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The Heights November 27 - December 11, 2014 Volume 4 :: No. 24
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The annual Garfield Heights Holiday Lighting Ceremony will begin at 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30 with music in the main dining room at the Civic Center, 5407 Turney Road. The Unique Gift and Card Shop inside the center will be open throughout the event. Guests will head outside about 5:30 p.m. when the holiday decorations at City Hall will be turned on. The event also includes a visit from Santa Claus who will arrive on a Garfield Heights fire engine. Santa will be available for photographs inside
the Civic Center following the lighting session. Residents and recreation season pass holders will be admitted to a free skating event from 6 to 8 p.m. the same evening at the Dan Kostel Recreation Center. Santa also will visit the skating rink.
Garfield Heights Holiday Lighting Ceremony Nov. 30
Upcoming Garfield Heights Recreation Center ActivitiesThe annual Gold Cup Hockey
Tournament will be played Nov. 28-30 at the Dan Kostel Recreation Center. Games begin at 7 a.m. Friday and Saturday and the championship matches will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday. Admission is free.
The annual Holiday Skate for residents and season pass holders only will be from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 30. Proof of residency must be presented for free admission. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Santa Claus will visit the ice rink during the
session.Indoor soccer (Futsal) registration
runs from Dec. 1 through Jan. 17.The annual Christmas Skating
Exhibition is from 4-6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13. Participants in the municipal skating program will perform. There is an admission fee.
The annual Skate with Santa for residents and season pass holders only will be from 3-5:15 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 21. Children must be accompanied
by an adult and proof of residency is required for admission.
For information about recreation activities and public skating sessions
(additional dates will be added during the winter break), call 216-475-7272.
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Hiram’s Weekend College Plan gives you more ways to make college fit.
Classes every other weekend, online, blended, accelerated.
Help the environment sparkle a little brighter this season by recycling old, non-working holiday lights! From now until January 16, the Solid Waste District will collect broken, burned out or tangled strings of holiday lights for recycling. Simply drop unwanted light strings, power cords and power strips in the marked box in our lobby at 4750 East 131 Street in Garfield Heights. Hours are Monday-Friday from 8:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m. County offices are closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
The lights will be recycled by a local scrap metal recycler. The strings of lights will be shredded and shipped to vendors that purify the copper content, glass, plastic and other commodity streams for industrial reuse.
Stringing up the lights? Recycle the old, burned out strands
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Help for Garfield Heights families is just a phone call away. The new Family Resource Center at the Garfield Heights Civic Center, 5407 Turney Road, has information to assist families with drug treatment, counseling
and prevention services, support groups, and other needs. Office hours vary, so it is best to call and make an appointment.
Call the Help Line, 216-475-1103, or e-mail [email protected] for assistance.
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Buyers no longer will be required to put repair funds into an escrow account for violations cited during the point-of-sale inspection. Repairs still must be made by the deadline set by the city’s building
department. Buyers will receive a one-year family recreation pass, limit one per family. Members are still required to purchase an identification card at the recreation center.
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UH Bedford Medical Center Achieves Niche “Exemplar” StatusUniversity Hospitals Bedford
Medical Center, a campus of UH Regional Hospitals, has achieved “Exemplar” status for its NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) program. NICHE is the premier designation indicating a hospital’s commitment to excellence in the care of patients age 65 and older. The “Exemplar” status recognizes UH Bedford Medical Center’s ongoing, high-level dedication to geriatric care and pre-eminence in the implementation and quality of system-wide interventions and initiatives that demonstrate organizational commitment to the care of older adults.
The “Exemplar” status — the
highest of four possible program levels — was assigned following a rigorous program evaluation of the current state and future goals of the NICHE program at UH Bedford Medical Center. The requirements include implementation of the NICHE Geriatric Resource Nurse (GRN) model and evidence-based protocols on all applicable units, including specialty units; implementation of systemic aging-sensitive policies; inclusion of the input of patient, families, and community-based providers in planning and implementation of NICHE initiatives; and assuming regional and national leadership roles.
“The NICHE designation and
the “Exemplar” status signal our resolve to provide patient-centered care for older adults,” says Kimberly Kinder ANP, GNP, CNS, MSN, BSN, RN. “The designation could not have been achieved without the dedication and active participation of our nursing and support staff. They provide the front line care that makes a difference to our aging population.” “UH Bedford Medical Center is honored to receive this recognition,” adds Christine Garrett, MSN, RN-BC, Nurse Educator. “The nursing staff works very hard to incorporate NICHE standards when delivering patient care. From our Senior-Friendly ER to our Inpatient and Outpatient Nursing Units, best
practices are in place to ensure geriatric patients and their families r e c e i v e top quality
care.” Garrett and Kinder are co-coordinators of the NICHE program at UH Bedford Medical Center.
