+ THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2006 SECTION B, PAGE 3 + ‘THE EDITORS’ Konop, Sarantou squabble over ethics plans Civil rights By JOSHUA BOAK The ethics commission would then BLADE STAFF WRITER Rivals share goal of forming county panel serve in an advisory capacity to prevent Lucas County commissioner candi- problems and restore the public’s confi - dates Ben Konop and George Sarantou struggle effort by elected offi cials and The Ohio Ethics Commission dence in government. both want to establish a county ethics Asked to name a special commission commission, yet they still manage to others in the community to sit announced plans yesterday to down and come up with an eth- investigate Toledo Mayor Carty that improved the government’s reputa- criticize each other’s plans. tion, Mr. Konop said, “The Warren Com- not finished, “None of us can escape from the fact ics policy for the county,” Mr. Finkbeiner for his attempts to Sarantou said. “What my oppo- retain and increase the pay of mission was helpful.” that ethics is the defi ning issue in this Responsible for investigating the 1963 election,” said Mr. Konop, a Democrat nent has done is craft an ethics Eugene Sanders, the recently policy on one sheet of paper. departed superintendent of assassination of President John F. Kenne- reporter says and visiting professor at the University of dy, the Warren Commission, led by U.S. Toledo law school. That is not comprehensive.” Toledo Public Schools. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, Mr. Konop offered more details yester- Recent indictments of local political Members of Mr. Konop’s proposed concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was NPR’s Williams cites day on a proposed county ethics com- fi gures have brought ethics to the fore- ethics commission would likely be cho- mission — one of the components of an front of the campaign. sen by elected offi cials, Lucas County the lone gunman, a controversial assess- several lingering issues ethics pledge he signed last week — and Tom Noe, a former chairman of the Lu- Common Pleas Court judges, the UT law ment that spawned conspiracy theories, accused his opponent of putting “politics cas County Republican Party, is charged school dean, and the League of Women books, and fi lms. Progress in civil rights has to ahead of good government.” with laundering money to President Voters. “Unfortunately, we have a history of be understood in context, Juan Mr. Sarantou, a Republican and To- Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign and The volunteer commission would then commissions who have not done their Williams, a senior correspon- ledo city councilman, declined to sign stealing millions from a rare coin invest- draw up ethics guidelines for county em- homework and increased distrust of the dent for National Public Radio, the pledge. He is helping draft an ethics ment he managed for the state. ployees and elected offi cials. It would government,” Mr. Sarantou said. said yesterday during a taping of policy for city government that he wants And former Toledo City Councilman be amended after public hearings and Contact Joshua Boak at: The Editors television program. to extend to the county. Bob McCloskey pleaded guilty to state submitted to the three-member Lucas [email protected] If you’re an African-American, “There needs to be a comprehensive and federal bribery charges this month. County commission for approval. or 419-724-6728. many issues remain on the table — from high dropout rates and high rates of single, teen women giving birth to high infant mor- tality rates. ROAD WARRIOR “Some people are reluctant because if you say you’ve come The Blade’s Road Warrior 24 Authorities say advises readers where the 23 Lake a long way, it might indicate that MICHIGAN 125 75 the struggle’s over [and] every- biggest driving headaches will 8 6 Erie 184 thing’s fi ne,” said Mr. Williams, be throughout the construction 295 Sylvania

