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Arizonasheriffacknowledgesviolatingfederal courtordersBy JACQUES BILLEAUD,Associated Press

PHOENIX, March 18,2015 (AP): An Arizona sher-iff known for crackdowns onundocumented immigrationhas acknowledged that heviolated federal court ordersin a racial profiling case.

Lawyers for MaricopaCounty Sheriff Joe Arpaioand top aide Jerry Sheridansaid in papers filed late Tues-day that their clients agreethey have committed civilcontempt of court.

They asked a judge to calloff hearings next month toexamine the violations. Thejudge would decide whetherto cancel the hearings.

Among the violations wasa court order that barredArpaio’s deputies from de-taining people based solelyon the suspicion that they’rein the country illegally.

The judge has expressedconcerns about whether finesfrom a civil contempt find-ing would adequately ad-dress the violations.

He’s consideringlaunching a separate crimi-nal contempt case thatcould subject Arpaio tomore fines and jail time.

The Farm Labor Organiz-ing Committee (FLOC) heldtheir associate members’meeting on March 11, 2015.In attendance were roughly80 members and city offi-cials, including ToledoMayor Paula Hicks-Hudson,former mayor CartyFinkibeiner, Toledo coun-cilwoman Lindsay Webb,and Lucas County Commis-sioner Pete Gerkin.

As attendees assembledinto the meeting room, theywere greeted with musicalentertainment from JohnnyRodríguez of Johnny RodEntertainment and JacobEstrada of Los Mariachis Lo-cos. The entertainment pro-vided a festive and posi-tive energy to set the toneof the meeting.

At the start of the meet-ing FLOC organizerRamón Pérez provided areview of the previous as-sociate members’ meet-ing held on January 23.

First on the agenda wasa presentation of theFLOC Homies Union byyouth organizersAlicianna García andGabrial Espinosa. “SinceI’ve been a part of theFLOC Homies Union, I’velearned lots of skills, I feellike I’m becoming a bet-ter person and am learningthings that will help me inthe real world,” said Ms.García.

Outreach AdvocateMonica Morales expressedher pride in each member:“The group has gone frombeing shy in front of eachother, to conducting housemeetings with area residents.They are maturing and uti-lizing their learned skills. Itis great to witness.”

The youth group will con-tinue to conduct house meet-ings with community mem-bers. The purpose of the house

meetings is to share infor-mation on the FLOC HomiesUnion’s goal: to create asafer and trusting commu-nity, and ultimately, “Put theneighbor back in the hood.”

The next topic on theagenda was the relationshipbetween the police and thecommunity. One of the pri-mary concerns of FLOC as-sociate members, many ofwhom are undocumentedworkers, is the continuedprofiling and harassmentfrom law enforcement.

Since those concernshave been expressed, FLOC,with the support of ourformer Mayor Michael D.Collins & Chief of Police

George Kral, has signed amemorandum of understat-ing. And they have begun towork together to improve theinteraction between policeand undocumented resi-dents.

The next step came onMarch 19th, when FLOCpresident BaldemarVelásquez and other repre-sentatives of FLOC con-ducted a six hour trainingfor new police recruits onthe Latino community in To-ledo, and the history of theirrelationship with the police.

Velásquez expressed his

gratitude for the support re-ceived from the City of To-ledo. The meeting paused witha moment of silence to showrespect and gratitude for thelate Mayor Collins and themany contributions he madeto the City of Toledo.

In addition to the memo-randum of understanding,TPD chief Kral has assignedSergeant Richard L Treviñoto act as a liaison betweenFLOC members and the po-lice department. “I am fromSouth Toledo, I went to JonesJunior High; I graduated fromLibbey High School; I’ve pa-trolled these streets for years;I have not been out of the fieldfor too long; and Chief Kral

feels that I am best at relat-ing to the members of thiscommunity. I am familiarwith the environment andthe culture; I care aboutthe neighborhood. Any-thing I can do to make thisa better neighborhood, Iam willing,” concludedSgt. Treviño.

Following Sgt. Treviñowas a presentation fromAdvocates for Basic LegalEquality Inc. (ABLE), anon–profit regional law–firm. ABLE announcedthat they will be provid-ing application assistancefor Deferred Action for

Childhood Arrivals (DACA)and Deferred Action for Par-ents of Americans and lawfulpermanent residents (DAPA).

FLOC and ABLE want toensure undocumented mem-bers fully understand theDAPA/DACA applicationprocess by providing assis-tance for those individualsthat qualify. ABLE represen-tatives will hold workshops atthe FLOC Headquarters dur-ing the week to provide assis-tance for prospective appli-cants. More details will be an-nounced at a later date.

Also discussed was the

progress ofLatino his-tory educa-tion in theT o l e d oP u b l i cSchool sys-tem. ToledoFederationof Teacherspres identK e v i nDalton hasbeen work-ing withFLOC to in-corporateDr. ManuelC a r o s ’Homer toHomeboyLatino education curricu-lum.

FLOC hopes to have theclasses begin as a pilot pro-gram at Waite High School,the high school with thehighest percentage ofLatino students (approx. 30percent). The plan is to be-gin the Latino History cur-riculum at Waite HS andspread it to Bowser HighSchool.

“Latinos have alwaysbeen a part of the Americanhistory and it’s a shame thatLatino history is not a partof the education system.Who do you think namedthe city of Los Angeles, SanFrancisco, and San Antonio?We did, Latinos, and we aregoing to fight to get this

Minutes from the FLOC Associate Members’ Meeting

curriculum permanently inour education system. Ourchildren deserve to knowtheir true history,” saidVelásquez.

Before the meeting wasconcluded, attendees wereinvited to become associatemembers and further buildthe movement. “It is impor-tant to spread the word aboutmembership; there are twotypes of power—money andpeople. We need a strongmembership base to buildthe power of this movement,of this union,” remindedMonica Morales.

The next FLOC Associ-ate Membership meetingwill be held at FLOC Head-quarters, 1221 BroadwayAve., on April 16, 2015.

Ramón Pérez

Baldemar Velásquez

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LA HABANA, 17 III 15(AP): Cuba y Estados Unidosconcluyeron el martes conhermetismo la tercera ronda deconversaciones tendientes arestablecer relacionesdiplomáticas, mientras que elpresidente Raúl Castro viajó aVenezuela para una cumbre demandatarios en la cual sebuscará fijar posiciones anteWashington.

La Cancillería cubanaemitió el martes un escuetocomunicado que registró elencuentro a puertas cerradasentre Cuba y Estados Unidosde la víspera.

El hermetismo de las partescontrastó con el gran acceso alos medios de comunicación ylos comentarios de losfuncionarios en la primera ysegunda rondas que tuvieronlugar en La Habana en enero yen Washington en febrero

“El 16 de marzo, tuvo lugaren La Habana, un encuentroentre delegaciones de Cuba ylos Estados Unidos paraintercambiar sobre temasespecíficos relacionados conel proceso de restablecimientode las relaciones diplomáticasentre ambos países”, manifestóla nota oficial publicada en lapágina del Ministerio deRelaciones Exteriores.

La secretaria de Estadoadjunta para América Latina,Roberta Jacobson, fue laresponsable por la parteestadounidense, en tanto que

WASHINGTON, DC,March 18, 2015 (AP): Theexecutive chairman at Googleurged Congress on Wednes-day to increase the number ofhigh-skilled work visas madeavailable to foreigners and todeal with other immigrationissues later on.

Eric Schmidt spokeWednesday at the AmericanEnterprise Institute, a conser-vative think tank. Schmidtsaid he believes the UnitedStates is better off having moreimmigration, not less, but heparticularly is focused on al-lowing more immigrants intothe U.S. with specialized tech-nical skills.

“In the long list of stupidpolicies of the U.S. govern-ment, I think our attitude to-ward immigration has got tobe near the top,” Schmidt saidin answering a question aboutthe biggest policy change hewould like to see the federalgovernment make.

“We take very, very smartpeople, bring them into thecountry, give them a diplomaand kick them out where theygo on to create companiesthat compete with us,” Schmidtsaid. “Brilliant strategy.”

Schmidt said that increas-ing the number of H-1B visas,a program that’s separate fromthe student visa program,would grow the economy be-cause many immigrants willgo on to become lawful per-

manent residents and start theirown businesses and hire work-ers. He also said he believes amajority of lawmakers fromboth parties agree on this point,which is why they should dealwith other aspects of immigra-tion reform separately.

A bill sponsored by Repub-lican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utahwould expand the current an-nual cap on H-1B visas from65,000 to between 115,000 and195,000 visas depending uponmarket condition and demand.But a Senate Judiciary Com-mittee hearing on Tuesday re-inforced that some top lawmak-ers are strongly opposed toexpanding the program. Theyargued that the U.S. has plentyof high-skilled workers, butcompanies would rather lookelsewhere because it’s cheaper.

“Over the years the programhas become a government-as-sisted way for employers tobring in cheaper foreign labor,and now it appears these for-eign workers take over, ratherthan complement, the U.S.workforce,” said thecommittee’s chairman, Sen.Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.

Republican Sen. Jeff Ses-sions of Alabama said US-American schools are graduat-ing twice as many studentsspecializing in science, tech-nology, engineering, and maththan there are jobs to fill inthose specialties.

“It has nothing to do with

trying to find the best andbrightest,” Sessions said ofthe H-1B visa program’s pro-posed expansion.

Schmidt served as CEOat Google for a decade andhis role now includes gov-ernment outreach. He is alsoserving on a task force theDemocratic National Com-mittee organized to help itexamine what went wrong inthe 2014 midterm elections.

Schmidt took on a widerange of questions for aboutan hour. He voiced concernsabout the government at-tempting to regulate theInternet.

“It’s so difficult to pre-dict how quickly this thingmoves, and many of the prob-lems that people have can besimply solved by technol-ogy that people are invent-ing,” Schmidt said.