The hospital also credits this achievement to the superb leadership of Marwan Hilal, MD, Chief Medical Officer at UH Bedford Medical Center.
The Annual Program Evaluation is used to determine the level of their NICHE program. The evaluation benchmarks program progress year-to-year, targets future care initiatives and provides data to use in gaining and sustaining support from institution stakeholders.
UH Bedford Medical Center’s evaluation demonstrated a tremendous ability to meet the needs of the older adult patient,” says Barbara Bricoli, MPA, Managing Director - NICHE “The hospital’s high intensity level in marshalling geriatric nursing resources and support to enhance care marks it as a leader in the field.”
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Access to EducationBranch: Maple HeightsDate: Thursday, November 13, 2014
10:00 AM – 12:00 PMThe Educational Opportunity Center
Student Advisers will be available to provide academic advising, help with completing financial aid, and career exploration. Stop by to take advantage of the services available. No appointment necessary.
Toddler StorytimeBranch: Maple HeightsDate: Thursday, November 13, 2014
10:30 AMCaregivers and their children ages
19-35 months: Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.
Bookworms Book ClubBranch: Maple Heights
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2014 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Kids in 2nd and 3rd grade and their favorite adult (optional). Join us for a lively discussion of great books. October’s title is Lousy Rotten Stinkin’ Grapes by Margie Palatini. Pick up your copy in the Children’s department. Registration required.
Weird Science Fridays!Branch: Maple HeightsDate: Friday, November 14, 2014 4:00
PM – 4:30 PMTeens Grades 6-12. Are you looking
for FUN and ADVENTURE? Are you tired of being bored after school? Well, look no further. Join us for some strange science experiments. Who knows what wacky and weird experiments or activities we’ll try! Join us: 10/3, 10/17, 10/31, 11/14.
Family StorytimeBranch: Maple HeightsDate: Monday, November 17, 2014 6:30
PMAll ages with adult caregiver: Join us for
stories, songs and fingerplays.
Monday Evening Book LoversBranch: Maple HeightsDate: Monday, November 17, 2014 7:00
PM – 8:15 PMEnjoy sharing good reads--the title for
November is TELEGRAPH AVENUE by Michael Chabon.
Preschool StorytimeBranch: Maple HeightsDate: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:30
AMCaregivers and their children ages 3-5
not in kindergarten: Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.
Teen TuesdayBranch: Maple HeightsDate: Tuesday, November 18, 3:30 PM
– 4:30 PMGrades 6-12. TEENS-Join us on the
3rd Tuesday of each month for something enjoyable to do afterschool! Hang with your friends, have a snack, play games, do crafts--you could have FUN! Join Us: 9/16, 10/21, 11/18
Baby and Toddler StorytimeBranch: Maple HeightsDate: Wednesday, November 19, 2014
6:30 PMCaregivers and their children ages Birth
– 35 months. Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books.
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Seven University Hospitals Recognized as Top PerformersSeven hospitals in the University
Hospitals (UH) system have been recognized as “Top Performers on Key Quality Measures” by The Joint Commission (JC), the national organization that accredits and certifies the nation’s hospitals, health care organizations and programs.
JC’s Top Performer program recognizes hospitals demonstrating commitment and excellence in assuring that evidence-based interventions are delivered in an accurate and timely manner. The program identifies accountability measures that produce the greatest positive impact on patient outcomes. The findings are based on data reported in the previous
year on clinical processes that are shown to be the best treatments for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.
“We continually strive to improve on the quality care that we provide to our patients in our medical centers,” said William Annable, MD, Chief Quality Officer and Director, UH Quality Institute. “This recognition from a third-party, independent, widely recognized organization such as The Joint Commission validates our efforts.”
The following UH medical centers were recognized by JC for the following measure sets:
UH Bedford: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care
UH Richmond: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care
UH Ahuja: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care
UH Conneaut: Pneumonia and Surgical Care
UH Geauga: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care
UH Geneva: Pneumonia and Surgical Care
Southwest General: Acute Myocardial
Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care
“This award represents a culmination of hard work and dedication by EVERY physician and EVERY employee at our two hospitals,” states Robert G. David, President of UH Bedford and Richmond Medical Centers. “I couldn’t be more proud to offer this level of quality care in our communities.”