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avoid and detours to take. 20 120 120 y W Wynn Rd. Wynn man Rd. arson to blame 23 1 SeamanSea Rd. Mr. Williams added that he e. The main places to avoid this 246 5 StarrStarr Avev uses his own father as a mea- 3 2 10 holiday weekend in the Toledo 475 20 sure. 9 51 area are I-475 and U.S. 23 in 2 “I just don’t think my father 25 579 Sylvania 65 75 would have the opportunity to Township and 80 90 280 for 3 city blazes 20A be a senior correspondent for MaumeeMaumee I-280. 795 NPR,” Mr. Williams said. “It’s a 64 By CHRISTINA HALL burned in the explosion. As it has 11 51 different world in terms of the BLADE STAFF WRITER PerPPerrysburgerrysburysburg 20 Police initially were sent to been since 163 levels of opportunities.” 64 65 23 An arsonist used a baseball bat the gas station on an alarm call. October, 75 420 Mr. Williams said all indica- to bust a hole in the front door of They found the hole in the front Waterville 80 tors show a widening economic the latter is 4 90 a South Toledo gas station and 24 25 door and the fl oor on fi re. Fire- closed for 199 Woodville gap, based largely on education, then threw two containers inside fi ghters were called to the scene, construction 295 7 582 with black and Hispanic children that exploded and started a fi re according to a police report. of the Veter- 64 Pemberville seeming to get the least valuable yesterday morning. At least one of the two vacant ans’ Glass 65 105 20 education. The blaze at the Gas-N-Go, houses that caught fi re was razed City Skyway Grand He also spoke about immigra- 740 South Ave., was one of three Rapids 23 after blazes that occurred before approach 6 tion — “the issue of our age,” he arsons in the city in four hours, the gas station incident. 6 said — President Bush, national spans in North Toledo. Al- 235 with the other two at vacant The fi rst fi re occurred about 65 Bowling 75 6 security, and the wars in Iraq and houses. though I-75 is the most obvious Green 12:50 a.m. at a two-story house alternate route, westbound Ohio Afghanistan. The gas station fi re shortly af- at 1617 Palmwood Ave. The He said our image of women ter 5 a.m. caused about $70,000 Turnpike motorists heading to blaze caused minor damage to Avoid using Byrne between Dorr for vehicles stopped to make as leaders is in transition and damage. Much of the damage Michigan may do well to exit at a neighboring house at 1615 Street and Hill Avenue. turns. Several side roads are discussed the prospects of a was to the contents; the one- I-280 and use the posted State Palmwood. Damage for both closed. Hillary Clinton vs. Condoleezza story building appeared to be Rt. 795 detour rather than get 4. State Rt. 420: Interchange houses was estimated at $9,000, caught in backups at the I-75 construction at U.S. 20/23 clos- 11. Ohio Turnpike: Bridge Rice race for president in 2008. structurally sound, fi re Investi- Celebrity surrounds each, and gator Michael Smith said. Battalion Fire Chief Eric Ren- exit plaza. es lanes south of Truman Road. widening between I-280 and zhofer said. “they’re larger-than-life charac- Store video showed the sus- I-475 and U.S. 23 are open, Traffi c shifts on U.S. 20/23. I-75 may require occasional lane About two hours later, a va- ters in America,” he said. “Either pect walking past the gas station but both are restricted to one 5. State Rt. 246 (Dorr Street), closings. cant house at 1369 Fitchland of their lives could be movies.” toward Broadway and placing lane each way for bridge re- U.S. 24 (Detroit Avenue): Inter- OFF THE MAP Ave. caught fi re. Fire offi cials told Mr. Williams was questioned two small devices near the front habilitation. While delays there section reconstruction requires police the blaze appears to have I-75: Single-lane closings for by Thomas Walton, vice presi- door. The suspect left for three have been relatively mild, we lane closings. started on the exterior of the road and bridge repairs between dent and editor of The Blade. to fi ve minutes, returned, and lit suspect out-of-town travelers locked, two-story structure and 6. State Rt. 184 (Alexis Rd.), Monroe and I-275. Second lane The Editors will be broadcast the devices — plastic containers won’t be as practiced using spread to the inside. Firefi ghters I-75: Bridge reconstruction may be closed occasionally, at 9 tonight on WGTE-TV, Chan- with fl uid — which exploded in alternate routes as locals. That had to break down the doors to closes lanes on Alexis near causing long delays. nel 30, and at 12:30 p.m. Sunday the