He also said that he stillbelieves a college educationis critical for the vast major-ity of young people and thatstories of success like thoseof college dropouts SteveJobs or Bill Gates are “cherry-picked” exceptions. Mostpeople, including himself,had little idea at age 18 whatthey wanted to do in life.

“Better to have them incollege than at large,” hejoked before turning serious.“The vast majority of peopledo very well by going tocollege.”

la parte cubana estuvo a cargode la directora general de laCancillería para asuntos deEstados Unidos, Josefina Vidal.

“Al finalizar el encuentro,que se desarrolló en un climaprofesional, las dosdelegaciones acordaronmantener la comunicación enel futuro como parte de esteproceso”, concluyó elcomunicado oficial de dospárrafos.

En Washington, el portavozdel Departamento de Estado JeffRathke indicó que lasconversaciones se centraron enla apertura de embajadas. “Ladiscusión fue positiva yconstructiva, y se llevó a caboen un ambiente de respetomutuo”, manifestó.

Los representantes de Wash-ington hicieron público su deseode que la sede diplomática seabra antes de la Cumbre de lasAméricas que se realizará el 10 y11 de abril en Panamá, pero loscubanos insisten en la necesidadde sacar a la isla de la lista depaíses terroristas que anualmentedifunde Estados Unidos.

Las negociaciones seproducen en momentos en queVenezuela, el principal sociocomercial y aliado político dela isla, mantiene una fuerteconfrontación con EstadosUnidos debido a las sancionesimpuestas por Washington a lanación sudamericana.

Cuba se solidarizó con Ven-ezuela y en el mismo momento

en que la cancillería daba aconocer su comunicado, elpresidente Castro llegaba aCaracas para participar de unaCumbre de la AlianzaBolivariana para los Pueblosde Nuestra América (ALBA)convocada por el mandatarioNicolás Maduro ante la crisiscon Estados Unidos.

“Estados Unidos deberíaentender de una vez que esimposible seducir o comprar aCuba ni intimidar a Venezu-ela. Nuestra unidad es inde-structible”, dijo Castro la tardedel martes pocos minutosdespués de comenzar laCumbre.

Castro aseguró además quela política de aislamiento con-tra Cuba “como ha reconocidorecientemente el PresidenteBarack Obama al anunciar unanueva política y proponerseabrir otro capítulo” fue un“rotundo fracaso”, pese a locual “los voceros de sugobierno se empeñan enaclarar que los objetivospersisten y solo cambian losmétodos”.

Obama y Castroanunciaron al unísono endiciembre pasado suintención de normalizar susrelaciones diplomáticas, lascuales han estado rotas du-rante más de cinco décadas.

El corresponsal de The As-sociated Press Matthew Leeen Washington contribuyó aeste despacho.

Google exec says immigration changes wouldhelp economyBy KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press

Cuba cierra ronda con EEUU y Castro viaja aVenezuelaPor ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press

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WEST BLOOMFIELD:The Detroit Symphony Or-chestra is presentingAugustin Hadelich & JoyceYang, two of the most tal-ented young virtuoso’s inthe world of classicaland chamber music togetheron The Berman stage onWednesday, April 1, 2015at 7:30 p.m.

The 2006 Gold medalistof the International ViolinCompetition ofIndianapolis, Augustin Hadelich(violin) is the recipient ofLincoln Center’s Martin E.Segal Award (2012), anAvery Fisher Career Grant(2009) and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship inthe UK (2011).

Also the recipient of theAvery Fisher Career Grant( 2 0 1 0 ) , J o y c e Y a n g(piano) was awarded thesilver medal as the young-est contestant at the VanCliburn International Pi-ano Competition (2005)and went on to win the

Detroit, 18 de marzo de2015: Este jueves 19 de marzola Cámara de ComercioHispana de Michigan llevaráa cabo una reunión con susmiembros, en el 24grilleWestin Book-Cadillac Hotelde esta ciudad, en dondetendrán como invitados adiferentes representantes delgobierno en el área dedesarrollo económico parahablar sobre las obras que seestarán realizando en lospróximos años en toda el áreametro urbana de Detroit,debido a la construcción delnuevo puente y mejoras en lasautopistas interestatales. Sehablará de las oportunidadespara hacer crecer su negocio,desarrollos y oportunidadesfuturas.

“Nuestro interés es que losnegocios hispanos continúencreciendo y la mejor forma escreando un ambiente en dondepuedan tener acceso aoportunidades de acuerdo a sunivel de capacidad”, comentóCamilo Suero, DirectorEjecutivo de la Cámara deComercio Hispana de Michi-gan (MCHH por sus siglas eninglés), en entrevista exclusivapara La Prensa.

Cabe destacar que estareunión es parte de lasactividades regularesconocida como “El TercerJueves”, eventos deconcurrencia mediana en loscuales se abordan diferentestemas de interés o bien, algúnmiembro de la Cámara realizauna presentación para enseñaralgo a los demás, ya seaproductos o servicios. De aquísurgen conexiones entreempresarios que sirven deayuda en diferentes formascomo referencias, consejos,posibles negocios, por deciralgunas.

Además, durante el año sellevan a cabo cuatro eventosgrandes. El primero es un ForoEconómico y se realiza en laprimavera, este año será el 22de abril en el Detroit AthleticClub. Los invitados sonrepresentantes del gobierno,altos ejecutivos y/oeconomistas decorporaciones, quienes hablansobre la situación actual yfutura en el mundo de losnegocios en el que ellos sedesenvuelven.

El segundo es la Feria deNegocios, que se realizará el12 de junio, exclusiva paracompañías minoritarias queproducen piezas automotricesy compañías de logística yembalaje. El tercero es untorneo de golf anual. Este añose llevará a cabo el 17 de agostoy se celebrará el 24 Aniversario.Se realiza en tres campos almismo tiempo con unaparticipación aproximada de400 jugadores. Es una formarelajada de hacer negocio yconseguir nuevos contactos.

El cuarto evento es la GalaAnual. Este año se conmemorael 26 Aniversario y se efectuaráel 4 de diciembre. Se cuentacon una participación dealrededor de 700 personas,líderes profesionales, líderesdel área industrial y decomercio, así comorepresentantes de gobierno,entre otros.

“El año pasado celebramosnuestro 25 aniversario ycontamos con una asistenciade alrededor de 850 personas.Fue un evento elegantísimo,tuvimos la presentación delPresidente de la CámaraHispana Nacional, JavierPalomarez y del actor Cristiánde la Fuente”, destacó CamiloSuero. “Este evento nospermitió recaudar fondos pararealizar una donación de15.000 dólares en becas parael Colegio Cristo Rey queestá en el suroeste de Detroit.Además, repartimos 10,000dólares a cuatroorganizaciones hispanas deayuda a la comunidad: LatinoFamily Services, RicGonzález Scholarship Foun-dation, Chass Center y Oak-land Catholic Services”.

De acuerdo con el DirectorEjecutivo, los eventos de laCámara logran que los

miembros, dependiendo dela industria en que estén,adquieran mejoroportunidad y acceso parapromover sus negocios. Espor eso que también serealizan esporádicamente loque llaman “el cafecito”, parareunir grupos selectos quedesean hablar de algún temaen específico.

BeneficiosActualmente, la Cámara

de Comercio Hispana deMichigan cuenta con una juntadirectiva de 24 miembrosencabezada por JoAnn Chávez,Vice President & Chief TaxOfficer, DTE Energy, de unavariedad de industrias y tamaño.Además, sobre 200 miembros,en su mayoría negocios nivelmedio-alto y corporativos dediferentes industrias. “Haymuchos negocios que formanparte de este grupo con elobjetivo de conectarse con lacomunidad para vender susproductos o hacer negocios conhispanos”, comentó el DirectorEjecutivo, quien se sienteorgulloso de sus raícesdominicanas, pero reconoce queen esta posición “soy hispanoen todas las formas posiblescomo si fuera una gran América”.

Camilo Suero destacó queentre los beneficios de formarparte de la Cámara, seencuentran: “Las compañíasgrandes prefieren tener un puntode contacto, que en este caso esla Cámara, para contactar a cadauno de los negocios. Nosotrosservimos como un grancatalítico de negocios entre losempresarios hispanos y loscorporativos, esa es una de lasrazones principales. Otraventaja es formar parte de unacomunidad de hombres ymujeres hispanos donde se creaun ambiente de respaldo,

soporte y tutoría.Particularmente yo siempretrato que sea una gran familiade negocios”.

La Cámara de ComercioHispana de Michigan ofreceuna mezcla única deprogramas y servicios denegocios específicos, todosellos destinados alcrecimiento de negocioshispanos. Las empresasmiembros han sidoconstantemente clasificadasentre las empresas depropiedad hispana Top en laregión y en la nación. Entreellos se encuentran fabricantesde automóviles y proveedorespor niveles, empresas quecotizan en bolsa en lossectores de la banca, la energía,procesamiento de alimentosy de artículos de oficina, y unaserie de empresas yorganizaciones interesadas enhacer negocios con lacreciente base de los negocioshispanos del estado yconsumidores.

Es una Asociación sin finesde lucro 501 c3, ubicada en el31455 Southfield Road, Suite103, Beverly Hills, Michigan.Para mayor información y/oser parte de la Cámara,comunicarse al (248) 792-2763 o visitar el sitio web:http://mhcc.org/

Steven De Groote Memo-rial Award for Best Perfor-mance of Chamber Music(with the Takàcs Quartet)and the Beverley TaylorSmith Award for Best Per-formance of a New Work.