Award recipients will be recognized in America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety annual report and on The Joint Commission Website: http://www.jointcommission.org/
New book shows wedding vows as more than just wordsDisturbed by what she felt was
an abuse of the vows of marriage in today’s society, author Mary Robinson wanted to educate society on the importance of marital vows. Her new book, “The Vows: The Spiritual Side of the Altar” (published by iUniverse), explains, enlightens and encourages readers on how to have a successful Bible-based marriage.
Rather than seeing vows as a set of words repeated during a wedding, readers are encouraged to look at
vows as God’s charge to the husband and wife. Robinson tells readers that to have a successful marriage, people must respect their vows.
“I want readers to get an understanding of how important it is to make constructive decisions when it comes to marriage and how honoring the vows can help save their marriages,” Robinson says.
An excerpt from “The Vows”:“In The Vows, I share the importance
of honoring the marriage vows that God created for humans so that we can have successful marriages. Couples today must realize the sincerity behind these vows and how vital the commitment is. The vows are our guide to righteous living within our marriages. We must commit to obey them as interpretations of standards from God’s word.”
“The Vows”By Mary Robinson
Hardcover | 5.5 x 8.5 in | 86 pages | ISBN 9781491747308
Softcover | 5.5 x 8.5 in | 86 pages | ISBN 9781491741139
E-Book | 86 pages | ISBN 9781491741146
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Mary Robinson is the author of
“From Disgrace to Grace.” She lives and writes in Hollywood, Florida.
A weekly Garfield Heights Families Anonymous Meeting offers free help to people whose loved ones are struggling with addiction. Families Anonymous is a 12-Step Program for anyone concerned about the drug and alcohol abuse or behavioral problems
of a relative or friend.Many recovery programs are
available for addicted loved ones when they are ready to seek help and recovery. However, Families Anonymous is for you - the parent, spouse, brother, sister, or any other
emotionally involved relative or friend. Your identity is protected at all meetings as anonymity is an underlying principal of the program.
Families Anonymous meetings are every Tuesday at the Garfield Heights Family Resource Center, located in the
Civic Center, 5407 Turney Road. For information, send an e-mail to
[email protected], or call 216-475-1103.
Does someone in your family have a problem with drugs or alcohol?
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Give thanks by giving blood through the Red Cross this holiday seasonThe American Red Cross asks eligible
donors to make an appointment to give blood to help ensure sufficient blood supplies are available for patients this holiday season.
Blood donations often decline during the holidays when donors get busy with travel and family gatherings, but the need for blood remains steady. Someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds.
Eligible donors with all types are needed, especially those with O negative,
A negative and B negative. To learn more about donating blood and to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
As extra encouragement to donate blood during the busiest time of November for many people, presenting blood donors from Nov. 26 through Nov. 30 will receive a limited-edition Red Cross potholder stuffed with unique
celebrity chef recipes, while supplies last. Thanksgiving recipes are courtesy of Mario Batali, Rocco DiSpirito, Alex Guarnaschelli and Mike Isabella.
Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two
other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Cleveland11/16/2014: 8 a.m.
- 10 a.m., Warzel Blood Donation Center, 3636
Euclid Avenue
Lyndhurst11/16/2014: 8:45 a.m.
- 1:15 p.m., Church of Saint Clare, 5659
Mayfield Road
Parma11/16/2014: 8 a.m.
- 10 a.m., Parma Blood Donation Center, 5585
Pearl Road
University Heights11/16/2014: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Church of the
Gesu, 2470 Miramar Blvd
Cleveland11/17/2014: 11 a.m. -
1:45 p.m., Warzel Blood Donation Center, 3636
Euclid Avenue
East Cleveland11/17/2014: 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., East Cleveland
Public Library, 14101 Euclid Ave.
Euclid11/17/2014: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Euclid Hospital,
18901 Lakeshore Blvd
Parma11/17/2014: 1:30 p.m.
- 7:45 p.m., Parma Blood Donation Center, 5585
Pearl Road
South Euclid11/17/2014: 1 p.m.
- 7 p.m., South Euclid Community Center, 1370 Victory Drive
Strongsville11/17/2014: 3 p.m. - 7
p.m., St Joseph Church,
12700 Pearl Rd
Cleveland11/18/2014: 2 p.m. -
7:30 p.m., Warzel Blood Donation Center, 3636
Euclid Avenue
Euclid11/18/2014: 10 a.m. - 3
p.m., Euclid City Hall, 585 East 222nd Street
Lyndhurst11/18/2014: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lyndhurst
Community Presbyterian Church, 5312 Mayfield Road
Parma11/18/2014: 1:30 p.m.