building, Mr. Smith said. means jam-ups may be worse on WBGU-TV, Channel 27. battle the blaze, police said. I-75 through mid-September. I-75: Nighttime, off-peak lane He said the suspect was during the holiday weekend. Mr. Williams, who also is a po- thrown about fi ve feet and ran Firefi ghters listed the damage I-75 northbound entrance and closings in Findlay for paving. Remember also that the Alexis southbound exit at Alexis are litical analyst for Fox News, was toward the Anthony Wayne Trail. at $10,000, and the house was U.S. 6/20: Lanes closed on Road entrance to northbound closed until June 3. Lanes may in Toledo to speak at the annual The suspect may have been razed, the battalion chief said. Fremont bypass for bridge I-75 is closed, as is the south- be closed at night on I-75. dinner last night of Neighbor- work. Reopening in June. hood Properties Inc. held at the bound exit there. Use the I-280 7. State Rt. 582: Closed for Medical University of Ohio. ramps at Manhattan Boulevard culvert work at Liberty Hi Road U.S. 20: Five culvert replace- instead, or take Telegraph Road ments close the road in western Neighborhoods Properties until Aug. 3. Detour via State offers supportive housing for Man rescued after falling into lake into Michigan and enter I-75 at Rts. 64 and 65. Williams County through next Erie or Luna Pier roads. week. Detour via State Rts. 49, people with mental illness. OAK HARBOR, Ohio — A in serious condition, a hospital 8. Detroit Avenue: Water main 107, and 576. At the dinner, the group was Cortland, Ohio, man who was spokesman said. 1. I-280: Closed for bridge construction closes the street to present community awards to Closed for bridge rescued from Lake Erie Wednes- The victim’s father and a construction, Greenbelt Park- between Alexis and State Line U.S. 223: Lura Lovell and Norma Wanucha day afternoon after he fell into friend in the boat and a nearby way to Summit Street. Through roads through May 31. Posted reconstruction on Adrian’s west and, posthumously, Gertrude the water while fi shing was in fi sherman helped pull the man traffi c detour via I-75, State Rt. detour uses Lavoy, Telegraph, side. Detour via M-52, M-34. Winters. serious condition at a Toledo back into the boat, while a doc- 795. Reopening in August. and Alexis roads. Vehicles under Use other routes if possible. Their efforts evolved into hospital yesterday. tor who was fi shing nearby came 2. I-475, U.S. 23: Bridge reha- 80,000 pounds may use Benore State Rt. 2: Lane closings are NAMI of Greater Toledo, which Larry Miller was fi shing with to the rescue and performed bilitation closes lanes north and Road instead. likely on the Edison Bridge over focuses on support for families three other people in a 22-foot CPR, township police Chief Jody east of I-475/U.S. 23 junction. 9. State Rt. 2 (Airport High- Sandusky Bay weekly from 8 of people with mental illness, boat about six miles off the shore Hatfi eld said. Reopening in September. Bridge way): Widening work between p.m. Monday through 8 a.m. and the Thomas M. Wernert of Carroll Township near the Ni- Lake Erie was about 60 de- painting at Talmadge Road Byrne and Reynolds roads Friday. Center, which serves people with agara Reef when he fell into the grees at the Marblehead station, requires nighttime lane closings requires fl ag zones. Use South M-125: Closed north of mental illness. water, said Petty Offi cer Bryan Mr. Kaseman said. on I-475. Frenchtown Square Mall, Mon- Neighborhoods Properties Kaseman of the Coast Guard’s Chief Hatfi eld said Mr. Miller Avenue or Glendale Avenue roe, for bridge replacements. also recognized Kim Jensen, vice Marblehead station. fell in when he tried to retrieve a 3. Byrne Road: Bridge recon- instead. Detour via U.S. 24. president of the group’s tenant Larry Miller, 37, was fl own to fi shing pole. His breathing and a struction, road rebuilding close 10. State Rt. 2: Two-way traf- association, and Jim Kanary, a the Medical University of Ohio pulse were restored through the lanes north of Airport Highway fi c is maintained in a work area Contact the Road Warrior at: Neighborhood Properties re- Medical Center, where he was CPR, the police chief said. and south of Glanzman Road. at the Bono curve, but look out [email protected] pairman.

