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KIRK BAIRD ~ CULTURE SHOCK

Updated: 11:40 pm
Northwest Ohio's Crystal Bowersox impresses Simon, survives another 'Idol' round
Welcome to the Blade blog Culture Shock, a three-times-a-week riff by Pop Culture Editor Kirk Baird on pop culture news, events, and trends. The blog will appear Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings here, with the odd night or off-day posting if something is merited. >>

Updated: 12:43 pm
Super Bowl. Super Hype. Not-So-Super Ads >>
Updated: 10:03 pm
Dylan, Springsteen, Swift: Voices of a generation. Seriously? >>
Updated: 2:43 pm
No surprise: Oscar nominees are mostly safe bets; Cage, Cotillard are robbed >>
Updated: 9:43 am
It's time to get 'Lost' again >>
Updated: 11:10 pm
J.D. Salinger: the quotes; iPad break-up proves difficult; pondering the antiquated days of network television >>

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>> DOWNS, KENDALL

Updated: 6:45 am Columbus' peculiar holiday THIS year, Columbus Day falls not only on the second Monday in the month but on Oct. 12, the very date in 1492 that Christopher Columbus' sailors first saw one of the islands in what today are called the Bahamas. >>	Updated: 7:13 am It's not yet time to write newspapers' obituaries >>
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>> DUGGER, BRIAN

Updated: 7:13 am New arena pleases the performers By 6:30 Sunday night, 90 minutes before the start of the Darius Rucker and Rascal Flatts concert, thousands of fans wrapped around the outside of Lucas County Arena, waiting for the doors to open at 7. >>	Updated: 7:34 am Tonja Rose tries to make it on her terms >>
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>> EMCH, DALE

Updated: 11:46 am
Can tenant declare bankruptcy, then take a job buyout?
Dear Dale: A former tenant of mine recently found out that she would be eligible for a buyout from one of the automakers. She told me that she planned to use her buyout money to purchase a house, but she wanted to discharge her debts first so her creditors could not take her buyout money when she received it. This doesn’t seem legal. >>

Updated: 7:33 am
Make sure your will does what you intend >>
Updated: 8:06 am
6 years probably too long to wait to file injury claim >>

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HACK & BERT ~ WATER COOLER EDITION


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>> HACKENBERG, DAVE

Updated: 7:22 am Friendship deciding factor for ex-Aint Archie Manning isn't the only guy with conflicting emotions regarding today's Super Bowl between New Orleans and Indianapolis. >>	Updated: 6:39 am MAC basketball struggles with fall from elite >> Updated: 6:58 am If Thomas can play like this, BG can soar >> Updated: 5:45 am Warner's story should end at Hall of Fame >>
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>> HENRY, TOM

Updated: 7:13 am Playing the odds can help mitigate disasters From Haiti to the Himalayas … >>	Updated: 6:59 am President misses the boat on Asian carp danger >> Updated: 7:46 am Grieving dad welcomes expanded cancer probe >>
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>> HEIDBREDER, KELLY

Updated: 7:31 am Winter beauties brighten a yard Got the winter blahs? Grab your camera - there's plenty of winter beauty to capture with that lens. But if your landscape looks more like barren tundra, you'll need to do some planning for planting in the spring. With some effort, at this time of the year your yard could be dotted with berry-covered shrubs, wispy grasses, and curly branches. >>	Updated: 7:11 am Spring bulb project brings season indoors >> Updated: 7:01 am Keep deer from dining in your yard >> Updated: 5:22 am How to remove ice without harming concrete >>
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>> HENDEL, BARBARA

Updated: 12:12 pm
Celebrating 100 years of service and fun

Centennial celebrations. There have been so many in the area over the years. The Toledo Zoo, the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Country Club, the Toledo Club, Inverness Club, and yes, The Blade, which is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. So many communities are past the centennial marker, too, including Toledo, Perrysburg, Sylvania, Maumee, and Rossford. >>

Updated: 7:52 am
KeyBank's 'Chalktalk' levels the playing field >>
Updated: 10:06 am
On the Town: Fast-paced fun keeps us running around town
PHOTO GALLERY >>
Updated: 7:26 am
ATT: Beach House beneficiary of Babes' fun and support >>

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>> HOLLIDAY & FISCHER


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>> HUSSAIN, S. AMJAD

Updated: 5:53 am France draws line over Muslim women’s dress Four years ago, I wrote a column on Islamic dress for women. At the time a statement by Jack Straw, then the British foreign secretary, had created considerable controversy in that country. Mr. Straw said he refused to meet his Muslim women constituents in his office if they declined to remove the veil. >>	Updated: 6:02 am The self-righteous twist disasters to fit their narrow vision >> Updated: 5:14 am High regard for history neglected even in medicine >> Updated: 4:53 am Share the spirit of the season >>
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>> JOHANEK, MARILOU

Updated: 5:54 am
Sense of superiority drove church to 'help' Haitian children
ARROGANCE. That's what the case of an American church group accused of trafficking in Haitian children is about. Evangelizing Baptists, who think they know best how to save the bodies and souls of infants and children in that earthquake-shattered country, simply took charge of a situation that was not theirs to control. >>

Updated: 6:19 am
Misguided court empowers firms to buy campaigns >>
Updated: 5:43 am
Trial of abortion doc's alleged killer galvanizes debate >>
Updated: 5:36 am
Battle goes on for gays to have marriage rights >>

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>> KELLY, JACK

Updated: 5:42 am
As Democrats schmooze, Obama’s credibility slides
IN HIS State of the Union address, President Obama said: “We face a deficit of trust — deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years. To close that credibility gap, we have to take action on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue — to end the outsized influence of lobbyists; to do our work openly; to give the people the government they deserve. >>