- 7:45 p.m., Parma Blood Donation Center, 5585
Pearl Road
Valley View11/18/2014: 2 p.m.
- 7 p.m., Valley View Community Center,
6828 Hathaway Road
Berea11/19/2014: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m., Baldwin Wallace
University, 96 Beech St
Cleveland11/19/2014: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Post Office Plaza
Building, 1500 West 3rd Street, Suite 550
11/19/2014: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., CWRU Thwing Hall Ballroom, 11111 Euclid
Avenue
Highland Hills11/19/2014: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cuyahoga
Community College East, 4250 Richmond
Road
Parma11/19/2014: 9 a.m.
- 3 p.m., Cuyahoga Community College West Campus, 11000
Pleasant Valley Rd11/19/2014: 1 p.m. -
7:45 p.m., Parma Blood Donation Center, 5585
Pearl Road
Brecksville11/20/2014: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Brecksville
Community Center, One Community Drive
Cleveland11/20/2014: 10 a.m. - 4
p.m., CWRU Thwing Hall Ballroom, 11111 Euclid
Avenue11/20/2014: 1:30 p.m.
- 7:30 p.m., Warzel Blood Donation Center, 3636
Euclid Avenue
Fairview Park11/20/2014: 3 p.m. - 7
p.m., Fairview Park City
Hall, 20777 Lorain Rd
Highland Hills11/20/2014: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cuyahoga
Community College East, 4250 Richmond
Road
Parma11/20/2014: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cuyahoga
Community College West Campus, 11000
Pleasant Valley Rd11/20/2014: 3 p.m. -
7:45 p.m., Parma Blood Donation Center, 5585
Pearl Road
Cleveland11/21/2014: 7:45 a.m.
- 1:45 p.m., Warzel Blood Donation Center, 3636
Euclid Avenue11/21/2014: 8 a.m.
- 2 p.m., MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500
Metrohealth Drive11/21/2014: 9 a.m.
- 2 p.m., Senior Health & Wellness Ctr at MetroHealth Old
Brooklyn Campus, 4229 Pearl Road
11/21/2014: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Cuyahoga County Courthouse, 1
Lakeside Avenue11/21/2014: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500
Metrohealth Drive
Parma11/21/2014: 8 a.m. -
2:45 p.m., Parma Blood Donation Center, 5585
Pearl Road
Beachwood11/22/2014: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Beachwood Public
Library, 25501 Shaker Blvd.
November 27 - December 11, 2014
A lot of us are having tummy prob-lems these days. Medications for acid re-flux are amongst the biggest selling drugs on the market today. Irritable Bowel Syn-drome (IBS) is among the fastest growing new diagnoses in America. Ulcers of the stomach and colon are a common malady. Billions of dollars are spent and endless hours of suffering endured because of stomach and bowel problems.
Have you had that pain in your chest that made you think you might be having a “heart attack”, only to find out that is was “heartburn”? That’s called GERD (Gastroesophogeal reflux disease), and is caused by stomach acid backing up into your swallowing tube. A lot of people who go to the emergency room thinking they’re having a heart attack find out they actually have heartburn.
There are lots of causes of stomach and bowel problems. Hereditary factors (Crohn’s disease), autoimmune factors (Celiac’s Disease), enzyme factors (lac-
tose intolerance), and systemic issues (can-cers, etc.) can all be sources of stomach
and bowel issues. And if you are having stomach discomfort, you should certainly bring it to the attention of your physician. But for most of us, our bowel issues are caused by what we put into our stom-achs!
There are certain foods that seem to be friendly to our digestive systems. Green leafy veggies, raw veggies, lean meats, fish, whole grains, bananas and yogurt are all recommended for good gut health. Nutritionists recommend staying away from high fat meats, fried foods, very spicy foods, dairy products, and ex-cessive alcohol if we want our stomachs to feel good.