alarm. Births 5:38 p.m. – 615 Cherry, commercial fi re Bay Park Community Hospital alarm. TODAY’S LOG 5:49 p.m. – 1127 West Central, fumes in- HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Tonya and Larry Young, Elmore, boy, Wednesday. vestigation. 7:40 p.m. – Booth and Harvey, outdoor fi re. Amy and Timothy Wilson, Maumee, boy, representative, of Sylvania. let and contents from vehicle in the 4700 Thursday. 8:19 p.m. – 1442 Yates, outdoor fi re. City, county, state, and federal window services at the main post Allan Kaufman, 57, physician, and Kimberly block of Airport. 8:42 p.m. – 3200 Glendale, commercial fi re government offi ces will be closed offi ce or any of the classifi ed sta- Flower Hospital Kirkham, 34, registered nurse, both of Virgene Toth, Kingston, purse and contents alarm. tions or branches. The bulk mail Erin and Bryan Spetz, Toledo, girl, Monday. Toledo. from Secor at West Central. 10:25 p.m. – 5923 Everwood, commercial Monday in observance of Memorial Teresa and Brandon Wamsher, Sylvania, John Kinnee, 44, lineman, and Mary Canter- Chadwick Detrieck, Berdan, CDs, check- fi re alarm. Day. Auto title offi ces also will be acceptance unit will be closed. girl, Tuesday. ucci, 39, sales, both of Toledo. book, golf clubs, tools, laptop computer, 11:47 p.m. – 817 North Michigan, commer- closed. However, the Toledo Police Express Mail will be delivered from Chantel and Josh Franco, Toledo, boy, Daniel Gonzales, 21, steel fabricator, and and wallet and contents from truck on cial fi re alarm. Department records offi ce will be 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Janell LeRoy, 21, student, both of To- Westland at Berdan. ledo. Bobbie Mackey, Ann Rose, bank card from open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Schools St. Charles Mercy Hospital Curtis Klotz, 23, substitute teacher, and Iris Suder at Ottawa River. Divorces granted Erica and James Houselantto, Toledo, girl, A list of select services follows: Public and parochial schools, col- Crisp, 25, residential specialist, both of Elias Gharib, West Sylvania, lottery tickets. Lucas County Sunday. Toledo. Lisa Sailstad, Glanzman, jewelry, cloth- Businesses leges, and universities will be closed Cohle Kidd, Toledo, boy, Tuesday. Rebecca Ragland from Luther Ragland. and no classes held on Monday. Louis Cullum, 32, HVAC installer, of Toledo, ing, CDs, and personal property from Danny Lawson from Carrie Lawson. Banks, fi nancial institutions, Jill and Ken Harsanje, Genoa, boy, Tuesday. and Sarah Fredericks, 27, teacher, of residence. Owens Community College will be Enas Kanama-Zaher from Aiman Zaher. and banking centers will be closed St. Anne Mercy Hospital Holland. Monica Lee, Ryewyck, laptop computer, Sandra Godfrey from John Godfrey. closed Saturday through Monday. Feryal Alkhatib and Bassam Said, Toledo, Brian Bishop, 32, laborer, and Tamieca briefcase, and wallet and contents from Monday, except for Fifth Third Bank Peter Conklin from Michelle Groves-Conk- Public utilities girl, Wednesday. Parker, 31, beautician, both of Toledo. SUV at home. lin. Marts in the Kroger stores, which Harry Oakman, 44, and Linda Hill, 45, both Brian Pawlick, South St. Clair, laptop com- Deborah Neumann from Carl Loar. will be open regular hours. KeyBank Toledo Edison’s offi ce and phone St. Luke’s Hospital of Toledo. puter from SUV in the 1200 block of Allison and Stephen Krzyminski, Maumee, Scott Langlois from Angela Davis. will be closed, but