Program for the Evening:• Stravinsky Suite

Italienne after themes by G.Pergolesi;

• György Kurtág TrePezzi;

• Schumann Sonata No. 1in A Minor Op. 105;

• Franck Sonata in A Ma-jor;

• de Sarasate Carmen Fan-tasy

This performance isfunded in part by The BermanFoundation as part of theirSignature Series of events atThe Berman. Tickets for thisconcert are $ 17 includingservice fees. Ticket and addi-tional information can beseen at http://theberman.orgor by calling The Berman248.661.1900 Monday – Fri-day 10 am – 4 pm.

Detroit Symphony Orchestraat The Berman, April 1st:AUGUSTIN HADELICH &JOYCE YANG IN CONCERT

Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Michigan (MHCC), una granoportunidad para ayudar a crecer los negociosPor : Isabel Flores, Corresponsal La Prensa

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Families are invited tocelebrate the beginning ofthe spring season at the To-ledo Zoo during Breakfastwith the Bunny, Friday,April 3 and Saturday, April4, 2015.

The day starts with earlyentry to the Zoo for a spe-cial children’s egg hunt onZoo grounds, followed byfamily-friendly crafts anda photographed visit withthe bunny himself. Thengather at the Lodge for achef-designed breakfastbuffet. Admission to theZoo is included with thecost.

This hopping event issure to fill up quickly. Bet-ter to make a reservationonline or call 419-385-5721, extension 6001,Monday through Fridayfrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reser-vation are required and tick-ets must be purchased inadvance.

In addition to Breakfastwith the Bunny, familieswho visit on Friday, April3, get to enjoy the popularAnimal Egg Hunt. At theToledo Zoo, this traditioncomes with a Zoo twist; theanimals discover treats andenrichment items in theirexhibits. Animals all acrossthe Zoo track down papier-mâché eggs, hard-boiledeggs and other treats hid-den in their habitats. The

day features story times andfun spring activities, too.

The Animal Egg Hunt ismore than just fun for visi-tors; it’s good enrichmentfor the animals, stimulatingtheir senses and encourag-ing natural behaviors. Thisis a key component of theiroverall well-being.

Visit toledozoo.org/events for a complete sched-ule and event details

Aquarium coloringcontest winnerannounced

To help celebrate the re-opening of the Zoo’s historicAquarium and to learn a littleabout fish colors, LucasCounty elementary schoolswere invited to participate ina special coloring contest –and the Grand Prize winnerof the 2015 Toledo ZooAquarium Coloring Contestis…Carly, a second graderfrom Beverly Elementary.

Carly receives a one-year’s family membership tothe Toledo Zoo, plus an all-school Zoo program with alarge portable touch tank ex-perience for her entires c h o o l ,B e v e r l yE l e m e n -tary. Eachof the Top10 artistswill re-ceive a

family four-pack of ToledoZoo tickets for one day ofthe Aquarium’s openingweekend (March 27-29)plus an aquatic animal out-reach program by the Zoofor the winner’s school.

Lucas County schoolswere invited to have theirstudents (K-6) color a pro-vided Toledo Zoo fish tem-plate and then choose oneas the contest entry to rep-resent their school. Eachschool’s submission is dis-played in the Great Hall ofthe Zoo’s historic Museumof Science building.

All the semi-finalist stu-dent artists will receive Cer-tificates of Accomplish-ment and their art work willcontinue to be displayedon special exhibit at ourhistoric Museum of Sciencethrough April 5.

Animal Egg Hunt and Breakfast with the Bunny

Cleveland: PresidentBarack Obama touted middle-class economics and recentpolicy successes by his ad-ministration during a speechWednesday, March 18, 2015at the City Club of Cleveland.

The president pointed outthat 12-million new jobs havebeen created since the reces-sion, representing 60 con-secutive months of private-sector job growth. He alsotold the audience that unem-ployment has fallen from adouble-digit peak in 2009 toa jobless rate of 5.5 percent.

“This progress is no acci-dent. First and foremost it’sthe direct results of you—thedrive and determination ofthe American people,”Obama said. “But, I’m goingto take a little credit. It’s alsothe result of decisions madeby my administration in part-nership with some of youmembers of Congress whoare here to prevent a seconddepression—and to lay a newfoundation for growth andprosperity.”

The president pannedRepublic economic policiesduring the speech, whichcame one day after the Houseand Senate GOP released al-ternative budget proposalsthey claim would reduce thefederal deficit by more than$5 trillion and result in a bal-anced budget within the nextdecade.

But those reductionswould come at a steep cost—with the elimination of theAffordable Care Act and deepreductions in entitlement pro-grams such as Medicaid. Thebudget plan unveiled byHouse Republicans alsowould partially privatizeMedicare.

The president’s speechhad a bit of swagger as he tooka recent look back and com-pared the economic policiesof the Bush administrationsversus his own six years in theWhite House. He criticizedthe theory of tax cuts, reducedregulations, and a reliance onthe wealthy to make the in-vestments needed to grow theeconomy and add jobs.

“Reality has rendered itsjudgment,” said Obama.“Trickle-down economicsdoes not work—and middle-class economic does.”

The president’s Cleve-land speech sets the stage tohighlight the differences inthe competing budget pro-posals, as Congress gets set todebate those proposals, all ofwhich have little chance ofpassing with the currentgridlock and political bick-ering in the nation’s capital.

Obama also took shots atformer and present GOP lead-ers before the crowd of nearly500 people, mocking HouseSpeaker John Boehner’s fre-quent refrain of “Where arethe jobs” in touting the eco-nomic progress of his admin-istration. He also mentioned2012 Republican presiden-tial opponent Mitt Romney.

“My opponent in that lastelection pledged that he couldbring down the unemploy-ment rate to 6 percent by

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2016—next year,”Obama said. “It’s 5.5now!”

“If PresidentObama was truly in-terested in helpingmiddle-class Ameri-cans he would workto create an environ-ment where jobsflourish, like Gover-nor Kasich who hasrestored Ohio fromthe difficult days ofTed Strickland’sterm as governor,”Republican Na-tional Committeespokesman Raffi Williamscountered in a statement.

But the president statedhe’s noticed GOP leaders arebeginning to talk more aboutmiddle-class issues as the 2016presidential election ap-proaches. So he threw down achallenge in an effort to findcommon ground with Repub-licans.

“I’m encouraged by this,because once you get every-body talking about the samething, then we can decide howwe do it,” Obama said. “There’snothing I like more than anopposition party that workswith me to help hard-workingAmericans get ahead. I don’thave another election to run.Come, let’s go. Let’s work.”

In particular, the ObamaWhite House wants to seemovement with the GOP oninfrastructure improve-ments—such as repairs to crum-bling roads and bridges—aswell as a pair of trade agree-ments, one with the EuropeanUnion and another with Pa-cific Rim countries.

Obama’s most recent“middle-class economics”plan has three parts: loweringtaxes to “make it easier forfolks to afford child care andcollege and health care andpaid leave and retirement,” hesaid.

A second tenet is aimed at“helping Americans makehigher wages down the road,”with improved investments inpre-K education andmidcareer retraining. The lastpart deals with building betterpartnerships to help Ameri-can small manufacturers togrow and compete.

To that end, PresidentObama also used the Cleve-land speech to announce anationwide competitionthrough the Department ofDefense to create a high-techinnovation center, mergingtextiles and fabrics with hightechnology to make betteruniforms that soldiers can wearin battle.

The president also dis-cussed in more detail the WhiteHouse Supply Chain initia-tive to help small manufactur-ers in 12 states, which he firstannounced in his State of theUnion speech earlier this year.The initiative is meant to helpsmall manufacturers to obtainthe technology they lack todevelop and expand.

Obama tours MAGNETPresident Obama also

toured the Cleveland officesof the Manufacturing Advo-

cacy and Growth Network,or MAGNET. The agency ispart of a state-federal networkthat helps small businesses toimprove their production pro-cesses and upgrade techno-logical capabilities. MAG-NET helps businesses pro-duce everything from airplaneparts to medical devices, towhiskey using technology toaid the distilled spirits to agefaster.

Obama became the fourthsitting U.S. president to ad-dress the City Club of Cleve-land. The group also hashosted George W. Bush, BillClinton, and Ronald Reaganduring their White Houseyears. Several other formerpresidents, including GeorgeH.W. Bush, addressed the clubafter leaving office. Obamaalso took part in the CityClub’s traditional question-and-answer session, callingon people himself while trav-eling the stage with ahandheld microphone.

The president caused a bitof a political stir when dis-cussing money in politicsafter one such question.Obama spoke highly of theconcept of mandatory vot-ing.

“In Australia, and someother countries, there’s man-datory voting,” Obama said.“It would be transformative ifeverybody voted. Thatwould counteract moneymore than anything.”

Academics have arguedfor years that compulsoryvoting would counteract theconsistently poor turnout inU.S. elections—particularlyamong the poor, minorities,and young people. Twodozen countries have manda-tory voting, including Braziland Argentina. But criticscontend there is little practi-cality in passing and enforc-ing such a requirement, cit-ing that freedom also meansthe freedom to not do some-thing.

Editor’s Note: The CityClub of Cleveland was incor-porated in 1912 as a non-partisan forum for debate. It isthe longest free-speech fo-rum in the nation and consid-ered one of the top speakingforums in the United States.

Additional articles con-cerning Pres. Obama’s visitto Cleveland are on page 10.Painting of Pres. Obama onthe front page of La Prensa isby Emanuel H. Enriquez ofBowling Green, Ohio. On theInternet: http://emanuel-enriquez-art.com/

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The court awarded themoney Thursday to 58-

AUSTIN, Texas, March19, 2015 (AP): Federal fig-ures show that Texas hadthe nation’s highest highschool graduation rate forblack and Latino studentsin 2013.

The U.S. Department ofEducation’s National Cen-ter for Education Statisticsannounced Thursday that

year-old Ricky Jackson forthe more than 14,000 days hespent in prison for a murderhe didn’t commit. The Courtof Claims filed a request withthe State Controlling Boardto pay Jackson$1,008,055.80.

