction program. He/she will be the initialpoint of contact for allgrant-related commu-nication, act as a liai-son to K-12 schoolsand develop businesspartnerships, organizethe Summer BridgeProgram, help to de-velop marketing andPR plans, assist in re-cruiting high schoolstudents to the pro-gram, supervise stu-dent assistants, andwork with faculty fromseveral colleges withinBGSU. This is a grant-funded position.
Minimum qualifica-tions: Bachelor’s ineducation, math or sci-ence, public adminis-tration, or policy. Twoyears educationalleadership (formal orinformal) or adminis-trative experience re-quired. Teaching cer-tificate/license pre-ferred.
To apply: Submitcover letter with emailaddress, résumé, andcontact information forthree professional ref-erences by February27, 2009 to Office ofHuman Resources,100 College Park Build-ing, BGSU, BowlingGreen, OH 43403-0201. Official tran-scripts and letters ofrecommendation willbe required of final can-didates.
For a complete jobdescription for thissearch (J-61344), visithttp://www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr/employ-m e n t / a d m _ s t a f f /page11137.html or con-tact the Office of Hu-man Resources at(419) 372-8421 [email protected]. BGSUis an AA/EO employer/educator.
COORDINATOROF
CIRCULATIONUniversityLibraries
Bowling GreenState University Manages the com-
plex environment anddaily operations ofJerome Library mainCirculation unit. Incharge of Access Ser-vices department, in-cluding Circulation,Reserve, InterlibraryLoan, Support Ser-vices, Materials Man-agement units in ab-sence of departmentHead.
For a complete job
description & instruc-tion on how to apply forthis position (L-61355)visit http://www .bgsu .edu/o f -fices/ohr/employment/a d m _ s t a f f /page11137.html or con-tact the Office of Hu-man Resources at(419) 372-8421 [email protected]. BGSUis an AA/EO employer/educator.
INVITATION FOR BIDS
The Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority is seeking bids from qualifiedcontractors to furnish all labor, materials, and equipment for the followingproject(s):
JOB NO.: 29003PROJECT NAME: Installation/Replacement of Carpet at Various LMHA SitesCONTRACT: One YearMINIMUM CONTRACT AMOUNT: $40,000 MAXIMUM: $90,000BID OPENING DATE: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 @ 11:00am
All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the 2nd Floor ConferenceRoom on the dates shown above, in the RCI Department (Modernization), at 201Belmont Street, Toledo, Ohio 43604.. Contract documents and technicalspecifications/drawings can be picked up from the RCI Department, at addressabove, for a non-refundable fee of $25.00 for each bid package.
The prevailing wages for this locality, as established by the Department ofLabor as Wage Determination OH20080028, as modified, must be paid allpersons employed for this work.
Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or allbids, or to waive any informality in the bidding. No bids shall be withdrawn fora period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the opening of the bids.
All bidders shall be required to meet the Affirmative Action requirements andEqual Employment Opportunity requirements as described in Executive Order#11246. Each bidder must insure that all employees and applicants foremployment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion,sex, national origin, disability, handicap, age, or ancestry.
LUCAS METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITYREDEVELOPMENT & CAPITAL INVESTMENTS DEPARTMENT
Looking for Lawn Crew & LandscapeLeaders
• Must have a clean driving record.
• Must pass a drug test and background check.
• Must have 3 years experience working on alawn & landscape crew.
• Must speak English.
• Housing, if needed will be provided.
Email Résumé: [email protected] Resume: 586-463-6130
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APT. FOR RENT2bdrm, 1bdrm, and stu-dio apartments avail-able. Water, trash, gaspaid, appliances in-cluded. Washer anddryer in basement.Good area. Securedbuilding. Private park-ing in rear. First andsecond floor available.Section 8 approved.Long-term and short-term leases. We speakSpanish. Tel. 419-467-8241 or 419-467-2857.
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Waiting Lists forWestland Gardens &Oakwood GardensWill Close at 3 p.m.
Feb. 26, 2009Must meet income
guidelines & eligibilityrequirements.