its call center will service and Columbia Gas’ phone Woodsdale Park. Kimberly Molter from Larry Jones. boy, Wednesday. Ryan Sinift, Delence, wallet and contents be available. center will be closed on Monday. Cynthia and Jason Zilles, Perrysburg, boy, Crime reports Cecelia Hill from Joe Hill, Jr. from unit block of Main. Angel Wells from William Boswell. Retail centers Service will only be available for Wednesday. Burglaries Amber and Jason Yeray, Perrysburg, girl, Harold Mitchell from Arthelia Mitchell. emergencies. M&M Heating & Cooling, Scott, loss unde- Lindsay Brand from Michael Uhler. Most shopping malls will have Thursday. termined. Traffi c injuries abbreviated hours on Monday. Bus service Kari Sergent, Bowling Green, boy, Thursday. Scott Light from Stephanie Light. Robin Lee, Berry, food. Tuesday Starr Mitchell-C hong from David Chong. Southwyck Shopping Center and Toledo Area Regional Transit St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Geniss Williams, Norwood, TV/DVD player, 6:55 a.m. – Front and Esther. Pickup of Danie James Kaptur from Christine Kaptur. Woodville Mall will close at 6 p.m. Authority buses will operate on a Laura and Bart Soeder, Toledo, girl, Direct TV and DVD player. Sheehy, 40, of Lebanon, and motorcycle Laura Uncapher from David Uncapher. Westfi eld Franklin Park will be open holiday schedule on Monday. Wednesday. Natasha Cole, Colfax, TV, DVD players, of Dennis Snyder, 48, of Martha, who Sonya Newton-Butler from Paul Butler. Laudy and Samir Nassar, Toledo, boy/girl clothing, and shoes. was treated at St. Vincent Mercy Medi- Paul Butler from Sonya Newton-Butler. regular hours to 9 p.m. Individual Trash pickup twins, Wednesday. Edward Johnson, Stickney, medication. cal Center. Joseph Spoor from Kelly Rosner. stores may have separate hours. Toccara Rosemond, Toledo, boy, Thursday. Hermino Villarreal, North Ontario, guitar. Trash pickup will be delayed one Wednesday Jessica Frey from Nicholas Frey. Libraries Toledo Hospital Ernest Hardiman, East Park, rims, tires, Paniecea Machaterre from Kenneth Ma- day all week in Toledo and outlying video game, video cartridges, computer 7:20 a.m. – Madison and 17th. Autos of chaterre. The Toledo-Lucas County Public areas. Ottawa Hills regular Monday- Michelle Gonyer, Oregon, girl, Tuesday. system, and jackets. Yvonne Curate, 59, of London Ridge, who Melanie and Mark Zientek, Toledo, girl, Thomas Burns from Kristi Burns. Library and branches will be closed Tuesday trash pickup will be de- Sherri Northrup, Walbridge, tennis shoes. was treated at St. Vincent Mercy Medi- Ronald Swartz from Alla Swartz. Wednesday. Steve Buescher, North Lockwood, lawn cal Center, and Richard Langford, 36, of Sunday and Monday. layed to Tuesday-Wednesday. Dawn and James Barb, Holland, boy, Russell King from Rhonda Thomas-King. mower, weed trimmer, and blower. West Village, who was treated at Toledo Claudia Amaral from Steven Feasel. Mail service Parking Wednesday. Hospital along with passenger, Nancy Hope and Matt Adkins, Oak Harbor, Ohio, Thefts William Carr from Tara Baun. There will be no mail delivery or Meter parking in downtown To- Warren, 57, of North Summit. Lana Kohls from Ralph Rhodes. girl, Wednesday. Madlyn Stanley, Revere, credit card from the 1:55 p.m. – Indiana and Division. Autos of mail collection on Monday and no ledo will be free on Monday. Sweta Kundur and Anand Tandra, Toledo, 3500 block of Dorr. Holly Oberhouse from Scott Oberhouse. Ashlea Brown, 