A judge’s ruling lastmonth opened the door forJackson and two other men

wrongly imprisoned for the1975 slaying of a business-man in Cleveland to seekstate compensation.

Kwame Ajamu was re-leased in 2003 after 27years in prison. WileyBridgeman and Jacksonwere released in Novemberafter nearly four decadesbehind bars.

Ohio court awards wrongly imprisonedinmate over $1 million

84.1 percent of black stu-dents statewide graduated ontime in 2013. The rate forLatinos was 85.1 percent.

Last month, the center putthe state’s overall graduationrate at 88 percent. That tiedWisconsin for the third-high-est rate—only Iowa’s 89.7percent and Nebraska’s 88.5percent were higher.

Texas’ graduation rateshave improved so much re-cently in part because fed-eral officials tweaked re-porting requirements, mak-ing them similar to stan-dards long used statewide.

But education officialsalso say it reflects the state’scommitment to ensuring thatall students are college-ready.

Feds: Texas led US in black, Latino 2013graduation rates

WASHINGTON, DC,March 18, 2015 (AP): Anew report says African-Americans and Latinoshave improved health careand are less frequently vic-tims of violent crimes thisyear than last.

But the State of BlackAmerica report also showsthat these minorities still

lag behind whites when itcomes to most areas of socialjustice in the United States.

The National UrbanLeague is to release the re-port on Thursday.

The reports says fullequality with whites in eco-nomics, health, education,the justice system and civicengagement would be at 100

percent. Blacks were at 72.2percent in this year’s report,while Latinos were at 77.7percent. Both were in-creases from last year.

The biggest jumps forboth groups were in healthcare, an improvementcredited to implementa-tion of the nation’s healthcare law.

Report: Blacks, Latinos doing better but lagbehind whitesBy JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press

March 23, 2015: FormerToledo mayor and currentcity councilman JackMarshall Ford died Saturday,remembered by friends andsupporters as a man whochampioned the downtrod-den and minorities.

Ford served for sevenyears in the Ohio GeneralAssembly, and then re-turned to Toledo as a citycouncilman and councilpresident. He served oneterm as Toledo’s mayorfrom 2002 to 2006. Fordwas selected the followingyear to fill a vacancy onthe Toledo Public Schools(TPS) board of education.He again won election toan at-large seat on ToledoCity Council in 2013, butthis time the longtimeDemocrat ran as a indepen-dent, eschewing his party’sendorsement.

His family stated Forddied at Toledo HospitalSaturday morning of car-diac arrest, brought on bylong-term complicationsfrom kidney disease anddiabetes. He had been hos-pitalized last week andthen released, only to berushed back to the hospi-tal a second time. He hadmissed a number of coun-cil meetings in recentweeks due to his worsen-ing condition.

Ford’s death comes justsix weeks after the city’sformer Mayor D. MichaelCollins died at age 70, af-ter suffering cardiac arrestduring a snowstorm.

Mr. Ford supportedmany Latino causes andconcerns and helped manyLatinos enter politics, in-cluding Anita López whenshe ran for the Toledo Pub-lic School board.

Roberto Torres, execu-tive director of the His-panic Center of WesternMichigan in Grand Rap-ids and a former Toledocity administrator underthen Mayor Ford in a num-ber of capacities, called

him “a friend to many com-munities” and “a championfor the youth, a servant to theforgotten and underserved.”

Ford had asked Torres tobe the unpaid director of theHispanic Advisory Commit-tee (HAC) which CartyFinkbeiner had created in theFinkbeiner I administration.But HAC subsequently wasdisbanded by the FinkbeinerII administration.

“Your leadership will bemissed, Mayor Ford,” saidTorres in a Facebook mes-sage. “Descanse en paz.Adelante por siempre!”

“This is such a loss to ourcity,” said Linda Alvarado-Arce, Toledo Board of Com-munity Relations director.“My condolences andprayers (go) to his family andall those that knew him.”

“I am just stunned, numb,and lost for words,” saidRosalinda Contreraz, execu-tive director of the ToledoYouth Commission, whichFord helped found. “RIP, JackFord. Thank you for all of thewonderful memories. Ourfamily will never forget you.”

“Rest in peace, Jack Ford.Your leadership and serviceto this community will for-ever live on,” wrote LisaCanales on Facebook.

Mr. Ford made it be knownto the many Latino organiza-tions and leaders that he be-lieved that César Chávezshould be memorialized inToledo and asked for the bestway to accomplish this. Hiscampaign and request werenever fulfilled since the vari-ous leaders and organizationscould not agree as to what wasthe best way to accomplishthis request.

Ford co-founded Adelante,Inc. in 1995 with Ramon Pérez,Joseph Pérez, and Roy Vargas.The agency initially providedsubstance abuse services, in-cluding counseling for heroinaddicts, a major problem in theLatino community at the time.Ford was executive director ofSASI (Substance Abuse Ser-vices, Inc.) during that time

frame, helping to startAdelante as an offshoot ofhis SASI agency with a$70,000 grant from the localDrug and Alcohol AddictionServices (ADAS) board.

“It’s important that theblack and Hispanic com-munities work together andmove ahead together in-stead of falling into a com-petitive posture,” Ford toldthe Toledo Blade in 2001while serving as a state rep-resentative. “Adelante isone of the things I’m mostproud of having a part in.”

“Rest in peace, formermayor and councilmanJack Ford. You paved theway for Adelante, TheLatino Resource Center toexist and myself and theLatino community will beforever thankful,” wroteGuisselle Mendoza,Adelante executive direc-tor in a Facebook post.“Thank you for believingin me.”

Ford, 67, was recruitedto play football at OhioState University for legend-ary coach Woody Hayes.But a leg injury ended thatnotion early in his collegeplaying career. Ford latergraduated from Ohio Stateand continued his educa-tion at the University ofToledo, earning a law de-gree and master’s in publicadministration (MPA).

Ford taught for 22 yearsat the University of Toledo,but also served as an educa-tor at Bowling Green StateUniversity and OwensCommunity College.

Rico de La Prensa con-tributed to this report.

Jack Ford remembered for Latino focusBy Kevin Milliken, La Prensa Correspondent

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March 16, 2015: An ex-hausted Yvonne Ramos-Ybarra and her bandmatesboarded a plane Monday toreturn to Northwest Ohio, justone day after the group playedsix shows in three days in SanAntonio.

“It was madness—in agood way, obviously. But theresponse we received from thepeople was overwhelming,”said Ms. Ramos-Ybarra of theweekend whirlwind. “We hadso much support, made a lot ofnew friends. It was successfulin every sense of the word.”

But Ms. Ramos-Ybarracalled it a “good exhausted”by phone just before flyingback, her voice scratchy frommore singing than she’s ac-customed to doing in such ashort period of time. Sheand Grupo Fuego did a TVinterview with Univisionwhile there, numerous ra-dio interviews, sold morethan 500 copies of theirnew CD “Nosotros” andconvinced a famousTejano record store tostock the CD as well.

“I normally can’t sleepon planes, but I’m going tohave no problem sleeping onthis plane,” she said with alaugh. “We had very, veryearly mornings and very latenights. We were here for a job,a purpose, so it was just gofull-time. So I’m going to needa vacation from the vacation.”

The invitation to appear

and perform at Tejano FanFest was as much a businesstrip as it was a musical journeyfor the band, because it in-volved networking, makingcontacts, and interacting withnew fans. As the band seeks tomove to the next level fromregional favorite to interna-tional status, every meetingand chance encounter be-comes important.

Grupo Fuego’s appearanceon Univision was arrangedthrough connections.Yvonne’s cousin had a friendwho happened to be marriedto someone who worked forUnivision. Everything cametogether quickly—and sud-denly the band received a textinstructing them to go on TV.

“Someone from Toledo

was networking for us whilewe were in San Antonio. It wasreally surreal. It was really in-timidating, because that’s in-ternational. It was a surrealmoment to be in the studio,”said Ms. Ramos-Ybarra. “Itwas a two-minute clip and itseemed like it dragged on for-ever. I know it aired in Toledo

because someone we knowsaw it.”

Most of the Grupo Fuegosets were performed on an out-door stage, but the band wasinvited to perform on two con-secutive nights at a local night-club, The North Frio Cantina.Essentially, the band traded afree gig for the exposure andability to sell their T-shirtsand CD’s. Ms. Ramos-Ybarracalled the positive receptionfrom the crowd a defining mo-ment for the band.

“The crowds were enor-mous. Everybody’s here tohear those new artists,” saidMs. Ramos-Ybarra. “When wewould start, they would kindof survey us up, like, ‘What dothese people have to offer?’But by the end of the show, we

had a lot of people clap-ping and yelling and danc-ing. So they were partyingright along with us. It feltlike one huge celebration.”

Grupo Fuego’s leadsinger admitted she got anattack of nerves beforeeach performance, simplybecause of the large venueand the importance of what

the band was doing.“That is never-changing

with me. It was a good ner-vous. It was a great nervous,”she said. “Over the years ofbeing nervous so many times,you learn how to use that toyour advantage. That adrena-line that’s pumping, I’m prettysure that’s why I was able to

keep my voice. BeforeI even left Ohio, I hadgotten a sore throat, soI was really worried thatvery first performance.”

Between perfor-mances, the band wasushered through astream of interviewswith Internet radio sta-tions, such asBnetradio.com andothers.

“We were able tospread our music to somany new cities andstates (that way), so thatwas wonderful,” shesaid. “I don’t even know howmany we did. You do them onthe fly so fast. They catch you,they pull you, you’re there forfive minutes and you’re onyour way again.”