Equal HousingOpportunity
Puerto Rican Home Club is having aVALENTINES DAY DANCE
Saturday February 14, 2009, from 9 pm - ?,at the Puerto Rican Home Club,
1608 East 28th Street, Lorain, Ohio 44055.For more information call: 440.258.5765
Host Families Needed
Volunteer host families are needed to welcomehigh school students from around the world. Stu-dents are 15-18 years old and speak English. Theywill be attending local high schools. There is notypical family! Single parents, empty nesters andfamilies with young children or teens can all enjoywelcoming a student. For more information, pleasecall Patty toll-free at 1-866-755-0921 or [email protected].
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LUCAS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATIONExecutive Director
300 Martin Luther King Jr. DriveSuite 200
Toledo, OH 43604
Duties: To be the primary governmental source of information and facilitationto and for businesses about retention and/or relocation in Lucas County.
Salary: Negotiable
Application deadline: Applications accepted through Friday, February27, 2009
Please submit a letter of interest and résumé to the Lucas County ImprovementCorporation, Attn: Joe Zerbey, Chairman, 300 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite200, Toledo, OH 43604.
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INTERESTED BIDDERS:TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS – LARCHMONT K-8 SCHOOL –
FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT PACKAGE
Sealed bids will be accepted by the Board of Education of the Toledo PublicSchool District until 1:00 p.m. on March 4, 2009, at the Toledo Public SchoolsTreasurers’ Room 3, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd., Toledo, Ohio 43608, for all labor,material and supervision necessary for the Furnishings and Equipment ofLarchmont K-8 School, as more fully described in the drawings and specifica-tions for the project prepared by SSOE, Inc. and will be opened publicly and readimmediately thereafter.
Bid Documents for the project may be examined at the F.W. Dodge planrooms in Columbus, Builders Exchange in Toledo, University of Toledo –Capacity Building, E.O.P.A. – Hamilton Building, Northwest Ohio HispanicChamber of Commerce, and The Plan Room in Ann Arbor, ConstructionAssociation of Michigan, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and OhioConstruction News.
Bidders may obtain copies of the documents starting February 11th, 2009which can be purchased from Becker Impressions, 4646 Angola Rd, Toledo,Ohio 43615 Phone: 419-385-5303. Drawings may be obtained on CD-ROMfor no cost with the purchase of the specifications.
A PREBID CONFERENCE is scheduled for February 20th, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.at Toledo Public Schools’ Board Room, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd., Toledo, Ohio43608
If you have any questions or a need for additional information, please directall questions in writing to [email protected], by phone at (419) 776-5600, or (fax) (877) 281-0784.
Bid Item #1: Larchmont K-8 School School FF&E $360,622.42Bid Item #2: Larchmont K-8 School Office FF&E $140,242.05Total Estimate: $500,864.47
Trouble paying your real estate taxes?We can help.
A public service message from
Wade KapszukiewiczLucas County Treasurer
Contact us to see whichconvenient payment plan is
right for you.
419-213-4305www.co.lucas.oh.us/treasurer
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**Grupo Juan 23 presenta el Baila de Enamorados Feb. 14th, 7pm-?, en la Capilla de Sagado Corazón.**
Congratulations to
Marisol Santiago andGabriel Bonilla
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Isabela, Puerto Rico.
Enjoy Puerto Rico by staying at theVilla Montaña Beach Resortin Isabela, Puerto Rico!
Villa Montaña Beach Resort4466 KM 1.9 InteriorBarrio BajurasIsabela, Puerto Rico 00662
Our reservations and availability phone:1 877 882 8082Our team will help you with all your questions.
Direct line to the frontdesk and to guests:1 787 872 9554
Visit our web site at: www.villamontana.com
Enjoy Puerto Rico by staying at theVilla Montaña Beach Resortin Isabela, Puerto Rico!
Villa Montaña Beach Resort4466 KM 1.9 InteriorBarrio BajurasIsabela, Puerto Rico 00662
Our reservations and availability phone:1 877 882 8082Our team will help you with all your questions.
Direct line to the frontdesk and to guests:1 787 872 9554
Visit our web site at: www.villamontana.com
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