21, of Kent, and Marjorie Tracey Szymanowski from James Szy- girl, Wednesday. Nichole Ortega, Lewis, bank card and Mason, 76, of Stickney, who was treated Kimberly and Kenneth Porter, Sylvania, boy, checks from Chase at Pontiac. manowski. at Toledo Hospital. Sara Judson from Leo Judson. Thursday. William Lee, Marietta, Ga., credit card from 8:16 p.m. – I-280 and Starr. Autos of Lacy Shawn Anderson, Toledo, girl, Thursday. the 1400 block of Noble. Kimberly Lowe from Jeremy Lowe. Binting, 23, of Patchen, Oregon, and Alesha Anderson from Jacob Wilson, Sr. Jose Villegas, Van Wormer, speaker from Tara Inocentes, 32, of Mountain Brook, residence. Casper Napierala from Laura Lucio. Adrian College names 4 new trustees Oregon, who was treated at St. Charles Marriage licenses Gasiorowski & Cook Memorial, Lagrange, Laura Lucio from Casper Napierala. Mercy Medical along with passengers, Nancy Al-Abed from Diaa Al-Abed. Lucas County central air unit, downspout, and copper ADRIAN — Adrian of Global Manufacturing & tubing. Jason Mondragon, 14, of Starr, and Tim Frederick Calhoun from Valencia Calhoun. May 24, 2006 Lewis Simpson, Douglas, credit cards, Inocentes, 14, of Mountain Brook, of Hannah Lammie from Brett Lammie. College’s Board of Trustees Assembly Corp., in Jackson Jason Mitchell, 31, and Michelle Hart, 24, identifi cation, checkbook, and personal Oregon. Jill Schultz from David Bauman. has appointed four new Mich. food service, both of Toledo. papers from auto in the 200 block of David Bauman from Jill Schultz. w Michael Hardy, 53, SSI, and Kori Watson, 35, North Summit. Fire alarms Kathleen Johnson from Bruce Johnson. members. John Shimko, chief ex- SSI, both of Toledo. Karisa Bixler, Willie, credit card from the Ronnie Bennett from Karen Brank-Bennett. The new members are: ecutive of Charles Services/ Derek Leonhardt, 18, U.S. military, and 5100 block of Shasta. Wednesday Karen Brank-Bennett from Ronnie Bennett. w Ashley Andrews, 18, waitress, both of Leo Mark’s Jewelers, West Central, loose 12:01 a.m. – 600 Cincinnati, outdoor fi re. Harold Craft, chairman D&R Security in Grand Rap- Toledo. diamonds from auto. 6:33 a.m. – 1939 Mason, structure fi re. Marriage dissolutions of Craft-Barresi Consul- ids, Mich. Clayton Franklin III, 32, supervisor, and Jill Ivory White, Maple, cellular telephone and 8:53 a.m. – 2060 West Laskey, commercial w Lawrence, 28, supervisor, both of Hol- bank card from residence. fi re alarm. Lucas County tants Ltd., a human-re- Johnnie Lou Hunter, land. Peter Wernert, Mapleway, computer disc 11:57 a.m. – 903 Utah, residential fi re alarm. Joy Krajewski and Stephen Petro. sources consulting fi rm in president and founder of Juston Fisher, 32, antique dealer, and Jes- and credit cards from residence. 12:44 p.m. – 5270 North Detroit, structure Deborah Elliott and Cean Elliott. sica Logan, 27, antique dealer, both of Frances Garcia, East Streicher, purse and fi re. Rebecca Yeager and Roy Yeager. Clarkston, Mich. Growth Potential Public Maumee. contents from the 1100 block of West 3:54 p.m. – 912 North Michigan, outdoor Sean Pennington and Jessica Hernandez. w Travis Pearse, president Relations in Detroit. Charles Grindle, 51, student, of Toledo, and Sylvania. fi re. Miranda Jarouche and Jeremy Green. + Candace Bisbee, 47, customer service Michael Schoen, Plumbrook, Maumee, wal- 5:24 p.m. – 505 Jefferson, commercial fi re Arda Kardes and Nicole Haley. +

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