Grupo Fuego had a contin-gent of 17 people make thetrip to San Antonio. Some flew,but a couple of groups droveto Texas, hauling the band’sgear in a trailer. The travelparty included the parents ofMs. Ramos-Ybarra, a coupleused to the limelight and thelarge stage in their own right.

“They had to carry aroundtissues for my mother and fa-ther,” she said with a laugh.“They’ve seen me sing hun-dreds of times and I’ve sungwith my dad. But to have myparents along for this experi-ence, I’m so blessed to be ableto do that. They just let meknow how proud they are. I

can’t get out one note beforeone or both of them are shed-ding tears. It’s very touching.”

Janie’s Record Shop, fa-mous in San Antonio for dis-tributing a wide array ofTejano music, has agreed tocarry Grupo Fuego’s debutCD. Ms. Ramos-Ybarra calledthat a big moment for the band,because new fans can easilyfind their CD.

“That’s a big deal. It’s a bigdeal,” she said. “They listenedto the CD right there and theyloved it.That’s a big deal initself because I’m sure theyhear so many new CD’s com-ing out. It’s a big complimentfrom someone like that inmusic who has heard so muchmusic.”

Despite having cousins inTexas, this was her first trip tothe Lone Star State. Ms.Ramos-Ybarra was able to

squeeze in somebrief visits withfamily betweenperformances,took a quick tripalong the famousSan AntonioRiverwalk—andeven shopped fora pair of cowboyboots.

“I had to blendin with the locals.So, yes, I boughtthe boots,” shesaid with a laugh.While she waspictured often

with a cowboy hat, it actuallybelonged to a fan. She hopesto go back to Texas to do somesightseeing at a more leisurelypace. The group hopes it’s nottheir last rodeo, so to speak, atthe Tejano Fan Fest, either.

“It was a success for us, asfar as getting what we set outto do done, our goal. It washard not to get lost in thefestivities. You’re seeing allthese great bands, these bigacts, these great artists; youwant to hang around and lis-ten to all their music,” saidMs. Ramos-Ybarra. “It’shard to zone in and remindyourself ‘We’re not here forthat.’ We have somethingelse to do.”

Editor’s Note: GrupoFuego will be performing atPulseUltra this Friday,March 27th at its CD Re-lease Party; cover is $10.

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Cleveland, March 18,2015 (AP): They say the onlytwo things that are certain inlife are: death and taxes. Presi-dent Barack Obama wants toadd one more: voting.

Obama floated the idea ofmandatory voting in the U.S.while speaking to a civicgroup in Cleveland onWednesday. Asked about thecorrosive influence of moneyin U.S. elections, Obama di-gressed into the related topicof voting rights and said theU.S. should be making iteasier—not harder—forpeople to vote.

Just ask Australia, wherecitizens have no choice butto vote, the president said.

“If everybody voted, thenit would completely change

CLEVELAND, Ohio, 18III 15 (AP): El presidenteBarack Obama dijo elmiércoles que si pudieracomenzar de nuevo supresidencia, hubiera cerradola prisión de la Bahía deGuantánamo en su primerdía en el cargo.

En lugar de ello, elmandatario ordenó que elcentro de detención desospechosos de terrorismofuera cerrado en el plazo deun año. Señaló que la políticaalrededor del cierre fue cadavez más dura “y la gente seasustó con la retórica”.

Obama agregó que “elcamino más fácil fuesimplemente dejarla abierta”.El presidente ha logradoreducir la población a 122detenidos, pero el Congreso

CLEVELAND, March 18,2015 (AP): Taking credit for arevved-up economy, anemboldened President BarackObama on Wednesday criti-cized the House Republicans’spending plan as one that of-fers a “path to prosperity forthose who’ve already pros-pered” and no path to helphard-working, middle-classpeople get ahead.

A day after the House GOPunveiled its $3.8 trillion spend-ing blueprint, Obama traveledto the presidential battle-ground state of Ohio to draw asharp contrast between hisapproach to the economy andfederal spending and that ofRepublicans.

Obama accused Republi-cans of being stuck in the past,wedded to the concept of“trickle-down economics” andproposing tax breaks for thewealthy “like a broken record”while cutting Medicare andother social programs that helpless well-off people get by.

He recalled past dire predic-tions by Republicans that hispolicies would ruin theeconomy and stunt job growth,and noted—with a hint ofglee—the steady decline inunemployment from doubledigits when he took office to5.5 percent, with 12 millionjobs created in the past fiveyears and growth in other areas.

“When we, the public,evaluate who’s got a betterargument here, we’ve got tolook at the facts,” Obama toldmembers of the City Club ofCleveland, a civic group that’sbecome a regular audience forpresidents. “Reality has ren-dered its judgment. Trickle-down economics doesn’t work.Middle-class economicsdoes.”

“That’s what we should keepin mind when we go forward,”he said.

The House Republican planfavors defense spending, par-tially privatizes Medicare andcuts other social programs tohelp eliminate deficits in 10years.

Obama’s budget proposal, a$4 trillion plan he sent to Con-gress last month, would targetcorporate profits overseas, raisetaxes on the rich, spend billionson roads and bridges and re-verse automatic budget cuts ondefense and domestic spend-ing. He also would spend bil-lions of dollars to cover the costof community college for eli-gible students and boost taxcredits for families and the work-ing poor.

Cory Fritz, a spokesman forHouse Speaker John Boehner,R-Ohio, countered that Repub-licans offered a responsible,balanced-budget plan, in con-trast to what Obama sent toCapitol Hill.

“Today’s stop in Clevelandwas nothing more than a politi-cal stunt designed to doubledown on the same tax-and-spend policies that have failedmiddle-class families,” Fritzsaid.

In his remarks, Obama said“I’m going to take a little credit”for the economic progress todate but acknowledged that thesituation is still far from perfect,with not enough people feel-ing the improvement in theirdaily lives.

But he said the House Re-publican proposal isn’t what’sneeded to keep the trend linesmoving in a positive direction.

“It’s a budget that doesn’tjust fail to embrace middle-classeconomics,” he said. “It’s theopposite of middle-class eco-

the political map in this coun-try,” Obama said, calling it po-tentially transformative. Notonly that, Obama said, but uni-versal voting would “counter-act money more than any-thing.”

Disproportionately, US-Americans who skip the pollson Election Day are younger,lower-income, and more likelyto be immigrants or minorities,Obama said. “There’s a reasonwhy some folks try to keep themaway from the polls,” he said ina veiled reference to efforts in anumber of Republican-ledstates to make it harder forpeople to vote.

Statistically speaking,Obama is correct. Less than 37percent of eligible voters castballots in the 2014 midterms,

ha impedido el cierre.Legisladores han culpado

al gobierno de Obama detraer detenidos a EstadosUnidos para ser encarceladoso juzgados.

El secretario de DefensaAshton Carter testificó elmiércoles ante el Congresoque el gobierno necesitatrabajar con los legisladorespara hallar una manera “le-gal” de cerrar la prisión.

• Obama says: “ shouldhave closed Guantanamoon his first day”

March 18, 2015 (AP):President Barack Obamasays if he could start his presi-dency over, he would haveclosed the Guantanamo Bayprison his first day.

Instead, the president or-dered the detention center

nomics.”Obama said the plan carves

out a “path to prosperity forthose who’ve already pros-pered ... and I’m offering adifferent path.”

Senate Republicans out-lined their budget planWednesday, shortly beforeObama went before the micro-phone in Cleveland.

The House GOP budgetalso drew criticism from likelyDemocratic presidential can-didate Hillary RodhamClinton.

Hours after the plan wasreleased, Obama’s former sec-retary of state blasted it onsocial media as one that “failsAmericans” on investmentsin jobs and economic growth,on aid for college studentsand on access to health care.

“Budgets reflect our pri-orities. They should help fami-lies get ahead, educate ourkids, and spark small businessgrowth,” Clinton said on Twit-ter. She said the “nation’s fu-ture—jobs & economicgrowth—depends on invest-ments made today. The GOPbudget fails Americans onthese principles.”

Before the speech, Obamatoured a nonprofit that helpssmall- and medium-sizedmanufacturers with produc-tion, sales and growth, includ-ing Cleveland Whiskey. Thecompany uses a special pro-prietary process to shorten theaging of bourbon from yearsto just days.

“I did not sample the whis-key before I came here,” Obamatold audience members, “al-though I’m taking a samplehome.”

Associated Press writerJim Kuhnhenn in Washing-ton contributed to this report.

according to the UnitedStates Election Project. Anda Pew Research Center studyfound that those avoiding thepolls in 2014 tended to beyounger, poorer, less edu-cated, and more racially di-verse.

At least two dozen coun-tries have some form of com-pulsory voting, including:Belgium, Brazil, and Argen-tina. In many systems,absconders must provide avalid excuse or face a fine,although a few countries havelaws on the books that allowfor potential imprisonment.

Associated Press writerDarlene Superville in Cleve-land and Emily Swanson inWashington contributed tothis report.

for terrorism suspects closedwithin a year. He says thepolitics around closure grewincreasingly tough and“people got scared by therhetoric.”

He said Wednesday that“the path of least resistancewas just to leave it open.”He’s been able to cut thepopulation down to 122 de-tainees, but Congress hasblocked closure.

Lawmakers have bannedthe Obama administrationfrom bringing detainees tothe United States for impris-onment or trial.

Defense Secretary AshCarter testified before Con-gress Wednesday that theadministration needs to workwith lawmakers to find a “law-ful” way to close the prison.

Mandatory voting? Obama says it would be‘transformative’By JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press

Obama dice que debió cerrar pronto la prisiónde Guantánamo

Obama slams Republican spending as hurtfulto middle classBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press

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LA PRENSA SALES: CLEVELAND 216-688-9045 • TOLEDO 419-870-2797 • DETROIT 313-729-4435 • LORAIN 440-320-8221

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DETROIT, March 19,2015 (AP): It was 1930 andthe Great Depression was justsettling in when two immi-grant cousins from Sicily—Peter Cipriano and CrossMoceri—began frying potatochips at home and peddlingthem around Detroit for anickel a bag.