By now you’re probably asking “what does this have
to do with my mouth”? Well, here’s the deal. Our digestive system has one job: to break down the food we eat into parts our bodies can use. That process starts in your mouth. Chewing and saliva are supposed to be the first step in the food breakdown process. If your mouth can’t do its part, one of two things will happen. Either your body won’t get the benefit of the food you have eaten, or the other parts of the digestive system will over-work to make up for the mouth’s poor performance. The latter is what happens. When food enters the stomach not well chewed, the stomach pours extra acid on it to make up for the failure of the mouth to do its job. And, of course, the result we see from this extra acid is GERD (acid
reflux, heartburn), and ulcers. And what is the primary cause of not being able to adequately chew your food?
MISSING BACK TEETH!If you have missing teeth in the back
(the molars, which are built to chew food), you have to replace them! At Dodson and Associates we offer a number of options for replacing missing teeth, both the back chewers and the front smilers. Replacing those missing back teeth can mean the dif-ference between good stomach health and an uncomfortable gut. So if you’re hav-ing tummy issues, give us a CALL today at 1-440-439-2230 to discuss appropriate solutions. We love your questions about tummies or teeth or health. Just Call!
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Bring the Kids to Meet Santa at MetroParks Zoo Dec. 6-21
The Chalet in Cleveland Metroparks Mill Stream Run Reservation is the place to be for holiday cheer when Santa visits for a special breakfast from 8-11 a.m. on Sunday, December 14.
Families have two packages to choose from, a holiday crafters ticket at $18 per person or a toboggan time ticket at $25 per person. Both options include a delicious pancake breakfast (served from 8-9:30 a.m.) including sausage, pastries, cereal, coffee, juice and milk, a visit from Santa during breakfast, a holiday craft to take home, face painting and a winter-themed photo booth picture.
The toboggan time ticket also includes unlimited rides on the Chalet’s toboggan chutes from 8-11 a.m. All toboggan riders must be 42 inches or taller and must wear gloves or mittens to ride. Riders plunge 70 feet down this one-of-a-kind ride — the only public toboggan chutes in Ohio. Toboggans can reach speeds up to 50 mph depending upon the weather conditions (the refrigerated ice chutes can operate with or without snow)! The Chalet also features two fireplaces, a large-screen TV, indoor restrooms and a loft with video games.
Reservations are required for Breakfast with Santa at the Chalet. To purchase tickets, call (440) 572-9990. Breakfast with Santa is a rain or shine event.
Santa returns to the Chalet for a holiday kick-off party from 6-9 p.m. on Friday,
December 19. Celebrate the spirit of the season by bringing a non-perishable food item to be donated to a local food bank or animal shelter and receive a $1 discount off the purchase of a toboggan admission, and receive an ornament to place on the Chalet’s community holiday tree. Each additional food item donated will earn guests the chance to win prizes and other discounts. (Guests must be present to win prizes. Toboggan chutes will stay open until 10:30 p.m.)
Cleveland Metroparks ZooCleveland Metroparks Zoo makes
way for Santa on Saturdays and Sundays in December. Look for jolly old St. Nick in the Wolf Wilderness lodge in the Zoo’s Northern Trek area from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21. Guests will be able to relax by the fireplace in the lodge while their kids visit with Santa -- away from the usual hustle and bustle of the mall. Souvenir photos will be available for $5 with proceeds going to the American Association of Zoo Keepers.
For more information, visit clevelandmetroparks.com or call (440) 572-9990.
Independent Study Demonstrates Jail Regionalization Will Increase Efficiencies in Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald today released a 3 part analysis of Cuyahoga County’s jail regionalization proposal. The study underscores benefits that would be generated through FitzGerald’s proposal to consolidate the management of correctional facilities in Cuyahoga County.
“From day one, this administration has focused on finding new ways to deliver quality government services as efficiently and effectively as possible,” said FitzGerald. “This study demonstrates the potential benefits that jail consolidation will generate for taxpayers and local governments in Cuyahoga County.”
Under FitzGerald’s direction, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department and the Cuyahoga County Department of Public Safety and Justice Services worked with Public Financial Management, the nation’s largest independent financial advisor to state and local governments, in order to prepare a detailed analysis of the County’s jail landscape.
The Cuyahoga County Regional Jail Assessment, which is attached to this email as a summary and full report, identifies several areas where jail regionalization could benefit Cuyahoga County communities, including:
•Consistent approach to jail operation.
•More efficient use of available bed space.
•Increased staffing availability for core police department activities, without increased costs.
•Savings from improved efficiency of scale in food and medical services.
•Given high fixed costs and low inmate populations, full service jails are expected to save the most.
“In addition to the cost-saving benefits, jail regionalization will allow Cuyahoga County operations to maintain high service levels,” added Norberto Colon, who serves as FitzGerald’s deputy chief of staff. “We believe streamlining this process will enhance public safety for our first responders and the community as a whole.”