Updated: 11:48 am
Obama's big speech like putting make-up on a pig >>
Updated: 4:32 am
Brown victory has a silver lining for Obama Administration >>
Updated: 5:27 am
Massachusetts race will make final call on Obamacare >>

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>> KUSHMA, DAVID

Updated: 9:23 am Whose voices do you want to hear? I'VE been a newspaperman for more than three decades - long enough to know that many of the decisions we make in this business baffle our readers. Whether the issue is how we cover a news story, offer an editorial opinion, or determine which TV listings to publish, readers routinely ask the question: "Why did you do that?" >>	Updated: 7:14 am For pols, the jobs at stake may be their own >> Updated: 7:00 am Toledoans share deep concern for region >> Updated: 6:36 am New mayor exudes hope, offers plan for recovery >>
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>> LESSENBERRY, JACK

Updated: 5:32 am Granholm failed to make case in last Michigan address Jennifer Granholm began with a moment of blunt honesty this week, as she delivered her annual State of the State address for the last time. >>	Updated: 5:44 am Michigan Democrats are out of tune, out of touch >> Updated: 6:57 am No excuses offered for erroneous Jan. 11 editorial >> Updated: 5:42 am It's not too late to keep voracious fish out of Great Lakes >>
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>> POLLICK, STEVE

Updated: 8:23 am Proposal aimed at cutting local deer herd Seven northwest Ohio counties would be shifted in 2010-11 into Deer Zone B, where a general two-deer bag limit prevails, under proposals before the Ohio Wildlife Council. >>	Updated: 7:42 am Great backyard bird tally coming to a yard near you >> Updated: 7:05 am Muzzleloader takes record 18-point buck >> Updated: 7:30 am Ohio deer war in new venue >>
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>> POWELL, MARY ALICE

Updated: 10:53 am George is so smart, he's almost human So the guy at the truck stop somewhere in North Carolina said as we were pigging out at the buffet, "Your rig here? You must like to drive." >>	Updated: 11:48 am Hobbies keep retirees busy >> Updated: 8:38 am A fond farewell to Sullivan, the cross-eyed black cat >> Updated: 7:34 am Florida museum applauds avid golfer Bob Hope >>
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>> RUSSELL, ROSE

Updated: 6:09 am Even in South Africa, pols' private affairs are people's business SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma has become the perfect example of "do as I say and not as I do." >>	Updated: 6:46 am Obama shone; Alito didn't >> Updated: 5:58 am Toledo should be ashamed >> Updated: 6:05 am Reid should keep his seat >>
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>> SHRIBMAN, DAVID

Updated: 9:37 am Love means never saying budget deficit PAY attention carefully, but above all, pay attention quickly. This month we're finally talking economics. Maybe that's because this is the shortest month of the year. It's also the month that includes Valentine's Day, so full of romance and hope, and the release of the President's federal budget proposal, so full of sobriety and despair. >>	Updated: 7:13 am Obama, Tea Party shaking D.C.'s fault lines >> Updated: 6:59 am Presidents bond around unique experience >> Updated: 6:35 am Obama has to choose what to do >>
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>> SIGOV, MIKE

Updated: 12:31 pm Russia's president brings little to the table Nearly a year has passed since President Obama announced a plan to "press the reset button" on U.S.-Russian relations. So how is the reboot working out? >>	Updated: 1:39 pm Russia refusing to take climate change seriously >>
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>> SMITH, KATHIE

Updated: 8:39 am Chocolate is more than a candy bar Chocolate has been a favorite of men, women, and children for centuries. >>	Updated: 7:32 am Cast-iron and hearth cooking >> Updated: 4:58 am Spicing up 2010 >> Updated: 8:33 am Ohio wineries offer Chocolate is for Lovers Wine Trail >>
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>> SMITH, RYAN E.

Updated: 7:28 am Dad's love of life will live on My Dad died last week, but I can still picture him. He was a jolly, joking, larger-than-life presence anywhere he went, and he was easy to love. He revelled in telling stories, whether it was to his family or the stranger standing next to him in line at the grocery store. >>	Updated: 7:00 am Old favorites disappear, but we remember >> Updated: 7:38 am Toledo fans can wear their heart on their T-shirts >> Updated: 7:17 am There really is a Santa Claus? Make us believe >>
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>> THOMPSON, DR. GARY

Updated: 7:57 am Crate training will be good for your puppy Dear Dr. Thompson: We recently adopted a 9-week-old lab puppy. We've read about crate training but we are not sure that is what we want to do. It doesn't seem fair to put him in there and he whines when we do. He will settle down after a few minutes, but he doesn't want to go in on his own. How do you feel about crate training? >>	Updated: 8:38 am Little Scotties put big dents in their toys >> Updated: 11:35 am Cause of dog's problem may take time to find >> Updated: 8:03 am Alternative treatment may not be safe for dog >>
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>> WALTON, TOM

Updated: 5:40 am Apologies in politics are unprecedented RETIRED Wood County Common Pleas Court Judge Charles Kurfess got a letter of apology not long ago from a most unexpected source: a former political opponent. >>	Updated: 5:26 am No question about it: There will never be another Carty >> Updated: 5:19 am Humor, some of it even intentional, is all around us >> Updated: 4:51 am A Christmas letter that is apart from all others >>
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Smith, Kathie
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Chocolate is more than a candy bar >>

Pollick, Steve
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Proposal aimed at cutting local deer herd >>

Kelly, Jack
Updated: 5:42 am
As Democrats schmooze, Obama’s credibility slides >>

Hussain, S. Amjad
Updated: 5:53 am
France draws line over Muslim women’s dress >>

Hendel, Barbara
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Celebrating 100 years of service and fun >>

Powell, Mary Alice
Updated: 10:53 am
George is so smart, he's almost human >>