Little did the cousinsknow, but those chips wouldbecome the foundation of aniconic hometown com-pany—Better Made SnackFoods, which kicked off its85th anniversary celebrationSaturday.

Better Made was one of atleast 22 chip-makers thatsprang up in the city in thelate 1920s through the mid-’30s—and the independent,family-owned business is theonly one of that era still inbusiness, a rare survivor in anindustry dominated by con-glomerates, according to theDetroit Free Press ( http://on.freep.com/1AuzAoJ ).

To launch their birthdayobservance, its owners an-nounced the upcoming pub-lication of a book about thehistory of the company andthe city’s once-thriving po-tato chip industry. Publishedby the History Press and writ-ten by Detroit author KarenDybis, “Better Made in Michi-gan: The Salty Story ofDetroit’s Best Chip” will bereleased in July.

“Better Made symbolizessome of the grit of Detroit,”says Dybis, who began re-searching the book last Sep-tember. “They shouldn’t behere, for all their ups anddowns, but they are. There’sthis big, giant Frito-Lay,”which dominates the snack-food world, “but here’s littleBetter Made, fighting thegood fight, always trying,never giving up.”

And its fans “are almostunfathomably loyal,” shesays. “People even get BetterMade tattoos.”

David Walsh, marketing di-rector of the national Snack FoodAssociation, couldn’t say pre-cisely how many independentslike Better Made remain. But thenumbers keep declining, he says.

“Regional, family-ownedbusinesses ... are becoming fewerbecause they’re merging or be-ing bought,” Walsh said. “Theyused to make up more of theindustry; now it’s moving to-ward a smaller number of playersbut larger companies.”

Company officials andCipriano family members—theMoceris sold their interest in2003—attribute the business’ssurvival to a combination ofproduct quality, customer loy-alty, and perseverance.

No one could have guessed itwould come this far if they’dseen its rudimentary beginnings.

“They were hand-cookingchips and putting them in little5-cent cellophane bags, closingthe bags and stapling themshut,” says Salvatore Cipriano,73, Peter Cipriano’s son andBetter Made’s CEO. “Theywould take them to Belle Isleand places like that and sellthem out of the back of the truck,”or they’d stand outside theatersand hawk them to people goingin to see a movie.

Times were desperatelyhard—which is why so manypeople were trying to make andsell chips in the first place—andit was the best the young mencould do. “They were trying toget started. They were trying tomake a mark for themselves,” hesays.

Catherine Gusmano, 70,Cipriano’s sister and thecompany’s marketing andInternet sales director, heard thestories from their father. “Every-thing was done by hand,” she says.“They peeled by hand, sliced byhand, fried them in a big vat andstirred them with a rake. It was verylabor intensive. They had all therelatives working.”

Gusmano’s theory on thecompany’s long-term survivalis simple: “I think they didn’t

give up,” she says.“When the goinggot rough, theystuck with it.”

Today, the com-pany has 250 em-ployees and pro-cesses 50 millionpounds of potatoesa year in a vast, highly mecha-nized production and distri-bution facility on Gratiot inDetroit, says company presi-dent Mark Winkelman. Atbusy times, it will process about10,000 cases of chips a day.

The process is so efficient,it takes only 7 minutes for apotato to travel “from the binto the bag,” as the companyputs it.

Other than a single glovedinspector who plucks out im-perfect chips at the end of theproduction line, the finishedproduct is never touched byhuman hands.

Gusmano recalls visitingthe factory when she was achild. “I remember taking chipsright off the line, eating themright there. You can’t do thatanymore,” she says.

“It’s mind-numbing to seethe changes,” some requiredby new regulations and othersadopted voluntarily forefficiency’s sake, she adds. “It’son and on. The more we pushahead, the more we think wehave to do,” she says.

Cipriano, Gusmano, andtheir brother, Isadore Cipriano,75, own the company, and fivethird-generation family mem-bers work there. The older gen-eration has no plans to sell thefamily business _ not that theycouldn’t have done so yearsago, or even this very day.

“People want to buy us allthe time,” says SalvatoreCipriano. “I have probably 75letters here from people whowant to buy our company orhalf of it or something. It’lldisappear if we do that. I wantit to stay family-owned. I don’twant it to be in the hands ofsome big conglomerate.”

T h ereal key toB e t t e rM a d e ’ ssuccess, hesays, is thequality ofits chips,made with

a recipe unchanged from hisfather’s day. “We always try tobuy the best potatoes, the bestoil, and try to make it the same.”

It’s the taste Detroiters grewup on and the one that keepsthem coming back for more.Better Made is sold only inMichigan, mostly in the south-eastern part, and when peoplemove away, many of them missthe chips’ familiar flavor.

Andrew Norton in WhitePigeon buys them from thecompany’s internet sales siteand includes them in the De-troit-themed gift baskets heships all over the countrythrough his company,w w w . G i f t B a s k e t s F r o mMichigan.com. “People call upand say, ‘Are there really BetterMade chips in there? Make surethere’s Better Made.’”

And Dennis Hunt, 72, whogrew up East Detroit (nowEastpointe), orders cases of themfor himself and to give away tocustomers at his Marina Mar inFort Lauderdale, Fla. “Peoplelove them. Even the post ladysays ‘Wow, where did you getthese?’”

Hunt’s love affair with thechips began when he was a kidand would take the streetcar orwalk the 21/2 miles from hishouse to the Better Made store.“I used to go there and look inthe window. You could standthere and watch the chips comeoff the line ... and if they saw me,they’d give me a handful,” hesays. “I think tradition has a lotto do with it, but I just like thetaste.”

Loyalty like that is part ofwhy Better Made has sur-vived—and why the Ciprianosdon’t plan to change the thingsthat got them to the company’s85th anniversary.

“We’re a Detroit icon now,”Salvatore Cipriano says. “Aslong as people are happy withus, we’ll keep doing what we’redoing.”

Information from: DetroitFree Press, http://www.freep.com

Detroit’s Better Made potato chips turn 85By SYLVIA RECTOR, Detroit Free Press

NUEVA YORK, 18III 15 (AP): La voz delos familiares de 43e s t u d i a n t e sdesaparec idos enMéxico en septiembrese escuchó el miércolesen Nueva York cuandoel portavoz de los pa-dres de los jóvenes dijof ren te a l consuladomexicano que el casono ha quedado en elo lv ido y que lacampaña para conocerla verdad y devolver alos estudiantes a suscasas resuena ahora enEstados Unidos.

“Lo que nos trae aesta parte del mundo esexigir justicia y que loso r g a n i s m o sinternacionales a losque pertenece nuestropaís puedan tener lasr e c o m e n d a c i o n e snecesar ias para quepuedan darnosrespuesta a nuestrasexigencias y castiguena los ases inosin te lec tua les ymate r ia les de es tehecho ocurrido el 26 desep t iembre” , d i joFelipe de la Cruz, unprofesor del institutodel estado de Guerrerodonde estudiaban losjóvenes.

De la Cruz semanifestó junto a unaveintena de mexicanosque residen en NuevaYork f ren te a lconsulado de ese paísen la ciudad, gritandofrases como “Por qué,por qué nos asesinan sisomos la esperanza deAmér ica La t ina” y

portando carteles conmensajes como “Alto ala masacre de activistasen México”.

El portavoz de lasfami l ias , qu ien d i joademás ser padre de unes tud ian te quesobrevivió la masacre,anunció que unos 11 pa-dres de los desaparecidoshan iniciado un viaje porEstados Unidos con elobjetivo de dar a conocerlo ocurrido.

El viaje, denominado“Caravana 43” se hadividido en tres rutasdistintas que se realizana l mismo t i empo:mientras un grupo viajahacia el norte por el oestedel país, otro lo hace porel centro y otro por eleste.

Los t res g ruposplanean reunirse al finaldel viaje en Nueva Yorkel 28 de abril y estánintentando hablar frentea Naciones Unidas.

El gobierno mexicanoasegura que los 43estudiantes tuvieron unenfrentamiento con lapolicía municipal, quelos detuvo y los entregóal cártel del narcotráficoGuerreros Unidos, elcual opera en este estadodel sur del país.

Según la versiónproporcionada por lasautoridades, los sicariosdel cártel ejecutaron yquemaron a losestudiantes en un basurerocercano a la localidad deCocula, a pocoskilómetros de Iguala.Posteriormente arrojaronsus restos a un río.

Padres de 43 estudiantesdesaparecidos llevan caso aEEUUPor CLAUDIA TORRENS, Associated Press

Detroit Public Schoolsplaces a spotlight on thedistrict’s Career and Tech-nical Education offeringsduring an after-school en-rollment fair at the district’sfour Career and TechnicalCenters on Wednesday,March 25, 2015:

A. Philip Randolph Ca-reer and Technical HighSchool, 17101 Hubbell St.,4:00-6:00 p.m.

On Wednesday, visitorswill hear how Randolph stu-dents gain a hands-on expe-rience in constructiontrades. Offerings includebusiness partnerships withindustry leaders and a new9th Grade Career Academyprogram. Students can earna high school diploma, anassociate’s degree, tradeskill certification and paidinternships through exten-sive coursework.

Breithaupt Career andTechnical Center, 9300Hubbell St., 3:30-5:30 p.m.

On Wednesday,Breithaupt Career and Tech-

nical Center students will dem-onstrate skills used in the res-taurant, cosmetology, automo-tive fields and more! Offeringsinclude academic and techni-cal content for grades 10-12;strong employability skills; re-nowned Culinary Arts ProgramCoursework; Training in Au-tomotive and Technology Ser-vices; Computer Aided Draft-ing; Welding and Cutting;Cosmetology; Business Ad-ministration.