Cuyahoga County assumed responsibility for the City of Euclid’s jail operations in April of this year. The County is also expected to announce the same for the City of Cleveland later this year – an effort that should save Cleveland taxpayers as much as $5 million annually.
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You Think You’re Registered to Vote for 2016? Maybe Not!
The Republican take-over of the U.S. Senate was not a sweeping victory. It was a coup d’etat. What was the mechanism for the overthrow of a democratic election? The Interstate Crosscheck program, conceived of and spearheaded by Kansas Republican Secretary of State, Kris Kobach. Matching first and last names, the program came up with almost 7 million names across 27 states. Kobach claims these people have committed felonies by voting in two states, and many of these voters have been deleted from the voting rolls without their knowledge—including in states where Senate seats went to Republicans in close margins. And yes, Ohio is one of the 27 states participating in this massive voter purge.
A 6-month investigation by reporter Greg Palast titled “Jim Crow Returns” (http://projects.aljazeera.com/2014/double-voters) found that the lists “are heavily weighted with names such as Jackson, Garcia, Patel and Kim — ones common among minorities, who vote overwhelmingly Democratic. Indeed, fully 1 in 7 African-Americans in those 27 states are listed as under suspicion of having voted twice. This also applies to 1 in 8 Asian-Americans and 1 in 8 Hispanic voters. White voters too — 1 in 11 — are at risk of having their names scrubbed from the voter rolls.”
At a 2013 meeting of the National Association of State Election Directors, Kobach presented the program as “a highly sophisticated voter-fraud-detection system. The sample matches he showed included the following criteria: first, last and middle name or initial; date of birth; suffixes; and Social Security number, or at least its last four digits.”
“That was the sales pitch. But the actual lists show that not only are middle names commonly mismatched and suffix discrepancies ignored, even birthdates don’t seem to have
been taken into account. Moreover, Crosscheck deliberately ignores Social Security mismatches, in the few instances when the numbers are even collected. The Crosscheck instructions for county election officers state, “Social Security numbers are included for verification; the numbers might or might not match.”
Palast originally got the list of accused double voters from Washington state, which initially signed on to Crosscheck but backed out calling it just a list of common American names.
While intimidation of African-American voters has been going on for decades, targeting Asian-Americans is a new phenomenon. “Helen Ho is a civil-rights attorney who heads Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta. Commenting on the number of Chungs, Parks and Kims on the suspected double-voter lists, Ho explains that a sixth of all Asian-Americans share just 30 surnames and 50% of minorities share common last names. Ho understands why one party would be tempted to purge voters from her community. While it was widely reported that more than 90% of African-Americans voted for Barack Obama in 2012, 73% of Asian-Americans, whether from India, China or the Pacific Islands, favored Democrats.”
“With millions of suspects, one question keeps arising: Why have there been no mass convictions? Kobach proudly proclaims that Kansas has ‘referred’ 14 voters for prosecution for double voting. And none of them has been convicted.”
“In North Carolina, state officials have hired former FBI agent Charles W. “Chuck” Stuber, who played a major role in the campaign finance fraud case brought against former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, to ‘investigate cases of possible voter fraud identified by an interstate cross-check comparing election records from 28 states.’”
“But despite knowing the names and addresses of 192,207 supposed double voters in the state, Stuber has not nabbed a single one in his five months on the job. Josh Lawson, a
spokesman for the board of elections, says, ‘This agency has made no determination as to which portion of these [lists] represent data error or voter fraud.’ In fact, to date, Lawson admits that Stuber has found only errors and not one verified fraudulent voter. But Lawson says the program could be used for ‘list maintenance.’ That is, voters on the list, proven guilty or not, could be subject to a process of removal from the voter rolls.”
How are voters removed? “Crosscheck instructs each participating state to send a postcard or letter to suspected double voters, requiring them to restate and verify their name and address, sign the card and return it. While this seems a benign way to save one’s voting rights, the problem, says voter advocate Helen Butler, is that few people are likely to notice, fill out and return such a card. She reviewed the one being sent out in Georgia, which she says ‘looks like a piece of trash mail that you get every day that you just throw away.’”
“Direct-mail expert Michael Wychocki was shown a sample postcard. First, he says, 4% to 20% of any mailing goes astray — leaving voting rights at risk for more than a million citizens simply from wrong and changed addresses. And, crucially, there’s an enormous difference between rich and poor. ‘The African-American Williams family, renters, may move every year,’ he says, ‘but the Whitehall family in the million-dollar home is barely likely to have moved.’”
“’It looks as if they’ve broken every direct-marketing rule,’ creating a card that seems guaranteed to not be returned, says Wychocki. He explains that marketers know people glance at unsolicited mail for no more than two seconds apiece, and this ‘single-touch’ approach — no follow-up phone calls, emails, radio campaigns or other secondary-outreach methods — ensures a low response rate. Notably, neither Kansas nor other Crosscheck states will reveal how many cards are returned or how many people thereby lose their vote.”
For those 7 million people on the list, its more than just losing their vote. Voter fraud could mean 2 to 10 years in federal prison. Is there really a massive voting scheme where 7 million people are willing to risk imprisonment??? Among African-Americans, trumped up charges to land them in prison are an all too common reality. The threat of prison, even on false charges, is enough to deter many from voting. And those votes could well be the margin of a Republican takeover of the Presidency in 2016.
In the words of Joseph Naylor, an African-American who lives in Georgia whose name appears on the list: “I
registered in Louisiana, but never voted. That was 20 years ago. I want to live my life. If they’re going to try to give me jail time, just take my name off the voting rolls. It scares me about going to jail.”
Palast further explained on the Democracy Now program of November 3: “This is very, very typical. Robert Steven Jackson is supposed to be the same person as Robert Herman Jackson Jr. -- one voting in Virginia, one voting in Georgia. Junior-senior used to be father-son. Well, they say, no, it’s the same voter, just taking a different shape and a different age.” (http://www.democracynow.org/2014/11/3/jim_crow_returns_interstate_crosscheck_program#)
Virginia was the first state to proudly announce they had purged 41,637 voters. A lawsuit by voting rights advocates tipped other states off to keep their numbers and actions under wraps. Rep. Stacey Abrams, leader of the Democrats in the Georgia state legislature, said “’This is being done stealthfully. … We have never had this information presented to us.’ Abrams, in her second role as founder of New Georgia Project, a nonpartisan voter registration group, has, in coordination with the NAACP, already sued Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, Brian Kemp, on behalf of 56,001 voters who filled out registration forms but have yet to see their names appear on voter rolls.”
The states using Crosscheck are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Palast concludes: Officials have “millions of suspects, with their names and addresses. They haven’t arrested anyone, because in fact there are no double voters. You don’t have massive fraud by voters; you have massive fraud by the voting officials.”
Where does this leave you? If you care about being able to vote in the 2016 Presidential election, make it a point to call your Cuyahoga County Board of Elections at 216-443-8683 to make sure Jon Husted has not purged your name through fallacious information on Crosscheck! Encourage others you know to do the same!
Ellen Augustine, M.A., is a speaker and author on national currents and the emerging sustainable economy. She may be reached at [email protected], 510-428-1832, www.storiesofhope.us. Questions, feedback, and topic ideas for future columns are welcome.
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INTRODUCTION: Some say that raising a child is a 20-year project. Have you ever thought of your legal entities as needing your ongoing care? Today’s column will look at this.
ONCE UPON A TIME, Big Chuck had a 100-room mansion. No one lived there except Big Chuck – and his little baby, Hoolihan. Looking after a 100-room mansion is a lot of work! Tragically, Big Chuck neglects his baby, and Hoolihan eventually dies. Big Chuck is charged with negligent homicide. This is serious!
What do you think of these possible defenses? (1) “I had a ton of other things to do.” (2) “I don’t know how to care for a baby.” (3) “I thought once I had the baby, it would take care of itself.” Whether you are a parent or not, you see immediately that these are flimsy excuses, not defenses.
Of course, this story is a fairy tale, a parable. So, let’s apply this parable to YOU. Your life is like Big Chuck and that 100-room mansion. It’s crammed with going to work, dealing with difficult people on the job, a hectic life at home, demands from spouse and children, bills to pay, car repairs, chores to do, things going wrong, not getting enough sleep, and maybe some dead time watching the big game on TV.
What’s the “baby” in our parable?
It’s the CORPORATION you created for your business. It’s the TRUST you set up to manage your assets. It’s the ESTATE you’re supposed to inherit now that your parents have died. These are legal entities – arrangements that exist in the real world by means of the law.
In fact, the law views these legal entities as “persons.” Think about it. If you have a business corporation, the corporation files its own separate income-tax return, right? It’s a taxpayer! It’s a “corporate person.” The same can be true for a Trust, as well as a dead person’s Estate; they are taxpayers -- “persons” in the eyes of the law.