Crockett Career and Tech-nical Center, 571 Mack Ave.,3:30-5:30 p.m.

Located in the heart of De-troit Medical Center, Crockettprepares students for careers ina laboratory or an inpatient set-ting. Offerings include Phle-botomy and Patient Care As-sisting; Pre-Nursing & Clinicalexperience; CPR Certification;Career Counseling; HIPAA andPrivacy Training. On Wednes-day, visitors can participate infree health screenings by healthprofessionals and students dur-ing an on-site Health Fair.

Golightly Career and

Technical Center/DavisAerospace Technical HighSchool, 900 Dickerson Ave.,3:30-5:30 p.m.

At Golightly Career andTechnical Center, which islocated on the same campusas Davis Aerospace Techni-cal High School, visitors onWednesday will learn aboutprograms geared toward highwage jobs, internships, schol-arships, and the center’s five-week entrepreneurial class,which explores BusinessManagement Practicum.Visitors also can take a testflight in Davis’ in-schoolflight simulator.

Families seeking to ap-ply for spots in these schoolsshould apply at the schoolbuilding site for the 2015-16school year. An Open En-rollment Period for allschools will follow April 18-May 1 and include additionalopportunities to visit andlearn more about schools.

Further information isavailable at 313-240-4377or detroitk12.org/enroll

Detroit Public Schools spotlights Career andTechnical Education during after schoolenrollment events Wednesday, March 25

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MEXICAN MUTUAL SOCIETYMarch 2015 Fundraiser Events

Continuing the “SAVE THE CLUB!” Campaign by family and friends of the MexicanMutual Society, 1820 East 28th Street, Lorain OH, the following fundraiser events are plannedfor March 2015 to support the Club’s operation:

CELEBRITY BARTENDER NIGHT. Every Friday night from 6-9 pm. Join in the funon Friday nights with the Celebrity Bartenders when the crowd goes wild and the big bell ringsas the tip donations role in for the Mexican Mutual Society! The public is welcome to comein and support the Club and your favorite bartender. March celebrity bartenders are:

March 27, 2015. Husband and Wife Team, Larissa and Richard Reidy of Richard ReidyFuneral Home accompanied by Santo Leibas, Community Activist.

Delicious Mexican food will be available from Hector’s Kitchen.Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration. Preparation is presently underway for the Cinco de

Mayo Celebration on May 2, 2015. Advertising space is available in the CommemorativeCelebration Program Booklet. E-mail: flores0078@yahoo.com for information.

2015 Membership Drive. Help sustain the Mexican Mutual Society through a SocialMembership open to the public for only $10. Membership forms are available at the Club.

March Club Hours: Club opens at 3 pm on Wednesday through Sunday. Hector’s Kitchenwill be open and serving Mexican food and other offerings. Call the Club at 440-277-7375for the daily menu.

Hall rentals available. Call 440-277-7375 for information.All fundraisers are open to the public!

39th CLEVELANDINTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

March 18 – 29, 2015THE HOME FOR INSPIRATION. Tickets to the 39th Cleveland International

Film Festival (CIFF) presented by Dollar Bank are now on sale. Ticket prices forfilms are $13 per film for CIFF members and $15 for non-members. Tickets areavailable online at www.clevelandfilm.org, by telephone (1.877.304.FILM), in-person at the Film Festival Box Office in the lobby of Tower City Cinemas, or bymail using the Program Guide order form. Program Guides are available through-out the region, including all Dollar Bank locations.

The CIFF39 will take place March 18 – 29, 2015 at Tower City Cinemas andselect neighborhood screening locations. The Festival will showcase 193 featurefilms and 234 short films representing 60 countries. Be sure to checkclevelandfilm.org for program updates between now and March 29th. You can alsodownload our free iPhone and Android apps for all the latest CIFF39 info.

COLUMBUS, March20, 2015: Ohio Secretaryof State Jon Husted an-nounced today that absen-tee voting for military andoverseas voters begins Sat-urday, March 21, 2015, forthe upcoming Primary andSpecial Election. On theballot this election will benumerous local contestsincluding races for may-ors, and citycouncilpersons, as well aslocal levies and ballot ini-tiatives.

Election Ballot Issues:Information on the 336local issues on the ballot,including school and lo-cal tax levies, bond issuesand charter amendments,is available online.

Military & OverseasVoting: County Boards ofElections will begin mail-ing absentee ballots to reg-istered military and over-seas voters who have re-quested a ballot on Satur-day, March 21st, 45 daysahead of the election. Mili-tary and overseas voters whohave not yet submitted arequest for an absentee bal-lot may visitOhioMilitaryVotes.com todownload an applicationand/or contact their countyboard of elections. Requestsmust be received by countyboards of elections no laterthan noon on May 2, 2015,but should be sent as soon aspossible to allow adequatetime for processing, mail-ing and the return of thevoted ballots.

Absentee Voting byMail (for All Other Vot-ers): Boards will mail outabsentee ballots at the startof the early voting period,on April 7th, to those whohave requested them. Vot-ers must complete, signand seal their voted bal-lots, taking care to providethe required information,including proper identifi-cation. Voted ballots mustbe postmarked the day be-

fore Election Day and re-ceived no later than the 10thday after the election (May15, 2015). Absentee ballotsmay also be delivered in per-son to boards of elections nolater than the close of thepolls on Election Day. Theymay not be returned at poll-ing locations.

All other voters have un-til Saturday, May 2nd at noonto request an absentee ballotby mail and they may do soby contacting their countyboard of elections for moreinformation, or by down-loading an absentee ballotrequest form atMyOhioVote.com.

In-Person Absentee Vot-ing: Secretary Husted hasestablished uniform in-per-son voting hours for thewhole state. Secretary of StateDirective 2014-28 sets hoursbeginning on April 7th. Vot-ers should contact theircounty board of elections formore information.

Register to Vote/UpdateYour Address: The deadlineto register to vote for the May5, 2015 Primary and SpecialElection is April 6th (30 daysprior to the election). Voterregistration forms are availableat MyOhioVote.com or fromlocal boards of elections andother designated agencies,such as libraries and BMVs.Should voters have movedsince the last election, theyshould also act now to updatetheir voting address online atMyOhioVote.com.

Check Your Registra-tion: Not sure where to voteor if your voting address isup to date? Voters can easilycheck their voter registrationinformation, including vot-ing address and polling lo-cation, online atMyOhioVote.com. The sys-tem is populated with infor-mation from county boardsof elections. It is importantto note that boards may makea last minute change to aperson’s polling place thatwould not be reflected

online, but voters wouldbe notified by mail. Ques-tions about informationcontained in the onlinesystem should be directedto the county boards ofelections.

Election Day Voting:Polls are open 6:30 am to7:30 pm on Election Day.Voters choosing to head tothe polls on Election Dayneed to remember to bringthe proper form of ID andknow their polling placeand precinct. Voters cancheck their polling placeand precinct and get otherimportant voting informa-tion by visitingMyOhioVote.com.

Get Elections Updatesand Ohio’s Virtual Vot-ing Sticker: Ohio votersare encouraged to link with“OhioSOSHusted” onFacebook and Twitter toget elections informationand updates throughoutthe year. Here they can alsoget a virtual voting stickerbadge to let their friendsand followers knowthey’ve participated in theelection, whether theychose to cast their ballotsby mail or in person.Facebook users simplyneed to “like” Ohio Secre-tary of State Jon Husted’sofficial Facebook page to“wear” a virtual sticker ontheir wall. Twitter usersmay share their votingbadge by visiting the Sec-retary of State’s website.

Vote in Honor of a Vet-eran: With Vote in Honor ofa Veteran, voters may alsodemonstrate the pride theyfeel for a veteran by dedicat-ing their vote to them. Byparticipating in this pro-gram Ohioans help raiseawareness about the impor-tance of voting and high-light the powerful bond be-tween our veterans and de-mocracy. For more informa-tion on how to participate inthis program visitOhioMilitaryVotes.com.

Election Advisory from Ohio Secretary ofState Jon HustedOhio’s Primary and Special Election is May 5, 2015, military and overseas votingbegins Saturday.

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NATURE OF PUBLIC HEARINGRE: Tariff Adjustment Effective July 6, 2015

1. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Toledo AreaRegional Transit Authority (TARTA) at the Administration Building of Toledo AreaRegional Transit Authority, 130 Knapp Street, Toledo, Ohio, at 12:30 o’clock p.m.(EST) and 6:00 o’clock p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 for the purpose ofaffording an opportunity for interested persons or agencies to be heard with respectto the proposed adjustment of tariffs of the Authority to be effective Monday, July6, 2015 and an explanation by TARTA management of the necessity of such tariffadjustment. The site is accessible to persons with mobility impairments, andinterpretive services for the hearing-impaired will be provided upon request.Individuals wishing to comment in person on fare increase should be present.

2. The proposed tariff adjustment to be effective on the above date is as follows:

ADULTS: Cash $1.25 for all TARTA routes.

CHILDREN UNDER AGE SIX WITH ADULT (LIMIT 2): No change

TOKENS—ROLL OF 25: To be discontinued

WEEKLY PASS: $12.50; unlimited use by any one person within week indicatedon pass.

MONTHLY PASS: $50.00; unlimited use by any one person within month indicatedon pass.

SENIOR CITIZENS: Cash 60¢; Medicare card or TARTA identification cardrequired. Hours are not restricted.

SENIOR/DISABLED WEEKLY PASS: $6.25; unlimited use by any one personwithin week indicated on pass.

SENIOR/DISABLED MONTHLY PASS: $25.00; unlimited use by any one personwithin week indicated on pass.

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: Cash 60¢ (with Medicare card or TARTAreduced fare identification card).