And if any one of these legal entities belongs to you, it’s your BABY!
Like a little baby, legal entities cannot take care of themselves. They need a real person to do that. They need you! It’s YOUR baby!
COMPLYING WITH THE LAW If you don’t have a plan to take care of
your legal entities, be warned – you will never reach your goals. A goal without a plan is just a dream. And if you have legal entities but do not comply with the law, your dream can become a nightmare. Consider some examples.
SLOPPY JOE decides to open a restaurant. He wants to protect his personal $tuff from his restaurant’s creditors, and he’s heard that a legal Corporation is the way to do this. So he has a lawyer file papers with the State of Ohio and creates a legal corporation to run his restaurant. But Sloppy Joe doesn’t bother to set up any bank accounts for
the restaurant. And he never even thinks of electing corporate officers, holding corporate meetings, or filing tax returns for the restaurant.
TRUSTING THERESA wants to avoid probate of her $tuff after her death, and she have heard that a Revocable Living Trust is the way to do this. So she hires a lawyer to draft a legal Trust Agreement for her. But Trusting Theresa never “funds” her Trust. In other words, she never transfers any of her $tuff to the Trust, never sets up a Trust bank account, and never names the Trust as beneficiary of anything.
BIG DADDY is a big-hearted man with a big family. He had seven children. Tragically, three died, and Big Daddy raised their children as his own. After Big Daddy dies, #1 Son moves into the old farmhouse and wants to raise turkeys on the surrounding acres. Big Daddy didn’t have a Last Will and Testament, and no one ever bothers to administer his Estate by filing papers with the local probate court. So, no one knows exactly who inherited how much of the farm.
What’s the point? In all three examples, no one took care of the “baby,” the legal entity. And the consequences were bad. Because SLOPPY JOE didn’t take care of his Corporation, he runs the risk of losing his personal $tuff to the creditors of his restaurant. Because TRUSTING THERESA didn’t make use of her Trust, she won’t achieve her goal of avoiding probate after her death. Because no one administered the Estate of BIG DADDY, his family doesn’t know who can make use of the property they inherited.
CONCLUSION: There’s an old saying, “Ignorance of the law is no excuse.” That applies here. Whether your “baby” is a corporation, a trust, or an estate, you need to take care of them. How? By complying with the laws that apply to them. Honesty and common sense are not enough. You need a lawyer to help you. This is serious! If you don’t look after your legal entities, you just might cause the death of your own “baby”!
THE AUTHOR: Linda J. How is an elder-law lawyer in Bedford, providing Medicaid counseling and estate planning. She has legal training from the national organization, Medicaid Practice Systems (now known as Lawyers With Purpose). To help people understand the value of planning, Mrs. How presents FREE educational workshops (in Bedford) called, “Seven Threats to Your Family Security.” UPCOMING EVENING WORKSHOPS: Mondays, from 6 to 8 p.m., on December 8, 2014 and on January 12, 2015. UPCOMING AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS: Wednesdays, from 2 to 4 p.m., on December 10, 2014 and January 14, 2015. Mrs. How has also developed and taught senior-education courses at Cuyahoga Community College (Center for Aging Initiatives), including “Elder Law: Making Sense of Medicaid” and “Estate Planning for Real Life.” For an office appointment or to find out about attending a free Workshop, Mrs. How may be reached at [email protected] or 440-786-9449.
It ’s Your Baby! Taking Care of Legal EntitiesMaking Sense
of the LawLinda J. How, J.D.
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Cuyahoga County Reaches Drug Drop Box Milestone: More than 10,000 Pounds of Unwanted Prescription Medications Collected to Date
The Cuyahoga County Rx Drug Drop-Off Program has already collected more than 10,000 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs since its launch in 2013. Offered year round, the program provides safe disposal of prescription drugs, protects the environment, and reduces drug abuse potential.
“Drug Drop Box continues to be an effective tool for parents and guardians, seniors, and environmentally conscious citizens to make a difference in the availability of medicines that can lead to the drug abuse,” said FitzGerald. “I’d like to congratulate Sheriff Bova and our entire Public Safety team who are taking real strides toward ending prescription drug abuse and the heroin epidemic.”
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff ’s Department Rx Drug Drop Box Program was launched in April, 2013 and has provided 46 drop boxes to 41 communities. The program continues to expand and more communities are being added.
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