TARPS/ADA: $2.50 per trip, $ 5 round trip

TARPS/ADA 20-TRIP PASSES: $50

TARPS/ADA 10-TRIP PASSES: $25

CALL-A-RIDE: $1.25

MUD HENS/WALLEYE: $1.25

By Order of the Board of TrusteesTOLEDO AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYJames K. GeeGeneral Manager

Comments may also be made by writing to James K. Gee, General Manager,Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority, P.O. Box 792, TOLEDO, OH. 43697-0792.All comments must be received by 5:00pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, to beincluded as part of the official record for final fare increase.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF THETOLEDO AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY’S

INTENT TO FILE A 2013/14 PROGRAM OF PROJECTSSECTION 5310 MAP-21

SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION AND NEW FREEDOM;AND OFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

Notice is hereby given that the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority intends toapply for Federal capital funds to carry out the projects outlined below. The requestwill fund the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority’s 2013/14 Program of Projectsfor Section 5310.

Information on the program is available at the offices of the Authority at 1127 WestCentral Avenue between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday throughFriday.

PROPOSEDTOLEDO AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYFISCAL YEAR 2013/14 PROGRAM OF PROJECTS

Total Funds Available for 2013/14 Specialized Transportation Projects:$1,173,469

Activity Fed Share Total PriceMobility Management $861,975 $1,077,469 Program Administration (10% of allocation) $95,775 $95,775

Total $957,750 $1,173,244

Written public comment on the proposed Program of Projects will be accepted bythe Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority until the close of business on April 16,2015. All comments shall be addressed to James K. Gee, General Manager, ToledoArea Regional Transit Authority, P.O. Box 792, Toledo, Ohio 43697-0792. Com-ments received by the closing date will be considered in preparing and carrying outthe Program. An opportunity for a public hearing will be afforded if requested in thecomments.

This program will become final and will be submitted to the Federal TransitAdministration upon completion of the public participation process unless amendedby action of the Board of Trustees of the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority.

James K. Gee, General Manager

Management Positions

The Lucas County Department of Job & Family Services iscurrently accepting applications to fill the followingpositions:

• Deputy Director of Program Integrity & Compliance• Information Services Manager• Fiscal Coordinator

For additional information and/or to apply, please visit the LucasCounty website at www.co.lucas.oh.us, click on “Apply for a Job”,and select the individual job posting from the list.

Lucas County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

SE ABRE EL PLAZO PARA EL VOTOPOR CORREO PARA LA ELECCIÓNPRIMARIA DEL 5 DE MAYO DE 2015

Los electores en catorce municipalidades pueden comenzar a votar el 7 de abrilcuando se abra el plazo para el voto adelantado y para el Voto por Correo para la ElecciónPrimaria del 5 de mayo. Las solicitudes de papeleta del Voto por Correo están disponiblesen el sitio web de la Junta Electoral: www.443vote.com o llamando al 216-443-VOTE(8683). Las solicitudes del Voto por Correo también se encuentran disponibles en todaslas bibliotecas públicas.

La mayoría de los electores decidirán asuntos en esta elección; los únicos candidatosestán en el Distrito 4 de Parma, donde hay dos candidatos que se presentan en unaElección Primaria Democrática del Consejo de la Ciudad.

“Hay más de 124,000 electores inscritos en la Elección, quienes decidirán asuntosimportantes de impuestos escolares y locales”, comentó Pat McDonald, Director de laJunta Electoral del Condado de Cuyahoga. “La mayoría de los electores solo tendránun asunto en su papeleta, lo que hace que el Voto por Correo sea una opción atractivapara las personas ocupadas. El Voto por Correo le permite emitir su papeleta desde suhogar y le ahorra el viaje al lugar de votación el Día de las Elecciones”, comentóMcDonald.

La Junta Electoral estará abierta para la votación adelantada en las siguientes fechasy horas:

·Días de semana, 7 de abril - 1 de mayo de 8:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m.·Sábado 2 de mayo de 8:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m.·Domingo 3 de mayo de 1:00 p.m. a 5:00 p.m.·Lunes 4 de mayo de 8:00 a.m. a 2:00 p.m.

La Junta Electoral se encuentra en 2925 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.Fecha límite para la inscripción de electores:

La fecha límite para la inscripción de electores y el cambio de dirección para laElección Primaria del 5 de mayo es el lunes, 7 de abril, a las 9:00 p.m. Los electores queno se hayan inscrito, que se hayan mudado o que se hayan cambiado de nombre debencompletar y devolver una tarjeta de inscripción de electores el 7 de abril o antes. Si loselectores se han mudado tienen la opción de actualizar su información de inscripciónpor Internet en: www.443vote.com.

Municipalidades en esta Elección:

Bay Village Beachwood Brooklyn Cleveland HeightsGarfield Heights Highland Hills North Randall Olmsted FallsOrange Parma (Distrito 4) South Euclid University HeightsWarrensville Heights Westlake

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• Temporary Office Worker, Records SupportServices

• Curriculum Systems Analyst• Research Technician• Senior Research Scientist• Program Manager, Nutrition & Community En-

gagement• HIV Advance Practice Nurse• Staff Nurse• Director, Infection Control• House Supervisor• Surgical Technician• Certified Pharmacy Technician• Nursing Director – CVU• Chaplain 1• Director, Patient Financial Services• Lab Senior Tech• Medical Assistant• Physical Therapy Assistant• Head Women’s Soccer Coach

The University of Toledo offers an excellent salaryand benefit package, which includes the Ohio PublicEmployees Retirement System and State TeachersRetirement System for faculty with employer contri-bution, medical coverage, paid sick and vacationtime, tuition to UT is waived for employees and theireligible spouses and dependents and 10 paid holi-days.

For a complete listing of our openings and desiredqualifications or to apply, please proceed to ourwebsite at https://jobs.utoledo.edu

We ask that applications and required documentsbe submitted electronically.

UT and UTMC are EO/AA employers andeducators M/F/D/V

Cleaners needed at Turnpike Plaza in Genoa. Part-time shifts including weekends. $8.10 perhour. Must have clean background and reliabletransportation. Call 419-261-6094 Monday - Fri-day between 8 - 5

Director – Human Resources

Lucas County Children Services Board in Toledo,Ohio is seeking a Director, Human Resources. Toview full job posting and to apply, please visit ourwebsite at www.lucaskids.net No phone calls please

RISK MANAGER

Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA), located in Toledo, OH is seekingexperienced applicants for a Risk Manager. For complete details of the position andto apply, visit our website at www.lucasmha.org. Only online applicationsreceived at the above website will be accepted. This is a Section 3 coveredposition and HUD recipients are encouraged to apply. Please note on your submittalif you are a LMHA Public Housing resident or Housing Choice Voucher Programparticipant. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NO PHONE CALLS.Equal employment opportunity shall be afforded to all qualified persons withoutregard to age, race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, military status, ancestry,disability, handicap, sexual orientation, genetic information or national origin.

BALLOT BOARD CERTIFIESMARIJUANA LEGALIZATION

AMENDMENT AS SINGLE BALLOTISSUE

COLUMBUS, March 20, 2015: The Ohio BallotBoard today certified the ballot initiative sponsored byResponsibleOhio concerning the legalization of mari-juana as a single issue.

Petitioners will now need to collect 305,591 signa-tures, which is equal to 10 percent of the total votecast for governor in 2014, in order to place the issueon the ballot. As part of the total number of signaturesneeded to place the measure on the ballot, petitionersmust also have collected signatures from at least 44of Ohio’s 88 counties, and within each of thosecounties, collect enough signatures equal to fivepercent of the total vote cast for governor in the mostrecent gubernatorial election, 2014.

Secretary Husted serves as chair of the BallotBoard and oversees the board’s proceedings. Othermembers of the Ballot Board include: State SenatorBill Coley; State Representative Kathleen Clyde,former State Senator Nina Turner; and William N.Morgan. Ballot Board meetings are open to the public.

Dialogue to Change Toledo is looking for individu-als to join small groups made up of people fromdifferent racial and ethnic backgrounds from theToledo area who meet to talk on racism.

Dialogue groups:• are small, diverse groups of 8 to 12 people.• meet for six two-hour sessions.• are led by two impartial, trained facilitators whohelp manage the discussion. They are not thereto teach the group about the issue.

• start with sharing personal stories, then help thegroup look at racism from many points of view.Next, the group explores possible solutions.Finally, members make plans for action andchange.

Together, through these groups, we will be creatinga vision for change in our community. Trustingrelationships will be built so that actual change canhappen. Over two hundred people have alreadyparticipated in groups.

Dialogue groups begin April 13, 2015. Visit ourwebsite to register: www.dialoguetochangetoledo.org

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The Ruth’s Chris Steak House Ann Arbor ishiring for servers, hosts, bartenders, server assis-tants, cooks and dishwashers for their “Brand New”Downtown location. The location is 314 S. FourthAvenue, Ann Arbor. Please send résumés tosalesannarbor@ruthschris.com

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Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions

Owens Community College seeks candidates for the position of Dean, School ofNursing and Health Professions. The Dean will provide leadership in the areas ofstudent learning assessment, accreditation, and program development. The Deanwill ensure the college’s strategic initiatives are consistently implemented with theprograms and departments housed within the school.

Qualifications: A Master’s Degree with a major in nursing and five (5) years in thepractice of nursing as a registered nurse, two of which have been as a facultymember in a registered nursing education program. Two years full-time or equivalentpart-time experience as an administrator at the chair or assistant chair level.Current, valid licensure as a registered nurse in Ohio. Completion of an approvedregistered nursing education program in a jurisdiction as defined in paragraph (P) ofOBN rule 4723-5-01.

Owens Community College invites you to learn more about this exciting jobopportunity at https://jobs.owens.edu

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